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VINNIE PAUL Schedules Canadian Promotional Appearances

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott will be promoting his Pearl signature snare drum, REBEL MEETS REBEL and "DimeVision - Vol 1: That's The Fun I Have" (the recently released DVD tribute to late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott) in Canada in October. The dates/c...

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'Hard Rock Treasures' DVD Featuring DIMEBAG Footage To Arrive Next Month

Hard Rock International — which is considered to be the original curator of over 70,000 priceless pieces of the greatest collection of music memorabilia in the world, including rare vintage guitars, distinctive drum kits, handwritten lyrics, and one-of-a kind elaborate stage costumes — has announced...

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UFO Drummer On New CD: 'Recording This Album Was A Very Different Experience For Me'

The Strangers In The Night web site recently conducted an interview with UFO drummer Andy Parker. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Strangers In The Night: Let's start off by talking about your early days with UFO. How did you get into drumming in the first place, and how did you ...

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DIMEBAG Tribute DVD 'DimeVision' Certified Gold In Canada

"DimeVision - Vol 1: That's The Fun I Have", the recently released DVD tribute to late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, has been officially certified gold in Canada, according to an online posting by Darrell's brother Vinnie Paul Abbott, whose company, Big Vin Records, issued t...

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VINNIE PAUL To Co-Mix SEVENTH VOID Debut

According to MTV.com, Vinnie Paul (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) will co-mix the upcoming album by SEVENTH VOID, a band featuring TYPE O NEGATIVE guitarist Kenny Hickey and drummer Johnny Kelly. Guitarist Matt Brown (ex-SUPERMASSIV) is currently recording the group's yet-untitled debut, which is due in early...

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ALICE COOPER: 'You Cannot Shock An Audience Anymore'

Sara Farr of The Paramus Post reports: Alice Cooper is the father of shock rock and he's talking about how things used to be when he started performing his bizarre stage show for audiences back in the late 1960s. "Fantasy used to be a lot more effective than reality," said Alice Cooper, speaking ...

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OBSCENE GESTURE Featuring Former AGENT STEEL Members To Record Debut Album

OBSCENE GESTURE, the new Los Angeles-based band featuring Chuck Profus (AGENT STEEL) on drums, George Robb (AGENT STEEL, LSN, DETENTE) on bass, Vincent "Vinsident" Dennis (STEEL PROPHET, BODY COUNT) on guitar and Guy Green on vocals/guitar, is scheduled to begin recording its debut album the weekend...

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EXHORDER: 1998 'Reunion' Live Clips Posted Online

Long-defunct New Orleans metallers EXHORDER — cited by many as the originators of the riff-heavy power-groove approach popularized by PANTERA — have had several live video clips from their 1998 reunion show posted online. These three clips are from August 14, 1998 and were filmed at a club called Ze...

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VINNIE PAUL Checks In: Photos Available

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul has posted the following message on the Big Vin Records MySpace page: "We are workin hard on the China Man's DVD that we hope to have out by March 2007. All i can say is 'THAT NINJA'S CRAZY' AND ALL OF YOU WILL HAVE SIDE ACHES FROM LAUGHING SO HARD!!! .....

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Guitars Autographed By OZZY, RONNIE JAMES DIO, LEMMY, KERRY KING Auctioned For Charity

Legendary concert photographer John Harrell got some friends to autograph two guitars to benefit a charity auction for LAUSD's Dixie Canyon Avenue Elementary School PTA (K-5). There are 11 signatures on this BC Rich Mockingbird black guitar (value of guitar alone is $700) and one on a new Harley Dav...

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EXILIA Cancels European Tour

Italian female-fronted quartet EXILIA has been forced to cancel its previously announced September/October tour due to "a fracture of [singer] Masha's leg. The tour will be made up in spring 2007," the band writes in a statement. "If you already purchased tickets, please hold on to them as they will...

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UFO: 'The Monkey Puzzle' Audio Samples Available

Legendary hard rock band UFO has uploaded audio samples of all the tracks that will appear finalized on its new album, "The Monkey Puzzle", due in Europe on September 25 via SPV Records (one day later in North America). The follow-up to 2004's "You Are Here" was recorded at Area 51 Studios with prod...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist VINNIE VINCENT To 'Preview New Tracks' During ED ROMAN Appearance

According to a posting at EdRomanGuitars.com, former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent will tentatively be appearing informally to "shred the walls down" at the Ed Roman Guitars location in Las Vegas. "He will be jamming and previewing some new tracks, and promoting the new Ed Roman Vinnie Vincent guita...

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NOTHINGFACE Vocalist Talks About VINNIE PAUL's New Project

In a recent interview conducted by Greg Maki of Live-Metal.net, NOTHINGFACE vocalist Matt Holt discussed the new project featuring NOTHINGFACE members Tom Maxwell (guitar) and Jerry Montano (bass),former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul and MUDVAYNE members Chad Gray (vocals) and Greg Tribbet...

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Rare DIMEBAG DARRELL Track Posted Online

TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 90 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. This third in a series of Ozzfest specials features a 15-minute interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with All THAT REMAINS vocalist Phil Labonte. Interview topics include the latest ALL THAT REMAINS album, "...