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JEFF PILSON Offers Update On Project With GEORGE LYNCH
Former DOKKEN bassist Jeff Pilson has posted the following update on his much-anticipated collaboration with ex-DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch: "First off, yes, we have finally decided on naming George and my project L/P. It serves two purposes in that, for one, it could be taken to mean or be called...June 4, 2002
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SILVERCHAIR Cancel All Concert Engagements As DANIEL JOHNS' Condition Takes Turn For Worse
SILVERCHAIR have cancelled all their concert engagements due to further deterioration in the health of lead singer and guitarist, Daniel Johns. Persons holding tickets to the band's sold out New York and London dates over the next two weeks will be offered full refunds from the point of purchase as...June 1, 2002
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LIMP BIZKIT's FRED DURST: WES BORLAND Is A Very Bitter Man
LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst doesn't know how to take "No" for an answer. In his latest posting on LIMP BIZKIT's official web site, Fred not only acknowledges the fact that former guitarist Wes Borland has responded negatively to Durst's pleas for him to return to the group, but also insists that...May 28, 2002
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TESTAMENT/DRAGONLORD Guitarist Gets Ripped Off
TESTAMENT/DRAGONLORD guitarist Steve Smyth had several pieces of equipment stolen from a secure South of Market Street, San Francisco underground parking lot, on early May 6th, AM (possibly May 5th?). The missing items are as follows: 1) B.C. Rich Bich Guitar: Transparent Blood Red, Widow headstock,...May 7, 2002
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ANDY SNEAP Offers Technical Opinion On SICK SPEED Vs. DK Entertainment Fiasco
Acclaimed metal producer Andy Sneap — whose list of clients includes MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT, STUCK MOJO, SKINLAB, BLAZE, NEVERMORE and ARCH ENEMY, among others — has jumped to the defense of SICK SPEED axeman Rich Ward (ex-STUCK MOJO) over the latter's criticism of the impending release of SICK SPE...April 25, 2002
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LAYNE STALEY: Seattle Police Dept. Incident Report Viewable Online
A brief Seattle Police Department incident report describing Friday's (April 19th) discovery of the body of Layne Staley, former lead singer of ALICE IN CHAINS, can be viewed at these location: page 1, page 2. Staley, who apparently had died in his apartment days earlier, was "found lying on the cou...April 24, 2002
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ALICE IN CHAINS Members Issue Joint Statement
Former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell, bassist Mike Inez, and drummer Sean Kinney have jointly issued the following statement in regards to the death of vocalist Layne Staley, whose body was discovered in Seattle this past Friday: On April 19, 2002, our friend Layne Staley was found dead i...April 22, 2002
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JERRY CANTRELL, CHRIS CORNELL, Others Make Appearance At Seattle Memorial For LAYNE STALEY
Check out this photo of ex-ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell and ex-SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell (sporting blonde hair, no less) sharing a private moment during an informal memorial for late ALICE IN CHAINS singer Layne Staley last night, Saturday, April 20th, at the Seattle Center in S...April 21, 2002
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LAYNE STALEY Officially Declared Dead Following Autopsy
ALICE IN CHAINS frontman Layne Staley has been officially declared dead after The King County Medical Examiner positively identified Staley's body following an autopsy earlier today, CNN has reported. Exact time and cause of death are pending, as laboratory results could take several weeks. Here are...April 20, 2002
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Commences Work On "Attack"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: GUITAR LEGEND YNGWIE MALMSTEEN HEADS INTO THE STUDIO TO BEGIN RECORDING ATTACK International guitar legend YNGWIE MALMSTEEN is back in the studio and has begun recording his new album, Attack. Attack is being produced by YNGWIE himself, and recorded and mixed by the famous vet...April 20, 2002
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ALICE IN CHAINS Frontman Passes Away At Age 34
The following article was posted at Seattletimes.com: A body was removed last night from the University District residence of Layne Staley, lead singer and guitarist for the Seattle grunge band ALICE IN CHAINS. KOMO-TV, citing an unidentified source, said the body was that of Staley, 34. A King Coun...April 20, 2002
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BOB DAISLEY & LEE KERSLAKE: OZZY Robbed The Record-Buying Public
Former OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake have issued a statement responding to the press release from the OSBOURNE camp “explaining” the reasons for the removal of the duo's recorded performances from the Blizzard of Ozz and Diary Of A Madman “reissues” and accusing the pair...April 15, 2002
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AFTER FOREVER Part With Guitarist, Replacement Announced
Dutch gothic/atmospheric doom metal act AFTER FOREVER have parted ways with guitarist and founding member Mark Jansen due to “musical differences”. “Mark was one of the founders and forces behind AFTER FOREVER,” reads the group's official statement on the split. “We thank him for his important contr...April 4, 2002
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AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE Enlist Ex-BLACK FLOOD DIESEL Guitarist
AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE noise unit operator Aaron Zilch has confirmed via a posting on the group's official message board at www.headcharge.com that the group have acquired ex-BLACK FLOOD DIESEL guitarist Bryan Ottoson to replace the recently departed Wayne Kile. According to Zilch, [Bryan] is an aweso...April 2, 2002
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Former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE Axeman Mixes Metal And Jazz On Freshly-Issued CD
New York's ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, led by former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, have just released their debut album, entitled Goodbye To Romance: Standards For A New Generation, consisting of classic hard rock tunes from the '70s and '80s rearranged with rich harmonies and pulsating groove...March 15, 2002
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