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DIMEBAG: Follow-Up To 'DimeVision' DVD Due In The Summer

According to Revolver magazine (web site),late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's longtime partner, Rita Haney, and videographer Bobby Tongs have started to sift through footage for the follow-up to the DVD "DimeVision - Vol 1: That's The Fun I Have". The disc should be ready f...

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VINNIE PAUL Is Determined Not To Let His Brother DIMEBAG Down

A nine-minute video of HELLYEAH — the new band featuring former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott alongside members of MUDVAYNE and NOTHINGFACE — writing and recording its self-titled album in Dallas, Texas has been posted online at YouTube.com. Vinnie Paul Abbott recently spoke to Revol...

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MICHAEL And RUDOLF SCHENKER, VINNIE PAUL Expected At DEAN Booth During NAMM

Dean Guitars has released a preliminary schedule of events and artists appearing during its "Live from NAMM" webcast, to be broadcasted live on www.deanguitars.com January 19-21, 2007. Most notably is a very special announcement (rumored to involve MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine's new deal with the...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist: 'Every Now And Then, Life Tosses You Reminders That Nothing Is Certain'

TESTAMENT/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Alex Skolnick has issued the following update: "I haven't posted in a while, since I've been on tour with TSO, and had planned to write all about that. But last night, I got an e-mail with the awful news that the night before, Sean Webber had been struck...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: Audio Interview With NICK CATANESE Available

TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 120 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. In part one of their BLACK LABEL SOCIETY special coverage, host John Ostronomy is joined by BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Nick Catanese. Interview topics include Dimebag Darrell, Zakk Wylde, Gene Simmons, and the Washburn Guit...

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DIMEBAG Murder Detailed In 'Vulgar Display Of Power' Book

MJS Music Publications has set a February 2007 publication date for "A Vulgar Display Of Power: Courage And Carnage At The Alrosa Villa" (cover),a new book by author Chris A. The official book description follows: On December 8th, 1980, a lone gunman took the life of John Lennon, one of rock 'n' .....

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VINNIE PAUL To Appear At NAMM

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott will take part in signing sessions for several of his endorsers on January 19-20 at the NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants) at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. So far he is confirmed to appear at the Pearl Drums booth...

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Australia's LORD Parts Ways With Guitarist, Seeks Replacement

Australia's LORD, who rose from the ashes of DUNGEON after its dissolution in late 2005, has posted the following message on its official message board: "Today we regretfully announce the departure of our guitarist and great friend Mav Stevens from LORD, due to personal reasons. "This is a very sad...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, ACE FREHLEY To Participate In 'Six-String Masterpieces' DIMEBAG Art Tribute

Ozzy Osbourne (BLACK SABBATH) and Ace Frehley (KISS) are among the latest artists who have signed on to participate in the "Six-String Masterpieces: The Dimebag Darrell Art Tribute" — the art exhibit of guitars that have been hand-painted, illustrated and sculpted by top rockers and modern artists i...

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TRIUMPH's RIK EMMETT, MOUNTAIN's LESLIE WEST To Help Celebrate DEAN's 30th Anniversary

Dean Guitars is giving the world a never-before look at Winter NAMM with the Dean Guitars "Live from NAMM" webcast, January 19-21 — a live web event capturing every outlandish minute of the show. This revolutionary concept is going to blow the roof off NAMM and change forever the way the NAMM show i...

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BLACK SABBATH In The U.K.'s SUN Tabloid

In an almost unprecedented move for a tabloid newspaper, the Sun — the world's biggest-selling English-language newspaper, with over eight million readers a day — has acknowledged the world of heavy metal by reviewing a BLACK SABBATH biography in glowing terms. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", the new SABB...

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WEDNESDAY 13 To Begin Filming 'Weirdo A-Go-Go' This Weekend

Wednesday 13 (ex-MURDERDOLLS) will begin filming a new video project this weekend. The show, entitled "Weirdo A-Go-Go", will feature the campy and morbid sense of humor that any fans of Wednesday 13 can expect. In the first two episodes, Wednesday 13 hosts clips and trailers of cheap horror flicks,...

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Report: Fans Sue Alrosa Villa Nightclub Over DIMEBAG Shooting

The Associated Press has issued the following report: Two rock fans who witnessed a fatal nightclub shooting spree two years ago have filed a lawsuit against the club's owners, saying the club provided inadequate security. Jerry and Karen Wessler suffer severe and permanent emotional injuries, accor...

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DIMEBAG Art Tribute Curator: 'I Saw Many Cry Looking At These Amazing Pieces'

Chris "Curse" Mackey, curator of the Six-String Masterpieces "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott art tribute, issued the following message on the two-year anniversary of Dimebag's tragic passing: "Where we stand.... I take a moment of silence... a moment of retrospection, a time to reflect a time to respect wh...

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Report: Victim's Family Remembers Alrosa Villa Shooting On Second Anniversary

Columbus, Ohio's NBC 4 reports: Friday (Dec. 8) marked the second anniversary of a fatal nightclub shooting that claimed four innocent lives in Central Ohio. Family members and friends remembered the shooting at the Alrosa Villa nightclub, NBC 4's John Ivanic reported. Police said Nathan Gale, a for...