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Guitar Autographed By MÖTLEY CRÜE To Be Auctioned For Charity
Canada's largest musical instrument retailer Long & McQuade is auctioning a guitar signed by MÖTLEY CRÜE members Nikki Sixx and Vince Neil. 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of this "gorgeous" Ovation 1868T, donated in part by B&J Music, with a suggested list price of $1,800, will go...January 9, 2007
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Fanatic: 'I'm Always Defending The Music, But I Can't Defend The Lifestyle'
Malene Arpe of the Toronto Star reports: "I'm outing myself. Most people would never believe it," says Laura Suchan. She's a 41-year-old mother of two boys and the executive director of the Oshawa Community Museum. But what co-workers and acquaintances may not know is Suchan is obsessed with veteran...January 7, 2007
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THE ACCURSED To Support DARK FUNERAL, ENSLAVED In New Hampshire
New Bedford, Massachusetts melodic thrash metallers THE ACCURSED have been added to the DARK FUNERAL / ENSLAVED show at Mark's Showplace in Bedford, New Hampshire on February 5. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Jan. 20 - The Bull Pen - New Bedford, MA Feb. 02 - Rox's Rock House - O...January 6, 2007
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THE END Unveils New Track
Canadian quintet THE END will kick off its tour of Eastern Canada with Toronto's CANCER BATS next week. The trek will begin in Hamilton, ON at the Underground on January 9 before heading eastward and is set to conclude on January 27 in Toronto, ON. This will be THE END's first extended run in suppor...January 4, 2007
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LILLIAN AXE: New Album Due In April
LILLIAN AXE guitarist Steve Blaze has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "It just turned midnight on New Year's Eve 2006, and I can't believe how much has happened this year. Julie [Steve's fiancée] and I dealt with her [breast] cancer, we got engaged, LILLIAN got a new re...January 2, 2007
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SLIPKNOT Percussionist CLOWN: 'I'm A Magician, Man'
Morley Seaver of BellaOnline.com recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT percussionist M. Shawn Crahan. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On how SLIPKNOT's new two-DVD set, entitled "Voliminal: Inside The Nine", came to be: "I've had a lot of revelations in probably the last five years of m...December 28, 2006
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Family Of Late SPEAKERS FOR THE DEAD Guitarist Looking For Peace Of Mind
Mike Osegueda of The Fresno Bee reports: Rosanne Garcia sat in her son's bedroom on Wednesday morning, rocking back and forth in his chair, looking at his pictures, his bed and eventually stopping at his Bible. "Why, mom? Why me?" she remembered her son Jason asking a few weeks back. "I don't know,"...December 28, 2006
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STOS Guitarist JAN KARDAS Dies Of Cancer
Jan Kardas, guitarist of the legendary Polish heavy/speed metal band STOS, passed away several days ago being diagnosed with cancer earlier in the year. He joined the band in 1988 and appeared on the cult album "Stos" (1990) and the reunion demo "Awakening" in 2001. The last official studio recordin...December 26, 2006
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OZZY OSBOURNE's Cancer Shock
FemaleFirst.co.uk reports that Ozzy Osbourne says finding out that wife Sharon had cancer was like being hit over the head with a concrete block. The BLACK SABBATH singer's wife is now in remission but when she was first diagnosed with colon cancer her rocker husband couldn't believe how well she co...December 24, 2006
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D.R.I. Guitarist Completes Radiation And Chemotherapy; Band To Hit The Road In 2007
Guitarist/founder Spike Cassidy of the legendary punk/metal crossover band D.R.I. (DIRTY ROTTEN IMBECILES) has completed all radiation and chemotherapy after being diagnosed with cancer in March 2006. A one-foot section of large intestine (colon) was removed through an eight-inch incision in his sto...December 23, 2006
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SPEAKERS FOR THE DEAD Guitarist Succumbs To Cancer
SPEAKERS FOR THE DEAD, a Fresno, California-based band that combines heavy metal, hard rock and brutal hardcore with alternate singing and shouting, has issued the following statement: "It is with an extremely heavy heart that we write this, but our brother Jason Garcia (guitarist for GRYP and SPEAK...December 20, 2006
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AEROSMITH Bassist TOM HAMILTON: 'The Cancer Is Gone'
AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton has issued the following update: "Well, I got sprung for a couple of days last week and got to do some stuff with the band finally. You've probably heard about the NASCAR thing. In case you haven't, they're going to use a modified 'Back in the Saddle' for their theme m...December 20, 2006
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Original POWER OF OMENS Bassist Dies Of Cancer
Matt Williamson, original bassist for San Antonio-based progressive metallers POWER OF OMENS, passed away on December 9, 2006 after a long bout with cancer. "He will definitely be missed, and we wish his wife and family much love and support and our deepest condolences," stated Chris Salinas (ZERO H...December 18, 2006
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CLIVEAID Benefit Concert Goes To Bergen, Norway
On Friday, March 30, 2007, Cliveaid — which was set up in 2004 as a fund-raising event for original IRON MAIDEN drummer Clive Burr (who suffers from multiple sclerosis) — will take place outside Great Britain for the first time. The location is Garage Club in Bergen, Norway, and it is being organize...December 10, 2006
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Ex-DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist JON LORD To Perform At JIM CAPALDI Tribute Show
According to The Highway Star, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord will take part in an all-star celebration of the late Jim Capaldi, solo musician and member of TRAFFIC. The show will take place January 21, close to the second anniversary of his death, at London's Roundhouse. Tickets go on sale...December 6, 2006
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