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Members of Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Motley Crue become next Rock Star band
Canadian Press
Published: Thursday, March 16, 2006
TORONTO (CP) - Former members of Metallica, Guns N' Roses and Motley Crue have banded together for the next season of Rock Star.
Supernova - featuring Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted and Gun N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke - will use the popular reality TV show to find a lead singer.
INXS did the same thing last year to enormous success, choosing Nova Scotia-bred J.D. Fortune to front the Australian band.
Rock Star talent scouts are currently auditioning hopefuls around the world. The crew stopped in Toronto earlier this week where about 2,000 tried their luck. The show heads to Vancouver on March 23 for more auditions.
Last season, 15 finalists - which included four Canadians - were selected for the show, hosted by Dave Navarro and Brooke Burke.
The winner of Rock Star will record an album with Supernova.
The CD will be produced by Butch Walker, who's written or produced tracks for Avril Lavigne, Pink and Bowling for Soup.
Since his Motley Crue days, Lee has released three solo albums and most recently starred in the reality TV show Tommy Lee Goes to College. Newsted left Metallica in 2003 to form Echobrain. He also performed with Voivod. Since Guns N' Roses split, Clarke has worked with various artists including Michael Jackson and Lenny Kravitz.
The new season of Rock Star is expected to air this summer on Global (in USA: CBS)
This should be a good show, Hopefully we wont have to endure this annoying poser Dave Navarro next season...
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