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CELTIC FROST Confirmed For Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival

Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST are the first confirmed band for the Hole in the Sky – Bergen Metal Fest VII, set to take place August 23-26, 2006 in Bergen, Norway. Weekend passes go on sale on Friday, December 9. More confirmations will be announced soon. As BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclus...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN, BIOHAZARD's EVAN SEINFELD To Take Part In VH1's 'So Jewtastic'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian and BIOHAZARD frontman Evan Seinfeld are among the variety of music artists, TV and film stars, comedians, journalists and other celebrities who are scheduled to appear on VH1's "All Access Presents: So Jewtastic" — a celebration of everything you knew, and lots of stuff...

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POISON Frontman Discusses Drive-By Shooting Incident

POISON frontman Bret Michaels called into Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM this past Friday, November 25 to discuss the the incident Monday night (Nov. 21) when his tour bus was fired at in a drive-by shooting in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The following is Michaels...

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Former PANTERA Drummer Launches BIG VIN RECORDS

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has launched Big Vin Records, a new Dallas-based record label with distribution via Fontana. Vinnie was a founding member, producer, and one of the masterminds behind the success of PANTERA, the seminal '90s Grammy-nominated metal band whose world...

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Wet Animal

Nice name, eh? Formed in 1995 by TROUBLE guitarist Rick Wartell, the debut album from Chicago's WET ANIMAL now sees a 2005 release. Along with Shane Pasqualla (vocals/guitar),Jeff "Oly" Olson (drums),and Michael "Vito" Diprima (bass),the band has created a respectable hard rock album with cutting...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer Plugging Lips Into Fans' Buttholes

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has posted the following report from the group's tour with FEAR FACTORY, SOILWORK and DARKANE: "Couple days ago, most boring day off ever. Washed the fuck outta my clothes. Wow, exciting. Yesterday, we played Slayerville [sic], New Jersey, at the Starland Ball...

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STEVEN ADLER: I Haven't Seen 'A**HOLE' ROSE In 15 Years

La Voz del Interior On Line conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler prior to Adler's appearance in Córdoba, Argentina last week. Several excerpts from the chat follow (translated from Spanish by Xozy): On the commonly held perception that he was fired from GUNS N' ROSES...

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HIGH ON FIRE To Perform On 'Monster Garage'

HIGH ON FIRE are set to film an appearance on the hit TV show "Monster Garage". The band will be performing the songs "Devilution" and "Brother in The Wind", from their critically acclaimed album "Blessed Black Wings", during the in-studio taping on Friday, November 11. The air date for this episode...

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MELISSA AUF DER MAUR Collaborating With BILLY CORGAN

Launch Radio Networks reports: Former HOLE and SMASHING PUMPKINS bassist Melissa Auf der Maur has enlisted her former boss in the PUMPKINS, singer and guitarist Billy Corgan, to help write songs for her second solo album. Auf der Maur told RollingStone.com, "It's really symbolic for me to have this...

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Former DAMAGEPLAN Frontman Performs With JERRY CANTRELL In Houston

Former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell was joined onstage by former DAMAGEPLAN frontman Patrick Lachman and drummer Bevan Davies — who mans the kit in Lachman's new band, THE MERCY CLINIC in addition to playing with COMES WITH THE FALL — for five songs at the Tavern on Gray in Houston Satur...

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MANNGARD Sign With NOCTURNAL ART PRODUCTIONS

Norwegian extreme metallers MANNGARD have inked a deal with Nocturnal Art Productions. The group's first release through the label will be a reissue of their debut album, "Circling Buzzards", tentatively due in early 2006. The lyrical concept on "Circling Buzzards" is said to be inspired by the work...

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AUDIOSLAVE To Release DVD Of Historic Havana Show

RollingStone.com is reporting that AUDIOSLAVE will release a DVD of their epic May 6, 2005 performance in Havana, Cuba. Entitled "Audioslave Live in Cuba", the DVD will be available in a special and regular edition, with the special edition featuring seventeen songs from the two-and-a-half-hour show...

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DEEP PURPLE: Story Behind New Album Artwork

DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star is reporting that a DEEP PURPLE fan by the name of Erik Solum recently sent an e-mail to renowned cover artist Ioannis and asked him about his work on the artwork for DEEP PURPLE's new album, "Rapture of the Deep". According to Erik, here ...

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WET ANIMAL: Debut Album Samples Posted Online

WET ANIMAL, the Illinois-based quartet featuring TROUBLE members Rick Wartell (guitar) and Jeff "Oly" Olson (drums),have uploaded audio samples from their upcoming self-titled debut at WetAnimal.net. "Wet Animal" track listing: 01. Soul Alone 02. Lost in my Head 03. Outside a Hole 04. Left Behind 0...

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Guitarist ALLEN WEST Rejoins OBITUARY In Time For U.S. Tour Kick-Off

One day after announcing his departure from OBITUARY, guitarist Allen West has rejoined the group and is on his way to the first show of the band's U.S. tour with NAPALM DEATH, which is scheduled to kick off Thursday (September 1) in Springfield, Virginia. OBITUARY bassist Frank Watkins contacted BL...