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Renowned Cover Artist Remembers VOIVOD's PIGGY

Renowned album-cover artist Ioannis (FATES WARNING, DEEP PURPLE, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, DREAM THEATER, UFO, KING CRIMSON) has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "In the early summer of 1989 on my second job for Mechanic Records after finishing...

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THE HAUNTED's U.S. Touring Insanity Continues

Even though Ozzfest comes to close this week, THE HAUNTED's U.S. touring insanity continues immediately with a short East Coast stint supporting SHADOWS FALL, and The Fury of The Fall tour this October, alongside MESHUGGAH, GOD FORBID and MNEMIC, which leads them directly into a massive European tre...

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BRUCE DICKINSON: Everyone Knows SHARON OSBOURNE Was Behind OZZFEST Fiasco

The U.K.'s The Sun Online paper spoke to IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson about the group's ill-fated final Ozzfest performance in San Berardino and their future plans. Read on: The Sun Online: Why is Reading so special? Bruce Dickinson: "It's where I was asked to join the band and it's also the...

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KROKUS To Tour U.S. For First Time Since 1988

Veteran Swiss hard rockers KROKUS will embark on their first U.S. tour since 1988 in early September. Last year's U.S. releases of "Rock the Block", the band's newest studio album with Marc Storace's signature vocals, and "Fire and Gasoline", a two-disc live set that shows KROKUS at their best – ons...

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DIVINITY DESTROYED To Open Today's GIGANTOUR Concert

New Jersey metallers DIVINITY DESTROYED will be opening the Gigantour concert event in Holmdel, NJ on Wednesday, August 24. DIVINITY DESTROYED won the opening slot when they were selected as the top band in 95.9 WRAT's "RatFest" battle of the bands. The band will also be performing with the MISFITS...

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Sunless Days

On BESEECH's fifth album, "Sunless Days", melancholic moments resulting from the darkness that surrounds are short-lived thanks to an emphasis on the tuneful. Sure, the gothic presence is significant and a chill is always in the air, but it's the melodies of songs like "Innerlane", "The Outpost", an...

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HELLFEST Organizer Suspected Of 'Terrorizing' Arena Parking Lot Following Cancellation

Scott Frost of The Trentonian has issued the following report: A coup of screaming Hellfest supporters terrorized the parking lot of the Sovereign Bank Arena [Friday, August 19], turning the spot of the canceled three-day event into their own personal demolition derby. Witnesses said the Hellfest bu...

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NASUM's ANDERS JAKOBSON: VADER's DOC Was A 'Kick-Ass Drummer'

NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "I just learned that ex-VADER drummer Doc passed away at age 35. Now, I wasn't really a huge VADER fan — I mean I liked their music but I didn't listen to them much. But I can safely say that ...

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IRON MAIDEN Pelted With Eggs During OZZFEST; SHARON OSBOURNE Calls BRUCE DICKINSON A 'Prick'

BLABBERMOUTH.NET has received a number of e-mails regarding last night's (August 20) Ozzfest concert in Devore (near San Bernardino),California, which reportedly included an on-stage appearance following IRON MAIDEN's set by Sharon Osbourne during which she called MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson a...

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DISSECTION: South American Tour Dates Announced

Reactivated Swedish death metallers DISSECTION have lined up the following South American dates during September: Sep. 02 - Sao Paulo/SP (BRAZIL) - Hangar 110 Sep. 04 - Porto Alegre/RS (BRAZIL) - Manará Sep. 09 - Santiago (CHILE) - Teatro Gabriela Mistral Sep. 10 - Caracas (VENEZUELA) - La Casa Del...

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Anything for the Devil

Cleveland's RIKETS plays a style of aggressive/melodic music that is, in many ways, quintessentially nu-metal (circa late '90s to turn of the century),which is not intended to be a dig, simply a statement of fact. Admittedly, the band's five-song "Anything for the Devil" EP is not something I'd typ...

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Legendary Drummer CARLO LITTLE Passes Away

According to Deep-Purple.net, legendary 1960s rock'n roll drummer Carlo Little sadly passed away on Saturday, August 6 after a bravely fought battle with lung cancer. Carlo had strong roots in the DEEP PURPLE family tree, having played with Ritchie Blackmore and Nick Simper in SCREAMING LORD SUTCH'S...

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IN FLAMES Frontman: I Would Rather Be On OZZFEST's Second Stage

Crawfordsville, IN's The Journal Review recently conducted an interview with IN FLAMES frontman Anders Fridén. Several excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's evolution: "We never really set out to be anything, you know. Obviously when we first started out, we had all the influences from other...

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DIECAST To Embark On U.S. Tour With 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, IF HOPE DIES

DIECAST are currently preparing to embark on a national U.S. tour alongside 3 INCHES OF BLOOD and IF HOPE DIES late this month. The trek will be their first stateside run since January's acclaimed "Heavyweights of Hardcore" tour with HATEBREED and AGNOSTIC FRONT. The group recently completed a massi...

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ANNIHILATOR Guitarist Says New Album Is '100 Percent Thrash Metal With An Attitude'

Long-running Canadian metallers ANNIHILATOR have set the following 2005 worldwide release dates for their eleventh studio album, "Schizo Deluxe": Japan (Marquee Inc.) on October 21; North America (Locomotive/Warner) on November 8; and Europe (AFM Records) on November 14. Says ANNIHILATOR guitar lege...