THE CRANBERRIES' official web site (www.cranberries.ie) has posted an update on singer Dolores O'Riordan's collaboration with AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson on songs for "Helen of Troy", a musical that Johnson has been working on for nearly seven years. "Dolores is waiting to 'hear' songs written by Brian Johnson of AC/DC (with others) on ...
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Dave Ferman of the Star-Telegram is reporting that former VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth's Thursday night (July 24) show at a "maybe one-quarter full NextStage [Dalls, Texas] started a full 30 minutes late and left little room for middle-ground opinions: Roth is either a pathetic display of a once-mighty has-been whose politically incorrect lowbrow ...
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APerfectCircle.org has posted an MP3 clip of "Weak And Powerless", the first single from A PERFECT CIRCLE's forthcoming "Thirteenth Step" album, at this location. "Thirteenth Step" is due on September 16 through Virgin Records. The single will impact radio stations on August 4. As previously reported, "Thirteenth Step" is the follow-up to 2000's ...
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Irish magazine Hot Press reported Thursday (July 17) that AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson is collaborating with THE CRANBERRIES singer Dolores O'Riordan on a project related to "Helen of Troy", a musical that Johnson has been working on for nearly seven years. "Helen of Troy" is a humorous "Les Miserables"-style musical with rousing anthems, tender ballads ...
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Dutch progressive metallers SUN CAGED, who feature in their ranks STAR ONE keyboardist Joost van den Broek, have pushed back the Japanese release date of their self-titled debut album to November 21. The European release through Finland's Lion Music won't be affected and remains October 22. In other news, SUN CAGED recently completed work on ...
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Former FAILURE/A PERFECT CIRCLE guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen, currently touring the country on Lollapalooza with QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, joined self-confessed FAILURE fanatics CAVE IN onstage at a recent tour stop in Columbus, Ohio, for a cover of FAILURE's "Magnified", according to MTV.com. "[FAILURE are] the band we've not-so-secretly ripped off for years and ...
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PURE SWEET HELL, the two-man project featuring NEVERMORE drummer Van Williams and multi-instrumentalist Christ Eichhorn, have posted four cuts from their forthcoming full-length debut, "The Voyeurs of Utter Destruction As Beauty", at their official web site. The songs available for download are as follows: 01. Innocence And The Beast 02. Golgotha ...
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THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND/GOD AWAKENS PETRIFIED drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen has posted on his web site several live videos of THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND performing live in Europe earlier this year. Included are clips of a show in Paris, France on March 22 and Reggio Emilia, Italy on April 12. THE DEVIN TOWNSEND ...
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A PERFECT CIRCLE have set "Weak And Powerless" as the first single from their forthcoming sophomore album, "Thirteenth Step", due on September 16 through Virgin Records. The single will impact radio stations on August 4. As previously reported, "Thirteenth Step" is the follow-up to 2000's "Mer de Noms", which debuted at No. 4 on The ...
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Following in the footsteps of AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry, whose "Rock Your World Boneyard Brew" line of condiments has reportedly been a great success since its launch last year, VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony has announced plans to start up his own brand of hot sauce. "It's common knowledge that Michael Anthony is a hardcore ...
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MTV has signed Ozzy Osbourne and family for 20 new episodes of its hit reality series "The Osbournes", scheduled to begin airing early next year. "It's been one hell of a journey these past few years," Ozzy told the Television Critics Association summer gathering. "This whole MTV thing has been an incredible adventure. We didn't ...
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A PERFECT CIRCLE have set "Thirteenth Step" as the title for their sophomore album, due out on September 16 through Virgin Records. The complete track listing for the album is as follows: 01. The Package 02. Weak and Powerless 03. The Noose 04. Blue 05. Vanishing 06. A Stranger 07. The Outsider 08. Crimes 09. ...
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Billy Heller of the New York Post reports that New York Mets star catcher Mike Piazza, currently on the disabled list, is the Met who's most into music, says Vito Vitiello, a cheerful, stocky 34-year-old guy from New Hyde Park who holds sway with 50,000 watts of sound before crowds of 40,000 and more 81 ...
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In his latest update from the road, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon sheds a little light on the hazards of being on the road, some great new & vintage music to listen to, the virtues of dual rectifiers, and pointy guitars: "SYL has been writing and compiling video footage lately... except our video camera ...
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Former SMASHING PUMPKINS guitarist James Iha has reportedly been approached to replace Danny Lohner (NINE INCH NAILS) in the current A PERFECT CIRCLE lineup. According to Australia's Undercover News, Iha — who has remained relatively low-key since the breakup of SMASHING PUMPKINS — became "suddenly available" just as A PERFECT CIRCLE were about to audition ...
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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 Co. "represent everything wrong with the music business." ...
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After a string of headlining shows, SHADOWS FALL will make their Ozzfest debut this Saturday, June 28 in San Antonio TX. Unfortunately, the trip down to Texas was not that easy, and Brain Fair (vocals) goes onto describe the whole frightening experience. "When the tour began, we had a screw up with the bus company ...
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Sammy Hagar, who, along with fellow ex-VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth, spent last summer co-headlining the laboriously titled "Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth Tour 2002: Song for Song, the Heavyweight Champs of Rock and Roll", is once again dissing Diamond Dave's oversize ego and deteriorating singing voice. In an interview with Cleveland's Music's ...
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New Orleans-based GOATWHORE, the band featuring vocalist L. Ben Falgoust II (SOILENT GREEN) and guitarist Sammy Duet (ACID BATH, CROWBAR), have issued the following statement via their official web site: "We would like to explain a few show cancellations from our recent tour with IMMOLATION. We were having van troubles on the West Coast and ...
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VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony will be joining former VAN HALEN bandmate Sammy Hagar and his band THE WABORITAS on stage for the final three shows of the Red Rocker's summer tour. In addition, the original members of MONTROSE (Hagar, Ronnie Montrose, Bill Church and Denny Carmassi) have decided to reform for the first time ...
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Newt Briggs of the Las Vegas Mercury caught up with David Lee Roth and asked if he thought "Van Halen III", featuring former EXTREME lead singer Gary Cherone, was a much more shameful rock debacle than any unsuccessful drug deal — no matter how bungled. "I think so," Roth responded. "How were they ever going ...
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Ed Condran of The Oregonian chatted with David Lee Roth and asked if there was any chance of a reunion with his ex-VAN HALEN bandmates. "There will have to be an intervention with Eddie [Van Halen] before we even start talking again about going out on tour or making an album," he said. "I don't ...
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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination committee met last Thursday (June 5) in New York and have narrowed the potential candidates for the 2004 induction to a list of about 30, according to Hits Daily Double. Voters get to pick three, with the 15 artists who receive the largest number of votes to ...
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Former VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth spoke to Caley Cook of San Diego CityBeat about the intruder incident incident on his Pasadena property recently. "Anybody caught [on my property] at night will probably be caught in the morning," Roth said. "I saw this guy race quietly across the backyard here. So, you ...
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MONDO GENERATOR, the side project of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's Nick Oliveri and Josh Homme, have finalized the track listing for their new album, "A Drug Problem That Never Existed", due on July 1 through Ipecac Records. "A Drug Problem That Never Existed" features former KYUSS member Brandt Bjork, Molly Maguire (EARTHLINGS?) and fellow ...
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Former VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth performed at Innsbrook After Hours in Richmond, Virginia on Wednesday (June 4). Check out pictures from Film Magic. In other news, Roth recently spoke to KNAC.com about his upcoming album, "Diamond Dave", due on July 8 through Magna Carta Records. "It's almost all cover tunes, the ...
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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has denied reports of an imminent reunion with his former bandmates, stating that his friendship with the rest of the group is "a little bit strained" and "nowhere near as close" as it needs to be in order for the band to be able to perform together again. When asked ...
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SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana, possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and a red light violation Sunday afternoon (June 1) following a traffic crash, according to the Des Moines Register. Des Moines police officer Larry Van Ginkel said small amounts of marijuana and a substance that field-tested ...
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Scott Cronick of the Press of Atlantic City spoke with David Lee Roth before his show Saturday night (May 31) at Trump Marina Hotel Casino about his current tour, his forthcoming album, and Sammy Hagar — the other former VAN HALEN frontman. "The truth is we had a great time [touring together] last year," Dave ...
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A retrospective CD by THE VALENTINES, one of late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott's former bands, will be released on June 2 via Ascension Records. Titled "Peculiar Hole In The Sky", the album will feature the following track listing: 01. Peculiar Hole In The Sky 02. Love Makes Sweet Music 03. To Know You Is To ...
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