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VOIVOD's AWAY And SNAKE Pay Tribute To Fallen Guitarist: Video Available

VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin and singer Denis "Snake" Belanger paid tribute to late VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour on the "Top Rock de Babu" program on the Quebec music channel MusiquePlus on Thursday, September 22. Watch a seven-minute video clip containing the interview footage fr...

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ZEBRA: Charity Shows Announced

Veteran hard rockers ZEBRA have announced the following charity shows in early October: Oct. 01 - Hope on the Hill (Hurricane Katrina) - Brookhaven Amphitheater - Farmingdale, NY Oct. 02 - Weekend for a Cure (Breast Cancer Research) - Jones Beach - Wantagh, NY ZEBRA have toured with class acts such...

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MEGADETH Bassist JAMES MACDONOUGH's GIGANTOUR Recap

MEGADETH bassist James MacDonough has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I would like to thank all the members and crew from DREAM THEATER, ANTHRAX, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC and B...

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RANDY CASTILLO Benefit Concert To Be Held In Cleveland

Drummer Tommy Amato will join Cleveland rock bands for a very special concert to offer their support to the family of fellow musician Randy Castillo, who passed away from cancer. Randy played drums for OZZY OSBOURNE, MÖTLEY CRÜE and LITA FORD. Tommy Amato will reunite with his former bandmates for a...

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GUNS N' ROSES Bassist Composing Music For New JENNIFER GARNER Movie

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson (ex-REPLACEMENTS) has been writing music for a Sony Pictures movie called "Catch and Release" starring Jennifer Garner, according to a posting on his official web site. "It's taken me a few years to land one of these and I'm stoked to be doing it," Stinson writes....

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CATTLE DECAPITATION To Appear On Two Benefit Compilations

San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION will be appearing on two different benefit compilations from Koi Records next month. First up, they will be contributing to the "Friend In Need" double 12" vinyl/DVD compilation aiming to increase awareness about cancer and treatments for cancer patien...

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PEARL JAM Dedicate Song To Late VOIVOD Guitarist

PEARL JAM dedicated the song "Porch" at their Montreal gig on Thursday (September 15) to late VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, who died Aug. 26 from complications of colon cancer. The track was introduced by PEARL JAM frontman Eddie Vedder, who pointed out that PEARL JAM drummer Matt Cameron...

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VOIVOD's AWAY, SNAKE To Pay Tribute To Fallen Guitarist On Quebec Music Channel

VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin and singer Denis "Snake" Belanger will pay tribute to late VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour on the "TopRockdeBabu" program on the Quebec music channel MusiquePlus on Thursday, September 22 beginning at 9:30 p.m. In other news, a tribute night to Piggy is s...

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VOIVOD: Photos Of PIGGY's Guitar-Burning Tribute Posted Online

Several photos have been posted online of the symbolic burning of late VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour's guitar, which took place immediately following Piggy's funeral services, held on September 1 in Jonquière, Quebec. Check out pictures of VOIVOD frontman Denis "Snake" Belanger carrying the...

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GODSMACK, KID ROCK Framed Gold/Platinum Albums To Be Auctioned For Charity

GODSMACK and KID ROCK are among the artists who have contributed framed gold or platinum albums to an eBay charity auction to benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation. The event, which will run until September 20, will raise funds for the organization's ongoing efforts in leukemia, cancer and AIDS resear...

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POWER OF OMENS Call It A Day

San Antonio-based progressive metallers POWER OF OMENS have split up. An official statement on the matter by the group's guitarist, David Gallegos, reads as follows: "To all of our devoted fans… It comes with great sorrow the news I'm about to bring you. "For almost 12 years, this band has consisten...

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VOIVOD's PIGGY: Photo From Funeral Services Posted Online

A scan of the front page of the Sept. 2, 2005 edition of the Jonquière, Quebec newspaper Le Quotidien, featuring a photo taken at the funeral of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, has been posted online at this location. D'Amour died Aug. 26 in a Montreal hospital from complications of advanced...

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Classic THE ALMIGHTY Lineup To Reunite For Two Shows

Former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick has made the following announcement: "It was last September; I woke up in Dundalk, Ireland in agony and couldn't see out of my eyes (hung over again I hear you all say!). No, this time I wasn't. I was on my first solo headline tour of Ireland with my ...

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AMORAL: New Album Samples Posted Online

Finnish melodic death metallers AMORAL have uploaded two sound samples from their upcoming sophomore album, "Decrowning" due on November 21 via Spikefarm Records (a division of Spinefarm). The CD was mastered on August 4 at Finnvox studios by Mika Jussila. "Decrowning" (view cover here) track listin...

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GUNS N' ROSES Bassist To Join SOUL ASYLUM For Two Shows

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson (ex-REPLACEMENTS) will be joining SOUL ASYLUM for two shows as a tribute to SOUL ASYLUM's late bass player Karl Mueller, who died in June 2005 following a year-long battle with throat cancer. Stinson recently completed a solo tour in support of his solo debut, "Vi...