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STEVE HARRIS' Daughter To Open For IRON MAIDEN In Denmark

According to a posting on the IRON MAIDEN fan site MaidenFans.com, MAIDEN's European support act TRIVIUM will not be able to make it to the two sold-out shows in Denmark (November 9-10) and will be replaced for those gigs only by LAUREN HARRIS (photos) — daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve ...

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ROBERT PLANT: 'Nine Lives' Box Set Pushed Back To November

Launch Radio Networks reports: Robert Plant's post-LED ZEPPELIN career will get boxed on November 14 with the release of "Nine Lives" (cover). The package will have all of Plant's solo albums, as well as a DVD with music videos, interviews, and bonus footage. Each of the albums — "Pictures At Eleven...

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Journalist: DISSECTION's NÖDTVEIDT Was 'A Misunderstood Soul Who Deserves Respect'

Paul Stenning, author of the GUNS N' ROSES book "The Band That Time Forgot" and the AC/DC book "Two Sides to Every Glory", who is going to be publishing a 130,000-word biography on IRON MAIDEN, entitled "30 Years of the Beast - The Complete Biography 1976-2006", has posted the following message on h...

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DISSECTION's JON NÖDTVEIDT: 'Lost' Interview Surfaces

DISSECTION's U.S. promoter, Jim Mills, has posted a previously unpublished interview with the group's frontman, Jon Nödtveidt, on his MySpace page. As previously reported, Nödtveidt, 31, was found dead on August 16 at his apartment in Hässelby, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, the apparent victim of a...

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ULI JON ROTH: European Tour Dates Announced

Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth has announced a number of "Band of Sky" tour dates in October/November. These are going to be Uli's first full-length concert appearances in Sweden since the days of ELECTRIC SUN. The dates are as follows: Oct. 28 - Sala, SWE - Rockland Oct. 29 - Stockholm, SWE - Dra...

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JON OLIVA To Guest On TotalRock.com On Friday

SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva will be interviewed on TotalRock.com on Friday, August 25 on "The Helldrive" with Twang between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. U.K. time. According to a posting on Oliva's web site, "Twang hooked up with 'The Legendary Mountain King' himself for a major interview which takes i...

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ESCAPI MUSIC Comments On DISSECTION Frontman's Passing

Peter Anneroth, CEO of Escapi Music, has issued the following statement regarding the passing of DISSECTION frontman Jon Nödtveidt: "We regret to have lost a great musician and friend and will continue to work with the DISSECTION projects we have started to do our best to promote and support the mus...

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DISSECTION Guitarist: JON NÖDTVEIDT Didn't Have Copy Of 'The Satanic Bible' At Suicide Scene

DISSECTION guitarist Set Teitan (ex-ABORYM, BLOODLINE) has dismissed media reports that the group's frontman, Jon Nödtveidt, placed an open copy of "The Satanic Bible" in front of him before killing himself last week at his apartment in Hässelby, a suburb of Stockholm. According to the Swedish newsp...

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VELVET REVOLVER, DEFTONES, ALICE IN CHAINS Members Featured On BEATLES Compilation

On October 24, 2006, Restless Records will release "Butchering The Beatles" — featuring the biggest, the baddest, the heaviest all-star line-up ever assembled to honor what is arguably the greatest band ever — THE BEATLES. All-in-all, over 50 internationally known recording artists bring their uniqu...

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DAN SWANÖ Comments On Passing Of DISSECTION Frontman

Swedish producer/multi-instrumentalist Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, NIGHTINGALE, SECOND SKY, BLOODBATH) has commented on the passing of DISSECTION frontman Jon Nödtveidt. Nödtveidt, 31, was found dead on Wednesday, August 16 at his apartment in Hässelby, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, the apparent vic...

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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'...