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ROTTING CORPSE Demos To Be Released On CD

Renowned '80s thrash band ROTTING CORPSE, whose original lineup included current SOLITUDE AETURNUS mainman John Perez and former DEATH touring guitarist/roadie Walter Trachsler, are planning on releasing all their demos on one CD. In a 2002 interview with Metal-Rules.com, Perez talked about ROTTING...
January 21, 2005
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DIMEBAG Line Of Guitars To Be Introduced At NAMM

Janet Zink of the St. Petersburg Times reports that late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott lives on with a line of guitars that Florida-based manufacturer and distributor Dean Guitars will introduce today (Jan. 20) at a music industry conference in Anaheim, Calif. Some guitars in...
January 20, 2005
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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer Launches Web Site, Completes Work On Solo Demo

Former JUDAS PRIEST/current ICED EARTH vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens has launched his official web site at TimRipperOwens.com. Owens has just completed work on his first solo demo recording with a view towards landing a record deal. "In the meantime I've got a few more killer tracks that aren't on the...
January 19, 2005
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ALTER BRIDGE Guitarist Pays Tribute To DIMEBAG On 'Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

ALTER BRIDGE/ex-CREED guitarist Mark Tremonti paid tribute to late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott by displaying Dimebag's photo on his guitar during ALTER BRIDGE's appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Tuesday night (Jan. 18). Watch ALTER BRIDGE's performance of "Find...
January 19, 2005
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CROWBAR: New MP3 To Be Available Online This Weekend

Candlelight Records has announced the worldwide premiere of "Dead Sun" from CROWBAR's soon-to-be-released new album, "Lifesblood for the Downtrodden". Candlelight will premiere the song, also the album's lead video, beginning at 9:00 a.m. EST on Saturday, January 22. Bring your browser to the label'...
January 18, 2005
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'Hero' Police Officer Makes Appearance At DAMAGEPLAN Benefit Concert

Columbus Police Officer James D. Niggemeyer made a brief appearance on stage during BOBAFLEX's set at the Jan. 14 benefit concert held at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, with all proceeds helping the families of two local victims of the DAMAGEPLAN concert shooting, Erin Halk and Nathan Bray. The crowd...
January 18, 2005
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PHANTOM-X: Demo Tracks Available For Download

PHANTOM-X, the new project featuring OMEN singer Kevin Goocher along with guitarist Russell D. Contreras (TYR),bassist Glenn Malicki (STRANGERS) and drummer Danny White (ASKA),have uploaded their three-song demo at their official web site. The demo, which was engineered and produced by Sterling Wi...
January 18, 2005
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DAMAGEPLAN Shooting: What Happened The Night DIMEBAG Was Murdered?

The following story by John Futty was published in the January 16, 2005 edition of The Columbus Dispatch: His high-pitched scream spoke to all of the things William Wever couldn't say. "It was like he suddenly realized, 'I've got another man's blood on me,' " said his friend Crystal Levings, 25, of...
January 16, 2005
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Club Where DIMEBAG Was Murdered Reopens With Benefit Concert

A sellout crowd of 700 marked the reopening of the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, Ohio that was the scene of last month's shooting spree in which five people were killed, including former PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. The Alrosa Villa held a benefit concert and auction Friday night (Ja...
January 15, 2005
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THROWDOWN Prepare To Record New Album

THROWDOWN are about to enter the studio with producer Zeuss (HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL) to begin work on their new album, "Vendetta", and the band, as always, are on a mission. "We want to remind the hardcore and metal world what this music is and isn't about, because some people seem to have forgotte...
January 14, 2005
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Police: Killer Didn't Say Anything To DIMEBAG Before Shooting Him

Ohio's NBC 4 is reporting that the man who killed four people at the Alrosa Villa nightclub last month, including former PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, had several unused rounds before he was shot and killed by an officer, police said Thursday (Jan. 13). Nathan Gale, 25, of Marysville,...
January 13, 2005
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QUEEN Musical May Add DIMEBAG Tribute

antiMUSIC is reporting that the QUEEN musical "We Will Rock You" may add a tribute to late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott during a key sequence in the show. Dimebag was shot by a deranged fan that stormed the stage during a DAMAGEPLAN concert in Ohio last month. Paul Crook is...
January 12, 2005
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Web Site That Made Light Of DIMEBAG's Murder Apologizes, Suspends Development

The WeWontMissHim.com web site, which recently selected late DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott as its January 2005 "Dead Guy of the Month," has officially "suspended development" after receiving 250,000 hits in less than 24 hours and a number of complaints resulting from a Jan...
January 12, 2005
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DIMEBAG On 'L.A. Lloyd's Rock 30': Replay Scheduled For This Weekend

On February 14, 2004, "Dimebag" Darrell and Vinnie Paul of DAMAGEPLAN/PANTERA co-hosted "L.A. Lloyd's Rock 30", a three-hour rock countdown syndicated nationally through Excelsior Radio Networks. Due to the overwhelming e-mail requests from fans, L.A. Lloyd will replay that show this weekend on stat...
January 12, 2005
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Newly Launched Web Site Makes Light Of DIMEBAG's Murder

A newly launched web site, WeWontMissHim.com, has selected late DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott as its January 2005 "Dead Guy of the Month." The site's home page features a photo of Dimebag complete with a superimposed "bullet hole" in his forehead along with the message, "H...
January 11, 2005