According to an article in the Washington Post, Scott Ian has gotten his hands on some Cipro, an antibiotic used to treat anthrax - Ian vowed: "I will not die an ironic death."

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Drummer Joe Nunez has left the band - the tribe is currently demoing new material with the help of Greg Hall (Sacred Reich).

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Plans for a new studio album with the original lineup have been put on hold indefinitely as Ozzy prepares to promote his forthcoming solo album "Down To Earth" - it is rumored that the band is reconsidering the idea so as not to tarnish their legacy - in the meantime, plans for a live album recorded during the band's heyday have also been put on hold due to label complications.

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The former Skid Row vocalist has landed the role of the Reaper in an upcoming episode of VH1's Strange Frequency series called "Don't Fear The Reaper" - he will sing as part of his performance.

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MANOWAR has reacted to the recent attacks on the USA with the following statement + fans can download the song " Courage " for free with an exclusive video. Info to find in the statement. The purpose is that fans spread it to family and friends to give everybody courage to go on....

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Roy Khan will fly to Florida this October to start work with Thomas Youngblood on the follow up to 'Karma'. Release is Autumn 2002. Rumours are that the band will tour Europe in January next year.

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Frontiers Records and Now & Then Productions are happy to report that a promising new talent has been added to its roster of bands. The band is called Vicious Mary and has been signed to a multi album worldwide deal.

Vicious Mary is a new band formed by Eldritch members Terence Holler (vocals) and Sean Henderson (keyboards). About one year ago the guys decided to create an entity parallel to their main band with the precise task to come back to the sound they really loved, firmly rooted in bands like Dokken, Whitesnake, Europe and Bon Jovi.

The great success scored by Eldritch on the international mar ...

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Elektra Records has recalled copies of 'Live Scenes From New York' which features artwork portraying the New York skyline and World Trade Center perched upon an apple and engulfed in flames - coincidently, the album was released the same day as the Trade Tower attack - the 3 CD set will be re-released as soon as possible with a new cover on which the flaming apple / skyline will be replaced with a golden Dream Theater logo.

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The artist's next project will not be an Ayreon album, but a solo album based on space movies that he has been influenced by - vocal contributions will be made by Dan Swano (Edge of Sanity, etc.), Damian Wilson (Threshold, Ayreon), Russell Allen (Symphony X, Ayreon), and Floor Jansen (After Forever, Ayreon) - additional musicians said to be involved are keyboardists Jens Johansson (Yngwie Malmsteen, Dio, Stratovarius) and Erik Norlander (Lana Lane, Ayreon) and drummer Ed Warby (Gorefest, Ayreon).

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Keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater) was on board for the recent South American tour - he reports that when Yngwie began to play the "Star Spangled Banner" at the show in Porte Allegre, Brazil, the crowd started booing and throwing stuff on stage - at the end of the show, a disheartened Sherinian refused to go back out for an encore, so Yngwie went out to play the "Star Spangled Banner" again then grabbed the microphone and said, "God Bless America, and FUCK YOU ALL"

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