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TYPE O NEGATIVE Drummer Lines Up ZEPPELIN Tribute Gigs

TYPE O NEGATIVE drummer Johnny Kelly will be performing with his LED ZEPPELIN cover band, EARL'S COURT, next Saturday night (December 20) at Peggy O'Neills in Coney Island, New York. Also set to appear is the BLACK SABBATH tribute band WICKED WORLD. The show will start at approximately 10:00 p.m. EA...

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MADBALL: Live Dates Announced

Reunited New York hardcore heavyweights MADBALL have lined up the following dates during December/January: "Stillborn Fest" w/ AGNOSTIC FRONT, SICK OF IT ALL, SUBZERO, HATEBREED, MADBALL and more: Dec. 26 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA Dec. 27 - The Worcester Palladium - Worcester, MA Dec. 28...

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DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Sings National Anthem: Audio Available

An audio recording of DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie singing the U.S. National Anthem prior to the Memphis RiverKings-Fort Worth Brahmas hockey game on Oct. 18 at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi is available for download in MP3 format at this location. As previously reported,...

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ROLLING STONE Magazine Publishes 'Greatest Albums Of All Time' List

The editors at Rolling Stone magazine recently polled an array of musicians, critics, and influential industry figures to come up with these 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. Nearly 300 such music experts (including METALLICA's James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, BLACK SABBATH's Geezer Butler and Bill Wa...

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TENEBRE To Begin Recording New Album

Sweden's TENEBRE will enter Cherryfields Studio later this month with producer Mikael Körner (FUNHOUSE) to begin recording their fifth album, tentatively due in early 2004 through Regain Records. Among the songtitles set to appear on the CD are "Shine", "Black Void Nirvana", "Silverflame" and "Blue"...

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DREAM THEATER Singer Records Guest Appearance For New AYREON CD

DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie recently traveled to Electric Castle studios in Holland to lay down his vocals on the new AYREON CD, "The Human Equation", tentatively due in May 2004 through an as-yet-undetermined label. Read the studio report and check out the pictures here. As previously reporte...

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DREAM THEATER Singer Guests On FRAMESHIFT CD

The new label Progrock Records is releasing a special album by FRAMESHIFT on November 25, 2003, titled "Unweaving the Rainbow", based on evolution-themed books by Richard Dawkins. The album was written and produced by Henning Pauly of CHAIN as a vehicle for vocalist James LaBrie of the highly revere...

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EVERY MOTHER'S NIGHTMARE Announce Tour Dates

Long-running Memphis hard rockers EVERY MOTHER'S NIGHTMARE have lined up the following dates during November/December: Nov. 29 - Coal City, IL @ Regi's Battaboom Dec. 01 - St. Louis, MO @ House of Rock Dec. 03 - Lakewood, CO @ Eck's Saloon Dec. 04 - Barrington, IL @ Penny Road Pub Dec. 05 - Knoxvill...

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WITHIN Y: Debut Album Delayed

Swedish melodic death metallers WITHIN Y, who feature in their ranks former GARDENIAN drummer Thim Blom, have pushed back the release date of their debut album, "Extended Mental Dimensions", to February 9 through Holland's Karmageddon Media (formerly Hammerheart Records). The CD was recorded and mix...

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Former KISS Guitarist Says He Knows The 'Human' Side Of GENE SIMMONS

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, who was shot recently in Los Angeles after attending a VINCE NEIL show on the Sunset Strip, spoke to Electric Basement about working with someone like KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons, whose primary motivation seems to be making money. "I know the human side of...

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OPETH Singer To Guest On New AYREON CD

OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has been officially confirmed as one of the guest performers on the new AYREON CD, "The Human Equation", tentatively due in May 2004 through an as-yet-undetermined label. According to a posting on AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen's (ex-BODINE, VENGEANCE) web site, "fa...

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SPASTIC INK: New Song Available For Download

WATCHTOWER guitarist/composer Ron Jarzombek has posted a track from his long-awaited sophomore SPASTIC INK release, "Ink Compatible". The song, titled "Aquanet", features Jarzombek on guitar, Jason McMaster (WATCHTOWER, DANEGROUS TOYS) on vocals, Bobby Jarzombek (ex-HALFORD, RIOT) on drums, Pete Per...

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PAUL GILBERT: The Acoustic Samurai

Former MR. BIG/current RACER X guitarist Paul Gilbert has posted the following message on his web site: "I have a new CD out called 'Acoustic Samurai'. "It was recorded LIVE at the Tokyo Hard Rock Cafe. The musicians are Linus of Hollywood (acoustic bass, acoustic guitar, and vocals),and me (vocals...

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Electric Eye' DVD Ad Posted Online

German JUDAS PRIEST fan site www.exciter-page.de has posted a Sony Music Media ad for the forthcoming PRIEST DVD, "Electric Eye", at this location. A larger version of the DVD cover can be viewed by clicking here. As previously reported, the disc, which is due in North America on December 9 (Novembe...

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WIZARD Replace PARADOX At Germany's KEEP IT TRUE II Festival

German metallers WIZARD have replaced PARADOX on the bill for the Keep It True II festival, which is set to be held on April 10, 2004 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. In addition, Italian epic metallers BATTLE RAM have been added to the warm-up show, "The Dawn Of Battle", which w...