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MÖTLEY CRÜE's Attorney Says STUBNER Was Paid $1 Million For Management Services

Skip Miller of Miller Barondess LLP, Los Angeles, attorney for the rock band MÖTLEY CRÜE, has issued the following statement in regard to the lawsuit filed by the band against one of its managers, Carl Stubner, and companies he is associated with: "For Mr. Stubner to assert, as he now does in respon...

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SHINING Mastermind Denies Suicide Rumor Was Publicity Stunt

Metal Sickness recently conducted an interview with SHINING mastermind Niklas Kvarforth. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Sickness: Is SHINING only controlled by you, I mean are you the only one who writes the lyrics and the music or do you let the other members taking part of the creation...

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RAM: German Dates Announced

RAM, the traditional Gothenburg, Sweden-based heavy metal band featuring Leif Larsson (ex-FROZEN EYES, NME WITHIN) and Morgan Pettersson (ex-B-THONG),has lined up the following German dates in September: Sep. 28 - Mannheim, GER @ 7er-club Sep. 29 - Bitterfeld, GER @ Festung RAM released its full-le...

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DORO: New Audio Interview Posted Online

An interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch, conducted on Friday, June 15 at the Pearl Room in Chicago, Illinois, aired on KWTF The Edge's "Savage Sunday Show with Tom Wylde" this past Sunday (June 17). Download and listen to the show at this location. In other news, pictures of Doro and SAVATAG...

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COLDWORKER: First Tour Diary Entry Available

COLDWORKER, the Örebro, Sweden-based band consisting of current and former/current members of such bands as NASUM, RELENTLESS, CARNAL GRIEF, RUIN and PHOBOS, is currently on tour in Europe with MISERY INDEX and DEW-SCENTED. Drummer Anders Jakobson has posted the first installment of his tour diary a...

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TOMMY LEE's Manager Responds To MÖTLEY CRÜE Lawsuit

Manager Carl Stubner and Sanctuary Artist Management Inc. have issued a statement in response to a lawsuit filed by MÖTLEY CRÜE in which they charged that Stubner, who represents the band's drummer Tommy Lee, orchestrated a campaign of "self dealing" to "divert revenue" from the band, "promoted Lee'...

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MACHINE HEAD Explains FIELDS OF ROCK Cancellation

MACHINE HEAD was forced to miss its scheduled appearance at the 2007 edition of the Fields of Rock festival, which is taking place June 16-17 at the Evenemententerrein Walibi World in Biddinghuizen, Holland. The group has issued the following statement regarding the matter: "MACHINE HEAD offers thei...

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SOLEMNITY Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Germany's SOLEMNITY has parted ways with drummer with Jürgen The Butcher. According to a posting on the group's web site, Jürgen was forced to leave SOLEMNITY "due to serious problems in his private life." The band adds, "We are proud to announce that our long-time friend and professional drummer Ha...

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CYNIC: Final Summer Itinerary Revealed; Lineup Change Announced

The reunited CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal, has lined up the following dates over the coming weeks: Jun. 23 - Hellfest - Clisson Nantes, France Jun. 24 - Graspop Metal Meeting - Dessel, Belgium Jun. 25 - Dingwalls - Lond...

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EVAN SEINFELD's THE SPYDERZ Announce 'Secret' London Show

THE SPYDERZ, the new band led by former BIOHAZARD frontman Evan Seinfeld, has announced that it will play a "secret" show at "The Beautiful People" club night at London's Metro Club on Oxford Street on June 19. After being forced to cancel the previously announced Underworld show, THE SPYDERZ decide...

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JOURNEY Keyboardist Explains JEFF SCOTT SOTO Dismissal

JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain recently spoke to Showbuzz about the dismissal of singer Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN). "We wish Jeff the best of luck," Jonathan Cain said. "We just wanted to move in a different direction sonically. We're interested in our legacy right now. We want...

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NILE Drummer To Attend Athens' 'Blasting Your Ears' Event

NILE drummer George Kollias will attend the Blasting Your Ears club event as a special guest this Saturday night (June 16) in Athens, Greece. The event is being organized by Nuclear Blast Records and will take place at the Texas Club (56 Ippokratous Str, Athens) at the upper hall. Fans of the band w...

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It's Official: W.A.S.P. Cancels U.S. Tour

Veteran shock rockers W.A.S.P. have been forced to cancel their previously announced U.S. tour (which included ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY on many of the dates) due to its North American label losing its distribution, according to a posting on the band's web site. The tour will be rescheduled to a later un...

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MAYHEM Drummer Breaks Arm; Band Cancels HELLFEST Appearance

Norwegian black metallers MAYHEM have been forced to cancel their appearance at this year's Hellfest — set to take place June 23-25 in Clisson, France — after MAYHEM/DIMMU BORGIR drummer Jan Axel von Blomberg (a.k.a. Hellhammer) broke his arm, making it impossible for him to play the event. Replacin...

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BRUCE KULICK Resumes Recording New Solo Album

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick has entered the studio to resume recording his next solo CD, tentatively titled "BK3". He has launched a studio blog to give fans a chance to keep track of the process. An excerpt from Bruce's latest entry is as follows: "Finally have some time to get recording aga...