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Former PANTERA Guitar Legend DIMEBAG DARRELL Returns to DEAN
Dean Guitars announced Saturday November 13, 2004 that they have signed DAMAGEPLAN guitarist Dimebag Darrell (ex-PANTERA) to an exclusive endorsement agreement with an extensive line of USA-made and imported model "Dimebag" guitars to be introduced in January 2005. Dimebag Darrell, named by Guitar W...November 16, 2004
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MICHAEL SCHENKER To Tour With SIGGI SCHWARZ In Germany
Guitar legend Michael Schenker will be embarking on a short German tour with guitarist Siggi Schwarz and his band in Germany in mid-December. Confirmed dates are as follows: Dec. 17 - Winterbach/Stuttgart, GER @ Turnhalle Dec. 18 – Heidenheim, GER @ Karl-Rau-Halle Dec. 19 - Dillingen/Donau, GER @ Do...November 14, 2004
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TONY IOMMI Says There Are 'No Plans' For A New BLACK SABBATH Studio Album
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi recently spoke to Classic Rock Revisited about his recently released collaborative CD with singer Glenn Hughes (ex-DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH),entitled "The 1996 DEP Sessions", and the possibility of a new SABBATH studio album, among other topics. Several excerpts...November 13, 2004
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GENE SIMMONS: More Details Revealed About 'Rock School' Reality TV Show
Mirror.co.uk is reporting that KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons will teach kids how to rock as part of a reality TV show to be filmed in England. Students at Christ's Hospital in Horsham, West Sussex are to get the shock of their lives when their normal music master is replaced by Simmons. In the...November 5, 2004
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CRO-MAGS' HARLEY FLANAGAN To BLABBERMOUTH.NET Detractors: 'Eat A Dick!'
CRO-MAGS legend Harley Flanagan has hit back at the BLABBERMOUTH.NET detractors who have posted negative comments about his latest project — a "Hardcore Hall of Fame" web site dedicated to sharing information about some of hardcore music's earliest and most influential artists. In an e-mail sent to...November 4, 2004
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FEAR FACTORY Singer Talks Horror Movies
FEAR FACTORY singer Burton C. Bell recently spoke to Icons of Fright about his love of the horror genre, comics, the band's soundtrack contributions and what films inspire him and the rest of the group. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Icons of Fright: What do you consider some of your fa...November 3, 2004
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CRO-MAGS' HARLEY FLANAGAN Launches 'Hardcore Hall Of Fame' Web Site
New York hardcore legend Harley Flanagan (ex-CRO-MAGS, HARLEY'S WAR) has launched a "Hardcore Hall of Fame" web site at this location. The site, which Harley says he "started putting together with the help of lots of old friends of mine, like Henry Rollins, the BAD BRAINS, AGNOSTIC FRONT and tons of...November 1, 2004
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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Talks About 'Connecting' With Late Country Legend WAYLON JENNINGS
METALLICA frontman James Hetfield recently spoke to USA Today about his appreciation for the music of the late "outlaw country" legend Waylon Jennings, who died in February 2002. Hetfield, who was 12 when "Wanted: The Outlaws" came out, says he became a Jennings fan because of the singer's long hair...October 30, 2004
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Original EXCITER Singer To Interview ANNIHILATOR For Upcoming DVD
Dan Beehler, former singer/drummer of '80s Canadian metal legends EXCITER, will be one of the guest interviewers on ANNIHILATOR's "Ten Years in Hell" DVD, to be released around April 2005. ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters recently remastered five of EXCITER's early releases and orchestrated a worldwi...October 30, 2004
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LEAVES' EYES Singer To Guest On UMBRA ET IMAGO CD
Former THEATRE OF TRAGEDY and current LEAVES' EYES singer Liv Kristine is currently at Mastersound Studio in Fellbach, Germany recording guest vocals for the goth legend UMBRA ET IMAGO's remix of "Ein Letztes Mal". No further details are currently available. As previously reported, Kristine recently...October 28, 2004
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THE WILDHEARTS, PITCHSHIFTER Remember JOHN PEEL
THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger and PITCHSHIFTER singer J.S. Clayden have issued separate statements honoring the late John Peel, crediting the maverick BBC disc jockey with transforming the U.K.'s popular music scene. The 65-year-old Peel, who died of a heart attack on Monday (Oct. 25),was lauded a...October 28, 2004
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SCOTT WEILAND Slams CLASSIC ROCK Magazine Writer
VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland has posted the following message on the group's web site: "To Jeffy: Just when I thought it was safe to go back into the shark-infested waters of the once respected world of rock and roll journalism, I meet Jeffy. At the end of the interview, I give him a rare...October 22, 2004
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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON: Pilot Of The Airwaves
Belfast Telegraph reports: Metal legend Bruce Dickinson has more talents than you might expect. Not only does he front one of the most successful heavy-metals bands of all time — IRON MAIDEN — but he's also an author of two books (on a cross-dressing 18th century toff, as it happens),a competing fe...October 21, 2004
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THOR Stars In 'Murder At The Presidio' With LOU DIAMOND PHILIPS and JASON PRIESTLY
Canadian hard rock legend Thor the Rock Warrior (a.k.a. Jon Mikl Thor) continues to flex his acting muscles and stretch his hard rock career into the world of film and television. Thor is currently filming "Murder at the Presidio" with Lou Diamond Philips and Jason Priestly in Victoria, British Colu...October 19, 2004
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IRON MAIDEN Singer Goes 'Trainspotting'
According to a posting on the IRON MAIDEN fan site MaidenFans.com, MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will be a special guest of the "Trainspotting" show on the U.K. TV channel Discovery Home and Leisure on Friday, October 22. A brief description of the show reads as follows: "Presenter Mark Collins te...October 18, 2004
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