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Ex-IMPELLITTERI Frontman Announces New Touring Guitarist
Former IMPELLITTERI frontman Rob Rock has added guitarist Bob Rossi to his touring band. The revamped line-up will make its live debut on Saturday, August 3rd at Lost and Found in Longwood, Florida. In other news, Rob Rock's band are currently in the studio working on two new albums at the same time...July 11, 2002
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BOB DAISLEY: Recent OZZY Reissues Are Insult To RANDY RHOADS' Memory
Former OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Bob Daisley is continuing his fight in the court of public opinion over the fact that OZZY's early solo albums were recently re-issued with re-recorded bass and drum tracks courtesy of current OSBOURNE bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Mike Bordin. Speaking to Chart At...July 10, 2002
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METALLICA Celebrate Web Site Launch, "Audition" Bassists
METALLICA threw a party on Saturday, July 6th to belatedly celebrate the launch of their new web site. A hundred or so contest winners were invited, given the mandatory tours of the sites in the Bay Area, the studio and treated to seeing METALLICA bass player "auditions." 12 tried out for the covete...July 8, 2002
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HARDLINE Complete Work On Comeback CD
Veteran hard rockers HARDLINE, led by brothers Johnny and Joey Gioeli, have completed work on their comeback album, entitled II, with producer Bob Burch for a September 23rd release through Frontiers Records. The full track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Hold Me Down 02. Y 03. Paralyzed 04. F...July 3, 2002
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: New Songs Are Less Bluesy, More Aggro Than "Load"/"Reload"
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke to Radio104 WMRQ in Hartford, Connecticut earlier today about the group's much-maligned collaboration with JA RULE (in the shape of the SWIZZ BEATZ track "We Did It Again") and the group's forthcoming studio album, which is currently being recorded in San Francisc...July 2, 2002
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SHARON OSBOURNE: There Have Been No Complaints About Altered OZZY Reissues
Despite the public uproar that followed the announcement that some of Ozzy Osbourne's early solo albums would be re-issued with re-recorded bass and drum tracks courtesy of current Osbourne bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Mike Bordin, Osbourne's wife/manager Sharon continues to maintain that fan...June 26, 2002
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KISS Negotiating Record Deal With KOCH ENTERTAINMENT
KISS have reportedly been negotiating a new record deal with Koch Entertainment, who have had "many discussions with bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons" about a possible working relationship between the two parties, according to Indyhits.com. As previously reported, Simmons and partner Paul Stanley are s...June 24, 2002
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PAUL STANLEY: "I Would Love To See KISS Continue Without Any Original Members"
If the absence of original drummer Peter Criss and guitarist Ace Frehley weren't enough, KISS frontman Paul Stanley recently gave his blessings to the possibility of the band continuing without ANY of the original members. Said Stanley: "I've always believed that KISS is bigger than any one member a...June 24, 2002
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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD To Play Guitar On Country Remix
METALLICA frontman James Hetfield will play guitar on a remix of country singer CAROLYN DAWN JOHNSON's single, "So Complicated", MTV has reported. Handling production on the remix is METALLICA's current producer, Bob Rock. UPDATE: According to Inter Sandman, the title of this special remix appears t...June 19, 2002
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AVANTASIA's "The Metal Opera Part II" Due In October
The long-awaited second part of EDGUY main man Tobias Sammet's all-star project, AVANTASIA, will be released in North America in October. "I am proud to say that in between touring and sleeping a bit I managed to finish the last chapter of my huge dream," Tobias recently said. "It was really excitin...June 18, 2002
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KISS Negotating With Large Indies, To Issue New Full-Length In 2003
Having recently parted ways with the Universal Records Group (i.e. Mercury/PolyGram),KISS' Gene Simmons has reportedly been talking to several large independent record labels—including Spitfire—about inking a new deal for the band. However, while recent speculation has centered around the release o...June 17, 2002
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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Members Collaborate On "Altar Boys" Score
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE members Josh Homme (guitar/vocals) and Nick Oliveri (bass) have teamed up with RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE drummer Brad Wilk to work on the soundtrack for the upcoming film The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys. At the request of producer Bob Stevenson, who directed QUEENS' 2000 vid...June 17, 2002
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DEE DEE RAMONE Reinvents Himself As A Painter
The following item appeared in today's edition of the New York Daily News: Dee Dee Ramone has been a rapper and a ghost writer since leaving THE RAMONES, and now he's trying his hand as a painter. Dee Dee's art will figure in among works by John Lennon, David Bowie and Bob Dylan at "Rock ...June 6, 2002
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METALLICA Go Online To Chat About New Material, RAMONES Tribute And Bassist Situation
METALLICA's James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett made an unannounced appearance in the Metallica Club chat room yesterday, where they spent over an hour fielding questions from about 20 members present. Amongst the info gathered was that the new song played at the SPUN show the night before...June 6, 2002
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METALLICA Premier New Song During Surprise Club Appearance
METALLICA premiered a new song last night during an ultra-secret live performance under the name SPUN at Club Kimo's in San Francisco, according to www.metallica.com. After introducing themselves as "Bob's Band", guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett and fill...June 5, 2002