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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Plays Michael Kelly Acoustic Bass
Michael Kelly Guitar Company has announced that bassist Geezer Butler of the band BLACK SABBATH has chosen to play a Michael Kelly acoustic bass. Undoubtedly one of hard rock's most influential musicians, Butler has been a member of BLACK SABBATH since the band's inception in the 1960s. Butler recei...May 9, 2005
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Guide To Extinction
NOCTURNE are the latest in a long line of female-fronted, electronic-tinged rock bands (the most well-known being GARBAGE). Like many of these groups, the "industrial" elements found within seem more like superficial machine trappings hung on a basic hard rock framework — enough stuff to warrant pla...May 8, 2005
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AUDIOSLAVE Give Outdoor Concert In Cuba
The Associated Press has issued the following report: AUDIOSLAVE broke decades-long barriers with a thundering concert before thousands of Cuban fans — who knocked over barriers to get closer to the first U.S. rock band to play an outdoor concert in Cuba. Chris Cornell's scream — "I won't do what yo...May 7, 2005
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Report: OZZY OSBOURNE Diagnosed With Parkin Syndrome
IrishExaminer.com is reporting that Ozzy Osbourne has been diagnosed with Parkin Syndrome and will have to take daily medication for the rest of his life to combat the involuntary shudders associated with the condition. The BLACK SABBATH star was given the all-clear for Parkison's disease in 2003, a...May 6, 2005
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AFTER FOREVER Drummer Recovering From Cancer
AFTER FOREVER drummer André Borgman, who was diagnosed with cancer earlier in the year, has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "To all my supporting fans, band, crew, friends..,… "This has been a very difficult period for me, but I finally can make you happy with some ver...May 5, 2005
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DEF LEPPARD Singer Already Prepping For Summer Tour
Launch Radio Networks reports: DEF LEPPARD will hit the road this June for a tour of minor league baseball stadiums with BRYAN ADAMS. Frontman Joe Elliott told Launch that he's already in training, working on both his body and his voice to prepare for a summer of singing. "I've seen a lot of people...May 3, 2005
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WITHOUT END To Film' Disease Is Man' Video
WITHOUT END, the band featuring guitarist/vocalist Adam Tranquilli (BLOODFEAST, HEADLOCK) and bassist Tom Lorenzo (M.O.D., HEADLOCK),will be filming a video for the title track to their full-length debut, "Disease Is Man", at Kenny's Castaways in New York City on May 21. "Disease is Man" was record...May 3, 2005
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CELTIC FROST Recording Final Production Demos For New Album
CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "We recorded vocals for one of the songs for the final production demos for our new album yesterday, and we'll continue with two more on Saturday. Martin [Ain, bass] and I have worked on a variety of lyr...April 30, 2005
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ANTHRAX: Reunion With A 'Serious Purpose'
The following press release was issued by ANTHRAX's publicist, Maria Ferrero of Adrenaline PR: The news is spreading; not the disease. ANTHRAX, the heavy metal band has reunited with a serious purpose. Having had a very well-attended press conference at Sirius Satellite in New York City April 1, 200...April 29, 2005
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With OZZY And SHARON At Ringside, JACK OSBOURNE Knocks Out Veteran Kickboxer
The Associated Press is reporting that Jack Osbourne, the chubby, bespectacled son for former shock-rocker Ozzy Osbourne, underwent almost four weeks of training and colonic irrigations before entering the ring against a veteran Thai kickboxer. The result: a second round knockout win to the teenage...April 28, 2005
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It Takes A Million AUDIOSLAVE Fans To Hear New Single
According to FMQB, AUDIOSLAVE will release "Your Time Has Come", the second single from their upcoming album, "Out of Exile" (out May 24),through a unique promotion involving radio listeners around the world. Radio stations are being asked to post a link on their web sites to a special timed-out do...April 27, 2005
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ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET Complete Pre-Production For Debut Album
Former THE CROWN vocalist Johan Lindstrand has posted the following message on the web site of his current project, ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET: "The machine is starting to get warm, oh yeah! Things are really taking shape faster than expected. "We are now done with the pre-production of the...April 24, 2005
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The Archaic Abattoir
Proving once and for all that Internet idiocy knows no bounds (as if a trip through this site's comment forums didn't already do that),there's actually scattered talk here and there of ABORTED's new blisterpiece, "The Archaic Abattoir", being a "sellout" for its incorporation of a little bit of "He...April 23, 2005
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AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE: OTTOSON Memorial Gathering And Funeral Service Details Announced
A public memorial gathering for AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE guitarist Bryan Ottoson, who was found dead in his bunk on the band's tour bus on Tuesday (April 19),will be held on Tuesday, April 26 between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the Thomson Dougherty Funeral Home (2535 Park Avenue; Tel. #: 612-871-4407)...April 22, 2005
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AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE Comment On Guitarist's Passing, Vow To Carry On
AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE have issued their first statement to the press following the death of guitarist Bryan Ottoson on April 19 in North Charleston, SC. The group's statement reads as follows: "The music world has lost a great guitarist and an even greater person with the death of our dear friend Bry...April 22, 2005