Metal / Hard Rock (22/11/2002)
Judgement In Saxon Case
NEW YORK (Metal n' Hammer magazine) - The ongoing legal action between the original members of the band Saxon has finally resulted in a Judgement regarding the trademark. Graham Oliver & Steve Dawson, now performing as Oliver/Dawson Saxon, have won the action brought against them by Biff Byford regarding ...
| Metal / Hard Rock (21/11/2002)
Iron Maiden Prepares The Holiday Season With 'Edward The Great' On Columbia
LONDON, UK (Iron Maiden Fans Website) - The world's most acclaimed and enduring heavy metal band IRON MAIDEN is offering a special Greatest Hits collection for the holiday season, entitled 'Edward The Great'. Iron Maiden has become renowned for selling over 200,000 units of catalog annually, and has ...
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Metal / Hard Rock (12/11/2002)
GNR Rocks Tacoma
TACOMA, Wash. (GNR Fans Website) - You didn't think we'd be here, did you?" singer Axl Rose asked fans during what turned out to be the first Guns N' Roses U.S. tour in nine years on Friday (Nov. 8) in Tacoma, Wash. Holding true to the reckless, volatile attitude that propelled GNR into the most popular ...
| Metal / Hard Rock (12/11/2002)
Axl Rose Blames Canada For Cancelled Vancouver Show
SEATTLE, Wash. (GNR Fans Website) - In what's sure to be a legal quagmire, it sounds like Axl Rose wants the Vancouver, British Columbia, venue to foot the bill for the riot that ensued when Thursday (Nov. 7)'s scheduled Guns N' Roses tour kickoff show was cancelled. "We were going to play a show and ...
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Metal / Hard Rock (12/11/2002)
M. Anthony Says He Hasn't Left The Van Hallen
NEW YORK (Madanthonycafe.com) - Is Van Halen now a duo? Rumors have been circulating that Michael Anthony has parted company with Edward and Alex Van Halen, but the bassist says it's just not true. In a message on his website (madanthonycafe.com), Anthony writes, "There's a rumor floating around...that ...
| Metal / Hard Rock (05/11/2002)
Metallica Record As Many As 30 Tracks For New Album
NEW YORK (Metallica Fans Website) - Metallica are currently working on as many as thirty new songs for their as yet untitled, forthcoming new studio album. Drummer Lars Ulrich revealed last week during a surprise appearance on the Metallica fansite Metclub.com that the new record may actually contain ...
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Metal / Hard Rock (01/11/2002)
Joan Jett Sues
NEW YORK (Joan Jett Fans Website) - Rocker Joan Jett filed a breach of contract lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday (Oct. 30) against the producers of a film, Prey for Rock and Roll, on which she worked. Jett is suing GMR Productions as well as the financial ...
| Metal / Hard Rock (29/10/2002)
Tommy Lee Splits With MCA Records
LOS ANGELES (Tommy Lee Fans Website) - Tommy Lee and MCA Records have parted ways. A spokesperson for Lee declined comment on the split. Lee said that with MCA's support or not, he will continue to make music. "I sometimes think that if somebody took music away from me, I would probably die. I would ...
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Metal / Hard Rock (24/10/2002)
Led Zeppelin Management Is Denying Reunion Reports
NEW YORK (Led Zeppelin Fans Website) - Led Zeppelin's management is officially denying reports that the group plans to reunite in 2003 for a new album and/or tour. A statement issued by the group's management office says, "Recent reports concerning an alleged Led Zeppelin reunion are completely speculative. ...
| Metal / Hard Rock (23/10/2002)
Cult, Chili Peppers, GN'R Members Play As Camp Freddy For Pre-Halloween Show
LOS ANGELES (Blended magazine) - Members of the Cult, Guns N' Roses, and Red Hot Chili Peppers will play as Camp Freddy for a pre-Halloween show on Wednesday, October 30 at an as-yet undisclosed venue in Los Angeles. The Camp Freddy band (named for a character in the 1969 Michael Caine film, The Italian ...
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Metal / Hard Rock (22/10/2002)
Kiss Confirmed for orchestra Concert
MELBOURNE, Australia (KISS Official Website) - Kiss will perform an one off concert in Melbourne with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra on February 28 at Telstra Dome. At a media conference to announce the event Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Peter Criss confirmed the event as a one-off for the world ...
| Metal / Hard Rock (18/10/2002)
GNR Tour Update
NEW YORK (GNR Fans Website) - Guns N' Roses have added a chunk of dates and an opening act to the North American leg of their Chinese Democracy World Tour. Mixmaster Mike has been tapped as an opener for the entire tour, which has now expanded by 11 dates, including two-night stands in Las Vegas and ...
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Metal / Hard Rock (17/10/2002)
Stone Sour Played In NY With Jimmy DeGrasso (former Megadeth drummer)
NEW YORK (Stone Sour Fans Website) - Stone Sour played the World in New York City on Tuesday night (October 15) with former Megadeth drummer Jimmy DeGrasso filling in for the injured Joel Ekman. DeGrasso had to take a crash course in Stone Sour for the band's Hartford, Connecticut gig on Friday (October ...
| Metal / Hard Rock (16/10/2002)
The Return Of Silverchair
SYDNEY, Australia (Silverchair Fans Website) - Silverchair fans in Australia were in for a special treat as lead singer Daniel Johns, who suffers from reactive arthritis and hasn't performed since April as a result, took the stage at the 16th annual ARIA Awards. Held at The Sydney SuperDome, the awards ...
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Metal / Hard Rock (15/10/2002)
Led Zeppelin reunion 'is speculation'
LONDON, UK (Led Zeppelin Fans Website) - Led Zeppelin have denied newspaper reports that they are to reunite for a tour in 2003. The group were set for a US tour with Jason Bonham substituting for his late father John Bonham on drums, said the Sunday Times. The newspaper reported that Robert Plant, ...
| Metal / Hard Rock (08/10/2002)
James Hetfield sings Waylon Jennings!
NEW YORK (Metallica Official Website) - Metallica's James Hetfield has recorded a version of Waylon Jennings' "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand" for an upcoming tribute to the country star due on RCA in February. Hetfield sings and handles all instrumentation on the track, according ...
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Metal / Hard Rock (08/10/2002)
Bon Jovi Release Holds
NEW YORK (Bon Jovi Official Website) - U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District of New York denied a request by DownloadCard, Inc., to stop the release of Bon Jovi's latest effort, Bounce, on Friday (Oct. 4), according to the Associated Press. As a result, Bounce will hit stores as scheduled ...
| Metal / Hard Rock (04/10/2002)
Tommy Lee And Pamela Anderson Agree On 50/50 Custody Plan Of Children
LOS ANGELES (Motley Crue Official Website) - The long, much-publicized, and sometimes very ugly custody battle between rocker Tommy Lee and ex-wife Pamela Anderson has finally reached a resolution. Lee and Anderson, battling over sons Brandon, 6, and Dylan, 4, have settled on a 50/50 joint-custody agreement ...
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Metal / Hard Rock (01/10/2002)
Motley Crue's Vince Neil Pleads Innocent To Battery Charges
LOS ANGELES (Motley Crue Fans Website) - An attorney for Motley Crue singer Vince Neil entered a plea of not guilty to misdemeanor battery charges on Friday (Sept. 27) in a Los Angeles courtroom. Neil is accused of punching record producer Michael Schuman in the face several times outside of the Rainbow ...
| Metal / Hard Rock (30/09/2002)
Metallica Jam With Ja Rule
NEW YORK (Top 40 Charts) - Metallica and Ja Rule together? It's a formula that reads right out of the Fred Durst "How to create a band" instruction book but it is happening. The interesting combo have teamed up for a track off the upcoming Swizz Beatz record G.H.E.T.T.O Stories. Metallica and Ja Rule ...
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