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Band Vows to Defy Assisted Suicide Law
Mitch Stacy of The Associated Press reports that the leader of the rock group HELL ON EARTH said an onstage suicide will happen during a private St. Petersburg concert this weekend in defiance of a new city law designed to stop it. "The show will go on," Billy Tourtelot said Monday. "It will be avai...September 29, 2003
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Florida 'Suicide Band' Forces Emergency Meeting Of St. Petersburg Council
Bay News 9 reports that HELL ON EARTH's persistence forced an emergency meeting of the St. Petersburg City Council Monday morning (September 29). Council members held a special session in an attempt to stop the Tampa-based industrial rock band from continuing with a planned suicide at one of their c...September 29, 2003
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HELL ON EARTH Singer Guests On 'Steve And DC Morning Show'
HELL ON EARTH singer Billy Tourtelot was a guest on the "Steve And DC Morning Show" on Tuesday (September 23). The vocalist talked about his band's controversial plan to stage a live suicide during a concert in St. Petersburg, Florida next month. Listen to the interview in Real Audio here. ...September 25, 2003
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City Says No To 'Suicide Show', But Band Says Yes
Florida shock-rockers HELL ON EARTH have vowed to go ahead with their plans to stage a live suicide during a concert in the city of St. Petersburg next month. Despite the fact that the city officials, in cooperation with the Florida Governors Office, have "strong-armed" venues into canceling their p...September 25, 2003
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Florida Theater Owner Pulls Plug On Suicide Band
The owner of a theater where a band said it would stage a live suicide during a concert next month said Wednesday he isn't allowing the show to take place, according to the Associated Press. Meanwhile, the owner of another club where the band HELL ON EARTH said they intended to move their show, also...September 24, 2003
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Update: Florida Officials Trying To Prevent 'Suicide Show'
Tampa's Bay News 9 is reporting that controversy continues to surround a rock concert, in which a band is promoting a "live on stage" suicide at the State Theatre (photo) in St. Petersburg. On Thursday (September 18),the owner of the venue met with St. Petersburg police, who along with city leaders...September 19, 2003
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BILLY SHEEHAN To Play In STEVE VAI's Band On G3 '03 Tour
Legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (DAVID LEE ROTH, MR. BIG, TALAS) will be part of STEVE VAI's backing group during the upcoming G3 '03 tour, also featuring JOE SATRIANI and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN. "Some of you old timers may remember the TALAS/YNGWIE tour from 1985," Sheehan writes on his web site. "That w...September 17, 2003
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AUDIOSLAVE Guitarist Hits The Road To Demand 'Truth'
Ex-RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE/current AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello will be joined by political singer/songwriters Steve Earle and Billy Bragg next month for the Tell Us the Truth tour, according to Billboard.com. Timed to coincide with the start of the 2004 presidential race, the three-week tour o...September 17, 2003
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M.O.D. Announce East Coast Dates
M.O.D., the band led by former S.O.D. frontman Billy Milano, have announced a host of East Coast dates in support of their recently released album, "The Rebel You Love to Hate". In the two years from the disc's conception until its reality, the band and music have transformed into a new beast, and t...September 16, 2003
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ORANGE GOBLIN Change Title Of New CD
British doomsters ORANGE GOBLIN have changed the title of their forthcoming fifth album to "Thieving From The House Of God" from the previously announced "Progress Stops Here". The CD was recorded at New Rising Studios in Peldon, Essex with legendary producer Billy Anderson (CLUTCH, BRUTAL TRUTH, NE...September 16, 2003
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BILLY CORGAN Says ZWAN Are No More
Former SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan has confirmed that his latest band, ZWAN, are no more, according to Dotmusic.com. Speaking to U.S. radio station WGN-Ch 9, Corgan said he had disbanded the group, suggesting that the experience had became mundane. "My heart was in SMASHING PUMPKINS," he...September 15, 2003
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DOHENY Drummer Mugged At Gunpoint
Colin LaRocque, drummer for the California-based DOHENY (featuring ex-THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (on guitar) and PITCHSHIFTER frontman Jon "J.S." Clayden),was mugged at gunpoint in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (September 10). Three robbers accosted Colin by a friend's house in the ea...September 13, 2003
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BILLY CORGAN Turns Poetic
Billy Corgan will give a multi-media performance of his poetry to kick off the Poetry Center of Chicago's thirty-first annual Reading Series on September 17, according to Rolling Stone. The ZWAN frontman joins a list of Poetry Center readers that has, over the years, included Saul Bellow, Margaret A...September 11, 2003
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DOHENY Complete Lineup
DOHENY, the Los Angeles-based band formed by ex-THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (on guitar) and PITCHSHIFTER frontman Jon "J.S." Clayden, have completed their lineup with the addition of bassist Tony Freddo. Tony is a California native and has been playing bass for many years. Said Tony: "I...September 10, 2003
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A PERFECT CIRCLE's HOWERDEL Says The New Bandmembers Have Injected 'Fresh Life Into Things'
A PERFECT CIRCLE guitarist Billy Howerdel recently spoke to Canada's Chart Attack about the addition to the group's ranks of ex-SMASHING PUMPKINS guitarist James Iha and ex-MARILYN MANSON bassist Jeordie "Twiggy Ramirez" White. "I couldn't have asked for a smoother transition," he said. "And without...September 9, 2003
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