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SCOTT WEILAND Threatens Magazine Writer Over CD Review
VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland has slammed Maxim magazine writer Jon Caramanica over his review of the group's debut album, "Contraband", stating — among other things — that Caramanica "knows about as much about me and my legal situation as he does about our music." Read on for Caramanica's br...April 29, 2004
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Ex-DEEP PURPLE Guitarist RITCHIE BLACKMORE: Birthday Party Photos Posted Online
Photos from ex-DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore's recent 59th birthday celebration (Ritchie was born April 14, 1945) have been posted online at this location. Ritchie's current band, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, released their most recent studio album, "Ghost Of A Rose", in the U.S. last August...April 29, 2004
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SOULFLY Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival
SOULFLY have been confirmed for the 11th edition of With Full Force festival, a three-day event set to be held July 2-4 at airport Roitzschjora, Löbnitz near Leipzig, Germany. The complete list of bands set to appear at the festival is as follows: A.O.K. ADJUDGEMENT AGNOSTIC FRONT ATROCITY BEATSTEAK...April 26, 2004
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GUNS N' ROSES Top U.K. Album Chart
GUNS N' ROSES' "Greatest Hits" compilation rose to No. 1 on the U.K. charts in its fifth chart week, replacing ANASTACIA's self-titled third Epic album at the top, according to Billboard. The Axl Rose-fronted band's only previous U.K. best-seller was "Use Your Illusion II", which spent a solitary we...April 19, 2004
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MACHINE HEAD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Videos To Air On 'Headbanger's Ball'
MACHINE HEAD's video for "Imperium" and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's clip for "Rose Of Sharyn" will receive their U.S. premiere on the April 24 episode of MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball". An edited version of the "Imperium" video (minus the song's build-up intro) will kick off the show, which is being hosted by J...April 16, 2004
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AJAX GARCIA: I Was Approached About Playing Guitar For GUNS N' ROSES
Ajax Garcia, founder of late '90s punk rock n' roll band THE NAPOLEON BLOWNAPARTS, was reportedly approached about filling the vacant guitarist slot in GUNS N' ROSES following the recent departure of Buckethead. In a press release date April 7, 2004, Ajax explained how he came to be mentioned as a p...April 15, 2004
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Reporter: GENE SIMMONS Doesn't Have A Sense Of Humor About Himself
Chris Rose of Louisiana's The Times-Picayune writes in the following in this weekend's installment of "Living News": "I've always looked at [exercise guru Richard] Simmons as a healer. My first encounter with him came at a big celebrity confab in New Orleans a few years ago when I saw him standing i...April 11, 2004
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: Preview Entire New Album Online
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's entire new CD, "The End of Heartache", can be previewed online via the newly launched KILLSWITCH ENGAGE E-Card. Check it out here. The follow-up to 2002's "Alive or Just Breathing", "The End of Heartache" was produced by guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz and was mixed at Backstage Studio...April 10, 2004
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WATCH THEM DIE To Open For GWAR
Oakland-based purveyors of aggression WATCH THEM DIE will embark on a national U.S. tour alongside GWAR this May. The group kick off their touring insanity with a short West Coast run with DARKEST HOUR on April 9 and will wrap things up in early June. This quintet rose from the ashes of several high...April 9, 2004
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JERRY CANTRELL To Open For KID ROCK
One of the most influential guitarists of his generation, JERRY CANTRELL will be opening for KID ROCK on tour dates beginning April 15 in Albuquerque, NM. After five platinum and multi-platinum albums with ALICE IN CHAINS, Cantrell embarked on a solo career in 1998. "Boggy Depot" (Columbia),his fir...April 8, 2004
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AEROSMITH Sell More Than 160K Copies Of 'Bobo', Land At No. 5
AEROSMITH's critically acclaimed blues album, "Honkin' on Bobo" (Columbia),has landed at No. 5 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart with sales of 160,500 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The band's last album, 2001's "Just Push Play", arrived at No. 2 with 240,000 copies and has gone on to...April 7, 2004
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ROSE TATTOO To Support DEEP PURPLE In Australia
Veteran Australian rockers ROSE TATTOO will be supporting DEEP PURPLE at State Theatre in Sydney on Monday, April 26. Upcoming ROSE TATTOO shows: Apr. 26 - State Theatre - Sydney, AUS (w/ DEEP PURPLE) May 12 - Prince Of Wales Hotel - Melbourne, AUS May 14 – T.B.A. May 15 - Xscape Nightclub - Taralgo...April 6, 2004
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Will Older GUNS N' ROSES Fans Buy A New Album From The Group?
The charts editor for Billboard magazine has spoken to Newsday about the impressive chart debut of GUNS N' ROSES' "Greatest Hits" — a collection of previously released songs from a band whose last studio collection, "The Spaghetti Incident?", came out more than a decade ago. As previously reported,...April 6, 2004
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Hanging Out With SLASH In New York City
Tricia Romano of the Village Voice has included the following tidbit in the April 5 installment of her "Fly Life" regular column: "Still in recovery mode the next night, I went to my weekly moonlighting DJ gig at the Soho Grand. The four hours are usually passed with mellow house music and downtempo...April 6, 2004
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LARS ULRICH: KURT COBAIN Didn't Want To Share The Stage With GUNS N' ROSES
On the eve of the 10-year anniversary of Kurt Cobain's passing, NME.com has posted a short testimonial to NIRVANA penned by METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. It reads as follows: "In 1991 there was a kind of shift in rock music in America — it was shifting away from all the hair bands in ...April 1, 2004
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