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SLAVES ON DOPE Guitarist: MUSHROOMHEAD Ripped Us Off!

SLAVES ON DOPE guitarist Kevin Jardine has dropped us a brief note to let us know that he believes Cleveland's MUSHROOMHEAD "stole our idea to cover 'Crazy' from SEAL. We were at the same management firm when we did the demos for [the new SLAVES ON DOPE album] 'Metafour' with [producer] Troy [Van Le...
September 3, 2003
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TWISTED SISTER Vocalist Creates VAN HELSING'S CURSE: A Soundtrack For Halloween

Dee Snider, best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band TWISTED SISTER, is the creative force behind a new Halloween-themed musical project called VAN HELSING'S CURSE set to debut October 7, 2003 with the musical ghost story concept album "Oculus Infernum" on KOCH Records. Snider, a life...
September 2, 2003
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HAMMERHEART RECORDS Call It A Day, Re-Launch Label Under A New Name

Peter van Ool and Guido Heijnens, owners of the Dutch record company Hammerheart Records, have decided to pull the plug on the Hammerheart name and form a new label under the name Karmageddon Media. "We simply got a bit tired of some of the things happening in the music-industry, especially the atti...
September 2, 2003
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DANKO JONES To Release New Album, Hit The Road

Canada's DANKO JONES will release their new album, "We Sweat Blood", in Europe on October 6 through Bad Taste Records. The group's full-length debut, "Born A Lion", will finally receive a U.S. release on September 6 via Simba Recordings. Upcoming DANKO JONES tour dates: Sep. 05 – Toronto, CAN - City...
September 2, 2003
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LOS TRES GUSANOS To Reunite For Annual CABO WABO BIRTHDAY BASH

VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony, ex-VH frontman Sammy Hagar and drummer David Lauser will perform under the name LOS TRES GUSANOS at Sammy Hagar's annual Cabo Wabo Birthday Bash at the Cabo Wabo Cantina on October 9, 10 and 13. "Entry is first come, first served... and it's all downhill from there...
August 28, 2003
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DARKEST HOUR: Toronto Robbery Fails To Derail Tour

DARKEST HOUR have issued a statement clarifying recent reports that their van was broken into while the group were on tour with ATREYU, GOD FORBID and UNDEROATH. The group's statement reads as follows: "To dispel any rumors that might be floating around about the DARKEST HOUR robbery, here is the si...
August 27, 2003
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MONTROSE Reunite For First Time In 25 Years: Photos Available

The original members of MONTROSE — Sammy Hagar, Ronnie Montrose, Bill Church and Denny Carmassi — reformed for the first time in 25 years for three special performances during the final shows of Hagar's summer tour. Also joining Hagar and his band THE WABORITAS on stage during the shows was VAN HALE...
August 25, 2003
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'SAMMY HAGAR Day' In St. Louis: Photos Available

Thursday, August 21 was proclaimed "Sammy Hagar Day" in St. Louis, Missouri, where the former VAN HALEN singer was honored at Busch Stadium. Check out photos from Wire Image. In other news, Brian Q. Newcomb of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Hagar arranged a reunion with his first recording...
August 24, 2003
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MESHUGGAH, DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND Members To Appear On DARKANE Guitarist's Solo Album

MESHUGGAH bassist Gustaf Hielm, DARKANE drummer Peter Wildoer and THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND/GOD AWAKENS PETRIFIED drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen will be contributing to the forthcoming solo album from DARKANE guitarist Christofer Malmström, tentatively due sometime in 2004. "I'm very excited to be invol...
August 24, 2003
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Review: OZZFEST 2003 Is A Magnet For Metalheads

Rebecca Dana of the Washington Post reports that "to be a second-stage act, which is to say not a headliner, at Ozzfest 2003 — the darkest, loudest and most heavily metallic touring show on Earth — is unequivocally lovely on a sunny summer day. It is to be 27 years old with a spike in ...
August 24, 2003
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DAVID LEE ROTH Performs In Universal City, California

Former VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth performed at Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California Friday night (August 22). Check out pictures from Wire Image. ...
August 23, 2003
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THE GATHERING To Release 'Souvenirs' On Vinyl

Holland's THE GATHERING are planning a vinyl release of their latest CD, "Souvenirs". The LP will be released under license by The End Records as a two-vinyl gatefold release and will include the lyrics. It will be pressed on very heavy-type vinyl (230 gr),which will make it the best quality possib...
August 19, 2003
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AC/DC Bassist Covers VAN MORRISON Classic

Bosnian-American act EMIR & FROZEN CAMELS have posted their cover of the VAN MORRISON classic "Brown Eyed Girl" in Wave format at this location. The song, which comes off the act's as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2000's "San", reportedly features a guest appearance by AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams....
August 18, 2003
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SINISTER Shuffle Bandmembers, Launch Side Project

Long-running Dutch death metallers SINISTER have parted ways with guitarist Pascal Grevinga and bassist Alex. Ron van de Polder, who was involved in the songwriting process for 1992's "Cross The Styx" and this year's "Savage Or Grace", has been named the group's permanent guitarist. Polder, singer R...
August 18, 2003
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Former KINGDOM COME Guitarist Recounts Getting Kicked Off SCORPIONS Tour

Former KINGDOM COME guitarist Danny Stag (photo) recently spoke to Regis Behe of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review about the experience of playing with VAN HALEN, DOKKEN, THE SCORPIONS and METALLICA as part of the Monsters of Rock tour that took place during the summer of 1988. "We actually lost money e...
August 17, 2003