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ESP Announces New JAMES HETFIELD Signature Guitar Model
James Hetfield, one of the founding members of rock icons METALLICA, has created his fifth signature guitar model. The Truckster is a new ESP Signature Series guitar that is precisely based on Hetfield's personal custom ESP. "The Truckster offers every minute detail of James' ESP, down to the 'aging...January 23, 2005
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Will Not Appear On NBC Again Because Of VINCE NEIL's F-Word Slip
NBC4.tv is reporting that MÖTLEY CRÜE will not appear on NBC again because of singer Vince Neil's use of an obscenity when wishing bandmate Tommy Lee a happy new year in the midst of performing "Girls, Girls Girls" on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", Jeff Zucker, president of the NBC Universal Tele...January 21, 2005
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BILLY SHEEHAN To Release New Solo Album In February
Revolutionary bass player BILLY SHEEHAN (DAVID LEE ROTH, MR. BIG) will release his second solo album, "Cosmic Troubadour", in the U.S. on February 22 via Favored Nations. Produced by Pat Regan, "Cosmic Troubadour" again sees Sheehan handling multi-instrumental duties and writing all of the material,...January 20, 2005
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MURDERDOLLS Singer WEDNESDAY 13: Release Date Set For Solo Album
Roadrunner Records has set an April 12 U.S. release date (one day earlier internationally) for MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13's solo album, "Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying and the Dead". The final track listing for the album is as follows: 01. Post Mortem Boredom 02. Look What the Bats...January 18, 2005
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TED NUGENT Concert Raises More Than Money Enough To Help High School Band
Mike Anderson of the Waco Tribune-Herald reports that last weekend's benefit concert by rocker TED NUGENT raised enough money to send the Crawford High School band to perform in President Bush's inaugural parade and then some. The Saturday night sold-out concert in the Crawford High School gym nette...January 18, 2005
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TED NUGENT Plays Sold-Out Benefit Concert
Ted Nugent jammed before a sold out crowd in Crawford, Texas Saturday night (Jan. 15),according to NBC 6 KCEN-TV. The benefit concert helped raise money to send Crawford's high school band to Washington for President Bush's inaugural parade. They're the only Texas high school band invited to play....January 16, 2005
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Report: DAMAGEPLAN Club Shooting Prompts Security Check
Ray Waddell of Billboard is reporting that more than a month after a shooting spree at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, Ohio, left five people dead, including the assailant and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, many questions remain unanswered. Still, most in the touring industry do n...January 15, 2005
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MEGADETH Frontman Completes 'Peace Sells' Song For 'Rock School' Soundtrack
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the group's official web site: "Well, [Wednesday, Jan. 12] was very interesting indeed. I was approached to sing over a cover version of 'Peace Sells' for a movie/soundtrack. This version was done by young kid...January 14, 2005
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TED NUGENT Helping Texas High School Band Get To Presidential Inauguration
Launch Radio Networks is reporting that Ted Nugent is doing his part to help a high school marching band get to Washington, D.C., for President Bush's inaugural. The Crawford High School band is the only high school group from Texas that's been invited to the festivities, but they can't afford the t...January 14, 2005
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AEROSMITH Frontman Endorses BROADVOICE
Voxilla.com is reporting that Lowell, MA-based VoIP provider BroadVoice might just have landed its own celebrity rock star. According to BroadVoice President David Epstein, Steven Tyler, lead singer of the AEROSMITH (and father of actress Liv Tyler),tried out the company's VoIP service at the Panas...January 13, 2005
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KID ROCK Bumped From BUSH Concert Following Criticism
WorldNetDaily.com is reporting that KID ROCK, the vulgar rock-rapper whom inauguration staff initially talked of headlining the youth concert next week as part of the festivities for President Bush's swearing in, will not be appearing after all. "He's not performing," a spokesman for the Presidentia...January 12, 2005
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KID ROCK's Scheduled Appearance At BUSH Inaugural 'Shocking'
Ron Strom of WorldNetDaily.com is reporting that KID ROCK, a popular vulgar rock-rapper whose lyrics wouldn't begin to pass muster with the Federal Communications Commission, is headlining the youth concert during the inauguration festivities for President Bush — a politician who was re-elected larg...January 6, 2005
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FRAMESHIFT: New Studio Report Posted Online
Shawn Gordon, president of ProgRock Records, has posted a new studio report on the progress of the recording sessions for the new FRAMESHIFT album, the progressive rock project written and produced by Henning Pauly of CHAIN. As previously reported, former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has been co...January 6, 2005
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SEBASTIAN BACH Begins Laying Down Tracks For FRAMESHIFT Album: Video Available
Shawn Gordon, president of ProgRock Records, has posted a studio report on the progress of the recording sessions for the new FRAMESHIFT album, the progressive rock project written and produced by Henning Pauly of CHAIN. As previously reported, former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has been confir...January 5, 2005
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LED ZEPPELIN To Receive 'Lifetime Achievement' Grammy
LED ZEPPELIN were among the 10 acts selected Tuesday (Jan. 4) to receive the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award. "The Lifetime Achievement, Trustees and Technical Grammy Awards recognize music people who have made a lasting contribution to culture around the world," said Neil Portnow, Pr...January 4, 2005
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