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FEAR FACTORY Frontman's ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS To Perform At NXNE Convention
ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS — the project featuring Burton C. Bell (FEAR FACTORY) and John Bechdel (MINISTRY, KILLING JOKE, FALSE ICONS) — are confirmed to perform at this year's NXNE convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The band will play the event on Thursday, June 8 at midnight (12:00 a.m.) at t...May 17, 2006
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Venue Issues Statement Regarding 'Near-Electrocution' Of FEAR FACTORY Frontman
Representatives for the Luxembourg venue Den Atelier have issued a statement regarding the alleged near-electrocution (see previous report) of FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell during the band's first-ever concert in the country, which took place Saturday night (May 6). The statement reads as fol...May 8, 2006
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FEAR FACTORY Frontman Nearly Electrocuted In Luxembourg?
FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell was reportedly nearly electrocuted during the band's first-ever concert in Luxembourg, which took place Saturday night (May 6) at the Den Atelier venue. A Luxembourg-based BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of Théid has submitted the following report: "The conc...May 7, 2006
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Guitarist DAN SPITZ Says ANTHRAX Touring Cycle Is 'Not Over'
ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz has posted the following message on his official web site: "Well, all you peeps, I'm back from the European tour and happy to report complete freakin' chaos and a wooosie feeling of jet lag from my trip aboard the Milan to the U.S.A. flight of doom. Thank you to all the ....May 3, 2006
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LORDI Deny They Are Devil Worshippers
Reuters is reporting that Finnish band LORDI — who have been chosen to represent their country in the Eurovision Song Contest this year — have been forced to deny that they worship the devil after Christian groups in Finland and in Greece, which hosts the televised contest in May, denounced the band...April 30, 2006
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GRAND FUNK RAILROAD Featuring BRUCE KULICK: More Tour Dates Announced
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, featuring former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, have line up the following dates during the coming months: May 20 - Events Center at L'Auberge - Lake Charles, LA Jun. 03 - Six Flags Frontier City - Oklahoma City, OK Jun. 04 - Custom Car & Chopper Festival - El Paso, TX Jun. 09...April 28, 2006
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DINO CAZARES: FEAR FACTORY Owe It To Their Fans To Make A Killer CD
Former FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares has commented on a recent interview with the band's vocalist, Burton C. Bell, in which Bell stated that Dino "took more credit than he deserved" during his tenure with the group. Speaking to Patrizia Mazzuoccolo of the Norwegian metal radio show "Tinitus" (...April 18, 2006
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FAIR TO MIDLAND Sign With SERJ TANKIAN's SERJICAL STRIKE RECORDS
Dallas-based quintet FAIR TO MIDLAND have just inked a deal with Serjical Strike Records, the label headed by SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian. The band that had been touted by Music Connection as one of the top 100 unsigned bands of 2005 can no longer carry that distinction in 2006, as they e...April 12, 2006
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Death Pop Romance
Unabashedly candy-coated, well, death pop from Denmark. On their third album, and first for Lifeforce, RAUNCHY ironically slip a little closer in sound to some of their former NUCLEAR BLAST labelmates. They've got the slick production, the soaring clean vocals in the choruses, and the heavy double-k...April 10, 2006
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MOTÖRHEAD's 'Ace Of Spades' Gets Country-And-Western Treatment: Video Available
A video clip of HAYSEED DIXIE performing a country-and-western rendition of MOTÖRHEAD's "Ace of Spades" for inclusion on a DVD that came with the February 2006 issue of the British magazine Total Guitar has been posted online at YouTube.com. According to the All Music Guide, HAYSEED DIXIE is a novel...April 6, 2006
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HIRAX: Guitarist GLENN ROGERS Rejoins The Fold
HIRAX vocalist Katon W. De Pena has announced that lead guitarist Glenn Rogers has rejoined the band. Lead guitarist Lance Harrison, bassist Steve Harrison and drummer Fabricio Raveli complete the group's new lineup. "I wanted to make some changes for a while," said De Pena. "The only other band mem...April 4, 2006
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METAL BLADE Founder Talks About METALLICA's Early Days
Australian Metclub chapter For Whom Metallica Tolls recently conducted an interview with Brian Slagel, founder of Metal Blade Records (the first record company to publish a METALLICA song). A few excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: FWMT: You have been a friend of Lars [Ulrich] for...March 28, 2006
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ARMORED SAINT Bassist Doesn't Rule Out New Studio Album
Full in Bloom Music recently conducted an interview with ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING bassist Joey Vera. Joey talked about the early ARMORED SAINT days, as well as current reunion news and the possibility of a new release from the band. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Full in Bloom Music: Let's...March 27, 2006
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CLUTCH To Support MOTÖRHEAD In The U.K.
CLUTCH have been confirmed as the support band for MOTÖRHEAD in the U.K. this fall. The dates are as follows: Nov. 02 - City Hall - Newcastle, England Nov. 04 - Carling Academy - Glasgow, Scotland Nov. 05 - Apollo - Manchester, England Nov. 07 - St. Geroge's - Bradford, England Nov. 08 - City ...March 22, 2006
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LARS ULRICH's Father Talks About New METALLICA Music, Producer Change
Australian Metclub chapter For Whom Metallica Tolls recently conducted an online chat with Torben Ulrich, father of METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: Torben, the obvious question most people want to ask is, what do you think of the new music you have heard from t...March 15, 2006
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