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AC/DC's PHIL RUDD Pleads Guilty to Drug Possession And Threatening To Kill Charges
According to The New Zealand Herald, AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd entered a guilty plea to charges of methamphetamine and cannabis possession in a New Zealand court Tuesday morning (April 21). He also pled guilty to one charge of threatening to kill. A second threatening to kill charge was dropped. Rudd...April 20, 2015
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KIRK HAMMETT Says New METALLICA Material Is A 'Bit More Progressive' Than Last Year's 'Lords Of Summer' Song
METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett says that the material the band has been writing for its forthcoming album "is a little bit more progressive" than the song "Lords Of Summer", which was performed for the first time more than a year ago at the opening show of METALLICA's South American tour. During a...April 15, 2015
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ROBERT PLANT Tapping Into Same Sources As In LED ZEPPELIN Days
According to The Pulse Of Radio, Robert Plant has been getting great notices for his recent shows with his SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS along with their work on the band's debut album "Lullaby And… The Ceaseless Roar". Plant spoke to Relix magazine about his current music and how it connects to his ea...March 11, 2015
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OZZY OSBOURNE's Daughter AIMÉE Releases 'Raining Gold' Video, Single
"Raining Gold", the new video from ARO, the dark, ominous musical project of Aimée Osbourne, the daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, can be seen below. The song is being released as a single on March 5, and it comes ahead of an EP and yet-to-be-announced live dates. "The 'Raining Gold' video natur...March 4, 2015
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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Appeals To Indonesia's Heavy Metal-Loving President To Stop Executions
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has appealed to Indonesian president Joko Widodo to spare the lives of the two Australians who were sentenced to death in 2006 for trying to smuggle heroin out of Indonesia. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, the ringleaders o...March 3, 2015
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN, LINKIN PARK, SLAYER, ROB ZOMBIE, DEFTONES Confirmed For Canada's AMNESIA ROCKFEST
The Outaouais Rock team has unveiled the complete lineup for the tenth edition of Amnesia Rockfest, the largest rock festival in Canada, which will be held from June 18 to June 21 at the Montebello marina in Quebec: opening night will be on June 18, two main days on June 19 and 20, camping from ...February 11, 2015
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ROBERT PLANT Calls Rock Star Life 'An Affliction'
According to The Pulse Of Radio, Robert Plant feels that not allowing success get to your head and heart is the secret to staying a true artist. Plant’s latest solo set with backing band SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS has earned the former LED ZEPPELIN frontman a Top 10 hit on the Billboard 200 album ch...February 10, 2015
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Former METAL MANIACS Editor KATHERINE LUDWIG Dies After Battle With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Former Metal Maniacs editor Katherine Ludwig died yesterday (Friday, January 30) a little after 1:00 p.m. at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, New York. She passed very quickly and peacefully, surrounded by family and friends. CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's Reed Mullin had this to say about Katherine Ludw...January 31, 2015
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ROBERT PLANT Credits PHIL COLLINS For Solo Career Direction
According to The Pulse Of Radio, Robert Plant credits Phil Collins for helping steer his early solo career. Plant, who has been a solo artist nearly three times as long as he was fronting LED ZEPPELIN, appeared on Britain's Sky Arts 1 channel and spoke frankly about the process of going solo followi...January 6, 2015
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Accused Murderer Invokes SLAYER Defense, Is Ruled Incompetent To Stand Trial
According to CentralMaine.com, a man who claimed that a gun was held to his head in a 2011 incident somehow involving the band SLAYER has been found incompetent to face trial on a charge of murdering his father. 25-year-old Leroy Smith III admitted to killing 56-year-old Leroy Smith Jr. in May 2014,...January 5, 2015
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JEFF PILSON Talks DOKKEN Turmoil (Audio)
Jeff Pilson (DOKKEN, WAR & PEACE, DIO, FOREIGNER, LYNCH/PILSON, UNDERGROUND MOON, T&N) was recently interviewed on "The Double Stop" podcast (web site). A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the original breakup of the classic DOKKEN lineup: Jeff: "What happened w...January 5, 2015
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SEBASTIAN BACH Says 'Give 'Em Hell' Sold More Copies First Week Than Did New OZZY OSBOURNE Record
During a brand new interview with Illinois Entertainer, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach spoke about the songwriting process for his latest solo album, "Give 'Em Hell". "I have this weird thing where I can't really sing lyrics that I don't believe in," he said. "And it makes people very mad at...December 15, 2014
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IMMORTAL Members Embroiled In Legal Battle Over Rights To Band Name
According to Dagbladet.no, members of the legendary Norwegian black metal band IMMORTAL are embroiled in a legal battle over the IMMORTAL trademark. The group's frontman Abbath (real name Olve Eikemo) has attempted to claim rights to the IMMORTAL name via his sole proprietorship Eikemo Compositions....December 11, 2014
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JAKE E. LEE: Why I Gave Up Songwriting Credit For OZZY OSBOURNE's 'Bark At The Moon'
Guitarist Jake E. Lee says that he wrote most of the music for Ozzy Osbourne's classic 1983 album "Bark At The Moon" — with some help from Osbourne's bassist at the time, Bob Daisley — but that he didn't get any credit for it as part of an agreement he made with Osbourne and Ozzy's ...December 10, 2014
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POISON Singer BRET MICHAELS Undergoes Kidney Surgery
According to Pete Evick, the guitar player in POISON singer Bret Michaels' solo band, Bret underwent surgery on his kidneys this past week, forcing him to cancel the October 30 Rockin' 4 A Reason concert in Champaign, Illinois benefiting the Champaign County Humane Society. Evick says: "In typical B...November 10, 2014
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