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Deaf People Turn Up to See QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
A group of deaf people turned up to see QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE because their new album is called Songs For The Deaf, according to Britain's Metal Hammer magazine. The 37-strong party of hearing impaired folks turned up to see the QUEENS at the Spiders club in Hull. The group baffled the bouncers wi...August 22, 2002
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Commence Recording Sessions For New CD
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY went into the studio several weeks ago and recorded a brand new track, provisionally entitled "The Unholy", for inclusion on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due sometime in 2003. The recording in question was premiered last Friday via the Raleigh, North Carolina's radi...August 20, 2002
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DAVE WILLIAMS' Public Funeral Service: An Eyewitness Account
Fans got a chance to pay their respects to Dave Williams, singer for DROWNING POOL, at a public funeral service yesterday (Sunday, August 18th) at the Plano Center in Plano, Texas. A smaller, more private viewing was also held for friends and family on Saturday evening from 6-9 PM Central Time. Acco...August 19, 2002
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GUNS N' ROSES: AXL ROSE Speaks!!
A few hours before GUNS N' ROSES arrived in China for the start of the band's Chinese Democracy World Tour (they will be performing tonight at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center),frontman Axl Rose conducted a brief interview from which the following excerpts are provided: On launching...August 14, 2002
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BLIND GUARDIAN Utilize RHAPSODY Drummer During Brazilian Tour
BLIND GUARDIAN are utilizing the services of RHAPSODY drummer Alex Holzwarth for the duration of their Brazilian tour due to a tendon infection suffered by regular BG skinsman Thomas Stauch which is preventing him from performing live for the next few weeks. The following is a statement issued by St...August 12, 2002
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KORN Get Shafted By SYSTEM OF A DOWN In OZZFEST Headliner Bid
KORN were reportedly asked to replace OZZY OSBOURNE during his planned three-week absence from the current Ozzfest 2002 trek and had agreed to take over the headlining slot on a few days' notice, only to have the entire plan jettisoned by SYSTEM OF A DOWN's refusal to take the stage before Jonathan...August 5, 2002
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ANDREW W.K.: SHARON OSBOURNE Is "Monolith Of Strength"
ANDREW W.K. recently commented on what it has been like on Ozzfest this year knowing that the tour's mastermind, Sharon Osbourne, is battling cancer. "Well I know everybody was freaked out about that. It was... I'm blown away by... She was running this thing from the hospital at times. I think every...July 31, 2002
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NICKELBACK Get Their "Curb" Back
A Vancouver, Canada, judge recently ruled that NICKELBACK are the rightful owners of the master copy of Curb, the band's 1996 self-released CD that was reissued in the States last month. Amar II Canada Productions Inc., NICKELBACK's former management company, had been illegally holding the tape sinc...July 28, 2002
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OZZY OSBOURNE Takes Leave From OZZFEST To Be With Wife
OZZY OSBOURNE will leave his post as the headliner of his annual Ozzfest for three weeks to be with his wife Sharon as she battles cancer, according to MTV.com. Osbourne plans to leave the tour after Sunday's show in Atlanta to join his wife as she begins chemotherapy treatment. He hopes to return f...July 26, 2002
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CARMINE APPICE Speaks Out On "THE OSBOURNES" And Friendship With OZZY
Former OZZY OSBOURNE/BLUE MURDER drummer Carmine Appice still considers Ozzy his friend despite the fact that Sharon Osbourne fired him from the group under acrimonious circumstances back in 1984 (which eventually led to Appice suing the couple). In an interview with Electribasement.com's David L. W...July 23, 2002
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JUDAS PRIEST Betrayed Us: WHITEHORSE MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL Organizers
JUDAS PRIEST used "blatantly false and disingenuous posturing" to cancel their appearance at Washington's 5th Annual Whitehorse Mountain Classic Rock Festival 2002, and in the process breached a "binding contract" that existed between the group and festival organizers Shadow Promotions, according to...July 10, 2002
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OZZY OSBOURNE: "I'm Flavor Of The Month"
OZZY OSBOURNE has no problems with people laughing at him while watching The Osbournes, the reality sitcom about Osbourne and his colorful family life, and he is completely aware of the fact that his popularity is likely to wane as the show loses its popularity in the months to come, the singer told...July 4, 2002
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TALISMAN Commence Work On New Studio CD
Legendary Swedish/American hard rock act TALISMAN, featuring former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN members Jeff Scott Soto (vocals) and Marcel Jacob (bass),are reportedly in pre-production for the group's next studio album, which will not include any contributions from guitarist Pontus Norgren, who is said to ha...July 1, 2002
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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Reacts To JOHN ENTWISTLE's Death
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following message in response to the news of the recent passing of THE WHO bassist John Entwistle: "I was completely shocked today when Lonn Friend called to tell me that The Ox, John Entwistle had died in Vegas. Absolutely stunned. The man was a giant amon...June 28, 2002
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VISION OF DISORDER Duo Seek Musicians For Side Project
VISION OF DISORDER (V.O.D.) vocalist Tim Williams and guitarist Mike Kennedy have used the group's recent downtime to work on a new project, the name for which has not yet been divulged, according to Beneath The Green. An album's worth of material has already been written (including the only known s...June 25, 2002
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