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DAMAGEPLAN's Bodyguard 'MAYHEM' Mourned

Jeff Mosier of The Dallas Morning News reports: As "Mayhem MacGregor," Jeff Thompson was a fictional Scottish protector of the king and queen each spring at the Scarborough Faire Renaissance festival. As just plain Mayhem, the 40-year-old Deep Ellum fixture was more recently the bodyguard for heavy...

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ROB ZOMBIE: 'No One Can Replace A Giant Talent Like DARRELL'

ROB ZOMBIE has issued the following statement regarding the death of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist Dimebag Darrell: "I don't know exactly what to write concerning the death of Darrell. This is beyond shocking and horrible. I still can't believe it is true. I got the call from my manager Andy Gould...

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UPDATED: Tributes From Metal Musicians Pour In For DIMEBAG DARRELL

A number of heavy metal musicians have paid tribute to Dimebag Darrell (DAMAGEPLAN, ex-PANTERA) who was tragically murdered last night. ------------------------------------------------- Ozzy Osbourne: "Dimebag was a dear friend of mine. I'm absolutely beside myself with grief. I can't for the life o...

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Guitarist PAUL GILBERT Begins Recording New Solo Album

RACER X/ex-MR. BIG guitarist Paul Gilbert has commenced the recording sessions for his new solo album. "Marco Minnemann is playing drums, Linus of Hollywood is playing bass, and I'm playing guitar and singing," Paul writes on his web site. "We rented out a giant studio in Hollywood, set up our gear...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Strike Up Marketing Deal With KERRANG! Magazine

MÖTLEY CRÜE will mark their return to the fold with a major marketing deal with the legendary British rock magazine Kerrang!, according to Media Week. The deal has been touted as a significant breakthrough for the Kerrang! stable at publishing giant Emap and will include activity across the magazine...

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TOMMY LEE Reveals When He First Realized He Had A Huge Rod

Former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee was interviewed in the December 2004 issue of Blender magazine as part of the "Dear Superstar" regular feature (where readers get to ask rock stars inane ane invasive questions). Several excerpts from the interview follow: Q: When did you first realize you had a...

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KISS: Solo Album Murals Erected At KissWorld Store

Four giant murals of the four KISS solo albums were erected on the face of the official KISS store, KissWorld, in Melbourne, Australia on Monday (Nov. 22). The murals are said to be almost 12' x 12' each. Photos will be posted on the group's official web site soon. As previously reported, the openin...

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Former THY MAJESTIE Singer Bounces Back With Solo Project

PLATENS (Haramaic word for "cosmic equilibrium"),the Italian melodic rock brainchild of ex-THY MAJESTIE singer Dario Grillo, will release its debut album, "Between Two Horizons", on December 6 via Frontiers Records. Dario recorded two albums ("The Lasting Power" and "Hastings 1066") and one EP ("Ec...

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ROSTRUM To Open For SATYRICON In Montreal

Pat Tremblay, graphic artist for such bands as NECROPHAGIA, WURDULAK, GHOULUNATICS, has just redesigned his web site to accommodate his other creations (music, videos, films). Currently, pics from the vids he directed for the black metal band ROSTRUM have been uploaded in the video section. These vi...

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KISS: Official Store Opening Delayed

According to AussyAce, the opening of the official KISS store, KissWorld, in Melbourne, Australia now looks set to take place in January 2005 after a severe delay, which should have seen the store open this month. The building is currently semi-open for a KISS clearance sale of some KISS merchandise...

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OVERLORDE: New Album Due In December

Sonic Age Records has set a December 17, 2004 release date for the new album from American power metallers OVERLORDE, entitled "Return of the Snow Giant". The CD was recorded and mixed at Trax East studios in South River, NJ by Eric Kvortek and Eric Rachel, respectively. "Return of the Snow Giant" (...

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GODSMACK, A PERFECT CIRCLE, MÖTLEY CRÜE Members Share Halloween Antics

Several hard rock stars recently took time out to spin some holiday tales with Launch Radio Networks. GODSMACK drummer Shannon Larkin and vocalist Sully Erna recall one Halloween show where everything just went wrong... Shannon: "We went to play in New Orleans, which Sully has a real weird stigma th...

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Original KISS Guitarist ACE FREHLEY Portrayed As 'Pathetic And Sad Junkie' In Tell-All Book

The following comes to us courtesy of KissCollector.com: "Over the last few months we’ve been mentioning 'Into The Void... With Ace Frehley' (cover) a few times before (and already back in early 2002 we mentioned the book in our KISS Kollector magazine),but every time the publication date got pushe...

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Former TESTAMENT Guitarist To Tour With TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA

Former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick will be performing with TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA (East) at the following dates in November/December: Nov. 11 - Charleston WV @ Municipal Aud Theater Nov. 12 – Louisville, KY @ Palace Theater Nov. 13 - Ft Wayne IN @ Allen County War Memorial Nov. 14 –...

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THE PB ARMY To Support TROUBLE, ABDULLAH In November

Toledo, Ohio-based "stoner-pop-metal" band THE PB ARMY, featuring Infernal Combustion webzine founder Keith Bergman on vocals/drums, have announced a string of dates in November, supporting the likes of TROUBLE, REBREATHER, ABDULLAH, and RED GIANT. The dates are as follows: Nov 17 – Little Brothers,...