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RUSH Guitarist Says Court Case Won't Delay U.K. Tour
Andy Coleman of the U.K.'s Evening Mail is reporting that RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson today promised Birmingham fans the band's forthcoming NEC shows will definitely go ahead — despite a court case hanging over his head. The 50-year-old musician says he was due to appear in a Florida court in Septem...August 11, 2004
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EDDIE VAN HALEN Was In Worse Shape Than Anyone Knew
According to Launch Radio Networks, VAN HALEN drummer told the Dutch newspaper Telegraaf that things were much more serious than anyone let on when Eddie Van Halen was being treated for cancer back in 2001. "We were used to planning things ahead with the band...but now, we had to live by the hour. A...August 10, 2004
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VAN HALEN Drummer Says Every Song They Have Ever Completed Has Been Released
VAN HALEN drummer Alex Van Halen recently told Australia's Undercover News that almost every song the band have ever finished recording since their first album in 1978 has been released. "There are no real tracks that are unreleased," he said. "There may be two or three songs that were partially com...August 10, 2004
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TWISTED SISTER: London Performance To Air On Pay-Per-View
TWISTED SISTER will have their August 1 London Astoria show aired as a pay-per-view event on the newly established Detonator TV (www.detonator.tv) site in late October 2004. Already hailed as a "legendary performance," the band's show was witnessed by a sold-out crowd, who welcomed the New York rock...August 4, 2004
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DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND Drummer To Record Solo Album
DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen has posted the following message on his web site: "Since I recently left my band of 8 years, GOD AWAKENS PETRIFIED, I've decided to do a solo album with all the idea's and riffs I never ended up using with GOD AWAKENS PETRIFIED or outside of GOD AWAKE...August 3, 2004
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VAN HALEN Producer Comments On 'New' Version Of 'Finish What Ya Started'
VAN HALEN producer Glen Ballard has commented on the version of the group's track "Finish What Ya Started" (featuring a sudden halt that wasn't on the song's original version) as it appears on the band's new two-CD set "The Best of Both Worlds". "There's a great irony associated with our choice to p...August 3, 2004
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Dutch Death Metallers HOUWITSER Call It A Day
Dutch death metallers HOUWITSER have officially split up after a sever-year run that produced four full-length albums. Drummer Aad Kloosterwaard and guitarist Alex are starting a new band called NO FACE SLAVE while bassist Theo Van Eekelen and vocalist Stan are said to be working on their own projec...August 2, 2004
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'Bad Boys Of Metal' Tour Kicks Off: Photos Posted Online
The "Bad Boys of Metal" tour, featuring Kevin DuBrow of QUIET RIOT, Jani Lane of WARRANT, Steven Adler of GUNS 'N ROSES and BANG TANGO, kicked off Thursday (July 29) in Santa Ana, CA. According to a posting on The Official Steven Adler Fansite, "BANG TANGO opened the show with a set of ...August 2, 2004
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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO To Hit The Road
ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the jazz ensemble led by former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, will be embarking on a short tour in August. "After months coordinating and preparing our next release (due Sep. 14th) and working on other projects, we are stoked to be hitting the road again," Alex writ...August 1, 2004
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SIEGES EVEN: New Album To Contain One Song
Reunited German progressive metallers SIEGES EVEN have revealed more details about their forthcoming album, "The Art Of Navigating By The Stars", tentatively due before the end of the year. According to a posting on the band's web site, the CD will contain only one track with a running time of 45-50...July 30, 2004
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LAMB OF GOD: 'Ashes Of The Wake' Track Listing, Cover Artwork Revealed
LAMB OF GOD have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Ashes of the Wake", due on August 31 through Epic Records. The follow-up to 2003's "As the Palaces Burn" was produced by Machine (WHITE ZOMBIE, (HED)P.E., PITCHSHIFTER, ONE MINUTE SILENCE) and includes guest appearances by former MEG...July 29, 2004
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LAMB OF GOD Film New Video
On July 23, LAMB OF GOD filmed the first video for their upcoming CD on Epic, titled "Ashes of The Wake". The video was shot for the track "Laid to Rest", which is the song featured on the Ozzfest CD sampler that is being handed out at the festival. The "Laid to Rest" video was ...July 27, 2004
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MOTÖRHEAD, DARK ANGEL, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM To Appear On METALLICA Tribute Album
MOTÖRHEAD, DARK ANGEL, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM and various members of KISS, DEEP PURPLE and TESTAMENT are among the musicians featured on the upcoming METALLICA tribute album, "Metallic Attack: Metallica - The Ultimate Tribute" (view cover here),due on August 3 through Big Deal Records. The complete tra...July 25, 2004
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Report: New Details Of RUSH Guitarist's New Year's Eve Arrest Emerge
John Henderson of the Naples Daily News is reporting that new details about RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson's New Year's Eve arrest in Naples, Florida are emerging in hundreds of pages of witness statements, released publicly under Florida law. The statements become public when exchanged between prosecu...July 25, 2004
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NECROPHAGIA: New Album Preview Available Online
A brand-new NECROPHAGIA track, entitled "Unearthed", is available for preview at this location. "Unearthed" will be featured on NECROPHAGIA's next full-length release, "Harvest Ritual Vol 1: Penance", tentatively due next summer. Recording for the CD will take place at state-of-the-art studios aroun...July 23, 2004
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