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SLIPKNOT Bassist Gets Informal Probation
Jeff Eckhoff of The Des Moines Register reports that authorities have agreed to drop drug possession charges against SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray in exchange for Gray's acknowledgement that he was on drugs when he was involved in a minor traffic accident (Story#1, Story#2) last summer in Des Moines. C...October 31, 2003
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SLASH: SCOTT WEILAND Was Not Under The Influence At The Time Of Latest Arrest
Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has rejected news reports suggesting that his VELVET REVOLVER bandmate Scott Weiland was under the influence of alcohol and drugs when he was arrested Monday morning after causing a collision with several parked vehicles in Hollywood. Slash's official fan site, w...October 29, 2003
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EPICA: Previously Unreleased Track Posted Online
Holland's EPICA (formerly SAHARA DUST),the new group formed by ex-AFTER FOREVER guitarist Mark Jansen, ex-CASSIOPEIA guitarist Ad Sluijter and keyboardist Coen Janssen, have posted an MP3 clip of the previously unreleased song "Veniality" at this location. "Veniality" comes off the band's forthcomi...October 27, 2003
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METAL CHURCH: In Recording Mode
Long-running Seattle metallers METAL CHURCH have entered the studio to begin recording the follow-up to 1999's "Masterpeace", tentatively due in early 2004. The group's current lineup includes original members Kurdt Vanderhoof (guitar) and Kirk Arrington (drums) alongside three new members, includin...October 24, 2003
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Promoter: METALLICA Concert Cancellation Final
Chilean concert promoter CIE Chile S.A. announced Wednesday (October 22) that they will begin offering refunds on Friday for the cancelled METALLICA concert that was scheduled to take place on October 28 at Santiago's Pista Atletica, according to El Mercurio Online. CIE Chile confirmed that "despite...October 23, 2003
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HOLOCAUST Reject 'Sellout' Accusations
Long-running New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) pioneers HOLOCAUST — perhaps best known for penning the track "The Small Hours", which was later covered by METALLICA on their "The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited" EP — have responded to "sell-out" accusations leveled at them by the reader...October 23, 2003
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Former HALFORD Guitarist Hits The Road
PAINMUSEUM/HALFORD guitarist Metal Mike Chlasciak is hitting the road with a two-part series of heavy metal guitar clinics across Guitar Center, Sam Ash and Independent locations. Metal Mike's Flurry Of Black Notes Clinic Tour 03/04 is a celebration of metal guitar. Metal Mike will perform selection...October 23, 2003
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DEE SNIDER Talks About Singing At SCHWARZENEGGER Rally
In a recent interview with Perfect Pitch Online, TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider described the experience of singing the SISTER classic "We're Not Gonna Take It" at an Arnold Schwarzenegger rally in Sacramento earlier this month. "[Arnold] was very gracious and cool," Dee said. "Backstage, we tal...October 22, 2003
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GODHEAD To Support EVANESCENCE With Or Without Drummer
Despite drummer Ken Jay's (ex-STATIC-X) health issues which have forced GODHEAD to withdraw from their European tour with PARADISE LOST, the band will still open the U.S. EVANESCENCE tour beginning in Tucson on November 21 and running through mid-December. Band frontman Jason Miller explains, "Ken's...October 21, 2003
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BRUCE KULICK Speaks To THE TOUR BUS About Shooting Incident
Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick spoke to The Tour Bus about being shot in the leg and grazed by a bullet to the head outside the Rainbow Bar and Grill nightclub on Los Angeles' famed Sunset Strip Thursday morning when an angry patron starting shooting into a crowd of 300 people. Download an ...October 20, 2003
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METALLICA's Japanese Record Label Confirms Tour Cancellation
Sony Music Japan has confirmed on its official web site that METALLICA's Japanese tour, which was scheduled to take place in early November, has been cancelled due to "bandmembers' exhaustion." As previously reported, the South American trek, which was to immediately precede the Japanese dates, has...October 20, 2003
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URIAH HEEP/DEEP PURPLE Supergroup To Release Album In Early 2004
The as-yet-unnamed new "supergroup" featuring members of URIAH HEEP, DEEP PURPLE and OZZY OSBOURNE's former bass player Bob Daisley will release their debut album early next year on Melbourne record producer Michael Gudinski's Liberation label, according to Australia's Sunday Mail. The idea for the...October 19, 2003
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MEMORY GARDEN Begin Recording New Album
Stockholm, Sweden's MEMORY GARDEN, the band featuring former ABSKTRAKT ALGEBRA guitarist Simon Johansson, have commenced the recording sessions for their new album, "Carnage Carnival", for an early 2004 release through an as-yet-undetermined label. "Some of the recording will take place in our own s...October 17, 2003
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GODHEAD Apologize For European Tour Cancellation
GODHEAD have issued a statement explaining their decision to drop off the forthcoming PARADISE LOST European tour in order to allow their drummer Ken Jay (ex-STATIC-X) sufficient time to recover from an undisclosed illness. "It is with much regret that we have to make this announcement, but our Euro...October 17, 2003
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SAXON: Songwriting Sessions Underway
SAXON frontman Biff Byford has posted the following update to the band's official web site: "Well its about time I filled you in on what's happening SAXON wise. So the DVD finally came out and it seems everybody loves it, it took some time to locate somebody to make the booklet and put it all ...October 16, 2003
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