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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's CATANESE Remembers DIMEBAG DARRELL

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Nick Catanese recently spoke to Glam-Metal.com writer Deb Rao about the one-year anniversary of the death his close friend "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. In this special tribute to Dimebag, Catanese remembers the first time he met Dime, the special BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Dimeba...

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE Wants 'Completely Classy' Tribute To DIMEBAG On GIGANTOUR DVD

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "What an amazing and super strange last week it has been. Everything since Thanksgiving has been just a hyperspeed blur, and I hope that it was just as painless and fun for you al...

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VAN HALEN Bassist, Ex-VINNIE VINCENT INVASION Drummer Guest On New NEIL ZAZA CD

VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony and former VINNIE VINCENT INVASION/current CARNIVAL OF SOULS drummer Bobby Rock recently joined forces with melodic instrumental guitarist Neil Zaza at a Los Angeles studio for Neil's upcoming solo release. "Michael has played on some of the most important records i...

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AC/DC Tribute Band HIGHWAY TO HELL To Open For MCBRAIN DAMAGE In Florida

AC/DC tribute act HIGHWAY TO HELL has announced that it will be joining IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain's MCBRAIN DAMAGE at the Freebird Café in Jacksonville on Friday, December 16, Boomerz in Tampa on Saturday, December 17, and the final concert at the Hard Rock Legends Theater in Hollywood, Flor...

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Former PANTERA Manager: PHILIP ANSELMO 'Was Beyond Anybody's Control'

In the February 2006 issue of Revolver magazine (web site),several of PANTERA's former business associates recount the band's amazing rise to the status of the biggest extreme metal act in the world and the circumstances that led to their eventual break-up. Though it would be unfair to blame PANTER...

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ALL SHALL PERISH Announce New Vocalist; New Song Available For Download

Oakland, CA-based death metal band ALL SHALL PERISH have posted a new demo song featuring their new singer, Eddie Hermida (ex-GUNMETAL GREY). The track, entitled "Eradication", can be downloaded at this location. In addition to acquiring a new lead singer, the band were recently joined by lead guita...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: 'I Would Have Taken A Bullet' For DIMEBAG

Former PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo has spoken exclusively to Revolver magazine (web site) about the death of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, Anselmo's much-rumored substance-abuse problems and the role the heavy metal media has played in PANTERA's eventual demise, among many other topics. Several exce...

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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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VOIVOD Drummer Performs With AUT'CHOSE In Montreal: Photos Available

VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin performed a gig with the legendary AUT'CHOSE, a '70s band from Montreal, on November 19 at le Café Campus in Montreal. Joining Away at the concert was Vincent Peake on bass, Joe Evil on keyboards and Martin Dupuis on guitars backing the legendary Lucien Francoeu...

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Put out a landmark recording like 1978's "Strangers in the Night" — considered by many to be one of the greatest live rock albums of all time — and you can pretty well kiss goodbye any chance of ever matching it with a future live album. Fortunately, a revamped UFO lineup that features long-timers P...

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Returning BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Bassist: 'It's Like Coming Back Home Again'

Glam-Metal.com writer Deb Rao recently conducted an interview with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY bassist John "JD" DeServio. A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Glam-Metal.com: Tell me, how does it feel to be back in BLACK LABEL SOCIETY? Last time I saw you perform with BLS was i...

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MUSIC CHOICE Remembers Late PANTERA Guitarist 'DIMEBAG' DARRELL ABBOTT

Music Choice, the premier, multi-platform music network, remembers legendary hard rock/metal guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, whose life ended tragically on December 8, 2004. Music Choice On Demand will feature the best of Dimebag on its video-on-demand service from November 28 to December 11. Th...

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PUMPJACK Confirmed To Headline Next Month's DIMEFEST

PUMPJACK have been confirmed as the headliners of Dimefest, an all-day event scheduled to take place December 10 at the Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth, Texas. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Dimebag Darrell Memorial Fund, which has been set up to help the victims of the December 8,...

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Photos From VINNIE PAUL's Halloween Bash Posted Online

Several photos from former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott's Halloween party, which took place at Vinnie's house on Monday (Oct. 31),have been posted online at this location. As previously reported, Vinnie Paul and ex-DAMAGEPLAN bassist Robert "Bob Zilla" Kakaha will perform at Hot Ro...

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MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO's 'Double Guitar' On Display At Blue Rock Guitars in Iowa

World-renowned progressive rock guitarist Michael Angelo Batio's famed Dean Mach 7 Jet Double guitar (photo) will be on display at Blue Rock Guitars in Perry, Iowa on a promotional tour to celebrate the release of Batio's "Hand without Shadows" CD. The display also coincides with the Dean Owners of...