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ALICE COOPER: More Details Revealed About North Dakota Honor

Rock icon Alice Cooper's six-month long North American tour just took a turn for the weird, as befitting a strange and illustrious career that has included accusations of throwing a live chicken into an audience at one of his shocking shows. A routine stop in Fargo, ND on May 15, 2006, has turned in...

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DIMEBAG's Girlfriend On His Murder: 'I Take Comfort In Knowing That He Didn't See It Coming'

Metal Edge magazine recently conducted an interview with Rita Haney, the longtime girlfriend of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Edge: How long have you known the Abbotts? Rita: I've known him [Darrell] since the third grade...

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TWISTED SISTER Frontman: 'Bikers Are Real Softies When It Comes To Babies'

The Associated Press has issued the following report: TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider and some of his biker buddies are planning a ride to raise money for premature babies. Two of the Long Island native's four children were born 7 1/2 weeks premature, prompting his involvement in the March of Dimes...

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THIN LIZZY: Fifth Annual 'A Celebration: The Music Of Phil Lynott' Announced

Toronto's fifth annual "Thin Lizzy - A Celebration: The Music of Phil Lynott" is scheduled to take place on July 21-22, 2006 at Healey's. For the fifth year in a row, some of the finest musicians on the Canadian indie scene (and some special guests from around the world) are coming together to celeb...

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SoundScan Report: TOOL, PEARL JAM, WOLFMOTHER, REBEL MEETS REBEL, MINISTRY

The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending May 7, 2006, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan (all figures are rounded to the nearest thousand, except numbers under 1,000, which are rounded to the nearest hundred; The Billboard 200 chart position included, where...

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CRASH KELLY To Release 'Electric Satisfaction' In July

Liquor and Poker Music has set a July 25 release date for the sophomore recording by Toronto rock quartet CRASH KELLY, the Gilby Clarke-produced "Electric Satisfaction". A track from the new album, "Ride The Wire", is currently posted on the band's MySpace page, www.myspace.com/crashkelly. A modern...

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SATYRICON, KHOMA Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

SATYRICON, HENRY ROLLINS (spoken word) and KHOMA are among the latest acts confirmed for Download festival, set to take place at Castle Donington, Leicestershire, over the weekend of June 9-11 June. Download 2006 will go something like this: Friday, June 9: Main Stage: TOOL DEFTONES FUNERAL FOR A FR...

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BENEDICTION Pull Out Of Germany's F*CK THE COMMERCE Festival, Prepare To Record New Album

Long-running U.K. extreme metallers BENEDICTION have released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "BENEDICTION will not be appearing at this year's Fuck The Commerce festival [taking place May 25-27 at MZA (Mehrzweckhalle) in Luckau, Germany]. The reasons for this are personal between the b...

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ENSLAVED Plan 15th Anniversary Celebration

Norwegian extreme metallers ENSLAVED will hold a joint celebration for the release of their new album, "Ruun", and their 15th anniversary, at a party to be held on Saturday, May 13 at Garage in their hometown of Bergen. Doors will open 7:00 p.m., and ENSLAVED will be on stage 9:00 p.m. sharp. The ba...

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THE HELLACOPTERS, BACKYARD BABIES, MILLENCOLIN To Team Up For Swedish Tour

THE HELLACOPTERS, BACKYARD BABIES and MILLENCOLIN will be teaming up for the "Where The Action Is" tour of Sweden, set to take place in July/August. THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES and THE HIVES will also play on selected dates. The details are as follows: Jul. 27 - Strömstad, SWE @ Gästhamnen* Jul. 28...

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TRASHLIGHT VISION Announce U.K. Headlining Dates

TRASHLIGHT VISION, the new band featuring MURDERDOLLS guitarist Acey Slade, have announced several U.K. headlining dates to follow their European trek as the support act for BACKYARD BABIES. The details are as follows: Jun. 13 - Rock City - Nottingham, UK Jun. 14 - Central Station - Wrexham, UK Jun....

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IN FLAMES, SICK OF IT ALL, ATREYU, DEVILDRIVER Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

IN FLAMES, SICK OF IT ALL, ATREYU, JOHNNY TRUANT, DEVILDRIVER and MENDEED are among the latest acts confirmed for Download festival, set to take place at Castle Donington, Leicestershire, over the weekend of June 9-11 June. As well as announcing seven new acts, organizers have also revealed details...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist SPITZ: 'I Have Been Accepting The Love And Wonderful Gifts From Jesus'

ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz has re-launched his official web site at www.SpitzWatch.com. A posting from Spitz at the site reads as follows: "Well, watch aficionados and music lovers, take note that the worldwide watch magazine Tourneau Times that is put out by the largest high-end watch store in the...

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BACKYARD BABIES: 'People Like' North American Release Date Announced

Abacus Recordings has set a May 2 North American release date for the new BACKYARD BABIES album, entitled "People Like People Like People Like Us". Produced by Nicke Andersson (guitarist/vocalist of THE HELLACOPTERS and former ENTOMBED drummer),the Swedish band's CD is said to be "a celebration of...

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TRASHLIGHT VISION To Support BACKYARD BABIES In Europe

TRASHLIGHT VISION, the new band featuring MURDERDOLLS guitarist Acey Slade, have been confirmed as the support act for BACKYARD BABIES on their upcoming European tour beginning on May 12 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Also appearing on the bill are SUPAGROUP. Check out tour dates at this location. TRASHLIG...