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Ex-VAN HALEN Singer GARY CHERONE To Perform At Toronto's WHITE RIBBON Concert

Former VAN HALEN/EXTREME frontman Gary Cherone has been added to the already illustrious line-up for this year's White Ribbon Concert at Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre on June 8, according to Chart Attack. The charity concert, now in its seventh year, is spearheaded by THE TEA PARTY's Jeff Martin...

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PLANET X Announce New Bassist

Progressive instrumentalists PLANET X have announced the addition of bassist Rufus Philpot into the band. Rufus has played with many great musicians such as Al DiMeola, Gary Husband and Adam Nussbaum. More information is available at his web site, RufusBass.com. As previously reported, PLANET X rece...

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SHADOW GALLERY Finish Recording Drums For New CD

Progressive metallers SHADOW GALLERY have finished tracking the drums and have now moved on to recording the guitars for their fifth album, tentatively due later in the year. SHADOW GALLERY's last studio album, "Legacy", was released in April 2001. As previously reported, SHADOW GALLERY guitarist Ga...

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EXODUS Guitarist: 'Religion Is The True Evil In The World'

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt spoke to Metal-Exiles.com about the lyrical inspiration for the group's new album, "Tempo of the Damned". Asked what the influence was for the album opener, "Scar Spangled Banner", Gary replied, "Just my general hatred for our government leaders and our foreign policy. I h...

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DRUG PIG: EXODUS Side Project To Record Debut Album

DRUG PIG, the San Francisco Bay Area-based project featuring EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt and current EXODUS manager/former EXODUS guitar tech Steve Warner, have launched their official web site at DrugPig.net. "Gary and I plan to start recording the DRUG PIG [debut] album after we get back from [EXOD...

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FEAR FACTORY Guitarist: 'Everyone Had Control Of The Band Except The Band'

FEAR FACTORY guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers recently spoke to Planet-Loud.com about the songwriting process for the group's new album, "Archetype". "I just wrote some songs thinking what I would want to hear if I was in the pit," he said. "A song like 'Cyberwaste' is like slam pit all the way. I w...

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SOTO/SCHON/CASTRONOVO/MENDOZA Supergroup Gets A Name

The new "supergroup" formed by singer Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN, AXEL RUDI PELL, TAKARA, HUMAN CLAY),guitarist Neal Schon and drummer Deen Castronovo (both of JOURNEY) and bassist Marco Mendoza (THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE, TED NUGENT) has been christened SOUL SIRKUS. Eleven tracks are...

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COFFIN TEXTS Confirmed For L.A’s GATHERING OF THE BESTIAL LEGION Festival

Los Angeles-based death metallers COFFIN TEXTS are the latest band confirmed for this year's Gathering of the Bestial Legion festival, set to take place June 26, 2004 at the Knitting Factory in N. Hollywood, CA. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to perform at the festival is as follows:...

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Members Of STATETROOPER Form New Label

When the members of STATETROOPER decided to be their own label, they planned that it would be for more than simply to release STATETROOPER albums. In 1987 vocalist Gary Barden (ex-MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) disbanded the group, a decision based more on his disappointment with the way the industry had d...

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EXODUS Drummer: Too Many Drugs Took Focus Away From Music

EXODUS members Tom Hunting (drums) and Gary Holt (guitar) recently spoke to Get Ready To ROCK! about the band's comeback release, "Tempo of the Damned" and the 12-year absence from the recording studio that preceded it. Asked what took them so long to record a new studio album, Hunting said, "We wer...

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FATES WARNING Complete Drum Tracks For New CD

FATES WARNING drummer Mark Zonder has finished laying down drums for the group's new album at Carriage House studios in Stamford, Connecticut. Tentatively titled "FWX", the forthcoming CD "is going to be a great album," says Zonder. "Very powerful and strong. Next they will be doing guitars, bass, k...

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ADRIFT: First Shows Announced

ADRIFT, the hard rock project featuring CANNIBAL CORPSE guitarist Jack Owen, have lined up the following shows during May: May 22 – Ybor City, FL @ Masquerade May 27 – West Hollywood, CA @ Whisky A-Go-Go Also appearing at the Ybor City show will be MR. BELLA, COLETTA and ALLELE. The West Hollywood c...

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FLESHTIZED Regroup, Begin Work On New Material

Huntsville, Alabama's FLESHTIZED have regrouped after a three-year hiatus and will perform at the Maryland Death Fest at the Thunderdome in Baltimore, Maryland in May. Joining original members Garth Lovvorn (bass) and Gary White (drums) are vocalist Rob Kline (ex-PESSIMIST, PSYCHOTEGEN) and guitaris...

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SKINLAB: Ex-Guitarist Says STEEV Has No Appreciation For Musicians Who Bleed For His Band

Former SKINLAB guitarist Scott Sargeant has slammed SKINLAB frontman Steev Esquivel over Steev's recent comments regarding Sargeant's departure from the group, stating that Esquivel has "once again disrespected and belittled the people who wrote the songs to get him where he is today." In a written...

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FATES WARNING Drummer Jams With MONTROSE

FATES WARNING drummer Mark Zonder played with Ronnie Montrose, Ricky Phillips (bass) and Johnny Lesveque (vocals) at the Dallas Guitar Show on Saturday, April 17. Commented Zonder, "I went up to L.A. to rehearse with Montrose on Thursday before the Dallas show. We only rehearsed for about an hour an...