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EDDIE VAN HALEN, Wife Divorcing After 24 Years Of Marriage

The Associated Press has issued the following report: Valerie Bertinelli and her rock star husband, Eddie Van Halen, are divorcing after 24 years of marriage, Bertinelli's publicist confirmed Tuesday. "Yes, that's true. They have been separated for four years and it's amicable," Bertinelli spokeswom...

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Legendary Bradford, England Metal Pub Demolished

Legendary Bradford, U.K. metal pub The Empress has finally been demolished after months of speculation weather the pub/venue would re-open after its closure early last year. The Empress has played host to such bands as CANCER, AKERCOCKE, DRAGONFORCE, THE ENCHANTED, BLOODSTREAM, CRUEL HUMANITY, SOLST...

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New Zealand's 'Metal Guru' Defends DAWN OF AZAZEL Frontman, Slams 'Sensationalist' Media

Paul "The Axeman" Martin, host of New Zealand's long-running weekly metal radio show "The Axe Attack" (web site),has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the recent media reports [Report#1, Report#2] focusing on DAWN OF AZAZEL frontman Rigel Walshe's "ultra-violent militarist"...

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TRAIL OF TEARS To Headline Holland's MUSIC AGAINST CANCER Festival

Norway's TRAIL OF TEARS have been confirmed as the headliners of the Music Against Cancer festival, set to take place January 22, 2006 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. All profits from the event will go to the Dutch cancer organization KWF Kankerbestrijding. Other bands scheduled to perform at the fes...

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DORO PESCH Talks About Health Scare: Audio Available

Mark Carras of Abrasive Rock recently conducted an interview with German singer Doro Pesch (ex-WARLOCK). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Abrasive Rock: Now you and the boxer Regina Halmich have become extremely close friends. Would she ever sing, and would you ever box? Doro: "I did a sho...

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Canadian Newspaper Pays Tribute To Late VOIVOD Guitarist

The November 18, 2005 edition of Canada's The Globe and Mail included a special tribute to late VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour. Read it at this location. D'Amour died Aug. 26 in a Montreal hospital from complications of advanced colon cancer. The surviving VOIVOD members — Michel "Away" Lang...

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THE QUIREBOYS Prepare To Release Charity Single, Continue Work On Covers Album

Long-running U.K. rockers THE QUIREBOYS will be releasing their new single, "Tears in Heaven", on December 19. The song is a cover of the famous ERIC CLAPTON track and is taken from the band's forthcoming covers album, tentatively due in early 2006. The single, which will be accompanied by a video,...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG Contributes To BADI ASSAD's New CD

Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young has co-written two compositions on Badi Assad's latest Deutsche Grammophon release, "Verde" (or "Green" in English). The album was released in America on September 13, 2005, having already charted in the Top 15 on Europe's World Music Charts. The two songs co-wri...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Frontman Hosts Charity Poker Event In Vegas: Photos Available

MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil hosted the inaugural "Off the Strip" Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament on Friday, November 11 at Peter Morton's Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Check out pictures from Film Magic. Proceeds from the tournament and the post-tournament auction will benefit the T...

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Judas Goats and Dieseleaters

The point where grindcore and noisy hardcore meets is where you will find ED GEIN (the band anyway). On "Judas Goats and Dieseleaters" the trio plays a brand of planned wreckage made from piles of iron riffs, clanging bass, and tolerably scathing, pissed off vocals, all of which contains elements of...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Defends Overweight People

FemaelFirst.co.uk is reporting that Sharon Osbourne has hit out at people who insult the overweight, because they will never understand the pain it causes. Osbourne, who is married to BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy, relates to larger people since having issues with her size made her miserable when she wa...

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VOIVOD Drummer: We Will Make An Album 'PIGGY Would Be Proud Of'

VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin has issued the following update to fans regarding their upcoming album and other projects for 2006: "Dear Voivodians, we will do our best to make a great record that Piggy would be proud of as we worked very hard for the past two years on the new songs. Jasonic...

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FASTER PUSSYCAT Guitarist Undergoes Surgery To Remove Oral Cancer

FASTER PUSSYCAT guitarist Brent Muscat underwent surgery yesterday (Nov. 8) to remove the oral cancer with which he was diagnosed a few weeks ago. "It was 3 1/2 hour surgery, and it went very well," Brent's wife EJ writes in an online posting. "Until I left him at midnight, he was wide awake, and wa...

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VOIVOD Manager's Personal Tribute To DENIS 'PIGGY' D'AMOUR

VOIVOD manager James MacLean has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "The death of Denis D'Amour was a tragedy. Piggy truly lived for his music. He was easy-going yet focused, never complained and never wanted to be a burden on anyone, he j...

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VOIVOD: New CDs, DVDs, Books On The Way

According to MTV.com, VOIVOD — whose guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour died in August from complications of advanced colon cancer — will release four new albums that feature Piggy, confirms the band's label, The End Records. The first disc will feature the songs VOIVOD were working on at the time of P...