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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY To Receive Inaugural 'Living Legend' Award At CLASSIC ROCK ROLL OF HONOR
Lemmy Kilmister, the notorious bass player and vocalist of Grammy-winning U.K. rock 'n' roll titans MOTÖRHEAD, will be honored with the very first "Living Legend" award at this year's inaugural Classic Rock Roll of Honor, organized by Classic Rock magazine. Taking place on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 a...July 27, 2005
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COQ ROQ: BURGER KING Launches SLIPKNOT-Lookalike 'Chicken' Metal Band
According to ClickZ.com, the Burger King fast-food chain is launching and promoting its own teen-targeted metal group through both TV spots and a web site. The band is COQ ROQ. The gimmick: chicken masks and poultry-themed songs with names like "Bob Your Head" and "Cross the Road". Lyrics are sprink...July 26, 2005
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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE Sues Former Bassist ELLEFSON
The Asssociated Press has issued the following report: MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has sued the band's former bass player, David Ellefson, for allegedly using the name of the group without permission in an advertisement for musical equipment. The suit filed Monday (July 25) in Superior Court by M...July 26, 2005
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ADEMA Confirmed For New Jersey's DAYS OF RECKONING FESTIVAL
ADEMA have been confirmed for the Days of Reckoning Festival, a predominantly death- and black-metal festival which is scheduled to be held July 30-31 at The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ. Doors each day are at 1:00 p.m. and tickets are $12 per day. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ADEMA BE...July 24, 2005
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THE WILDHEARTS: IN THE CASTLE 2005 Gig To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD
THE WILDHEARTS' headlining performance at the In The Castle 2005 festival on September 17 in the grounds of the U.K.'s Scarborough Castle will be filmed for a DVD and will be a historical event for any fans of THE WILDHEARTS, past or present. THE WILDHEARTS will be appearing with their classic lineu...July 23, 2005
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GENE SIMMONS To Guest On Next FOO FIGHTERS Album?
Despite the fact that they have just released their new album, "In Your Honor", FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl has told NME.com that the band are already considering their next move. "We're so jazzed that we’re talking about the next album we're going to make," said Grohl. "The names of producers...July 22, 2005
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AGGRESSIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL Kicks Off In Upstate New York
Capital News 9 has issued the following report: Glens Falls resident Jeanette Hansen doesn't listen to heavy metal music but she has no problem with the 2nd annual Aggressive Music Festival being held in the city. Jeanette Hansen of Glens Falls said, "It's in a nice area, the Glens Falls Civic Cente...July 15, 2005
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PILEDRIVER: New Demo Tracks Available For Download
Reunited classic Canadian metallers PILEDRIVER have uploaded full-length MP3 files of four new demo tracks from their upcoming album, "Metal Manifesto", at this location. The songs available for download are as follows; 01. Blood Bath 02. Metal Manifesto 03. Battle Axe 04. Road Pigs According to the...July 15, 2005
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DEF LEPPARD Explain 'LIVE AID' Absence
Launch Radio Networks reports: Twenty years ago today (July 13, 1985),the Live Aid concerts were held in London and Philadelphia. The shows featured the biggest names in popular music at the time, but one band that wasn't on either bill was DEF LEPPARD. They were certainly popular enough, since the...July 13, 2005
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SEVEN WITCHES Guitarist Hits Back At 'Fake RATT' Singer JIZZY PEARL
SEVEN WITCHES guitarist Jack Frost has hit back at RATT/ex-LOVE/HATE frontman Jizzy Pearl for the comments Pearl made about Frost's band during a recent appearance on Ohio's "The Classic Metal Show". Speaking on the "The Classic Metal Show Artist Takeover Show #3" in a segment that immediately follo...July 13, 2005
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SOULFLY Guitarist Slams ILL NINO: 'Enough Of The Lies'
Former ILL NINO and current SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo has hit back at ILL NINO over his assertion that the band use backing tapes during their live performances and that he gave the group's lead singer, Cristian Machado, a "beatdown" after Machado allegedly "talked shit" about Rizzo's current ban...July 9, 2005
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Former MSG Singer Slams 'Coward' Bassist REV JONES For 'Lying' About Altercation
Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker has posted on his web site the following letter from former MSG frontman Chris Logan: "Michael, "It's good to see you've finally come to see the truth about certain people around you. You know that I have been one of the people that has mentioned it to you multip...July 6, 2005
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Japan's Premiere Horror Punks BALZAC Return With New Release On MISFITS RECORDS
Japanese horror punks BALZAC have returned with their second North American release, "Out of the Grave and Into the Dark", available on Misfits Records/Rykodisc. "Out of the Grave and Into the Dark" is a double CD/DVD package combining two brand new full-length BALZAC CDs, "Came Out of the Grave" an...July 5, 2005
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Report: A Second Generation Of Metalheads Comes Of Age
Mark Holmberg of the Richmond Times-Dispatch has issued the following report: Heavy metal — long reviled as the worst, most-evil arm of that musical devil known as rock'n' roll — is now some 40 years old. A second generation of metalheads has come of age, joining the legions of graying headbangers w...July 5, 2005
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MOTÖRHEAD Frontman LEMMY Is NOT Bisexual
A fake MOTÖRHEAD story has been making the rounds on the Internet purportedly quoting the group's mainman, Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, as finally admitting that he is "bisexual." The article, which credited VH1.com as its original source, is believed to have originated in a May 20, 2005 posting to the ba...July 3, 2005
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