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DAVID COVERDALE's Ex-Wife Offers Advice On How To Land Rock-Star Boyfriend
ContactMusic.com is reporting that model and actress Tawny Kitaen has useful advice for women hoping to land rocker boyfriends — make them wait for a few months before giving them sex. Kitaen, whose former beaus and/or husbands include Tommy Lee (MÖTLEY CRÜE),Robbin Crosby (RATT) and David Coverdal...March 22, 2005
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DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND Drummer Lays Down Tracks For NON-HUMAN LEVEL: Video Available
Drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen (DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND) has posted the following message on his official web site: "Here's some video footage of myself warming up and laying down various drum tracks [at Greenhouse studios] for NON-HUMAN LEVEL. This metal side project features Christofer Malmström (DARKAN...March 22, 2005
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HALLOWS EVE Finish Mixing New Album
Reunited Atlanta-based thrashers HALLOWS EVE have issued the following update: "We have finished the mix for our fourth album, 'Evil Never Dies'! It goes to the mastering process next week. Tommy [Stewart, bass/vocals] and Chris [Gailfoil, co-producer] will be working with Georgia Music Hall of Fame...March 18, 2005
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ANTHRAX Singer JOHN BUSH Talks About JOEY BELLADONNA Comparisons
ANTHRAX frontman John Bush recently spoke to Norway's Imhotep Zine about the group's "The Greater of Two Evils" CD and the death of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Imhotep: What do you think about the old ANTHRAX and about what the band r...March 18, 2005
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NINE INCH NAILS: Rehearsal Video Footage Posted Online
Rehearsal video footage of the new NINE INCH NAILS lineup performing the group's new single, "The Hand That Feeds", has been posted online at NIN.com (Quicktime, 35 MB). (NOTE: The video is dubbed with a high-quality version of the studio version of the track.) "The Hand That Feeds" single will be r...March 17, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH's IOMMI is Metal Hammer's No. 1 Metal Guitarist
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has topped the poll of "Riff Lords" — best metal guitarists — in Metal Hammer magazine's March 2005 issue. The magazine praises Tony's "highly distinctive style of fretsmanship that's economical yet crushingly effective." And it anticipates the comments from reader...March 17, 2005
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SLIPKNOT, PAPA ROACH, HELMET, KREATOR Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING
SLIPKNOT, PAPA ROACH, ALTER BRIDGE, HELMET, ROSE TATTOO, SICK OF IT ALL, KREATOR, MASTODON and ARCH ENEMY have been confirmed for the Graspop Metal Meeting festival, set to take place June 24-26 in Dessel, Belgium. Meanwhile, MADBALL have cancelled their appearance at the festival. The billing for t...March 15, 2005
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NINE INCH NAILS To Headline This Year's VOODOO Festival?
According to a posting on The NIN Hotline, Ticketmaster has started announcements to sellers in the Louisiana area that NINE INCH NAILS are due to headline this year's Voodoo festival in New Orleans. The annual event, which tends to draw in a crowd of around 65,000 people, is scheduled to take place...March 12, 2005
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Original MOLLY HATCHET Singer DANNY JOE BROWN Dead At 53
The southern rock family was dealt a huge blow on March 10 with the passing of original MOLLY HATCHET singer Danny Joe Brown. He had only just been released from hospital, after treatment for pneumonia and other ailments, but died upon his return home. He was 53 years old. Although earlier, establis...March 12, 2005
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AFTER FOREVER: In Recording Mode
Dutch gothic/atmospheric doom metal group AFTER FOREVER have posted the following recording update on their official web site: "The recordings of our fourth full length album, 'Remagine', have finally begun! "Monday, March 7, the recordings of the drums started. The first thing we asked the studio e...March 10, 2005
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THE HAUNTED Frontman Says Family Life Won't Interfere With Band
In a recent interview with the Chronicles of Chaos webzine, THE HAUNTED guitarist Anders Björler and singer Peter Dolving spoke about the group's split with Earache Records and Dolving's return to the band following the departure of Marco Aro, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview...March 7, 2005
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DEF LEPPARD And BRYAN ADAMS To Embark On 26-Date 'Rock 'N Roll Double-Header Tour'
DEF LEPPARD and BRYAN ADAMS will co-headline headline the Rock 'N Roll Double-Header Tour this summer, according to a press release. Two of the most popular rock acts to ever take the stage, will team up for the first time and perform at 26 minor league baseball stadiums. BRYAN ADAMS and DEF LEPPARD...March 7, 2005
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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's HOMME Repairs Relationship With Ex-Bassist OLIVERI
Launch Radio Networks is reporting that QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Josh Homme says he's repaired his relationship with longtime bassist Nick Oliveri since Oliveri was dismissed from the band in February of 2004. Homme, who's preparing for the March 22 release of the new QUEENS album, "Lullabie...March 7, 2005
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ROCKDETECTOR Reaches 30,000-Band Landmark Tally
Rockdetector.com reached a landmark tally of 30,000 bands. Not only does this represent the world's biggest database, online or otherwise, of international rock and metal bands, it is the more remarkable for every single band biography being a uniquely penned history. Rockdetector is owned by Garry...March 5, 2005
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SLAYER, DARK TRANQUILLITY, WITHIN TEMPTATION Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING
SLAYER, CALIBAN, CHIMAIRA, DARK TRANQUILLITY, H20, IMMOLATION, MADBALL, METAL CHURCH, MURPHY'S LAW, PRIMAL FEAR, WITHIN TEMPTATION and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN have been confirmed for the Graspop Metal Meeting festival, set to take place June 24-26 in Dessel, Belgium. The billing for the 10th-anniversary ed...March 3, 2005
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