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NEUROTICA Split With SMACKDOWN RECORDS
NEUROTICA have parted ways with Smackdown Records less than three months following the release of their self-titled third full-length album through the WWE-affiliated label, NEUROTICA frontman Kelly Shaefer has confirmed via a posting on the band's official web site. "We are no longer on Smackdown R...September 17, 2002
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CHRIS CORNELL/RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Select New Name, Launch Web Site
After months of rumors, it appears that AUDIOSLAVE has been officially selected as the name of the new project featuring ex-SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell and former RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE members Tim Commerford (bass),Brad Wilk (drums),and Tom Morello (guitar). A web site residing on the So...September 9, 2002
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BILLY MILANO: ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Is A Soulless Bloodsucker With Zero Integrity
Former S.O.D. and current M.O.D. frontman Billy Milano has accused ANTHRAX of attempting to capitalize on the 9/11 tragedy in order to promote their forthcoming album, We've Come For You All. "What those Arab scumbags did on September 11th is bad enough, but this shit is a fucking disgrace," Milano...September 8, 2002
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DOWN's PHILIP ANSELMO: Playing Second Stage At OZZFEST Has Been Perfect
PANTERA frontman Phil Anselmo, who is scheduled to head back out on the road with SUPERJOINT RITUAL in October, recently talked about the experience of headlining the second stage at Ozzfest with DOWN. "All the bands, all the faces, all the people... It's a whole different take for me," stated Ansel...September 6, 2002
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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: Our New Stuff Sounds Like MESHUGGAH!!
In what appears to have been intended as a joke, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett and drummer Lars Ulrich have compared some of the group's newest compositions to those of MESHUGGAH, HATEBREED and ENTOMBED. The following are the duo's most recent postings to the "Jump In The Studio" section of the b...August 30, 2002
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DROWNING POOL Bus Company Owner Changes Story About EBay 'Hoax'
The owner of the tour bus company, Ziggy Coaches, that leased the tour bus used by DROWNING POOL while they toured on Ozzfest — the very same one in which DP frontman Dave Williams was found dead on August 14th — appears to be changing his story about how the bus ended up on auction ...August 29, 2002
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'SYSTEM OF A DOWN Blew My Head Off'
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has become "extra-inspired" to create some killer new music after seeing SYSTEM OF A DOWN perform at Ozzfest 2002 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California this past Sunday. Here is the drummer's post on the subject as it appears in the "Jump In The Studio"...August 28, 2002
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DOWN Punch Out ADEMA Guitarist Backstage at OZZFEST
Members of DOWN and ADEMA reportedly got into a scuffle backstage at the St. Louis stop of Ozzfest, where one of the guitarists for ADEMA got punched in the mouth while he was on DOWN's tour bus and it almost led to a showdown between Phil Anselmo and the DOWN boys and Jonathan Davis' little ...August 24, 2002
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Commence Recording Sessions For New CD
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY went into the studio several weeks ago and recorded a brand new track, provisionally entitled "The Unholy", for inclusion on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due sometime in 2003. The recording in question was premiered last Friday via the Raleigh, North Carolina's radi...August 20, 2002
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DAVE WILLIAMS' Public Funeral Service: An Eyewitness Account
Fans got a chance to pay their respects to Dave Williams, singer for DROWNING POOL, at a public funeral service yesterday (Sunday, August 18th) at the Plano Center in Plano, Texas. A smaller, more private viewing was also held for friends and family on Saturday evening from 6-9 PM Central Time. Acco...August 19, 2002
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TOMMY LEE Added To OZZFEST 2002!
TOMMY LEE has been added to the Ozzfest 2002 line-up. The former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer and his band will be taking over DROWNING POOL's time-slot on the main stage starting on Thursday, August 22nd at Pepsi/City Lights in Denver, Colorado. Commented bassist Marty O'Brien: "I can't wait to get out ther...August 18, 2002
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SHARON OSBOURNE Nearly Dies After Colon Cancer Operation
OZZY OSBOURNE's wife/manager Sharon Osbourne nearly died early in July after her four-hour operation for colon cancer, according to The National Enquirer. "I had quite a scare after the operation," the 49-year-old revealed in an exclusive Enquirer interview. "I lost a lot of blood during the surgery...August 17, 2002
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DROWNING POOL Bus Auction "Hoax" Pulled From EBay
The tour bus in which DROWNING POOL frontman Dave Williams was found dead Wednesday afternoon was never for sale despite the fact that someone claiming to own the bus was attempting to sell it online through auction site eBay on Thursday, August 15th for $650,000, according to the tour bus company,...August 16, 2002
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DROWNING POOL's OZZFEST Bus To Be Auctioned Off...Or Maybe Not
We're a bit skeptical about this (i.e. we smell bullshit),but here it goes anyway... The bus purported to have been used by DROWNING POOL while they toured on Ozzfest — apparently the very same one in which frontman Dave Williams was found dead yesterday afternoon — is being sold via eBay atAugust 15, 2002
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SEVENDUST's JOHN CONNOLLY: DAVE WILLIAMS Was Like The Brother I Never Had
The following is a statement from SEVENDUST guitar player John Connolly regarding the passing of DROWNING POOL frontman Dave Williams. The friendship between SEVENDUST and DROWNING POOL goes back over three years when the bands toured together. John Connolly was the closest in the band to Dave. "Thi...August 15, 2002
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