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Pennsylvanian Motors & Pumps Business Named After AC/DC

Kurt Blumenau of Allentown, PA's The Morning Call reports: Neil Heimsoth is a big Elvis Presley fan, right down to the guitar-wielding stuffed dog in his office that sings "Hound Dog" when squeezed. But when he founded his company, Heimsoth turned to a different musical inspiration, heavy-metal quin...

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IZZY STRADLIN Biography Due In February

According to Black Market Publishing (web site),"Dust N' Bones: The Untold Story of Izzy Stradlin" is now available for pre-order from them for $21.00, payable in cash, check or money order. The book's official release date is February 17, 2005, but the customers who pre-order the book now will be...

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BORN FROM PAIN: In Pre-Production Mode

As first reported here on Oct. 10, Metal Blade Records has now confirmed the signing of Dutch metalcore act BORN FROM PAIN. The band commented on the signing: "We are proud to be part of one of the world's most authentic and dedicated labels when it comes to hard and heavy music. We ...

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BOLT THROWER: Vocalist KARL WILLETTS Rejoins The Fold

British extreme metal pioneers BOLT THROWER have announced the return of original vocalist Karl Willetts as a full-time member. Willetts rejoins the group as the replacement for Dave Ingram, who left the band in August due to long-standing "health and personal problems." Commented Karl: "It's fantas...

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DIMEBAG DARRELL Sets Record Straight On Split With WASHBURN, Switch To DEAN

DAMAGEPLAN guitarist Dimebag Darrell (ex-PANTERA) has issued the following statement regarding his recent switch from Washburn Guitars and Randall Amplifiers to Dean Guitars and Krank Amplification: "Contrary to the press release issued by US Music in which [because of] the way it was worded, [it] c...

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AC/DC Street Sign Modified: Photo Available

According to TheAge.com.au, an AC/DC fan in Melbourne, Australia made a massive lightning bolt out of the same metal used in street signs and bolted it above and below the recently erected ACDC Lane street sign with a hammer drill. Check out a photo of the modified sign at this location. ...

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Houston's KLOL Goes Off The Air: Another Classic Rock/Metal Radio Station Bites The Dust

Radio behemoth Clear Channel Communications has yanked legendary Houston-area rock station KLOL-FM (101.1) off the air and replaced it with a format that radio insiders call "Spanglish Top 40," according to the Houston Chronicle. The switch took place Friday morning (Nov. 12) when the new station —...

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Former ALICE IN CHAINS, THE CULT, JANE'S ADDICTION Members Perform At Benefit Concert

DOHENY guitarist/former THE CULT bassist Billy Morrison has posted the following report regarding the Help The Homeless benefit concert he performed on Wednesday (Nov. 10) with former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell, ex-THE CULT axeman Billy Duffy, and former JANE'S ADDICTION bassist Chris...

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THE HUMAN CONDITION: Former SACRED REICH Guitarist Recording New Material

THE HUMAN CONDITION, the Arizona-based band featuring former SACRED REICH guitarist Wiley Arnett, have finished recording six new songs that are being described by the quartet as "brutally exquisite." The tracks "Smoke & Dust", "Feel", "Feed the Vibe", "Lately I", "Bend" and "Straw" are said to...

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BLACK SABBATH With ROB HALFORD: Camden Show To Be Released On DVD, CD

An audio CD version of SABBATH's historic performance with Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST) on August 26, 2004 at Ozzfest in Camden, NJ will be released in Japan on November 19 through Dust An' Dreams (www.dnd-rock.com). The DVD version is slated for release in mid-December. A number of still captures fro...

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SCENES Complete Work On Debut Album

German prog-metallers SCENES, now featuring Alex Koch (ex-SPIRAL TOWER, POWERGOD) on vocals, have completed work on their full-length debut. The album was recorded at Sub Zero studio in Backnang and was mixed and mastered in September by Tommy Newton (HELLOWEEN, CONCEPTION, ARK, UFO) at his Area 51...

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MIRROR OF DECEPTION, WELL OF SOULS Confirmed For Germany's DOOM SHALL RISE Festival

The third installment of Doom Shall Rise, the world's biggest doom metal festival, will take place on April 15 and 16, 2005 at the Chapel in Göppingen, Germany. The list of bands currently confirmed to appear at the festival is as follows: BURNING SAVIOURS (Sweden) ISOLE (Sweden, formerly FORLORN) M...

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More Details Revealed About AXL ROSE's Videogame Debut

MTV.com has confirmed that GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose can be heard as a DJ in the highly anticipated game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas", which became available Monday night. Rose adopts the persona of Tommy "The Nightmare" Smith, of the classic rock station KDST The Dust, who spins an array o...

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Top Extreme Music Logos Of All Time As Chosen By DECIBEL Magazine

The staff of Decibel magazine has has ranked the "Top 40 Extreme Music Band Logos of All Time" for its December 2004 issue, which is scheduled to hit the newsstands November 7. The complete list is as follows: 01. SLAYER 02. DARKTHRONE 03. GODFLESH 04. MORBID ANGEL 05. MOTORHEAD 06. MAYHEM 07. METAL...

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ANGEL DUST: New Lineup Revealed

RUNNING WILD guitarist Bernd Aufermann has posted the following message on his web site: "It's been a long time since you heard from me. During the last months I went through heavy seas with my family. My dad (you are the greatest) was found having a brain tumor. Out of nothing, out of the best ...