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NONPOINT To Film New Video In Los Angeles
NONPOINT will be filming the video for their new single, "The Truth", in Los Angeles next week. The video will be directed by Matt Bass who previously worked with the group on the "Endure" clip. NONPOINT will also be doing a four-song acoustic in-store performance at FYE #180 (29 West Town Mall) in...August 2, 2004
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SYMPHONY X: Solo Projects Revealed
Prog-metallers SYMPHONY X are currently splitting time between writing material for the new CD and some solo project work. Keyboardist Mike Pinnella's solo album is just about complete, and singer Russell Allen's solo CD is currently being recorded. In other news, SYMPHONY X's Jason Rullo will condu...August 1, 2004
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Therapist: JASON NEWSTED Had The Courage To Stand Up To Other Guys In METALLICA
In a recent interview with The Kansas City Star, METALLICA's former "performance coach" Phil Towle spoke about being present when former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted told the band he was leaving, though that scene isn't in the METALLICA documentary "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster". Asked how tha...July 30, 2004
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GUNS N' ROSES Bassist TOMMY STINSON: More Tour Details Revealed
GUNS N' ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson will be embarking on a solo tour in August/September. Stinson will be touring in support of his solo debut, "Village Gorilla Head", which was released this week through Sanctuary Records. The founding REPLACEMENTS member told Billboard.com last summer that he reco...July 29, 2004
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RAGE Guitarist Recovering, Planning Return To Concert Stage
RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "First, I would like to say thanks a lot to all, who visited me in hospital during my illness. Also all the inquiries of friends and fans, who were worried about my health, helped me, to get better quicke...July 26, 2004
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JAMES HETFIELD Says JASON NEWSTED 'Chose Not To Look Inward, He Just Ran Outward'
METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield recently spoke to Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune about the making of the band's $4.3 million documentary "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster". Several excerpts from the interview follow: Q. Lars Ulrich said that the METALLICA that exists now is the METALLICA...July 25, 2004
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MESHUGGAH Guitarist MÅRTEN HAGSTRÖM Speaks To Toazted.com: Audio Available
MESHUGGAH guitarist Mårten Hagström spoke to Holland's Toazted.com web site last month about guitars, the group's ideas for their next CD and their recently released EP, "I". Listen to the 30-minute interview at this location. "I" was issued in the U.S. through Fractured Transmitter Records, the lab...July 23, 2004
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Heavy Metal Fans Rob Convenience Store To Get Money For OZZFEST Tickets
Jim Collar of The Northwestern is reporting that three people accused in the Monday armed robbery of a Wisconsin convenience store devised the plan in order to get money for tickets to an Ozzy Osbourne concert, according to Winnebago County criminal complaints. Anthony S. Lewis, 17, Staci M. Beckers...July 22, 2004
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GUNS N' ROSES Bassist To Embark On Solo Tour
GUNS N' ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson will be embarking on a solo tour in August/September. Stinson will be touring in support of his solo debut, "Village Gorilla Head", due on July 27 through Sanctuary Records. The founding REPLACEMENTS member told Billboard.com last summer that he recorded the mater...July 20, 2004
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THE ALTER BOYS: MUSHROOMHEAD Side-Project To Release Debut In Early 2005
THE ALTER BOYS, the project featuring members of MUSHROOMHEAD, DOG FASHION DISCO, UNIFIED CULTURE and the ORIGINAL PRANKSTA, will return to Ohio's Mars Recording Studio in early August to complete their long-awaited debut release, tentatively due in early 2005 through Fractured Transmitter Records,...July 18, 2004
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ADRIFT To Record Full-Length Debut In August
ADRIFT, the new Florida-based hard rock band featuring former CANNIBAL CORPSE guitarist Jack Owen, are currently in pre-production with producer John Hughes III (CHUMLEY'S TOY, GEORGE CLINTON, DAVID SANBORNE),working on material for their as-yet untitled full-length debut, to be recorded at ARS Stu...July 15, 2004
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5 BILLION DEAD Launch Debut EP
5 BILLION DEAD, the new American metal band featuring EQUINOX singer/bassist Matt Wagner and DNS singer/artist Strain, have just released their debut EP. The CD was produced and mixed by Jason Suecof at Audiohammer studios (TRIVIUM, ADRIFT, MONSTROSITY, CAPHARNAUM) in Sanford, FL and was mastered by...July 12, 2004
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LARS ULRICH: 'I've Always Felt Like Hugging DAVE MUSTAINE'
METALLICA's Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield recently conducted separate interviews with CHUD.com about the making of their $4.3-million documentary "Some Kind of Monster". Several excerpts from the interviews follow: On the sequence when former METALLICA guitarist Dave Mustaine joins Ulrich for a one...July 9, 2004
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Ex-DOKKEN Bassist JEFF PILSON To Perform One-Off Show With FOREIGNER
Former DOKKEN/DIO bassist Jeff Pilson is going to be performing one concert with FOREIGNER on July 25. "They called a few days ago to ask if I could play in the band for this show, and I must say I was thrilled and honored," Pilson writes on his web site. "It’s a charity event held ...July 7, 2004
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NONPOINT: 'Recoil' Player Available Online
A NONPOINT player, featuring audio previews of three tracks from the group's upcoming album, "Recoil", including their take on PHIL COLLINS classic "In The Air Tonight", can be accessed at this location. NONPOINT's long-awaited third album, "Recoil", is scheduled for release on August 3 through Lava...July 5, 2004
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