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JEFF PILSON Completes Work On New WAR AND PEACE CD
Former DOKKEN bassist Jeff Pilson has posted the following message to his official web site: "Basically the last several weeks have been spent finishing up the WAR AND PEACE record, and I just turned the demo version in to management this morning. I ended up playing guitar solos (which is such fun f...August 13, 2003
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PROBOT Album Pushed Back To November
NIRVANA drummer and current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl has have pushed back the release date of his much-anticipated metal side project PROBOT to November through Southern Lord Records. "It's not a platinum seller, it's not going to change the world," he told Time magazine. "It's just my tribu...August 4, 2003
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Sweet Vengeance
The weekly return of Tomas Lindberg (THE GREAT DECEIVER, LOCK UP, THE CROWN, SKITSYSTEM) in yet another project only ranks just behind death and taxes and night turning into day on the scale of inevitability. In this particular instance, Tomas lines up alongside a couple of guitarists from Greek ban...August 3, 2003
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SLAYER's KERRY KING On Next Album: Don't Expect Anything Slow
SLAYER have already written 10 songs for their next studio album, tentatively due before April 2004, the group revealed to MTV.com. Five of the songs have been jammed out by guitarist Kerry King and drummer Dave Lombardo, two other have been penned by guitarist Jeff Hanneman and recorded using a dru...July 25, 2003
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RUSH Reveal 'Rio' CD/DVD Details, Dispel Breakup Rumors
Veteran Canadian rock trio RUSH will release the triple-disc live album and double-disc DVD, titled "Rush in Rio", in September via Anthem/Atlantic Records, according to Billboard.com. The DVD version of"Rush in Rio" includes all 28 songs from the CD (recorded last Nov. 23 on the last show of the ba...July 24, 2003
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MIWAUKEE METALFEST Founder: 'You Don't Play Metal At Volume 2'
Tom Alesia of the Wisconsin State Journal is reporting that the 17th annual Milwaukee Metalfest — where bands play sledgehammer rock that practically lodges a guitar into one ear and out the other — will present more than 120 acts on Friday and Saturday (July 25-26). " 'You've got thrash metal, spee...July 20, 2003
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Former LETHAL Frontman Seeks Musicians
Former LETHAL vocalist Tom Mallicoat is looking for established, experienced musicians to form a new band with and collaborate in writing songs, recording, and touring. Tom does not wish to relive the past, but move forward into the present with open-minded, easy going musicians who like being aroun...July 19, 2003
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Heavy Metal Hedonism At The Vet
J.D. Mullane of the Bucks County Courier Times reports that "there was a sour note at the METALLICA concert in Philadelphia last weekend when a young woman near me became agitated as scores of chanting men urged women to bare their breasts, and many obliged. "Not only did some flash their breasts, t...July 16, 2003
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DECONSTRUCT: Video Posted Online
DECONSTRUCT, the new Sacramento, California-based band featuring former HEATHEN/DIE KRUPPS drummer Darren Minter, have just released a video for the song "I Am", the first single from the band's debut EP, "Sign Of Things To Come". "I Am" was produced and directed by Mike Sloat, whose prior credits i...July 11, 2003
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SPIDERS AND SNAKES To Release 'A Phoenix Out Of Tucson' In September
SPIDERS AND SNAKES, the band led by Sunset Strip legend Lizzie Grey (who started LONDON with MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx in 1979),have signed a deal with LoDown/Cool Music Records and have begun recording their new album, tentatively entitled "A Phoenix Out Of Tucson". 12 new songs are being lai...July 10, 2003
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BALLISTIC Complete Work On Debut Album
BALLISTIC, the new band featuring former DEUCE / TENSION / WARDOG mainman Tom Gattis, along with JAG PANZER members Rikard Stjernquist (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar),have set a September 8 European release through Metal Blade Records for their debut album. "We wrapped up mixing just in time f...July 6, 2003
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CRYPTIC WINTERMOON Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Germany's CRYPTIC WINTERMOON are the final act to be confirmed for this year's installment of Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to appear the event is as follows: ANCIENT RITES ANNIHILATOR ASSASSIN CA...July 4, 2003
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist Offers Update From The Road
In his latest update from the road, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon sheds a little light on the hazards of being on the road, some great new & vintage music to listen to, the virtues of dual rectifiers, and pointy guitars: "SYL has been writing and compiling video footage lately... excep...July 3, 2003
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ICED EARTH Replaced By TWISTED SISTER At Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR 2003 Festival
In a move that was widely anticipated, ICED EARTH have now officially withdrawn from this year's installment of Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany. Replacing ICED EARTH on the bill are none other than TWISTED SISTER. The complete list of artists curre...June 29, 2003
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Fans Turn Rowdy At POISON Concert
Tom Morton of Casper Star-Tribune reports that a lot of fans at Tuesday night's (June 24) POISON concert at the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming turned rowdy and engaged in dope-smoking, judging from the police log of arrests Wednesday morning. Good rock bands will pump up a crowd and smooth...June 27, 2003
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