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AGAINST NATURE: Former REVELATION Members Resurface In New Project

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 released their debut CD, "Appease", on Bland Hand Records. Returning after a 13-year absence, and John Bren...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist Talks About Upcoming Album, 'The Dirt' Movie And Reunion Tour

IndyStar.com recently conducted an exclusive interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars. The brief question-and-answer session follows: IndyStar.com: How did Huntington, Indiana, prepare you for rock stardom? Mick Mars: "It all started at the 4-H Fair when I saw (country singer) Skeeter Bonn pla...

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RUSH Donate Equipment Money To Musicians Devastated By Southeast Asian Tsunami

According to a front-page article in the inaugural Saturday edition of the Wall Street Journal (dated Sept. 17, 2005),members of the Canadian rock band RUSH donated several thousand dollars for guitars to some of the musicians in Sri Lanka who lost their instruments in the Southeast Asian tsunami....

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SHY Frontman Signs New Solo Deal With Z RECORDS

Z Records has announced the return of Tony Mills (SHY, SIAM) to the label. An agreement has been made for the release of Tony's new solo album, "Freeway to the Afterlife". A special limited-edition format will include a bonus disc — namely "Cruiser", Tony's 2001 release with the label — and will be...

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Police Officer Who Took Out DIMEBAG's Killer Receives National Honor

NBC 4 is reporting that Columbus Police Officer James D. Niggemeyer, who is widely credited for saving lives on Dec. 8, 2004 when he entered Alrosa Villa without backup and killed a crazed gunman responsible for blowing away four people, including PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbot...

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Australian Black Metal Fan Apologizes For Church Torching

Danny Rose of News.com.au has issued the following report: A heavy-metal music fan who torched a 108-year-old church, and who maintained during his court appearances that remorse was a sign of weakness, said today (Sept. 13) he was sorry. Novak Majstorovic (photo),19, of St Albans in suburban Melbo...

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The Middle of Nowhere

It's not easy leaving a band like SAVATAGE after an eight-year run, but former vocalist Zachary Stevens didn't waste any time forming another first-rate melodic metal project with CIRCLE II CIRCLE. The 2003 debut album, "Watching in Silence", was made of AOR-style melodies, power metal shades, and p...

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Requiem

The self-described "blackout grind" on "Requiem" from Seattle's SKARP works on many levels. As a soundtrack to the album's suicide theme, the feeling produced is one of anxiety and hopelessness, though not in a cold, gothic kind of way. Instead, vocalist Renae Louise Betts uses gritty screams and sc...

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THEATRES DES VAMPIRES Frontwoman Warned Against Feeding Audience Her Blood: Photo Available

Female-fronted Italian goth band THEATRES DES VAMPIRES have announced their first-ever U.K. tour in support of their new album, "Pleasure and Pain", which will be released in Europe November 28 via Code666 Records. The band were warned recently by London promoters that vocalist Scarlet would get the...

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IRON MAIDEN Pelted With Eggs During OZZFEST; SHARON OSBOURNE Calls BRUCE DICKINSON A 'Prick'

BLABBERMOUTH.NET has received a number of e-mails regarding last night's (August 20) Ozzfest concert in Devore (near San Bernardino),California, which reportedly included an on-stage appearance following IRON MAIDEN's set by Sharon Osbourne during which she called MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson a...

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SHARON OSBOURNE: 'I Can See OZZFEST Continuing On For Next 10 Years'

Despite Ozzy Osbourne's announcement last week that this will be his final stint as Ozzfest yearly headliner, Sharon Osbourne, wife and manager of Ozzy and the one person who may be the glue holding the entire operation together, was adamant about the future of Ozzfest. "I can absolutely see this fe...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: 'Metal Has To Come From A Different Place Than The Cerebellum'

Keith Carman of ChartATtack.com recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the group's new album, "Doomsday Machine": "We try to involve the brain as little as possible when writing. It's gotta feel right. Metal music has to...

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PENTACLE Guitarist Sidelined Due To Arm Injury

Long-running Dutch death metallers PENTACLE have posted the following message on their official web site: "PENTACLE has some bad news to announce. Guitar player Mike [Verhoeven] has suffered an injury on his right arm. It has happened some months ago and although he tried to rehearse and play some g...

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Bassist JEFF PILSON Explains Why He's Not Interested In DOKKEN Reunion

Bassist Jeff Pilson (DOKKEN, DIO, FOREIGNER) has posted the following message on his official web site: "Well, it's been a long time. In fact, I'd say I'm wayyyyy overdue at getting everyone up-to-date at what's been going on. I must confess, between traveling, fatherhood, and a host of projects whi...

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SHARON OSBOURNE: OZZY To Continue Playing Arenas

Ozzy Osbourne's wife/manager Sharon Osbourne confirmed in an interview with The Arizona Republic Friday (August 12) that this year's Ozzfest will be the last time Ozzy performs with the traveling festival. "We're changing the format of the festival next year, and Ozzy will be going into arenas for a...