QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“They didn’t like the way I was dressed. They said my attire was not appropriate and to please remove myself from the premises. Selfridge’s should pay me to shop there.” – Kelly Osbourne on being asked to leave Selfridge’s.

OUR LADY SARAH

Canadian band Our Lady Peace will be Sarah Miles’ special guests on Thursday, September 5, the day after they play ULU in London. Tune in from 9am to noon (UK time) to hear the band in conversation and tracks from new album ‘Gravity’.

MAIDEN RAISE £8000 FOR CHARITY

Iron Maiden have raised around £8000 for the Clive Burr Multiple Sclerosis Trust Fund via their recent online auction. This charity was set up after it was revealed that former Maiden drummer Burr was suffering from the disease.

SYSTEMATIC IN THE STUDIO

Systematic, the US band now featuring former Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph, will start work on their second album later this month with producer Howard Benson. This should be released early next year on Elektra. And one time Systematic bassist Nick St. Denis has not joined Dopesick, despite reports elsewhere. He remains a full time member of Primate and is temporarily helping out Dopesick.

MEGADETH ‘ALIVE’

Megadeth will issue a posthumous compilation CD called ‘Still, Alive…And Well?’ later this month through Sanctuary. It features both live and studio recordings. And former Mega mainman Dave Mustaine is making progress in his battle to fully recover the use of his arm, injury to which forced the band to split up.

TEXT MESSAGE TOTALROCK

TotalRock has now set up a new way through which you can contact us for dedications and requests. You may now text message us. Just dial 81055, and start your message ‘TotalRock’, and then let us know what you want to say. Simple, right?

HALFORD GUITARIST STARTS NEW PROJECT

Mike Chlasiak, guitarist with Halford, is putting together a new side project called Pain Museum. He’s currently looking for a suitable heavy metal vocalist (male or female). Think you fit the bill? Contact chris@rickdorfman.com

DISEASE STRIKES

Former Wildhearts drummer Ritch Battersby has teamed up with guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite (who, in recent times, has been playing with Tricky), ex-Daisy Chainsaw bassist Richard Adams and vocalist Jacob Lee Bane in a band called NewDisease. They’ll be appearing at London Camden Palace Feet First on September 17 and London Camden Barfly on September 19.

SLITHERYN BACK WITH COREY

Chicago band Slitheryn will be recording once again with Slipknot’s Corey Taylor later this month. And the band have just released a nine-track CD through Bad News Records in Japan.

SUPERJOINT DVD

Superjoint Ritual will release their DVD ‘Live In Dallas, Texas’ at the end of September in America. The band are expected to being touring again towards the end of the year.

QUEENS ON THE ROAD

The Queens Of The Stone Age will return to the UK next month to play: Cardiff University October 19, Glasgow Barrowlands 20, Manchester University 23, Birmingham Academy 25, London Kentish Town Forum 27, Southampton Guildhall 31.

BECK AT THE FESTIVAL HALL

Legendary guitarist Jeff beck is to perform three shows at the Royal Festival Hall in London from September 12-14. His special guests will be Roger Waters (12/13), Jon McLaughlin (14) and the White Stripes (13/14), and he will be playing Yardbirds songs in his set.

QUIREBOYS JOIN MONSTERS

The Quireboys are the latest band to join the TotalRock sponsored Monsters Of Rock tour, They team up with Alice Cooper and Thunder, with one more act to be confirmed. The dates are London Wembley Arena November 16, Brighton Centre 17, Bournemouth International Centre 19, Manchester Arena 20, Newcastle Arena 21 (new date), Glasgow Clyde Auditorium 22, Birmingham NEC 23, Cardiff International Arena 25.

UNWRITTEN LAW GUITARIST INJURED

Steve Morris, guitarist with Unwritten Law, has been injured in a bomb explosion – and the bomb was allegedly planted by his neighbour, whose been arrested. The band have cancelled all immediate shows to allow Morris time to recover.

TOMMY LEE REALITY SHOW CANNED

VH1 have cancelled plans for a reality TV show starring Tommy Lee. No official reason has been given, but it might have something to do with the huge numbers of similar shows being planned with celebrities, following the success of ‘The Osbournes’.

TRIBUTE TO METALLICA

In Flames, Nevermore, Apocalyptica and Dark Tranquillity are all to have songs featured on the upcoming Metallica tribute album called ‘A Tribute To The Four Horsemen’, due for release by Nuclear Blast in December. In Flames have covered ‘Eye Of The Beholder’, while other tracks include ‘Ride The Lightning’ – Nevermore, ‘Seek & Destroy’ – Primal Fear, ‘Harvester Of Sorrow’ – Apocalyptica and ‘My Friend Of Misery’ – Dark Tranquillity’.

MORRISON DENIES ADDICTION

Former Cult bassist Billy Morrison has denied recent reports that he’s going to join Jane’s Addiction. He insists his priority is now working with Pitchshifter’s JS Clayden in a project called Doheny.

HETFIELD DONATES LAND

Doing his bit for the environment, Metallica’s James Hetfield has just bought land in San Rafael, California, and he’s donated 438 acres of this to the Marin County Department of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services. But only on the condition that it can’t have property built on it.

SINERGY JOIN THE DARK

Sinergy have been confirmed as the main support band for Dark Tranquillity’s show at The Garage in London on November 18. Two more acts are expected to be added to the bill.

GUITARIST QUITS GOBLIN

Orange Goblin have parted with guitarist Pete O’Malley, who wants to concentrate on other projects. The band don’t intend to replace him.

AXL: LATEST CRAZY RUMOUR!

According to reports in America, Axl has had plastic surgery that’s gone wrong. This explanation was put forward for his refusal to meet journalists at the recent MTV Video Music Awards, where Guns N’ Roses performed live. Next week: Axl is really Mighty Matt Mason.

AKERCOCKE GET MORE EVIL

Akercocke are currently working on their new album for release early next year. To be called ‘Choronzon’, the band themselves describe this as “a raging holocaust of supreme evil”. Which is nice.

PRETTY BROWN

The Pretty Things and Arthur Brown team up for the following UK dates: Wolverhampton Robin Two September 26, Milton Keynes Stables Theatre 27, Cambridge Corn Exchange 28, Croydon Fairfield Halls October 1, Sheffield Boardwalk 4, Newcastle Opera House 5, Edinburgh Liquid Room 6, Glasgow King Tut’s 7, Southampton Brook 10, Bristol Fleece & Firkin 21, Brighton Concorde Two 22, London 100 Club 23.

SICK OF THE LUNCHBOX

Sick Of It All frontman Lou Koller will be Mighty Matt Mason’s special guest on Tuesday, September 3. Tune in from noon to 3pm to hear the latest from the Sick world.

INCUBUS TURN DOWN SANTANA

Incubus have apparently turned down the chance to work with Carlos Santana on his new album – but only through lack of time. The band intend to take a brief break after their next American tour, which starts imminently. The band will then work with producer Scott Litt on their next record.

03 BOC DVD, MORE!: (From blueoystercult.com) BÖC recorded the June 21, 2002 show at Navy Pier's Skyline Stage for a upcoming live DVD. Recorded for the possible inclusion on the DVD were: Stairway to the Stars, Burnin' for You, OD'd on Life Itself, E.T.I., Dance on Stilts, Harvester of Eyes, Buck's Boogie, Mistress of the Salmon Salt, Flaming Telepaths, Harvest Moon, Last Days of May, Joan Crawford, Cities on Flame, ME 262, Perfect Water, Lips in the Hills, Godzilla, (Don't Fear) the Reaper, Astronomy, Dominance & Submission and The Red & the Black." Long Day's Night is the title of the live CD and DVD. The CD is slated for release on September 24, and the live DVD of the show is tentatively scheduled for an October 6 release.

03 EDDIE BEGINS RECORDING AGAIN: EDDIE VAN HALEN returns to recording! EVH will appear on the new Christmas album by Toto axeman Steve Lukathur. Steve told www.classicrockrevisited.com the following "Well, most of the record is live in the studio, all 24 track analog with few over dubs. I was at the mercy of other peoples schedules so most of my guests overdubbed there parts cause I had the whole record DONE in 6 days! Check out www.toto99.com or www.Stevelukather.net for more details. It's a really cool, fun record and Ed played great." It ain't a new Van Halen record but Luke and Eddie together should make even Santa bang his head!

ICED EARTH REISSUES, TRIBUTE: (Press Release) With re-mixed & re-mastered versions of ICED EARTH's Iced Earth, , Night Of The Storm Rider, and Burnt Offerings scheduled for re-release with all new artwork on October 1st, the history of ICED EARTH--one of the prides of the metal underground--will be recirculated. As with everything else in the natural world, everything has its roots. In the upcoming Tribute To The Gods album (due out on November 12th), founding member, songwriter and guitarist Jon Schaffer shares some gems in his ticket stub collection and digs a bit deeper to reveal his very personal stories surrounding the bands he grew up listening to. For example:

"Iron Maiden came through Fort Wayne supporting Number Of The Beast opening for .38 Special, but I was grounded. You won't believe how many cool concerts I missed because I was grounded [laughs]. The next year [1983] with Piece Of Mind, they came through and headlined in Fort Wayne, and that's the ticket stub fans will see in the liner notes. School was already out for summer and whatever it was me and my buddies were doing, we left early and walked to the venue, The Fort Wayne Coliseum, from our neighborhood. That was quite a hike. We left at 11 in the morning. The crew guys were outside taking a break, they were passing around a bottle of Jack Daniels and playing frisbee. We were hanging out talking to them, doing a couple of shots of whiskey trying to be cool, and then I remember the band pulling up in their bus a few hours later. They all got off the bus and I was having a hard time speaking. At that point, I was just this gigantic fan, of Steve Harris especially, because with Number Of The Beast, it just intrigued me... Who is writing this shit? As I was reading the lyrics and the liner notes and seeing Harris everywhere, I was like, 'This guy is the fuckin' MAN.' So when it came time to try to speak to him, I just couldn't. I had this homemade shirt on, where I had taken my mom's red fingernail polish and had drawn the Killers logo dripping in blood on this white t-shirt, and I think I said something like, 'Can you sign my Killers... I mean, my shirt?' I felt like an idiot. I was shaking. It was a big deal to me, getting to talk to him for just a few seconds, shake his hand, get his autograph... it's something you hold onto forever. I was down in the 2nd or 3rd row that night, and I was completely, absolutely mesmerized by him, the way he played and his intensity. I've never been the same since."

The tracklisting for Tribute To The Gods is:

01. Creatures Of The Night (KISS)
02. Number Of The Beast (IRON MAIDEN)
03. Highway To Hell (AC/DC)
04. Screaming For Vengeance (JUDAS PRIEST)
05. Hallowed Be Thy Name (IRON MAIDEN)
06. God Of Thunder (KISS) -- featuring Jon Schaffer on vocals
07. Burnin' For You (Blue Öyster Cult)
08. Black Sabbath (BLACK SABBATH)
09. It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) (AC/DC)
10. Dead Babies (ALICE COOPER)
11. Cities On Flame With Rock & Roll (Blue Öyster Cult)

WEMBLEY MUSIC FAIR TO INCLUDE DI'ANNO: (Press Release) SAT 30 NOVEMBER 10:00 am till 5:00pm PAUL DI'ANNO & KILLERS LIVE "ACOUSTIC SET" (Including some Iron Maiden classics) PLUS Book signing sessions.Meet Paul and the band personally
and hear this special one off live Acoustic set.

Paul Di'anno - formerly of Iron Maiden, signing copies of his new book 'The Beast' Quote from "Kerrang Magazine": "Paul Di'anno has done it all and lived to tell the tale in this thoroughly entertaining and completely obscene - account of his life so far" In addition Paul and his band, "Killers", will be playing live and will for the first time give Iron Maiden songs the acoustic
treatment.

PLUS OTHER ARTISTS APPEARING: Glen Matlock/Sex Pistols Ian Mclagan/Small Faces/Rod Stewart & The Faces & Sigue Sigue Sputnik Plus Ingrid Pitt - Internationally famous Hammer Queen of Horror. Signing merchandise and her new book 'Life's a Scream'. Films Countess Dracula, Vampire Lovers, The House That Dripped Blood, The Wicker Man established Ingrid as an icon in the Fantasy Film genre.

1pm - Paul Di'anno arrives to sign book at Music Autographs stand in the hall.
2.30 pm - Paul Di'anno and the Killers play acoustic set in the upstairs gig area.
3.30pm to 4.30pm - Paul Di'anno signs book at Music Autographs stand in the hall.

Additional guest appearances to be announced.

THE WEMBLEY MUSIC AND FILM FAIR - year 10
Now in it's tenth year, the Wembley fair is the biggest music and film retail show in Europe if not the World. Taking place in Exhibition Hall Three - bigger than Wembley Arena! Crammed full of traders from North and South America, Europe, Japan, Australia and all over the UK.

Visitors will be buying and trading vinyl, DVDs, CDs, videos, books, posters, autographs and memorabilia on their favourite bands and film stars. Most types of popular music will be covered, from kids stuff to even granddad's stuff, jazz, blues and rock and roll to current dance, indie and nu metal.

WINGER "BEACHED"?!: In a recent interview , WINGER guitarist REB BEACH talked about how the Winger name has been tarnished, "It's no secret that Winger has had the worst name in rock for the last 10 years. All the people that I meet, especially musicians, have only great things to say about Winger. I was in Dokken for four years. Do you know how many times I've heard "man, it's so cool you're in Dokken because Kip Winger was a fag; dude, that band was so gay." You know, and they only know "Seventeen" and "Miles Away." The thing that I love is that nobody can play "Seventeen." I've never seen a guitar player, with the exception of Andy Timmons, do it correctly. It definitely has a great groove. I've always had that lick, and Kip's the one that told me it was a song.

Beavis and Butthead… That kid in the Winger t-shirt is in almost every episode. Metallica, in their biggest video they ever had, showed throwing darts at Kip Winger - and they showed it in their live show. You know, 50,000 people every night laughed when they saw it!"

NEIL YOUNG DVD REISSUE: (Press Release) Singer/songwriter/guitarist NEIL YOUNG is one of the most important visionaries rock 'n' roll has ever produced. With his blissfully ragged hard-rock band Crazy Horse, he created the 1979 masterpiece 'Rust Never Sleeps.' A concert film of the same title was released that year as well.

The 116-minute 'Rust Never Sleeps' -- directed by Young under the pseudonym Bernard Shakey -- earned a limited theatrical release and was also available briefly on home video, but it makes its long-awaited DVD debut via the Sanctuary Records Group on September 24, 2002. DVD bonus extras include the
original theatrical trailer and never-before-published photos from the 'Rust Never Sleeps' tour. The sound is remastered for three options: Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and DTS Surround Sound.

This concert was filmed on October 22, 1978, at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, CA. In 1997, Rolling Stone named this concert as one of the Top 10 Live Shows in the history of rock 'n' roll. The timeless album 'Rust Never Sleeps' is often hailed by critics as one of the greatest ever made. In 1987, it ranked No. 66 in Rolling Stone's Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years poll.

The songs Young performed included a blend of solo acoustic numbers and ferocious electric rave-ups with Crazy Horse -- guitarist Frank "Poncho" Sampedro, bass guitarist Billy Talbot and drummer Ralph Molina.

The 'Rust Never Sleeps' set list comprised songs from the album as well as many of Young's greatest hits: "Sugar Mountain," "I Am a Child," "Comes a Time," "After the Gold Rush," "Thrasher," "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)," "When You Dance I Can Really Love," "The Loner," "Welfare Mothers," "The Needle and the Damage Done," "Lotta Love," "Sedan Delivery," "Powderfinger," "Cortez the Killer," "Cinnamon Girl," "Like a Hurricane," "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" and "Tonight's the Night."

Visually speaking, the 'Rust Never Sleeps' tour had some unusually distinctive traits. Abnormally large reproductions of items like amplifiers and microphones were used as stage props, and they were set up by hooded figures with glowing eyes that resembled the Jawas in "Star Wars." Young christened them "roadeyes," a playful variation of "roadies" of course.

The 'Rust Never Sleeps' concert DVD captures one of the geniuses of popular music at arguably the peak of his creativity. The Cow Palace audience was fortunate enough to witness rock 'n' roll history live, but thankfully the concert was filmed to preserve the vitality of Young's music forever.

KREATOR IN UK

Seminal German metallers Kreator will play the following British dates: Milton Keynes Woughton Centre October 27, Swansea (venue to be confirmed) 28, Dudley JB’s 29, London Camden Underworld 30, Bristol Old Fire Station 31, Bradford Rio’s November 1, Dublin Shelter 2, Belfast Rosetta Bar 3. Destruction will support. And Kreator have just filmed and recorded a show in Sao Paolo, Brazil for a DVD and live album.

VOIVOD IN MARCH

Canadians Voivod are to release their next album in March. The as yet untitled record is to feature former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, who will also co-produce, plus the return of vocalist Snake.

ELLEFSON IS TWISTED

Former Megadeth bassist Dave Ellefson is working with Phoenix band Twisted Dead Fable on tracks for their debut album. Ellefson is expected to produce two of the songs on the record, which should be released by the Aezra label.

DIE SO MAZ

Hotly tipped UK band Die So Fluid will be Mad Maz’s special guests on Thursday, September 5. Tune in from 6-9pm (UK time), when the Mad One will also have ‘Terrorizer’ editor Jonathan Seltzer in the studio. But that’s not all, because she will be giving away three copies of the Sepultura ‘Chaos DVD’, and limited edition copies of the current Slayer album ‘God Hates Us All…that’s vinyl and CD versions, and all signed.

DISTURBED GO LOCO’

Disturbed will be one of the main attractions for the Locobazooca Festival, which happens in Worcester, Massechusetts on September 22. Also on the bill will be Black Label Society, Nonpoint, Flipp, Blindside, Flaw and Hatebreed.

HENSLEY’S FOURSOME

Former Uriah Heep keyboard maestro Ken Hensley is planning to record four new albums in the near future. They are: ‘Born Again’ (reworkings of classic Heep songs featuring his current band, Free Spirit), ‘Opramenko’ (a 15-track album of all new songs from Free Spirit), ‘Decadent Dozen’ (new versions of Hensley solo songs) and ‘Mixed Messages’ (new recordings of Hensley ballads that span his entire career).

DEFENESTRATION PART WITH DRUMMER

British hopefuls Defenestration have parted with drummer Ben Gordelia, who wants to concentrate on his recording studio. However, the band intend to carry on and are currently working on new material.

MORROWFEST RAISES THOUSANDS

Morrowfest, the two shows held recently in London and Nottingham in tribute to late Iron Monkey/Murder One frontman Johnny Morrow, has raised £9,000, which will be given to the singer’s parents to use as they see fit. And there are still commemorative T-shirts available at www.johnnymorrow.com.

MUSHROOMHEAD BACK IN THE UK

Mushroomhead will return to Britain next month to play a batch of shows. So far, the confirmed dates are Leeds Cockpit October 5, Newport TJ's 6, Portsmouth Wedegwood Rooms 7, Bristol Fleece & Firkin 10, Manchester University 11, Glasgow Garage 13. More shows will be added soon.

TALK TO COREY TAYLOR

Corey Taylor, frontman with Slipknot and Stone Sour, is going to call one lucky TotalRock listener at home for a chat. This is the top prize in a special new competition. How do you enter? Simple, just call the brand new Krusher Rant Line on 0906 161 7000. Not only will you find out how to enter this cool comp, but you’ll also get to hear our very own Hairy Dribbling Old Git’s unique take on arsechickens, nippledonkeys and rock ’n’ roll. Calls cost 60p per minute, and please make sure you have the biller payer’s permission.

SIMMONS GETS INTO BOOKS

Kiss’ Gene Simmons ever expanding empire has now seen the man move into the book world. He’s just started a spoken word company called Simmons Audio, which will showcase celebrities reading various books. The first offering is ‘Kiss And Make Up’, read by…Gene Simmons. Well, it is his autobiography.

THUNDER RECORD

Thunder are to record a four-track EP, which is to be sold during the upcoming Monsters Of Rock UK tour (sponsored by TotalRock) However, fans will be able to pre-order copies very shortly via the internet. Check www.bowesandmorley.com or www.townsend-records.co.uk for the latest news on this.

HENRY ROLLINS supports 3 imprisioned teenagers with Black Flag tribute album!
Henry Rollins became aware of a case of injustice in the US called The West Memphis 3 which is the cause of much debate. To summarize: Three teenagers who have been convicted of the murders of three small boys although there are HUGE holes in their case and many people believe their arrest and subsequent conviction is a result of their alternative ways of dressing and the music they listen to.
The CD: Henry has organized this benefit record to help fund the legal costs and appeals process for The Three. He got help from an outstanding All-Star Line-up. Corey Taylor (Slipknot), Iggy Pop, Tom Araya (Slayer), Mike Patton (Faith No More) and Ice T are just a couple of names on this list of characters. You want to know more? We´ll serve you next week...

Great luck for all of you who like hard electronic tunes. Pitchshifter are supporting Latino Nu-Metalers "ill Nino" during their European dates in October. Where? When?
12.10.02 - Ewerk - Köln, Germany 13.10.02 - PC 69 - Bielefeld, Germany 14.10.02 - Trebendo Theatre - Paris, France	15.10.02 - La Laiterie - Strassbourg, France 16.10.02 - Elserhalle - Munich, Germany 17.10.02 - Rainbow - Milan, Italy

BLACK 'N' BLUE DVD UPDATE: (Press Release) BLACK SABBATH and BLUE OYSTER CULT were two of the biggest hard-rock titans of the 1970s, and an ingenious idea was conceived to have them join forces on a co-headlining tour. They hit the road together in 1980, and the result was the concert film 'Black & Blue.'

'Black & Blue' will make its eagerly awaited North American DVD debut when Classic Pictures releases it on October 8, 2002. In fact, 'Black & Blue' has never been issued on home video at all until now. This 80-minute cult film is such a rarity that it has even managed to avoid being widely bootlegged.

More than 1.5 million people saw this 1980 tour, so it made sense to capture it on film. 'Black & Blue' was produced by George Harrison; the legendary Beatles guitarist had moved into the film production business by the late 1970s.

The songs performed by Black Sabbath on 'Black & Blue' are: "War Pigs," "N.I.B.," "Iron Man," "Paranoid," "Die Young," "Neon Knights" and "Heaven and Hell." The Blue Oyster Cult selections included are: "Cities on Flame With Rock & Roll," "Dr. Music," "The Marshall Plan," "Divine Wind," "Godzilla," the Steppenwolf cover "Born to Be Wild" and the Doors cover "Roadhouse Blues."

DVD bonus extras will include a new interview with Ronnie James Dio, biographies, discographies and a reproduction of the original movie poster.

Black Sabbath's lineup of vocalist Ronnie James Dio, guitarist Tony Iommi, bass guitarist Geezer Butler and drummer Vinnie Appice was touring to promote the release of 'Heaven and Hell,' the first album since Dio had replaced Ozzy Osbourne. Dio had faced the unenviable task of replacing Osbourne, but the Rainbow veteran brought an entirely new sonic dimension to the band with his fearsome voice and songwriting skills. Appice replaced original drummer Bill Ward, who'd recorded 'Heaven and Hell' but soon left due to health reasons and his unhappiness about Osbourne's departure. 'Heaven and Hell' is deservedly considered one of Black Sabbath's best albums -- regardless of lineups -- and its stature as one of heavy metal's greatest albums ever increases with time. The Dio/Iommi/Butler/Appice version of Black Sabbath would go on to record 1981's underrated 'Mob Rules,' 1982's double live 'Live
Evil' and 1992's 'Dehumanizer.'

Blue Oyster Cult was in the middle of its creative and commercial peak in 1980. The band was on concert trail supporting the new album 'Cultosaurus Erectus.' Vocalist/lead guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser, vocalist/rhythm guitarist Eric Bloom, keyboardist/guitarist Allen Lanier, bass guitarist Joe Bouchard and drummer Albert Bouchard had combined forces to become one of the precious few hard rock/heavy metal bands to ever earn critical acclaim from the mainstream music press. Ever since its self-titled 1972 debut, Blue Oyster Cult was praised as "the thinking man's heavy metal band." BOC's "story" songs combined elements of horror, science fiction, fantasy, violence, love, and even humor. The 1976 album 'Agents of Fortune' spawned the huge hit "(Don't Fear) The Reaper," a simultaneously haunting and
mesmerizing song that still receives widespread airplay.

Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult pack such a fierce wallop on 'Black & Blue' that viewers will be left just that -- black and blue.

07 FRONTIERS UPDATE: (Press Release) Frontiers Records has announced the return to the market of former Journey and Vinnie Vincent Invasion singer ROBERT FLEISCHMAN. His album is finally ready to be unleashed on October 21st, 2002! “World In Your Eyes” has been produced by Kelly Hansen of Hurricane fame and features such guests as Josh Ramos (The Storm, Hardline) on lead guitars and songwriting, Rusty Anderson (Billie Myers, Paul McCartney, Athenaeum) on guitar, Richie Onori (Heaven & Earth) on drums and Marvin Sperling (Heaven & Earth) on bass.

DIANNO SWITCHES DATES

Paul Dianno will now play his first show in London for five years on November 9. It happens at The Underworld, with Dianno & Killers joined on the bill by Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction. The date has been moved from October 19.

‘DELIVERING’ OPETH

Sweden’s Opeth will release a new album called ‘Deliverance’ through Music For Nations at the end of October. It’s being produced by Steven Wilson. This record will showcase the band’s heavier style, and another album, as yet untitled, is to follow early in 2003 that is to highlight their mellower influences.

KILLING JOKE WORK ON NEW ALBUM

Killing Joke, one of the most influential bands ever, are currently working on an album with producer Andy Gill. The band's line-up is now frontman Jaz Coleman, bassist Paul Raven, guitarist Geordie and drummer Ted Parsons.

ELEMENTREE TEAM UP WITH TOTALROCK

Korn’s label Elementree have joined forces with TotalRock to scour the UK for hot young talent. So, if your band is interested in getting a deal with Elementree, there are two ways you can get your demo to the record company: either drop it in at the special boxes by the merchandising stands on Korn’s upcoming UK tour, or send them to: Elementree Demos, TotalRock, 4 Fulham High Street, London SW6 3TZ.

08 Lamb Of God have completed work on their first music video for the song "Black Label" from New American Gospel. The video showcases the band at their very best, live in concert, with footage culled from the last two years of touring. Additionally, Lamb Of God will be performing at this years CMJ Music Marathon in NYC before they disappear to record their sophomore release. Exact date & venue to be announced.

MACHINE HEAD GO PROG?

Machine Head are currently writing songs for their next album, and according to mainman Robert Flynn, the music combines Metallica’s ‘…And Justice For All’ with Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’. Among the working titles are ‘Monster’, ‘All Those Things Left Unsaid’, ‘Fall In Line’ and ‘Pins And Needles’. No news yet on when the band will start recording.

BLUE OYSTER NIGHT

Blue Oyster Cult are to release a live CD and DVD under the title of ‘Long Day’s Night’. The former should be out later this month, with the DVD following in October.

’DIGGING IN THE STUDIO

Veteran German power metallers Grave Digger will start work on their new album next month. It will co-produced by the band’s vocalist Chris Boltendahl with the Rosetti Brothers, and is said to be the first part of a conceptual trilogy.

PROPHETING NEXT SUMMER

The Lostprophets are expected to release their next album in the summer of 2003. Although the band haven’t even started work on the record, the plan is to have it finished by March. They are expected to announce who’ll be producing it very soon.

A WEEKEND OF MADNESS ON TOTALROCK

This weekend is going to be packed weekend on TotalRock. Join Zed from midnight on Friday, September 6 (after the Rock ’N’ Roll Ponderosa) when he will be airing a special interview with Blind Guardian. Top animator Gerald Scarfe, long associated with Pink Floyd, will be interviewed on Doom & Co. on Saturday September 7. Tune in from 6-9pm, when you'll also get the chance to win tickets for the upcoming Led Zeppelin convention, plus hear an interview with Ronnie James Dio. And in the following show, Badger will be airing an interview with Filter mainman Richard Patrick. Tune in from 9pm to midnight. On Sunday, September 8, Miss Nadine meets grunge cult heroes Mudhoney. Find out more from 9am to noon. All times are BST.

VINCE NEIL: ARROGANT OR WHAT?

Over the past seven days, we’ve been asking you whether Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil was arrogant or unfairly maligned, following the criticism he received after walking offstage during a solo show. Well, 30 per cent of you felt Neil has been getting a bad deal from everyone, but 70 per cent reckon he’s got no excuse. Vince, wake up and smell the coffee.

CLOWNING WITH THE FLOYD

Slipknot’s Clown has exclusively revealed to TotalRock that his favourite band are Pink Floyd! Wanna know more? Join Andy King for the Scarey Genre Schizo Show from 9pm to midnight (UK time) on Sunday, September 8, when The Clown will be giving Slipknot fans a unique insight into the nine man masked menace.

IRON MAIDEN BOX (CASKET) SET, PLUS HITS CD: (Press Release) IRON MAIDEN Releases Casket Box Set 'Eddie's Archive' and 'Edward The Great' Greatest Hits Collection On November 5th Through Columbia Records!

For 20 years, IRON MAIDEN have been at the forefront of heavy metal worldwide and are viewed by many as one of Britain's greatest musical exports, as highlighted by last year's prestigious Ivor Novello songwriting award.

During this time they have achieved incredible global chart success, some 200 gold and platinum records, sell out tours and huge respect from their peers both old and new. As a celebration Iron Maiden are to release some highly treasured recordings presented in a very special collector's case for their long standing and loyal fans.

EDDIE'S ARCHIVE is to be released by Columbia Records on November 5th. The set comprises of three double CD's containing the band's earliest live recordings from 1979 through to their headlining performance at Donington in 1988. In addition to this, there will be a compilation of THE BEST OF THE B'SIDES available here for the first time as one collection.

Rod Smallwood, manager of the band since mid 1979, comments "We've been talking for a while about issuing a special release for our fans and I think the live recordings are very important to the history of the band. In fact, other than the 'Maiden Japan' EP and a couple of live B' Sides, there were no live recordings released until 'Live After Death' in 1986. These recordings encompass the early days with Paul Di'Anno through to Bruce Dickinson's arrival. Maiden's career went on from one high to another - it really was a rollercoaster ride! I think they capture the essence of what the band was and still is all about: pure, raw energy, great musicianship and an in-your-face attitude. I've seen the casket and it looks fantastic. This is
a great way to celebrate our history with the people who helped us make it."

The set will be presented in a unique 270x190x60 mm limited edition silver Eddie embossed casket. Alongside the music, fans will find a crystal Eddie Head shot glass and an individually numbered Pete Frame family tree on parchment scroll, detailing the complete Iron Maiden history and rolled in a specially designed Eddie ring! Each of the three double CD's have full colour 24 page booklets, two with new Eddie artwork with previously unseen photos of the various line ups; and one based on the original classic '82 tour programme.

The first of the double CD's is entitled BBC ARCHIVES and includes music recorded between 1979 and 1988 for the BBC's Friday Rock Show. Accompanied by notes from the show's long time producer, Tony Wilson, it features Maiden fronted by Paul Di'Anno and their performances at a special Rock Show studio session in October 1979 as the band were breaking onto the scene, and at 1980's Reading Festival where they appeared as Special Guests to UFO. Also
documented is Bruce Dickinson's arrival in 1982 and the band's return performance as headliners at the Reading Festival. The double album concludes with songs taken from the band's record breaking capacity show at The Monsters Of Rock Donington festival as part of their 1988 Seventh Son tour. The BBC ARCHIVES double CD is a testament to the live power that is Iron Maiden - no prisoners taken, no quarter given.

Iron Maiden's 1982 "Beast On The Road" tour has taken on a mythical quality among Metal fans as the tour and the album which really put Maiden at the forefront of Rock and Metal worldwide. The historical show from the Hammersmith Odeon has been specially mixed and co-produced for the casket by Steve Harris and the band's long serving sound engineer Doug Hall. This double CD, BEAST OVER HAMMERSMITH clearly illustrates how remarkable and ground breaking the tour was in support of the all time classic album, The Number Of The Beast. The accompanying inlay booklet is a complete recreation of the 'Beast On The Road' tour program and lists all the world tour dates and includes notes from the band written at that time.

The third double CD in the set, BEST OF THE B'SIDES, is accompanied with liner notes written by Iron Maiden's manager Rod Smallwood to guide you through every track. In many ways it is a collection that not only reveals much about the band as individuals and the inherent character of the band, but also provides a real insight into who and where their influences came
from.

For the fans among you who buy both singles and albums, you will all be aware that Maiden don't simply stick on another mix of the same single or another album track for their B Sides, but they will always try and come up with something of real quality, and that is both new and different. With this in mind, the band have compiled what they consider to be the BEST OF THE B'SIDES over the years which include all the studio recordings, some of the live recordings (including cover version of songs from their heroes) as well as the occasional humorous, sideways look at themselves and those that have worked with the band.

In full, the track listing of EDDIE'S ARCHIVE is as follows -

CD 1 - BBC ARCHIVE

Disc 1 Disc 2 -

Friday Rock Show Session 1979 Reading Festival 1980
Iron Maiden Prowler
Running Free Remember Tomorrow
Transylvania Killers
Sanctuary Running Free
Transylvania
Reading Festival 1982 Iron Maiden
Wrathchild
Run To The Hills Monsters Of Rock Festival Donington 1988
Children Of The Damned Moonchild
The Number of The Beast Wrathchild
22 Acacia Avenue Infinite Dreams
Transylvania The Trooper
The Prisoner Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Hallowed Be Thy Name The Number Of The Beast
Phantom Of The Opera Hallowed Be Thy Name
Iron Maiden Iron Maiden

CD2 - BEAST OVER HAMMERSMITH

Disc 1 Disc 2

Murders In The Rue Morgue Transylvania
Wrathchild The Prisoner
Run To The Hills Hallowed Be Thy Name
Children Of The Damned Phantom Of The Opera
The Number of The Beast Iron Maiden
Another Life Sanctuary
Killers Drifter
22 Acacia Avenue Running Free
Total Eclipse Prowler

CD3 - BEST OF THE B'SIDES

Disc 1 Disc 2

Burning Ambition All In Your Mind
Drifter - Live Kill Me Ce Soir
Invasion I'm a Mover
Remember Tomorrow - Live Communication Breakdown
I've Got The Fire Nodding Donkey Blues
Cross-Eyed Mary Space Station No.5
Rainbow's Gold I Can't See My Feelings
King Of Twilight Roll Over Vic Vella
Reach Out Justice of The Peace
That Girl Judgement Day
Juanita My Generation
The Sheriff Of Huddersfield Doctor Doctor
Black Bart Blues Blood On The Worlds Hands- Live
Prowler '88 The Aftermath-Live
Charlotte The Harlot '88 Futureal - Live
Wasted Years '99 - Live

Iron Maiden will shortly reconvene to start writing and preparing for their next studio album for Columbia Records.

Simultaneously, in recognition of the band's huge and everlasting popularity, Columbia is to release a TV advertised Greatest Hits album entitled EDWARD THE GREAT which will feature 16 of their biggest hits.

"We appreciate that the majority of our loyal fans will already have all these tracks, but hope like us, they will get a great kick from seeing Iron Maiden TV ads blasting across the nations homes!" says Rod Smallwood. "This Greatest Hits album is aimed at those who need to be initiated into the world of Iron Maiden and Metal, and to make sure everyone clearly understands that 'EDDIE'S ARCHIVE' is for the fans, we have requested that both releases are
made on the same day - 4th November! For the avoidance of any doubt, we will also make the amazing new themed 'EDWARD THE GREAT' artwork available as a free download from our website (www.ironmaiden.com) for our fans as we would not want them to feel obliged to buy a series of tracks they already have in their collection just to get the packaging".

EDWARD THE GREAT hits run as follows:

Run To The Hills The Clairvoyant
The Number Of The Beast Infinite Dreams
Flight Of Icarus Holy Smoke
The Trooper Bring Your Daughterâ€¦to The Slaughter
2 Minutes to Midnight Man On The Edge
Wasted Years Futureal
Can I Play with Madness The Wicker Man
The Evil That Men Do Fear Of The Dark (Live in Rio)

The Casket will be released in North America by Columbia Records.

KISS BOOK RELEASE PUSHED UP!: Due to overwhelming demand, Billboard Books is rush releasing their newest title, the 288-page, "KISS Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History." The book will now be released on Tuesday, October 1, a full three weeks ahead of schedule.

Seven years in the making, KISS Alive Forever was written by authors Curt Gooch and Jeff Suhs and the book has nearly sold out it's entire first print run in advance - a true rarity for first time authors. Anyone wishing to read several excerpts from KISS Alive Forever may do so at the book's official Web site: www.kissaliveforever.com

KISS Alive Forever is already getting rave reviews and was recently one of only two books included in a New York Post's "Things That Are IN This Fall" piece.

PHIL VINCENT STUDIO REPORT: (Press Release) Phil Vincent's brand new CD "SLOW BURN" is completed and the mastering should be finished by mid August. Expected release date is October 2002 on Nightmare Records. You'll notice alot more guitar on this release. Phil used 16 tracks just for guitars and the sound is heavy!!!!!

The line-up for this release is:

Phil Vincent: All Vocals,Lead and Rhythm Guitars,Keys
Glenn Cipalone: Bass
Tane DeAngelis: Drums,Keys
Billy Roux: Lead Guitar on "Clone" & "Writing on the Wall"

Recorded at The Muzik Room, Rhode Island
Production was handled by Phil Vincent & Russ Martin this time around.
Mixing & Mastering by Russ Martin & Phil Vincent

Songs include:

1. Clone
2. Starting Over
3. One Good Reason
4. Caught in the Moment
5. Differently
6. You Fool No One
7. Angela
8. Writing on the Wall
9. Slow Burn
10. Here in My Heart
11. Love is Everything
12. Hideaway
13. Passing Judgement
14. I Still Think of You

09 HUBI MEISEL UPDATE: HUBI writes to tell us about his current project, "Here is the new official line-up for my upcoming solo-CD EmOcean (a Progressive Metal concept album): VIVIEN LALU (Shadrane) - keys (Paris/ FRANCE) MARCEL COENEN (Ex-Lemur Voice/ Suncaged) - guits (NETHERLANDS) ROB VAN DER LOO (Suncaged) - bass (NETHERLANDS) KOEN HERFST (Bagga Brownz) - drums (NETHERLANDS) HUBI MEISEL- all vocals (Munich/GERMANY) The concept of EmOcean deals with the Bermuda Triangle, Atlantis, Greek mythology and an enchanting Underwaterworld! The recordings are scheduled for winter 2002/03. Details will soon follow on www.HubiMeisel.com

NO 'BOAL', MARK IS BACK: (Press Release) Hot on the heels of the successful live DVD and CD from his band RING OF FIRE, vocalist MARK BOALS is set to release his most diverse and creative solo album yet this October. Entitled "Edge Of The World", the new album from Boals is very much a melodic hard rock album, whilst utilizing progressive, (some) neo-classical and classic rock influences.

Featuring a powerhouse line-up of both well known faces and fresh talent, "Edge Of The World" benefits from the contributions of keyboardist Erik Norlander (Lana Lane, Rocket Scientists), drummers Vinny Appice (Dio, Black Sabbath) and Virgil Donati (Ring Of Fire, Planet X), and a smorgasbord of six string (and seven string!) talent courtesy of guitar masters Tony MacAlpine, Chris Brooks, Neil Citron and Jeff Kollman. Bass guitar and additional rhythm guitar duties were handled by Boals himself. The album features thirteen tracks (including a bonus track for the Japanese pressing), which will be previewed first at the official Mark Boals site (www.markboals.com) in the weeks to come.

Produced by Mark Boals and expertly engineered by Erik Norlander and Neil Citron, "Edge Of The World" will be released in Japan on October 23 though Marquee Inc, and in other territories shortly after.

CLASSIC ROCK REVISITED CONTESTS GALORE - WIN A ROBERT PLANT AUTOGRAPHED CD, IRON MAIDEN MERCH and SCORPS STUFF!!: Classic Rock Revisited presents our best giveaway ever! Go to www.classicrockrevisited.com to register for your chance to win the new ROBERT PLANT CD Dreamland autographed by Robert Plant himself! You heard right, we are going to give one lucky fan a signed CD by the legendary Plant, the vocalist for Led Zeppelin! This is a promotional copy CD autographed by a member of the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame making it a truly unique collectable! If that is not enough, Dreamland happens to be one of Plant's best albums to date!

Also Classic Rock Revisited is giving away SCORPIONS autographed merch as well as IRON MAIDEN DVD's! It is a great month to be a classic hard rock fan at Classic Rock Revisited!!

09 U.S. CLASSIC ROCK FESTIVAL: (Press Release) THE U.S. CLASSIC ROCK FESTIVAL 2002 will take place at the 'Patriots Theatre at the War Memorial' Trenton, New Jersey, USA October 5th and 6th 2002. It will feature URIAH HEEP, ASIA, NEKTAR and FOCUS.

SEVERE TORTURE BANNED

Dutch death metallers Severe Torture have been banned from playing in Switzerland, because the cover for current album ‘Misanthropic Carnage’ was deemed perverse, sick and offensive. The record’s available on Hammerheart, if you’re inclined to check it out.

DRAGONFORCE HIT LONDON

Dragonforce will play the Camden Underworld in London on October 5. Joining the young British power metallers on the bill are Falconer, Intense and Ironforce. Tickets cost £6.50 in advance.

ZOMBIE THE LIZARD

Rob Zombie is to voice one of the characters on the new ‘Spider-Man’ animated series. He’ll play the role of Dr. Curt Connors, aka. The Lizard.

‘X’ MARKS THE CRYPT

Rocket From The Crypt release their second album for Vagrant Records next month. It’s called ‘Live From Camp X-Ray’, features ten songs and weighs in at 28 minutes in length.

CHARITY BEGINS AT THE UNDERWORLD

‘Blastbeats And Beatdowns’ is the title of a charity all dayer happening at London’s Camden Underworld on November 3. The bill features Arkangel, Drowning, Decimate, Labrat, 50 Caliber, Gutworm, BDF, Nadir and Phallicide. Tickets cost £8 in advance.

DISTURBING DECEMBER

Disturbed will return to the UK to play shows at London Brixton Academy December 1 and Manchester University 2. More dates are expected to be added.

SAXON THUNDER AGAIN

Saxon are to release an album called ‘Heavy Metal Thunder’ later this month on SPV. This features re-recordings of classic Saxon songs such as ‘Strong Arm Of The Law’, ‘Heavy Metal Thunder’, ‘Dallas 1pm’, ‘Princess Of The Night’ and ‘747 (Strangers In The Night’.).

HAGAR: YES TO VAN HALEN REUNION

Former Van Halen vocalist Sammy Hagar has now gone on record as saying that he feels a reunion with the band is “inevitable”. While the singer doesn’t give any hints as to when this might happen, he stresses, “How could it not happen?”

ENDO IS NIGH

Endo will release their second album, ‘All Those In Search Of…’, through DV8/Columbia early next year. The record’s currently being mixed by producer Dave Schiffman.

SEE MANSON ART

Marilyn Manson fans can get a sneak preview of his art prior to an exhibition of the man’s work, which opens at the Contemporary Exhibitions in Hollywood on September 20. Just go to www.marilynmanson.com/news/images/rollingstone_paint-01.jpg

MOTHRA FLIES

Soulfly pair Roya Mayorga (drums) and Mike Doling (guitar) have teamed up with bassist Tumor (Amen) plus the Onesidezero pair of vocalist Jason Radford and guitarist Levon Sultanian to form a band called Mothra. They already have two songs for download at www.mothra.netfirms.com. These are ‘Nothing Left To Do’ and ‘Burnt Offerings’.

PARADISE LOST JOIN SOIL

Paradise Lost are to be Soil’s special guests at London’s Astoria on October 24. Also on the bill are Skindred and Sugarcoma. The new PL album, 'Symbol Of Life', is released later this year.

SPEEDHORN POSTPONE TOUR

Raging Speedhorn have rescheduled their UK tour. The new dates are Brighton Concorde 2 October 26, Manchester University 27, Glasgow Garage 28, Newcastle University 29, Leeds Cockpit 30, Sheffield Leadmill 31, London Astoria November 1, Nottingham Rock City 2, Bristol Academy 3, Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall 4, Exeter Phoenix 5. Tickets are £8.50 everywhere, except London, where they are £10.

MURDERING THE ROACH

Murderdolls are to support Papa Roach at the following shows: Glasgow SECC November 2, Manchester Apollo 3, Dublin Point 4, Birmingham Academy 6, London Brixton Academy 7.

JOE PERRY’S ROMAN PROJECT

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has decided to call his label Roman Records. The first signees, Memphis crew the Porch Ghouls, will shortly start on their debut album with an as yet unspecified producer.

MOTLEY PLAN FAREWELL

Motley Crue will undertake a farewell tour in late 2003/early 2004, according to Nikki Sixx. This is being planned to coincide with the release of the movie based on the acclaimed Motley autobiography ‘The Dirt’. Currently, the Crue bassist is working with LA Guns guitarist Tracii Guns, Adema drummer Kris Kohl and a singer called London on a new project.

THE BOUCHARDS ARE COMING

Bouchard, the band featuring former Blue Oyster Cult drummer Albert Bouchard and bassist Joe Bouchard, are coming to London. They’re playing the Camden Underworld on October 24.

MAC ON THE ROAD

Fleetwood Mac are to tour America next spring, on the back of their first new studio album since 1987’s ‘Tango In The Night’. The line-up will include Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. The band also have a double CD greatest hits album issued next month.

REID GETS A ‘LIFT’

Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid has teamed up with DJ Logic to release an album titled ‘Front End Lifter’, under the project name of the Yohimbe Brothers. It features guest appearances from various members of Living Colour.

NUGENT OFFERS POP STAR HUNTING LESSONS

Ted Nugent is offering to teach ’N Sync’s Lance Bass how to hunt…for a mere $1 million. The offer has come after Bass failed to raise the $20 million required by NASA to visit the International Space Station. And the Nuge is offering to sweeten the deal by throwing in a few guitar lessons!

PRONG LIVE

Prong are to release an album called ‘100% Live’ through Locomotive Records at the end of October. It’s to feature 14 tracks in total. A new Prong studio album is expected by next spring.

MORE BUCKETHEAD

Guns N’ Roses guitarist Buckethead is to release another solo album, ‘Electric Tears’, on the Meta label early in October. This follows on from ‘Bermuda Triangle’, a solo record from the man which was only recently released. Obviously, Buckethead is proving to be rather more prolific than GNR.

METALLICA: HAMMETT STABBED!

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has been stabbed…by his surfboard! The accident happened when Hammett was tossed by a wave, and he needed half-a-dozen stitches in his arm.

CHIMAIRA ARE ‘IMPOSSIBLE’

Chimaira will shortly start work on a new album. And it’s expected to be called ‘The Impossibility Of Reason’, with a spring 2003 release expected. And two members of the band, vocalist Mark Hunter plus programmer Chris Spicuzza have been working on the soundtrack for new horror movie ‘Dead Planet’.

11 DC4 FREED: (Press Release) Armored Saint Guitarist JEFF DUNCAN's band DC4 is now free from its licensing obligations with Rising Sun Productions for Europe. Rising Sun no longer exists. DC4 is looking for a label interested in licensing the CD Volume 1 in Europe or a record deal. DC4 owns all copywrites to the record. DC4 also has a video near completion. Volume 1 was produced by Joey Vera and has received very strong reviews thru-out Europe. DC4 has been described as a cross between Nickleback, Three Doors Down and STP. All interested parties should contact Shawn Duncan via E-mail: babazbaby@aol.com

11 SOTO FANS 'HOLD ON' FOR NEW ALBUM: JEFF SCOTT SOTO will be issuing an EP called Holding On as a teaser for his forthcoming album Prizm for Frontiers Records. The tracklisting for the EP is: 1. Holding On (taken from the forthcoming album “Prism” released on Frontiers Records on November the 11th 2002); 2. Send Her My Love (previously unreleased); 3. Again 2 Be Found (recorded live at the Gods festival 2002); 4. Stand Up (recorded live at the Gods festival 2002); 5. 4 U (taken from the album “Love Parade” reissued in budget price on Frontiers Records on November the 11th 2002); 6. Holding On (video). It is due out October 7th.

11 HELLOWEEN TIME AGAIN: (Press Release) Germany's HELLOWEEN have finally confirmed, via the band's official website, the addition of former Freedom Call guitarist Sascha Gerstner to the group's ranks. Gerstner replaces Roland Grapow, who was dismissed from the band last year. The band is said to be nearly done with the pre-recording process for its much-anticipated new album at singer Andy Deris' studio, Mi Sueno, in Tenerife, Spain. An early 2003 release is expected. Helloween’s latest studio album, The Dark Ride, is finally available in North America. The limited edition contains the bonus CD single, If I Could Fly.

HOT YOUNG BRITS IN MANCHESTER

Vacant Stare, Reuben, thsiGIRL, Desman and I:AM:I (the band formerly known as Pulkas) play Jilly’s Rockworld in Manchester on September 16. This show is promoted by ‘Organ’ magazine.

PALLAS FILM REUNION DVD

Veteran UK proggies Pallas have just filmed a DVD at a show in Amsterdam. It will be released by Inside Out early next year. And this features a special reunion, with original singer Ewan Lowson joining the band for two songs.

SALIVA’S SIXX SENSE

Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx has had his song ‘Rest In Pieces’ recorded by Saliva. This is expected to appear as an extra track on the band’s upcoming single ‘Always’. This will precede new album, ‘Back Into Your System’, produced by Bob Marlette and due in mid-November.

COBAIN HOUSE UP FOR AUCTION

The house where Kurt Cobain lived from aged 11-15 is currently up for auction at eBay. Situated at 413 Fleet St. South, Montesano, Washington, the minimum acceptable bid is $200,000.

KID ROCK/PAMMIE CAR FOR SALE

The 1961 pink Cadillac hired by Kid Rock to propose to Pamela Anderson is up for grabs at eBay. Once owned by World Heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston, the car also comes with a surprise bonus: two plastic champagne glasses left in the car by the happy couple.

HANOI ON TOUR

Hanoi Rocks are coming to the UK. Dates are currently being booked for the influential Finns, who expect to be here from November 3-18. The dates are expected to be confirmed shortly.

ZERO BLUE

The Blueprint, featuring former earthtone9 frontman Karl Middleton, Pitchshifter bassist Mark Clayden, ex-Pitchshifter guitarist Matt Grundy plus Consumed pair Will Burchall (guitar) and Chris Billam (drums), are recording their debut EP with producer Andy Sneap. It’s to be titled ‘zero*zero*one’ and released late next month.

FAUST IS OUT!

Former Emperor drummer Faust will be released from prison at the end of the year after serving nearly a decade for murdering a homosexual. And he’s already planning at least two projects. One is with Dissection, guesting on their new album, while the other is a new, as yet unnamed band with ex-Emperor guitarist Zamoth.

XMAS FOR JIMMY EAT WORLD

Jimmy Eat World have the song ‘12.23.95’ included on the upcoming charity album ‘Maybe This Xmas’, released in early November. Part of the proceeds will to go Toys For Tots. The song was originally on the JEW album ‘Clarity’, released in 1999.

LEE, SAMBORA ‘BANG’ IT OUT

Tommy Lee, Richie Sambora and Chris Robinson all contribute to the soundtrack album for ‘The Banger Sisters’, a movie about two groupies, starring Goldie Hawn (Robinson’s mother-in-law!) and Susan Sarandon. The record includes the following: ‘The Red Road’ - Chris Robinson, ‘Fame’ – Tommy Lee (a cover of the Bowie classic), ‘One Last Goodbye’ – Richie Sambora, ‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’ – Trevor Rabin, ‘Hour Of Need’ – Peter Frampton, ‘Child Of Mine’ – Roger Daltrey, ‘Crushed’ – Buckcherry and ‘Rock Me’ – Steppenwolf.

TYLER’S EX-WIFE LOSES CANCER BATTLE

Cyrinda Foxe-Tyler, the former wife of Aerosmith vocalist Steven Tyler, has lost her battle against cancer. The couple were divorced in the ’80s, and had one daughter, the model Mia Tyler. TotalRock sends condolences to all concerned.

MAIDEN RAID THE ARCHIVES

Iron Maiden are to release a set containing three double CDs on November 4, under the title ‘Eddie Archives’. The first of these CDs, ‘BBC Archives’ features the band’s session for ‘The Friday Rock Show’ in 1979, their Reading Festival performances in 1980 and ’82, plus their headlining set at Donington in 1988. All of these were produced by TotalRock’s Tony Wilson. ‘Beast Over Hammersmith’ features the band’s 1982 set recorded at London’s Hammersmith Odeon on the ‘Number Of The Beast’ tour, while ‘Best Of The B’Sides’ includes songs from various Maiden B sides over the years. There will also be a ‘Edward The Great’ compilation released on the same day, featuring 16 of the band’s most popular songs. And the artwork for the latter is to be made available for free download at www.ironmaiden.com.

QUEENS EXPAND TOUR

The Queens Of The Stone Age have now expanded their upcoming UK and Ireland tour. The full list of dates is now: Cardiff University October 19, Glasgow Barrowlands 20, Dublin Ambassador 21, Manchester University 23, Leeds University 24, Birmingham Academy 25, London Kentish Town Forum 27/28, Nottingham Rock City 29, Southampton Guildhall 31.

FOOS ADD EXTRA LONDON SHOW

The Foo Fighters have now added a second night at London's Wembley Arena on November 23. Tickets go on sale from Wednesday, September 11. The rest of the dates are: Manchester Evening News Arena November 16, Newcastle Arena 17, Birmingham NEC 19, Cardiff Arena 20, London Wembley Arena 22, Glasgow SECC 25.

12 DC4 FREED: (Press Release) Armored Saint Guitarist JEFF DUNCAN's band DC4 is now free from its licensing obligations with Rising Sun Productions for Europe. Rising Sun no longer exists. DC4 is looking for a label interested in licensing the CD Volume 1 in Europe or a record deal. DC4 owns all copywrites to the record. DC4 also has a video near completion. Volume 1 was produced by Joey Vera and has received very strong reviews thru-out Europe. DC4 has been described as a cross between Nickleback, Three Doors Down and STP. All interested parties should contact Shawn Duncan via E-mail: babazbaby@aol.com

12 SOTO FANS 'HOLD ON' FOR NEW ALBUM: JEFF SCOTT SOTO will be issuing an EP called Holding On as a teaser for his forthcoming album Prizm for Frontiers Records. The tracklisting for the EP is: 1. Holding On (taken from the forthcoming album “Prism” released on Frontiers Records on November the 11th 2002); 2. Send Her My Love (previously unreleased); 3. Again 2 Be Found (recorded live at the Gods festival 2002); 4. Stand Up (recorded live at the Gods festival 2002); 5. 4 U (taken from the album “Love Parade” reissued in budget price on Frontiers Records on November the 11th 2002); 6. Holding On (video). It is due out October 7th.

12 HELLOWEEN TIME AGAIN: (Press Release) Germany's HELLOWEEN have finally confirmed, via the band's official website, the addition of former Freedom Call guitarist Sascha Gerstner to the group's ranks. Gerstner replaces Roland Grapow, who was dismissed from the band last year. The band is said to be nearly done with the pre-recording process for its much-anticipated new album at singer Andy Deris' studio, Mi Sueno, in Tenerife, Spain. An early 2003 release is expected. Helloween’s latest studio album, The Dark Ride, is finally available in North America. The limited edition contains the bonus CD single, If I Could Fly.

DISTURBED ADD NOTTINGHAM GIG

Disturbed have added a show at Nottingham Rock City on December 5 to their upcoming UK tour. The other confirmed shows happen at London Brixton Academy December 1, Manchester University 2.

ASTBURY JOINS THE DOORS

The Cult singer Ian Astbury has now joined The Doors on a permanent basis, as has former Police drummer Stewart Copeland. The new line-up – also featuring originals Ray Manzarek on keyboards and Robbie Krieger on guitar – are to record a new album next year.

SLASH SEEKS SINGER

Fancy singing in a band with Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum? TotalRock can reveal that the celebrated guitarist and co are looking for a rock ’n’ roll singer in the mould of early Steven Tyler or Alice Cooper, combining a more forceful version of Lennon & McCartney with the most aggressive side of a young Billy Idol and Iggy Pop. Fit the bill? Send your demo to: Slash, c/o 13636 Ventura Blvd # 434, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423, USA.

JEFF BECK ON TOTALROCK

TotalRock will be airing a rare interview with guitar god Jeff Beck on Saturday, September 14. Tune in to Doom & Co. from 6-9pm (UK time) to hear the legend talking about his favourite guitarists, Rod Stewart and drum machines! And Marillion frontman Steve Hogarth will be calling in to talk about his show with side project H in London on September 15 (at Dingwalls).

ZED GOES TO THE THEATRE

Zed will be interviewing Italian gothsters Theatres Des Vampires on this week’s ‘Psycholopedia’. Tune in from midnight (UK time) on Friday, September 13 (after the ‘Rock ’N’ Roll Ponderosa’) to hear the latest goings on in the Theatrical world.

METALLICA ‘SHIT’ ON DVD

Metallica are to release their ‘Live Shit: Binge And Purge’ video on DVD in November. This will feature two DVDs and three audio CDs, plus a booklet.

TYLER COACHES ICE HOCKEY TEAM

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is to be joint coach the Denis Leary Hollywood All Stars, which includes actors Tim Robbins and Rick Moranis, at a charity ice hockey event, happening on September 29 in Worcester, Massechusetts. They’ll take on a Boston Bruins alumni team, in aid of the Denis Leary Firefighters Foundation charity. And Tyler’s coaching partner? Actress Elizabeth Hurley! Tyler will also sing the national anthem.

HAGAR ‘FOR SALE’

Sammy Hagar is to release his new solo album, ‘Not 4 Sale’, through 33^rd Street Records in America early next month. It will feature 10 tracks in all. This has been recorded with his current backing band the Waborites.

CANDIRIA INJURED

Members of Candiria were injured when their van was hit by a tractor trailer, while they were travelling from Albany to Cleveland. The accident happened outside Buffalo, and fortunately there were no serious injuries. However, the band have been forced to cancel their tour with 40 Below Summer.

STRAPPING BACK IN THE STUDIO

Strapping Young Lad are back in the studio working on a new album, one that drummer Gene Hoglan exclusively told TotalRock is the most intense and exciting yet. Expected to be self-titled, this should be released early next year, with UK and European dates being plotted for the spring.

SOUNDGARDEN GUITARIST IN NEW BAND

Former Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil has put together a new band with one time Kyuss drummer Alfredo Hernandez. So far no other details have been announced.

BUDGIE, DISTURBED GET SCAREY

Burke Shelley of classic British metallers Budgie and David Dvaid Draim and Dan Doneghan from US rockers Disturbed will be Andy King’s special guests on the ‘Scarey Genre Schizo Show’ on Sunday, September 15. From ’70s metal to millennial nu metal – that’s what we call schizo!

SOMETHING CORPORATE HEADLINE LONDON

Hotly tipped Californians Something Corporate follow up their support slot with New Found Glory by headlining the Camden Underworld in London on September 13.

KOWLOON IN LONDON

Young British crew Kowloon play two London shows in Camden: Barfly on September 13 and the Underworld on September 18.

WHOLE LOTTA TOURING

Led Zeppelin tribute band Whole Lotta Led kick off their 'Bring It Home' tour at The Kingston Peel on September 14.

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

Dutch hardcore crew Maypole play the following UK shows: Glasgow 13^th Note September 12 (with Broken Oath, Eviscerate AD and Second Skin), Liverpool Basement 13 (with Tangaroa, Eviscerate AD and Endymion), Leeds Joseph Wells 14 (with Tangaroa, Eviscerate AD and Freebase), Peterborough Park 15 (with Eviscerate AD and Freebase).

NICKELBACK AT WEMBLEY

As TotalRock has predicted for some while, Nickelback are returning to Britain at the end of the year to play selected arenas. The first to be confirmed is London's Wembley Arena on December 2. More dates are expected to be announced soon.

DEZ DENIES CHAMBER SPLIT

Dez Fafara has firmly denied rumours that Coal Chamber have split up. These have been fuelled recently by the announcement that the frontman is working on a new musical project called Deathride. However, he insists this is being done with the understanding of the rest of the Chamber, and that it won’t interfere with any plans made by that band.

CHERONE SIGNS DEAL

Former Van Halen/Extreme vocalist Gary Cherone has signed a record deal with Spitfire. This is for new project Tribe Of Judah.

SIGN TO ELEMENTREE

Korn’s label Elementree have joined forces with TotalRock to scour the UK for hot young talent. So, if your band is interested in getting a deal with Elementree, send your demo to: Elementree Demos, TotalRock, 4 Fulham High Street, London SW6 3TZ.

STAIND ISSUE DVD

Staind will release a DVD called ‘MTV Unplugged’ in mid-November. It features the 11 songs performed by the band at an Unplugged show last November, including two – ‘Suffer’ and ‘Pressure’ – which were never aired, plus promo clips and behind the scenes footage.

THURSDAY ‘FALL’

Thursday are to issue their farewell record for Victory next month. To be called ‘Five Stories Falling’, it’s an EP featuring four live cuts plus the new studio song ‘Jet Black New Year’. The band’s subsequent records will be on Def Jam/Island.

SLAVES TO THE RAGE

The collaboration between Rage Against The Machine and Chris Cornell has a new name: Audioslave. Originally called Civilian, the foursome are currently finishing off their debut album, which will now be released early next year. And if you want to check the band out further, go to www.audioslavemusic.com

STATIC-X COMIC POSTPONED

‘Static-X: Machine’, the eagerly anticipated comic based around Static-X, has had its publication postponed until next year. The reason? The publishers Chaos Comics have gone out of business.

MACHINE HEAD DELAY LIVE ALBUM

The as yet untitled Machine Head live album will now be released in 2003. This is partly because, while the record is still to feature tracks recorded last December at London’s Brixton Academy, there are to also to be songs culled from Machine Head’s recent European tour. The album’s being mixed by Colin Richardson.

MOURNING HAS BROKEN

Ireland’s Mourning Beloveth will release an album called ‘Dust’ through Sentinel Records on September 23. It is to be distributed by Shellshock.

DIE SO HEROIC TOUR

Die So Fluid B-Movie Heroes and Suffrajets are teaming up for a UK tour. They play: Liverpool Basement September 16, Leeds Royal Park 17, Aberdeen Lava 18, Glasgow Cathouse 20, Falkirk Engine Room 21, Peterborough Park 22, London Water Rats 23, Kingston Peel 24, Sheffield Hallam University 25, Winchester Railway 26, Swindon Victoria 27. Die So Fluid release their new single ‘Disconnected’ on September 23. Further info: www.diesofluid.com

DIE SO HEROIC TOUR

BON JOVI’S XS-ESSIVE ALBUM

Bon Jovi are releasing new album ‘Bounce’ in the UK on September 23. And they’re offering buyers the chance to join an exclusive club called ‘American XS’. Just go to www.bonjovi.com, register your exclusive PIN number, which you’ll find with the record, and get benefits such as priority access to gig tickets, unreleased tracks, competitions and interaction with band members. And joining ‘American XS’ is free.

SPEEDHORN BECOME ILL

Raging Speedhorn have again changed their UK tour plans. They’ll now co-headline the following dates with Ill Nino: Norwich Waterfront October 6, Sheffield Leadmill 7, Brighton Concorde Two 26, Manchester University 27, Newcastle University 28, Glasgow Garage 29, Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall 30, Exeter University 31, London Astoria November 1. Speedhorn will also play two dates on their own: Nottingham Rock City November 2, Bristol Academy 3.

SOIL GUITARIST CAUSES CHAOS

Soil’s Shaun Glass is to co-produce the new demo from Florida band Order By Chaos. This is expected to feature four tracks.

SANTANA READIES NEW ALBUM

Carlos Santana will release his new album, ‘Shaman’, in late October. The follow-up to 1999’s mega selling ‘Supernatural’, it features guest appearances from the likes of Matchbox 20’s Rod Thomas and opera legend Placido Domingo.

TALK TO COREY TAYLOR!

MORE PRETTIES FOR YOU

The Pretty Things and Arthur Brown have now added a second night at London’s 100 Club to their upcoming tour. This is on October 24. The rest of the dates are: Wolverhampton Robin Two September 26, Milton Keynes Stables Theatre 27, Cambridge Corn Exchange 28, Croydon Fairfield Halls October 1, Sheffield Boardwalk 4, Newcastle Opera House 5, Edinburgh Liquid Room 6, Glasgow King Tut’s 7, Southampton Brook 10, Bristol Fleece & Firkin 21, Brighton Concorde Two 22, London 100 Club 23.

OXBOW IN LONDON

Cult American extremists Oxbow will play a one off show in London at the ICA on September 29. Tickets cost £7 in advance. Also on the bill are Noxagt, Nought and Spykid.

AUDIOSLAVE ALBUM IN NOVEMBER!

Despite initial reports that the debut album from Audioslave won’t surface until 2003, it now seems likely that Epic will release this before the end of this year. Who are Audioslave? The remaining members of Rage Against The Machine with Chris Cornell.

DOWN ON THE ROAD

Down - the band featuring Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown of Pantera, COC’s Pepper Keenan, Eyehategod’s Jimmy Bower and Crowbar’s Kirk Windstein – head out on a headlining tour of America at the end of the year. This starts in Austin, Texas on November 2.

ALMIGHTY TOUR

The Almighty will head out for a pre-Xmas UK tour on December 18, starting on that night at Bristol Bierkeller. They then play Glasgow Garage 21, Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall 22, London Mean Fiddler 23.

TOTALROCK GOES CORPORATE

Fast rising Californian band Something Corporate are to be featured on the Nu World Order on Monday, September 16. Tune in from 9pm to midnight (UK time), when the special guests in the studio will be young British act Project Abner.

PEARL JAM RIOT

Pearl Jam are to call their new album ‘Riot Act’. Produced by Brendan O’Brien, it’s to be issued in mid-November, preceded by the single ‘I Am Mine’.

SLIPKNOT: DVD DETAILS

Slipknot are to release a DVD at the end of November. As yet untitled, it’s to feature the following tracks filmed during the band’s recent London show: ‘People =Shit’, ‘Liberate’, ‘Left Behind’, ‘Eyegore’, ‘Get This’, ‘Disasterpiece, ‘Purity’, ‘Gently’, ‘Eyeless’, ‘My Plague’, ‘The Heretic Anthem’, ‘Spit It Out’, ‘Wait And Bleed’ and ‘Surfacing’. In addition, the DVD is to include the promo clips for ‘My Plague’, ‘Left Behind’, ‘Wait And Bleed’ (both animated and real action) plus ‘Spit It Out’. There will also be the audio track for ‘Purity’ and behind the scenes footage.

15 Southern Lord Records has announced the signing of deathgore metal gods, The Ravenous. Featuring the all-star line up of Danny Lilker (Brutal Truth, SOD, Nuclear Assault, Holy Moses etc.), Killjoy (Necrophagia, Wurdulak, Eibon), Chris Reifert (Autopsy, Abcess), Danny Coralles (Autopsy, Abcess) and Clint Bower (Autopsy, Abcess), The Ravenous is the epitome of gore metal riddled with crustified sludge. The Ravenous will enter a studio in Vancouver, Canada this November to record "Blood Delirium" which will be released in early 2003.
Iron Maiden is set to release a Casket Box Set "Eddie's Archive" and a Greatest Hits Collection "Edward The Great" On November 5th Through Portrait/Columbia/Legacy Records. "Eddie's Archive" is to be released on November 5th. The set comprises of three double CD's containing the band's earliest live recordings from 1979 through to their headlining performance at Donington in 1988. Simultaneously, in recognition of the band's huge and everlasting popularity, Portrait/Columbia/Legacy is to release a TV advertised Greatest Hits album entitled "Edward The Great" which will feature 16 of their biggest hits.

15 Six Feet Under have recorded live footage for their new CD/DVD release "Double Dead" at the Lab on June 14th in St. Paul, Minnesota. The box set is expected to have a November 5th 2002 release. The show was professionally shot on film by Dave Roth, who directed the "The Day The Dead Walked", "Victim of the Paranoid", and "Manipulation" videos. The show was digitally recorded live by Chris Carroll who worked with the band on the Maximum Violence, Graveyard, and True Carnage CDs. Songs recorded from shows in WA and CO will also be featured on the live CD, which will be released as set hence the title "Double Dead". Also included on the DVD is the rare in store signing that took place at Root Cellar Records in St. Paul, MN.

15 Cannibal Corpse will be releasing "Worm Infested", a six song EP including three unreleased tracks from their most recent release, "Gore Obsessed", a Japanese bonus tracks, a European bonus track, and a limited edition bonus track that appeared on "Gore Obsessed". "Worm Infested" is a strictly limited edition numbered collectors EP, which will only be available through the initial pressing. "Worm Infested" will be sold exclusively through the band’s and Metal Blade Records website, as well as on the band’s forthcoming tour which will be heading out in November 2002.

16 JASON BONHAM IS BACK WITH HEALING SIXES: (Press Release) HEALING SIXES (featuring JASON BONHAM on drums) is putting together a short 4-6 week club tour of the U.S. in preparation for their "Enormosound" album release on Corazong Records. Corazong Records is based out of the Netherlands and plans on releasing the album in Europe & Canada sometime in October 2002 with a U.S. release to be determined. The "6's" are focusing on venues east of the Mississippi starting October 1st and ending the middle of November in Toronto, Canada. Doug Henthorn (Singer/Songwriter/Guitar Player) of "Healing Sixes" explains how Jason Bonham got involved with the band, "We'd lined up a string of East coast dates opening for Jason's old band back in 99'. Soon enough, Jason was consistently showing up early to check out the show. We hit it off right away with him and before long we'd all end up out and about at the end of each night. One night, Jason, Eric, Chaz, and I were at an after hours club in St. Louis when the band there asked us if we wanted to sit in. So we got up as a three-piece band, with me singing, and did an impromptu version of "Foxy Lady". I think we all knew it was just the beginning. Jason and I kept in contact after the tour and by Christmas of that year he'd told me he wanted in. He flew over for another jam and it was undeniable. The combination was monsterous." Check out the band at http://www.healingsixes.com

SAB VIDS HIT DVD: (Press Release) Two 'BLACK SABBATH STORY' volumes will be released on VHS and DVD September 24th on Sanctuary.

VOLUME 1 (1970-1978) AND VOLUME 2 (1978-1992) EXAMINE THE TURBULENT HISTORY OF THE GROUNDBREAKING BAND; BOTH TITLES INCLUDE BONUS FEATURES NOT FOUND ON ORIGINAL VHS VERSIONS

Black Sabbath pioneered true heavy metal, and a fascinating look into the British band's turbulent history is covered on two individual DVD and VHS releases, 'The Black Sabbath Story: Volume One' and 'The Black Sabbath Story: Volume Two,' coming from Sanctuary Records on September 24, 2002. Each DVD and VHS is sold separately.

Each volume includes rare concert and television footage, music videos, in-depth interviews and much more. These titles are being released on DVD for the first time, and they include extras not present on the original VHS versions. They have been reformatted for DVD in the 16:9 letterbox ratio, and the audio has been remastered for both Dolby Digital 5.1 and stereo sound. Bonus features on both titles include animated menus, an album gallery and band history.

'The Black Sabbath Story: Volume One' covers 1970 to 1978, when the original lineup of vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bass guitarist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward turned rock music upside down with its blistering originality. Albums like 'Black Sabbath,' 'Paranoid,' 'Master of Reality' and 'Volume 4' are still cited as metal milestones 30 years after their release by successive generations of rock fans. Osbourne, Iommi, Butler and Ward addressed the bleaker sides of life in their songs, and did so on a volcanic musical foundation.

This 85-minute DVD includes 10 songs: "N.I.B.," "Paranoid," "War Pigs," "Children of the Grave," "Snowblind," "Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath," "Symptom of the Universe," "It's Alright," "Rock 'N Roll Doctor" and "Never Say Die." One special feature is an in-depth interview with Black Sabbath's original manager, Jim Simpson, who describes the band's development.

'The Black Sabbath Story: Volume Two' picks up in 1978 prior to Osbourne's departure and traces the strange periods of all-star, revolving-door lineups up through 1992 during which Iommi was often the only remaining original member. After Osbourne left, he was replaced by Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio for a brief, turbulent but artistically rewarding period which yielded 1980's brilliant 'Heaven and Hell.' Other vocalists included Deep Purple's Ian Gillan and Glenn Hughes, and Tony Martin. Short-lived drummers included Vinny Appice, Electric Light Orchestra's Bev Bevan, the late Cozy Powell and future Kiss member Eric Singer. The DVD ends with the reunion of Dio, Iommi, Butler and Appice for 1992's 'Dehumanizer.'

The 10 songs on the 72-minute second volume are: "Hard Road," "Die Young," "Neon Knights," "Trashed," "Zero the Hero," "No Stranger to Love," "The Shining," "Headless Cross," "Feels Good to Me" and "TV Crimes." A bonus interview with Black Sabbath expert Hugh Gilmour is part of this DVD.

'The Black Sabbath Story: Volume One' and 'The Black Sabbath Story: Volume Two' are valuable historical documents that chronicle the career of one of the most innovative rock bands in history.

ROCK TO THE RESCUE BENEFIT FOR VICTIMS OF SEPTEMBER 11TH DISASTER: (Press Release)

(9-9-02 - Universal City) - "We had such a good time last year that we thought we'd do it again this year," says STYX lead singer Tommy Shaw, who conceived the idea for last year's Volunteers For America concerts in Atlanta and Dallas. "It was an extremely emotional yet rewarding experience for all of us involved and we're looking forward to this year's Rock To The Rescue concerts."

Rock To The Rescue - which will feature such artists as BAD COMPANY, FOREIGNER, REO Speedwagon, Styx, JACK BLADES, Felix Cavaliere, MARK FARNER, Eddie Money, Sam Moore, Survivor, John Waite and Edgar Winter among others -- will land at the Continental Airlines Arena (The Meadowlands) on Saturday, October 19th and then at the Gund Arena in Cleveland on Sunday, October 20th.

Proceeds from the show at the Continental Airlines Arena - which is being produced in association with Metropolitan Entertainment - will benefit the Port Authority Police World Trade Disaster Survivors Fund while the show at the Gund Arena will benefit that fund as well as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Educational Fund.

"Last year's concerts raised $550,000 for the Port Authority Police Department and $25,000 to a few families close to our hearts that were affected by the events of 9/11," states Charlie Brusco of TBA Entertainment, the company producing the two Rock To The Rescue benefit concerts. "That was definitely a good start but our mission is to continue the fundraising efforts for the families of the victims of the September 11th tragedy."

REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin states, "A year has passed since the horrific events of last September 11th and I still cannot fully integrate it into my life's experiences. I have watched the various televised retrospectives and they are so powerfully real that they have a way of overwhelming me. No matter how many times I see those images, there is a part of me that is as shocked and angry and sad as I was a year ago. The feelings have not faded Maybe they never willâ€¦ The Rock To The Rescue benefit concerts will let the people of New York and New Jersey and all around the country know that we have not forgotten."

Tickets for Rock To The Rescue go on sale Saturday, September 14th, at 10:00am EST, at Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster charge-by-phone numbers.

Saturday, October 19th @ Continental Airlines Arena (The Meadowlands) in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Presented by the Port Authority Police Department Benefiting The Port Authority Police World Trade Disaster Survivors Fund)

(Line-up not listed in order of appearance)

Â· Bad Company*
Â· Foreigner*
Â· REO Speedwagon*
Â· Styx*
Â· Jack Blades (Night Ranger, Damn Yankees)
Â· Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals)
Â· Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad)
Â· Sam Moore (Sam and Dave)
Â· Lorenza Ponce (Sheryl Crow)
Â· Survivor
Â· John Waite (The Babys, Bad English)
Â· Guest emcee to be announced

*Performing headlining sets

Sunday, October 20th @ Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio (Presented by the Port Authority Police Department and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Benefiting The Port Authority Police World Trade Disaster Survivors Fund and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Educational Fund)

(Line-up not listed in order of appearance)

Â· Bad Company*
Â· Foreigner*
Â· REO Speedwagon*
Â· Styx*
Â· Jack Blades (Night Ranger, Damn Yankees)
Â· Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals)
Â· Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad)
Â· Eddie Money (Cleveland Concert Only)
Â· Sam Moore (Sam and Dave)
Â· Lorenza Ponce (Sheryl Crow)
Â· Survivor
Â· John Waite (The Babys, Bad English)
Â· Edgar Winter (Cleveland Concert Only)
Â· Guest emcee to be announced

*Performing headlining sets

PROG POWER SELLS 'INSIDE' OUT!: (Press Release) Atlanta's Prog Power USA III Festival Heats Up with InsideOut Music Artists & Merchandise.Sold-Out Event Spotlights Many Bands' First-Time US Appearance!

InsideOut Music America is proud to announce the appearance of three of their artists - PAIN OF SALVATION, SILENT FORCE, and THRESHHOLD -at this year's ProgPower USA III festival on November 15-16 at Earthlink Live in Atlanta, Georgia. This event is the third in an ongoing series and promises to be the best yet, selling out in less than a week. Headline performers include BLIND GUARDIAN, GAMMA RAY and ANGRA - all making their North American live debut.More info at: www.insideoutmusic.com and www.progpowerusa.com

KELLY OSBOURNE QUITS FILM

Kelly Osbourne has turned down a major role in the new movie ‘Freaky Friday’, a remake of the 1970s Disney classic, which stars Annette Bening, This is for personal reasons.

IN FLAMES MOVE LONDON SHOW

In Flames have now moved their London date on October 13 from the Mean Fiddler to the bigger Astoria. Also on the bill are fellow Swedes Soilwork. The show is, of course, sponsored by TotalRock.

KRUSHER JOINS THE MONSTERS

TotalRock’s very own Krusher will be compering the upcoming Monsters Of Rock tour, which is of course sponsored by TotalRock. The bill features Alice Cooper, Thunder and the Quireboys, plus the newly confirmed Cinderella. The dates are: London Wembley Arena November 16, Brighton Centre 17, Bournemouth International Centre 19, Manchester Arena 20, Newcastle Arena 21, Glasgow Clyde Auditorium 22, Birmingham NEC 23, Cardiff International Arena 25, Sheffield Arena 26.

ZOTHIQUE LIVE DEBUT

Young London rockers Zothique make their live debut in London at the Buffalo Bar on September 25. They also play the Hope & Anchor in London on October 22.

GROUPIES WANTED!

Maverick TV are making a documentary for Channel 4 TV in the UK about the groupie phenomenon over the years, and how it’s changed. The producers want to compare and contrast groupies’ behaviour today with the exploits of those notorious groupies from yesteryear. They also aim to find out which bands get the most groupies. If you have a story about modern day groupie activity, please contact sarahjanedowning@hotmail.com.

SUM 41’S ‘INFECTIOUS’ GROOVE

Sum 41 will release their new album in November. Produced by Grieg Nori, it’s called ‘Does This Look Infected?’. A single, ‘Still Waiting’, precedes this in October.

SABBATH STORY ON DVD

Sanctuary are to release two Black Sabbath DVDs later this month. ‘The Black Sabbath Story: Volume One’ traces the legendary band’s history from their beginnings until 1978. ‘The Black Sabbath Story: Volume Two’ covers the period from 1978 until 1992. Both will also be available on video, and include rare and previously unseen footage.

IT’S ONLY COCK ’N’ ROLL

Cockstar is the name chosen by the new band featuring Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx, LA Guns guitarists Tracii Guns and Adam Hamilton, Adema drummer Kris Kohl and vocalist London. No news yet on when this five-piece will be playing any shows or releasing records.

CAVE IN: ALBUM AND UK TOUR

Cave In are currently mixing their first album for BMG, which is due to be released in February. Produced by Rich Costey, the record is currently untitled, but should feature the following tracks: ‘Stained Silver’, ‘Rubber And Glue’, ‘Youth Overrided’, ‘Lost In The Air’, ‘Inspire’, ‘Beautiful Son’, ‘Seafrost’, ‘Anchor’, ‘Breath Of Water’, ‘Penny Racer’, ‘Joy Opposites’. The band have also just been confirmed for the Foo Fighters upcoming UK tour, the dates for which are: Manchester Evening News Arena November 16, Newcastle Arena 17, Birmingham NEC 19, Cardiff Arena 20, London Wembley Arena 22/23, Glasgow SECC 25.

SNAPCASE ‘TRANSMIT’ TO BRITAIN

Snapcase follow up the release of their new album, ‘End Transmission’ (available from September 24 on Victory) with the following dates: London Highbury Garage November 24, Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach 25, Manchester Hop & Grape 26, Glasgow Cathouse 27, Nottingham Rock City 28, Brighton Concorde Two 30. A date in Exeter is likely to happen on November 29.

NICKELBACK ANNOUNCE TOUR

As predicted on TotalRock, Nickelback return to the UK and Ireland for a major tour at the end of the year. The full list of dates is: Brighton Centre November 23, Sheffield Arena 25, Newcastle Telewest Arena 26, Birmingham NEC 28, Cardiff International Arena 29, Manchester Evening News Arena December 1, London Wembley Arena 2, Dublin Point 4. Tickets go on sale at 9am on September 21. All tickets cost £19.50, except London where they are £21.50. Tickets are also available from the Nickelback hotline on 01159 129173, all usual agents (Way Ahead, Stargreen, Ticketmaster) and online at www.gigsandtours.com. |The band release new single 'Never Again' through Roadrunner on November 25, preceded by a DVD called 'Live At Home' on October 28.

DIAMOND DAVE SPREADS THE DISEASE

New Disease, a foursome featuring Tricky guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite, ex-Wildhearts drummer Ritch Battersby, former Daisy Chainsaw bassist Richard Adams and vocalist Jacob Lee Bane, will be Diamond Dave’s special guests on Wednesday, September 18. Tune in from 6-9pm (UK time), when you’ll also have the chance to win tickets and other goodies. The band make their live debut the next night, in London at the Camden Barfly. They then play the Camden Palace in London on September 24, postponed from September 17.

SEOUL ROCKS

Halford and Dio are to headline the Soyorock 2002 Festival, which happens on October 12 and 13 in Seoul, Korea. Halford will top the bill on the first night, while Dio play on the 13^th. The festival was due to happen in August, but was postponed for various reasons.

CRAZY TOWN ‘DROWN’

Crazy Town are expected to release their new single, ‘Drowning’, in mid-October, It comes from the band’s second album, ‘Nothing Comes From Nowhere’, produced by Howard Benson. This is released in November.

STABBING DREAMER

Former Stabbing Westward frontman Chris Hall has put together a new band called The Dreaming. This also includes ex-Star 69 duo Johnny Haro (drums) and Warren Huart (guitar).

CHERONE ‘EXITS’

Tribe Of Judah, featuring former Van Halen/Extreme frontman Gary Cherone, are to release their first album next month for Spitfire Records. It’s to be called ‘Exit Elvis’.

ANTHRAX IN MOVIE

Anthrax make a cameo appearance in the new film ‘Calendar Girls’, which stars Helen Mirren. They play themselves – which must have called for major research!

OSBOURNE WIN EMMY

‘The Osbournes’ has won a prestigious Emmy award for ‘Best Reality Series’. The award was presented on Saturday.

MUDVAYNE ‘FALL’

Mudvayne are to release new single ‘Not Falling’ late next month. This is taken from their upcoming, as yet untitled new album, due in November. It was produced by David Bottrill.

NUMAN ON TOTALROCK

Gary Numan makes a welcome return to the TotalRock studios on Wednesday, September 18 when he’ll be Mighty Matt Manson’s special guest. So tune into the Metal Lunchbox from noon to 3pm (UK time), when you’ll get the chance to put your question to the influential star (Numan, not the Mighty one!).

COBAIN HOUSE SOLD

The house where the late Kurt Cobain lived from aged 11-14 has been sold via an online auction to a couple from Oregon. The price? $210,000. However, Cobain’s estate has pointed out that the auction was held without their co-operation.

FLAMING LIPS NOMINATED

‘Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots’ from the Flaming Lips is among ten albums fighting it out for the second annual Shortlist Prize for Artistic Achievement in Music. The winning record will be announced in Las Vegas on October 29. Among those judging are Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and Iggy Pop.

NEW FOUND STORY

New Found Glory issue a DVD called ‘The Story So Far’ next month. It features promotional videos, live footage, plus backstage and interview segments.

MARTIN GRECH HAS BREAKFAST

Fast rising young talent Martin Grech will be Julz & Dave’s special guest on the Breakfarce Show on Wednesday, September 18. Tune in from 7-9am (UK time) to find out what Martin likes to listen to, and whether he’s awake at that time in the morning!

SLASH WANTS A SINGER

Fancy singing in a band with Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum? TotalRock can reveal that the celebrated guitarist and co are looking for a rock 'n' roll singer in the mould of early Steven Tyler or Alice Cooper, combining a more forceful version of Lennon & McCartney with the most aggressive side of a young Billy Idol and Iggy Pop. Fit the bill? Send your demo to: S. Hudson, c/o 13636 Ventura Blvd # 434, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423, USA.

20 KANSAS TO RELEASE CONCERT FILM DVD: (Press Release) Kansas -- America's premier proponents of Midwestern-flavored progressive rock and hard rock -- will release the live concert film 'Device Voice Drum' DVD on October 8, 2002, through Compendia Music Group. A specially selected career-spanning set list, breathtaking Animusic computer animation and many special bonus features comprise the DVD, which was two years in the making. A double live CD, featuring a live multimedia bonus track not included on the DVD, will arrive in stores the same day. The 'Device Voice Drum' DVD and CD are each sold separately.

OSI UPDATE: (Press Release) The highly anticipated project featuring guitarist JIM MATHEOS (Fates Warning), keyboardist KEVIN MOORE (Chroma Key, formerly of Dream Theater) and drummer MIKE PORTNOY (Dream Theater, Transatlantic) now has an official name: OSI.

OSI will release its debut album, 'Office of Strategic Influence,' in fall 2002 on InsideOut Music America. IOMA Managing Director Jim Pitulski expects this album to be one the label's biggest sellers to date.

Matheos, Moore and Portnoy are the core of the band, and Moore does most of the lead vocals, but 'Office of Strategic Influence' will also feature special guest vocalists to be announced, and guest bass guitarist Sean Malone (Gordian Knot).

Listeners can expect to be surprised. According to Portnoy, musically speaking the album is "not Fates Warning, not Dream Theater and not Chroma Key."

A limited edition, multimedia version of 'Office of Strategic Influence' will also be available and will include concept videos from Moore as well as documentary footage.

PEARL JAM SUPPORT THE WHO

Pearl Jam play their first show of 2002 at The House Of Blues in Chicago on September 23. They’ll be opening for The Who at a charity event, raising funds for the Maryville Academy, which helps disadvantaged youth in Illinois. However, guitarist Stone Gossard won’t be appearing due to prior commitments. His place will be taken by Boom, who has played keyboards with Pearl Jam in the past.

DEE DEE RAMONE: CAUSE OF DEATH CONFIRMED

It has now been confirmed that Dee Dee Ramone died from a heroin overdose. A founder-member of the Ramones, he was found dead on June 5.

KERSLAKE, DAISLEY LAUNCH OZZY APPEAL

Former Ozzy Osbourne rhythm section Bob Daisley (bass) and Lee Kerslake (drums) have launched an appeal against a judge’s recent ruling that they no claim to royalties they say they’re owed from the ‘Blizzard Of Ozz’ and ‘Diary Of A Madman’ albums. The pair originally sued Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne for $20 million dollars, but Judge Christina Snyder threw the case out of court, on the basis that the statute of limitations had run out and that, further the two had failed to convince they had a case.

OZZFEST LIVE 2002

The ‘Ozzfest Live 2002’ album is released in the UK on September 23. The full track listing is: ‘War Pigs’ – Ozzy Osbourne, ‘Neeeles’ – System Of A Down, ‘More Human Than Human’ – Rob Zombie, ‘Outkast’ – P.O.D, ‘Creeping Death’ – Drowning Pool, ‘Freaking Out’ – Adema, ‘Berserkers’ – Black Label Society, ‘Ghosts Along The Mississippi’ – Down, ‘A Call For Blood’ – Hatebreed, ‘Halo’ – Soil with Zakk Wylde, ‘Payback’ – Flaw, ‘All Lies’ – 3^rd Strike, ‘Big Brother’ – Pulse Ultra, ‘Liar’ – Ill Nino, ‘New Millennium Cyanide Christ’ – Meshuggah, ‘She Is Beautiful’ – Andrew WK with Kelly Osbourne.

BEAST INVADES JAPAN

Slayer, Soulfly and Arch Enemy head the list of bands already confirmed for Beastfeast 2002, which happens in Japan on December 14 and 15. Also on the bill are Hatebreed and Converge. Further details are available at www.beastfeast.net.

SEBASTIAN BACH TAKES ON KRUSHER

Sebastian Bach will be Krusher’s special guest on Monday, September 23. Tune in from 3-6pm (UK time) to hear the battle of the larger-than-life loons.

STOP QOTSA

An online campaign has been launched to stop Queens Of The Stone Age, because of their supposed satanic and drug imagery and interest. Apparently started by a concerned American mother with strong Christian beliefs, it may be accessed at http://myheart2gsus.freewebspace.com/queens1.html.

AUDIOSLAVE: FULL ALBUM DETAILS

Audioslave, the band featuring Chris Cornell and three former Rage Against The Machine members Tim Commerford (bass), Brad Wilk (drums), and Tom Morello (guitar), are to release their debut album in mid-November. To be called ‘Audioslave’, the full track listing for this Rick Rubin produced record is: ‘Cochise’ (set to be the first single), ‘Show Me How To Live’, ‘Gasoline’, ‘What You Are’, ‘Like A Stone’, ‘Set It Off’, ‘Shadow Of The Sun’, ‘I Am The Highway’, ‘Exploder’, ‘Hypnotize’, ‘Bring ’Em Back Alive’, ‘Light My Way’, ‘Getaway Car’ and ‘The Last Remaining Light’.

STAIND FINISH NEW ALBUM

Staind have virtually finished recording their new album with producer Josh Abraham. It’s likely to be issued early in 2003, with only the mixing stage now left to negotiate.

NONPOINT LOOK FOR UNSIGNED BANDS

Nonpoint are looking to help quality unsigned bands get a deal. How? Tune into the Nu World Order on Monday, September 23, when all will be revealed. The show goes out from 9pm to midnight (UK time).

VANDALISING THE UK

The Vandals are touring the UK and Ireland at the end of this year, supported by Tsunami Bomb and Audio Karate. The list of dates are: Sheffield Leadmill November 22, Liverpool University 23, Nottingham Rock City 25, Leeds Cockpit 26, Birmingham Academy 27, Norwich Waterfront 28, Manchester University MDH 29, London Astoria 30, Portsmouth Pyramid December 2, Newport TJ’s 3, Newcastle University 4, Glasgow Garage 5, Dublin Ambassador 6.

MUDVAYNE ‘END’ IT ALL

Mudvayne are to release their new album, 'The End Of All Things To Come' through Epic in mid-November, preceded by the single 'Not Falling'. And the band have adopted new names to celebrate. Frontman Kud is now known as Chud, guitarist Gurrg is Guug, drummer Spag is now Mr. Spug, and bassist Ryknow has become Ru-D.

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MARQUEE LAUNCHES YOUNG TALENT NIGHTS

The newly opened Marquee Club in London is to promote regular nights showcasing young British talent, including unsigned bands. Sponsored by TotalRock, the first of these happens on October 2. The bands playing are Sona Fariq, Sugarcoma, The Suffrajets and The Fincent Fiasco.

SABBATH LOUNGE AROUND

American lounge crooner Bud E. Love has just recorded an album of Ozzy/Black Sabbath covers called ‘Diary Of A Loungeman’. This is released next month.

SILVERCHAIR’S MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

Silverchair have received seven nominations in the AIRA Awards, Australia’s equivalent of the Grammys. The Vines have picked up six, the two bands going head to hear for ‘Best Rock Band’ and ‘Best Album’. The results are to be announced in Sydney on October 15.

MORTICIAN’S ‘HORRIFIC’ ALBUM

Mortician are to release an album called ‘Darkest Day Of Horror’ early next year on Relapse. And the celebrated American gore squad have just started a major US tour with Scar Culture and Sikfuk.

BLUEPRINT ANNOUNCE DATES

The Blueprint, featuring former earthtone9 frontman Karl Middleton, Pitchshifter bassist Mark Clayden, ex-Pitchshifter guitarist Matt Grundy, plus the Consumed pair Will Burchell (guitar/vocals) and Chris Billam (drums), have lined up the following shows: Yeovil Liberal Club September 20, Aldershot West End Centre November 2, Llanelli Sol Bar 3, Bradford Rio’s 7, Edinburgh Studio 24 8, London, Mean Fiddler 9, Milton Keynes Woughton Centre 10. The shows from November 7-10 also feature thisGIRL. The band’s debut EP, ‘zero*zero*one’ is released by Copro on October 21.

SLIPKNOT’S ‘DISASTER’

Slipknot have confirmed the title of their upcoming DVD. It’s to be called ‘Disaster Pieces’. This features live footage shot during the band’s recent performance at the London Arena, plus interview and backstage material, and promotional videos. Expect a release in late November.

DOKKEN DENIES BUST UP

Don Dokken has strongly denied reports that drummer Mick brown quit the band after the pair got into a fist fight. Dokken insists Brown has left the band because he has ongoing problems with his shoulder.

TOP ROCKERS UP FOR DOOBIE AWARDS

Nickelback, Queens Of The Stone Age, Weezer and Tool are among the nominees for the third annual Doobie Awards For Conscious Music, which are to be held in New York on September 25. Hosted by counterculture magazine ‘High Times’, the 13 categories also include nominations for New Found Glory. Incubus, Tenacious D, Puddle Of Mudd, Hoobastank, Superjoint Ritual and The Vines.

DAVIS PLANS ‘DAMNED’ TOUR

Korn pair Jonathan Davis and Munky aren’t going to get much rest once the band’s ongoing ‘Untouchables’ tour finishes. They’ll be putting together a new line-up, and heading back out on the road to perform those songs written for the ‘Queen Of The Damned’ soundtrack by Davis.

PEARL JAM TO RELEASE MORE LIVE ALBUMS

Pearl Jam are aiming to record every show on their upcoming tour for release at a later date. The band actually made 72 CDs available from dates on their last tour, and will be repeating the process once they get out on tour in support of new album ‘Riot Act’, released in November. Produced by Adam Kasper and mixed by Brendan O’Brien, the full track listing for this is: ‘Can’t Keep’, ‘Save You’, ‘Love Boat Captain’, ‘Cropduster’, ‘Ghost’, ‘I Am Mine’ (slated to be the first single, and already aired on TotalRock), ‘Thumbing My Way’, ‘You Are’, ‘Get Right’, ‘Green Disease’, ‘helphelp’, ‘Bushleaguer’, ‘½ Full’, ‘Arc’ and ‘All Or None’.

ZED IS TEMPTED

Dutch band Within Temptation will be showcased by Zed on the next Psycholopedia. Tune in from midnight (UK time) on Friday, September 20 (after the ‘Rock ’N’ Roll Ponderosa’) when you’ll hear an interview with vocalist Sharon del Adel and music from the band.

ULI JON ROTH ON TOTALROCK
Guitar hero Uli Jon Roth will be the special guest on Doom & Co. on Saturday, September 21. Tune in from 6-9pm (UK time) to hear Uli talking about the upcoming Legends Of Rock tour, There will also be an interview with Michael Giles of the 21^st Century Schizoid Band.

BATTLE OF BANDS IN BRIDGEND

The third annual Battle Of The Bands in Bridgend will happen in October and November. Showcasing talent from the area, three heats happen at the Blaegarw Workmens Hall on October 25. November 8 and 22. If your band fancies entering then call 01656 871911 and ask for Andrew or Betty. Or email battleofthebands@teenagedirtbag.com . But you must have original material, and be prepared to perform four songs on the night.

DREAM THEATER CANCEL SHOW

Dream Theater have cancelled plans to play at St. George’s Hall in Bradford on October 19, due to ‘technical and traveling logistics’. However, the band will still be appearing at London’s Astoria on October 20/21.

ROSSDALE MARRIES GWEN

TotalRock would like to congratulate Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale and No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani on their marriage, which happen in London.

LIFEHOUSE EXPAND LINE-UP

As Lifehouse release new album ‘Stanley Climbfall’ – their second – the band have expanded line-up with the addition of guitarist Sean Woolstenhulme, brother of the band’s drummer Rick. He’s been working with the former trio for some while, and is now a full member.

THESTART REACH UK

TheStart, who feature former Human Waste Project vocalist Aimee Echo, are to play the following shows: Newport TJ’s November 2, Birmingham Academy 3, Manchester Hop & Grape 4, Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms 5, London Mean Fiddler 6. The band are to release an EP called ‘Death Via Satellite’ later this month on Smallstone Records.

SKINLAB HEADLINE SHOWS

Skinlab have announced a batch of their own headlining dates in the UK and Ireland, as well as their support slot on the upcoming Soil tour. The former kick off in Belfast at the Frontpage on October 10, continuing on with Ballymena Bush Tavern 11, Cork Crowbar 12, Galway O’Malley’s Bat 13, Newport TJ’s 14, Nottingham Old Angel 18, Leeds St. Joseph’s Well 22, Romford MusicTrek Studios 25. Labrat and Freebase will also be on the bill.

AUDIOSLAVE CHOOSE DEBUT SINGLE

Audioslave, the band featuring former Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell and Rage Against The Machine without Zack De La Rocha, will release their first single next month. It’s called ‘Cochese’. The foursome’s debut album follows in mid-November.

DOG FASHION DISCO DRUMMER QUITS

Dog Fashion Disco drummer John Ensminger has left the Washington band. However, as with guitarist Greg Combo (who also left DFD recently), the sticksman is to be featured on the band’s next studio album, due for release early next year on Spitfire. And they’ve wasted no time in bringing in a new guitarist (Jay Stevens) and drummer (Ollie).

ORGY IN SACRAMENTO

Orgy guitarist Amir Derakh has just worked on a demo with Sacramento band 7^th Standard. And the band have now landed a deal with the Immortal label. Whether Derakh produces their debut album remains to be seen.

INCUBUS RE-ISSUE ALBUM

Incubus are to re-release their hugely successful ‘Morning View’ album. This will come with a bonus DVD featuring live footage, interviews and video clips. In America it’s be issued on October 1.

MICHAEL BRUCE IN LONDON

Former Alice Cooper guitarist Michael Bruce plays London Borderline on November 6.

COAL CHAMBER BASS FOR SALE

Coal Chamber bassist Nadja Puelen is auctioning off one of the instruments she used on the band’s tour – and it’s signed. Fancy getting it? Go to Ebay.com, where you may bid until September 21. Currently, the top bid is $700.

HALFORD PLOT VEGAS NEW YEAR

Halford have confirmed they’ll play a show in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve. However, there’s still no sign of any UK shows from the band led by former Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford.

COREY BECOMES A DAD

Congratulations to Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor on becoming a dad. His fiancee Scarlett has given birth to a boy, Griffin Parker Taylor.

23 CHERONE AIN'T TALKIN' BOUT LOVE WITH VAN HALEN: (Press Release) In an interview with GARY CHERONE at ClassicRockRevisited.com, he talks about the end of VAN HALEN version 3 along with their sole album, "When it didn’t sell the writing was on the wall. We were on tour and we brought out the old catalog and the majority of the fans did appreciate it but in the end they wanted their Dave. That is what it was. I know for a fact that they did get together after I left and did some songs. I don’t think anything came out of that stuff. I don’t think it worked. Egos and personalities, you know." He also talks about the possibilty of a reunion with his EXTREME bandmates, "We are all very close and I would not rule out an Extreme record down the road. I feel very privileged to think I wrote some great songs with Nuno. Paul Geary manages Godsmack and Tribe of Judah so the family is there it is just that everybody is doing their own thing. Don’t rule it out. In a couple of years, who knows?". The entire interview can be found at: http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/Gary%20Cherone%20Interview.htm

METAL EDGY: (Press Release) Amidst speculation and rumor, we finally get an explanation on the METAL EDGE ROCK FEST blow-up via this PRESS RELEASE:

(Hollywood, CA) - The bands of the Metal Edge Rock Fest 2002 Tour, extend their apologies for their abrupt ending in Tucson, AZ. The tour was scheduled to end on September 14th at the Hollywood Palladium.

The promoter cancelled the show, upon learning that MICK BROWN (long-time Dokken drummer) had quit DOKKEN, after playing the Phoenix, AZ show. Discussions commenced on allowing the remaining bands to perform the Hollywood show, but no agreement could be made with the promoter. Dokken had temporarily replaced Mick Brown with bass player Adam Hamilton (LA Guns). Adam proved to play drums as well as the bass at the Tucson, AZ show.

This decision was last minute and unexpected by all the bands. All were looking forward to ending a great tour, in the city, where they all started their careers.

On behalf of the bands, RATT, WARRANT, FIREHOUSE & LA GUNS, the crew and Production office - we extend our disappointment and apologies - thank you for sticking by us. The decision was beyond our control - we had every intention to Rock Hollywood and say farewell till next year.

24 The long awaited annual Metal Festival in Aalborg, is currently one headliner less than a week ago. For some unknown reason they´ve chosen to cancel their participation in the Aalborg Metal Festival 2002 . The festival webboard as well as the bands webboard, are yet not informative regarding the excact reason to the bands cannecelation, but at Metal Coven we're working on finding out the reason why they dont make it to Aalborg this year.

25 BLACKMORE'S NIGHT FILMED FOR DVD: The BLACKMORE'S NIGHT shows at the Castle Wartburg in Eisenach, Germany 2002 were filmed for a live DVD,the first DVD worldwide recorded on the ultra new DTS 96/24 sound system. This sound system (96 Khz and 24 Bit) is almost twice superior to the conventional / traditional DOLBY 5.1 standard (48 Khz und 16 Bit) and, therefore, promises an absolute new sound experience! Perfect to bring this particular sound and optics of Blackmore's Night into the living room.The DVD will be released in 2003. For more info on Blackmore's Night & Ritchie Blackmore please go to
http://www.blackmoresnight.nu

SWEET TRIBUTE ALBUM: (Press Release) The SWEET tribute album "Sweet FA" is now released on Malibu Records (Scana Records) http://www.thesweet.com/sweetfa.htm

The "band" performing on the title track (track 2) is called JK's All Star Experience and features Bruce Kulick (KISS) - lead guitar
John Levén (Europe) - bass
Lars Chriss (Lion's Share) - rhythm guitars
Tommy Denander - keyboards
Jonas Nilsson (Rednex) - lead vocals
Thomas Vikström (Talk Of The Town) - backing vocals
Johan "JK" Kihlberg - drums
Another 14 American and Swedish artists/bands are featured on the cd as well.

LA GUNS REPLACE CINDERELLA

Cinderella have withdrawn from the Monsters Of Rock tour. They’ve been replaced by LA Guns. Headlined by Alice Cooper, and also featuring Thunder plus the Quireboys, the dates are: London Wembley Arena November 16, Brighton Centre 17, Bournemouth International Centre 19, Manchester Arena 20, Newcastle Arena 21, Glasgow Clyde Auditorium 22, Birmingham NEC 23, Cardiff International Arena 25, Sheffield Arena 26. The compere for this TotalRock sponsored tour is to be Krusher.

CHILI PEPPERS RETURN TO UK

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are to come back to Britain next Spring to play the following dates: Glasgow SECC March 5, London Docklands Arena 8/9, Manchester Evening News Arena 11.

MIGHTY MIGHTY TOUR

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones will be playing the following shows, supported by Snuff and Consumed: Norwich Waterfront October 1, Manchester Academy 2, Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall 3, Glasgow Garage 4, Nottingham Rock City 5, Cambridge Junction 7, Leeds Metropolitan University 8, Bristol Anson Rooms 9, Portsmouth Pyramids 10, London Kentish Town Forum 11.

BOWLING FOR A TOUR

Such is the demand for Texans Bowling For Soup that they’ve already lined up a return UK tour, before their October one has even started. So, fans will get the chance to see them early next year at Leicester De Montford University February 13, Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall 14, Glasgow Barrowlands 15, Newcastle University 16, Leeds Metropolitan University 17, Liverpool University 18, Cardiff University 19, Norwich UEA 21, Southampton Guildhall 22, Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall 23, Cambridge Corn Exchange 24, Bristol Academy 26, London Astoria 28. The band’s new single, ‘Emily’, is released on October 28 by Music For Nations.

DARK FUNERAL LOSE DOMINION

Norwegian black metallers Dark Funeral have parted with guitarist Dominion. This is said to be amicable. The band have no plans to replace him, but are said to be working on new material.

MOTOGRATER DROPPED

US band Motograter have been dropped by the No name/Elektra label – before releasing anything. Exactly why the decision was made remains a mystery, but it comes as the band were working with producer GGGarth Richardson on their first album for the label.

MEDICATION’S NEW DRUMMER

Medication, the band featuring former Machine Head/Soulfly guitarist Logan Mader and ex-Ugly Kid Joe vocalist Whitfield Crane, have brought in one time Downset drummer Chris Hamilton to complete their line-up. Fans can expect some UK and European shows soon.

TOOL, MESHIGGAH CONFIRM TOUR

Tool and Meshuggah have now confirmed all the dates for their upcoming US tour. This will kick off in Seattle on October 2, finishing in Long Beach, California on November 24.

NIRVANA COURT CASE SETTLED

Courtney Love has settled her ongoing legal battle with Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl. This has smoothed the path for the release of the eagerly awaited Nirvana compilation later this year. This is to be a self-titled release.

SHIFTING INTO GEAR

Boston band Split Shift have signed a deal with No Name/Elektra. And they’ve got legendary producer Roy Thomas Baker working with them on their first album for the label, which should be in the shops by next summer.

PUMPKINS RE-ISSUE VIDEO

The Smashing Pumpkins are to have their ‘Vieuphoria’ long form video made available on DVD in mid-November. This will feature about 20 minutes of extra footage. An CD version, called ‘Earphoria’, is also being planned.

BUDGIE ON THE ROAD

Veteran British band Budgie are about to start a major UK tour. See them at Bristol Fleece & Firkin September 26, Frome Cheese And Grain 27, Nrwport TJ’s October 3, London Mean Fiddler 24, Crewe Limelight November 11, Wrexham Central Station 12, Northampton Roadmender 14, Oxford Zodiac 15, Southampton Brook 20, Hastings Pierpoint 21, Letchworth Plinston Hall 23, Rochdale Transport Club 27, Nottingham Rock City 28, Dudley JB’s 29, Cardiff Point 30, Sheffield Boardwalk December 5, Bradford Rio’s 7.

BAL-SABBAT ON THE ROAD

Return To The Sabbat and Bal-Sagoth are teaming up to play two British shows. These happen at London Highbury Garage November 29, Bradford Rio’s December 1. And the shows are sponsored by TotalRock.

OZZY, KORN DON CHARITY MASKS

Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, Rob Zombie, Creed and Kid Rock are among the people who’ve donated pieces of artwork or autographed clay masks, which are being auctioned off on eBay.com. All proceeds are to be given to Hospice of Michigan’s Mask Project 2, which helps terminally ill patients and their families. The auction lasts until September 27.

‘HALO’ AGAIN

Soil will re-issue the single ‘Halo’ on October 28. The band tour the UK next month, playing: Norwich Waterfront October 15, Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall 16, Manchester Academy 17, Bristol Academy 19, Edinburgh Liquid Rooms 20, Newcastle University 21, Portsmouth Pyramid Centre 23, London Astoria 24. Skinlab and Sugarcoma support on all dates, except London, where Paradise Lost are to be special guests, with Skinlab also on the bill.

AC/DC HOAX

Police in Finland are looking for a mystery person who has been claiming to be AC/DC’s manager. Under this guise, the person booked the band to headline the Pori Jazz Festival next year, received a deposit…and promptly disappeared.

HAWKWIND JOIN MOTORHEAD TOUR

Hawkwind have been added to the bill for Motorhead’s upcoming date at London's Wembley Arena on October 19, which also features Anthrax. Motorhead and Anthrax also play: Manchester Apollo October 13, Glasgow Clyde Auditorium 14, Birmingham NIA 15, Newport Centre 17.

PITCHSHIFTER’S DREDD-FUL NEWS

Pitchshifter are working with ‘2000AD’ artist Cliff Robinson on a special T-shirt design that will include Judge Dredd. Should prove hugely popular.

OVERKILL GO FOR NEW PRODUCER

Overkill will work with veteran producer Colin Richardson on their next studio album, with recording set to start on October 1.

REVEILLE RECRUIT NEW GUITARIST

Florida band Reveille have brought in guitarist Chris Turner to replace Greg Sullivan, who left in January. The band are currently working on a new album with producer Howard Benson.

JOHN MAYER IN LONDON

Fast rising American star John Mayer will make his live debut in the UK on October 8, at the Scala in London. Mayer’s album, ‘Room For Squares’, has just hit the TotalRock World Album Charts at number ten.

OLD MAN ‘EXISTS’

Norwegian black metallers Old Man’s Child are to release their new album, ‘In Defiance Of Existence’, through Century Media early next year. The band features Dimmu Borgir pair Galder (guitar) and Nick Barker (drums).

BRITAIN GETS STRUNG OUT

US punk crew Strung Out are coming to UK to play the following six dates: Glasgow Garage November 1, Newport TJ’s 2, Birmingham Academy 3, Manchester Hop & Grape 4, Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms 5, London Mean Fiddler 6.

NONPOINT TO SIGN ACTS

Florida’s Nonpoint are looking for exciting young bands to sign to the Bieler Brothers label, owned by their management company, and with a distribution deal via Universal. They are setting up special boxes on their current American tour, where bands may leave demos. A PO Box address is also being set up.

KORNY MAZ

Mad Maz is to air a special interview with Korn guitarist Munky on Thursday, September 26. Tune in from 6-9pm (UK time) to find out everything you always wanted to know about Korn – well, almost!

CHEAP TRICK: BY ROYAL CONSENT

Cheap Trick are coming back to London. They play the Royal Albert Hall on March 13.

WHO’S THE BIGGEST HELLRAISER OF THEM ALL?

Ozzy Osbourne is the ultimate rock ’n’ roll wildman, according to internet company blueyonder. The Double O scored 31 per cent of the votes in a recent poll, leaving second placed Mick Jagger trailing well behind with 17 per cent. Third was the late Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious.

DICTATORS GUITARIST MOVES TO PARADISE

Guitarist Scott ‘Top Ten’ Kempner has left the legendary Dictators. He’s planning to pursue other projects, including a new band called The Paradise Brothers, which also features long time Pat Benatar collaborator (and husband) Neil Giraldo.

EXTREME METAL LIVES!

Nile, Napalm Death, Voivod, Strapping Young Lad and The Berzerker are teaming for a month long US tour, which starts in mid-January. This threatens to be one of the ultimate extreme metal experiences.

ELLIS SUPPORT MUSHROOMHEAD

Young London band Ellis will be supporting Mushroomhead at the following shows: Leeds Cockpit October 5, Newport TJ's 6, Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms 7, Leicester Charlotte 8, Dudley JB's 9, Bristol Fleece & Firkin 10, Manchester Hop & Grape 11, Glasgow Garage 12, Dublin Music Centre 14, Sheffield Leadmill 15, London Marquee Club 16. Murder One will also be on the bill in London.

BUCKCHERRY STAR IS SHOT

Former Buckcherry frontman Joshua Todd has put together a new band called Shots Fired. They’ve just made their live debut, and further info is expected soon.

CORABI JOINS COCKSTAR

John Corabi has joined Cockstar, which means he’s reunited with his one time Motley Crue bandmate Nikki Sixx. Also in the band are Adema drummer Kris Kohl, LA Guns guitarist Tracii Guns, plus vocalist London.

GREEN DAY BASSIST’S PROBLEM

Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt is currently being treated for carpel tunnel syndrome. It’s expected to keep him out of action until the end of the year.

DROWNING POOL STAR: DEATH VERDICT

It has now been confirmed that Drowning Pool frontman Dave Williams died from natural causes, and not from anything drug or alcohol related. The 30-year-old singer was found dead on the band's tour bus on August 14, in Virginia..

LEGENDS ON CD

‘Legends Of Rock Live At Donington 2001’ is to be released on November 11 by SPV. A double CD, it features the likes of Uli Jon Roth, Phil Mogg and Pete Way (UFO), Jack Bruce and Clive Bunker performing songs by Cream, Jimi Hendrix, UFO among others. A DVD is released on the same day.

FENIX TX SPLIT

Texan pop-punks Fenix TX have split up due to ‘creative differences’. This has happened as the band were working on a new album.

LINKIN PARK ‘RE-REANIMATED’

Linkin Park are to reissue their TotalRock World Album Chart topper ‘Reanimation’ in mid-October in the US. This will come with a bonus DVD, featuring videos and also a documentary about the making of the animated video for ‘Pts. Of Athrty’.

GNR IN AMERICA

Guns N’ Roses have announced a 26-date tour of North America. This kicks off in Vancouver on November 7, ending in Dallas on December 21.

CHICAGO GOES PUNK CRAZY

Alkaline Trio and Local H head the list of bands to be featured on the upcoming compilation ‘Oil: Chicago Punk Refined’. To be released in February by local label Thick Records, this is also to include tracks from Detachment Kit, the Reputation, the Dishes, Ghost, Rise Against and Lawrence Arms. Why the title? Because the 19 bands recorded their contributions in a 16 day period at a one-time oil blending factory in Chicago.

WEILAND DIVORCE

Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland is being sued for divorce by his wife Mary. The couple married a couple of years ago, and have two children, Lucy and Noah.

CHARGING INTO THE STUDIO

UK noisemongers Charger are currently working on a new album in Swansea with cult producer Billy Anderson, who has worked with Neurosis, Sleep and Orange Goblin.

MASTERPLAN EP

Masterplan are to release an EP called ‘Enlighten Me’ through AFM Records in November. It includes a cover of Led Zeppelin’s ‘Black Dog’. Who are Masterplan? Among others former Helloween duo Roland Grapow (guitar) and Uli Kusch (drums), plus one time Yngwie Malmsteen singer Jorn Lande.

MURDER AT ‘DAWSON’S CREEK’

Murderdolls are to guest in the Hallowe’en episode of ‘Dawson’s Creek’, which is to be aired in America around October 31, and in the UK next year. They play the band at a party in an episode called ‘Living Dead Girl’. Murderdolls’ first UK single, ‘Dead In Hollywood’, is released on November 4. It comes from the album ‘Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls’.

MURDER ONE RAGE

Murder One will support Raging Speedhorn at Nottingham Rock City November 2, Bristol Academy 3. The band will not be replacing late singer Johnny Morrow. Instead, Paul Catten and Mark Seddon will handle vocals.

CHAOTIC MONDAY

Highly rated young American band Order By Chaos will be interviewed on the Nu World Order on Monday, September 30. Tune in from 9pm to midnight (UK time) to hear how this band persuaded Soil’s Shaun Glass to produce their new demo.

DOWNSET IN LONDON

Classic US hardcore band Downset will play Camden Dingwalls in London on November 16.

FILTER BACK IN LONDON

Filter will play a show at The Kentish Town Forum in London on November 28. This part of a European tour, and so far their only UK date.

NIRVANA: ALL TIME GREATS?

Over the past seven days, we’ve been asking you whether Nirvana are truly an all time great band, or overrated. Well, the result is something of a surprise, because just 35 per cent of you believe Kurt Cobain and co. to be a great act, while 65 per cent regard them as overrated.

ADEMA’S ‘DREAMY’ EP

Adema release an EP called ‘Insomniac’s Dream’ in late October. It will include a cover of Alice In Chains’ ‘Nutshell’, a new mix of ‘Freaking Out’ (by Chris Vrenna of Nine Inch Nails fame), a live version of ‘Do What You Want To Do’, plus the videos for ‘The Way You Like It’, ‘Giving In’ and ‘Immortal’.

PORN FOR ALL

Finnish rockers the Pornorphans are about to go on the road in the UK and Ireland,suppoted bu Throat, The Bardo and Flict. The dates are Tunbridge Wells Forum October 12, London Camden Underworld 13, Exeter cavern Club 14, Newport TJ’s 16, Bristol Fleece 17, Swansea Escape 18, Cambridge Boat Race 19, Peterborough Park 20, Leeds Rocket 21, Harlow Square 23, Sheffield University Fuzz Club 24, Milton Keynes Woughton Centre 25, Kingston Peel 26, Reading Fez 27, Liverpool University 28, Manchester Roadhouse 29, Glasgow King Tuts 30, Newcastle University 31, Wolverhampton Little Civic November 1, Nottingham Old Angel 2. Throat will also play Norwich Arts Centre on September 30 snd Manchester Hop And Grape the next night, both with Hell Is For Heroes.

KREATOR HIT THE UK

Kreator, Destruction, Deranged and Riffmaster General join forces to play the following British and Irish dates: Milton Keynes Woughton Centre October 27, Swansea Patti Pavillion 28, London Camden Underworld 29, Dudley JB’s 30, Bristol Station 31, Bradford Rio’s November 1, Dublin Eamon Dorans 2, Belfast Rosetta Bar 3.

THUNDER ‘CRACK’ UP

Thunder are to make a four-track EP called ‘Back For The Crack’ available on the upcoming Monsters Of Rock tour, which is sponsored by TotalRock. The full track listing for this is: ‘Somebody Get Me A Spin Doctor’,
‘Blown Away’, ‘The Pimp And The Whore’ and ‘When Tomorrow Comes’. The band are also working on a new album called ‘Shooting At The Sun’. And Danny Bowes and Luke Morley will join Tommy Vance on Saturday, September 28, live on TotalRock. Tune in from 9pm to midnight (UK time), when the Guvnor stands in for Badger.

CRAZY ‘HORSE’

Crazy Town will now call their second album ‘Darkhorse’. Produced by Howard Benson, it should be issued in mid-November, possibly preceded by the single ‘Drowning’.

DARKANE IN THE UK

Swedish metallers Darkane will make their live debut in Britain during November, playing the following three shows: Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach November 11, London Camden Underworld 12, Bristol Station 14. Support comes from Criminal and Descent.

GUNS N’ ROSES IN AMERICA

Guns N’ Roses have announced the first batch of dates for their upcoming American tour. Fans can see them in Chicago on November 18, Boston (December 2), New York (5) and Philadelphia (6). The band are expected to play around 30 dates in all.

THE CULT’S ‘FEARSOME’ DVD

The Cult are to release a DVD in November called ‘Live Cult: Music Without Fear’. This was filmed on the band’s 2001 tour. The Cult, who’ve just parted with Atlantic Records, are to shortly play a few shows on the West Coast of America. Frontman Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy will be joined by bassist Craig Adams and drummer Scott Garnett.

MARIA GETS COILED UP

Lacuna Coil vocalist Cristina Scabbia is Maria’s special guest on Friday, September 27. Tune in to Sex To 9 With Maria to hear the latest from the Italian camp, plus tracks from new album ‘Comalies’.

JON LORD ON TOTALROCK

Legendary former Deep Purple keyboard player Jon Lord is the special guest on Doom & Co. on Saturday, September 28. Tune in from 6-9pm (UK time), when Lord will be talking about his future plans - and his dream for a Deep Purple extravaganza.

ZED MEETS SINERGY

Zed will be airing a special feature with Sinergy. This will be aired from midnight (UK time) on Friday, September 27 (after the Rock ’N’ Roll Ponderosa), and includes an interview with vocalist Kimberly Goss plus music spanning the band’s career.

CHARLIE GETS THE GIRLS

Girlschool will be Charlie Andrews’ special guests on the Rock ’N’ Roll Ponderosa on Friday, September 27. Tune in from 9pm to midnight (UK time) to find out how much havoc the three can wreak.

ARMAGGEDON ROCK GUESTS

Oliver Dawson Saxon will be Pandora's special guests in the Armaggedon Rock Box from midnight on Saturday, September 28 (after Tommy Vance). The band will also be supporting Dio on their upcoming tour.

29 ZZ NOT TOPPING OFF YET: ZZ TOP is reported to be working on a follow-up to the XXX album. Expect a release sometime next year on RCA. Also, there is talk of a new box set that would include unreleased material, remixes and live tracks.

29 GUNS N ROSES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR: AXL ROSE and Co. will be touring North America starting November 17th in Vancouver, Canada and finishing December 21st in Dallas, TX. It is being described by the band as a "World Premiere of GN’ R’s full-bang, high-octane “Chinese Democracy” world tour production. Fans will witness the sonic assault of the ‘Guns N' Roses experience’, that will feature a mixture of classic GN'R songs and new material from their forthcoming album." Full dates at: http://www.gnronline.com/press2.html

OLIVER DAWSON SAXON OPEN FOR DIO: (Press Release) Oliver/Dawson Saxon have been asked to be the special guests to Dio on his forthcoming UK tour.

Following some successful appearances in Europe last year together, Ronnie James Dio has
asked the band to open his shows in the UK. The band, which features original Saxon
members Graham Oliver & Steve Dawson along with ex Saxon drummer Nigel Durham, guitarist Haydn Conway (ex Saracen) and vocalist Wardi (ex Shy) will be performing a set of
Classic Saxon material and a few new songs from their forthcoming new studio album.

The dates are:

October 4th London Astoria
October 5th Wolverhampton Wulfrun
October 6th Manchester Academy
October 7th Glasgow Barrowlands
October 9th Portsmouth Pyramids