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Cleveland's 'Dimebag Birthday Bash' Scheduled For This Weekend

According to FreeTimes.com, a horde of Cleveland metal bands, likely all of them in some way touched by the influential music of PANTERA, pay tribute to the band's late guitarist "Dimebag Darrell" Abbott, at Dimebag's Birthday Bash at Peabody's (2083 E. 21st St., 216.776.9999) in Cleveland, with doo...

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HELLYEAH To Guest On SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO's 'Hard Files'

HELLYEAH will guest on the "Hard Files" program on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack this Thursday, August 16 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Rebroadcasts: Fridays at noon ET, Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. ET and Sundays at 6:00 p.m. ET. Join host Jose Mangin plus Vinnie Paul, Chad Gray, Greg Tribbett, Tom Maxwell an...

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DOWN: Official Album Title, Release Date Confirmed

DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — h...

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DOWN: New Album Title Revealed?

DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — h...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Parts Ways With Guitarist ERIC GRIFFIN

WEDNESDAY 13 (ex-MURDERDOLLS) has parted ways with guitarist Eric Griffin. "Eric is a great guy and has been a huge asset to the touring band for the past year," Wednesday says in a statement. "He is an amazing player and will add new life to whatever band he joins! It will be extremely difficult to...

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HELLYEAH: More Footage Surfaces From CD-Release Party, Video Shoot

More video footage has surfaced from HELLYEAH's CD-release party and the "You Wouldn't Know" video shoot. The party took place on April 10, 2007 at the Clubhouse, the Dallas nightclub founded by HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul and his late brother, PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. The "You W...

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DOWN Guitarist: 'We've Created A Band That Doesn't Sound Like Anybody Else'

Pepper Keenan (DOWN, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY) was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Download the 13-minute interview in MP3 format at this location. Check out the show's entire playlist here. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the...

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HELLYEAH Forced To Miss Tonight's Concert In Hartford

HELLYEAH's bus broke down in Washington, D.C. last night, making it impossible for the group to make tonight's (Sunday, July 29) Family Values concert in Hartford, Connecticut. HELLYEAH singer Chad Gray recently commented on the events leading up to the band's dismissal of bassist Jerry Montano in A...

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HELLYEAH Singer Addresses Dismissal Of Bassist

Launch Radio Networks reports: HELLYEAH singer Chad Gray has commented on the events leading up to the band's dismissal of bassist Jerry Montano in April, just one week after the group released its self-titled debut album. While Gray was not present for the incident, he told Launch that the group to...

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VINNIE PAUL Says He Has No Reason To Speak With REX BROWN And PHILIP ANSELMO

Andre Mihsin of ChartAttack.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, ex-PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: ChartAttack.com: Did you guys [HELLYEAH] make a conscious decision to make a more straight-up rock record as opposed to a hea...

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KING DIAMOND Talks About Satanism, Setlist Ideas And DIMEBAG

King Diamond recently spoke to MetalAsylum.net about his new record, "Give Me Your Soul…Please", as well as his views on Satanism, songs he would like to include for the upcoming tour, and Dimebag Darrell's contribution to the "Voodoo" album. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MetalAsylum.ne...

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PERRY FARRELL Welcomes New Members To SATELLITE PARTY

Former JANE'S ADDICTION frontman Perry Farrell has issued the following update on his SATELLITE PARTY project following the announcement over the weekend that ex-EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt has left the fold: "I am in San Clemente today. We are working on our live set mix at Sounden Studios....

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'Vulgar Display Of Power' Book Author Delivers Presentation On Paranoid Schizophrenia

Gregory L. Van Vorhis of Bowling Green, Ohio's Sentinel-Tribune reports: Two dozen local law enforcement officials learned recently how to better identify persons with paranoid schizophrenia. They also learned how to refer those who they believe suffer from the disease for proper treatment. The two-...

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Book Author Tells Story Of Guys Who Died Trying To Save DIMEBAG

Gregory L. Van Vorhis of Sentinel-Tribune reports: "There is always a focus on the bad guy. You know who Dahmer is, who Gacy is. Can you name one of their victims," asks Chris Armold, who goes by the name Chris A. on the cover of his book "A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage ...

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'A Vulgar Display Of Power' Author, Officer JAMES NIGGEMEYER To Attend INDIANAPOLIS METAL FEST

Rock author, writer and photographer Chris A. has been invited to sign copies of his new book "A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa" at the Indianapolis Metal Fest One on September 22, 2007. The book details the people and the events leading to the horrific on-stage mur...