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Defense Lawyer: No Connection Between Murder And MARILYN MANSON Paintings

Scotsman.com is reporting that a Scottish court heard on Friday (Jan. 7) that there was little or no comparison between the death of a local schoolgirl (photo) and the murder of a would-be Hollywood actress in 1947 that served as the basis for paintings by shock-rocker MARILYN MANSON. The High Court...

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KID ROCK's Scheduled Appearance At BUSH Inaugural 'Shocking'

Ron Strom of WorldNetDaily.com is reporting that KID ROCK, a popular vulgar rock-rapper whose lyrics wouldn't begin to pass muster with the Federal Communications Commission, is headlining the youth concert during the inauguration festivities for President Bush — a politician who was re-elected larg...

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ISIS Confirmed For Norway's QUART Festival

According to HeavyMetal.no, indie-metal behemoths ISIS have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Quart festival, set to be held July 5-9 in Kristiansand, Norway. Other groups scheduled to appear at the festival include FOO FIGHTERS, GREEN DAY, MADDER MORTEM and MANES. ISIS are currently tourin...

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Drummer BILL WARD Hopes For A Great Time With BLACK SABBATH In 2005

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has posted the following message on his official web site: "HAPPY NEW YEAR READER, "Well Ho, Ho, Ho came and went. I'm still trying to figure out who I want to send Christmas cards to. I've been trying to get myself to sit down and put pen to ...

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Heavy Metal Musicians Pick Their Favorite Albums Of 2004

A number of hard rock and heavy metal musicians have revealed their favorite albums of 2004 to Shoutweb.com. A sample of the choices follows below: Dave Pybus (CRADLE OF FILTH) 01. GENOCIDE SUPERSTARS – "Hail The New Storm" 02. HANZEL UND GRETYL - "Scheiss Messiah" 03. ZEKE - "'Til The Living End" 0...

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SLAYER: Universal Amphitheate Photos Posted Online

Several photos from SLAYER's last stop of their Jagermeister Tour at Universal Amphitheate in Universal City, CA on Friday (Dec. 17) have been posted online at DirtJunior.com. Among the photos is a close-up of Kerry King's guitar with a sticker tribute to DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Da...

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MANES: New EP, Full-Length Album Planned

MANES, the Norwegian band featuring members of THIRD AND THE MORTAL, ATROX and CHTON, are planning a busy 2005, with the recording of an EP and a new full-lenght album (working title: "Invention - Or How The World Came To An End And Why We Did It"). The EP, titled "[view]", will include two new ...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's Online Chat With USA TODAY: Transcript Available

MÖTLEY CRÜE took part in an online chat with fans on the USA Today web site on Friday, December 17. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: What is it like being back together after all the years? Do you all have the same feeling like you did years ago? Mick Mars: "I don't ...

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Conservative Writer Hits Back At Heavy Metal, Calls It 'Indicative Of Immaturity & Alienation'

William Grim, the conservative writer who was responsible for the now-infamous anti-heavy metal article on the The Iconoclast web site, has posted the following entry (dated Dec. 18, 2004) to his Flyover Country Chronicles blog: "We live in such culturally benighted times that there are even some po...

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MASSEMORD, SYKDOM Members Join Forces In New Band

Members of Norwegian black metal bands MASSEMORD and SYKDOM have reportedly decided to join forces in a new group called HEKSERI. The band, who have inked a deal with Blackmetal.com Records, will be releasing their debut in February 2005. The group's musical direction is being described as "anti-hum...

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MADDER MORTEM Confirmed For Norway's QUART Festival

Norway's MADDER MORTEM have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Quart festival, set to be held July 5-9 in Kristiansand, Norway. Other groups scheduled to appear at the festival include FOO FIGHTERS, GREEN DAY and MANES. MADDER MORTEM recently completed work on their new album at Studio Fredm...

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BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION Guitarist Gets 'Banned' For Posting Anti-MÖTLEY CRÜE Comments

Former L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns, who co-founded BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION with MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx, has apparently been banned from posting on the CRÜE message boards after stating in a web posting last week that the new MÖTLEY CRÜE single was "shit." Writing to Metal Sludge's "Gossip...

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ARCTURUS, MANTAS Confirmed For Norway's INFERNO METAL FESTIVAL

ARCTURUS and MANTAS are the first two bands confirmed for Norway's Inferno Metal Festival 2005, set to take place March 24-25 at the Rockefeller and John Dee venues in Oslo. A total of 30 bands will be performing at the festival. The second batch of confirmations for the festival will be announced o...

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MEGADETH: Mexico City Concert Postponed; DAVE MUSTAINE Interview Posted Online

The MEGADETH/EXODUS show that was originally scheduled to take place on December 1 at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City has been postponed, apparently due to "slow ticket sales," according to local media reports. A new date for the show has yet to be announced. In related news, MusicChoice.com...

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VINCE NEIL Plays To Sold-Out Crowd To Promote Alcohol Responsibility

The premiere concert of Legends and Prodigies, featuring former MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil and SOUND AND FURY, played to a sold-out audience last Saturday night (Nov. 13) at the Key Club in Hollywood, CA, raising over $1400 for AWARE (Alliance for Worldwide Alcohol Research and Education) and d...