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RAGE Mascot To Be Displayed At Museum Of Rock And Pop History
The "Soundchaser" creature, which has featured as a mascot on numerous RAGE album sleeves since 1988, will be shown at the first and only museum of rock and pop history in Europe, which is scheduled to open next Tuesday in Gronau, Germany. The mascot will represent the German power metal band in the...July 14, 2004
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DAVE MUSTAINE Explains Why DAVID ELLEFSON Is Not In MEGADETH Anymore
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message on the band's web site: "After I found out that I had to make a MEGADETH record instead of a Mustaine record, I contacted the 'R.I.P.' lineup to make the record. "I was going to still use Vinnie Colaiuta and Jimmy Lee Sloas to make the...July 10, 2004
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Former TESTAMENT Guitarist Performs With 30-Piece Orchestra In 'Jekyll & Hyde: The Concert'
Former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick recently took part in the premier of "Jekyll & Hyde: The Concert", featuring a 30-piece orchestra. " It was simultaneously one of my most challenging and most rewarding musical experiences," Alex said. "To play in such a situation requires a lot...July 9, 2004
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METALLICA's HETFIELD, ULRICH To Guest On CNBC's 'McEnroe'
METALLICA's James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich will be the featured guests on "McEnroe" airing Thursday night (July 8) at 10:00 p.m. on CNBC. Other guests scheduled to appear on tonight's show include Ralph Nader (Presidential candidate) and Karch Kiraly (Olympic gold medalist). "McEnroe", the new show...July 8, 2004
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ROCK CITY MORGUE Schedule New York City Gig
ROCK CITY MORGUE, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based band featuring former WHITE ZOMBIE bassist Sean Yseult, ex-MAN SCOUTS OF AMERICA frontman Rik Slave, and ex-THE B MOVIE RATS drummer Andy Baker, will be making their long-overdue return to New York on Saturday, July 31 at the CB's 313 Gallery. The s...July 8, 2004
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METALLICA: CLIFF BURTON's Last-Ever Interview To Be Published
Sweden Rock magazine (web site) will publish the last-ever interview with METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton in their July 20 issue. It is commonly believed that the last interview with Cliff was conducted by Garry Sharpe-Young when METALLICA visited the Birmingham Odeon on September 20, 1986, one week...July 8, 2004
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BLACK SABBATH Get No Respect
J.D. Considine of Canada's The Globe And Mail writes: To be ranked among rock's all-time greatest, you'd have to have changed the course of musical history, invented a genre, or influenced a generation or two of musicians. You'd need to be a household name, have a back catalogue peppered with undisp...July 7, 2004
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SAMMY HAGAR: 'Essential Collection' Due In August
Hip-O/UMe have set an August 20 release date for Sammy Hagar's "The Essential Red Collection". Described as "the most complete overview of his solo career on record," it features 20 selections, each digitally remastered from the original tapes, spanning 1973 to 1999 with all of Hagar's Top 40 pop hi...July 1, 2004
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Pop Singer BRANDY Samples IRON MAIDEN: Audio Available!
A loop of the intro guitar and bass line from IRON MAIDEN's "The Clansman", off the group's 1998 "Virtual XI" CD, is sampled in a song from former teen-pop star BRANDY. The track, titled "Cool (Thought I'd Be)" (also known as "I Tried"),is featured on the singer's newest album, "Afrodisiac", which...June 29, 2004
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REQUIEM AETERNAM Complete Work On New Album
Melodic black metal band REQUIEM AETERNAM, originally from Uruguay but currently based in New York, have completed work on their new album, "Philosopher". "The recording quality, the sound as well as the performance, is a testament as to how far REQUIEM AETERNAM has moved on since the days of [1998'...June 29, 2004
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Court Battle Over JIMI HENDRIX's Estate Begins
Gene Johnson of The Associated Press reports: Relatives of the late guitar legend Jimi Hendrix returned to court Monday (June 28) to begin another legal battle over which family members should receive money from the musician's posthumous releases, royalties and merchandise. The case, the latest of s...June 29, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER: 'Contraband' Copy Protection Feature Shattered
Engadget, a web magazine with "obsessive daily coverage of everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics," has published an article offering instructions on how to bypass the "copy protection" feature included on the VELVET REVOLVER CD, "Contraband". Phillip Torrone of Engadget writes: "The dis...June 28, 2004
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KELLY OSBOURNE Says It Is Hard To Live Up To Her Family's Rock Legacy
Kelly Osbourne, who recently performed at a concert in London with her father, Ozzy Osbourne, says that her next album will see her going in a whole new direction from her first CD, which she says was a lost cause because she was so young. "To fill the shoes of rock and roll because of ...June 28, 2004
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MOTÖRHEAD Launch Their Own Internet Access Service
According to a posting at the group's official web site, MOTÖRHEAD are blazing into cyberspace with the introduction of MotorheadRules.com, the band's new Internet Access Service. With their new high-speed dial-up service, you can now get connected online and stay connected with Lemmy, Phil Campbell...June 25, 2004
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RONNIE JAMES DIO Sends Cease-And-Desist Letter To Pop Band DIOS
Hawthorne, California-based pop band DIOS were recently threatened by veteran heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio over the group's name, which Ronnie felt was too close to that of his own solo band. "Ronnie James Dio's lawyer sent us a cease-and-desist letter," DIOS singer-guitarist Joel Morales tol...June 25, 2004
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