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ALICE COOPER Gets Cookin' For Charity
ALICE COOPER has contributed a recipe for Almond Chicken Salad to celebrity cookbook "Star Palate", which benefits the Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The book, which will hit shelves in October, will also include recipes from Tori Amos, An...September 4, 2004
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Report: Backstage Visit With METALLICA
Jessica A. Wilson of Fort Francis Times Online reports: When METALLICA began to play "Nothing Else Matters" at a concert last week in St. Paul, Mn., Cst. Armand Jourdain sent out a silent shout-out to his friend, Brent Ogden, who had passed away from cancer in 1999. METALLICA had been Ogden's favour...August 25, 2004
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JAMES MURPHY Talks About His Brain Tumor, Upcoming DEATH Tribute Album
Renowned metal guitarist/producer James Murphy (ex-TESTAMENT, DEATH, OBITUARY) recently spoke to AbrasiveRock.com about his battle with a massive brain tumor with which he was diagnosed in August 2001 as well as his music-related activities and projects. Several excerpts from the interview follow: A...August 22, 2004
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BODY COUNT Guitarist Passes Away
BODY COUNT guitarist D-Roc (real name Dennis Miles) passed away Tuesday morning (August 17) at the City of Hope Cancer Center in Duarte, California after a battle with mycosis fungoides, which attacks the lymph nodes and the skin. The band will reportedly go ahead with their previously announced app...August 18, 2004
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RAMONES Anniversary Party To Feature Star-Studded Lineup
PEARL JAM's Eddie Vedder, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS members Flea and John Frusciante, HENRY ROLLINS and RANCID's Tim Armstrong are among the artists slated to perform as part of the RAMONES' 30th anniversary party September 12 at the Avalon Theatre in Hollywood, CA, according to Billboard.com. Also sche...August 17, 2004
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EDDIE VAN HALEN Was In Worse Shape Than Anyone Knew
According to Launch Radio Networks, VAN HALEN drummer told the Dutch newspaper Telegraaf that things were much more serious than anyone let on when Eddie Van Halen was being treated for cancer back in 2001. "We were used to planning things ahead with the band...but now, we had to live by the hour. A...August 10, 2004
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SHARON OSBOURNE Colon Cancer Program Established
KABC-TV is reporting that Cedars-Sinai Medical Center announced Thursday (August 5) the establishment of the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program in honor of "The Osbournes" matriarch who has battled colon cancer that is now in remission. "I am passionate about making it my personal mission to do wh...August 6, 2004
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Former WHITESNAKE Guitarist To Rock For Charity
Former WHITESNAKE/current M3 guitarist Bernie Marsden and a host of musical friends will entertain 400 people or more in aid of both Cancer Research and The National Kidney Research Fund on September 10 in Tingewick, England. The event now has a special web site, www.partyinthepaddock.co.uk, and any...August 5, 2004
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VAN HALEN's HAGAR Extends Invitation To Exclusive CABO WABO MELTDOWN
VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar and the TJ Martell Foundation have teamed up to offer one lucky bidder and guest a chance to party with Hagar at his Cabo Wabo club in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. "The Cabo Wabo Meltdown 2004" is up for grabs via the TJ Martell web site auction on ...July 30, 2004
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BLOODBATH: New Album Release Date Announced
Century Media Records has set a September 27 European release date for the sophomore BLOODBATH CD, "Nightmares Made Flesh". BLOODBATH is the Swedish death metal supergroup featuring Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström (KATATONIA, DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE, BEWITCHED),Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN),Jonas Renk...July 26, 2004
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CANCER Begin Writing Material For Full-Length Album
CANCER guitarist/vocalist John Walker and drummer Carl Stokes will spend the next few months writing material for a new full-length album, tentatively due in 2005 through Copro Records. In the meantime, guitarist Rob Engvikson will re-launch his ASATRU project, which is tentatively scheduled to rele...July 13, 2004
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Former HADES Guitarist To Begin Recording Second Solo Album
Former HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo has issued the following update regarding his current activities: "I'm going back into Crystal Studios the end of this month to begin recording my second solo release. Ron Lipnicki (who is now 13 months cancer free) will be on drums for most of the new CD. I'm goin...July 8, 2004
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KISS Fan Pays $7,000 For PAUL STANLEY Guitar Lesson
KISS frontman Paul Stanley auctioned off a guitar lesson to raise money for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. The lesson went for $7,100, according to KissFanShop.de. All proceeds will benefit the nonprofit foundation, based in Santa Monica, which provides funds for prostate cancer research. ...July 6, 2004
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SKINDRED Finish Tracking Eight New Songs
SKINDRED, the Welsh band featuring former members of DUB WAR, recorded a total of eight songs during their recent recording sessions in Florida, including four cuts that will appear on the upcoming re-release of their debut album, "Babylon", due on August 24 through Bieler Bros./ Lava Records. "We'v...June 28, 2004
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Review: VAN HALEN Returns To Stage In Top Form
Melissa Ruggieri of The Richmond Times-Dispatch reviewed VAN HALEN's show at the MCI Center in Washington D.C. Friday night (June 25). "When you're Eddie Van Halen and you've weathered a hip replacement, overcome tongue cancer and watched your marriage dissolve after 20 years, you deserve the ovatio...June 28, 2004
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