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BILLY GOULD Says He Is Not Working With Former FAITH NO MORE Bandmates

Former FAITH NO MORE bassist Billy Gould has dismissed as false reports that he has started a new group with vocalist Whitfield Crane (UGLY KID JOE, LIFE OF AGONY, MEDICATION) and ex-FAITH NO MORE guitarist Jon Hudson. "Actually, I've been involved in a project with Jon Hudson and Puffy [ex-FAITH NO...

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ULI JON ROTH's 'Metamorphosis' To Surface In September

Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (ex-THE SCORPIONS) will issue his long-awaited guitar concerto, titled "Metamorphosis", on September 18 through Nippon Crown Records in Japan. A European release will follow soon after. Check out the cover art at this location. ...

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Ex-UGLY KID JOE Singer Teams Up With Former FAITH NO MORE Members

Vocalist Whitfield Crane (UGLY KID JOE, LIFE OF AGONY, MEDICATION) has started a new group with former FAITH NO MORE members Billy Gould (bass) and Jon Hudson (guitar). The as-yet-unnamed San Francisco-based project, which is also said to include Craig McFarland from the acclaimed Bay Area band M.I....

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IRON MAIDEN Singer Says They Are Performing Like They Are Still 25 Years Old

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson recently spoke to Jon Matsumoto of The Mercury News about the group's announcement that their current world tour will be their last extensive tour. "We all have families, and we want to have lives apart from music," he said. "Nicko McBrain, our drummer, will be 5...

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ICED EARTH: 'The Reckoning' Single To Surface In Early October

ICED EARTH will release their new single, "The Reckoning", on October 6 through SPV Records. The complete track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. The Reckoning (Don't Tread On Me) 02. When The Eagle Cries (Unplugged) 03. Valley Forge 04. Hollow Man The single will have a total running time of 14...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer TIM OWENS Officially Joins ICED EARTH!

Former JUDAS PRIEST frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens has officially joined ICED EARTH as the band's new lead singer, according to a posting by ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer on the group's web site. Owens was previously said to have laid down vocals on the band's new album, "The Glorious Burden", but wa...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer Says JON LORD's Departure Was A 'Relief'

U.K. web site Metro Café have posted a short interview with DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan in which he discussses, among other things, why it took five years to record a follow-up to 1998's "Abandon": "We were reluctant to press on with it at the time because [keyboardist] Jon Lord's been leaving for...

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URIAH HEEP/DEEP PURPLE Supergroup: Photos Posted Online

Several photos from a recent recording session by the new "supergroup" featuring members of URIAH HEEP, DEEP PURPLE and OZZY OSBOURNE's former bass player Bob Daisley have been posted online at this location. As previously reported, the as-yet-unnamed band, which consists of Daisley, Lee Kerslake (U...

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DEEP PURPLE/URIAH HEEP Supergroup To Begin Mixing Debut Album

The new supergroup featuring members of URIAH HEEP, DEEP PURPLE and OZZY OSBOURNE's former bass player Bob Daisley is putting the finishing touches on its debut album, tentatively due in late 2003/early 2004 through an as-yet-undisclosed label. The as-yet-unnamed band, which consists of Daisley, Lee...

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ICED EARTH's SCHAFFER: Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Singer Is Not A Member Of The Band

Former JUDAS PRIEST frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens contributed vocals to the upcoming ICED EARTH album, "The Glorious Burden", as a guest singer only and has not yet made up his mind as to whether he will join the band permanently. Speaking to Canada's BW&BK, ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer clarifi...

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BON JOVI To Buy Football Team?

Jon Bon Jovi is buying a pro football team, according to the New York Post. The rocker, whose band kicked off last year's NFL season with a free concert in Times Square, is snapping up a 50-percent stake in an arena football team in Philadelphia, not far from his beloved New Jersey. The multimillion...

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DOHENY Add Drummer

DOHENY, the Los Angeles-based band formed by ex-THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (on guitar) and PITCHSHIFTER frontman Jon "J.S." Clayden, have announced the addition of drummer Colin LaRocque to the group's ranks. Colin, a native of Toronto, Canada, has been an L.A. resident for awhile and h...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer Joins ICED EARTH!

Former JUDAS PRIEST frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens has officially joined ICED EARTH. Owens, whose split with PRIEST was said to have been amicable, has already finished laying down vocals to the group's new album, "The Glorious Burden", tentatively due this fall through SPV/Steamhammer Records. "The al...

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STAIND Guitarist Speaks Out On LO-PRO

STAIND's official web site Staind.com has posted an audio recording of guitarist Mike Mushok talking about LO-PRO, the first signing to STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis' new Geffen/Interscope imprint label, 413 Records. Listen to it here. As previously reported, LO-PRO feature in their ranks former ULTRA...

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METALLICA Hire Psychologist For 'St. Anger' Management

Jon Bream of the Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting that when shit hit the fan, METALLICA "brought in sports psychologist Phil Towle, who has worked with pro football's St. Louis Rams, an Olympic silver-medalist swimmer and other athletes. "Towle's first session with METALLICA was coincidentally...