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TIGERTAILZ And ZAN CLAN Among Bands featured On 'Hollywood Hairspray IV' CD

Perris Records has set a June 21 release date for "Hollywood Hairspray IV", a collection of new and unreleased tracks from of today's hard rock scene. "Hollywood Hairspray IV" features Sweden's own glam master Zinny Zan, former vocalist of SHOTGUN MESSIAH and now the ringmaster of ZAN CLAN. TIGERTAI...
June 7, 2005
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Police Officer, Dispatcher Discuss Alrosa Villa Shootings

NBC 4 has issued the following report: The Columbus police officer who ended a nightclub shooting rampage with one shot and the radio dispatcher who guided officers to the scene discussed the incident Monday with NBC 4. A homemade video of the shooting was released Friday. The camera was positioned...
June 6, 2005
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Eulogy IV (Limited Edition)

Driving to work in a thunderstorm, the morning shadowed by a dark sky, lightning cracks sounding, trying not to hydroplane, as I watch a series of accidents along the roadway, the backdrop is perfect as the re-release of NACHTMYSTIUM's "Eulogy IV" blasts from the stereo. The EP was first released on...
June 5, 2005
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Homemade Video Of DIMEBAG Shooting Released

NBC 4 has issued the following report: A homemade video (video, slideshow) was released Friday (June 3) of a deadly nightclub shooting that occurred during a heavy metal concert last year. The camera was positioned at the back right portion of the stage looking into the audience as Nathan Gale began...
June 3, 2005
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DESTRUCTION Confirmed For Israel's METALIST FESTIVAL

German thrashers DESTRUCTION have been confirmed for Israel's annual Metalist Festival, set to take place on June 22 at the Hangar 11 club in Tel Aviv. Also scheduled to appear at the festival are headliners MEGADETH alongside homegrown metallers ETERNAL GRAY, CROSSFIRE, DISTORTED, LEHAVOTH and STEL...
June 1, 2005
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DESTRUCTION: New Live Photos Posted Online

A number of high-quality photos of German thrashers DESTRUCTION performing at La Loco in Paris, France on May 22 have been posted online at MetalChroniques.com. As previously reported, DESTRUCTION have tapped several world-renowned metal singers — including Paul Di'Anno (ex-IRON MAIDEN) and Messiah...
May 28, 2005
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Layers of Lies

Sure, we're all a little weary of Swedish thrash at this point, thanks to the legions of pretenders and Johnsson-come-latelies of the scene (and their sometimes identical "New Wave of American Metal" counterparts). And it's easy to overlook DARKANE if you're not careful — they rarely tour, and it's...
May 26, 2005
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CHALICE To Release New Album In October

Massacre Records has set an October 24 release date for the new CHALICE album, entitled "Shotgun Alley". The CD will be recorded at House of Audio in Karlsdorf, Germany with producer Dennis Ward (ANGRA, PINK CREAM 69) and will feature "sensational" new songs, according to a posting on the group's we...
May 24, 2005
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SHATTER MESSIAH: Former NEVERMORE Guitarist Bounces Back With New Project

Guitarist Curran Murphy (ANNIHILATOR, ex-NEVERMORE) has finally stepped out from the shadows and taken center stage with his new band, SHATTER MESSIAH. SHATTER MESSIAH's sound is being described as "a viciously intense mixture combining Curran's hardcore metal roots with classic thrash and power got...
May 23, 2005
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Officer Who Took Out DIMEBAG's Killer Fails To Win 'America's Most Wanted All-Star' Award

Columbus Police Officer James D. Niggemeyer, who is widely credited for saving lives on Dec. 8, 2004 when he entered Alrosa Villa without backup and killed a crazed gunman responsible for blowing away four people, including PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, received the second-h...
May 23, 2005
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ICED EARTH Mainman Says He Would 'Drop Everything' To Support Bigger Band On Tour

ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer was interviewed by Eddie Trunk on the "Friday Night Rocks" show on New York's Q104.3 FM this past Friday (May 20). A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: On his back problems which has caused ICED EARTH to postpone all touring activities in support of the las...
May 21, 2005
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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: 'Fire It Up' Video Posted Online

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's video for their new single, "Fire It Up", has been posted online at M-Cylinder.com. The follow-up to "Suicide Messiah", "Fire It Up" is the second single off the band's latest CD, "Mafia", available now on Artemis Records. "Mafia" was was engineered by "1919 Eternal"/"The Bless...
May 21, 2005
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Grand Jury Clears Officer Who Took Out DIMEBAG's Killer

The Beacon Journal is reporting that the police officer who ended a fatal nightclub shooting spree by killing the man that murdered PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was cleared of wrongdoing by a grand jury. The panel's decision not to indict Officer James Niggemeyer was expecte...
May 21, 2005
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NOCTURNAL RITES Begin Recording New Album

Swedish power metallers NOCTURNAL RITES have entered the studio in their hometown of Umeå to begin recording their new album, tentatively due later in the year via Century Media Records. "Once again we have teamed up with the mighty Shep and we are confident that together we will realise our best al...
May 18, 2005
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The Wreck of the Minot

You may actually have to do a little digging to find the new album from this under-underground Boston trio. But put in the time, and you'll be rewarded with some of the most potent, crushing, timeless hard rock and roll to come down the pike this year. WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE marry clenched-fist riffs a...
May 15, 2005