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DIMEBAG Book Author Defends Himself Against Accusations That He's Trying To Cash In

The author of the upcoming biography of the late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott has responded to the statement issued by members of Dimebag's family in which they distanced themselves from the book, claiming that Zac Crain "wrote nothing but negative reviews about PANTERA's mu...

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Ex-ICED EARTH/DEATH Drummer Teams Up With METALKILL To Create PC Games

Acclaimed heavy metal drummer Richard Christy (ex-ICED EARTH, DEATH, LEASH LAW, CONTROL DENIED),who currently works for "The Howard Stern Show", has teamed up with Metalkill to create a number of PC shooter and Medieval games. Their first release will be a game called Skullfuck from one of the char...

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DIMEBAG's Family Distances Itself From Upcoming Biography

The publicity firm representing the family of the late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott has issued the following statement: "The family of the late Dimebag Darrell Abbott has not authorized nor co-operated with Zac Crain on his upcoming book on Dimebag, scheduled for release on...

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NEIL TURBIN's DEATHRIDERS: Mini Promo Video Available

DEATHRIDERS, the new band fronted by original ANTHRAX vocalist Neil Turbin, has posted a "mini promo video" at YouTube. DEATHRIDERS' current lineup consists of Neil Turbin, Steve McKnight (MIKE INEZ, CRY WOLF) on lead guitar, Chris Moore (ORCUS, VVSI) on drums, Sandy K. Vasquez (BLOODLUST) on bass,...

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RAINTIME: 'Flies And Lies' U.S. Release Date Announced

Italian progressive metallers RAINTIME will release their new album, "Flies and Lies", in the U.S. on August 21 through Bieler Bros. Records. "Flies and Lies" was recorded and mixed at Jailhouse Studios in Horsens, Denmark with producer Tommy Hansen (HELLOWEEN, TNT, PRETTY MAIDS, FATE). Featuring tw...

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ELVENKING Featured On Italian TV

Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING will be featured tonight (June 18) at 9:00 p.m. (Italian time) on "Get Rocked!", a TV program which airs on Italian 3 channel. Aydan (guitar) and Zender (drums) will be interviewed. The show will also include discussion about the Midsummer Festival that will t...

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KING DIAMOND: 'The Governor's Ball' Appearance Pushed Back A Week

King Diamond's guest appearance on "The Governor's Ball" originally scheduled for today (June 16) has been pushed back a week to next Saturday, June 23 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Tune in at this location to hear the chat. A 30-minute audio interview with King Diamond, conducted on June 4, 2007 by E.S. Day .....

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'Get Thrashed' Director Interviewed On KSUB; Audio Available

Rick Ernst, director of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" — the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — was recently interviewed by Paul Brown of the Seattle radio station KSUB. Download and listen to the intervi...

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KING DIAMOND To Guest On 'The Governor's Ball'

King Diamond will be the featured guest on "The Governor's Ball" this Saturday, June 16 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Tune in at this location to hear the chat. A 30-minute audio interview with King Diamond, conducted on June 4, 2007 by E.S. Day of Vancouver's Abort Magazine, has been made available for downloa...

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KING DIAMOND: 'I've Always Been Fascinated By Horror'

Nikki of Bay Area Backstage recently conducted an interview with King Diamond. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Bay Area Backstage: Has it always been a dream of yours to be a musician? King Diamond: No, it just kinda happened. I went to basic school for 10 years and then I ...

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KING DIAMOND Talks About Story Behind 'Give Me Your Soul ... Please'

King Diamond recently spoke to AnarchyMusic.net about the story behind his latest album "Give Me Your Soul ... Please". An excerpt follows: King Diamond: "Our distributor in Denmark called our tour manager who does all kinds of stuff with us and said, 'I just saw a painting on some artist's web site...

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'Get Thrashed' Staten Island After-Party To Be Held At New L'Amour Club

The after-party for the New York screening of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" will be held on Friday, June 22 at the new L'Amour rock club on Staten Island, New York. L'Amour, the "Rock Capital of Brooklyn, New York" for over 25 years, recently re-opened its doors at 2354 Arthur Kill Road...

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SINISTER Working On New Material

Dutch death metallers SINISTER have issued the following update: "It has been more then a year since we took the time to write something personal again on this page. Not so strange, since we were extremely busy the last twelve months. We visited almost 30 countries this year for the promotion of 'Af...

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SENTINEL BEAST Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE X Festival

Reunited '80s Sacramento, California thrash band SENTINEL BEAST has been confirmed for the Keep It True X festival, dubbed "Reign Of The Tyrant", set to take place April 4-5, 2008 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. Keep It True X festival billing is now as follows: Friday, April 4,...

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LEAVES' EYES Comments On Upcoming North American Tour With KING DIAMOND, KREATOR

LEAVES' EYES members Liv Kristine and Alex Krull (both vocals) have commented on the band's upcoming North American tour with KING DIAMOND, KREATOR and CELLADOR, which is scheduled to kick off next March. Said Liv Kristine: "This will be our fourth tour in North America and we're really looking forw...