GOD FORBID are rumored to have parted ways with vocalist Byron Davis, according to www.jameyjasta.com. An official announcement on the matter has not yet been made. ...

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Ozzy and wife Sharon Osbourne, stars of MTV's reality series "The Osbournes", raked in about $60 million last year — vaulting them ahead of fellow rocker Elton John in Heat magazine's survey of the top-grossing British rock acts. That's still no match for THE ROLLING STONES, who pulled in about $112 million, or top-grosser Paul ...

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THIEVES IN THE TEMPLE (a.k.a. TITT), the Phoenix, Arizona-based band featuring former ICON guitarist Danny Wexler, have lined up the following dates during March: Mar. 01 - Nita's Hideaway - Tempe, AZ Mar. 14 - Tempe Music Festival - Tempe, AZ Mar. 16 - The Rain - Las Vegas, NV (w/ KISS) THIEVES IN THE ...

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Sweden's IN FLAMES are currently in the studio working on an upcoming EP release, due in late spring. More details about the EP will be announced very soon. Confirmed dates for the MUDVAYNE/IN FLAMES U.S. tour are as follows (note: MINISTRY is no longer part of this package): Mar. 08 - 2003 Pittsburgh, PA - ...

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Finland's TAROT, the group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala, have set a May 19 Finnish release date for their new album, entitled "Suffer Our Pleasures". A single featuring the track "Undead Son" is slated for release on April 14. A "best of" collection, appropriately titled "The Best Of Tarot", is due on Feb. 28. ...

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Los Angeles-based TWO HIT CREEPER have officially split up. The group, whose most recent demos were produced by SOULFLY drummer Roy Mayorga, had originally caught the interest of ORGY frontman Jay Gordon, who wanted to issue the band's debut CD through his Division One imprint (a plan that was later abandoned). Guitarist Jim and vocalist ...

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Legendary Swedish death metallers GRAVE have confirmed an European Tour to promote their successful comeback album, "Back From The Grave". Support at all dates will come from DEFLESHED. Tentative dates are as follows: Mar. 28 – Uppsala, SWE @ Felini Mar. 29 – Stockholm, SWE @ TBA Mar. 30 – Malmö, SWE @ TBA Mar. ...

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Courtney Love posted another rambling message on the HOLE message board with attacks on LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst over the Britney Spears fiasco. She says, "He's creepy — he's just creepy and he's also gone. There was a genius thing in the NME about the moment when something/one is DONE. They called it 'Fonzie ...

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Finnish black metallers HORNA are currently recording new material for a split MLP with BEHEXEN that was first announced back in 2001. "It's been a long journey due to many difficulties that BEHEXEN had with their previous rip-off label that is now bankrupt," reads a message on the group's official web site. "We are also ...

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Norway's ZYKLON, the band featuring Zamoth (a.k.a. Samoth) and Trym of EMPEROR, have set "Aeon" as the title for their sophomore full-length effort, due in September through Candlelight Records. The follow-up to 2001's "World Ov Worms" is currently being recorded at Akkerhaugen Lydstudio and will be mixed at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer ...

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