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TYPE O NEGATIVE Keyboardist Confirms PETER STEELE's Death

TYPE O NEGATIVE keyboardist Josh Silver has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the band's frontman, Peter Steele, passed away yesterday (Wednesday, April 14) at the age of 48. No official cause of death has yet been released, but it is believed that Steele died of heart failure. According to unconfi...

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VENOMIN JAMES Drummer To Start Chemo Treatments

Jared Koston, the 40-year-old drummer of the Cleveland, Ohio-based metal band VENOMIN JAMES who has been diagnosed with two brain tumors stemming from stage IV melanoma cancer, is scheduled to start chemo treatments next week at University Hospital in Cleveland. "The doctor wants Jared to try a tria...

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PETER STEELE Death Rumors Gaining Strength

TYPE O NEGATIVE frontman Peter Steele is rumored to have died of heart failure earlier today (Wednesday, April 14). Mistress Juliya of Fuse TV wrote on her Twitter page earlier tonight that she spoke to TYPE O NEGATIVE guitarist Kenny Hickey just before midnight New York time, and that Kenny confirm...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: I'm Positive That There Is A Lot More Of Life Left To Live

Artisan News Service conducted an interview (see video below) with legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) on the "black carpet" of the Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which took place last Thursday, April 8 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. W...

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SLASH, AS I LAY DYING, MICHAEL MONROE, THE DAMNED THINGS Confirmed For DOWNLOAD

According to Kerrang! magazine, SLASH, AS I LAY DYING, MICHAEL MONROE and supergroup THE DAMNED THINGS — which features members of FALL OUT BOY, ANTHRAX and EVERY TIME I DIE — are among the latest confirmed bands for this year's Download Festival, which is set to take place at Donington Park in Leic...

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Previously Unheard DIMEBAG Track Included With New Issue Of METAL HAMMER Magazine

This month's issue of U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine comes packaged with a previously unheard track that was recorded by the late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo, who produced the song, tells the magazine, "I got the track and put it into Pro Tools a...

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NEW YORK DOLLS Pay Tribute To MALCOLM MCLAREN

The NEW YORK DOLLS have paid tribute to former SEX PISTOLS manager Malcolm McLaren, who suddenly passed away from his fight with cancer on April 8. The legendary rock band from New York City says that it will dedicate its classic song "Jet Boy" to McLaren when the group plays its only U.K. concert a...

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SEX PISTOLS' JOHNNY ROTTEN Comments On Former Manager's Passing

According to The Independent, Malcolm McLaren, the former manager of the SEX PISTOLS and impresario, has died. He was 64. Despite early reports that he had died in New York, McLaren's girlfriend of many years, Young Kim, 37, confirmed the impresario died of mesothelioma at a hospital in Switzerland...

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CANCER BATS To Support EVERY TIME I DIE On U.S. Tour

Canada's hardcore/metal band CANCER BATS will embark on a U.S. tour with EVERY TIME I DIE and NORMA JEAN in May. Commented CANCER BATS vocalist and resident EVERY TIME I DIE fan Liam Cormier: "Duh! Obviously, I'm stoked on this! It's EVERY TIME I DIE and NORMA JEAN! But, in all sincerity, we can't w...

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Cancer-Stricken VENOMIN JAMES Drummer To Guest On 'Metal On Metal'

Jared Koston, the 40-year-old drummer of the Cleveland, Ohio-based metal band VENOMIN JAMES, and his wife Michele will appear live on WJCU's "Metal On Metal" radio show tonight (Friday, April 2) at 8 p.m. EST. Jared has been diagnosed with two brain tumors stemming from stage IV melanoma cancer. The...

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TONY IOMMI To Be Interviewed On PLANET ROCK

Legendary heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL) will be interviewed this Saturday, April 4 at 6 p.m. U.K. time on Planet Rock radio. Visit www.PlanetRock.com to tune in. Andy Coleman of Birmingham Post recently conducted an interview with Tony Iommi. A few excerpts from...

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HEAVEN & HELL To Play Three Italian Shows In July

According to the Italian concert promoter Live, HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar),Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — will play three shows in Italy in early July: July 01 - Ippodromo Capannelle (Rock In Roma fest...

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TIGERTAILZ To Perform Entire 'Bezerk' Album In Newcastle

Long-running U.K. glam rockers TIGERTAILZ will perform their classic 1990 album "Bezerk" in its entirety on Friday, July 2 at Legends in Newcastle, England. Support at the gig will come from NEW GENERATION SUPERSTARS and BONE IDLE. TIGERTAILZ will make its live debut with new bassist Sarah Firebrand...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: 'Cancer, I'll Kick The Hell Out Of You'

Houston, Teas' KIAH-TV (Channel 39) reports that legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) has been going to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas since late last year when he was diagnosed with stomach cancer. "Why come to Houston? It's t...

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MEGADETH Mourns Passing Of 'Droogie'

MEGADETH's official web site has been updated with the following message: "MEGADETH would like to send out their sincere condolences to the family and friends of a fallen Droogie [MEGADETH fan], Jeffrey Hendricks. Jeffrey passed away on Friday, March 26 after a battle with cancer. "Jeffrey was to at...