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METALLICA's 'Madly In Anger' Trek Among Top Tours Of The Year

METALLICA's "Madly in Anger with the World" tour rang up $53.8 million in total box office gross by the time it wrapped last month — enough to land the group at No. 5 on Billboard's list of top 10 grossing tours of the year. METALLICA were the sole hard rock/heavy metal band on the list, ...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Pays Tribute To DIMEBAG DARRELL

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has issued the following statement regarding the death of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist Dimebag Darrell: "This is unbelievable. To sit here and talk about Darrell in the past tense seems so wrong, so unfair, so unjust, I don't even know what to say. My heart goes out...

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UPDATED: Tributes From Metal Musicians Pour In For DIMEBAG DARRELL

A number of heavy metal musicians have paid tribute to Dimebag Darrell (DAMAGEPLAN, ex-PANTERA) who was tragically murdered last night. ------------------------------------------------- Ozzy Osbourne: "Dimebag was a dear friend of mine. I'm absolutely beside myself with grief. I can't for the life o...

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Club Owner: Little Could Have Been Done To Prevent DIMEBAG's Murder

Mark S. Krzos of Southern Florida's The News-Press reports: While PANTERA's local fans called Dimebag Darrell's death one of metal's greatest losses — perhaps the most significant death in the genre since OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Randy Rhoads died in a plane crash in 1982 — some nightclub managers an...

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TED NUGENT To Tour With Country Star TOBY KEITH

Billboard.com is reporting that Ted Nugent will join country star Toby Keith for about 20 arena dates in the first quarter of 2005. The pair first worked together on a USO tour last summer, according to Keith's manager, T.K. Kimbrell. "Ted loves country music, and on this USO tour, Toby's band backe...

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AMPT: SLIPKNOT/BIOHAZARD Side Project To Play Benefit Concert

AMPT, the new band featuring SLIPKNOT DJ Sid Wilson (a.k.a. DJ Starscream) and BIOHAZARD guitarist Scott Roberts, are scheduled to perform at a benefit concert for underprivileged kids, Toys for Tots, on December 17 at DingBatz in Clifton, NJ. AMPT's current lineup consists of the following: Rob Gee...

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VINCE NEIL Plays To Sold-Out Crowd To Promote Alcohol Responsibility

The premiere concert of Legends and Prodigies, featuring former MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil and SOUND AND FURY, played to a sold-out audience last Saturday night (Nov. 13) at the Key Club in Hollywood, CA, raising over $1400 for AWARE (Alliance for Worldwide Alcohol Research and Education) and d...

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METALLICA's ULRICH Doesn't Want To Hide The Fact That He's Filthy Rich

Keith Spera of The Times-Picayune is reporting that some thought METALLICA's "Some Kind of Monster" documentary revealed too much, especially about money. At an early meeting with his new bandmates, bassist Robert Trujillo struggles to maintain his composure as he's awarded a $1 million signing bonu...

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TESLA Guitarist's KALEIDOSCOPE To Play SCORPIONS After-Party

TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon's KALEIDOSCOPE will be performing for an after-show party immediately following the SCORPIONS concert in Sacramento at the Roadhouse. The show will start around 11:30 p.m. $10 cover. The Roadhouse is just down the road from Arco arena off I-80 and Raley Blvd. Bring your...

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DARKEST HOUR: More Tour Dates Confirmed

DARKEST HOUR have confirmed all the dates for their "Fuck Toby Keith, He's Destroying America Tour!" They are as follows: DARKEST HOUR, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, KYLESA, FEAR BEFORE THE MARCH OF FLAMES: Nov. 12 - Harrisonburg, VA @ Captain T’s Nov. 13 - Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero Nov. 14 - Atlan...

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LED ZEPPELIN: 'Biography' To Air In Early December

A LED ZEPPELIN "Biography" one-hour TV program will air on the A&E network on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 at 4:00 a.m. A show description reads as follows: "The story of the top rock band that got its name when drummer Keith Moon predicted how the band would go over with audiences after hearing...

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SCORPIONS Ready For Mixed Crowds On Tour

The SCORPIONS kick off a U.S. tour Thursday (Oct. 21) in support of their latest album, which is called "Unbreakable", at the Everett Events Center in Everett, Washington. The dates also feature TESLA and KEITH EMERSON, and the SCORPIONS are expecting to see a wide age range in the audience. Singer...

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THE PB ARMY To Support TROUBLE, ABDULLAH In November

Toledo, Ohio-based "stoner-pop-metal" band THE PB ARMY, featuring Infernal Combustion webzine founder Keith Bergman on vocals/drums, have announced a string of dates in November, supporting the likes of TROUBLE, REBREATHER, ABDULLAH, and RED GIANT. The dates are as follows: Nov 17 – Little Brothers,...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Stage Cape Sold For $14,000 At London Auction

A yellow-and-purple satin stage cape worn by Ozzy Osbourne at the California Jam Festival in 1974 sold for 8,000 pounds (approximately $14,400) at a London auction on Wednesday (Sept. 29),according to Bloomberg.com. The cape, which was valued at 4,000 pounds (approximately $7,200),sold to a buyer...

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DESOLATION ANGELS Say They Are Victims Of Greek Bootleg Operation

Legendary NWOBHM band DESOLATION ANGELS have become the latest victims of a large-scale bootleg operation originating from Greece which specializes in producing cheap CD bootlegs of many '80s metal rarities. Guitar player Keith Sharp had this to say on the matter: "It has come to our attention that...