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THOR Signs With SMOG VEIL RECORDS
Canadian heavy metal legend THOR (a.k.a. Jon Mikl Thor) has inked a deal with Smog Veil Records. A new album, "Thor Against the World", has already been recorded, and should be unleashed very soon. According to an official press release, the new CD is "extremely catchy and addictive, with a timeless...January 18, 2005
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KINRICK To Release Debut Album In March
KINRICK, the new band featuring former FIREWIND/KENZINER vocalist Stephen Fredrick and guitarist Corbin King (VAINGLORY),will release their debut album, "Sense Your Darkness", in Europe on March 28 via Majestic Rock (Japan will receive the album on March 30). Adding their considerable weight to pro...January 17, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH Drummer's 'Rock 50' Radio Appearances To Be Replayed
The following message has been posted at BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward's official web site: For awhile now, Bill Ward has been doing a monthly radio program out of WPMD (a college radio station at Cerritos College in California). This morning comes word that Bill Ward's previous programs will be r...January 17, 2005
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RHAPSODY Keyboardist Launches Web Site
RHAPSODY keyboardist Alex Staropoli has launched his official web site at this location. Staropoli, who is currently working on the compositions for his solo CD, commented: "Thanks to all of you who have supported me through the years and to everyone wanting to know more about me and my solo band al...January 13, 2005
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IRON MAIDEN Singer's 'Flying Heavy Metal' Documentary To Begin Airing This Month
IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson's documentary series about airplanes, entitled "Flying Heavy Metal", will begin airing on Wednesday, January 19 on the Discovery Channel, according to DemonsZone.com. The series, which was produced by the U.K.-based Ricochet production company, is described on the...January 7, 2005
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Graveyard Statue Honors Late RAMONES Legend
The Associated Press is reporting that late punk guitarist Johnny Ramone is being immortalized with a bronze statue at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Ramone, co-founder and guitarist of THE RAMONES, was 55 when he died of prostate cancer on Sept. 15, 2004, at his Los Angeles home. The statue is nea...January 6, 2005
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JIMI HENDRIX, ANGUS YOUNG Have Some Of Best 'Guitar Faces' In Rock
The Associated Press is reporting that Jimi Hendrix not only had the skills to become a rock legend — he apparently had the right look as well. A recent poll found that Hendrix had the best "guitar face" — the look guitarists get when trying to nail a high note or power chord. Hendrix received ...January 6, 2005
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THE BRAIN SURGEONS To Launch European Tour Next Month
THE BRAIN SURGEONS, the critically acclaimed New York City-based collaboration between BLUE ÖYSTER CULT founder Albert Bouchard and punk/metal guitar legend Ross the Boss (DICTATORS, MANOWAR) will begin a European tour Friday, February 11 at the 100 Club in London. For photos and more information, c...January 6, 2005
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MUCHMUSIC VJ's Best Moment Of 2004: Meeting DIMEBAG
MuchMusic asked their VJs what their best moments were in 2004, and Matt Wells talked about hanging out with DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was murdered on stage in Columbus, Ohio last month. "Before December 8th, my favorite moment of my 10 years in the music industry...January 6, 2005
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CHILDREN OF BODOM: Tentative Release Date For New Album Revealed
CHILDREN OF BODOM bassist Henkka Blacksmith has revealed that the group's new album will be recorded in Helsinki, Finland with producer Mikko Karmila but not at the Finnvox studio, where Karmila had previously mixed some of the group's previous output. It is not presently clear if the recordings, wh...January 3, 2005
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SEBASTIAN BACH: Remembering DIMEBAG DARRELL
Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has issued the following statement in memory of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott: "My relationship to this sick series of events goes way back, some 18 years. I joined a band from Detroit called MADAM X back in 1986 and the very first p...December 30, 2004
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KISS: 'Gold' Best-Of Collection Due In January
Launch Radio Networks is reporting that KISS will review the first eight years of its recording career with "Gold", a two-CD best-of collection due for release on January 11. The album features 40 songs recorded between 1974 and 1982, including six live tracks — "Rock Bottom", "Cold Gin", "Rock And...December 29, 2004
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Journalist: The Only Thing Legendary About DIMEBAG DARRELL Was His Drinking Habit
Geoff Harkness of The Pitch writes: Sympathies flooded the Web shortly after guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was shot and killed during a December 8 DAMAGEPLAN concert in Ohio. Frenzied metal message boards were filled with tearful statements from rockers prominent and obscure. Some called Abbott...December 23, 2004
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DIMEBAG Murderer's Mother Speaks Again: My Son's Killer Is A Hero
Chad Williamson of Marysville Journal-Tribune has issued the following report: On the wall of Mary Clark's apartment in Marysville is a wooden picture frame containing odd-shaped pictures of her three boys' typical pictures of smiling children that a mother would cherish. Carved above the pictures i...December 21, 2004
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Guitarist MIKE 'MAD DOG' COMBS Dead At 42
Guitarist Mike "Mad Dog" Combs, who appeared on the "Strait Up" tribute to Lynn Strait (SNOT),was found dead on Vail Mountain in Colorado Tuesday (Dec. 14) after an approximately 19-hour search. Mike, a snowboarder who was the boyfriend of film legend Clint Eastwood's daughter Alison, was found abo...December 16, 2004
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