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JERRY CANTRELL Debuts 'New' Band At SAMMY HAGAR's CABO WABO MEXICAN MELTDOWN

Former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell debuted his "new" solo band — William Duvall (guitar, COMES WITH THE FALL),Adam Stanger (bass, COMES WITH THE FALL),plus a couple of as-yet-undisclosed session musicians — at Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo Mexican Meltdown on October 3-4. Jerry reportedly p...

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DANZIG Announce Halloween Show

DANZIG have announced a Halloween show (October 31) at the Orange Pavilion in San Bernardino, California. As previously reported, DANZIG will be heading into the studio sometime in October to start recording their eighth album, tentatively due in the spring. The group will then travel to the East Co...

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TOMMY THAYER Says He Showed ACE FREHLEY How To Play Early KISS Riffs Before First Reunion Tour

KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer recently revealed to Oregon State Daily Barometer Online that the group's original guitarist, Ace Frehley, needed Thayer's assistance in remembering Frehley's signature guitar riffs in preparation for the band's first reunion tour. "They asked me to help out," Thayer expl...

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KISS Drummer: TOMMY THAYER Is Doing A Great Job

KISS drummer Peter Criss has told the San Antonio Express-News that Ace Frehley's replacement, Tommy Thayer, is handling amazingly well the difficult task of playing the parts of the group's original guitarist on the band's current tour. "He's really doing a great job," Criss said of Thayer. "I'm up...

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KISS' 'Symphony' DVD Enters Australian Chart At No. 1

KISS's "Kiss Symphony" DVD has entered the Australian Music DVD chart at No. 1, according to the official web site of the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). The DVD, which features KISS members Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Tommy Thayer playing classic songs such as "Rock A...

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DIONYSUS Finishing Up Work On New Album

DIONYSUS, the Swedish/German melodic power metal act featuring the voice behind guitarist Luca Turilli's solo work, Olaf Hayer, and ex-SINERGY drummer Ronny Milianowicz, are in the final phase of the recording sessions for their new album, tentatively due in February 2004 through AFM Records. The CD...

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Review: KISS Deliver 'Big Dumb Noise', AEROSMITH Offer Substance At St. Louis Gig

Kevin C. Johnson of St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that "anyone who left the AEROSMITH/KISS concert at UMB Bank Pavilion Sunday night [September 28] with ear drums and eyebrows intact (the noise, the pyro),and eyesight undamaged (the side-butt display from Gene Simmons) got off easy. "That's the k...

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DANZIG To Record New Album In October

DANZIG will be heading into the studio sometime in October to start recording their eighth album, tentatively due in the spring. The group will then travel to the East Coast for some live dates, including a headlining appearance at the New Jersey Metal And Hardcore Fest on Friday, November 14 at Asb...

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KISS Guitarist Visits GIBSON Headquarters In Tennessee: Photos Available

KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer visited the Gibson Guitar Headquarters and Custom Guitar Shop in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday (September 22). Check out the pictures here. ...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'Greatest Video Hits' DVD To Surface In November

MÖTLEY CRÜE's "Greatest Video Hits", a DVD collection of videos never-before-available on a single commercial release, will be issued on November 11. Twenty-one core videos make up this unique collector's item with new 5.1 mixes and stereo remastered audio giving diehard MÖTLEY fans fresh new versio...

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NIKKI SIXX Says MÖTLEY CRÜE Reunion Tour Won't Be About The Money

MÖTLEY CRÜE/BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message to the "Rock'n'Roll Diary" section of CRÜE's official web site: "Hey guys.. Wanted to update you on some CRÜE news. We have a new labal (Universal Music) and they do a 'Millennium Series' of bands they work the cat...

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TOMMY LEE At FASHION WEEK SPRING 2004

Former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee was on hand at Absolut Lifestyle and Honey magazine's House of Field during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2004 at Gotham Hall in New York City on Wednesday (September 17). Check out pictures from Globe Photos, LFI, and Wire Image. ...

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KISS/AEROSMITH Show In Virginia Postponed Due To Hurricane Threat

Due to Hurricane Isabel, the threat of severe weather and the bands' concerns for their fans' well-being, the KISS/AEROSMITH concert scheduled for Virginia Beach, Virginia Wednesday night (September 17) was postponed. Fans are encouraged to hold on to their tickets and listen for the rescheduled dat...

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Review: AEROSMITH Trumps KISS In A Battle Of '70s Bands

Sean Piccoli of South Florida's Sun-Sentinel reports that "AEROSMITH and KISS, rock bands formed in the 1970s, both had something saved up for a boisterous double bill on Friday night [September 12] at Sound Advice Amphitheatre west of West Palm Beach. "The anti-aging potions reserved to rock stars...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE: 'Loud As F@*k'

A two-disc anthology of MÖTLEY CRÜE's greatest tracks plus 10 of their finest promo videos on DVD has been compiled for release through Universal Music/Mötley Records. Titled "Loud As F@*k", this package has been developed by UMI with the help of former Kerrang! editor Dante Bonutto and MÖTLEY CRÜE...