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OPETH Frontman Offers Lesson In Death Metal Growling: Video Available
A video clip of OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt teaching the crowd how to growl death metal-style at the band's October 30 show in Worcester, MA has been posted online at this location. OPETH are currently touring in support of their new album, "Ghost Reveries", available now on Roadrunner Records....November 4, 2005
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Drummer GENE HOGLAN Says DARK ANGEL Reunion Will 'Never Happen'
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Hey, since I seem to be able to write my own headlines on Blabbermouth, I figured I'd throw oot a few...'Hoglan cures cancer-develops Death Ray in the process.' 'Hoglan replaced by trained mon...November 3, 2005
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GENE HOGLAN Announces He's Gay, Would Rather Spend Time With Sweaty Men Than Tits
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Happy Halloween, ya freaks! Well, we made it to Minneapolis, and we're playing The Quest Club tonight, which was originally owned by Prince. Tonight, it gets owned by a band with an equally goo...November 1, 2005
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NEIL TURBIN'S DEATHRIDERS: Original ANTHRAX Vocalist Working On 'Thrashing' New Album
NEIL TURBIN'S DEATHRIDERS, the new band fronted by original ANTHRAX vocalist Neil Turbin, are continuing work on material for their debut album, tentatively titled "Diary of a Metal Thrashing Madman", to be released in 2006. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Relentless", "Face Your Fears",...November 1, 2005
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Ex-KISS Manager Pleads Guilty To Not Paying Child Support
According to The New York Times, former KISS manager Jesse Hilsen pleaded guilty Monday (Oct. 31) to a federal misdemeanor charge that he failed to pay child support. Hilsen, 65, has been in prison for the past year and three months awaiting trial on charges that he failed to pay support to his ...November 1, 2005
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD: New Tour Report Posted Online
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Here we are at Pop's in Sauget, Illinois. The town of Sauget is basically a giant parking lot, housing Pop's Niteclub, and 4 strip bars. Legend has it that Pop owns Sauget, strip bars included,...October 30, 2005
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer Checks In From The Road
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "As you all know, STRAPPING is hittin' the road. Actually, we've hit it. We're in Lawrence, Kansas tonight, as the 'Category 5-Fifteen Years of Fear' shitstorm blows into town. I am gonna do my...October 29, 2005
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Former KISS Manager Offered Plea Deal
Ex-KISS manager Jesse Hilsen, a former Upper East Side shrink who has been described as New York City's "worst deadbeat dad," has been offered a plea deal by the feds that could allow him to walk free and keep his psychiatry license, The New York Post reports. Hilsen could get time served after spen...October 28, 2005
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POISON Drummer To Launch Podcast
POISON drummer Rikki Rockett has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "So I've decided to do a Podcast. For those of you not familiar with what a Podcast is, the Wikipedia Encyclopedia describes it, in part as follows: Podcasting is a method of publishing audio and video programs via th...October 28, 2005
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Film 'Zen' Video, Prepare To Hit The Road
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "First off, all of us in the extended STRAPPING family would like to wish Jed [Simon, guitar] and his lovely bride, Susanna, congratulations on their recent nuptials. They were married in New J...October 25, 2005
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GENE SIMMONS Donates Custom-Made KISS Casket To Family Of Soldier Killed In Iraq
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons donated a custom-made casket to the family of Staff Sgt. Jerry Bonifacio Jr., a Vacaville, California resident who was killed Oct. 10 in Iraq, for Bonifacio's burial. Check out pictures: Photo#1, Photo#2. According to TheReporter.com, Bonifacio, who loved heavy met...October 22, 2005
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ROB ZOMBIE, DEE SNIDER, GLENN DANZIG, GENE SIMMONS To Guest On ALICE COOPER's Radio Show
Alice Cooper's radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper" will be celebrating this year's Halloween by launching "6 Nights of Fright" radio beginning on Monday, October 24. Confirmed guests are as follows: Oct. 24: Edgar Winter Oct. 25: Horror master Wes Craven, Rob Zombie Oct. 26: "Ghostbusters" star Da...October 22, 2005
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KISS: 'Rock The Nation' DVD Pushed Back A Week
According to KissOnline.com, the release date of the new live KISS two-disc DVD set, "Kiss - Rock The Nation Live!" (Image Entertainment),has been pushed back to December 13 from the previously announced December 6. Shot in High Def, the DVD will feature the hottest songs from the Washington, D.C....October 21, 2005
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'Gene Simmons' Rock School' Winners To Share Stage With JUDAS PRIEST
The winners from the second series of the television show "Gene Simmons' Rock School" — the band who are calling themselves NO COMMENT — have just landed the gig of a lifetime! Selected as the opening act for metal gods JUDAS PRIEST in Long Beach, California as part of the "Priest Feast" triple bill...October 20, 2005
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GENE SIMMONS' Original 1977 Spector Bass Being Auctioned
Gene Simmons' original Spector bass that he used while touring with KISS during the late '70s into the early '80's (including during KISS' "Unholy" video shoot) is being auctioned via eBay. Included with the guitar is the strap from '70s (with blood on it),the original guitar case as well as Gene's...October 20, 2005