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RIOT To Utilize Session Singer For Spanish Festival Appearance
RIOT singer Mike DiMeo will be unable to accompany the band to the 2005 edition of Spain's Atarfe Vega Rock festival in late February due to his commitment with THE LIZARDS (featuring drummer Bobby Rondinelli of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT/BLACK SABBATH/RAINBOW fame). As a result, RIOT guitarist Mark Reale has...January 26, 2005
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Bassist RANDY COVEN To Play With RIOT At Spain's ATARFE VEGA ROCK Festival
Bassist Randy Coven (ARK, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will be performing with the legendary heavy metal band RIOT at the 2005 edition of Spain's Atarfe Vega Rock festival, set to take place February 25-26 at Nave Medina Elvira in Atarfe, Granada. Other groups scheduled to perform at the event include MEGAD...January 23, 2005
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PHILIP ANSELMO Says PANTERA Would Have Played Again
Former PANTERA/current SUPERJOINT RITUAL frontman Philip Anselmo has posted the following message at his official web site, PhilAnselmo.com: "I've been stumbling around in a coma of loss. No truer lyric has been written than 'You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone.' "To explain my side of thi...January 21, 2005
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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Leader Comments On Upcoming Tour
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE leader Josh Homme has spoken to Billboard.com about the group's upcoming tour in support of their new album, "Lullabies To Paralyze", due on March 22 via Interscope. The trek will get underway Feb. 21 in Paris and has dates on tap through April 18 in Los Angeles. "We have bee...January 21, 2005
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GENE SIMMONS To Guest On Next Week's 'American Idol'
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons will be a guest celebrity judge on next Tuesday's (Jan. 25) edition of "American Idol". The show is expected to feature plenty of high- and lowlights from auditions in New Orleans, Louisiana last September. Simmons joined judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy...January 21, 2005
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HEATHEN Sign Distribution Deal With IDN
Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN have inked a North American distribution deal with the New York-based based Innovative Distribution Network (IDN). The band, who are currently unsigned, released their latest CD, "Recovered", independently this past spring. The effort featured covers...January 7, 2005
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KID ROCK's Scheduled Appearance At BUSH Inaugural 'Shocking'
Ron Strom of WorldNetDaily.com is reporting that KID ROCK, a popular vulgar rock-rapper whose lyrics wouldn't begin to pass muster with the Federal Communications Commission, is headlining the youth concert during the inauguration festivities for President Bush — a politician who was re-elected larg...January 6, 2005
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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE: New Single 'Little Sister' To Go For Radio Adds This Month
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE have apparently selected "Little Sister" as the first single off their fourth album, "Lullabies To Paralyze", due on March 22 via Interscope. The song is scheduled to go for radio adds on January 24. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Josh Homme recorded the album with an almos...January 5, 2005
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HEATHEN Schedule German Festival Appearances
Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN have been confirmed for the Headbangers Open Air 2005 festival, set to take place July 9-10, 2005 in Germany. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are TYRANT'S REIGN, WEAPON, RAVENSTHORN, ALL SOULS' DAY, Z-IRON, INNER WISH, ATTACKER, WARRANT (no...December 31, 2004
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SEBASTIAN BACH: Remembering DIMEBAG DARRELL
Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has issued the following statement in memory of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott: "My relationship to this sick series of events goes way back, some 18 years. I joined a band from Detroit called MADAM X back in 1986 and the very first p...December 30, 2004
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Journalist: The Only Thing Legendary About DIMEBAG DARRELL Was His Drinking Habit
Geoff Harkness of The Pitch writes: Sympathies flooded the Web shortly after guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was shot and killed during a December 8 DAMAGEPLAN concert in Ohio. Frenzied metal message boards were filled with tearful statements from rockers prominent and obscure. Some called Abbott...December 23, 2004
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JOSH HOMME Says New QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Album Is 'Dark And Romantic'
Launch Radio Networks is reporting that QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Josh Homme told NME.com that the band's fourth album, "Lullabies To Paralyze", is "dark and romantic," adding, "I feel like all through the years we've been learning to be QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, and now we've finally got ther...December 23, 2004
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ANIMAL: New Album 'Medley' Posted Online
ANIMAL, the new group featuring original W.A.S.P. guitarist Randy Piper, have posted a five-track medley sampler of material that will be included on the group's sophomore album, tentatively due in early 2005, at their official web site. Download the 5.8 MB MP3 file at this location. The follow-up t...December 22, 2004
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HEATHEN To Enter Studio In January
Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN are scheduled to enter the studio in January to begin recording their new full-length album. An early spring release through an as-yet-undetermined label is expected. HEATHEN are currently in the process of booking a tour for 2005. Those interested i...December 21, 2004
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FOZZY: CHRIS JERICHO Discusses New Album, Religion And DIMEBAG DARRELL
FOZZY vocalist Chris Jericho (of WWE wrestling fame) recently spoke to Rockdetector.com editor Bernard Doe. In the interview Jericho talks about the forthcoming FOZZY album "All That Remains", touring, religion, wrestling and the murder of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist Dimebag Darrell. Several exc...December 20, 2004
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