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Drummer BILL WARD Hopes For A Great Time With BLACK SABBATH In 2005

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has posted the following message on his official web site: "HAPPY NEW YEAR READER, "Well Ho, Ho, Ho came and went. I'm still trying to figure out who I want to send Christmas cards to. I've been trying to get myself to sit down and put pen to ...

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Former SKID ROW Singer SEBASTIAN BACH To Guest On New FRAMESHIFT CD

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has been confirmed as a guest vocalist on the new FRAMESHIFT CD, the progressive rock project written and produced by Henning Pauly of CHAIN. The basic concept behind FRAMESHIFT's latest album, entitled "Human Grain", was initiated by Shawn Gordon, president o...

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POISON, SCORPIONS, QUEENSRŸCHE Featured On Compilation Of Biggest Hard Rock Ballads Of All Time

"VH1 Classic Metal Mania: Stripped", an acoustic compilation of the biggest hard rock ballad hits of all time, is set for release February 8, 2005 on Sidewinder Music. Gathered from imports, live recordings, rare performances, hard-to-find albums, and six NEW recordings, "Stripped" is an extensive c...

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TED NUGENT To Make Texas His Official Home In 2005

Ted Nugent has told The Jackson Citizen Patriot in a phone interview Wednesday (Dec. 22) that he officially will become a Texas resident in 2005, after moving his family to Crawford, Texas, about a year and a half ago. The rock guitarist is at his Concord residence during the holidays to prepare for...

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STEVE MORSE Ends DEEP PURPLE World Tour With London Clinic

As DEEP PURPLE ended their 12 month, multi-country world tour, the group's guitarist, Steve Morse, took a moment to stop by the Guitar Institute of London in mid-November, captivating students with his guitar virtuosity. Fifty aspiring professional guitarists attended the clinic and got the chance t...

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THE RED DEATH Sign With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has officially inked a worldwide deal with the upstate New York metal band THE RED DEATH. Having previously released a six-song EP with Crooked Halo Records, band's first full-length album is scheduled to hit stores in the spring/summer of 2005. THE RED DEATH just finished up rec...

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TED NUGENT, ZZ TOP To Jam At Presidential Inaugural Ball

According to Launch Radio Networks, Ted Nugent is coming to town in January for the presidential inauguration. The Motor City Madman, now a resident of Crawford, Texas — where re-elected President George W. Bush also has a ranch — will perform along with ZZ TOP at the Texas State Society Black Tie &...

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DIMEBAG's Memorial To Feature Video Tribute, Possible Live Performances

More details have surfaced regarding Tuesday night's (Dec. 14) service in honor of the late "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, the DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist, who was slain onstage last week. According to the Star-Telegram, funeral services will be private, but organizers were scurrying on Monday to wor...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE: Toronto Concert Sold Out, New Single 'A Success'

MÖTLEY CRÜE's "Red, White & Crue Tour 2005 ... Better Live Than Dead", which kicks off February 17, is turning out to be one of the hottest tickets around, according to a press release. The first date to go onsale was Toronto (onsale Dec. 10) sold out within hours. The tour's promoter Riley O'Co...

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Dallas Hockey Team Mourns Passing Of DIMEBAG DARRELL

The Associated Press is reporting that the Dallas Stars on Thursday mourned the death of rocker "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who with his brother was part of the group that performed the club's official theme song during its 1999 Stanley Cup run. Abbott, a heavy metal guitarist with DAMAGEPLAN, and thr...

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GWAR Frontman Sounds Off On SLIPKNOT, BUSH And METAL BLADE RECORDS

GWAR frontman Dave Brockie (a.k.a. Oderus Ungurus) recently spoke to AbrasiveRock.com about SLIPKNOT, Metal Blade Records and President George W. Bush, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On SLIPKNOT: "I see SLIPKNOT, and they're, 'Yeah, we're so mad and evil blah, blah,...

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HATESPHERE, CATARACT, HEAVEN SHALL BURN Confirmed For Germany's FUCK CHRISTMAS 2004 Festival

HATESPHERE, CATARACT, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, EKTOMORF and MAROON are among the bands confirmed to perform at the "Fuck Christmas 2004" festival on December 18 in Hamburg, Germany. Said to be one of the biggest indoor festivals in Germany for modern metal, "Fuck Christmas 2004" will feature more than 25...

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Former THY MAJESTIE Singer Bounces Back With Solo Project

PLATENS (Haramaic word for "cosmic equilibrium"),the Italian melodic rock brainchild of ex-THY MAJESTIE singer Dario Grillo, will release its debut album, "Between Two Horizons", on December 6 via Frontiers Records. Dario recorded two albums ("The Lasting Power" and "Hastings 1066") and one EP ("Ec...

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VINCE NEIL Plays To Sold-Out Crowd To Promote Alcohol Responsibility

The premiere concert of Legends and Prodigies, featuring former MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil and SOUND AND FURY, played to a sold-out audience last Saturday night (Nov. 13) at the Key Club in Hollywood, CA, raising over $1400 for AWARE (Alliance for Worldwide Alcohol Research and Education) and d...

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ZAKK WYLDE Collectible Figure Due In March

KnuckleBonz, Inc. announced today their plans to create the Zakk Wylde sculpture for the Guitar Hero limited edition collectible figure series. The Guitar Hero series focuses on capturing the image of legendary musical icons of both past and present in detailed limited edition sculptures. The sculpt...