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METALLICA To Help Induct BLACK SABBATH Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

METALLICA have posted the following message on their official web site: "So there we are, hanging out at HQ getting ready for our first visit to South Africa, and a call comes in wondering if we can leave a few days early and stop by New York to induct a bunch of guys from Birmingham, ...

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AMERICAN HEARTBREAK To Release Sophomore Album In April

San Francisco-based quintet AMERICAN HEARTBREAK — co-founded by Billy Rowe, onetime guitarist for JETBOY, and featuring former EXODUS bassist Michael Butler — will release their eponymous second full-length album on April 18 via Liquor and Poker Music. The CD was co-produced by Rick Parker (BLACK RE...

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TED NUGENT Endorses BOUCHARD In Michigan Senate Race

The Associated Press is reporting that Ted Nugent has endorsed Oakland County, Michigan Sheriff Mike Bouchard for U.S. Senate. Nugent's choice was announced Thursday by the Bouchard campaign. Bouchard is one of three Republican candidates seeking to face Democratic U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow in the N...

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KILLING JOKE Bassist Praises New Album, Slams MÖTLEY CRÜE

KILLING JOKE will release their new album, "Hosannas from the Basements of Hell", on March 3, 2006 via Edel. Commented bassist Paul Raven: "We recorded the album in Prague at Faust Studios and it sounds amazing, Jerry Kandiah engineered the record and we are producing ourselves these days... (no cha...

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BLACK SABBATH Bassist Offers Reward For Return Of Missing Baby Penguin

According to The Times Online, BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has contributed £5,000 (approx. $8,700) towards a reward being offered for the return of Toga, the missing baby penguin. No trace of the three-month-old bird, said to be worth about £1,000, has been found since he went missing more t...

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BLACK SABBATH Bassist's Rare 1986 Demo Recording Available For Download

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has uploaded a special Christmas gift to his fans on his web site — a downloadable MP3 from the GEEZER BUTLER BAND back in 1986. The song is "Computer God", and you can download the file at this location (.ZIP file, 6.5 MB). A few background points on ...

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BLACK SABBATH: Text Of BRIAN MAY's UK HALL OF FAME Speech Posted Online

When BLACK SABBATH were inducted into the UK Hall of Fame last month, they were introduced by Brian May of QUEEN. Brian is a longtime friend of Tony Iommi's, and Brian is the only other guitarist to ever appear on a BLACK SABBATH record (Brian does the guitar solo on "When Death Calls" from 1989's ....

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BLACK SABBATH Bassist GEEZER BUTLER Joins PETA's KFC Boycott

What do Geezer Butler, the longtime bassist of heavy metal pioneers BLACK SABBATH, and Bobby Ingram, the frontman of the venerable Southern rock band MOLLY HATCHET, have in common besides making legendary music? Both rockers have joined PETA's boycott of KFC until the company ends the worst abuses o...

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BLACK SABBATH: UK MUSIC HALL OF FAME Performance, Interview Posted Online

BLACK SABBATH's performance of "Paranoid" at Wednesday night's (Nov. 16) UK Music Hall of Fame ceremony was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 during Mark Radcliffe's show from backstage at the Alexandra Palace in London. Radcliffe also interviewed Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne after...

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Returning BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Bassist: 'It's Like Coming Back Home Again'

Glam-Metal.com writer Deb Rao recently conducted an interview with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY bassist John "JD" DeServio. A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Glam-Metal.com: Tell me, how does it feel to be back in BLACK LABEL SOCIETY? Last time I saw you perform with BLS was i...

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Satire: Metal Council Convenes To Discuss 'Metal Hand Sign' Abuse

The Onion, the satirical publication that bills itself as "America's Finest News Source," has published an article on the "metal hand sign" abuse. An excerpt from the report follows: VATNAJÖKULL GLACIER, ICELAND—In an emergency session Tuesday, members of the Supreme Metal Council strongly condemned...

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One Man's Quest To Honor OZZY OSBOURNE And BLACK SABBATH

A British BLACK SABBATH fan by the name of Garry Raybould has been running a campaign to honor the four original members of SABBATH for quite some time now. He has collected thousands of signatures on a hand-written petiton to create a "Walk of Fame" in the heart of downtown Birmingham, England, whi...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Discusses New Solo Album

Former BLACK SABBATH frontman Tony Martin will release his second solo album, "Scream", on November 18 via MTM Music. "Scream" features legendary drummer Cozy Powell (BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, WHITESNAKE) on "Raising Hell" as well as songwriting contributions by another SABBATH member, Geoff Nicholls....

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BILL WARD Talks About Influences, BLACK SABBATH's Early Days

All About Jazz ecently conducted an interview with BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward. A few excerpts from the chat follow: All About Jazz: Who were some of your early influences as a musician? Bill Ward: "Childhood, all me influences were, say, between the time that I can remember, which would have be...

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'Rowdy' MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Concert Sends Two People To Hospital, Results In One Arrest

Christopher Barrett of the Good Five Cent Cigar (Student Newspaper at the University of Rhode Island) is reporting that The University of Rhode Island will review security procedures in the wake of Tuesday's (Oct. 18) MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE concert that sent two people to the hospital and resulted in o...