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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD To Perform On COUNTRY MUSIC TELEVISION Concert Special

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield is one of the scheduled performers on the "CMT Outlaws" concert special airing on the CMT (Country Music Television) network on Friday, Oct. 29 beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Other artists set to appear on the two-hour program, which will be taped Sept. 7, include Ha...

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AEROSMITH Singer Wants To Take You On A Walking Tour Of Boston

The Boston Globe is reporting that Candide Media Works has created a cellphone tour of Boston that has AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler leading the way. Called "Boston: City of Rebels & Dreamers", the so-called Talking Street tour hits 17 landmarks and includes stories, commentary, and eyewitness...

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AEROSMITH Frontman To Star In 'The Polar Express'

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler will star in the upcoming big-screen adaptation of the Caldecott-winning children's book "The Polar Express" by Chris Van Allsburg, according to Zap2it.com. In keeping with the holiday theme, Tyler will play one of Santa's elfin helpers. "Polar Express" tells the stor...

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VELVET REVOLVER Drummer Loses His 'Best Friend And Soulmate'

VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has posted the following message in the "Diary" section of the group's web site: "Hello all of you loyal VELVET REVOLVER fans. It's Matt here making my second entry into my diary. Have been on tour in Europe around three weeks now. The shows have...

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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...

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AEROSMITH: DVD Version Of TV Special To Include Bonus Tracks

The "Aerosmith: You Gotta Move" TV special that first aired back in June will be released on DVD in November, according to Launch Radio Networks. The fan club web site Aeroforceone.com says the DVD will have five songs that weren't included in the A&E special, as well as more behind-the-scenes f...

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AEROSMITH Frontman Endorses Japanese Robot Tournament

Engadget, a web magazine with "obsessive daily coverage of everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics," reports: "Japan's ROBO-ONE tournament, a yearly fixture in which a multitude of amateur robot developers gather together their creations and have them beat one another up, gained an unwitt...

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JANI LANE Off 'Bad Boys Of Metal' Tour?

Former WARRANT singer Jani Lane has reportedly dropped off the "Bad Boys of Metal" tour after missing a scheduled appearance at The Downtown in Farmingdale, NY Wednesday night (August 11). According to a fan posting at the Metal Sludge message board, "Nobody addressed the issue until [ex-QUIET RIOT...

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GOREROTTED Part Ways With Singer

U.K. extreme metal lunatics GOREROTTED have parted ways with singer Mr. Gore. They will continue as a five-piece until a suitable replacement has been found. Remaining vocalist Goreskin and bass player Wilson will handle the high vocals between them for all upcoming festival shows and club gigs. GOR...

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'Get Thrashed' Thrash Metal Documentary: Trailer Posted Online

A four-minute video trailer for "Get Thrashed", the upcoming documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, has been posted online at this location (Windows Media, 8 MB) (right-click and "Save Target As" and download the file to your hard drive)...

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OZZFEST 2004 Gets Graphic: Media Goes Black With BLACK SABBATH

Orlando, FL-based Media Evolutions has recently completed video creation, graphical elements and playback control for the national Ozzfest 2004 tour and headliner BLACK SABBATH, according to a press release. Media Evolutions developed custom created video and graphical imagery elements that provided...

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AEROSMITH: No JOE PERRY Beef With STEVEN TYLER's Solo Plans

The Boston Herald spoke with AEROSMITH insiders about reports by Roger Friedman of FoxNews.com that Joe Perry was upset with talk that Steven Tyler would be doing a solo project. "Steven's been saying he's going to do a solo album for 10 years now," a friend of Tyler revealed. "And Joe is always say...

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Report: AEROSMITH's STEVEN TYLER Plots Solo Project, JOE PERRY Fumes

Roger Friedman of FoxNews.com is reporting that AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler is starting work on his first individual album ever. Friedman says that lead guitarist Joe Perry, who has been with Tyler in the group for more than 30 years, wasn't happy to hear the news. "He went crazy," a source cite...

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'West Memphis Three' Anthology: Launch Party Scheduled

Brett Alexander Savory and M. W. Anderson's West Memphis Three anthology, "Last Pentacle of the Sun: Writings in Support of the West Memphis Three", featuring a contribution by METALLICA frontman James Hetfield, will have its official launch concert/party on October 14 at Club Rockit in Toronto, Ont...

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THOR Voted One Of Top Frontmen Of All Time

Canadian heavy metal legend THOR (a.k.a. Jon Mikl Thor) was voted one of the top 100 frontmen of all time by England's Classic Rock magazine. Thor reportedly defeated the likes of Courtney Love, Bret Michaels and Suzi Quatro. Other legends on the list included Ozzy Osbourne, Freddie Mercury, Steven...