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Bronze Memorializes 'DIMEBAG' DARRELL

John Austin of the Fort Worth Star Telegram has issued the following report: Guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott now lies beneath the same sort of bronze tablet that marks the graves of Elvis Presley and Stevie Ray Vaughan. The Dalworthington Gardens resident, who helped found the heavy metal group P...

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RATT Guitarist Performs With CAMP FREDDY IN Las Vegas

RATT guitarist Warren DiMartini joined CAMP FREDDY onstage at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday (Dec. 4) for a rendition of RATT's "Round and Round", with Mark McGrath (SUGAR RAY) handling lead vocals. Commented CAMP FREDDY guitarist Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION): "Warren and I actually...

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Full Lineup Announced For ROADRUNNER RECORDS' 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

The lineup for the Roadrunner Records 25th Anniversary concert at the Nokia Theater in New York City on December 15, 2005 has been officially announced. Previously a closely guarded list of metal luminaries, the rumors that have been circulating within the rock community and on many web sites are be...

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DANKO JONES To Release New Album, Embark On European Tour

Canadian power trio DANKO JONES will release their new album, "Sleep Is the Enemy", on February 20, 2006. The complete track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Sticky Situation 02. Baby Hates Me 03. Don't Fall In Love 04. She's Drugs 05. The Finger 06. First Date 07. Invisible 08. Natural Tan...

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DROWNING POOL: New Tour Dates Announced

Texas-based metallers DROWNING POOL have lined up the following dates during December: Dec. 08 - The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL Dec. 09 - Pierre's - Ft. Wayne, IN Dec. 10 - 3rd Street Live - Cedar Rapids, IA Dec. 11 - Machine Shop - Flint, MI Dec. 12 - Planet Rock - Battle Creek, ...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'All Issues Have Been Resolved'; Tour To Go Ahead As Scheduled

According to a posting on guitar legend Michael Schenker's (MSG, UFO, SCORPIONS) official web site, all previously reported legal "issues" regarding his ability to re-enter the United States have been resolved and his originally announced dates with LESLIE WEST and DOUG DOPPLER beginning late Decemb...

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Alive or Just Breathing (2-CD Special Edition)

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's 2002 magnum opus "Alive or Just Breathing" is one special album. Its release marked a defining moment in metal. The album spawned an army of imitators that proceeded to take a formula consisting of growl-n-croon vocals, kick-drum/riff syncopation, and Swedish-influenced melodies...

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PHILIP ANSELMO To Undergo Back Surgery On Monday

Former PANTERA/current SUPERJOINT RITUAL frontman Philip Anselmo is scheduled to undergo back surgery on Monday, November 21. If all goes well, Anselmo will be in the hospital for no more than three days before being allowed to return home for a longer period of recuperation. In an interview with Ha...

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MANDY LION Talks About Working With SHARON OSBOURNE's Father, JAKE E. LEE

FullInBloomMusic.com recently conducted an interview with WWIII vocalist Mandy Lion. Several excerpts from the chat follow: Full in Bloom Music: Eventually, you met Don Arden, who is not only known for being one of the elite managers, managing BLACK SABBATH, but also for the fact, that Sharon Osbour...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, LESLIE WEST To Team Up For U.S. Tour

MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) and LESLIE WEST will be teaming up for a U.S. tour beginning in late December. So far the following dates have been announced: Dec. 30 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre Jan. 04 - New York, NY - BB Kings Jan. 07 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx Jan. 15 - Concord, ...

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Bite Your Tongue

Well, we've got two "ladies" sucking face on a cover with pink lettering. Must be a death metal album, right? You know the deal; if NYC punked up, glam-tinged and pop-flavored rock is anathema to all that you believe in, stay far away from SEX SLAVES' "Bite Your Tongue". Those that cannot get enough...

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KRUNK: SCORPIONS Drummer's Side Project To Release New Album

KRUNK, the long-running side project of Eighties drum legend James Kottak (SCORPIONS, ex-KINGDOM COME) and his wife Athena Lee (sister of MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee),have completed work on their new studio album, entitled "Therupy". The band, who describe their sound as "CHEAP TRICK meets GREEN DAY, o...

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DROWNING POOL: Photos From USO Tour Posted Online

Texas-based metallers DROWNING POOL have posted a number of photos from their recent trip to the Persian Gulf, where they are performed several shows for service members serving in the region. Check them out at this location. The band also "met and greeted" troops, signed autographs and posed for pi...

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LED ZEPPELIN Win Polar Music Prize

CBC Arts is reporting that LED ZEPPELIN and Russian conductor Valery Gergiev have been named the 2006 winners of the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm. Founded in 1989 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and Stig Anderson, manager of Swedish pop group ABBA, the annual prize honors one pop and one cla...

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EVANESCENCE Guitarist Remixes Track For Boxing World Champion

Little Rock, AR-based Official 1 Records has enlisted EVANESCENCE guitarist John LeCompt and Phil Tayler, frontman for alternative rock band FUTURE LEADERS OF THE WORLD, to remix a track inspired by Arkansas' world-champion boxer Jermain Taylor as he prepares to defend his belt against ex-champ, Ber...