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TWIGGY RAMIREZ Fired From MARILYN MANSON's Band After Ex-Girlfriend's Rape Accusation

Marilyn Manson has fired his longtime bassist Jeordie White, who performs under the name Twiggy Ramirez. The news comes less than a week after White was publicly accused of rape by his former girlfriend, Jessicka Addams of the riot grrrl band JACK OFF JILL. Jeordie has yet to respond to Addams's Oct...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Slams METAL BLADE Founder Over 'For The Sake Of Heaviness' Book

MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine has slammed Brian Slagel over the Metal Blade Records founder and CEO's recently released book "For The Sake Of Heaviness: The History Of Metal Blade Records". The source of Mustaine's ire appears to Slagel's account in the book of how the label honcho tried to sign MEG...

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DOKKEN Recruits Guitarist IRA BLACK For November/December Tour Dates

Guitarist Ira Black (I AM MORBID, METAL CHURCH, LIZZY BORDEN, WESTFIELD MASSACRE) will join DOKKEN for nine U.S. tour dates in November and December. Black will make his live debut with DOKKEN on November 2 in Houston, Texas and will perform with the group on November 4 at the Rockfest 80's festival...

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Former CELTIC FROST Bassist MARTIN ERIC AIN Dead At 50

Former CELTIC FROST bassist Martin Eric Ain died yesterday (Saturday, October 21) after suffering a heart attack at the age of 50. His death was confirmed by Ain's close friend Jan Graber, who told Switzerland's 20 Minuten that Martin "suddenly collapsed when he switched to a different tram." Graber...

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WHITFIELD CRANE Says UGLY KID JOE Reunion is 'Really Cathartic And Cool'

Cat Unrapped of the "Collision" radio show on Australia's Voice FM recently conducted an interview with UGLY KID JOE frontman Whitfield Crane. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the post-reunion status of UGLY KID JOE: Whitfield: "It's...

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ALTER BRIDGE Guitarist Says Playing At London's Royal Albert Hall Was 'An Intense Couple Of Shows'

Ornella Carlone of Germany's Comebackstage conducted an interview with ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti prior to the band's October 12 show at Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart, Germany. You can watch the entire interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's hi...

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COREY TAYLOR Says He's 'A Little Bit Liberal' And 'A Little Bit Conservative'

Lunchbox and Promo Brady of the Tulsa, Oklahoma radio station KMOD recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR front man Corey Taylor for the "DOMKcast" podcast. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On Taylor's latest book, "America 51: A Probe Into The Realit...

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IRON MAIDEN Mascot EDDIE In 'Angry Birds Evolution': Trailer Released

Rovio Entertainment, the creators of the international phenomenon "Angry Birds", pays tribute to heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN with an epic Halloween collaboration in "Angry Birds Evolution". As one of the most recognizable figures in the world of metal, Eddie, the iconic mascot of IRON MAIDEN, wi...

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METALLICA Collaborates With JUSTIN O'SHEA On New Line Of Merchandise

METALLICA has collaborated with Australian designer Justin O'Shea on a new line of merchandise. The San Francisco Bay Area metal giants first worked with O'Shea while he was creative director at Brioni, where he recruited James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujillo for the label's...

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Former SCORPIONS Drummer JAMES KOTTAK Plots Possible KINGDOM COME Original Lineup Reunion

Former SCORPIONS drummer James Kottak says he's in discussions with singer Lenny Wolf for a reunion of the original lineup of '80s rockers KINGDOM COME, a band perhaps best known for its uncanny musical resemblance to LED ZEPPELIN. Kottak played on the band's first two albums, 1988's "Kingdom Come"...

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IRON MAIDEN Mascot EDDIE Invades 'Angry Birds Evolution'

Run to the hills as Rovio Entertainment, the creators of the international phenomenon "Angry Birds", pays tribute to heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN with an epic Halloween collaboration in "Angry Birds Evolution". As one of the most recognizable figures in the world of metal, Eddie, the iconic masco...

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Rumor: New A PERFECT CIRCLE Song 'The Doomed' To Be Released To Radio Monday Night

A brand new A PERFECT CIRCLE song titled "The Doomed" is rumored to be going for radio adds Monday night (October 16). The track's apparent release follows Friday's (October 13) fifteen-second tease from A PERFECT CIRCLE's official Twitter account and singer Maynard James Keenan recently hinting tha...

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Late LED ZEPPELIN Drummer JOHN BONHAM To Be Honored With Statue In Hometown

Legendary LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham will be honored with a statue in his hometown of Redditch. The Redditch Advertiser reports that most of the funds for the memorial, by renowned British sculptor Mark Richards, were raised through a private donation. The memorial will have an arc-shaped foot...

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STATUS QUO Announces 2018 Touring Hiatus

STATUS QUO will radically cut back on its touring activities and will only perform a series of summer shows and festivals during 2018. For the first time in around thirty years, there will be no traditional QUO winter tour of Europe or Christmas shows in the U.K. As a result, the show already annou...

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GUNS N' ROSES Joined By PINK On Stage At Madison Square Garden (Video)

Pop superstar Pink joined GUNS N' ROSES on stage Wednesday (October 11) at Madison Square Garden in New York City to sing the third verse of GN'R's classic 1989 ballad "Patience". GUNS N' ROSES thanked Pink in a tweet after the show. She took it all in her stride. "Oh. Yeah. Whatever. No problem," w...