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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Says He's Not Impressed By Any New Metal Bands

QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist Geoff Tate recently spoke to ElectricBasement.com about the release of the group's new DVD/CD, "The Art of Live", and his views on the current political situation in Iraq. The following are a few excerpts from that interview: ElectricBasement.com: Reports have circulated over th...

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BLACK SABBATH: New Keyboardist Revealed

Joe Siegler of the BLACK SABBATH fan site Black-Sabbath.com reports: "Tonight I was poking around looking to see if I could find any information out about who is playing keyboards for BLACK SABBATH on the Ozzfest 2004 tour. There's been no official statement about this on the Ozzfest site, and my qu...

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The Art Of Live

Observing the gradual and unstoppable decline of the once-untouchable Gods of epic metal from Seattle has been nothing short of stupefying. "Where did it all go wrong?" sang Geoff Tate on the title track of the last album to deliver great things, "Promised Land", to which we can all now shout in uni...

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METALLICA: More LARS ULRICH Biography Details Revealed

METALLICA's web site has released more information about the upcoming official biography of drummer Lars Ulrich. The book (view cover here),which is due in stores in Denmark on June 1, will detail Lars' life growing up in Denmark through the current "Madly in Anger" tour, and will include interview...

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Former WURKT Members Join Forces In A BORROWED LIFE

Former members of the once-promising Sacramento-based "nu-metal" act WURKT, Josh Robinson (vocals),Geoff Eckert (drums) and Toby Seeger (guitar),have joined forces in a new band called A BORROWED LIFE. Rounded out by guitarist Drew Cianciolo and bassist Manny Howard, A BORROWED LIFE recently compl...

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IRON MAIDEN: Drummer To Perform At Guitar Show, Bassist To Play At Soccer Tournament

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain will be performing at The London Guitar Show at The Wembley Conference Centre on May 8 and 9. McBrain will be performing a set on Saturday on the Marshall Amplification stand at around 12.30 p.m. and on Sunday around 3:00 p.m. Also playing with Nick are wizard guita...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Confirm Italian Tour Cancellation

As first reported here on April 30, long-running San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have now officially confirmed the cancellation of their previously announced Italian tour. The group's statement on the matter is as follows: "Dear Fans, with much regret, VICIOUS RUMORS has had to cance...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Cancel Italian Tour

VICIOUS RUMORS' previously announced Italian tour has reportedly been cancelled due to guitarist Geoff Thorpe's "health problems". No further information is currently available. As previously reported, VICIOUS RUMORS recently signed a multi-album recording contract with Holland's Mascot Records. The...

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QUEENSRŸCHE To Visit Sailors On The USS NIMITZ

The progressive metal band QUEENSRŸCHE has scheduled a special visit on its spring 2004 tour. Vocalist Geoff Tate, guitarist Michael Wilton, bass guitarist Eddie Jackson, drummer Scott Rockenfield and guitarist Mike Stone will visit sailors on the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz at Naval...

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QUEENSRŸCHE To Perform At New Jersey In-Store

QUEENSRŸCHE will be performing a special live set during an in-store appearance at Vintage Vinyl in New Jersey on Sunday, April 25 at 1:30 p.m. They will also be signing copies of their new DVD, "The Art of Live", due on April 20 through Sanctuary. Vintage Vinyl is located at 51 Lafayette Rd. in For...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Talks About Songwriting Process For New CD

QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate recently spoke to Ytsejam.com about the band's new live DVD, the current headlining tour and their upcoming studio album. Asked if former guitarist Chris DeGarmo will once again make a songwriting contribution to the new CD, Tate said, "You never know about that guy, so...

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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,...

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VIRGIN STEELE To Perform Covers For Charity

VIRGIN STEELE's David DeFeis (vocals),Edward Pursino (guitar) and Josh Block (bass) will team up with former EXORCIST drummer Geoff Fontaine and keyboard wizard Lynn Delmato to perform another gig of "Strange & Beautiful" cover tunes. This show will take place on May 8 at: Mulcahy's (3232 Railr...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: 'The Art Of Live' DVD Details Revealed

QUEENSRŸCHE have set an April 20 release date through Sanctuary Records for their new DVD, "The Art of Live". "The Art of Live" was filmed in summer and fall 2003 on QUEENSRŸCHE's tour promoting the Sanctuary studio album "Tribe". The summer tour was a co-headlining run with DREAM THEATER. Vocalist...

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VICIOUS RUMORS To 'Crush The World' With New DVD

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area melodic metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have confirmed that they have signed a multi-album recording contract with Holland's Mascot Records (as first reported here last week). "Mascot Records is a very 'guitar shred'-oriented label signing guitar legends such as Michael Schen...