Sharon Osbourne and daughter Kelly were among the presenters at the World Music Awards, which took place Wednesday night (Aug. 31) at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. Check out pictures from Film Magic (Show, Arrivals), Wire Image (Show, Red Carpet, Arrivals). The show will ...

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At last night's (Aug. 31) DISTURBED show in Milwaukee WI, drummer Mike Wengren proposed to his girlfriend onstage. Before the set closer, "Stupify", DISTURBED frontman David Draiman handed the mic over to Mike, who explained how he's spent a lot of time in Milwaukee recently and how he met his girlfriend here. He then invited ...

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MORDICHRIST, the Swedish metal band featuring DARK FUNERAL guitarist Chaq Mol and vocalist Nenia, have secured the services of a new drummer and bass player. "We are going record our new songs in a new studio (when we are ready), but we are going use our old (abused) Subsonic studio for vokills," the band write ...

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Rockdetector.com recently conducted an exclusive interview with MASTERPLAN/ex-BEYOND TWILIGHT vocalist Jorn Lande. When asked about his recent war of words in the press regarding his allegedly uncredited contributions to BEYOND TWILIGHT's the group's latest album, "Section X" (which features Lande's replacement, Kelly Carpenter, also of OUTWORLD), Lande said, "Finn Zierler [BEYOND ...

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Long-running German thrashers HOLY MOSES have posted the following message on their official web site: "We got the sad message that Piggy of VOIVOD died. You maybe know, that Sabina [Classen, vocals] was a huge fan of VOIVOD and painted the VOIVOD logo as a huge patch on her jacket! We will dedicate our next ...

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Classic Rock Revisted recently conducted an exclusive interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. An excerpt from the chat follows: Classic Rock Revisted: You have developed a reputation that you are difficult to work with. Yngwie: "That is why it is called Yngwie Malmsteen. I am creating something that to me is art. ...

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One day after announcing his departure from OBITUARY, guitarist Allen West has rejoined the group and is on his way to the first show of the band's U.S. tour with NAPALM DEATH, which is scheduled to kick off Thursday (September 1) in Springfield, Virginia. OBITUARY bassist Frank Watkins contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET on Wednesday (Aug. ...

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