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POISON Frontman Discusses Drive-By Shooting Incident

POISON frontman Bret Michaels called into Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM this past Friday, November 25 to discuss the the incident Monday night (Nov. 21) when his tour bus was fired at in a drive-by shooting in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The following is Michaels...

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Former PANTERA Drummer Launches BIG VIN RECORDS

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has launched Big Vin Records, a new Dallas-based record label with distribution via Fontana. Vinnie was a founding member, producer, and one of the masterminds behind the success of PANTERA, the seminal '90s Grammy-nominated metal band whose world...

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Shots Fired At POISON Singer BRET MICHAELS

The Associated Press is reporting that POISON singer Bret Michaels escaped serious injury after shots were fired at his tour bus last night (Nov. 21) in Chicopee, Massachusetts, his publicist confirmed. Michaels was in town to perform a rare, invitation-only acoustic show, when, prior to the show, s...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist: 'We Can't Base Our Decisions On What Our Audience Is Gonna Think'

David Priest of On Track Magazine recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On Track Magazine: When "The Greater of Two Evils" came out, I thought for sure that John [Bush] was on board 'till the bitter end. Then before anyone had a...

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AS I LAY DYING, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, MADBALL Featured On 'Metal=Life' Compilation

AS I LAY DYING, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, MADBALL and MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD are among the acts featured on the "Metal=Life" compilation CD/DVD, which is being released by Sub City Records, along with Hot Topic. 100 percent of Hot Topic's profits from the release will go to The Hot Topic Foundation, a charity...

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AFTER FOREVER, NIGHTMARE: European Dates Announced

Holland's AFTER FOREVER and France's NIGHTMARE will be teaming up for a European tour beginning in late January. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 27 - Brussels (B) Ten Weyngaert Jan. 28 - Dordrecht (NL) Bibelot Jan. 29 - Weert (NL) De Bosuil Jan. 31 - London (UK) Garage + CRIMSON TEARS Feb. 01 -...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist Talks About Playing SEPULTURA Songs With SOULFLY

Russia's Darkside e-zine recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Darkside: There were rumors back in 2002 that you had been approached by James Hatfield and Lars Ulrich with the proposal to fill in the vac...

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The Smell of Money EP

As a band trading on suit-and-tie hypercapitalist imagery, it makes sense that HEWHOCORRUPTS are setting themselves up as premium grind providers — at eight bucks for a seven-minute EP, we're talking Starbucks-grade. Sure, there's a video and a Quicktime interview clip, but that's just the froth on...

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MARILYN MANSON's Fiancée Branded 'Stripper' Dating 'Freak'

TeenToday.co.uk has issued the following report: Marilyn Manson's fiancée Dita Von Teese threw a massive temper tantrum after a DJ branded her a "stripper" who is dating a "freak". The burlesque dancer had been due to perform one of her sexy routines in a giant martini glass at an exclusive New York...

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BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION's TRACII GUNS: 'AXL ROSE Is A F*cking Nut'

Greg Wallace of Arbiter Online recently conducted an interview with BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION/ex-L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Arbiter Online: The press release says Nikki Sixx left the BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION to reform MÖTLEY CRÜE. I have heard of other tensions wi...

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Comedian JIM FLORENTINE Talks About Touring With DAMAGEPLAN

In a recent interview with Dan Lorenzo (ex-HADES guitarist) of Steppin' Out magazine (web site),comedian and avid heavy metal fan Jim Florentine ("Crank Yankers", "Inside the NFL", "The Howard Stern Show") spoke about touring with DAMAGEPLAN in 2004 as the band's opening act. An excerpt from the ch...

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AC/DC Lane Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

Australia's The Age has issued the following report: Today marks the first anniversary of AC/DC Lane, and to celebrate, Australian rock chicks Alex Jackson and SWEET REVENGE will be performing a tribute tonight at Cherry Bar, AC/DC Lane, with DJs playing the band's songs all night, and a barbecue fr...

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DORETERNA Part Ways With Drummer, Guitarist

London-based death/black metallers DORETERNA, who are signed to CRADLE OF FILTH bassist Dave Pybus' SixSixSix Records, have parted ways with founding members Father Almeida (drums) and LordStormblast (guitar). The two Portuguese natives announced their intentions to leave the band within a few days...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'The More Stable My Life Is, The More Aggressive The Music Is'

Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. Several excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: If you had to break down how much of your guitar acumen is based on natural ability versus how much is attributable to hard work, what would you...

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ARCH ENEMY To Take Part In METAL HAMMER 'Meet & Greet'

Following in the footsteps of ENSIFERUM and KREATOR, ARCH ENEMY are scheduled to appear in the "Meet&Greet Forum" section of the web site of Metal Hammer Germany. Starting today (October 18) fans are invited to post their questions until November 1. The questions will be answered later by the ba...