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KISS Guitarist Named University Trustee

Sophia Tareen of The Oregonian has issued the following report: Straight-laced Pacific University may be loosening up a bit. The newest member of its board of trustees is the lead guitarist of KISS, the 1970s heavy metal band known for its elaborate makeup and costumes, stadium pyrotechnics and high...

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OPETH Frontman: 'We've Never Jumped On Trends Or Chances To Make Money'

OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt recently spoke to Decibel magazine about the making of the group's new album, "Ghost Reveries", and the band's decision to sign with Roadrunner Records, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: On "Ghost Reveries": "I'm psyched, very happy....

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Booking Agent Responds To BYZANTINE's Internet 'Threat'

Booking agent Jeffrey Churchwell of Digger International has issued a response to a scathing statement posted by the band BYZANTINE (via their guitarist, Tony Rorhbough) on their official web site in which they appeared to encourage their fans to physically assault Churchwell over the removal of BYZ...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG's 'Deth And Life Experiences

During the late eighties at the tender age of 21, classically trained guitarist Jeff Young stepped into the metal world as lead guitarist for the legendary band MEGADETH. Jeff's highlight performances on the group's 1987 "So Far, So Good... So What!" album and tours astounded MEGA-fans and guitar af...

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MESHUGGAH, GOD FORBID, THE HAUNTED: More Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been announced for the Fury of the Fall tour, featuring Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH alongside GOD FORBID, THE HAUNTED and MNEMIC. The schedule is shaping up as follows: Oct. 03 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero Oct. 04 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Oct. 05 -...

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Croatian Police Still Mulling MARILYN MANSON Concert Ban

According to the AFP, Croatian police are still mulling whether to ban a concert by shock rocker MARILYN MANSON in the coastal town of Pula (scheduled for Monday, August 22),following protests from the influential Catholic church and parents worried that he is promoting satanism. "Police must check...

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Why Was HELLFEST Cancelled?

Scott Frost of The Trentonian has published an in-depth report on the circumstances surrounding the cancellation of Hellfest 2005, the three-day festival of hardcore heavy metal and punk bands that was set for Aug. 19-21 at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey. Officials with Sovereign Ba...

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DISTURBED Singer: If I See FINCH Guitarist, I Will Bloody Him Again

Artisan News Service is reporting that DISTURBED and FINCH brawled during last year's Rolling Rock Town Fair in Latrobe [see previous BLABBERMOUTH.NET stories: Story#1, Story#2, Story#3, Story#4], and the bad feelings may not be over. A guitarist in FINCH said in the press that he'd ...

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MESHUGGAH, GOD FORBID, THE HAUNTED: More North American Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been announced for the Fury of the Fall tour, featuring Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH alongside GOD FORBID, THE HAUNTED and MNEMIC. The schedule is shaping up as follows: Oct. 03 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero Oct. 04 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Oct. 05 -...

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Surviving ALICE IN CHAINS Members Explore Ways To Perform Together Again

Steve Hochman of The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the surviving members of the popular Seattle grunge-metal group ALICE IN CHAINS, whose singer Layne Staley died of a drug overdose in 2002, are exploring ways they might be able to perform again on a regular basis. The seeds were planted this...

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Hazardous Mutation

It sounds to me like four young dudes got into their older brothers' record collections and discovered the raucous music of crossover bands like D.R.I. and full-on thrashers like EXODUS and NUCLEAR ASSAULT, then decided to take matters into their own hands. "Hazardous Mutation", by Richmond, Virgini...

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MESHUGGAH, GOD FORBID, THE HAUNTED, MNEMIC To Team Up For North American Tour

Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH have announced that they will return to the U.S. alongside GOD FORBID, THE HAUNTED and MNEMIC as part of the Fury of the Fall tour this October. "We're finally coming back to tour the U.S.!" MESHUGGAH said in a statement. "We think it's a great packag...

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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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Drummer SNOWY SHAW Talks About Collaboration With Ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer

Heavy Mettle Psychosurgery recently conducted an interview with Swedish drummer/songwriter Snowy Shaw (DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Heavy Mettle Psychosurgery: So besides DREAM EVIL and the mysterious FIREGOD project w...

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THE RED CHORD Frontman Gives Props To SLIPKNOT

Wormwood Chronicles recently conducted an in-depth interview with THE RED CHORD singer Guy Kozowyk. An excerpt from the chat follows: Wormwood Chronicles: It's very obvious to me that THE RED CHORD will never release the same album twice. How do you see yourself changing over time? Guy Kozowyk: "The...