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DROWNING POOL Label Spokesperson: DAVE WILLIAMS' Parents Will Get New Home

DROWNING POOL are currently working on a commemorative DVD to celebrate the life of their frontman Dave Williams who passed away in August of this year. "The past three to four weeks has been a period of time I will always look back upon as a painful one, and I wanted to formally thank all ...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Planning Birthday Bash For Ailing Wife

The following item appeared in today's edition of the New York Daily News: Ozzy Osbourne is hatching a 50th-birthday bash for his wife, Sharon. And, considering her current fight with cancer, he wants it to be a party to bleepin' remember. Sources tell us the metal god plans an evening where the cou...

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DROWNING POOL Bus Company Owner Changes Story About EBay 'Hoax'

The owner of the tour bus company, Ziggy Coaches, that leased the tour bus used by DROWNING POOL while they toured on Ozzfest — the very same one in which DP frontman Dave Williams was found dead on August 14th — appears to be changing his story about how the bus ended up on auction ...

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Photos Of Late DROWNING POOL Frontman's Final Resting Place Posted Online

To view photos of late DROWNING POOL frontman Dave Williams' final resting place, click here. Note: These pictures were taken on Monday August 19th — the day following the funeral service — at approximately 10:00 AM. As previously reported, Williams was found dead on the band's tour bus on August 14...

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DROWNING POOL Frontman "Not Likely" To Have Choked On Own Vomit: Police Spokesperson

The Prince William Police Department in Manassas, Virginia, are calling the rumors that DROWNING POOL frontman Dave Williams choked on his own vomit after a night of drinking "unlikely," according to the latest press reports. When asked if they're leaning towards any particular cause of death, Sgt....

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DAVE WILLIAMS' Public Funeral Service: An Eyewitness Account

Fans got a chance to pay their respects to Dave Williams, singer for DROWNING POOL, at a public funeral service yesterday (Sunday, August 18th) at the Plano Center in Plano, Texas. A smaller, more private viewing was also held for friends and family on Saturday evening from 6-9 PM Central Time. Acco...

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TOMMY LEE Added To OZZFEST 2002!

TOMMY LEE has been added to the Ozzfest 2002 line-up. The former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer and his band will be taking over DROWNING POOL's time-slot on the main stage starting on Thursday, August 22nd at Pepsi/City Lights in Denver, Colorado. Commented bassist Marty O'Brien: "I can't wait to get out ther...

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ENDO's ZELICK Pays Tribute To Fallen DROWNING POOL Frontman

Zelick, bassist for Miami, Florida's ENDO, has posted the following message in memory of late DROWNING POOL frontman Dave Williams, who was found dead last Wednesday: "Our deepest condolences go out to our brothers in DROWNING POOL and all of their friends and families. We have had the pleasure of s...

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DROWNING POOL Bus Auction "Hoax" Pulled From EBay

The tour bus in which DROWNING POOL frontman Dave Williams was found dead Wednesday afternoon was never for sale despite the fact that someone claiming to own the bus was attempting to sell it online through auction site eBay on Thursday, August 15th for $650,000, according to the tour bus company,...

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DAVE WILLIAMS Autopsy "Inconclusive"

An autopsy conducted Thursday morning on the body of deceased DROWNING POOL frontman Dave Williams proved inconclusive, according to a Prince William County police spokesperson. A cause of death is expected to be determined from toxicology tests, which generally take four to six weeks. A public serv...

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More Metal Stars Pay Tribute To DROWNING POOL's DAVE WILLIAMS

PANTERA's Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell: "Some people say death is just a part of life.... But it becomes a cold reality when it hits one of your own. Dave was a true brother to us. We had the pleasure of knowing him for years before the world knew him as Dave 'Stage' Williams from ...

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DROWNING POOL's OZZFEST Bus To Be Auctioned Off...Or Maybe Not

We're a bit skeptical about this (i.e. we smell bullshit),but here it goes anyway... The bus purported to have been used by DROWNING POOL while they toured on Ozzfest — apparently the very same one in which frontman Dave Williams was found dead yesterday afternoon — is being sold via eBay at

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SEVENDUST's JOHN CONNOLLY: DAVE WILLIAMS Was Like The Brother I Never Had

The following is a statement from SEVENDUST guitar player John Connolly regarding the passing of DROWNING POOL frontman Dave Williams. The friendship between SEVENDUST and DROWNING POOL goes back over three years when the bands toured together. John Connolly was the closest in the band to Dave. "Thi...

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DROWNING POOL Singer Found Dead

DROWNING POOL singer Dave Williams was found dead on the band's tour bus Wednesday afternoon (August 14th),according to a spokesperson for the group. He was 30 years old. The Dallas quartet was on tour with Ozzfest when Williams' body was discovered. Ozzfest had played the Verizon Wireless Music Ce...

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HAMMERFALL Singer Assaulted At Nightclub, Requires 25 Stitches

HAMMERFALL frontman Joacim Cans was assaulted with a beer glass at a bar in the group's hometown of Gotheburg (a.k.a. Göteborg),Sweden on Saturday, August 10th and ended up with a cut around his right eye that required 25 stitches to close. As a result, the band have postponed the filming of the vi...