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METALLICA To Perform At '2003 MTV Video Music Awards'

METALLICA are the latest addition to the performance lineup for the "2003 MTV Video Music Awards", to be held Aug. 28 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. They join previously announced performers MARY J. BLIGE, 50 CENT, GOOD CHARLOTTE, COLDPLAY and CHRISTINA AGUILERA. As previously reported, METALL...

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SEX PISTOLS Frontman Slams AVRIL LAVIGNE, KELLY OSBOURNE

The Long Island Press recently asked SEX PISTOLS legend Johnny Rotten what his definition of punk is. "Individual. Do-it-yourself. Independent. Free from corporate. (pause) I think that that definitely sums me up," he said. Asked if there were any bands now that fit the bill, Rotten used the opportu...

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MOTÖRHEAD To Issue Career-Spanning Collection In October

MOTÖRHEAD will issue a five-CD, 99-song career-spanning overview, titled "Stone Deaf Forever!", on October 7 through Metal-Is/Sanctuary Records. It's the first fully comprehensive box set containing recordings made for multiple record companies during the period 1975-2002. And it's also the first on...

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TROUBLE: 'Unplugged' Details Revealed

Reunited doom legends TROUBLE have announced the track listing for their forthcoming "Unplugged" CD, which is currently being recorded at a Chicago-area studio. According to the band's official web site, www.newtrouble.com, "Unplugged" will contain acoustic versions of five classic TROUBLE numbers a...

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GREAT WHITE Receive Strong Support At Illinois Benefit Concert

Rex Robinson of the Daily Southtown is reporting that "GREAT WHITE received strong support from fans Sunday [August 10] at a benefit concert in Merrionette Park for the families of victims who died in a fire at one of the band's shows earlier this year in Rhode Island. "GREAT WHITE's stop Sunday at...

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TROUBLE To Enter Studio This Weekend!

Reunited doom legends TROUBLE, who recently replaced longtime bassist Ron Holzner with Chuck Robinson (formerly of THIS TORTURED SOUL),will enter the studio on Saturday, August 9 to begin recording a seven-track acoustic compilation of classic TROUBLE material. The as-yet-untitled EP, which will al...

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THREE INCHES OF BLOOD Announce Canadian Dates

Canadian metallers THREE INCHES OF BLOOD have announced two gigs in British Columbia later this month. They are as follows: Aug. 17 - Vancouver, BC @ Hot August Nights Festival (Waldorf Hotel) Aug. 29 - Chilliwack, BC @ Domestic Disturbance Festival (Stolo First Nations Reserve) As previously report...

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Writer Attempts To Explain How METALLICA Spoof Turned Into Marketing Campaign For Canadian Band

Gary Marshall of The Guardian recently attempted to explain how a METALLICA spoof turned into a hugely effective viral marketing campaign for an obscure Canadian rock band. "When news of METALLICA's latest lawsuit hit the web, music fans across the globe were outraged," he writes in an article publi...

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The Early Years

"This one's about all you masculine punks out there," snorts frontman Jerry A before a characteristically off-the-rails live rendition of their song "Typical". In that one announcement, everything that was so perversely lovable about the enduring Portland punks shines through. Despite the general pe...

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Veteran Rockers HELIX Welcome Classic Rock Resurgence

David Freeman of Fort Frances Times is reporting that "a heavy metal/rock and roll resurgence has gripped the [North American] continent over the last few years — either out of nostalgia or the fact there is less quality music to be found out there. "Of course, all those 'youth gone wild' who were f...

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KROKUS To Release New Live Album

Veteran Swiss hard rockers KROKUS are currently compiling a live album recorded earlier this year containing all the classics along with a few surprises. An early 2004 release is expected. In other news, Sanctuary/Castle Music have just issued a KROKUS compilation entitled "Long Stick Goes Boom: The...

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HAMMERFALL To Participate In Swedish Game Show

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message to the band's official web site: "Hello Templars, I have some very exciting news for you (us, really) today: HAMMERFALL have been invited to tape an episode of the popular game show 'Fångarna' (formerly 'Fångarna På Fortet')! For th...

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TROUBLE To Record New Album In October

Reunited doom legends TROUBLE, who recently replaced longtime bassist Ron Holzner with Chuck Robinson (formerly of THIS TORTURED SOUL),are set to enter the studio in October with producer Vincent Wojno (MACHINE HEAD, KREATOR, KONKHRA) to record their long-awaited new album, titled "Seven". Accordin...

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METALLICA's 'St. Anger' Nominated For 'Best Rock Video' At '2003 MTV Video Music Awards'

METALLICA's "St. Anger" has been nominated in the "Best Rock Video" category at "2003 MTV Video Music Awards", it was announced today. Other videos nominated in the "Best Rock Video" category are EVANESCENCE's "Bring Me To Life", LINKIN PARK's "Somewhere I Belong", THE WHITE STRIPES' "Seven Nation A...

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GAMMA RAY: 'Skeletons In The Closet' Track Listing Revealed

German power metallers GAMMA RAY have finalized the track listing for their new live album, "Skeletons In The Closet", due on August 25 through Metal-Is/Sanctuary Records. The final track listing, which was voted on by the band's fans on the Internet, is as follows: CD 1: 01. Welcome (1:06) 02. Gard...