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SLIPKNOT Releases 10-Minute PAUL GRAY Tribute Video

SLIPKNOT has posted a 10-minute tribute video to the band's late bassist Paul Gray, featuring previously unseen footage. Check it out below. Private funeral services for Gray were held on Friday (May 28) in Des Moines, Iowa. Paul was found dead in a hotel room in a Des Moines suburb on Monday (May 2...

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DROWNING POOL's C.J.PIERCE Remembers SLIPKNOT Bassist

Guitarist C.J. Pierce of Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL has released the following statement regarding the passing of SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray: "Paul was, actually, the first person in SLIPKNOT that Dave Williams [late DROWNING POOL singer], me, Mike [Luce, drums], and Stevie [Benton, bass] eve...

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MAX CAVALERA: Reunion Of Classic SEPULTURA Lineup 'Almost Happened'

On May 16, Altsounds.com conducted an interview with former SEPULTURA and current SOULFLY/CAVALERA CONSPIRACY frontman Max Cavalera. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Altsounds.com: Was "Omen" a difficult album for you to write? Max: It was difficult in a sense that I tried to make it...

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WEDNESDAY 13: PAUL GRAY Was 'One Of The Most Genuine People You Could Ever Ask To Meet'

MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13 has released the following statement regarding the passing of SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray: "I write this with great sadness that such a great human being has left us. "Paul Gray was not a close friend of mine, but we were friends. In fact, he is one of the first peop...

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SOULFLY's 'Omen' Projected To Sell 10K-15K First Week

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, SOULFLY's new album, "Omen", is on track (based on one-day sales reports) to sell between 10,000 and 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. SOULFLY's last album, "Conquer", opened with...

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VENOM Pulls Out Of U.K.'s HIGH VOLTAGE Festival

Due to "contractual differences," British black metal pioneers VENOM have cancelled their appearance at High Voltage, the U.K.'s new rock festival, which is scheduled to take place July 24-25, 2010 at Victoria Park in London, U.K. Commented the band's tour manager: "We announced the concert in Febru...

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SLIPKNOT Holds News Conference To Address Passing Of Bassist PAUL GRAY

The eight surviving members of SLIPKNOT just held a news conference at Wells Fargo Arena in the band's native stomping grounds of Des Moines, Iowa to address the death of their bassist, Paul Gray. Also present at the event was Gray's brother Tony and widow Brenna, who spoke briefly at the end of the...

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MAX CAVALERA Talks New CAVALERA CONSPIRACY Album; Audio Available

Max Cavalera of SOULFLY and CAVALERA CONSPIRACY was interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "The Racket". Listen to the program in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The first part of the Cavalera interview begins around the 36-minute mark). Check out the pro...

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RANDY RHOADS Commemorative-Edition Wine Coming In August

D'Argenzio Winery, which is owned by Kathryn Rhoads D'Argenzio, sister of late OZZY OSBOURNE/QUIET RIOT guitarist Randy Rhoads, is preparing to release the Randy Rhoads commemorative-edition wine. Says Kathryn: "In tribute to my brother Randy Rhoads, I would like to dedicate this special limited rel...

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KIUAS, METSATÖLL, CELESTY Team Up For SPINEFARM's 'Boneshakers 2010' U.K. Tour

For the first time in the company's history, three acts signed to the Spinefarm label will embark on a series of U.K. shows in tandem, flying the flag for epic heavy metal (Finnish five-piece KIUAS),authentic folk metal (Estonian quartet METSATÖLL) and dramatic power metal (Finnish sextet CELESTY)....

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DIO/HEAVEN & HELL Keyboardist: RONNIE 'Was My Surrogate Father, My Brother, My Friend'

DIO/HEAVEN & HELL keyboardist Scott Warren has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "How can I express what 17 years next to Ronnie now means to me? He has led me on an incredible...

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NONPOINT Drummer: PAUL GRAY Will Be Missed By All His Friends And Fans Around The World

NONPOINT drummer Rob Rivera has released the following statement to MTV News regarding the passing of SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray: "I am deeply saddened to hear and read about the death of Paul Gray. "NONPOINT had the pleasure of touring with SLIPKNOT during the 2001 Ozzfest, and what we saw from Pau...

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MAX CAVALERA Says New CAVALERA CONSPIRACY Album Makes Debut 'Sound Like Pop Music'

Peter Hodgson of the I Heart Guitar blog recently conducted an interview with SOULFLY/CAVALERA CONSPIRACY mainman Max Cavalera. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. I Heart Guitar: The new [SOULFLY album, "Omen"] album really kicks ass, and it's full of lots of old-school energy. Was tha...

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CARMINE APPICE: RONNIE JAMES DIO 'Was The Best Heavy Metal Singer To Ever Live'

Legendary drummer Carmine Appice (SLAMM, VANILLA FUDGE, ROD STEWART, OZZY OSBOURNE, TED NUGENT) has released the following statement regarding the passing of Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "I've known Ronnie since his days with RAINBOW. He was the best heavy metal...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Nearly Split Up After Drummer's Death

In an interview for this week's Kerrang! magazine, the surviving members of Southern California's AVENGED SEVENFOLD speak openly and frankly about the death of their drummer and "brother," Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan. "We were all ready to quit for the first week after [The Rev's death]," reveals guita...