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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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PILSON/LYNCH Prepare To Enter Studio To Record Debut CD
According to former DOKKEN bassist Jeff Pilson, things are progressing amazingly well with his new project featuring ex-DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch (reportedly dubbed PYNCH) and the songs are all written, just a few details here and there to work out. Wait 'till you hear the finished songs. I thin...March 11, 2002
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ANTHRAX's JOHN BUSH: The New Album Will Be Explosive And Energetic
ANTHRAX frontman John Bush recently had the following to say about the musical direction on the group's upcoming, as-yet-untitled studio album (tentatively due in Europe on June 24th via Nuclear Blast Records) during an interview with The Metal Gospel: “I think that it is just a progression really....March 2, 2002
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VARG VIKERNES Issues New Booklet
BURZUM frontman Varg Vikernes (aka Count Grishnackh),currently serving a 21-year prison sentence for the August 1993 murder of MAYHEM leader Euronymous (aka Oeystein Aarseth),has issued a 16-page booklet entitled Irminsul via Sweden's Cymophane Publishing. Priced at $/ 9, SEK NOK DKK 60, the bookl...March 1, 2002
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Becomes NARAS Voting Member
Swedish axe hero YNGWIE MALMSTEEN has officially become a voting member of NARAS (National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences),which is the body of peers that vote on the Grammy Awards. He was presented with a huge membership form and announced as a member by Robyn Hass of the Florida Chapt...March 1, 2002
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