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TOMMY LEE Quits MÖTLEY CRÜE

According to the amended complaint filed by MÖTLEY CRÜE against artist manager Carl Stubner and his three companies Sanctuary Group, Inc., Sanctuary Artist Management, Inc. and Carl Stubner Productions, Inc., drummer Tommy Lee "recently informed [bassist Nikki] Sixx and [guitarist Mick] Mars, the sh...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist To Guest On Next Week's 'LA Ink'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian will guest on the new TLC series "LA Ink" on September 18 at 10:00 p.m. According to BuddyTV.com, the show, which stars tattoo artist Kat Von D, her staff and A-list clientele, was the highest-rated series premiere in the history of TLC among adults 18-34, with a rating o...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's Amended Complaint Includes New 'Evidence' Against Manager CARL STUBNER

According to a press release, legendary rock band MÖTLEY CRÜE has filed an "amended complaint containing newly obtained evidence" in its lawsuit against artist manager Carl Stubner and his three companies Sanctuary Group, Inc., Sanctuary Artist Management, Inc. and Carl Stubner Productions, Inc. The...

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It's Official: LED ZEPPELIN To Reunite For London Concert

The surviving members of LED ZEPPELIN have confirmed they will reform for a special show at London's 22,000-capacity O2 arena on Monday, November 26 as part of a tribute to Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, who died last December. Tickets cost £125 each (approximately $254) and will be allo...

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ANCIENT RITES: North American Tour Cancelled

ANCIENT RITES mainman Gunther Theys has issued the following update: "ANCIENT RITES were approached to tour the USA/Canada during winter. We agreed on the terms. Many dates were booked. The word was spread. The band kept the dates free and prepared for the tour. "One day we received a mail from the...

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FATAL SMILE: New Album To Be Mixed By MICHAEL WAGENER

Swedish "traditional" hard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE has tapped veteran producer Michael Wagener (METALLICA, MÖTLEY CRÜE, OZZY OSBOURNE, SKID ROW) to mix its upcoming third album, entitled "Primed & Ready". Due before the end of the year, the CD will contain the following tracks (not in...

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PERRY FARRELL Speaks Out On At&T Censorship Of PEARL JAM

The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: Lollapalooza co-founder Perry Farrell told The Pulse of Radio that it was wrong for AT&T to censor PEARL JAM singer Eddie Vedder's anti-Bush lyrics during the company's web cast of the band's performance at last month's festival in Chi...

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DEEP PURPLE Guitarist: 'I'm Proud Of Everything I Did With DIXIE DREGS'

Playbackstl.com recently conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE/DIXIE DREGS guitarist Steve Morse. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Playbackstl.com: Even though you're putting out new music, do you find that some of the rock stations are reluctant to play some of that because you're deemed a cl...

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SKINLAB: Studio Update

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB entered Trident studios in Pacheco, California over the weekend to begin recording their upcoming digital release, due out in the coming months via Crash Music. Commented bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel: "Just got back from day 2 of recording. Things...

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SKINLAB Hits The Studio

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have issued the following update: "[We're] off to Trident studios [in Pacheco, California] to begin recording for upcoming digital release, due out in the coming months via Crash. We'll be re-recording the songs 'Face of Aggression' and 'In for the Ki...

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CELTIC FROST Mainman Working On HELLHAMMER Book

CELTIC FROST mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update: "I spent hours yesterday in the presence of HELLHAMMER's two iconic former bass players, Steve Warrior and Martin Eric Ain. We interviewed Steve Warrior in detail for the forthcoming HELLHAMMER book, 'Only Death Is Real', to b...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Performs TUPAC's 'California Love'; Video Available

Video footage of former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach performing TUPAC's "California Love" on the second episode of MTV's new weekly competition show "Celebrity Rap Superstar" is available for viewing at www.mtv.com. "Celebrity Rap Superstar" kicked off on August 30. Bach is one of eight celebrity...

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PRONG: New Album Samples Available

One full song and three audio clips from the forthcoming PRONG album, "Power of the Damager". are available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. Due on October 2, the hard-hitting record — the band's first studio release since 2003's "Scorpio Rising" — is easily PRONG's finest. "Power of the Da...

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Egyptian Artist Explains NILE's Non-Involvement In 'The Faceless' Project

Egyptian artist Nader Sadek — whose multimedia installation "The Faceless" opens tonight (Thursday, September 6) at Michael Steinberg Fine Art in New York's Chelsea district — has released the following statement explaining the non-involvement in the project of legendary death metallers NILE (whose...

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VAN HALEN Taps BOB MARLEY's Son KY-MANI For Upcoming Tour

VAN HALEN has tapped Bob Marley's son Ky-Mani — whose 2001 album, "Many More Roads", was nominated for a Grammy — to open its upcoming reunion tour. Marley's first appearance as musician took place in 1996 when he recorded "Like Father Like Son", an album consisting of cover versions of some of his...