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Brazil's SOMBER MUSIC Comments On DISSECTION Frontman's Passing

Cláudio Mazoti of Brazil's Somber Music has issued the following statement regarding the passing of DISSECTION frontman Jon Nödtveidt: "It is with enormous sadness that we receive the news of the death of Jon Nödtveidt. Recently he and the [rest of the] DISSECTION band were here in São Paulo, Brazil...

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Hong Kong's TRINITY RECORDS Mourns Passing Of DISSECTION Frontman

Hong Kong's Trinity Records has issued the following statement regarding the passing of DISSECTION frontman Jon Nödtveidt: "Trinity Records is saddened to hear of the passing of DISSECTION's Jon Nödtveidt. "It is always a loss to the extreme metal genre when we lose another talented musician and a f...

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DISSECTION's JON NÖDTVEIDT: 'The Satanist Chooses Death Before Dishonor'

DISSECTION frontman Jon Nödtveidt, who took his own life earlier in the week less than three months after announcing the band's split, spoke to Norwegian magazine Slayer in 2003 on the topic of suicide. Asked how he views the matters of suicide and whether taking your life is "worth it," Nödtveidt r...

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DISSECTION's U.S. Label Issues Statement Regarding Passing Of JON NÖDTVEIDT

The End Records has issued the following statement regarding the passing of DISSECTION frontman Jon Nödtveidt: "The End Records is saddened to hear of the passing of DISSECTION's Jon Nödtveidt. "It was a pleasure for us at the label to deal with such a talented musician. He was always professional a...

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Surviving DISSECTION Members Comment On JON NÖDTVEIDT's Death

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported earlier today, the surviving members of DISSECTION have now officially confirmed the death of the band's mainman, Jon Nödtveidt. The group's statement on the matter reads as follows: "As rumours have started to spread we feel obliged to confirm Jon Nödtveidt'...

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Exclusive: DISSECTION Frontman JON NÖDTVEIDT Commits Suicide

DISSECTION frontman Jon Nödtveidt has committed suicide, informed sources have told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Nödtveidt's death was confirmed by the Swedish distributor Sound Pollution, whose staff has worked with DISSECTION throughout the band's career. A posting on the Sound Pollution web site, www.soundp...

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THREAT SIGNAL: 'Counterbalance' Video Launched

Just days before the release of their debut album, "Under Reprisal", on Nuclear Blast Records, Canadian metal hopefuls THREAT SIGNAL have launched a self-produced video for the song "Counterbalance". The clip features footage of the band on the road, in the studio with producer Christian Olde Wolber...

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SHADOWS FALL To Begin Recording New Album In September

Drummer Jason Bittner of SHADOWS FALL has issued the following update: "Well, it's been a few weeks since our last update, but forgive us, we were busy on the road bringing the rock!!! The Sthress tour came to an almighty close this past weekend in Worcester, Massachusetts to a dynamite crowd. The s...

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WHITESNAKE: Second Batch Of Remastered Albums Pushed Back

According to Deep-Purple.net, the second batch of remastered WHITESNAKE albums that were scheduled for around July 2006 have been pushed back to Christmas time. Three more titles are being re-released: "Come An' Get It" from 1981, featuring Jon Lord and Ian Paice; "Live In The Heart Of The City", wh...

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ROBERT PLANT And Current And Former DEEP PURPLE Members Sign On For Charity Event

Launch Radio Networks reports: Robert Plant has signed on for a benefit concert in London that will also feature DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice and former PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord. They'll perform with a house band that includes ex-WHITESNAKE guitarist Bernie Marsden, ROXY MUSIC guitarist Phil Man...

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SCORPIONS: WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance Available For Download

The "Wacken Radio" broadcast of German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS' headlining appearance August 3 at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany — where they were joined by special guests and former bandmates Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker and Herman Rarebell — has been made available for down...

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DEATHSTARS Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK Festival

Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS has been confirmed as the "special guest" at the sixth annual Bloodstock festival, set to take place September 29-30 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England. This will be DEATHSTARS' second and final appearance in the U.K. this year following a sold-out...

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Former SAVATAGE Frontman, Ex-PRIMAL FEAR Drummer Guest On New SAIDIAN Album

Former SAVATAGE/current JON OLIVA'S PAIN frontman Jon Oliva and SINNER/ex-PRIMAL FEAR drummer Klaus Sperling make guest appearances on the sophomore album from the South German melodic metal outfit SAIDIAN, entitled "Phoenix". Due on September 29 via Metal Heaven, the disc was once again produced by...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN Can't Wait To Hit The Road Again

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, has issued the following update: "Just wanted to drop a quick line and let everyone know that the band has returned to U.S. soil [from its recent European tour]... and frankly, we cannot wait to leave again. "The fans and promoters tre...

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Former VIO-LENCE Frontman Talks About Pit Violence: Video Available

The makers of "Get Thrashed", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted a one-minute video clip featuring former VIO-LENCE frontman Sean Killian talking about violence in the pit at one of the band's shows b...