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CHEVELLE Rumored For OZZFEST 2003 Main Stage
CHEVELLE are strongly rumored to have tentatively secured a slot on the main stage at this year's Ozzfest. CHEVELLE performed on the second stage at last year's Ozzfest, and this year the band has more ammunition with the Modern Rock hit "The Red", which is at Number Five on the industry publication...February 3, 2003
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LINKIN PARK To Tour With JURASSIC 5, MUDVAYNE
LINKIN PARK have tapped JURASSIC 5 and MUDVAYNE to support them on the 2003 installment of the group's Projekt Revolution U.S. tour. The trek, which is set to kick off in April, will include other, as-yet-undetermined opening acts. Exact dates and venues will be announced shortly. This is the second...January 31, 2003
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ANTHRAX To Include Bonus CD With 'We've Come For You All'
The following is a re-posting of the latest installment of ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante's regular online update, as it appears on the group's official web site at www.anthrax.com: "THOSE WHOM WE COMETH FOR- "Yo, just wanted to drop a quick line about the US release for the new album. All that stu...January 30, 2003
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MOTOGRATER Announce Hollywood Show
Santa Barbara, California-based quintet MOTOGRATER have announced a show at The Whisky In Hollywood, California on Feb. 6. As previously reported, MOTOGRATER are currently mixing their debut album with producer James "Jimbo" Barton (METALLICA, RUSH, MARILYN MANSON, STONE SOUR) at Track Records studi...January 30, 2003
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MOTOGRATER Mixing Debut For Summer Release
Santa Barbara, California-based quintet MOTOGRATER are currently mixing their debut album with producer James "Jimbo" Barton (METALLICA, RUSH, MARILYN MANSON, STONE SOUR) at Track Records studio in Los Angeles for a summer release through No Name/Elektra Records. A new track, titled "Suffocate", can...January 21, 2003
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DROWNING POOL Begin Singer Search, Cite AC/DC Inspiration
The remaining members of DROWNING POOL have started rehearsing again this week and now will actively seek out a replacement for frontman Dave Williams, who passed away last August. Bass player Stevie Benton told Australia's Undercover News their motivation in moving forward is the example set by AC/...January 9, 2003
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX: No Reunion Tour Until 2004
MÖTLEY CRÜE/BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message in the "Rock'n'Roll Diary" section of CRÜE's official web site: "[BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION are] in the studio recording six more songs… 01. I Don't Care 02. Brace Yourself 03. Life 04. Crash (Temp Title) 05. Going Out...January 9, 2003
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN's TANKIAN Says Tour With AUDIOSLAVE Is 'A Possibility'
SYSTEM OF A DOWN vocalist Serj Tankian recently talked about the possibility of touring with AUDIOSLAVE in the not-too-distant future. AUDIOSLAVE feature in their ranks former RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist and Tankian's Axis Of Justice partner Tom Morello. "There's always a possibility — always...January 8, 2003
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AEROSMITH, KORN, TOOL, OZZFEST 2002 Among Top-Grossing Tours Of 2002
AEROSMITH, KORN, TOOL, OZZFEST 2002 and GUNS N' ROSES are among the tours that have made concert trade publication Pollstar's list of the 100 top-grossing tours of 2002. The following are the top-ranked hard rock/metal tours of the year (overall ranking based on total box office gross data as provid...January 6, 2003
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OZZFEST 2002 Top-Grossing Festival Tour Of The Year
OZZY OSBOURNE's travelling metal extravaganza, Ozzfest, was the lone festival tour among the top 25 tours in the world for 2002, grossing $24.5 million, according to Billboard Boxscores. SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY was the top performer of the year, raking in $126.1 million. Rounding out the top five were th...December 19, 2002
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AEROSMITH Contemplating OZZFEST-Style Tour
Legendary hard rockers AEROSMITH are tentatively planning on launching their own Ozzfest-style tour next summer. "We're looking at going out again next summer, but we kinda want to do something a little different, and maybe put on our own event," guitarist Brad Whitford told Launch. "We're looking a...December 11, 2002
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN: No New Music Until 2004!
SYSTEM OF A DOWN will not release the follow-up to 2001's "Toxicity" until 2004 at the earliest, according to frontman Serj Tankian. "Daron's [Malakian, guitarist] been writing new music," he said. "We all work on stuff. But we've all been too busy with Ozzfest, 'Toxicity' and putting this record ['...November 27, 2002
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DROWNING POOL: DAVE Was No Smack Addict
DROWNING POOL have publicly hit out at all the rumor-mongers who insisted that the death of their vocalist Dave Williams this summer was drug-related. The 30-year-old Williams was found dead on the DROWNING POOL tour bus on August 14, while the band were touring as part of the US Ozzfest. An inquest...November 26, 2002
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NEUROTICA Split Up!
Florida's NEUROTICA have officially split up, according to a message posted on the band's web site. "[Frontman] Kelly Shaefer has formally disbanded NEUROTICA in spite of being named by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the top 10 bands of Ozzfest 2002," reads the statement. "NEUROTICA had recently a...November 19, 2002
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DOWN's PEPPER KEENAN: 'ADEMA Got Smoked'
DOWN/C.O.C. guitarist Pepper Keenan has confirmed previously-published reports that a physical altercation took place between members of DOWN and ADEMA backstage at the St. Louis stop of Ozzfest in August. When pressed about the incident by Cleveland, Ohio's Music's Bottom Line, Keenan joked around...November 7, 2002
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