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UFO To Record New Album Later In The Year
UFO bassist Pete Way has issued an official statement clarifying the group's present status and future plans. Way's statement reads as follows: "The UFO situation is ongoing, we're waiting to put together the absolutely right formation. Myself, I never said [former EUROPE guitarist] John [Norum] wou...June 24, 2003
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SCOTT WEILAND: STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Have Not Broken Up
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland called into "The Cane Show" on K-Rock on Wednesday (June 16) and commented on several topics, including the future of STP, his plans with VELVET REVOLVER and his personal life. The following are some of the highlights of the conversation: On S...June 17, 2003
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Ex-OPPRESSOR Guitarist To Perform With TWELFTH GATE at CLASSIC METAL FEST 3
Ex-OPPRESSOR guitarist Jim Stopper will be performing with TWELFTH GATE at the upcoming Classic Metal Fest 3. As of yet, Jim's status within the band has not been made official. Classic Metal Fest 3 is set to take place June 27-28 at Oasis One-Sixty in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Also scheduled to ap...June 9, 2003
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LED ZEPPELIN Break Sales Records
"Led Zeppelin DVD" achieved by far the highest-ever first-week and single-week sales for a music DVD, its 120,000 SoundScan figure doubling the previous sales record set by PAUL MCCARTNEY's "Back In The U.S." "How The West Was Won" is LED ZEPPELIN's first #1 Billboard album since their final studio...June 6, 2003
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PHILIP ANSELMO Speaks Out On The Future Of PANTERA, DOWN And Collaboration With TONY IOMMI
PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo stopped by the studios of Sirius Radio in New York City on Tuesday, May 20 and spoke to "Hard Attack" host Don Kaye about the current status of all of his musical projects, including PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT RITUAL and his much-rumored collaboration with BLACK SABBAT...May 27, 2003
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TESTAMENT/SADUS Bassist Offers Update On SUICIDE SHIFT Project
Former DEATH/CONTROL DENIED and current TESTAMENT/SADUS bassist Steve DiGiorgio has released an update via his official discussion forum on the status of the much-anticipated SUICIDE SHIFT project (featuring DiGiorgio, SADUS guitarist Darren Travis, and TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy). "What will [S...May 20, 2003
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MONSTER MAGNET Sign European Deal With STEAMHAMMER RECORDS!
MONSTER MAGNET have inked a European record deal with Steamhammer/SPV Records. MONSTER MAGNET in their present form were created in 1989, and have been rocking the globe with their rock, psychedelic, garage sounds ever since. With their 1998 hit single "Space Lord" helping push the album "Powertrip"...May 8, 2003
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Longtime GUNS N' ROSES Photographer Sues AXL ROSE For Failing To Honor Contract
On April 28 in Los Angeles, photographer Robert John, 41, sued GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose, 41, for allegedly refusing to honor an earlier contract in which Rose agreed to pay $80,000 for hundreds of photos of the band that John has taken since 1985. John claims that Rose has been keeping the ph...May 4, 2003
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RATT Guitarist Joins DIO!
RATT guitarist Warren DeMartini has officially joined DIO as the band's new touring guitarist. Warren replaces Doug Aldrich, who has spent the past few months touring with the reunited WHITESNAKE. DeMartini's first appearance with DIO will take place as part of the group's upcoming North American to...April 30, 2003
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STATUS QUO 'Forced' Into Re-Recording Old Classics
STATUS QUO were reportedly forced by their record label to re-record their old classics and lay down several covers as part of a "new" album collection dubbed "Rocking All Over The Riffs". "It is something we got talked into," lead singer Francis Rossi told Undercover News. "If it means they'll let...April 29, 2003
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Krux
The memories of a rotund Swede charging around stages in a monk's cassock will forever go down as one of the most enduring and amusing images in metal. Indeed, it's fair to say that exuberant frontman Messiah Marcolin was significantly instrumental in attaining legendary status for doom overlords CA...April 27, 2003
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GOD FORBID Deny Singer Departure, Prepare To Record New Album
New Jersey-based quintet GOD FORBID have finally broken their silence regarding the status of their singer, Byron Davis. Davis was previously rumored to have left the group just as they were preparing to enter the studio to begin work on the follow-up to their critically acclaimed Century Media debu...April 14, 2003
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CRYPTOPSY Guitarist To Play With QUO VADIS
CRYPTOPSY's Alex Auburn will fill in on guitar for two QUO VADIS shows late this month. QUO VADIS, who will be the support act for ANONYMUS on March 21 at Metropolis in Montreal and March 22 at Kashmir in Quebec City, are currently working on their new album, which they have been recording during va...March 17, 2003
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DOUG ALDRICH Says He's 'Not Sure' About His Future With DIO
During an AOL chat conducted last night (Feb. 17),WHITESNAKE/DIO guitarist Doug Aldrich alluded to a possible scheduling conflict between his upcoming WHITESNAKE touring activities and the songwriting sessions for the next DIO album, potentially jeopardizing his status in the latter band. "Ronnie [...February 18, 2003
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ANGEL WITCH Members Embroiled In War Of Words Over Band's Current Status
A war of words has erupted between former members of the legendary NWOBHM band ANGEL WITCH and the group's founder, Kevin Heybourne, who recently announced plans to carry on in an all-new version of the band. In a brief message posted on the official web site for the group's previous incarnation, ww...February 16, 2003
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