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BALLISTIC: Negotiating With Record Labels

BALLISTIC mainman Tom Gattis (ex-DEUCE, TENSION, WARDOG) has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "First, I'm going to be a dad, finally! I had been working on it ever since Frankfurt last year and it finally took. Words can't express how excited I am. "We are currently shop...

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QUEEN Honored At Britain's IVOR NOVELLO AWARDS

According to BrianMay.com, QUEEN today collected two major awards at the 50th Ivor Novello Awards, held this afternoon in London. Given each year, The Ivors, presented by the British Academy of Composers & Songwriters in association with The Performing Rights Society (PRS),are given to celebrat...

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AVENGER To Support Y&T In U.K.

AVENGER, the newly reformed NWOBHM band featuring original members Ian Davison Swift (ex-ATOMKRAFT),Gary Young and Mick Moore, along with new additions Glenn S. Howes (ex-TYGERS OF PAN TANG, BLITZKRIEG) and Liam Thompson (DEATH AND BLOOD),will be the main support act on Y&T's upcoming tour of...

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ATOMKRAFT Mainman Disputes Former Guitarist's Claims: 'This Is All So Sad'

ATOMKRAFT mainman Tony Dolan has responded to his former bandmate/guitarist Rob Matthew's claim that Rob wrote "half of the songs" in the group's early days — a fact that Matthew say he has never received proper credit for. In an e-mail sent to BLABBERMOUTH.NET earlier today, Matthew stated, "It see...

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DARKEST HOUR Guitarist's LOCUST FACTOR Project Available For Download

DARKEST HOUR guitarist Kris Norris has uploaded the entire 2002 album from his LOCUST FACTOR project at his official web site, KrisNorris.com. According to a posting on the site, "LOCUS FACTOR started out as a Kris Norris solo project when he was 18. After years of recording on the computer he met u...

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GENE SIMMONS In May Issue DUB Magazine

A five-page interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons is included in the current issue of DUB magazine. The article in "the original automotive lifestyles magazine" is decorated with photos of Gene with babes and cars. Go to Kiss Kollector to see photos of Gene with playmate Audra Lynn and P...

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GEEZER BUTLER: TONY IOMMI's New Solo CD Is 'Best Album I've Heard In Years'

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has posted the following message in the "Journal" section of his official web site: "Congratulations are in order this week. Firstly, I want to congratulate Tony Iommi for the best album I've heard in years. SABBATH fans, and Iommi fans, are going to be rejoicing...

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DARKEST HOUR To Film 'Convalescence' Video Next Week

DARKEST HOUR will be shooting a video for the song "Convalescence" with director Dale Resteghini (HATEBREED, TRIVIUM, UNEARTH, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN) on May 18 in New York City. "Convalescence" comes off DARKEST HOUR upcoming album, "Undoing Ruin", due on June 28 via Victory Records. A preview o...

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DARKEST HOUR: 'Undoing Ruin' Preview Available Online

A preview of the new DARKEST HOUR album, "Undoing Ruin", is available online at the Victory Records web site. The follow-up to 2003's "Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation", "Undoing Ruin" was produced by STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend and features artwork by Chris Taylor of PG. 99. A June...

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Officer Who Took Out DIMEBAG's Killer Up For 'America's Most Wanted All-Star' Prize

Columbus Police Officer James D. Niggemeyer, who is widely credited for saving lives on Dec. 8, 2004 when he entered Alrosa Villa without backup and killed a crazed gunman responsible for blowing away four people, including PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, is among the finalist...

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GARY MOORE To Perform At 'A Tribute to Dick Heckstall-Smith'

Legendary guitarist Gary Moore is one of the confirmed guests at the upcoming "A Tribute to Dick Heckstall-Smith" event on June 6 at the London Astoria. Other artists scheduled to appear include COLOSSEUM, Jack Bruce, Gary Husband, Mick Taylor, John Etheridge & John Marshall (SOFT MACHINE),Pete...

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Label: SLIPKNOT Bassist Suffering From 'Exhaustion', Will Rejoin Band For European Tour

Lisa Fernandez of the Des Moines Register reports: To the shock of many maggots, Des Moines metal band SLIPKNOT performed last weekend at Hilton Coliseum in Ames without bassist Paul Gray. Singer Corey Taylor's announcement from the stage was vague — that Gray had been hospitalized, would return soo...

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SLIPKNOT Bassist Forced To Miss Band's Iowa Homecoming

SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray was forced to mix the band's latest central Iowa homecoming Saturday night (April 23) at Hilton Coliseum in Ames after being hospitalized for an unspecified reason, according to singer Corey Taylor's announcement from stage. Gray is reportedly due to make a speedy return t...

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SLIPKNOT To Play 'Secret' Show In Glasgow

According to a post at Metabolic666.com, SLIPKNOT will play a "secret" gig at the Glasgow Barrowlands on June 8. This is a special warm-up show for the group's Download festival appearance, which is scheduled for Sunday, June 12 at Donington Park, U.K. SLIPKNOT had to cancel several shows earlier th...

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SLIPKNOT: Utah Show Canceled

The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting that SLIPKNOT's concert tonight (April 19) has been canceled because lead vocalist Corey Taylor is ill, according to promoter United Concerts. The band will be driving to Denver today in hopes that tomorrow night's show at Magness Arena is a go. SLIPKNOT were sched...