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OBITUARY Confirm SUN N' STEEL Appearance, Plan New Album
Reunited death metal legends OBITUARY have announced that they will perform at this year's Sun n' Steel festival, scheduled to take place March 6-7 at Pinellas Expo Center in Tampa, Florida. "Everybody is back together — me, John [Tardy, vocals], Trevor [Peres, guitar], Allen [West, guitar] and Fran...February 5, 2004
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TESLA: Live Dates Announced
TESLA have announced a series of March dates in support of their new CD, "Into the Now" — the group's first collection of new material since 1994's "Bust a Nut". "Into the Now", due on March 9 via Sanctuary Records, features the original TESLA lineup of vocalist Jeff Keith, guitarist Frank Hannon, g...February 4, 2004
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UPDATED: Heavy Metal Stars Pick Their Favorite Albums Of 2003
Brazilian hard rock magazine Whiplash has compiled an **updated** list of more than 140 hard rock/heavy metal stars' favorite albums of 2003 and has posted it online at this location (scroll down the page). Some albums from 2002 were allowed, and the artists were asked to list anywhere from one to t...January 31, 2004
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SUFFOCATION Commence Work On 'Souls To Deny'
Death metal legends SUFFOCATION have begun recording their new full-length album, entitled "Souls to Deny". The wildly influential band are recording at New York's Full Force Studios with engineer Joe Cincotta. The band's first full album of new material since 1995's "Pierced From Within", "Souls to...January 28, 2004
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Former RADAKKA Members Launch New Project
SLICK, the Illinois-based band featuring former members of RADAKKA and REBELS WITHOUT APPLAUSE, have launched their official web site at www.slickband.com. Consisting of Dean Maltese (lead vocals, bass),Jon Dobbs (guitar, backing vocals),Mark Alano (guitar) and Frank Alongi (drums, backing vocals)...January 27, 2004
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GUITAR WORLD's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists Of All Time
The March 2004 issue of Guitar World magazine includes a list of the 100 greatest heavy metal guitarists as selected by the magazine's staff. "This is not a list that ranks who can play the fastest or with the most taste, feeling or technique (although many players on our list have all of those arro...January 23, 2004
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VANDENBERG To Be Featured In Dutch TV Program
Long-defunct Dutch hard rock outfit VANDENBERG, led by one-time WHITESNAKE guitarist Adrian Vandenberg, will be featured in a Dutch TV program called "Single Luck" this Friday, January 23. The brainchild of producer "Tonko Dop", the show focuses on bands that produced one world smash hit before reve...January 22, 2004
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TESLA Guitarist Working On Solo Project
TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon is currently working on a record with his band KALEIDOSCOPE. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Cars on Mars" and "1985", the latter of which is being described as "a tribute to '80s rock." Before the TESLA tour starts up in March, Frank will be playing a couple...January 17, 2004
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Legendary Death Metallers OBITUARY In The Process Of Reforming, New Material On The Way
Legendary Florida death metallers OBITUARY are in the process of reforming with a view towards releasing a new CD in late 2004 or early 2005. "[Drummer] Donald [Tardy], [guitarist] Allen [West] and I have been working on some new stuff and are thinking about a new album," singer John Tardy told BLAB...January 17, 2004
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SUFFOCATION Enter Studio To Record New Album
Reunited New York death metallers SUFFOCATION entered the studio today (January 16) to begin recording "Souls To Deny", their first full-length release since 1995's "Pierced From Within", tentatively due in April through Relapse Records. In other news, SUFFOCATION have announced a few shows for thei...January 16, 2004
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Design The GENE SIMMONS Alter-Ego: FIRESTARTER!
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons is busy readying his highly anticipated solo record, "Firestarter", the debut release on Simmons Records/Sanctuary Music Group, and is looking for the best and most creative designer to come up with the image for his alter-ego. "We want to leave the creative vision...January 14, 2004
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PUNCHYOURFACE: Live Songs Posted Online
PUNCHYOURFACE, the new band featuring INTERNAL BLEEDING members Frank Buffalino (guitar),Jerry Lowe (vocals) and Matt Ferrara (guitar, ex-REPUDILATION, GFY, 420),have posted two live songs, recorded at CBGB in New York City on November 30, 2003, at this location. According to the band, "'Famous' i...January 8, 2004
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TESLA Returns With 'Into The Now'
TESLA will release their eagerly anticipated new studio album, "Into the Now", on Sanctuary Records on March 9, 2004. The original lineup of vocalist Jeff Keith, guitarist Frank Hannon, guitarist Tommy Skeoch, bass guitarist Brian Wheat and drummer Troy Luccketta spent more than two years writing an...January 6, 2004
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Report: Rhode Island Nightclub Fire Kin Asks For Federal Investigation
Scott MacKay of the Providence Journal is reporting that a radio talk-show host whose son died in The Station nightclub fire is campaigning for a federal investigation of the way Rhode Island authorities and Attorney General Patrick Lynch handled the state's probe of the fire. David Kane, the father...December 24, 2003
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DOHENY Guitarist Presents Award To LED ZEPPELIN
DOHENY guitarist Billy Morrison (CAMP FREDDY, ex-THE CULT) recently presented an award to kings of rock LED ZEPPELIN. Here's his side of it: "Last Thursday (Dec. 11),I was lucky enough to be asked to present LED ZEPPELIN with the Surround Artist Of The Year Award for their current DVD. I threw a su...December 19, 2003
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