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DIMEBAG, SLIPKNOT, PAUL STANLEY Photos Featured In North Carolina Exhibit

Rebecca Bailey of The Herald-Sun reports that images of late PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, Mick Thomson of SLIPKNOT and Paul Stanley of KISS are among the concert photos featured in Graham Denzler's one-man exhibit at Pepper's Pizza in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. "It fits in with the...

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KORN's JONATHAN DAVIS Is An Avid 'Guitar Hero' Player

Ethan Smith of The Wall Street Journal reports that KORN frontman Jonathan Davis is part of an unlikely but growing fraternity: Rock stars who are also avid players of "Guitar Hero", an electronic game that lets gamers pretend to be, well, rock stars. From superstars like KORN to up-and-comers, "Gui...

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CAMP FREDDY To Play Charity Show In December

CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring guitarists Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist) alongside VELVET REVOLVER members Matt Sorum (drums) and Scott Weiland (vocals) — will play a specia...

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DICTATORS A&R Exec Passes Away

HITS magazine reports that former Warner Bros. and Elektra/Asylum A&R and publicity exec Karin Berg, who signed acts like the DICTATORS, TELEVISION, DIRE STRAITS and R.E.M. to the label as a champion of many of the early new wave bands, passed away on Wednesday (Oct. 25). Berg was one of the fir...

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VAN HALEN Nominated For ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction

VAN HALEN has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, along with eight other acts, according to The Plain Dealer. This is the first nomination for VAN HALEN, although the group has been eligible for at least the past three years. R.E.M. and the RONETTES are the othe...

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JIMI HENDRIX's 'Are You Experienced?' To Be Analyzed On 'All Things Considered Weekend'

According to eJazzNews.com, JIMI HENDRIX's "Are You Experienced?" album (1967) has been selected as one of five historical recordings from the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry to be presented and analyzed by NPR's "All Things Considered Weekend" in a five-part series that begins this...

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GLENN HUGHES: Rescheduled London Date Announced

Due to "unforeseen circumstances," GLENN HUGHES' (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) Classic Rock-sponsored Shepherd's Bush Empire show in London, England on October 29 will now take place on Sunday, March 25, 2007. Original tickets will be valid for the new date. The other U.K. shows in Dudley (Oct. 28) a...

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GLENN HUGHES: London Show Postponed

Due to "unforeseen circumstances," GLENN HUGHES' (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) Classic Rock-sponsored Shepherd's Bush Empire show in London, England on October 29 will now take place in March 2007. Information for the rescheduled date will follow as soon as the available date is confirmed within the...

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Pre-Grunge Seattle Band MALFUNKSHUN Reforms

Greg Prato of Billboard.com reports: Although it never recorded a full-length album or toured outside Washington state, Seattle band MALFUNKSHUN is often cited as an important band amid the grunge family tree. Now, 16 years after the death of singer Andy Wood, MALFUNKSHUN is reactivating. An anomaly...

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CRESCENT SHIELD: 'The Last Of My Kind' Release Date Announced

California's traditional melodic metal band CRESCENT SHIELD, which features the talents of former DESTINY'S END guitarist Dan DeLucie and former ONWARD vocalist Michael Grant, will release its debut album, entitled "The Last of My Kind" on November 20 Cruz Del Sur Music. The artwork for the album wa...

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SUFFOCATION: Tour Bus Woes Lead To Concert Cancellations

SUFFOCATION drummer Mike Smith has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "SUFFOCATION's seven-week tour with FEAR FACTORY, HYPOCRISY and DECAPITATED, set to start on the 22nd of October, has been jeopardized due to fraudulent bus companies. "The story goes like this in this exact order o...

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BLIND MELON Guitarist Discusses Decision To Reform With New Singer

Greg Prato of Billboard.com reports that it's been exactly 11 years since the death of singer Shannon Hoon effectively put an end to BLIND MELON. But now, the group's surviving members — guitarists Christopher Thorn and Rogers Stevens, bassist Brad Smith and drummer Glen Graham — are back together a...

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BLIND MELON Reforms With New Singer

ChartAttack.com reports that BLIND MELON has reformed with a new singer — eleven years after frontman Shannon Hoon's drug overdose death. Glen Graham (drums),Christopher Thorn (guitar),Brad Smith (bass) and Rogers Stevens (guitar) have added former RAIN FUR RENT frontman Travis Warren as their new...

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TRIVIUM Frontman Rejects 'Metalcore' Tag

Lucas Aykroyd of Straight.com reports: According to naysayers, TRIVIUM is to METALLICA what GOOD CHARLOTTE is to the SEX PISTOLS. The Orlando-based thrash-metal quartet has faced its share of criticism since forming in 2000, despite high-profile gigs at Ozzfest, Sounds of the Underground, and Britai...

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TRIVIUM Drummer: I've Always Considered Us To Be A Melodic Thrash Metal Band

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with TRIVIUM drummer Travis Smith. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What can you tell us about the new record? Travis Smith: "Well, it's a lot different than 'Ascendancy' as far as that goes. The music is better just from us being...