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Former MEGADETH Guitarist Gets Goosebumps While Performing With Japanese Singer
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman recently completed a series of Japanese tour dates with "the amazing rock goddess" Aikawa Nanase, according to Friedman's official web site. Nanase has reportedly sold over 12 million CDs in Japan and besides being a fabulous vocalist, is one of the few singe...July 6, 2003
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SENTENCED Added To Finland's TUSKA METAL FESTIVAL
SENTENCED have replaced OPETH at this year's edition of Finland's Tuska festival, set to take place July 11-13 in the Kaisaniemi park in the center of Helsinki. As previously reported, OPETH were forced to cancel their appearance at Tuska due to "logistical and financial" difficulties connected with...July 5, 2003
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Ex-TESTAMENT Guitarist: New METALLICA 'Represents Everything Wrong With The Music Business'
Former TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick, whose previous group was once considered to be among the natural successors to the San Francisco Bay Area metal throne held by METALLICA, has slammed his one-time heroes, calling their latest opus, "St. Anger" a "sloppy mess" and insisting that Hetfield and...June 30, 2003
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MARTY FRIEDMAN, ALEX SKOLNICK And CHRIS POLAND To Team Up For U.S. Tour
Guitar shredders extraordinaire Marty Friedman (ex-MEGADETH),Alex Skolnick (ex-TESTAMENT, SAVATAGE) and Chris Poland (ex-MEGADETH) will be teaming up for a U.S. tour later in the summer. Friedman will be performing as a solo artist while Poland and Skolnick will be showcasing their current group pr...June 30, 2003
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Black Like Sunday
By turns both a frustrating and uplifting band, there is still no doubt that KING'S X could've — and probably should've — been huge. Leaving an indelible mark on everyone from the biggest (PEARL JAM) to the not-so-big (CROWBAR),it wasn't that they really made any radically wrong moves through their...June 28, 2003
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SLIPKNOT's THE CLOWN Reveals A Different Side With TO MY SURPRISE
SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. The Clown) recently spoke to MTV.com about his new project TO MY SURPRISE, a trio he formed with some friends that features a drastically different musical style to the one practiced by his main outfit. "Basically, I've been keeping in touch with the music...June 26, 2003
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Former IRON MAIDEN Singer Explains Canadian Tour Cancellation
Former IRON MAIDEN frontman Paul Di'Anno has released an official statement regarding the recent cancellation of his Canadian tour. His statement reads as follows: "With the greatest regret, we have to announce that the entire tour of Canada has been cancelled due entirely to the actions taken by th...June 19, 2003
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Former IRON MAIDEN Singer Cancels Canadian Tour
Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno has cancelled his entire Canadian tour. No reason was given for the cancellation. The trek, which was set to kick off Thursday night (June 12) at The Dungeon in Oshawa, was expected to feature a special collaboration with the all-female violin trio WRATH CHILDR...June 13, 2003
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MY DYING BRIDE Guitarists Launch Record Label
MY DYING BRIDE guitarists Andrew Craighan and Hamish Glencross have joined forces with Debora Moretti to form a new record label, dubbed Blackdoom Records. "Blackdoom is a new record label devoted to music drenched in emotion, strong in vision and black of heart," the trio said in an official statem...June 5, 2003
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DOHENY Announce New Guitarist
DOHENY, the new group formed by ex-THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (on guitar) and PITCHSHIFTER frontman Jon "J.S." Clayden, have announced the addition of guitarist Sean Kipe to the band's lineup. "Sean came on top out of all the guys who stepped up for the guitarist spot," reads a statemen...June 2, 2003
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SOULFLY Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA 2003 Festival
SOULFLY are the latest act confirmed to appear at Finland's Tuska 2003 festival, set to take place July 11-13 in the Kaisaniemi park in the center of Helsinki. The complete list of groups currently scheduled to perform at the event is as follows: TYPE O NEGATIVE MINISTRY CHILDREN OF BODOM STRATOVARI...May 14, 2003
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ALICE COOPER Gets Help From ATOMIC KITTEN At San Diego Gig
The Sun reports that during an ALICE COOPER gig in San Diego, California this week, British female pop trio ATOMIC KITTEN ran on stage to join in with his song "School's Out". Alice loved it so much he asked to have his picture taken with the group at the end. ...May 10, 2003
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GUNS N' ROSES Classics Turned Into Show Tunes For Canadian Musical
A trio of wiseacre chicks from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada have rendered GUNS N' ROSES classics into show tunes for a new musical called "Paradise City", according to the Edmonton Sun. "Sweet Child of Mine" is now a '30s swing number with a little soft shoe, "Reckless Life" is given the Michael Jackso...April 15, 2003
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MINISTRY, CHILDREN OF BODOM Confirmed For Finland's TUSKA 2003 Festival
MINISTRY and CHILDREN OF BODOM are among the latest artists confirmed to appear at Finland's Tuska 2003 festival, set to take place July 11-13 in the Kaisaniemi park in the center of Helsinki. The complete list of groups currently scheduled to perform at the event is as follows: TYPE O NEGATIVE MINI...April 8, 2003
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THE SKOL TRIO: Live Dates Announced
THE SKOL TRIO, the band led by former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE axeman Alex Skolnick, have lined up the following appearances during May/June: May 29 - LaGrange, KY @ Twice-Told Cafe May 30 - Milwaukee, WI @ Vnuk's May 31 - Chicago, IL @ Gunther Murphy's Jun. 01 - Detroit, MI @ Motor City Guitar Jun. 03 -...April 7, 2003
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