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Former FEAR FACTORY Guitarist To Play BODY BAG Reunion Show
Former FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares has spent the past two weeks in Portland rehearsing with death metallers BODYBAG for their reunion gig, which is scheduled to take place tonight (Nov. 7) at Club DV8 in Portland, Oregon. "Things are going great," says drummer BODY BAG drummer Jimmy Littlefi...November 7, 2003
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Former ANTHRAX Singer To Perform At California's SOUTH BAY MUSIC AWARDS
Former ANTHRAX frontman Neil Turbin will be appearing live at the South Bay Music Awards on Saturday, November 8 at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center in Rendondo Beach, California. Performing with Neil will be guitarists Vernon Anderson (INVICTA) and Mitch Perry (MSG, HEAVEN),drummer Henry M...October 15, 2003
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JAMES MURPHY Says Florida Benefit Was 'A Great Success'
Former TESTAMENT/DEATH guitarist James Murphy, who is currently receiving treatment for a massive brain tumor with which he was diagnosed in August 2001, has posted the following message regarding the James Murphy Benefit concert, which took place on September 6 at Venom Night Club in St. Petersburg...October 11, 2003
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Former VAN HALEN/EXTREME Singer To Star In Musical Version Of 'The Wall'
Former VAN HALEN/EXTREME singer Gary Cherone will spend the next few months starring in a small community musical version of PINK FLOYD's "The Wall" in Wisconsin, according to Undercover News. Cherone will play Pink, the starring role Bob Geldof played in the movie. The show will premiere at The Sch...September 25, 2003
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GARY MOORE To Release First-Ever DVD
Legendary guitarist GARY MOORE will release his first-ever DVD, titled "Live at Monsters of Rock", on October 6 through Sanctuary Visual Entertainment. Recorded on May 21, 2003 at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, U.K. it features 5.1 surround sound, the complete "Monsters of Rock" set list, soundch...September 1, 2003
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AC/DC Goes Ballet
Maurice Chittenden of The Sunday Times reports that AC/DC singer Brian Johnson has composed an orchestral piece of music that is being developed for the stage as both a ballet and a West End musical. The Tyneside-born Johnson, 55, famous for never removing his cap in public, says he got the idea whi...September 1, 2003
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EXODUS Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
Legendary San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS have officially signed with Nuclear Blast Records. The group's much-anticipated comeback CD, "Tempo Of The Damned", was recorded at Prairie Sun and Tsunami studios in Northern California with producer Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, SKINLAB, ARCH ENEMY) an...August 28, 2003
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Unsigned Heavy Metal Band Sent To Play For American Troops In Middle East
Will Jordan of NashvilleCityPaper.com reports that on May 8, unsigned heavy metal band GENEVA became the first artists the Department of Defense and Armed Forces Entertainment sent to play for American troops in the Middle East since Operation Iraqi Freedom began, according to the band. "The Gallati...August 28, 2003
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VELVET REVOLVER To Grace Cover Of GUITAR WORLD Magazine
VELVET REVOLVER guitarists Slash and David Kushner, along with bassist Duff McKagan, will be featured on the cover of an upcoming issue of Guitar World magazine. A sneak peek at two possible covers has been posted on Slash's official fan site (www.snakepit.org). Check it out: cover#1, cover#2. Altho...August 26, 2003
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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: Mammoth QUEEN Set Out On DVD
Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Jeff Scott Soto and his solo band — Howie Simon, Alex Papa and Gary Schutt — performed a set of QUEEN classics at the 2003 Queen Convention in the U.K. The performance, which was captured on video, has now been made available on DVD via Soto's official web site,August 16, 2003
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Writer Attempts To Explain How METALLICA Spoof Turned Into Marketing Campaign For Canadian Band
Gary Marshall of The Guardian recently attempted to explain how a METALLICA spoof turned into a hugely effective viral marketing campaign for an obscure Canadian rock band. "When news of METALLICA's latest lawsuit hit the web, music fans across the globe were outraged," he writes in an article publi...August 4, 2003
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SAMMY HAGAR/LYNYRD SKYNYRD Dates Canceled
The last five dates of the SAMMY HAGAR/LYNYRD SKYNYRD co-headlining tour were canceled when SKYNYRD's lead guitarist, Gary Rossington, who had open-heart surgery in February, was told by doctors to immediately drop off the trek in order to combat medical fatigue. Ticket holders for the scrapped show...August 1, 2003
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PRO-PAIN Pay Tribute To Their Influences On 'Run For Cover'
PRO-PAIN are set to return to action on August 26 with the release of their ninth studio album, "Run For Cover" (Spitfire). The album's unusual concept, containing cover songs from artists who have influenced the band, makes "Run For Cover" a special recording — adding to the band's already respecte...July 25, 2003
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EXODUS Guitarist On New Album: 'It's Brutal, Super-Heavy, Flawless'
Josh Niva of Anchorage Daily News spoke to EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt about the band's upcoming "Tempo Of The Damned" album ahead of the group's July 31 performance at Chilkoot Charlie's in Anchorage, Alaska. "I tend to not get nervous. Maybe it's because I have such a tremendous ego," Holt said, la...July 25, 2003
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GREAT WHITE Working Out Details For Kansas Concert
Lawrence Journal-World is reporting that "organizers are working out details for an Aug. 22 concert in Russell [Kansas] by GREAT WHITE, the 1980s band whose pyrotechnics are blamed for starting the Feb. 20 fire that killed 100 — including the band's guitarist — at The Station nightclub in West Warwi...July 17, 2003
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