By Tim Henderson
of Brave Words and Bloody
Knuckles Magazine-Canada
10/22/01 Page 8
Legendary LED ZEPPELIN bassist JOHN PAUL JONES will kick off a double headlining tour with KING CRIMSON on November 9th in Nashville Tennessee.
An extremely limited edition (500 copies only) of PINK CREAM 69's Endangered album will be available on picture disc LP with a bonus track from October 29th through Massacre.
On November 10th SEBASTIAN BACH and VINCE NEIL will be performing in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Bach hasn't played in the country since 1989. Meanwhile, Bach is back on Broadway commencing October 30th for The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He'll be performing 8 shows a week until January 6th.
According to unofficial METALLICA site www.intersandman.com, "former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted "has been asked by the band to rejoin them in the recording sessions for the new album, due sometime in late 2002".
HIRAX have hired Jim Durkin, founding member and lead guitarist of DARK ANGEL. The bands line-up is completed by guitarist James Joseph Hubler, bassist Mike Brickman, drummer Dan Belliner and founding frontman Katon W. DePena. They are currently rehearsing new songs and gearing up for their U.S. tour, set to begin in January 2002. European tour dates will be announced later. The bands new album, Barrage Of Noise, is being distributed world wide through www.DeepSixRecords or www.HIRAX.org. Century Media are now distributing all Hirax titles in Europe through PlasticHead Distribution and in Japan through CR Japan.
OZZY OSBOURNE's Down To Earth album is available on LP through Epic. Cargo Records have issued a 12" for the single 'Gets Me Through'.
