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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's CATANESE Remembers DIMEBAG DARRELL

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Nick Catanese recently spoke to Glam-Metal.com writer Deb Rao about the one-year anniversary of the death his close friend "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. In this special tribute to Dimebag, Catanese remembers the first time he met Dime, the special BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Dimeba...

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CHRIS CORNELL Becomes Third-Time Dad

E! Online is reporting that AUDIOSLAVE frontman Chris Cornell and wife Vicky welcomed a son Monday night, his publicist has announced. Christopher Nicholas Cornell was born in Los Angeles at 7:08 p.m., tipping the scales at 8 pounds, 6 ounces, and measuring 21 inches. The 41-year-old singer and his...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman Slams Internet 'Badasses'

Karma E. Omowale of the FourteenG e-zine recently conducted an interview with CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: FourteenG: Okay. What's the story behind your computer phobia? Fans on the message board seem to think you have one. [Laughs] Ale...

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THE ACCURSED Part Ways With Guitarist, Seek Replacement

Guitarist Chris "Loki" Ellingsen has announced his departure from the New Bedford, Massachusetts melodic thrash metallers THE ACCURSED. "[Loki] has been with us from the start, helped form and mold THE ACCURSED into the killing metal machine that it is today," the band write on their web site. "It i...

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VADER Confirmed For 'Metal Crusaders' North American Tour

Polish death metal veterans VADER will headline the American portion of the "Metal Crusaders Tour" in May/June 2006, teaming up with bands like KATAKLYSM (headliner of the Canadian leg of the tour),NUCLEAR ASSAULT, SPEED\KILL/HATE (featuring members of OVERKILL) and THE ABSENCE. As previously repor...

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Former PANTERA Manager: PHILIP ANSELMO 'Was Beyond Anybody's Control'

In the February 2006 issue of Revolver magazine (web site),several of PANTERA's former business associates recount the band's amazing rise to the status of the biggest extreme metal act in the world and the circumstances that led to their eventual break-up. Though it would be unfair to blame PANTER...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: 'I Would Have Taken A Bullet' For DIMEBAG

Former PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo has spoken exclusively to Revolver magazine (web site) about the death of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, Anselmo's much-rumored substance-abuse problems and the role the heavy metal media has played in PANTERA's eventual demise, among many other topics. Several exce...

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MEGADETH: U.K. Fan Convention To Be Held In November 2006

According to a posting on MEGADETH's official web site, MEGADETH fans will be holding a "Megadeth Convention" in the U.K. in November 2006. The event will be held at the famous Cavern Club (where THE BEATLES played their first show back in 1961). Tickets are limited to 200 and are on sale now. Event...

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Former NINE INCH NAILS Drummer Explains His Departure

Former NINE INCH NAILS drummer Jerome Dillon recently spoke to Then It Must Be True regarding his departure from the group and his current activities. An excerpt from the chat follows: Then It Must Be True: Let's start right off the bat with your departure from Nine Inch Nails. What do you want ...

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Former DAMAGEPLAN Frontman Reports On THE MERCY CLINIC's Live Debut

Former DAMAGEPLAN and current THE MERCY CLINIC frontman Patrick Lachman has issued the following report from THE MERCY CLINIC's shows over the weekend as the support act for BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and BRAND NEW SIN: "Well, we fuckin did it. We got out of the garage and made it official. What a way to s...

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AGAINST NATURE: New Release Available For Free Download

AGAINST NATURE, the new band featuring former members of the Maryland-based doom metal act REVELATION (guitarist/vocalist John Brenner, drummer Steve Branagan and bassist Bert Hall, Jr.),have made their second release, "Panoply", available for free download on their web site www.againstnature.us. "...

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REB BEACH, STEPHEN PEARCY, KIP WINGER Audio Interviews Posted Online

StriglsMusicNews.com has posted episode 20 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. The episode is the first of a three part series spotlighting the VH1 Classic's "Metal Mania: Stripped Across America Tour 2005". Included in this episode are interviews co-host John Ostronomy conducted with Reb Beach (Kip W...

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The New Age of Chaos

Those hanging around the death metal insider's club have always known that VILE is a class act, one of the premiere bands on a Unique Leader roster that has little in the way of also-rans. "The New Age of Chaos" should bring VILE a new level of notoriety (at least in the death metal community),...

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MAYHEM Frontman To Perform With SALEM In Israel

MAYHEM frontman Attila Csihar (formerly of TORMENTOR, ABORYM) will join Israeli extreme metal pioneers SALEM for a special one-off performance on December 27 at Theater Club in Tel Aviv, Israel. Also appearing with the band will be the female ICSQ string quartet. SALEM's appearance at the Theater Cl...

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CHRIS FEHN Talks About The Future Of SLIPKNOT

Andre Mihsin of ChartAttack.com recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT percussionist Chris Fehn. Several excerpts from the chat follow: ChartAttack.com: When we last spoke in January, you talked about how there was a lot of b.s. surrounding the relationship between band members during the end...