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Texas Heavy Metal Fan Charged With Murder Of Classmate

Houston Chronicle reports that an 18-year old Texas heavy metal fan, whose MySpace profile opens with a blaring "Meaning in Tragedy" by AS I LAY DYING, is charged — along with his best friend and next-door neighbor — with murder in the death of a classmate, accused of shooting her in ...

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ALICE COOPER Remembers SYD BARRETT

TheRockRadio.com has issued the following report: You might not think that the king of shock rock and Syd Barrett had much in common, but that's not the case. When the ALICE COOPER band was still making their name in Los Angeles in the late '60s, they were the house band at the Cheetah ...

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BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST And METALLICA Are 'Greatest Heavy Metal Bands Of All Time'

An MTV panel of heavy metal "experts," consisting of "nine die-hard, longtime fans," recently came together to compile a list of the "Greatest Heavy Metal Bands of All Time." "In part one [of the process], we reached out to the most passionate and knowledgable metal fans working at MTV and asked the...

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GREEN CARNATION Issue Post-QUART FESTIVAL Report

Norwegian prog metal masters GREEN CARNATION have posted the following message on their official web site; "Warming up on Wednesday at Kick, with an all-acoustic set, GREEN CARNATION for the first time introduced their new found cooperation with Anne Marie Amedal — as a surprise to the 100-150 peopl...

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Sweden's SONIC SYNDICATE Land NUCLEAR BLAST Deal In 'Band Contest'

Swedish metal band SONIC SYNDICATE has landed a deal with Nuclear Blast Records as part of the "band contest" which was originally launched last summer. A jury consisting of the Nuclear Blast staff and representatives for such magazines as Metal Hammer (Germany, Metal Hammer (Spain),Metal Hammer (I...

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GORGOROTH Enter Norwegian Chart At No. 22

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH have entered the national chart in their home country at position No. 22 with their latest album, "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam". View the whole chart at this location. "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam", was released in Europe on June 19 via Regain Records. The CD will...

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KING'S X Frontman To Sing For LIVING COLOUR On European Tour

KING'S X frontman Doug Pinnick will be filling in for LIVING COLOUR singer Corey Glover on LC's upcoming European tour in August. Pinnick says, "Corey Glover is doing a movie and can't commit, so they asked me to do it." The tentative dates are as follows: Aug. 12 - Amsterdam, NETH - Paradiso Ticket...

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ROBERT PLANT: 'Nine Lives' Box Set Due In September

According to a posting on TightButLoose.co.uk ("The Led Zeppelin Magazine"),Robert Plant's long-rumored nine CD box set spanning his entire post-LED ZEPPELIN recording history is set for release on September 12 on Rhino Records. Titled "Nine Lives", the box set will contain the seven solo albums fr...

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QUEEN Musical Headed To Toronto

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that the QUEEN musical "We Will Rock You" is headed to Canada. In a letter posted on the official BrianMay.com web site, a fan wrote that the show was rumored for Toronto a year ago, and she expressed disappointment that it hasn't happened yet. QUEEN guitarist Bria...

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PEARL JAM Pay Homage To WHO Concert Victims

MTV.com reports: Wearing a vintage WHO T-shirt, PEARL JAM singer Eddie Vedder took time out from his band's show Saturday night (June 24) at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati to pay homage to the 11 fans who were trampled to death at the venue (then named Riverfront Coliseum) before a WHO concert in ...

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GORGOROTH Part Ways With Bassist KING OV HELL

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH have parted ways with bassist and songwriter King ov Hell. "King has recently had problems fronting some of the ideological aspects of his band GORGOROTH's agenda," reads a posting on the group's web site. "As a result, it has now been mutually agreed upon that he...

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Former MARDUK Frontman To Launch German Festival

Former MARDUK frontman Legion (a.k.a. Erik Hagsted) and his wife Irina will be launching their own festival next summer in southern Germany (July 6-7, 2007). An official web site for the festival, www.stairwaytohell.de, will go live shortly. "We're already in booking progress," says Erik. "First con...

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GLENN HUGHES Talks About Possible DEEP PURPLE Reunion

In a brand new, exclusive, extensive interview conducted by Rock N Roll Universe with legendary vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE) and LIZARDS bassist Randy Pratt, the two discuss the brand new LIZARDS CD, "Against All Odds" on which Hughes appears on four tracks, his days i...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Reports On SWEDEN ROCK And DOWNLOAD Festivals

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Just want to drop a few lines and thank everyone who came out and had fun with ARCH ENEMY last weekend at the Sweden Rock and Download festivals (U.K.). And what a weekend it was! "After our show at...

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'VH1 Rock Honors' Was A Ratings Bonanza

Hits Daily Double (web site),the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, is reporting that VH1's first-ever "VH1 Rock Honors" event, featuring performances by KISS, QUEEN, DEF LEPPARD and JUDAS PRIEST in concert from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, was a ratings bonanza. T...