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TWISTED SISTER Vocalist Creates VAN HELSING'S CURSE: A Soundtrack For Halloween

Dee Snider, best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band TWISTED SISTER, is the creative force behind a new Halloween-themed musical project called VAN HELSING'S CURSE set to debut October 7, 2003 with the musical ghost story concept album "Oculus Infernum" on KOCH Records. Snider, a life...

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KISS, AEROSMITH Reschedule Detroit Gig, Shuffle Other Performances

KISS and AEROSMITH, who weren't able to play their Aug. 15 show at Detroit's Comerica Park because of last week's massive blackout, have rescheduled that concert for Sept. 7. In addition, they have moved the tour's Nashville-area show from Sept. 23 to Sept. 22 the Kansas City-area show from Sept. 25...

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MINI-KISS: A Tribute Act Of A Different Kind

MINI-KISS, an all-dwarf KISS cover band, has been causing quite a stir lately — so much so that when they performed at The Chamber in Atlanta last month, theirs was "easily the most anticipated rock show since RADIOHEAD's 2001 show at Stone Mountain," reports Andisheh Nouraee of Creative Loafing Atl...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer Says JON LORD's Departure Was A 'Relief'

U.K. web site Metro Café have posted a short interview with DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan in which he discussses, among other things, why it took five years to record a follow-up to 1998's "Abandon": "We were reluctant to press on with it at the time because [keyboardist] Jon Lord's been leaving for...

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FOO FIGHTERS Bassist To Tour With FIRE THEFT

FOO FIGHTERS bassist Nate Mendel has participated in the recording of the FIRE THEFT's self-titled debut, due Oct. 7 via Rykodisc, and will join them for their upcoming North American tour, beginning September 26 in Vancouver, Billboard.com reports. FIRE THEFT features two former members of SUNNY DA...

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GENE SIMMONS Explains KISS' Longevity

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons recently told The Toronto Sun that the secret to the band's longevity lies in defining themselves as a flashy band that plays non-flashy music, rather than the other way around. "When you think about it, we make no sense, because we're completely against fashion,"...

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Review: OZZFEST 2003 Turns Into DRENCHFEST 2003

Josh McAuliffe of Scranton Times Tribune is reporting that In spite of less-than-stellar weather conditions, "a full house of frothing metalheads got a dose of pure headbanger bliss Tuesday night at Ford Pavilion at Montage Mountain [in Scranton, Pennsylvania], where the 'Prince of (Bleeping) Darkne...

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POISON, SKID ROW In West Palm Beach: Photos Available

POISON and SKID ROW performed live at Sound Advice Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday (August 3). Check out live and backstage pictures from LFI. Remaining POISON/VINCE NEIL/SKID ROW tour dates: Aug. 06 - Atlanta, GA - Hi-Fi Buys Amp Aug. 08 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavillion Aug. 09 -...

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EVANESCENCE Kick Off NINTENDO FUSION TOUR

EVANESCENCE kicked off The Nintendo Fusion Tour at Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California Monday night (August 4). Check out pictures from Wire Image. Joining EVANESCENCE on the run through the month of August are COLD, REVIS and CAUTERIZE. FINGER ELEVEN steps in for CAUTERIZE during t...

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Colorado Dance Troupe Performs To Sounds Of APOCALYPTICA

Aircat Aerial Art, a Boulder, Colorado-based dance troupe that prefers performing in the air rather than on the ground, will dance to the sounds of Finnish string combo APOCALYPTICA at the Frequent Flyers Productions' Aerial Dance Festival, currently being held at Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulde...

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Rocky Mountain News: METALLICA Fans Do Themselves Justice

RockyMountainNews.com is reporting that "thousands of METALLICA fans packed Invesco Field at Mile High [in Denver] on Friday night (Aug. 1),ready to thrash, mosh, point fingers, sneer, yell and be antisocial. " 'They're the best metal band that's ever been,' said Adam Anderson, 25, of Denver. 'That...

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Former NIRVANA Bassist Quits The Music Business

Former NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic, who never managed to come close to matching his NIRVANA success with any of his subsequent musical offerings (SWEET 75, EYES ADRIFT),has announced his retirement from the music industry. The following is Novoselic's official statement on the matter as it appe...

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METALLICA's HETFIELD On Lawsuit Hoax: 'That's So Awesome'

Mark Brown of Rocky Mountain News reports that "even though METALLICA's battle with Napster is fading into the past, critics of the band still hang on to it. Just last week, someone started an Internet hoax story — that METALLICA had copyrighted the chords D and F and would sue anyone who used ...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH To Take Over Airwaves

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich will be taking over local radio station KBPI in Denver, Colorado Thursday night (July 31) from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Mountain Time. This show will be broadcasted live to various stations across the U.S. (11:00 p.m. EST, 8:00 p.m. PST) Here is a partial list of partici...

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LIMP BIZKIT Come A Rollin' Into Traverse City

Melanie Tacoma of Michigan's Traverse City Record-Eagle is reporting that Traverse City resident Jennifer Krause and several staffers from a local restaurant met and partied with LIMP BIZKIT when the group anchored in Traverse City this week during a tour schedule lull. "They told us they were drivi...