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Newspaper: Radio Host Proclaims He Has Suicide Video
Robert Farley of the St. Petersburg Times reports a Chicago man says he has exclusive video of the much-hyped HELL ON EARTH performance Saturday night, including "crazy" footage that purports to show a sickly-looking man commiting suicide through "some sort of asphyxiation." But Shane Bugbee isn't n...October 6, 2003
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Suicide Concert Halted By Web Attack
A concert by Florida shock-rockers HELL ON EARTH which was to feature an on-stage suicide of a terminally ill person was postponed Saturday because of problems with the planned broadcast of the event over the Internet, according to The Associated Press. The band's web site was attacked Saturday even...October 5, 2003
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Lawyer: Suicide Concert May Not Take Place
The attorney for Florida shock-rockers HELL ON EARTH said on Friday it is not clear if the band will go ahead with their plans to stage a live suicide at their Saturday concert, according to The Associated Press. The group had intended to broadcast the incident on their web page. "It appears that ev...October 3, 2003
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Police Conduct In GUNS N' ROSES Riot Probed
A public inquiry has been ordered into the conduct of two police officers during a riot after a GUNS N' ROSES concert was cancelled at the last moment in Vancouver last November, the Canadian Press reports. Complaints Commissioner Dirk Ryneveld says most of the police response to the disturbance was...October 3, 2003
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Judge Blocks Band's Suicide Show
A Circuit Court judge slapped an injunction Thursday (October 2) on Florida shock-rockers HELL ON EARTH banning them from holding an onstage suicide that their leader vows will occur during a webcast performance this weekend, according to the Associated Press. St. Petersburg leaders had asked Judge...October 2, 2003
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PUNKVOTER: Musicians Take Anti-BUSH Message Directly To The Fans
Billy Gould (ex-FAITH NO MORE),Jello Biafra (ex-DEAD KENNEDYS),Fat Mike (NOFX),Billy Joe Armstrong (GREEN DAY),THE OFFSPRING, BAD RELIGION and FOO FIGHTERS are among the musicians that have come together to form Punkvoter, a coalition to educate, register and mobilize over 500,000 progressive vo...September 30, 2003
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Band Vows to Defy Assisted Suicide Law
Mitch Stacy of The Associated Press reports that the leader of the rock group HELL ON EARTH said an onstage suicide will happen during a private St. Petersburg concert this weekend in defiance of a new city law designed to stop it. "The show will go on," Billy Tourtelot said Monday. "It will be avai...September 29, 2003
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Florida 'Suicide Band' Forces Emergency Meeting Of St. Petersburg Council
Bay News 9 reports that HELL ON EARTH's persistence forced an emergency meeting of the St. Petersburg City Council Monday morning (September 29). Council members held a special session in an attempt to stop the Tampa-based industrial rock band from continuing with a planned suicide at one of their c...September 29, 2003
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HELL ON EARTH Singer Guests On 'Steve And DC Morning Show'
HELL ON EARTH singer Billy Tourtelot was a guest on the "Steve And DC Morning Show" on Tuesday (September 23). The vocalist talked about his band's controversial plan to stage a live suicide during a concert in St. Petersburg, Florida next month. Listen to the interview in Real Audio here. ...September 25, 2003
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City Says No To 'Suicide Show', But Band Says Yes
Florida shock-rockers HELL ON EARTH have vowed to go ahead with their plans to stage a live suicide during a concert in the city of St. Petersburg next month. Despite the fact that the city officials, in cooperation with the Florida Governors Office, have "strong-armed" venues into canceling their p...September 25, 2003
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Florida Theater Owner Pulls Plug On Suicide Band
The owner of a theater where a band said it would stage a live suicide during a concert next month said Wednesday he isn't allowing the show to take place, according to the Associated Press. Meanwhile, the owner of another club where the band HELL ON EARTH said they intended to move their show, also...September 24, 2003
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Update: Florida Officials Trying To Prevent 'Suicide Show'
Tampa's Bay News 9 is reporting that controversy continues to surround a rock concert, in which a band is promoting a "live on stage" suicide at the State Theatre (photo) in St. Petersburg. On Thursday (September 18),the owner of the venue met with St. Petersburg police, who along with city leaders...September 19, 2003
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BILLY SHEEHAN To Play In STEVE VAI's Band On G3 '03 Tour
Legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (DAVID LEE ROTH, MR. BIG, TALAS) will be part of STEVE VAI's backing group during the upcoming G3 '03 tour, also featuring JOE SATRIANI and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN. "Some of you old timers may remember the TALAS/YNGWIE tour from 1985," Sheehan writes on his web site. "That w...September 17, 2003
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AUDIOSLAVE Guitarist Hits The Road To Demand 'Truth'
Ex-RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE/current AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello will be joined by political singer/songwriters Steve Earle and Billy Bragg next month for the Tell Us the Truth tour, according to Billboard.com. Timed to coincide with the start of the 2004 presidential race, the three-week tour o...September 17, 2003
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M.O.D. Announce East Coast Dates
M.O.D., the band led by former S.O.D. frontman Billy Milano, have announced a host of East Coast dates in support of their recently released album, "The Rebel You Love to Hate". In the two years from the disc's conception until its reality, the band and music have transformed into a new beast, and t...September 16, 2003
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