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NIKKI SIXX To Launch 'The Heroin Diaries' With 'Funeral' Single

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message in his online diary: "The first single from 'The Heroin Diaries' album [companion to the book drawn from Nikki's 1986 and '87 journals, when he was in the throes of a heroin addiction] is done. The track is called 'Funeral' and really i...

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GENE SIMMONS, LEMMY Are Among 'Ugliest Musicians Ever'

According to KissNews.de, Gene Simmons (KISS),Lemmy (MOTÖRHEAD) and Alex Van Halen (VAN HALEN) are among the "ugliest musicians ever," as chosen by Blogcritics, an online magazine, a community of writers and readers from around the globe. The complete Top 12 list is as follows: 01. Shane MacGowan (...

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KISS Drummer Undergoes 'Minor Surgery', Is 'On The Road To A Speedy Recovery'

KISS/ALICE COOPER drummer Eric Singer has issued the following update: "Well, another NAMM convention has come and gone yet again. It was great to see familiar faces and old friends again. It seemed like it was only a few months ago since the previous NAMM. What happens to time? I guess it is like a...

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DIMEBAG: Photos From NAMM Tribute Jam Posted Online

On Track Magazine has posted a review and photos of the all-star jam honoring late PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, which took place last Saturday (January 20) at the Hilton Hotel's Pacific Ballroom in Anaheim, California. Among the bandmembers that appeared at the event we...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Frontman Comments On Upcoming DIMEBAG Tribute Gig

Former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens is one of a number of heavy rock artists who will participate in an all-star jam honoring late PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott this Saturday (January 20) at the Hilton Hotel's Pacific Ballroo...

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LEMMY, VINNIE PAUL, SCOTT IAN To Honor DIMEBAG At BLACK TOOTH BASH

Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD),Vinnie Paul Abbott (ex-PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),Paul Gray (SLIPKNOT),Jason Bittner (SHADOWS FALL),John "J.D." Deservio (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY),Nick Catanese (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY),Brian Tichy (BILLY IDOL),Noah Robinson (BLEED THE SKY),Eric Singer (KI...

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DORO: Illness Forces Belgian In-Store Cancellation

DORO has reportedly cancelled today's signing session at Feedback in Aalst, Belgium due to an unspecified illness. No further information is currently available. As previously reported, DORO has been confirmed as the support act for EDGUY for their two headlining shows at the Wartenberg Oval in Fuld...

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DORO To Support EDGUY On German Dates

German hard rock singer DORO has been confirmed as the support act for EDGUY for their two headlining shows at the Wartenberg Oval in Fulda, Angersbach on February 23-24, 2007. As previously reported, DORO has been confirmed for the tenth-anniversary edition of Germany's Summer Breeze festival, set...

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DORO Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

German hard rock singer DORO has been confirmed for the tenth-anniversary edition of Germany's Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 16-18, 2007 in Dinkelsbühl. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER COMMUNIC DARK FUNERAL...

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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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MOTÖRHEAD-Sponsored Soccer Team To Take On IRON MAIDEN Youth

According to Heavy Metal Radio, a youth soccer team sponsored by rock band MOTÖRHEAD will take on heavy metal rivals IRON MAIDEN in a charity match. Greenbank FC under 10s, from North Hykeham, struck a deal with MOTÖRHEAD and now sports an all-black kit with the band's snaggletooth logo. Since the d...

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DORO, LEAVES' EYES, KEEP OF KALESSIN Confirmed For Norway's KARMØYGEDDON Festival

DORO (Friday headliner),LEAVES' EYES and KEEP OF KALESSIN have been confirmed for Norway's Karmøygeddon festival, set to take place May 4-5, 2007 in Haugesund. Also scheduled to appear are KAMELOT (Saturday headliner),BREED, COMMUNIC, SCAR SYMMETRY and PICTURES OF PAIN. For more information, visit...

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ROB HALFORD, ROBERT PLANT, BON SCOTT, OZZY Are Among 'Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists'

Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Robert Plant (LED ZEPPELIN) and Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) are among the singers who appear on Hit Parader magazine's (cover) list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" (published in the November 2006 issue). Commented the editors of the magazi...

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NIKKI SIXX's 'The Heroin Diaries' Book Pushed Back To Next Summer

The projected publication date of MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx's "The Heroin Diaries" — a book drawn from his 1986 and '87 journals, when he was in the throes of a heroin addiction — has reportedly been pushed back to next summer from the previously announced October/November. Sixx previously said...

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MOTÖRHEAD Sponsors Kids' Soccer Team

BBC News reports that a Lincoln, England boys soccer team has won a sponsorship coup with a difference after striking a deal with MOTÖRHEAD. The Greenbank under-10s B team have the internationally renowned band's name on their shirts along with the band's motif — a skull named Snaggletooth. The Nort...