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IRON MAIDEN Frontman Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival!
In what appears to be a conscious attempt to play every European summer festival in existence, IRON MAIDEN frontman BRUCE DICKINSON has now been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 7th and Saturday, June 8th in Sölvesbor...March 8, 2002
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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Bassist Speaks Out On Upcoming Solo CD
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS bassist Robert DeLeo recently offered the following update on the status of his long-awaited solo album: “I am compiling a number of songs that have not made their way onto STP records—not because they're bad songs—just because they never found a place. Though they're different f...March 2, 2002
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TED NUGENT Confirmed For Sweden Rock
TED NUGENT is the latest artist to have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 7th and Saturday, June 8th in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The full list of acts currently confirmed for the festival is as follows: TED NUGENT MOTÖ...February 14, 2002
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MOTRHEAD Confirmed For Sweden Rock!
MOTRHEAD is the latest act to have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 7th and Saturday, June 8th in Slvesborg, Sweden. MOTRHEAD's performance at Sweden Rock festival will reportedly be the group's only European liv...February 4, 2002
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MOTÖRHEAD Confirmed For Sweden Rock!
MOTÖRHEAD is the latest act to have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 7th and Saturday, June 8th in Sölvesborg, Sweden. MOTÖRHEAD's performance at Sweden Rock festival will reportedly be the group's only European...February 4, 2002
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SAXON, STATUS QUO Added To Sweden Rock Line-Up
SAXON and STATUS QUO are the latest acts to have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 7th and Saturday, June 8th in Slvesborg, Sweden. SAXON will reportedly bring their entire Eagle Has Landed show, complete with sou...February 1, 2002
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SLASH's Wife Confirms Guitarist's Dad-To-Be Status
Perla Hudson, wife of former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash, has confirmed via a posting at the official forum of Slash's now-defunct group SLASH'S SNAKEPIT that she is pregnant with the couple's first child, due in early September. Here is Perla's posting in its entirety: “Hi Everyone! Pitmaster was...January 31, 2002
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Headline OZZFEST 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SYSTEM OF A DOWN TO HEADLINE OZZFEST 2002 American Recordings artist SYSTEM OF A DOWN has been confirmed on this year's Ozzfest which is expected to kick off in July. The band is slated to headline, taking the stage just before Ozzy's closing set. SYSTEM OF A DOWN have played...January 29, 2002
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SYSTEMATIC Confirm Bassist Departure, Prepare To Record Second CD
SYSTEMATIC manager Nick John of Rick Sales Management has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the group have parted ways with bassist Nick St. Denis. No details have yet been divulged regarding St. Denis' departure, but an official press release will be issued shortly that should be more forthcoming...January 28, 2002
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SINERGY Upgrade Session Drummer To Permanent Member Status
Finland's SINERGY have decided to upgrade "session" drummer Janne Parviainen (i.e. WALTARI, BARATHRUM, JIMSONWEED) to the status of a permanent member of the group, according to the band's official web site. "[Janne] has shown tremendous dedication and is by far the best drummer we've ever played wi...January 25, 2002
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KONKHRA/DAEMON Update From Lundemark
KONKHRA/DAEMON mainman Anders Lundemark has offered the following update on the two bands' current status via KONKHRA's official web site at www.konkhra.com: [On KONKHRA] “Well, Johnny [Nielsen, drums] and Kim [Mathiesen, guitars] got back in the band, so now we are intact in our old line-up. We had...January 9, 2002
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SINERGY Recruit Session Drummer For Upcoming Tour
SINERGY will be utilizing the services of Finnish drummer Janne Parviainen (i.e. WALTARI, BARATHRUM, JIMSONWEED) for the duration of the group's 2002 Suicide By My Side world tour. Although Parviainen will appear with the band as a session musician, a possibility exists that he will be upgraded to t...January 5, 2002
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MACHINE HEAD Re-Appoint Huston Following Split With Rick Sales Management
MACHINE HEAD have re-appointed manager Joseph W. Huston to handle the group's affairs following their “amicable” split with Rick Sales Management last month. Huston had previously managed MACHINE HEAD during the group's legendary rise to the status of one of metal's most respected acts in the late '...January 4, 2002
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GUNS N' ROSES' Axl Back To Old Tricks At Vegas Gig
Notoriously temperamental GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose reportedly walked off the stage twice at the group's December 29th concert at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino after his mic went dead during the song Oh My God, according to live reports posted at www.mygnr.com. The sound problems were eventually...December 31, 2001
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Supercharger
One of the year's most highly anticipated releases, MACHINE HEAD's Supercharger is a surprisingly diverse and defiantly "untrendy"-sounding effort that is likely to disappoint everyone who is expecting the Bay Area quartet to return to the ultra-testosterone-charged sounds of their first two albums...December 17, 2001