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Former PANTERA Guitar Legend DIMEBAG DARRELL Returns to DEAN

Dean Guitars announced Saturday November 13, 2004 that they have signed DAMAGEPLAN guitarist Dimebag Darrell (ex-PANTERA) to an exclusive endorsement agreement with an extensive line of USA-made and imported model "Dimebag" guitars to be introduced in January 2005. Dimebag Darrell, named by Guitar W...

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PETER CRISS' Ex-Wife's Scrapbooks Sell For Over $10,000

Backstage Auctions has wrapped up its 2004 live auction schedule with the completion of the Lydia Criss auction. The auction, which featured personal and KISS-related items from her 12-year marriage to original KISS drummer Peter Criss as well as items from Lydia's years as a rock photographer, sold...

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COLD Frontman Explains Guitarist's Departure

COLD frontman Scooter Ward has responded to fan criticism regarding the departure of guitarist Eddie Rendini (ex-DARWIN'S WAITING ROOM). Writing to the group's official message board, Ward said, "Eddie wasn't the right musician for this band, no matter how fuckin cool he was. For [anyone] to say thi...

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COLD Part Ways With Guitarist EDDIE RENDINI

COLD have parted ways with guitarist Eddie Rendini (ex-DARWIN'S WAITING ROOM). In a posting on the group's official message board, Rendini explained the circumstances behind his departure from the group: "I have been getting alot of emails and [private messages] concerning the news of me 'leaving' C...

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TOMMY LEE: Press Conference Transcript Posted Online

A transcript of the Nov. 7, 2004 press conference at the Van Brunt Visitors Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee and executive producer Eddie October about Lee's upcoming NBC reality television show has been posted online at JournalStar.com. Speaking...

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VAN HALEN Drummer Says New Songs Are 'Absolutely Brilliant'

Steve Penhollow of The Journal Gazette reports that VAN HALEN is a volatile band, and drummer Alex Van Halen is the first to admit it. "We're volatile only to the extent that we're as good of friends as we are," Van Halen said in a phone interview. "It's because we are so intense. ...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Bassist Talks About 'Operation: Mindcrime' Sequel

QUEENSRŸCHE bassist Eddie Jackson recently spoke to RockConfidential.com about the group's current tour and their forthcoming CD, the next chapter to the 1988 ground-breaking concept album, "Operation: Mindcrime", tentatively titled "Operation: Mindcrime II". Several excerpts from the interview foll...

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Drummer CARMINE APPICE Talks About KING KOBRA Singer's Sex Change

In a recent interview with Sweden's Metalshrine.se webzine, legendary drummer Carmine Appice (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLUE MURDER, VANILLA FUDGE) spoke about the first time he heard that his former KING KOBRA bandmate Mark Free had undergone a sex change and had changed his name to Marcie Free. "I didn´t hav...

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TWISTED SISTER Singer To Visit USS NIMITZ

The New York Post is reporting that TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider will visit the USS Nimitz this Thursday (Nov. 4) in the Pacific to tape crewmembers' requests for VH1 Classic's "All Request Video Hour" and video dedications to their families back home. The requests will air throughout Thanksgi...

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DREAM THEATER Begin Recording New Album

Progressive heavy rock giants DREAM THEATER are scheduled to enter a New York City studio on Monday (Nov. 1) to begin recording the follow-up to 2003's "Train of Thought". A spring/summer 2005 release through Elektra Records is expected. DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy played a set with classic E...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer To Perform With OVERKILL

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy will be playing a set with classic East Coast thrashers OVERKILL this Friday, October 29 for Eddie Trunk's annual Halloween party. The event will take place at The Hard Rock Café, located at 57th St between Broadway and 7th Ave. in New York City. Doors open at 9:30...

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Another End Of The Road For VAN HALEN?

Andrew McNeice of MelodicRock.com reports: "The world of VAN HALEN is a fickle thing and the band have never been far from a headline. The guys are currently working their way through their last weeks of 2004 tour dates — shows that some never thought would happen. "But they did, after the feud ...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Says He Was One Of The Last People To See KURT COBAIN Alive

In a recent interview with Germany's WDR.de, VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) revealed that he shared a flight from Los Angeles to Seattle with the late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain only hours prior to Cobain's decision to take his own life in April 1994. Commented McKagan: "I...

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PRETTY BOY FLOYD: New Lineup Promises 'Crazier New Look' And 'Improved Musicianship'

'80s glam band PRETTY BOY FLOYD has reformed with original lead singer Steve Sex Summers on vocals, along with PEPPERMINT CREEPS members Eddie Electra on bass, Macy Malone on guitar, and Traci Michaelz on drums. "The new lineup is sure to please glam fans all over the world with a crazier new look!"...

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IRON MAIDEN: Eddie Rips Up The World

According to a posting at the IRON MAIDEN fan site MaidenFans.com, IRON MAIDEN's upcoming tour will likely be called "Eddie Rips Up The World Tour", based on the various posters appearing for the already-announced dates. The trek will apparently comprise between 20 and 25 shows. It is unknown if thi...