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IMPELLITTERI To Release 'Wicked Maiden' In January

IMPELLITTERI will release its long-awaited new album, "Wicked Maiden", in Japan on January 21, 2009 via Victor Entertainment. The CD, which had the working title of "Good and Evil", was mixed in Vancouver, British Columbia with Greg Reely (DEVILDRIVER, FEAR FACTORY, etc.) and is "by far the most ama...

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METALLICA, MASTODON, PEARL JAM Featured On 'Live From Bonnaroo 2008' DVD

METALLICA, MASTODON and PEARL JAM are among the artists that are featured on the "Live from Bonnaroo 2008" DVD, due in January on DVD from Superfly Presents and A.C. Entertainment. According to Billboard.com, the DVD was originally offered only to 2008 festival ticket-buyers, but is now being made a...

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Official DIMEBAG Biography In The Works

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has revealed more information about the upcoming book on his late brother "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, which is not expected to arrive before 2010. During a recent interview with MTV's HeadbangersBlog.com, Vinnie was asked about...

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More CHUCK SCHULDINER Tribute Concerts Announced

Five more tribute concerts to late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner have been announced: ** Dec. 27 - Bogota, Colombia - Club Gotica Chuck Schuldiner Memorial Fest 2008 with SYMBOLIC and others, special guest: Steve DiGiorgio ** Dec. 20 - Izhevsk, Russia - U-Dance Club Hellmark Blast...

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W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS: 'God Help Us… God Bless America'

W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless has released the following message via the band's official web site, W.A.S.P. Nation: "'We the people of the United States.' These are the first seven words of the constitution of the United States of America. As I stood in the reception area of the Pentagon in Washi...

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Violinist RACHEL BARTON PINE Performs With ULI JON ROTH In Chicago; Review, Photos Available

Acclaimed classical violinist Rachel Barton Pine joined legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth on stage on October 5, 2008 at the House of Blues in Chicago, Illinois. A review of the concert, along with a number of quality photos, can be found on the FourteenG web site. Uli Jon Roth recently released his...

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ARI KOIVUNEN To Perform With ROCK & ROLL SENSATION In Helsinki

On October 15, Finnish heavy metal vocalist Ari Koivunen will join the band ROCK & ROLL SENSATION on stage at the Apollo Live Club in Helsinki, Finland. They will perform a set of heavy rock and metal classics as part of Apollo's weekly club "Keskiviikot on rock". Previous guest musicians have i...

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DIMEBAG Biography 'Black Tooth Grin' Due In April

Da Capo Press has set an April 6, 2009 release date for a 288-page paperback book from Zac Crain entitled "Black Tooth Grin: The High Life, Good Times, and Tragic End of 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott". According to the book's official description, "'Black Tooth Grin' is the first biography of 'Dimebag' D...

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RATT Guitarist, Violinist RACHEL BARTON PINE To Perform With ULI JON ROTH Tonight

RATT guitarist and Warren DeMartini and acclaimed classical violinist Rachel Barton Pine are scheduled to join legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth on stage tonight (Sunday, October 5) at the House of Blues in Chicago, Illinois. Uli Jon Roth has just released his first real rock record since 1985's "Bey...

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Members Of KING'S X And GALACTIC COWBOYS Unite As THE JIBBS

Two-thirds of KING'S X and one half of GALACTIC COWBOYS have united as the new supergroup THE JIBBS. Influenced by flamboyantly shiny clothing and the most traditional of country music, THE JIBBS bring a new slant to non-popular music. After taking a hit from Houston's Hurricane Ike, these four men...

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Classical Violinist Performs Arrangement Of PANTERA's 'Cowboys From Hell'

Video footage of acclaimed classical violinist Rachel Barton Pine and cellist Mike Block performing Rachel's arrangement of "Cowboys From Hell" by PANTERA for a faculty concert at Mark O'Connor's Strings Conference in San Diego on July 31, 2008 can be viewed below. "I've been a big heavy metal fan s...

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DIMEBAG's Dean Of Destiny

Premier Guitar has published a story about how "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) "Dean From Hell" Dean ML was created and took a full circle trip before being returned to its owner prior to the release of PANTERA's "Cowboys From Hell" album. Read it at this location. Darrell Abbott wa...

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GWAR Manager SLEAZY P. MARTINI Comes Out Of Retirement For 'Electile Dysfunction '08' Tour

GWAR upcoming tour, dubbed Electile Dysfunction, will feature the return of the group's manager, Sleazy P. Martini. Sleazy's announcement on the matter reads as follows: "Greeting losers, it is I, the world's shrewdest man, Sleazy P. Martini, manager of GWAR, announcing an entertainment merger betwe...

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KORN, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, OZZY Members Remember DIMEBAG

During this past weekend's one-day Ozzfest in Dallas, Chris Steffen of RollingStone.com spoke to members of KORN, SYSTEM OF A DOWN and OZZY OSBOURNE about their memories of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was killed onstage at an Ohio concert in 2004. Jonathan Davis (K...

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ALL THAT REMAINS, TRIVIUM To Team Up For Co-Headlining Tour

September marks the much-anticipated return to the road for metal behemoths TRIVIUM and ALL THAT REMAINS. The bands will head out on a co-headlining six-week tour, alternating the closing slot. 36 CRAZYFISTS and THE HUMAN ABSTRACT will support, making for an evening of eclectic and uncompromising me...