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Promoter Says 'Straight Edgers' Are To Blame For DIECAST Concert Fight
Matthew D. LaPlante of The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting that a Midvale concert promoter whose heavy metal concert was ruined last week when fans started fighting with band members and with security is blaming local devotees of the Straight Edge movement — and he now plans to exclude members of the...January 27, 2005
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RUSH: ALEX LIFESON Signature TriAmp Due In April
According to a posting on the RUSH fan site Power Windows, Hughes & Kettner has announced plans for a Alex Lifeson Signature TriAmp, to be released in April. A press release from the company follows: "For decades, the powerhouse trio RUSH has been the standard bearer of progressive rock. And the...January 25, 2005
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NIKKI SIXX On MÖTLEY CRÜE Reunion: 'I Would Do This Shit For Free'
In a recent interview with the U.K.'s Observer newspaper, MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx seemed more sensitive than the other bandmembers to the accusation that they are only back together to pick up a final paycheck. "What does money have to do with anything?" he asked the interviewer. "When you se...January 22, 2005
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DOPE Frontman To Write Monthly METAL EDGE Column
According to EdselDope.com, DOPE frontman Edsel Dope will be doing a monthly Q&A column that will appear in Metal Edge magazine called "The Straight Dope with Edsel Dope". People will be asked to email questions to [email protected]. Edsel will choose questions to answer in the column...January 21, 2005
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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Leader Comments On Upcoming Tour
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE leader Josh Homme has spoken to Billboard.com about the group's upcoming tour in support of their new album, "Lullabies To Paralyze", due on March 22 via Interscope. The trek will get underway Feb. 21 in Paris and has dates on tap through April 18 in Los Angeles. "We have bee...January 21, 2005
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DREAM THEATER Confirmed For Holland's ARROW ROCK FESTIVAL
DREAM THEATER have been confirmed for the Arrow Rock Festival, set to take place June 11 in Lichtenvoorde, the Netherlands. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are KANSAS, MEAT LOAF, STYX and LITTLE RIVER BAND. More information is available at www.arrowrockfestival.nl. DREAM THEATER are curren...January 19, 2005
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AFTERSHOK: Classic Metal Delivered 'Bigger And Better'
AFTERSHOK, the classic hard rock/metal band fronted by SHOK PARIS lead vocalist Vic Hix, have just released their long-awaited follow-up to 2002's "Unfinished Business", entitled "Burning Chrome". "Burning Chrome", available on Auburn Records, was recorded over a period extending from late 2003 thro...January 16, 2005
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DAMAGEPLAN Shooting: What Happened The Night DIMEBAG Was Murdered?
The following story by John Futty was published in the January 16, 2005 edition of The Columbus Dispatch: His high-pitched scream spoke to all of the things William Wever couldn't say. "It was like he suddenly realized, 'I've got another man's blood on me,' " said his friend Crystal Levings, 25, of...January 16, 2005
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IRON MAIDEN: 'The Number Of The Beast' Single Enters Euro Chart At No. 7
IRON MAIDEN's reissue of their classic single, "The Number of the Beast", has entered the official Euro chart at No. 7. There are hopes for the single to stay in the Top 10 another week as the first-week numbers are based solely on U.K., Irish, Swiss and French chart positions (territories where the...January 15, 2005
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DAVE NAVARRO Records Guest Appearance On New TOMMY LEE Solo Album
Former JANE'S ADDICTION/RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS guitarist Dave Navarro recorded a guest appearance on the new Tommy Lee (MÖTLEY CRÜE) solo album on Tuesday (Jan. 11),according to a posting on Navarro's web site. The session, which took place "at this crazy house in the hills with [producer] Scott Hum...January 13, 2005
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Former AC/DC Drummer To Play With AC/DC Tribute Band In Hollywood
Former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade will perform a set of AC/DC covers with RAZOR'S EDGE, an AC/DC tribute band also featuring vocalist Joe Leste (BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, BANG TANGO),Brent Woods (VINCE NEIL),Anthony Focx (BEAUTIFUL CREATURES) and Muddy (L.A. GUNS, GILBY CLARKE),on Thursday, January 13...January 8, 2005
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AEROSMITH's Fan Club Is Big Business For PAID INC.
Paid, Inc., a cutting-edge developer of celebrity web sites and services, ecommerce software and online auction collectibles seller, has processed more than 2,000 memberships in the past month for AEROSMITH's official fan club, Aero Force One (AF1),which recently re-opened for membership after the...January 6, 2005
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Hardcore/Metal DVD Compilation To Surface In February
Century Media Records will release the DVD compilation "Eye For An Eye – The New Breed Of Hardcore & Metal" on February 21 in Europe. A compilation of modern bands that share their true love to hardcore or metal music, the DVD is described in an official press release as "a collection of some of...January 5, 2005
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Swedish Hard Rock Stars Join Forces On Special DVD To Benefit Tsunami Victims
About 150 of the biggest names in rock and hard rock from Sweden have recorded a song that will be released in a couple of weeks on a special DVD to raise money through the Red Cross for the victims of the horrible earthquake and flood disaster in Asia. The song "Where Is The Fire" ...January 4, 2005
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EVANESCENCE Singer Says New Material Sounds Creepy, Sexy And Groovy
EVANESCENCE frontwoman Amy Lee recently spoke to Metal Edge magazine about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the group's follow-up to their multi-platinum major-label debut, "Fallen". Several excerpts from the interview follow: Metal Edge: This is the first time I've talked to you since t...January 2, 2005
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