Former BROKEN HOPE guitarist Jeremy Wagner, who left the group last week amid internal turmoil over the band's musical direction and professional priorities, has contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET to offer his version of the events that led to the act's untimely split. Here is Wagner's statement in its entirety: “Seeing as I formed the band and ultimately ...
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Australia's SILVERCHAIR have finally revealed the full track listing for their forthcoming Diorama CD. It is as follows: 01. Across The Night 02. The Greatest View 03. Without You 04. World Upon Your Shoulders 05. One Way Mule 06. Tuna In The Brine 07. Too Much Of Not Enough 08. Luv Your Life 09. The ...
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SCAR CULTURE were involved in a van accident early Sunday morning following their Saturday night performance with PISSING RAZORS and DECEMBER at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia. The band were about an hour and a half outside New York City (their hometown) when the front tire of their van blew out, throwing them into the ...
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SUPERZERO, the New England-based act featuring Markus Cherone (the brother of former VAN HALEN/EXTREME vocalist Gary Cherone) on guitar, have parted ways with vocalist Tommy Dempsey and drummer Robbie Dempsey. Cherone and bassist Stephen Powell are presently auditioning drummers while continuing to write material for the follow-up to last year's Hogwash CD. ...
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According to the official web site of former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar, he and another ex-VAN HALEN singer, Dave Lee Roth, are talking about doing a co-headlining tour this summer. “Sammy was blown away at how well they got along together,” states the message on Hagar's site. “Sammy says: 'If this happens, this would ...
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Despite threats of litigation from longtime label Century Media Records (who are apparently owed another CD from the band under their present agreement with the act), Holland's THE GATHERING are going ahead with their plans to issue the group's next studio album through their own Psychonaut Records. According to drummer Hans Rutten, “we will find ...
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SLAVES ON DOPE are due to begin pre-production in the near future on their second album for an as-yet-undisclosed label with producers Jason Slater (i.e. SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY, EARSHOT) and Troy Van Leeuwen (i.e. A PERFECT CIRCLE, ENEMY). In other news, SLAVES ON DOPE frontman Jason Rockman was involved in a freak car accident this ...
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VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony has posted the following message via his official web site regarding the two songs recently recorded by PLANET US, the new rock supergroup featuring Anthony, Neal Schon (guitar—JOURNEY), Sammy Hagar (vocals—ex-VAN HALEN), and Deen Castronovo (drums—JOURNEY): “ 'Vertigo' has a slow, heavy groove and has Sammy's killer pipes all over ...
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POISON's Glam Slam Metal Jam 2002 tour, which will also feature special guests CINDERELLA, WINGER and FASTER PUSSYCAT, will hit the following cities during May, June and July: May 16 - Tupelo, MS @ Bank Corp. South May 18 - *Valdosta, GA @ Wild Adventure May 19 - Greenville, SC @ Bi-Lo Center May 21 ...
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Former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant will open the following shows on THE WHO's upcoming summer tour: Jul. 20 - Cadott, WI @ RockFest Festival Jul. 26 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center Jul. 27 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center Jul. 29 Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Amp. Jul. 31 - New York, NY @ ...
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The new rock supergroup featuring Neal Schon (guitar—JOURNEY), Sammy Hagar (vocals—ex-VAN HALEN), Deen Castronovo (drums—JOURNEY) and Michael Anthony (bass—VAN HALEN) have set PLANET US as the “working” name of the project, which recently laid down two original numbers with plans to track a full-length album later in the year. The quartet recorded the tracks "Vertigo" ...
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VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony has issued a statement reassuring his fans that his current involvement in a new project with Neal Schon (guitar—JOURNEY), Sammy Hagar (vocals—ex-VAN HALEN), and Deen Castronovo (drums—JOURNEY) does not mean the end of his run with his main group. According to Anthony, “I'm involved in a side project band with ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has NOT contributed to the two-song demo tape recently recorded by the superstar line-up of Neal Schon (guitar—JOURNEY), Sammy Hagar (vocals—ex-VAN HALEN), Deen Castronovo (drums—JOURNEY) and Michael Anthony (bass—VAN HALEN), despite a statement to the contrary posted at Hagar's official web site at www.redrocker.com. The yet-to-be-named band ...
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NEVERMORE drummer Van Williams has formed a side project called PURE SWEET HELL, a two-man metal band with “different influences” that also features in its ranks Christ Eichhorn, who plays guitar, bass and keyboards on the group's most recent six-song demo/CD (with Van handling the drums and vocals). Longtime friends and bandmates since Williams' pre-NEVERMORE ...
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Holland's THE GATHERING have split with longtime label Century Media Records and are currently negotiating with several labels and distributors for their next studio album, which will be released at the end of the year. The band have also announced plans to collaborate with ULVER mastermind Trickster G (a.k.a. Christophorus G Rygg) on the upcoming ...
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Former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar's official web site at www.redrocker.com has confirmed reports that Sammy, VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony, JOURNEY axeman Neal Schon, JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo and former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash have teamed up in a new project which recently spent time in the studio recording a few ...
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URIAH HEEP will perform a one-off show at London's Astoria on March 23rd prior to entering the studio to begin work on a new album, due later in the year. In other news, URIAH HEEP will release a CD/DVD entitled The Magician's Birthday Party at the end of the month. Filmed and recorded at the ...
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Sweden's DARK FUNERAL were forced to send home three of the four support acts on their ongoing European tour in support of the Diabolus Interium CD after financial constraints reportedly jeopardized the remainder of the trek. According to reports, ANOREXIA NERVOSA, OCCULT and RAGNAROK performed their last gig of the tour last night (February 11th) ...
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Misfortune struck ENDO, one of the rising stars of the contemporary metal scene, over this past weekend. The band were prepared to leave their home base of Miami, Florida this morning (Monday, February 11th) for regional concert dates, but found that their van, already loaded with all the group's equipment, had been robbed sometime during ...
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NEVERMORE frontman Warrel Dane on making a living by playing music: Truth be told, with the label problems we're having at the moment [with Century Media Records] it's not possible to support ourselves from just music. I am currently cooking at The Swedish Cultural Center of Seattle...I feel very much at home here because most ...
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During a candid January 28th interview with journalist Martin Carlsson, portions of which appeared in the Swedish newspaper Expressen, former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted revealed interesting facts about his departure from METALLICA, James Hetfield's battle with addictions, the infamous Playboy feature, the postponement of VOIVOD's next album, the formation of a dream metal band with ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES axeman Slash has confirmed to www.snakepit.org that he has been approached to join a Los Angeles-based supergroup consisting of former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar, JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon, and current JOURNEY (and former HARDLINE) drummer Deen Castronovo. While Slash made it clear that he had yet to accept ...
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VAN HALEN are "currently weighing all the options and seeing what the future brings, [but] it's still premature to say where the band will go [following their split with longtime label Warner Bros. Records]," the group's attorney, Alan Mintz, told Billboard magazine. According to Mintz, VAN HALEN will "seriously consider" major label offers, but he ...
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According to www.melodicrock.com, a new supergroup is being formed in Los Angeles consisting of former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar, JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon, and current JOURNEY (and former HARDLINE) drummer Deen Castronovo. Other names being linked with the project include VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony and GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash, with ...
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AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen (ex-BODINE, VENGEANCE) will be performing live at the Dutch music event Vrienden van Amstel between February 2nd and 6th at the Ahoy in Rotterdam, Holland. Vrienden van Amstel Live is a Dutch festival where lots of homegrown artists perform, either individually or together in a jam-style situation. Hosted by singer Manuëla ...
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VAN HALEN have parted ways with Warner Bros. Records after a 14-year run that stretches back to the group's 1978 debut, acording to Hits Daily Double. The band have also changed attorneys, hiring Alan Mintz to take over for Don Engel, who was with them for 15 years. VAN HALEN, who are presently without a ...
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According to top Danish web site Jubii Rock and the official web site of VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett, producer Bob Rock and Roth are collaborating on one or more tracks for an upcoming movie soundtrack at Los Angeles' Henson Studios. MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5 is ...
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Dutch death metallers SINISTER have parted ways with longtime guitarist Bart van Wallenberg due to “personal reasons” and are urgently seeking a replacement to accompany the group at their upcoming European live appearances to promote their latest CD, Creative Killings. The new guitarist “needs to be technically well skilled and besides be able to guarantee ...
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