Norwegian power metallers MEMORIZED DREAMS have announced the addition of singer Terje Harøy to the group's ranks. "[Terje is] a talented young singer, with a fantastic voice," the band write on their web site. "He has done a great job in studio so far, and will shortly finish the recordings of his vocals [for our ...
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Sweden's IN FLAMES have set "Soundtrack To Your Escape" as the title for their forthcoming album, due in Europe on March 29, 2004. The follow-up to 2002's "Reroute To Remain" was recorded at a rented house/converted studio in Denmark with producers Daniel Bergstrand (MESHUGGAH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) and Örjan Örnkloo (ex-MISERY LOVES CO.) and is ...
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QUIET RIOT frontman Kevin Dubrow has sent out the following message: "In the course of compiling material for a QUIET RIOT/Randy Rhoads DVD, it seems that in 1999 when I gave VH-1 7 of the 3/4'' video masters of QUIET RIOT from the Starwood and the Whisky they were never returned to us. They seem ...
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Bassist Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE) has been speaking with the group ANGEL and is likely to rejoin the band after some twenty-three years of absence, according to Melodic Rock. Sarzo was a member of ANGEL prior to being in both QUIET RIOT and OZZY OSBOURNE. It appears that QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie ...
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WATCHTOWER guitarist/composer Ron Jarzombek has posted a track from his long-awaited sophomore SPASTIC INK release, "Ink Compatible". The song, titled "Aquanet", features Jarzombek on guitar, Jason McMaster (WATCHTOWER, DANEGROUS TOYS) on vocals, Bobby Jarzombek (ex-HALFORD, RIOT) on drums, Pete Perez (RIOT) on bass and Jens Johansson (STRATOVARIUS, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) on the synthesizer. Download it
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An electronic book of condolences has been launched to enable hard rock music fans to express their thoughts on the passing of RIOT vocalist Guy Speranza. As previously reported, Speranza sadly died last Saturday (Nov. 8) after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 47 years old. Speranza, who was often regarded as ...
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The original voice of RIOT, Guy Speranza, passed away Saturday morning (Nov. 8) at a Florida hospital after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 47 years old. Speranza, who was often regarded as the best RIOT vocalist, sang on the group's first three full-length albums — "Rock City" (1977), "Narita" (1979) and "Fire Down ...
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RIOT have announced plans to perform a very special show in Texas on April 30, 2004. According to the group, "we will be offering air fare and hotel packages for all of [the RIOT fans] that would like to come to Texas and see the band perform live. [The fans] will also get a backstage ...
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GARBAGE frontwoman Shirley Manson is in talks to record a duet with Marilyn Manson, according to Ananova. The singers have been in negotiations to record the single, which they hope will be released early next year. Speaking to the Daily Record, Shirley said: "There's been talk of me collaborating with Marilyn Manson for a duet ...
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Mark Gorman from the VIRGIN STEELE Home Office has posted the following update on the band's official web site: "VIRGIN STEELE are back in the studio completing the final recordings and mixes on [vocalist] David DeFeis' 'Barbaric-Romantic Movie Of The Mind' ..... the 'Lilith' soundtrack. All is going quite well, and apparently there is enough ...
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RIOT have announced the addition of drummer Frank Gilchriest (VIRGIN STEELE) to the group's ranks. "[When] RIOT was touring in Europe as the support act for VIRGIN STEELE in 1998, [guitarist] Mark [Reale] and the rest of the band, including [then-RIOT drummer Bobby] Jarzombek, watched Frank Gilchriest destroy the drums every night for 7 weeks," ...
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Former QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has posted the following message on the band's web site: "I've just heard the terrible news of [ex-GREAT WHITE drummer] Audie Desbrow's loss [of his home] due to the Southern California fires. I have no way of knowing how to reach him, but if you do, please provide me ...
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British punk legends THE EXPLOITED have been banned from playing in Mexico City because city officials are concerned about a possible outbreak of violence following the riot in Montreal earlier this month. THE EXPLOITED, who never made it to the Montreal gig after they were stopped at the Canadian border, will be embarking on a ...
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QUIET RIOT singer Kevin Dubrow is selling an "authentic" 31"x26" display (photo) featuring a personal postcard handwritten by late guitarist Randy Rhoads (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT) when he was in England during pre-production for Ozzy"Blizzard of Oz" album. The display also features two photos of Randy from Kevin's private collection. The piece ...
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Rock 4 XMAS, a foundation that helps provide toys and the overall Christmas spirit to less fortunate families across the country, will launch a 30+ city tour will be begin on October 30 in Salt Lake City, UT with many '70s, '80s and '90s stars of the music business set to perform. This year's star ...
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HELLOWEEN have cancelled three shows on their current European tour (Cracow, Poland on Oct. 25, Oslo, Norway on Oct. 27 and Copenhagen, Denmark on Oct. 28) in order to allow vocalist Andi Deris to recover from an unspecified virus which has caused the group cut short their performance in Berlin, Germany Friday night (October 24). ...
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METALLICA have posted the following statement on their web site, www.metallica.com: "The rumors have been flying, web sites and message boards have been burning up and in the meantime, we found ourselves trying to cope with a most un-METALLICA-like situation: the prospect of canceling a tour. "We're really sorry we've kept you hanging ...
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SLAYER have announced the complete track listing for their long-awaited "Soundtrack To The Apocalypse" box set, due on November 25 through American Recordings/Ume. "Soundtrack To The Apocalypse" includes tracks spanning every SLAYER album since 1986, soundtrack cuts, Japan-only tracks, more than a dozen rarities, and a DVD of live performances spanning 20 years, all digitally ...
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The as-yet-unnamed new "supergroup" featuring members of URIAH HEEP, DEEP PURPLE and OZZY OSBOURNE's former bass player Bob Daisley will release their debut album early next year on Melbourne record producer Michael Gudinski's Liberation label, according to Australia's Sunday Mail. The idea for the band, which consists of Daisley, Lee Kerslake (URIAH HEEP, OZZY OSBOURNE) ...
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Sidhartha Banerjee of the Montreal Gazette reports that the 400 Montreal police officers who patrol the downtown area were supplied yesterday with pictures of the suspects who rioted and looted following the cancellation of a punk concert identified through television news footage (Video) and amateur video from witnesses. "They will try to identify ...
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Former WINGER and current WHITESNAKE guitarist Reb Beach will be teaming up with ex-QUIET RIOT bassist Rudy Sarzo in a brand-new as-yet-unnamed project. "We are talking with singers now, and hope to go out as early as December," Beach revealed in an online posting. "We are considering Aynsley Dunbar [ex-UFO, WHITESNAKE, MSG] and Carmine Appice ...
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DOHENY, the Los Angeles-based band formed by ex-THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (on guitar) and PITCHSHIFTER frontman Jon "J.S." Clayden, will make their live debut on Tuesday, November 4 at the Viper Room in Hollywood, California. The group are scheduled to take the stage at 10:30 p.m. Says Billy: "It's time for DOHENY to ...
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Graeme Hamilton of National Post reports that the leader of a punk rock group whose fans rioted Tuesday night (October 14) after their concert was cancelled blamed Immigration Canada yesterday for the destruction, saying authorities had no business checking band members for criminal records. Hours before they were supposed to take the stage at a ...
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The long-delayed QUIET RIOT DVD, titled "Quiet Riot Live In The 21st Century - 20 Years of Metal Health", has finally been completed and is set to hit the stores shortly. The following is a message on the matter from ex-QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali: "I have been informed by 2RS Studios that the manufacturing ...
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Former HALFORD/RIOT drummer Bobby Jarzombek has posted the following message on his web site: "What's up? I know, I know, the time between my updates keeps getting....um... longer. -) Anyway, the last few months have been quite eventful in more ways than one so let me catch you all up on everything. "The most exciting ...
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The long-delayed QUIET RIOT DVD, titled "Quiet Riot Live In The 21st Century - 20 Years of Metal Health", has once again had its release date pushed back due to manufacturing problems. The following is a message on the matter from ex-QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali: "Today I received a message from the responsible parties ...
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Amy O'Brian of the Vancouver Sun reports that at least two Vancouver Police officers appeared to use "unnecessary and excessive" force during the GUNS N' ROSES riot last fall, the police complaint commissioner said Friday (October 10). Commissioner Dirk Ryneveld made the statement in a written notice for a public hearing that will examine the ...
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Norwegian power metallers MEMORIZED DREAMS will enter Skansen Lydstudio in Trondheim, Norway on October 31 with producer Stein Bratland to begin recording their debut album, "Theater Of Life". The CD, which will feature a guest appearance by singer Olaf Hayer (DIONYSUS, LUCA TURILLI, LORD BYRON) in the title track, will be mastered by Tommy Newton ...
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DARK FUNERAL guitarist Lord Ahriman has posted the following update on the band's official web site: "It has been quite some time since DARK FUNERAL has released any official news. We might have been quiet but we sure haven't been inactive! After a successful gig at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany the first ...
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Drummer Bobby Jarzombek, best known for his work with HALFORD, SPASTIC INK, and RIOT, has been invited to the prestigious "International Percussion Festival" in Poland. The event, which was first held in 1988, is taking place between October 7 and October 12. Jarzombek is set to appear on October 10 in Opole and October 11 ...
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