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BLACK SABBATH Drummer On Middle East: Pray PRESIDENT BUSH Will Preside With An Open Mind

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has posted the following message on his official web site: "About the Middle East: It's plain, if we look at history, that bombing 'the enemy' (these days we can include missiles, also) will only unite a country or a city. "Bombing kills and maims and destroys materia...

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DISTURBED Drummer: All The Bands On The Radio 'Sound The Same To Me'

Alan Sculley of TimesLeader.com recently conducted an interview with DISTURBED drummer Mike Wengren. A few excerpts from teh chat follow: On the band's greater emphasis on musicianship on their new album, "Ten Thousand Fists": "Ironically, we've had suggestions from some of the label people or what...

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STUCK MOJO Contemplates Future Without Frontman BONZ

STUCK MOJO guitarist Rich Ward has issued the following update on the band's current status: "Well, it's been a while since I've sat down to give everyone the latest goings on in the world of MOJO. It's been non-stop since the first of the year, with the writing and recording of a new record, tours...

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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist: New Album Is 'Very Much A Departure For Us'

Gene Stout of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the Unholy Alliance heavy-metal tour, which is scheduled to play Seattle today (Friday, July 14) at Qwest Field: "In the context of the SMASHIN...

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AC/DC, GUNS N' ROSES Classics Among 'Greatest Albums Of The '80s'

AC/DC's "Black in Black" and GUNS N' ROSES' "Appetite for Destruction" are among the greatest albums of the '80s, a U.K. poll has found. The AC/DC and GUNS N' ROSES classics were the only hard rock albums to make the list, which was compiled by the British music bible Q. The Top 20 albums of ...

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EXILIA Tackle Human Rights Issues With 'Kill Me' Video

Frontwoman Masha of the Italian quartet EXILIA has explained why the band has selected "Kill Me" as the first single/video from its upcoming sophomore album, "Nobody Excluded", due on July 21 via G.U.N./BMG Records. "When I heard the riff for 'Kill Me' the first time, I immediately felt somehow thre...

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EMBRYONIC DEVOURMENT: 'Beheaded By Volition' Mini-CD Now Available

Northern California's death/grind monsters EMBRYONIC DEVOURMENT have signed to Grotesque Records for their first mini-CD, "Beheaded by Volition". The CD features artwork by Phlegton (AVULSED, Xtreem Music),lyrics, and five songs recorded and engineered at Trident Studios (VILE, GORATORY, SKINLAB)....

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In the Name of the Father, the Son

So what is the most important tidbit of information that you need to make an informed purchase decision with regard to WARTORN's debut full-length? It's really quite simple. "In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy War" is meat-and-potatoes crust punk with an in-your-face musical and lyrica...

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LIZZY BORDEN Audio Interview Posted Online

TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 72 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. The episode features an interview host Mark Strigl conducted with the great Lizzy Borden. Topics include John Bush, Joe Holmes, W.A.S.P., OZZY OSBOURNE, RATT, and MÖTLEY CRÜE as well as L.A.'s Troubadour, Country Club and Starw...

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ANTHRAX Drummer Comments On Upcoming Tour, Studio Album

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Well, hello. It's been a long time since I typed some words of wizdumb. "Have you heard? We're going on tour again. Yessireebabboo, The Hellbilly Deluxe (Rob Zombie) has asked us to be a part of his Ed...

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TED NUGENT Takes On Insurance Carrier In Suit

Steven Hepker of The Jackson Citizen Patriot has issued the following report: Rocker Ted Nugent has filed a potential $1.5 million lawsuit against his insurance carrier over mold and bacteria in his Concord home. Nugent and his wife, Shemane, contend Homeowners Insurance Co. and its associates cause...

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TED NUGENT: Off His Rocker?

The U.K.'s The Independent recently conducted an interview with Ted Nugent. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On being confronted by President George W. Bush during the private inaugural party at Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, in 2000: "When he noticed me, he was surrounded by these huge bankro...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says BEYOND FEAR Is A 'Serious Band', Not A One-Time Project

Chad Bowar of About.com recently conducted an interview with former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: About.com: Do you have any specific expectations for the [BEYOND FEAR] album? Tim: "No. I want it to do well. I...

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THE ALMIGHTY Working On 'Definitive Best Of' Album

Reactivated THE ALMIGHTY are currently working on "a definitive 'best of' album, including all the promo videos," to coincide with the band's U.K. tour in December, according to an online posting by the group's frontman, Ricky Warwick. More information will be made available soon. As previously repo...

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MARILYN MANSON Regrets Pro-BUSH Comments

The Irish Examiner is reporting that shock rocker Marilyn Manson feels partly responsible for George W. Bush winning the U.S. presidential election in 2000. In an interview with talk show host Tucker Carlson at the time, the controversial rocker sarcastically condemned Democrat candidate Al Gore and...