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Officer Who Took Out DIMEBAG's Killer Fails To Win 'America's Most Wanted All-Star' Award

Columbus Police Officer James D. Niggemeyer, who is widely credited for saving lives on Dec. 8, 2004 when he entered Alrosa Villa without backup and killed a crazed gunman responsible for blowing away four people, including PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, received the second-h...

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DAN LILKER To DAVE MUSTAINE: 'Break Up MEGADETH And Pursue Your New Love For Jesus On Your Own'

NUCLEAR ASSAULT/ex-ANTHRAX bassist Dan Lilker has slammed MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine for threatening to pull out of several festival appearances in Greece and Israel because two of the support acts on the bill were "full-on Satanic" bands called ROTTING CHRIST and DISSECTION. Mustaine, who conve...

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LO PRO: New Demo Track Posted Online

A brand-new LO PRO demo track, entitled "Ingenious", has been posted online at the band's MySpace.com page. A re-recorded version of "Ingenious" is expected to appear on the band's upcoming album, "Let It Go", tentatively due later in the year via an as-yet-undetermined label. Featuring former membe...

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MARDUK: 'Blackcrowned' DVD Due In June

Regain Records has set a June 13 release date for the MARDUK "Blackcrowned" DVD. The disc features the rare live cuts from the "Blackcrowned" box set video tape — 1.5 hours of rare live cuts spanning the band's entire career. Also included are two bonus tracks. The DVD is strictly limited to 3,000 c...

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Officer Who Took Out DIMEBAG's Killer Up For 'America's Most Wanted All-Star' Prize

Columbus Police Officer James D. Niggemeyer, who is widely credited for saving lives on Dec. 8, 2004 when he entered Alrosa Villa without backup and killed a crazed gunman responsible for blowing away four people, including PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, is among the finalist...

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STRYPER Is 'Reborn'

The multi-platinum and Billboard-charting rock band STRYPER is back and set to release "Reborn" via Big3 Records on August 16, 2005. "Reborn" marks the band's first complete studio release of original material in over a decade, since 1990's "Against the Law", and features 10 original tracks marked b...

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REBELANGELS: Former MARDUK Members To Enter Studio This Week

REBELANGELS, the new California-based project formed by ex-MARDUK members Legion (a.k.a. Erik Hagsted, vocals) and B.War (bass),will enter Endarker studio in Norrköping, Sweden this Friday, May 5 to begin recording a four-song pre-production demo for their debut album, tentatively titled "Savage Ki...

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TONY IOMMI: 'Fused' Audio Preview Available For Download

An MP3 file containing a 35-minute ARfm broadcast featuring selections from the forthcoming Tony Iommi solo album, "Fused", has been posted online at GlennHughesItalia.com (NOTE: File also contains other songs from the broadcast that are not part of the "Fused" album). Joining the BLACK SABBATH guit...

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SINISTER: Back From The Dead

As first reported here on March 30, Dutch death metallers SINISTER have now officially reformed, according to a statement issued by Nuclear Blast Records. "Fact is that after numerous letters and e-mails of fans around the world we reconsidered to revive the band again", the group said in a statemen...

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TONY IOMMI: New Solo Album 'Fused' Due In July

Tony Iommi, the legendary BLACK SABBATH guitarist, will release his new album, "Fused", on July 12, 2005, via Sanctuary Records. This will be Iommi's third solo album. Joining Iommi on "Fused" is former DEEP PURPLE vocalist/bass guitarist Glenn Hughes and former JOHN MELLENCAMP drummer Kenny Aronoff...

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Grime vs. Grandeur

The folk-inflected power metal mastery of FALCONER on "The Sceptre of Deception" was one of the more satisfying discoveries of 2003 for me. As someone who doesn't often enjoy the more epic end of power metal, Stefan Weinerhall (main man and guitarist) and FALCONER impressed me with a blend of folk s...

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THE HELLACOPTERS: 'Rock And Roll Is Dead' To Arrive In June

Universal (Sweden) has set a June 8 release date for the new THE HELLACOPTERS album, "Rock and Roll is Dead". The follow-up to 2002's "By the Grace of God", "Rock and Roll is Dead" was produced by Chips Kiesbye at Atlantis studio in Stockholm and was mixed by Michael Ilbert at Megaphon Studio. "Rock...

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Former SAVAGE GRACE Guitarist Arrested For Allegedly Practicing Medicine Without License

Ex-SAVAGE GRACE guitarist/founding member Christian Logue was apparently arrested in California for practicing medicine without a license. The following report was issued by Jason Kandel of the L.A. Daily News: A Hollywood man accused of "peddling false hope" by claiming to cure cancer and diabetes...

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GOREFEST Seek 'Chapter 13' Tour Photos

Reunited Dutch metallers GOREFEST are currently looking for pictures taken on the group's "Chapter 13" tour — "either supporting PRIEST or our own shows, live pics, backstage, anything you thought was worth saving for later," the group's drummer, Ed Warby, writes on their web site. To submit materia...

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BOBAFLEX Sign With TVT RECORDS

According to a post at The Gauntlet, West Virginia's BOBAFLEX have signed a multi-album deal with TVT Records. The band will release their sophomore full-length effort, entitled "Bright Red Violent Sex", in June. The follow-up to "Primitive Epic" (Eclipse Records) is expected to include the track "T...