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JERRY CANTRELL: I'm Still Dealing With LAYNE STALEY's Loss

Former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell told Launch that he's still trying to deal with the loss of late AIC singer Layne Staley, who was found dead on the couch in his apartment from a heroin and cocaine overdose on April 19th, surrounded by drug paraphernalia. "Everything's different now t...

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Former SKID ROW Frontman To Embark On Year-Long "Jesus Christ Superstar" Tour

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach, late of Jekyll & Hyde and The Rocky Horror Show on Broadway, has signed to fill sandals of the Messiah in the new national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar that borrows elements from the recent Broadway staging and launches on November 1st in California. A...

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JACKYL Frontman Speaks Out On AC/DC Collaboration

JACKYL frontman Jesse James Dupree recently spoke to Electricbasement.com about the group's collaboration with AC/DC vocalist Brian Johnson on the track "Kill The Sunshine" for JACKYL's as-yet-untitled new album. "I am very proud of it," Dupree stated. "It sounds like AC/DC but what do you expect wh...

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JIMI HENDRIX Tops Guitar Greats Poll

Rock legend JIMI HENDRIX has been voted the greatest guitarist of all time in a poll of readers of UK music magazine Total Guitar. LED ZEPPELIN's Jimmy Page came in at number two, while former CREAM member-turned-soloist Eric Clapton landed at three. Also appearing in the Top 20 are Slash (ex-GUNS N...

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GUNS N' ROSES Top SPIN's All-Time Greatest Metal Album List

GUNS N' ROSES' 1987 debut release, Appetite For Destruction, took top position in Spin magazine's top 40 list of greatest heavy metal albums of all time, ahead of works by pioneering bands such as BLACK SABBATH and LED ZEPPELIN. The top five "greatest heavy metal albums of all time", as chosen by Sp...

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AC/DC Frontman's "HELEN OF TROY" Musical To Premier In March

Helen of Troy, an action-filled love story/musical based on Greek mythology that features brand new material composed by AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson, is scheduled to premier at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota, Florida during the week of March 20-25, 2003. As previously reported, John...

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JACKYL Complete New Album, Seek Label Home

JACKYL have completed work on their brand new studio album and are currently seeking a new label home following their split with Geffen Records. The complete track listing for the as-yet-untitled effort is as follows: 01. If You Want It Heavy (I Weigh A Ton) 02. I'm On Fire 03. Kill The Sunshine (co...

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AFTERMATH Ink Deal With ESCAPE MUSIC LTD.

New Jersey's AFTERMATH, whose musical direction is described as a cross between STEEL HOUSE LANE and THIN LIZZY, have inked a deal with Escape Music Ltd. Consisting of Joey Dia (lead vocals, rhythm guitars & bass),Bill DiNapoli (lead guitar & backing vocals),Marc Chandler (drums),and Andy...

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Former DIO Guitarist To Issue Two-CD Set Of Covers

Former DIO guitarist Tracy G is currently working on a double-CD solo effort consisting of 90 minutes of cover songs by "a few of my favorite artists and bands that inspired me to play guitar," according to Tracy's latest newsletter. Among the artists whose songs are set to be included on the as-yet...

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METALLICA, KORN, OZZY Among 2001's Top-Earning Music Stars

METALLICA, KORN, OZZY OSBOURNE, TOOL, LIMP BIZKIT, and AEROSMITH are among the artists included in Rolling Stone magazine's list of top-earning music stars last year (2001). While admitting that calculating the earnings of famous people involves some "estimation and guesswork", the magazine said it...

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LAMB OF GOD Featured In DC Shoes Commercial

LAMB OF GOD's "Pariah", taken from the group's New American Gospel CD, is featured in brand new DC Shoes Aerotech commercial which can be viewed during The Osbournes and Jackass on MTV and also during various programming on ESPN. To check out the commercial, click here. ...

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PRONG Join DANZIG US Tour

PRONG have replaced MARDUK as the main support on the upcoming DANZIG North American tour, which is scheduled to kick off tomorrow, June 1st in Phoenix, Arizona. The confirmed dates so far are as follows: Jun. 01 - Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theatre Jun. 02 - Albequerque, NM @ Midnight Rodeo Jun. 04 -...

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CELINE DION Covers AC/DC?!?!

In the believe-it-or-not department: Canadian chanteuse CELINE DION opened the VH1 Divas Las Vegas show last night with a "ripping guitar version" of AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long". No, we're not kidding. Interested parties can view a re-broadcast of the entire performance on VH1 tonight at 7...

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SNAPCASE Set Album Title, Announce Upcoming Live Appearance

SNAPCASE have set End Transmission as the title to the forthcoming follow-up to 2000's Designs For Automotion. The album, which was recorded earlier this spring with Brian McTernan at Salad Days Studios in Washington, DC, will be released this fall through Victory Records. In related SNAPCASE news,...

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SUPERJOINT RITUAL, SKINLAB, SPEEDEALER Tour: The Complete Itinerary

The complete itinerary for the upcoming SUPERJOINT RITUAL, SKINLAB, SPEEDEALER tour has been released. It is as follows (note that the Atlanta date has been moved to June 6th): Jun. 06 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade Jun. 08 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club Jun. 09 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero Jun....