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GRAHAM BONNET Threatened With Lawsuit Over Use Of ALCATRAZZ Name
Former ALCATRAZZ members Jimmy Waldo (keyboards),Gary Shea (bass) and Jan Uvena (drums) have sent a "cease-and-desist" letter to the group's singer, Graham Bonnet, requesting that he stop calling his new band ALCATRAZZ in violation of their intellectual property rights. An excerpt from the letter,...May 25, 2007
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DEF LEPPARD: New Audio Interviews With PHIL COLLEN Available
Two recent audio interviews with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen have been posted online" * Five-minute interview conducted on April 20, 2007 by Zakk Tyler of 97.9 FM WLUP in Chicago, IL. Phil talks about touring live, favorite songs reality TV, "Slang" and more. Click here to download. * Six-minu...May 18, 2007
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CANDLEMASS: New Album To Receive Swedish Premiere This Weekend
According to HardRockInfo.com, CANDLEMASS guitarist Mats "Mappe" Björkman will debut the group's new album, "King of the Grey Islands", at Skivlagret in Borås, Sweden on Saturday, May 19 at 16.00 — an entire month before the album's official release date, which is June 22. Björkman may also show a D...May 17, 2007
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MARILYN MANSON Comments On Music Video Sex With Girlfriend EVAN RACHEL WOOD
Marilyn Manson has refused to confirm or deny reports he is actually making love to his teenage girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood in the video to his track "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)". The song is the first single from his upcoming studio LP "Eat Me, Drink Me". [If you're over...May 15, 2007
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MARILYN MANSON Says Sex Scenes In New Video Are 'Simulated'
According to 24dash.com, Marilyn Manson's representative has denied the sex scenes in the singer's new video, "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)", were real, saying: "It was simulated sex." [If you're over the age of 16, you can watch the video at this location.] A source close t...May 15, 2007
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Age of Tyranny
Throughout their long and storied career, PRO-PAIN has clung to their metallic hardcore formula with dogged tenacity, long before anyone talked about "crossover" (in the 1990s sense) or "metalcore." There have been times where it seemed like the band was phoning it in, but they really turned a corne...May 14, 2007
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Exacerbated Gnostic Manifestation
I swear, the death metal warriors in Latin America and Eastern Europe almost always get it right. This time the album that knocks the earth off its axis is "Exacerbated Gnostic Manifestation" by Chile's THORNAFIRE. It is yet another example of Ibex Moon head honcho and INCANTATION main man John McEn...May 14, 2007
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Ex-CANDLEMASS Singer MESSIAH: I Have Never Had A 'Severe Pre-Recording Psychosis'
Former CANDLEMASS frontman Messiah Marcolin has released the following official statement exclusively to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "It has come to my attention that someone pretending to be me has written a fake statement on the official CANDLEMASS forum. "I have not written the fake statement and I do not...May 13, 2007
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TOMAS LINDBERG Is Thankful For Bands Citing AT THE GATES As Influence
As part of Metal Injection's ongoing Maryland Deathfest coverage, the video on-demand site has uploaded an interview with former AT THE GATES/THE CROWN vocalist and current DISFEAR frontman Tomas Lindberg. A couple of excerpts follow: On how the scene has changed since he first got into it: "When we...May 13, 2007
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REKUIEM Parts Ways With Drummer
REKUIEM (formerly REQUIEM),the cult NWOBHM band that was at the very start of the British metal movement alongside such names as DIAMOND HEAD and WITCHFINDER GENERAL, has parted ways with drummer Karl Wilcox (DIAMOND HEAD). According to the group, "the band's plan to perform live shows later this y...May 12, 2007
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DAVE MUSTAINE Says He Sometimes Thinks About Running For Public Office
David Berlin of The Union-Tribune recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the "United Abominations" track "Amerikhastan", which features the lyrics, "… A roaring lion is about to be unleashed on earth / Hey, Jihad Joe? Guess what?...May 11, 2007
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SEVEN WITCHES Guitarist: New Record Is 'Sounding Amazing'
SEVEN WITCHES guitarist Jack Frost has issued the following update: "I've been back from the first round of mixing on the new WITCHES album for about two weeks now. Things are going great, and the record is sounding amazing! Remember, Joey Vera is mixing this record, so you know it's going to be inc...May 10, 2007
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MTV2's 'Headbanger's Ball' To Air METAL BLADE RECORDS 25th Anniversary Special This Weekend
To celebrate with the 25th anniversary of Metal Blade Records, MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" will screen a special episode that will showcase some of the label's top talents — past and present. The episode, which airs this Saturday (May 12),will also feature exclusive interviews with Metal Blade bands...May 9, 2007
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GEORGE LYNCH To Hold Two-Day Guitar Seminar In Los Angeles
Whether you're a beginning player or have already achieved shredder status as a guitarist, George Lynch knows that you always have room to improve. That's the idea behind his intensive guitar education program known as the George Lynch Dojo, a monthly instructional series that allows for students to...May 9, 2007
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ROBERT PLANT To Appear On FATS DOMINO Tribute CD
According to The Times-Picayune, former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant flew into New Orleans late last month to work on a Fats Domino tribute album. He joined a roster of marquee names — Paul McCartney, Elton John, Tom Petty, Tim McGraw, Norah Jones, Lenny Kravitz, B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Rand...May 5, 2007