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DEEP PURPLE Guitarist Reports On Norwegian Blues Festival

DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse has posted the following message on his official web site: "I'm in the New York area the day after the anniversary of 9/11. I'm about 20 hours into this trip for various reasons, but I'm headed home for a few days. I just got the mark of the Devil when ...
September 23, 2005
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MÖTLEY CRÜE, VELVET REVOLVER, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, DISTURBED Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: MÖTLEY CRÜE, SUM 41, THE EXIES, SILVERTIDE Venue: Tweeter Center City/State: Tinley Park, Ill. Date: Aug. 27, 2005 Attendance: 13,069 Capacity: 28,644 Artist/Event...
September 22, 2005
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COLD's Hurricane Memories

Launch Radio Networks reports: Hailing from Jacksonville, Florida, the members of COLD are no strangers to hurricanes. But none of them have ever experienced anything like the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. Bassist Jeremy Marshall, however, told Launch that he once got an inkling of what...
September 16, 2005
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Canada's SLAUGHTER: Rare MP3s Available For Download

Legendary early 1980s Canadian thrash/death metal band SLAUGHTER have released three new rare MP3s from when the group changed its name temporarily in 1992 to STRAPPADO and recorded the "Fatal Judgement" demo. The lineup on the recording consisted of Dave Hewson (vocals and guitars),Bobby Sadzak (g...
September 14, 2005
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COLD: New Audio Interview Posted Online

An audio interview with COLD, conducted by KISW 99.9 FM at the Hooky Day concert on August 19 at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington, can be downloaded in MP3 format at this location. COLD released their fourth album, "A Different Kind of Pain", last week. "A Different Kind of Pain" f...
September 6, 2005
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COLD: Overcoming Pain

Launch Radio Networks reports: COLD released its fourth album, "A Different Kind of Pain", on Tuesday (Aug. 30) and its arrival marks the end of a dark period in the life of lead singer Scooter Ward. The vocalist was struggling with several personal problems before making the record, but he told Lau...
September 1, 2005
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TED NUGENT Offers To Shoot Bears In Wake Of Maulings

The Canadian Press has issued the following report: Rocker and hunting enthusiast Ted Nugent has volunteered to shoot bears in Manitoba following a fatal mauling of a 68-year-old man in the province last week. In an e-mail to a Winnipeg newspaper, the guitarist known as "The Motor City Madman" offer...
August 30, 2005
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VOIVOD Drummer: 'It Will Be A Hard Task For Me To Cope' With PIGGY's Passing

VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "Last week has been very tough on me, as I spent it at the hospital with Denis. We had been musical partners since 1979 in high school, and it will be a hard task...
August 29, 2005
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CRISIS Frontwoman: 'PIGGY's Spirit Most Certainly Lives On'

CRISIS frontwoman Karyn Crisis has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "I am so deeply saddened by the loss of Piggy, a consummate artist and innovator who understood that music goes so much deeper than catchy riffs and stylish trends; that...
August 28, 2005
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Man Charged In Killings That Inspired CHILDREN OF BODOM's Name

Matti Huuhtanen of The Associated Press has issued the following report: The killing of three teenage camping companions found stabbed to death inside a tent 45 years ago has haunted Finland for decades — spawning books, conspiracy theories and even the name of a rock band [CHILDREN OF BODOM]. On Tu...
August 16, 2005
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The Head and the Heart

If Little Rock, Arkansas' RWAKE are the deliverers of progressive sludge psychosis, then Fayetteville's DEADBIRD are the distillation of it into a crawling, bloody mess of crippling depression and pervasive anxiety. What the hell is going on down there in the land of Clinton anyway? There is in fact...
August 15, 2005
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CELTIC FROST Mainman: This Is 'The Strongest We Have Ever Been'

CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "The experience of darkness within my mind, incited by the events sustained while others smile. The cycles around me, the events, my obscurantist. How consummate these depths can be. Mine. "The day we st...
August 9, 2005
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Stars Unite For OZZY OSBOURNE Tribute Show

According to ContactMusic.com, a galaxy of stars — including Sir Elton John, Simon Cowell and Billy Connolly — are teaming up for a TV tribute to Ozzy Osbourne. The BLACK SABBATH singer will be joined by his famous family on the show, which will feature details of his near-fatal quad bike accident,...
August 3, 2005
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MUSTAINE, BELL Join DREAM THEATER For PANTERA Cover In Honor Of DIMEBAG

DREAM THEATER were joined by special guests Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH),Burton C. Bell (FEAR FACTORY) and Russell Allen (SYMPHONY X) during the final song of their set — a cover of PANTERA's "Cemetery Gates", in honor of fallen hometown hero "Dimebag" Darrrell Abbott — Tuesday night (August 2) at Noki...
August 3, 2005
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DEEP PURPLE Guitarist Says Conversation With MICK MARS Was Highlight Of LIVE 8

DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse has posted a two-part letter at his web site offering a recap of his recent activities. A few excerpts from the letter follow: "We ended up being able to play on 'Live 8' by virtue of some excellent planning. Our managers got together with Ryan Aviation in Rockford,...
July 28, 2005