| Status Quo name new drummer |
Via Classic Rock By Martin Kielty le 2013-05-25
. . . . . New man: Leon Cave. .
. . Status Quo have named Leon Cave as their new drummer after Matt Letley bowed out following a 13-year stint.. .
. Multi-intrumentalist Cave has been a member of Francis Rossi’s solo band and an in-demand session drummer, guitarist and bassist..
. He’ll make his live debut with the band in Germany tonight..
. Quo say in a statement: “Leon has been in rehearsal with the band and will be playing at the Wolkenkratzer Festival in Frankfurt, Germany.”.
. Cave is described as “a fast learner of new material with the ability to play across all genres of music.”.
. Last year Letley . announced his decision to move on. . He was scheduled to make his final appearance at the O2 Arena in London on December 19, then stayed on to cover the band’s Australian tour in February this year..
. He said: “It’s been a fantastic journey – but I have decided that now is the right time for me to leave Quo and move on to something new.”.
. But he denied the move was anyt...
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| Village Of Raritan Minutes |
Via Metal News le 2013-05-25
. The trustees met in the meeting room of the Raritan Firehouse May 9, 2013 with trustees Blender, Anders, Magee, Powless, Knapp, Williamson and President Waller answering roll call.. ...
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| SCOTT WEILAND Sued By STONE TEMPLE PILOTS |
Via BLABBERMOUTH.NET Latest News le 2013-05-24
According to TMZ.com, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS members Robert DeLeo (bass), Dean DeLeo (guitar) and Eric Kretz (drums) have filed a lawsuit against their former lead singer Scott Weiland claiming that he sabotaged their 20th anniversary tour by being chronically late for performances and missing promotional gigs....
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| Iggy Pop: I don’t like punk |
Via Classic Rock By gbarton le 2013-05-25
. . . . . Iggy Pop: “My pants fall down a lot”. .
. . Despite his mantle of the Godfather Of Punk, Iggy Pop isn’t actually a fan of punk rock music. Oh yeah – and he’s never intentionally displayed his penis on stage either, saying: “That’s an urban myth.”.
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. To celebrate the release of The Stooges’ second comeback album . Ready To Die. , Iggy is interviewed in . the latest edition of . Classic Rock. . . When asked how he deals with the fact that everyone and their dog calls him the Godfather Of Punk, he responded:.
. “[Industry suits] have to think in boxes. They have to have a place to put me to reference the whole thing. And they think they have to explain that to an audience of people who are similarly lacking in intelligence or education. So you get that. It’s okay. But it’s tedious..
. “We hadn’t sold out one of the shows, so the promoter wanted me to go on the radio. So I said: ‘Alright, I’ll do an interview.’ Well, then that wasn’t enough. They wanted me to talk about ...
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| SKELETONWITCH ANNOUNCE FIRST-EVER PUERTO RICO APPEARANCE |
Via SMNnews.com By Alonzo Mosely le 2013-05-24
Ohio-based metal masters SKELETONWITCH have announced their first-ever concert in Puerto Rico, which will take place at La Respuesta in the city of Santurce on July 13. Having just finished recording their fifth studio album — the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2011 release, “Forever Abomination” – at GodCity Studio in Salem, Mass. with Kurt Ballou (Converge, Kvelertak, [...]. ...
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| SKELETONWITCH ANNOUNCE FIRST-EVER PUERTO RICO APPEARANCE |
Via SMNnews.com By Alonzo Mosely le 2013-05-24
Ohio-based metal masters SKELETONWITCH have announced their first-ever concert in Puerto Rico, which will take place at La Respuesta in the city of Santurce on July 13. Having just finished recording their fifth studio album — the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2011 release, “Forever Abomination” – at GodCity Studio in Salem, Mass. with Kurt Ballou (Converge, Kvelertak, [...]. ...
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| HEATHEN Drummer Quits |
Via BLABBERMOUTH.NET Latest News le 2013-05-24
Drummer Darren Minter of San Francisco Bay Area metallers HEATHEN has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:
"It is with great regret to announce that, after 25 years of drumming for HEATHEN, I have left the band due to unforeseen circumstances and will not be joining them on the European tour that starts in several weeks (a replacement will be named in the next few days)....
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| WARBRINGER commemorate 5th year anniversary of debut album, ‘War Without End.’ |
Via SMNnews.com By Alonzo Mosely le 2013-05-24
Just in time for the holiday weekend, California’s WARBRINGER will play four select ‘War Without End 5th Anniversary’ west coast dates starting tonight in Stockton, California at Plea for Peace with special guests VEKTOR and HATCHET. Following these not to be missed shows, the band will head to Anaheim, California where they will begin recording [...]. ...
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| WARBRINGER commemorate 5th year anniversary of debut album, ‘War Without End.’ |
Via SMNnews.com By Alonzo Mosely le 2013-05-24
Just in time for the holiday weekend, California’s WARBRINGER will play four select ‘War Without End 5th Anniversary’ west coast dates starting tonight in Stockton, California at Plea for Peace with special guests VEKTOR and HATCHET. Following these not to be missed shows, the band will head to Anaheim, California where they will begin recording [...]. ...
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| LOUDER THAN HELL – The Definitive Oral History Of Metal |
Via SMNnews.com By SMN le 2013-05-24
LOUDER THAN HELL The Definitive Oral History Of Metal By Jon Wiederhorn & Katherine Turman Buy Your Copy NOW at Amazon.com – RATED #1 in Heavy Metal Books and #2 in History & Criticism Books! Barnes & Noble Touts LOUDER THAN HELL as a Great Father’s Day Gift! “…as indispensable as a skull-adorned leather jacket.” [...]. ...
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| LOUDER THAN HELL – The Definitive Oral History Of Metal |
Via SMNnews.com By SMN le 2013-05-24
LOUDER THAN HELL The Definitive Oral History Of Metal By Jon Wiederhorn & Katherine Turman Buy Your Copy NOW at Amazon.com – RATED #1 in Heavy Metal Books and #2 in History & Criticism Books! Barnes & Noble Touts LOUDER THAN HELL as a Great Father’s Day Gift! “…as indispensable as a skull-adorned leather jacket.” [...]. ...
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