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Renowned Session Drummer Loses Battle With Cancer
Renowned drummer Tony Thompson, who performed with LED ZEPPELIN's Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones during the 1985 Live Aid reunion, and who also rehearsed with the members of ZEPPELIN for a short-lived project in 1986, passed away earlier today after a battle with renal-cell cancer. Don...November 12, 2003
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CANCER: EP Delayed Until Early Next Year
Reformed U.K. death metallers CANCER have pushed back the projected release date for their new EP, "Corporation$", to early 2004. The band, who are currently unsigned, recently played a couple of reunion dates in the U.K. and have a few more planned for next month. The group's current lineup consist...November 12, 2003
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RIOT's GUY SPERANZA: Book Of Condolences Launched
An electronic book of condolences has been launched to enable hard rock music fans to express their thoughts on the passing of RIOT vocalist Guy Speranza. As previously reported, Speranza sadly died last Saturday (Nov. 8) after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 47 years old. Speranza, who was...November 11, 2003
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JOEY RAMONE Has Street Named After Him
The corner of Second Street and the Bowery on New York's Lower East Side will be renamed Joey Ramone Place in a ceremony to take place Sunday, Nov. 30, featuring speakers and testimonials from the late performer's friends, family and fans, according to Hits Daily Double. The location is a half a blo...November 10, 2003
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Play Benefit Concert
SYSTEM OF A DOWN and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS will play a Nov. 15 benefit concert for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music and the Warschaw Center for Prostate Cancer Research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to Billboard.com. The show will be held at the Palladium in Los Angeles. Also appeari...November 10, 2003
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Original Voice Of RIOT Passes Away
The original voice of RIOT, Guy Speranza, passed away Saturday morning (Nov. 8) at a Florida hospital after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 47 years old. Speranza, who was often regarded as the best RIOT vocalist, sang on the group's first three full-length albums — "Rock City" (1977),"Nari...November 9, 2003
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DISTURBED Part Ways With Bassist
DISTURBED have parted ways with bassist Fuzz. According to a statement from the group's manager on their official web site, "the band has yet to start the process of finding a replacement. They are currently in the studio writing new material for their upcoming third record and the process is going...November 7, 2003
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TEMPLE OF THE DOG Reunion Among Surprises At PEARL JAM Benefit Gig
PEARL JAM were joined by a host of famous musical friends on stage last night (Oct. 28) in Santa Barbara, Calif., at a benefit for the Louis Warschaw Prostate Cancer Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Among the guests appearing on stage during the performance were PEARL JAM's former drummer Jack...October 29, 2003
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ALICE COOPER To Host 'Rats, Bats and Bugs' On The History Channel
Alice Cooper has provided narration for a three-part series, called "Rats, Bats and Bugs", which premiered Monday night (Oct. 27) on The History Channel. Cooper's segments were taped in the cloister of Palmer Hall, a locale picked for being "very gothic looking," according to Jennifer Mann, manager...October 28, 2003
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DARKEST HOUR Cancel Remainder Of European Tour
DARKEST HOUR have cancelled the rest of our European tour, plus the two weeks with THE CROWN in November. "[Guitarist] Mike [Schleibaum]'s father has been battling cancer for about two years, and Mike has been called home by his family to spend his last days with him," the band write on their web si...October 27, 2003
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HADES Guitarist Enters Studios With CASSIUS KING
HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo has sent us the following update on his current activities: "I went into Crystal Studio Sunday (October 19) and recorded the music to four songs. The whole experience has me more juiced than I've been about music in years. I sang 'Sweet Pain' by KISS plus one original so...October 23, 2003
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CANCER To Headline U.K.'s BLACK WINTER DAY Festival
Reformed U.K. death metallers CANCER have been confirmed to headline "Black Winter Day", an all-day extreme metal festival set to take place on December 13 at the Empress in Bradford, England. Other bands scheduled to perform at the event include THE ENCHANTED, SHALLOW GRAVE, LIQUEFIED SKELETON, CRU...October 23, 2003
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SHARON OSBOURNE's Breast Molds Up For Auction
The Associated Press reports that Sharon Osbourne is putting a little bit of herself into the fight against breast cancer. Hand-painted molds of Osbourne's breasts were being auctioned online to benefit the Boarding for Breast Cancer Foundation, or B4BC, a nonprofit group co-founded by professional...October 22, 2003
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Singer Brings Charity Tournament To Las Vegas
MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil is again hosting the Skylar Neil Memorial Golf Tournament, but this year it moves from Malibu, California to Las Vegas, Nevada. "You are not going to want to miss a minute of this," Neil, a Las Vegas resident, told the Las Vegas Sun. In 1995 Neil lost his daughter, Sk...October 10, 2003
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New SPEARFISH CD To Feature High-Profile Guest Appearances
Paul Dianno (IRON MAIDEN),Mick Box (URIAH HEEP),Nicky Moore (SAMSON),Manny Charlton (NAZARETH),Stefan Elmgren (HAMMERFALL),and Dave Hill (DEMON) are among the guest artists featured on the forthcoming SPEARFISH CD, "Back, For The Future", due on October 31 through Sweden Rock Records. All proce...October 8, 2003
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