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WITHIN CHAOS, THE DESTRO Added To OZZFEST
WITHIN CHAOS and THE DESTRO have been added to the Texas (Third) Stage at this year's one-day Ozzfest, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 9 at Pizza Hut Park in Dallas, Texas. The festival billing is now as follows: Main Stage: OZZY OSBOURNE METALLICA SERJ TANKIAN HELLYEAH JONATHAN...May 14, 2008
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MEGADETH's 'S**t-Throwing' Fans Threaten To Derail Edmonton Concert; Video Available
A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of Michael Fraser has submitted the following report: "I attended Gigantour last night [Monday, May 12] in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Before MEGADETH even took the stage apparently someone threw a water bottle or some water on the soundboard. From behind the cu...May 13, 2008
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OZZFEST Returns As One-Day Stadium Festival With OZZY OSBOURNE And METALLICA
All eyes and ears will be on Dallas, Texas Saturday, August 9. Ozzfest the original and iconic hard rock festival returns in 2008 as a one-day stadium spectacular that teams Ozzfest founder and namesake OZZY OSBOURNE (in his only U.S. concert appearance this summer) with METALLICA (marking their Ozz...May 13, 2008
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MADONNA Rocks PANTERA During UK Concert
Pop superstar MADONNA paid tribute to "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott by playing what sounds a lot like the main riff to PANTERA's classic song "A New Level" during her May 10, 2008 performance at Radio One's Big Weekend at Mote Park in Maidstone, UK. Watch the footage below. (The "A New Level" riff can be...May 13, 2008
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Dance/Techno Artist MOBY On What Made PANTERA So 'Unrelentingly Dark'
Former punk, metalhead and current mega-selling dance/techno artist MOBY recently spoke to Classic Rock magazine about one of his metal albums of all time PANTERA's "The Great Southern Trendkill" (1996). "The first time I heard PANTERA was [1994 album] 'Far Beyond Driven'," he said. "I always feel w...May 10, 2008
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VINNIE PAUL Vs KID ROCK - STARS Vs. RED WINGS
Dallas, Texas native Vinnie Paul of HEALLYEAH, DAMAGEPLAN and PANTERA fame has challenged "the yankee's rebel son" Kid Rock (born and bred in Detroit, Michigan) to a "friendly wager" surrounding the Dallas Stars/Detroit Red Wings series of the NHL playoffs. Hometown loser in the best of seven series...May 8, 2008
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University Gains Control Of DIMEBAG-Designed 'Razorback' Guitar Line
Ohio.com reports that the University of Arkansas now has licensing control over Razorback electric guitars, commemorating late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott who was killed during a show in Columbus, Ohio. Two Florida companies created the line and began selling the guitars af...May 8, 2008
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GOD FORBID Officially Endorses BARACK OBAMA For President
GOD FORBID guitarist Dallas Coyle has written the latest entry for his weekly column on MetalSucks, "The Hard R." After last week's controversial post about the 2004 U.S. election and the murder of Dimebag Darrell, this week Dallas addresses his thoughts on the role politics play in music, and how t...May 1, 2008
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Do You Want To Be A HELLYEAH Calendar Girl?
If you think you've got the goods to represent in the HELLYEAH "Calendar Girl" contest, submit your best photo at HellYeahBand.com. A widget to help the group select the January "Calendar Girl" can be found below. HELLYEAH is the new band featuring members of MUDVAYNE, PANTERA and NOTHINGFACE HELLYE...May 1, 2008
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GOD FORBID Guitarist: DIMEBAG's Murder 'Would've Never Happened Anywhere Else In The World'
GOD FORBID guitarist Dallas Coyle has written the latest entry for his weekly column on MetalSucks, "The Hard R." In this installment, Dallas talks about the events that led to and influenced the band's album "Constitution of Treason", including the 2004 U.S. presidential election and the murder of...April 24, 2008
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KING'S X Frontman: 'DIMEBAG Was One Of The Nicest, Kindest, Most Giving People I Ever Knew'
Dave's On Tour recently conducted an interview with KING'S X vocalist Doug Pinnick. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Dave's On Tour: Historically, a lot has been written about the influence of religion in your songwriting and on your band, KING'S X. Looking at your religious background from a di...April 23, 2008
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DIMEBAG Tribute Song Featuring 'RIPPER' OWENS, DAVID ELLEFSON, JASON BITTNER; Audio Available
SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, ex-JUDAS PRIEST/ICED EARTH and current BEYOND FEAR/YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Tim "Ripper" Owens and DAITRIBE guitarist Tristan "1690" Grigsby have joined forces to record a song for the upcoming tribute album to late PANTERA/D...April 21, 2008
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DOWN: New Audio Interview With PEPPER, REX Available
DOWN's Pepper Keenan (guitar) and Rex Brown (bass) were interviewed by "Whiplash", a weekly metal show on Belgian national radio Studio Brussel, hosted by AFTER ALL guitarist Dries Van Damme. Topics include HEAVEN AND HELL, MEGADETH, New Orleans and Dimebag, etc. The broadcast also features three li...April 21, 2008
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PANTERA Street Sign In Mesa Lures Metalheads
EastValleyTribune.com reports that Pantera Avenue street signs (photo) in Mesa, Arizona have the distinction of being the citys most-stolen street signs. Derek Witting, the citys field operations superintendent, said Pantera signs from various locations have been stolen more than three dozen times i...April 15, 2008
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'DIMEBAG' DARRELL ABBOTT Picture Book Due This Summer
A picture book celebrating the life of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abott compiled by his brother, Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) and father, Jerry Abbott, is scheduled for release this summer. Also in the works is the follow-up to the DVD "DimeVision - Vol...April 11, 2008
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