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FEAR FACTORY: Web Site Re-Launched, New Photos Posted Online
Brand-new pictures of FEAR FACTORY guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers have been posted online at the group's newly re-launched web site, www.fearfactory.com. Check them out: Christian#1, Christian#2. As previously reported, the reformed FEAR FACTORY — now consisting of Olde Wolbers (guitar),Raymond H...August 25, 2003
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JELLO BIAFRA Turns Down Invitation From DEAD KENNEDYS To Perform At Anniversary Concert
Punk icon Jello Biafra has turned down an invitation from his former DEAD KENNEDYS bandmates to participate in what he called "their cash-in nostalgia show in Hollywood on August 19." "To put it mildly, this reeks of false advertising," he said in an official press release. "They obviously aren't se...August 20, 2003
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ANGRA Bassist Apologizes For RHAPSODY Slam
ANGRA bassist Felipe Andreoli has issued a statement apologizing for his recent comments about Italian melodic metallers RHAPSODY in the pages of the Brazilian magazine Cover Baixo. In the interview, Andreoli and SHAMAN bassist Luis Mariutti implied that RHAPSODY were nothing more than a studio band...August 14, 2003
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GENE SIMMONS' 'My Dad The Rock Star' Cartoon To Bow In September
Bill Brioux of the Toronto Sun reports that KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons is "the dude behind 'My Dad The Rock Star', one of several fall gems unveiled yesterday (August 12) in Toronto at a press conference for various Alliance Atlantis networks. " 'My Dad The Rock Star', featuring a platform-w...August 13, 2003
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DON DOKKEN: New Material Sounds Like 'Tooth And Nail'
Don Dokken has posted the following message to DOKKEN's official web site: "Hi everybody, it's been a long time since I've posted a note. As you know we've been on tour almost a year and a half, and a lot has happened during that time. Member changes tough tours and law suits to boot! After ...August 11, 2003
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NIKKI SIXX Says He Is Speaking 'Daily' With MÖTLEY CRÜE Bandmates
As first reported here Saturday (August 9),MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has now officially confirmed that BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION, his collaboration with L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns, vocalist London LeGrand, and drummer Scot Coogan (ex-PAUL GILBERT, ONI LOGAN/ROWAN ROBERTSON, SINÉAD O'CONNOR),...August 11, 2003
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Former JUDAS PRIEST Drummer Denies Sex Charges
Former JUDAS PRIEST drummer Dave Holland has appeared in court charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old boy, according to BBC News. Holland denies one charge of attempted rape and four of indecently assaulting the teenager (see our previous coverage: story#1, story#2). All of the alleged offen...August 9, 2003
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DEFTONES Singer Refuses To Apologize For Barbed Comments: 'I Was Talking Truth'
DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno has refused to apologize for the barbed comments he's made in the press about KORN and his Summer Sanitarium tourmates METALLICA, LIMP BIZKIT and LINKIN PARK, saying that he was simply speaking the truth and insisting that he doesn't "give a shit" if anybody else was o...August 8, 2003
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PROBOT Album Pushed Back To November
NIRVANA drummer and current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl has have pushed back the release date of his much-anticipated metal side project PROBOT to November through Southern Lord Records. "It's not a platinum seller, it's not going to change the world," he told Time magazine. "It's just my tribu...August 4, 2003
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FEAR FACTORY To Sign New Record Deal, Album Due In Early 2004
The reformed FEAR FACTORY — now consisting of Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar/bass),Raymond Herrera (drums),and Burton C. Bell (vocals) — are strongly rumored to be on the verge of signing a new record deal with the Los Angeles-based D3 Entertainment (INSANE CLOWN POSSE, OL' DIRTY BASTARD, and MACK...July 31, 2003
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It's Official: VINNIE MOORE, JASON BONHAM Join UFO
As first reported here on July 18, guitarist extraordinaire Vinnie Moore has now officially joined UFO as the replacement for Michael Schenker. Moore will reportedly join the rest of the group — vocalist Phil Mogg, bassist Pete Way, keyboardist Paul Raymond and drummer Jason Bonham — at an undisclos...July 29, 2003
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Spokesperson: Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist Will Not Be Collaborating With Actress GINA GERSHON
A spokesperson for former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has dismissed as "fiction" a Rolling Stone report indicating that the current VELVET REVOLVER axeman will be collaborating with actress Gina Gershon on an original song for the "Prey for Rock and Roll" soundtrack. "Slash is totally committed to...July 25, 2003
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METALLICA's HAMMETT Says Lawsuit Hoax Was 'Hilarious'
METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett spoke to Daniel Durchholz of St. Louis Post-Dispatch about last week's bogus report that the litigious hard-rock band, which has gone to court on several occasions to protect its brand name and copyrighted material, was suing a little-known Canadian group called UNFA...July 24, 2003
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CRYSTAL BALL: In Mixing Mode
Swiss melodic metallers CRYSTAL BALL have set "Hellvetia" as the title for their fourth full-length album, due on November 3 through Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to last year's "Virtual Empire" is currently being mixed at Roxx studios in Pulheim, Germany with producer Stefan Kaufmann (ACCEPT...July 21, 2003
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JAMES HETFIELD Responds To DEFTONES Singer's Comments: 'It's Just Words On Paper'
METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has reacted to comments DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno made in the August issue of Revolver magazine about the other bands on the Summer Sanitarium Tour. Moreno saved his harshest criticism for LIMP BIZKIT and LINKIN PARK ("A big problem for me was opening for them...July 21, 2003
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