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QUEENSRŸCHE's ROCKENFIELD Releases 'Operation: Mindcrime' Commemorative Snare Drums

QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield, founder and owner of RockenWraps.com, has released a small number of limited edition "Operation: Mindcrime" commemorative snare drums, for sale exclusively at Queensryche.com. Each drum is hand made by Scott himself. Each snare comes complete with: - 14" 10-PLY...

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Guitarist/Producer JAMES MURPHY Says He Will Always Be In Awe Of What DIMEBAG Accomplished

Guitarist/producer James Murphy (ex-TESTAMENT, DEATH, OBITUARY) has issued the following statement regarding the death of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist Dimebag Darrell: "I first met Darrell about 18 years ago at a show in Texas around '85-'86. PANTERA was playing to a pretty packed house at this l...

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Hundreds Of Fans Gather At Club To Honor DIMEBAG DARRELL

MTV News is reporting that a small memorial started by a handful of fans blossomed into an outpouring of grief and celebration Thursday, less than 24 hours after the shocking slayings at the Alrosa Villa club where PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and three others were killed. D...

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KICKING K8 To Enter Studio This Weekend

San Diego's KICKING K8, featuring former DIAMOND REXX drummer Billy Nychay, will enter Signature Sound studios with producer Joe Marlett (KORN, SWITCHFOOT, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, FOO FIGHTERS, BLINK 182) to record their forthcoming CD. Tracking for the album will begin on December 11 and will feat...

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ALL SHALL PERISH Confirmed For NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL

San Francisco Bay Area "melodic hardcore death metal" band ALL SHALL PERISH have been confirmed for next year's edition of the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, a three-day metal and hardcore extravaganza set to be held Friday-Sunday, April 22-24, 2005 at The Palladium in Worcester. Also sche...

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SINGLE BULLET THEORY: 'Hollowed Out' To Debut On MTV2's 'Headbanger's Ball'

SINGLE BULLET THEORY'a video for the track "Hollowed Out" will debut on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" on Saturday, December 18. The clip, which is said to be a performance video, was shot in early September in Ardmore and Langhorne, PA with director Jay Bones. "Hollowed Out" comes off the group's recen...

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HELSTAR To Play At Houston Hispanic Rock Showcase

Reformed cult U.S. metal act HELSTAR will be performing at Vara's Sports Bar in Houston, Texas on Saturday, December 11. Also appearing on the bill will be CREMATOR, FUNERAL RITES, SOUL REMOVED and DARK FLAME. "This unique celebration has been organized by the owner of Vara's Sports Bar, in collabor...

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PROJECT: FAILING FLESH's KEVIN Comments On Recording Sessions With DECEASED

PROJECT: FAILING FLESH member Kevin 131 has issued an update from his Assembly Line Studios regarding his production/engineering work with fellow Virginia metallers DECEASED. Commented Kevin: "The tracking for 'And The Weird Travel On' is done! It has been killer working with the guys from DECEASED....

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CRADLE OF FILTH: Expanded Edition Of 'Nymphetamine' To Feature Appearance By KING DIAMOND

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH are preparing to release an expanded special edition of their Roadrunner Records debut, "Nymphetamine", on March 1, 2005. The package, which will include new and expanded artwork, will feature a second disc containing two new tracks, three cover tunes, plus...

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MARDUK Guitarist Explains Lineup Changes

MARDUK guitarist Morgan Håkansson recently spoke to the Chronicles of Chaos extreme music webzine about the group's new album, "Plague Angel", the band's recent lineup changes, and black metal as a whole, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Chronicles of Chaos: Leadin...

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Producer NEIL KERNON Offers Update On Recent And Upcoming Projects

Acclaimed metal producer Neil Kernon (NEVERMORE, QUEENSRŸCHE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEICIDE) has posted the following update on the Perpetual Motion message board: "I've been really busy of late, getting stuck into work after moving for the second time in 6 months. After fighting my way through walls of...

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DEICIDE Guitar Being Auctioned Off

A brand new BC Rich Beast guitar purportedly made for former DEICIDE guitarist Brian Hoffman is currently being auctioned off via eBay at this location. According to a posting on the auction page, "this guitar has a solid mahogany neck thru body and wings with an ebony fretboard. It has very colorfu...

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DEICIDE's BENTON Says HOFFMAN Brothers Are Not Returning To Band

DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton spoke to Denmark's Antenna webzine on Thursday (Nov. 25) about the departure of the Hoffman brothers and the group's new lineup, among other topics. Several excerts from the interview follow: Antenna: There have been some speculations on why the Hoffman brothers are miss...

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KING DIAMOND To Release New Studio Album Before End Of Next Year

MetalEater.com has posted the second part of their interview with KING DIAMOND. This time around, King spoke about the upcoming second leg of "The Puppet Master" tour, the band's current lineup, the follow-up to "The Puppet Master", the future of MERCYFUL FATE, past band members, crazy rumors, and m...

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H.I.M. Frontman Talks About Inspiration For The Group's Next Album

H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo has told Finland's Helsingin Sanomat newspaper that he has been putting together some new songs for the next studio sessions and he hopes "to scrape the shit off the diamond" with the band's next album. In search of inspiration for the lyrics, he says he has been reading t...