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KORN, NICKELBACK Confirmed For Ontario's LABATT BLUE HOMETOWN BASH
KORN and NICKELBACK are among the artists scheduled to perform at Labatt Blue Hometown Bash, a big outdoor festival happening on Aug. 16 outside John Labatt Center in London, Ontario, Canada. Also set to appear at the event are SIMPLE PLAN, AMERICAN HI FI and THREE DAYS GRACE. Doors will open at 4 p...May 21, 2003
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NICKELBACK To Embark On Canadian Mini-Tour
NICKELBACK will embark on a short tour of Eastern Canada in late June. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jun. 23 - St John's, NFLD @ Mile One Stadium Jun. 26 - St-Ephrem, QC @ Woodstock en Beauce Festival Jun. 28 - Halifax, NS @ Citadel Hill Jun. 30 - Charlottetown, PEI @ Charlottetown Festival Of ...May 2, 2003
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THE SCORPIONS To Record New Album
Veteran German hard rockers THE SCORPIONS are taking a little break before entering the studio to record their new studio album, tentatively due in early 2004. Several producer names have been mentioned as possible collaborators on the group's next effort, including Bob Rock (METALLICA, THE CULT),R...April 12, 2003
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DISTURBED, NICKELBACK, SALIVA, MANSON Get Certified
DISTURBED's 2000 debut, "The Sickness", has been certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales in excess of three million copies in the U.S. Also freshly-certified is NICKELBACK's "Silver Side Up", which has turned quintuple-platinum after shifting over...April 2, 2003
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NICKELBACK Singing Record Label's Praises
NICKELBACK have boosted Roadrunner Records to a status to compete with the major labels of the record business. Thanks to NICKLEBACK's Grammy nomination for "How You Remind Me" and "Silver Side Up" selling several million copies, the band and the label are both gaining notoriety. It hasn't all been...January 28, 2003
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KRITICKILL Turn Down NICKELBACK Offer
Killeen, Texas-based act KRITICKILL have reportedly turned down a record deal offer from 604 Records, the label venture headed by NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger and his longtime attorney Jonathan Simkin. Although no specific reason was given for their decision, the group are said to have ended con...January 26, 2003
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PANTERA/NICKELBACK/KID ROCK Version Of ELTON JOHN Classic To Surface On 'Charlie's' Soundtrack
The version of ELTON JOHN's "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" recorded by NICKELBACK's Chad Kroeger, PANTERA's Dimebag Darrell and Kid Rock is tentatively set to surface on the "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" soundtrack. Kroeger, who said he's been a fan of the Elton classic since he was a...January 24, 2003
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Rock Musicians Speak Out On Possible War With Iraq
An increasing number of rock artists are speaking their minds about a possible war with Iraq, with many of them seeing the potential military operation to oust Saddam Hussein as an issue that affects more than just enlisted soldiers and their families. Others, on the other hand, argue that even if S...January 23, 2003
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Entertainment Weekly: THE OSBOURNES Have Officially Worn Out Their Welcome
Chris Willman of Entertainment Weekly weighed in on the top 10 American Music Awards "highlights" from Monday night's show. At #2 was Sharon Osbourne announcing CREED's win. He writes, "There seemed to be no act too low for Sharon Osbourne to champion... except one. She broke from her slavishness ju...January 16, 2003
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DROWNING POOL, NICKELBACK, SALIVA, ENDO To Appear On 'Daredevil' Soundtrack
DROWNING POOL (featuring ROB ZOMBIE),NICKELBACK, SALIVA and ENDO are among the artists appearing on the soundtrack to the hotly anticipated film "Daredevil", due Feb. 4 from Wind-Up Records. "Daredevil" the movie is expected to receive a theatrical release on Valentine's Day (Feb. 14). The complete...January 9, 2003
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Germany's Top-Selling Hard Rock Albums Of 2002
The following is a list of Germany's top-selling hard rock/metal albums of 2002 (as reported by Rock Hard magazine): 07. DIE TOTEN HOSEN - Auswärtsspiel 08. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - By The Way 13. NICKELBACK - Silver Side Up 15. BÖHSE ONKELZ - Dopamin 17. LENNY KRAVITZ - Lenny 21. P.O.D. - Satellite...January 9, 2003
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NICKELBACK Finish Writing Material For New CD
NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger has been spending time in a Vancouver recording studio, writing and tracking material for the group's upcoming CD. "The new NICKELBACK record is already written and we've recorded three songs, two of which we are pretty sure are all ready to be singles," Kroeger told...January 8, 2003
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AEROSMITH, KORN, TOOL, OZZFEST 2002 Among Top-Grossing Tours Of 2002
AEROSMITH, KORN, TOOL, OZZFEST 2002 and GUNS N' ROSES are among the tours that have made concert trade publication Pollstar's list of the 100 top-grossing tours of 2002. The following are the top-ranked hard rock/metal tours of the year (overall ranking based on total box office gross data as provid...January 6, 2003
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NICKELBACK's KROEGER To Launch 'Fantasic' New Acts Through Label Imprint
NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger says that future releases through his new label, 604 Records, will feature music beyond the gritty rock style of his band and of 604's first release, THEORY OF A DEADMAN. "Right now it's a lot of people saying, 'Well yeah, but everything you work with sounds like you...January 4, 2003
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JERRY CANTRELL Slams Former Tourmates CREED, Says Tour Was 'Stale'
Ex-ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell, who spent a couple of months this year touring arenas with CREED, has slammed his former touring bandmates, calling them "unpersonable" and describing the experience of sharing the stage with them as "stale". "CREED was a weird tour," Cantrell told Chicag...December 27, 2002