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New York Artist Inspired By Norwegian Black Metal

Randy Kennedy of The New York Times has issued the following report: In Oslo in the summer of 1993, a guitarist named Snorre Ruch [THORNS mastermind] — part of Norway's emergent cult of black metal, extreme heavy metal with overtones of arson and suicide — served as the accomplice to a gruesome murd...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's VINCE NEIL To Perform 'Girls Girls Girls' At Pussycat Lounge Las Vegas

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil will perform at the unveiling and the premier tasting of Vince Vineyards, Vince Neil's brand new private label wine from Napa Valley, on Tuesday, May 17 at the Pussycat Doll Lounge at Pure Nightclub in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Pussycat Dolls will be performing specially s...

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FANTOMAS Add Second L.A. Warm-Up Show

FANTOMAS have added a second intimate warm-up concert at the Troubadour in Los Angeles on June 6. In addition to the previously announced 8:00 p.m. sold-out performance, there will be a new 10:30 p.m. show. The Troubadour gigs will be the group's first with legendary Terry Bozzio as their fill-in dr...

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COMBAT RECORDS To Relaunch

KOCH Records has announced the relaunch and resurrection of the classic Combat Records label brand, the birthing place of hard rock and hard core titans like VENOM, EXODUS, MEGADETH, POSSESSED, C.O.C., NUCLEAR ASSAULT, DEATH, DARK ANGEL and many more. The new venture will focus on developing new ban...

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VELVET REVOLVER DVD To Feature Live, Backstage Footage

VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum recently spoke to Launch Radio Networks about the group's upcoming DVD, which is tentatively due late summer. "We're working on it right now," he said. "We're cutting it up. Shot that down in Houston early on, and we did a lot of footage backstage and stuff, so it...

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DISSECTION To DAVE MUSTAINE: 'We Are The Antithesis To Cowards Like You'

Reactivated Swedish death metallers DISSECTION have officially cancelled their previously announced appearance at the Metalist Festival in Israel. A statement on the matter from DISSECTION mainman Jon Nödtveidt reads as follows: "I unfortunately have to inform you about the fact that DISSECTION have...

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STEEL PROPHET Guitarist Comments On DAVID WAYNE's Passing

STEEL PROPHET guitarist Steve Kachinsky has issued the following statement regarding the recent passing of original METAL CHURCH singer David Wayne: "As many of you have probably heard David Wayne passed away [Tuesday, May 10] from complications arising from a car accident he was involved in not lon...

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POWERMAN 5000 Tap MUDROCK To Mix New Album

POWERMAN 5000 recently spent time at Mad Oak Studios in Boston, Massachusetts completing the recording sessions for their new album, due later this year on frontman Spider One's Megatronic Records. Joining Spider One, drummer Adrian Ost, and bassist Siggy Siursen on tour and on the forthcoming album...

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Moroccan Heavy Metal Fans Rock For Jesus

Samuel Loewenberg of The New York Times is reporting that several American evangelical groups and the Moroccan government last weekend staged a three-day Christian rock festival called the Friendship Fest in Marrakesh, Morocco. The concert was staged despite criticism from Moroccan Islamic groups an...

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Bassist MARTEN ANDERSSON Issues Update On LEGACY, STARWOOD

Bassist Marten Andersson (STARWOOD, LIZZY BORDEN, GEORGE LYNCH, LEGACY) has issued the following update: "It's been a while since I posted something so here are some news. There is a lot of good stuff is going on right now. The LEGACY CD is coming out this summer in places it was never released and...

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W.A.S.P., L.A. GUNS, STEPHEN PEARCY: More Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been announced for the "American Metal Blast 2005" tour, featuring headliners W.A.S.P. alongside L.A. GUNS, STEPHEN PEARCY (formerly of RATT) and WEDNESDAY 13 (MURDERDOLLS). The itinerary is shaping up as follows: Jun. 28 - House Of Blues - West Hollywood, CA Jun. 30 - House Of Blues...

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WARRANT: Born Again

Veteran Los Angeles hard rockers WARRANT have posted the following message on their official web site: "Thanks to all our Los Angeles fans for a sold-out Hollywood House of Blues show. We had a blast and the new WARRANT tunes went down awesome ('Rollercoaster' and 'Dirty Jack'). It was nice to see T...

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WARRANT: 1991 Headlining Performance Released On DVD

WARRANT are currently selling a DVD of their 1991 headlining performance at the Cajun Dome in Lafayette, Louisiana. Entitled "Bootleg from the Bayou – Live 1991", the DVD is described in the liner notes as "pure old-school WARRANT at its finest. Professionally recorded at the peak of their popularit...

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Bassist REV JONES And Drummer PETE HOLMES Quit MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP

Rev Jones (bass) and Pete Holmes (drums) have officially resigned from MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP "due to continuous cancelled tour dates and bad management decisions," according to a statement released by Jones. "This was not due to any personal problems with Michael, it was purely a business decision....

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FANTOMAS Schedule 'Warm-Up' Show In Los Angeles

To prepare for their upcoming European tour, and to introduce the legendary Terry Bozzio as their fill-in drummer (while Dave Lombardo is on the road with SLAYER),FANTOMAS will be playing an intimate warm-up show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles on June 6. FANTOMAS, whose lineup also features forme...