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METALLICA To Debut At No. 1 On Next Week's Chart!
Initial reports from retailers around the country confirmed that METALLICA's "St. Anger" will debut at No. 1 on next week's chart, besting JEWEL, who'll bow at No. 2, according to Hits Daily Double. Best Buy's Lon Lindeland, who began selling the disc Wednesday (June 4),one day ahead of the officia...June 5, 2003
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CRADLE OF FILTH Singer Throws Tantrum At U.K. Awards Show
The following report was posted at the web site of the U.K.-based metal magazine Metal Hammer: "In a bizarre show of tantrum-throwing even by his own standards, CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth was quite literally manhandled out of the Metal Hammer Awards after-show party after fisticuffs with a...June 4, 2003
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Late GREAT WHITE Guitarist's Girlfriend, Parents Embroiled In Public War Of Words
Heidi M. Peralta, girlfriend of late GREAT WHITE guitarist Ty Longley, has raised questions about the Ty Longley Memorial Fund, which is controlled by Longley's parents, saying the only way to ensure that money will get to her unborn child is to donate to a fund that she has established — the Baby L...May 14, 2003
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HALFORD Manager Blames Booking Agent For Cancellation Of THE METAL GODS Tour
HALFORD manager John Baxter has made public a letter he sent to the U.S. promoters affected by the recent cancellation of the group's The 2003 Metal Gods North American Tour in an attempt to shed more light on the reasons for the tour's early termination. As previously reported, the multi-band packa...May 8, 2003
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Former LED ZEPPELIN Members Refuse To Rule Out Reunion
Despite previous reports to the contrary, former LED ZEPPELIN members John Paul Jones (bass/keyboards) and Jimmy Page (guitar) have refused to rule out persistent rumors that they would perform again as LED ZEPPELIN. "You can never say never about anything," Paul Jones told BBC News in an interview...May 7, 2003
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METALLICA: Some Kind Of Monster
The much-anticipated film documenting the trials and tribulations that led to the creation of METALLICA's upcoming CD, "St. Anger", has reportedly been dubbed "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster". This tidbit was revealed during the credits of "mtvICON: Metallica", which used parts of the footage of th...May 7, 2003
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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Singer, Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Members Record Second Song
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland has recorded a second song with the new band featuring ex-GUNS 'N ROSES members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum. McKagan and Sorum attended the taping of METALLICA's "mtvICON" show Saturday (May 3) and said they've contributed an original song titled "Set...May 7, 2003
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OZZY OSBOURNE's Son In Rehab
The Sun has published photos of Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon allegedly visiting son Jack at the Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena, California, where the young Osbourne is said to be being treated for an undisclosed addiction. The pair looked shocked when they came face-to-face with Jack at the p...April 29, 2003
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VINCE NEIL Threatens To Sue NIKKI SIXX Over MÖTLEY CRÜE Reunion Plans
MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil has slammed bassist Nikki Sixx for believing that "he is the band" and has threatened to sue Sixx for "breach of contract", claiming that CRÜE's reunion plans were put on hold indefinitely while Nikki is out recording and touring with his new band BRIDES OF DESTRUCTIO...April 24, 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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Moroccan Court Grants Bail for Heavy Metal Fans
A Moroccan court has freed on bail 11 heavy metal music enthusiasts controversially jailed for offences against morality and linked by the prosecution to a "Satanist" cult, according to Reuters. Three others were refused bail. Defense lawyer Mahfoud Billeh said on Wednesday the 11 were freed on Tues...March 12, 2003
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Club Owners: GREAT WHITE Didn't Advise Us Of Pyrotechnics
The following is a statement released by Kathleen M. Hagerty, a lawyer representing the owners of The Station concert club, the site of Thursday night's tragic fire that killed at least 96 people: "[Thursday] night's fire and loss of life at The Station is an absolute tragedy which cannot be describ...February 22, 2003
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METALLICA's 'Anger' Documented On Film
A documentary feature on the making of METALLICA's new album, "St. Anger", is in the process of being filmed by two directors who have "literally been on our asses coming up on two years," METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich told Rolling Stone. "There's close to a thousand hours of footage. I don't know h...February 12, 2003
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Former GUNS N' ROSES Drummer To Perform 'Appetite For Destruction' Material Live
Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler will perform most of GN'R's classic "Appetite For Destruction" LP at the debut live appearance of his new band on March 22 in Las Vegas, Nevada. "I have been putting a new band together and the chosen few will be announced this spring," Adler revealed via hi...February 10, 2003
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VOIVOD Scrap Album Title, Prepare To Film Video
Montreal metallers VOIVOD have scrapped "The Multiverse" as the title for their forthcoming studio effort and have now opted to make the CD a self-titled affair, according to a spokesperson for the band's label, Chophouse Records. The group, who feature in their ranks former METALLICA bassist Jason...January 22, 2003
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