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American Apathy
So I thought 2003's "Group Therapy" by DOPE was generic, nu-ish industrial-tinged donkey dung. At least it rocked hard. So maybe I was unfairly discounting this one of many second-tier MANSON/ZOMBIE modern "shock" rocker bands (I've got no problem with MARILYN or ROB, by the way). I can appreciate t...August 15, 2005
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DAN SWANÖ Hard At Work On SECOND SKY Project
Multi-talented Swedish producer/musician Dan Swanö has provided the following update on his upcoming SECOND SKY project (to be released via The End Records): "The work on my most precious project SECOND SKY is coming along just fine. The drums have been finished since quite some time, but I decided...August 14, 2005
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TESLA, Ex-MEGADETH Members To Perform At Benefit Concert
Jimmy DeGrasso (ex-MEGADETH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES),Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH),Troy Luccketta (TESLA),David Ellefson (ex-MEGADETH),Jeff Keith (TESLA) and Frank Hannon (TESLA) are among the musicians that will lend their time and talent at a benefit concert on September 10 for Lissa...August 14, 2005
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CKY Fans Wage 'Harassment Campaign' Against ROLLING STONE Critic
The following item was published in today's edition of the New York Post's "Page Six" (web site): Rolling Stone writer Jenny Eliscu has complained to Island/Def Jam chairman L.A. Reid that one of his label's bands, CKY, is waging a harassment campaign against her — including the wish that she "die s...August 12, 2005
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TWISTED SISTER Frontman's High-School Performance To Be Re-Created For MTV Special
The Associated Press has issued the following report: Months after a talent show performance by four student musicians and 1980s rock star Dee Snider put the Hamburg School District in the national spotlight, the music television station MTV is returning to videotape a re-creation. Snider, the TWIST...August 9, 2005
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ICED EARTH Singer TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'Saying I'm Not A Songwriter Is Wrong'
Former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens has defended himself against accusations that he is not a "songwriter" following comments made by ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer in a recent interview. Speaking to LocalMetal.com, Schaffer spoke about his decision to...August 9, 2005
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SYMPHONY X Explain Atlanta No-Show
According to a posting on SYMPHONY X's web site, the band were forced to cancel their scheduled Gigantour perfomance in Atlanta Friday night (August 5). "Glenn (the merchandise guy) just spoke with Russ [Allen, vocals] on the phone and learned that SYMPHONY X's bus driver is alive, but is in an Inte...August 8, 2005
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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'Cemetery Gates' DIMEBAG Tribute To be Included On GIGANTOUR DVD
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "We had a looooooong drive from Corpus Christy to Atlanta yesterday, and after hours and hours in the bus, we finally made it safe to our hotel. We stopped long enough to drop off...August 5, 2005
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EXODUS Confirm Guitarist RICK HUNOLT's Departure
As BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported on June 13, long-running San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS have now officially confirmed the departure of guitarist Rick Hunolt. Guitarist Gary Holt's statement on the matter — as posted on the group's official forum — reads as follows: "First, let me a...August 4, 2005
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CANDIRIA: In Writing Mode
Brooklyn-based CANDIRIA have posted the following message on their official web site: "Plans for fall touring are being worked out. In the meantime, now that the set is getting tighter with the latest lineup, it is time we started doing some writing. "Remember: CANDIRIA has never put itself in any m...July 31, 2005
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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's ZAKK WYLDE Talks About Los Angeles, Boise Concert Mishaps
Metal Edge magazine recently conducted an interview with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman Zakk Wylde. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal Edge: What the hell happened at the L.A. show the other night [see previous BLABBERMOUTH.NET story]? Zakk Wylde: "Oh my God, what a night of berserken comedy that...July 30, 2005
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AC/DC: BON SCOTT's 'Aftershave' Incident
The U.K.'s The Herald reports: "Heavy metal fans, delighted at the news that an exhibition about colourful AC/DC singer Bon Scott is to be established in his birthplace, the sedate Angus town of Kirriemuir, wonder if the memorabilia will include one particular bottle. During one of the band's infamo...July 28, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH: DUMFRIES '69 Master Sold To Divine Recordings
Robert Dwyer, webmaster of the Black Sabbath Live Project web site, has issued the following update: "Just a quick update on the Dumfries '69 tape that was first mentioned here on Sabbathlive back in May [see previous BLABBERMOUTH.NET stories: Story#1, Story#2]. Alex Wilson of Scotland recorded BLAC...July 28, 2005
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THE GATHERING: 'A Sound Relief' DVD Due In October
The first official independent concert DVD by THE GATHERING, entitled "A Sound Relief", is scheduled to be released mid-October on Psychonaut Records. Disc one of the two-DVD set will feature a live concert in DTS 5.1, recorded on May 23, 2005 at the famous Paradiso in Amsterdam in front of an inter...July 28, 2005
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SOIL Bassist: DROWNING POOL 'Lied To Our Faces'
SOIL bassist Tim King has explained his decision to publicly slam the group's former singer, Ryan McCombs, for joining DROWNING POOL after McCombs allegedly deemed the songs on the first DROWNING POOL album "average." As previously reported, DROWNING POOL are believed to be have recruited McCombs to...July 27, 2005
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