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SOIL Guitarist Slams BLABBERMOUTH.NET Detractors

SOIL guitarist Shaun Glass has issued the following statement in response to the BLABBERMOUTH.NET detractors who have criticized the band for its refusal to play the October 26, 2006 date of the MUSHROOMHEAD/SOIL tour at Columbus, Ohio's Alrosa Villa — the club where PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Di...

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SOIL Refuses To Play Club Where DIMEBAG Was Murdered

Chicago's SOIL has refused to play the October 26, 2006 date of the MUSHROOMHEAD/SOIL tour at Columbus, Ohio's Alrosa Villa — the club where PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was murdered. "We find it in bad taste that the club is even still standing," said guitarist Shaun Glass....

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It's Official: CYNIC To Reunite For European Festival Appearances, Possible U.S. Dates

Long-defunct Florida-based band CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal, has confirmed plans to embark a reunion tour in the spring/summer of 2007, beginning with possible U.S. warm-up performances and culminating in a number of f...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Jams With SEBASTIAN BACH In San Francisco

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has checked in with the following update: "[Legendary tattoo artist] Paul Booth did three more hours on [my leg]. "Jammed 'Youth Gone Wild' with Bas [ex-SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach] last night at the Warfield [in San Francisco, where Bach opened for GUNS N' ROSES]. T...

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BILE Changes Name To SKULLHOG

Dutch grindcore/sludge metal band BILE has officially changed its name to SKULLHOG. Formed in 1998 to pay homage to HELLHAMMER, SLAUGHTER and DEAD INFECTION, among others, the group's focus, lyrically and visually, is on slasher films, with their debut EP, "The Shed" (2000),based on "The Texas Chai...

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Savior Sorrow

It's been a long three years for Cleveland-based shock metallers MUSHROOMHEAD. They changed vocalists, changed labels, changed masks (not that anyone over 14 should care) and watched their public profile diminish slightly as their media-inflated “feud" with SLIPKNOT was allowed to fade into obscurit...

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SILENT CIVILIAN Drops Off NONPOINT Tour

SILENT CIVILIAN, the new band featuring former SPINESHANK vocalist Jonny Santos, has left the NONPOINT tour "due to undisclosed reasons," according to a a statement from the group. Rumors suggest that friction between SILENT CIVILIAN and the headliners contributed to their departure from the trek, a...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Talks About 'Greatest Guitar Solos Of All Time'

The "Cort and Fatboy Show" (Rock 101 KUFO, Portland) interviewed Scott Ian of ANTHRAX about KUFO's list of "Top Twenty Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time". Upon hearing the results of a British radio station's top 20, the KUFO listeners wanted to know why metal bands like METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN and P...

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BRUCE KULICK Audio Interview Posted Online

TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 98 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. This first installment of their Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp coverage features an interview co-host John Ostronomy (a.k.a John Ostrosky) conducted with former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD lead guitarist Bruce Kulick. Topi...

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CAMP FREDDY: More Live Dates Announced

CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring guitarists Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist) alongside VELVET REVOLVER members Matt Sorum (drums) and Scott Weiland (vocals) — will perform next...

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FEAR FACTORY Is A 'Tighter' Unit And 'More Efficient Songwriting Team' Without DINO CAZARES

FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera spoke with Time Off magazine about the band's brief split in 2002, and reforming a few months later without founding member Dino Cazares. "There were personal issues between Dino and the rest of the band which just got worse and worse over time," Herrera confided...

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CAMP FREDDY To Perform On 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring guitarists Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist) alongside VELVET REVOLVER members Matt Sorum (drums) and Scott Weiland (vocals) — will perform its c...

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DEFTONES: 'String Quartet Tribute' Audio Samples Available

30-second audio samples of the songs that will appear on the forthcoming tribute album to the DEFTONES, entitled "The String Quartet Tribute to the Deftones", have been posted online at Amazon.com. Due on September 19 via Vitamin Records, the album is described as follows: "The rage and haunting bea...

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MANNHAI Parts Ways With Drummer; Temporary Replacement Announced

Björn Again Electric (a.k.a. Nalle Österman) from SONIC ROOTS will embark on a European tour as a substitute drummer for Finnish rockers MANNHAI. Electric is replacing Junior, who recorded four albums as the drummer for the band before jumping ship to Finnish "boy metal" band BLEAK. Commented Electr...

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PAUL STANLEY, BRET MICHAELS, SCOTT IAN To Take Part In Next ROCK 'N ROLL FANTASY CAMP

The next Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp (RRFC) will take place in Los Angeles (Feb. 15-19, Presidents Day weekend) and will feature Paul Stanley (KISS),Mickey Hart (GRATEFUL DEAD),Bret Michaels (POISON),Steve Vai, Jane Wiedlin (GO GOS),Scott Ian (ANTHRAX) and many more. Almost 80 rock fans who dream...