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RAGING SPEEDHORN Part Ways With Guitarist
Britain's RAGING SPEEDHORN have announced the departure of guitarist Tony Loughlin from the group's ranks. The following is guitarist Gareth "Gaz" Smith's official statement on the matter: "I'm sorry to announce that Tony and SPEEDHORN have parted ways. It's a sad situation all round but one I hope...December 8, 2003
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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER: 'We Are Kicking Serious Ass'
ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Season's Greetings! "First of all, please accept my apology for the delay in this posting. These last 3 months have been extremely busy and I've been pretty overwhelmed with the workload. However, ever...November 24, 2003
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KREATOR: 'Live Kreation' Released On Vinyl
The vinyl version of KREATOR's first-ever live album, "Live Kreation - Revisioned Glory", has been made available through Germany's Cargo Records. The album comes as a 3-LP version with "all the lyrics and tons of photos," according to a post on the band's web site. For more information, visit www.c...November 22, 2003
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LIMP BIZKIT To Issue New Single In The U.K.
LIMP BIZKIT's current single, "Behind Blue Eyes", will be issued as a CD- and 7-inch single on Monday (Nov. 24) in the U.K., according to MTV.com. The vinyl version of the "Results May Vary" single is backed with "Just Drop Dead", a track purported to be about Britney Spears that Fred Durst posted o...November 21, 2003
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GLENN HUGHES To Rock The House Of Blues
Former BLACK SABBATH/DEEP PURPLE vocalist Glenn Hughes will play with Chad Smith (of RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS fame) at "The Drum Off", sponsored by Guitar Center at the House of Blues on Sunset Strip in Hollywood. The gig will take place on Sunday, November 23 and will start at 6:00 p.m. "The Drum Off"...November 15, 2003
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SUFFOCATION Name New CD
Reunited New York death metallers SUFFOCATION have set "Souls To Deny" as the title for their first full-length release since 1995's "Pierced From Within", tentatively due in the spring through Relapse Records. The songwriting process for the follow-up to the 1998 "Despise The Sun" EP has reached th...November 12, 2003
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MATT SORUM: Solo Debut To Arrive On Halloween
Former GUNS N' ROSES/THE CULT drummer Matt Sorum will release his debut solo album, "Hollywood Zen", on October 31 via his web site, www.mattsorum.com. Co-produced with Lanny Cordola, and engineered and mixed by Kevin Smith, "Hollywood Zen" has Sorum singing, playing guitar and drums, and features s...October 23, 2003
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Report: Have A Bad Night At The Concert? Better Think Twice Before Suing
Jim Derogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times reports that rock fans are routinely treated like second-class citizens and willing dupes: They are regularly subjected to high ticket prices, unpleasant, uncomfortable and sometimes unsafe venues, exorbitant Ticketmaster service charges and poor sound quality....October 15, 2003
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JERRY CANTRELL Debuts 'New' Band At SAMMY HAGAR's CABO WABO MEXICAN MELTDOWN
Former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell debuted his "new" solo band — William Duvall (guitar, COMES WITH THE FALL),Adam Stanger (bass, COMES WITH THE FALL),plus a couple of as-yet-undisclosed session musicians — at Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo Mexican Meltdown on October 3-4. Jerry reportedly p...October 7, 2003
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Early HADES Material To See Light Of Day
HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo has sent us the following update on his current activities: "Monster Records in San Antonio contacted me a few months ago. They plan to release some old HADES recordings from the early '80s with our original vocalist Paul Smith. There were a bunch of live 2-track plus 16...October 6, 2003
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AGATHODAIMON Begin Pre-Production On New Album
German black metallers AGATHODAIMON will shortly begin pre-production on their fourth album, "Darkened Days", tentatively due in May 2004 through Nuclear Blast Records. The band, who were recently joined by bassist Darin "Eddie" Smith, will once again record the next album at Kohlekeller Studio with...October 4, 2003
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Lawyer: Suicide Concert May Not Take Place
The attorney for Florida shock-rockers HELL ON EARTH said on Friday it is not clear if the band will go ahead with their plans to stage a live suicide at their Saturday concert, according to The Associated Press. The group had intended to broadcast the incident on their web page. "It appears that ev...October 3, 2003
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Former HELLOWEEN Drummer Receives Clean Bill Of Health
Former HELLOWEEN/METALIUM drummer Mark Cross has received a clean bill of health from his doctor a year after he was forced to bow out of HELLOWEEN as a result of being struck by the malicious (EBV) Epstein-Barr virus (also known as mononucleosis). According to a post on Cross' web site, Mark's phys...October 1, 2003
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Former POISON/MR. BIG Guitarist To Release New Acoustic CD
Former POISON/MR. BIG guitarist Richie Kotzen will shortly issue a new album, titled "Acoustic Cuts". "This is different from the CD that was sold at my live shows in Japan," Kotzen writes on his web site. The complete track listing for "Acoustic Cuts" is as follows: 01. Change 02. What Is... 03. Hi...September 30, 2003
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New LIMP BIZKIT Guitarist Explains How He Landed Gig
LIMP BIZKIT guitarist Mike Smith recently spoke to Australia's The Daily Telegraph about the chain of events that led to his joining the group in April of this year. According to Smith, his destiny took its course when the now-defunct band SNOT were invited to tour on Ozzfest in 1998, which featured...September 24, 2003
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