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DIMEBAG's Girlfriend: PHILIP ANSELMO Was 'King Of Lies And Manipulation' For A Long Time

Metal Monthly conducted an interview last month (November 2007) with Rita Haney, the longtime girlfriend of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Monthly: Your thoughts on Phil [Anselmo, ex-PANTERA singer]. Is he a part of the pr...

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Sheriff Selling T-Shirts Used In OZZY OSBOURNE Sting For Charity

North Dakota's KXNet.com reports that a law enforcement sting before the OZZY OSBOURNE concert in Fargo has started an unexpected fundraiser for a local non-profit organization. Requests are flooding in to the Cass County Sheriff's office for these t-shirts. Deputies wore them during a sting last mo...

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RUSH Drummer Says Rotterdam Shows 'Represented True Climax Of Tour'

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has updated his web site with the latest journal entry from the road, "Haste Ye Back". In it, he details his travels over the fifteen show Eurorpean leg of the "Snakes & Arrows" tour. He also recounts his feelings of shame and anger at reading he was voted second worst ro...

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Sheriff Refuses To Apologize For OZZY OSBOURNE Sting

Dave Kolpack of The Associated Press reports: One Ozzy Osbourne fan thinks it's clever while another thinks he should sue. Either way, the Cass County [Fargo, North Dakota] sheriff who used Osbourne's concert as bait in a sting operation says he's not apologizing to the hard rock musician. Read more...

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SCORPIONS: 'Live At Wacken' DVD Pushed Back To December; Cover Artwork Revealed

SCORPIONS' concert at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany on August 3, 2006 will be released on DVD in Europe on December 7 via Sony BMG Music Entertainment GmbH. A North American release date has not yet been announced. Entitled "Live At Wacken Open Air 2006: A Night To Remember - A Journey Through...

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Sheriff: OZZY Police Sting Was 'Very Creative Law-Enforcement Technique'

Sheriff Paul Laney, who launched a recent sting operation in Fargo, North Dakota, under the guise of an Ozzy Osbourne party, has responded to criticisms levied by the BLACK SABBATH singer. Ozzy fans were duped into attending a faux party that preceded the rocker's scheduled performance in the area b...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Says Sting Operation In Fargo, North Dakota 'Tarnished' His Reputation

Since when does the lure of an OZZY OSBOURNE concert become the impetus for a sting operation by one local sheriff? That's what an outraged Osbourne would like to know after the events that transpired Monday, October 29 before his show at the Fargodome in Fargo, ND. As masterminded by Paul D. Laney,...

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Report: OZZY OSBOURNE 'Bash' Was Really A Cop Sting By Invitation Only

Patrick Springer of The Associated Press reports: Some fans who turned out for a party before Monday's [October 29] OZZY OSBOURNE-ROB ZOMBIE concert [in Fargo, North Dakota] found out they'd been handed tricks instead of treats by the law when sheriff's deputies crashed the party. The approximately...

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RUSH, QUEEN Tribute Bands Focus Of TV Documentary

A new TV documentary on tribute bands will air on the E! channel in Canada over the next several weeks. It's a four-part series, the second of which will focus on RUSH tribute bands. Narrated by Toronto native and "Rockstar: INXS" finalist Suzie McNeil, each one-hour episode of "Tribute Bands" follo...

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SAMMY HAGAR Says VAN HALEN's Reunion With DAVE LEE ROTH Is 'The Right Thing'

Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with Sammy Hagar. An excerpt from the chat follows: KNAC.COM: How cool is it for you to know though that if you ever were to find yourself in another position where you were in a band or a project of any kind, that you could ...

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SEX PISTOLS Add More Dates, JOHNNY ROTTEN Slags STING

The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: The SEX PISTOLS have just announced additional dates for their current reunion mini-tour. After their single date at England's Brixton Academy sold out in just 10 minutes, they booked the next two days at the same venue. When asked by Brit...

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SCORPIONS Frontman: 'We Wanted To Come Out With This Album With A Global Message'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: "Humanity - Hour 1" shows the SCORPIONS moving in a modern direction. Your last album, "Unbreakable", had a classic SCORPIONS s...

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SCOTT WEILAND Wants To Write 'Better Final Chapter' To STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Story

WashingtonPost.com recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: WashingtonPost.com: It's interesting to hear you say that you're not afraid to throw your influences into an album, because STONE TEMPLE PIL...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist: 'We Wanted To Make An Outstanding Rock Album'

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: The new album. What was it like working with [producer] Desmond Child? Rudolf: A new experience. We had already worked with some good producers like...

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Former XYZ Frontman Releases New Compilation

XYZ singer Terry Ilous has just released "Here And Gone", a new compilation containing 18 rare tracks from his solo years and with XYZ, featuring current or former members of OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK SABBATH, STING, XYZ, DOKKEN, SCORPIONS, AC/DC, DAVID BOWIE, STEVE MILLER BAND, and many more. Comented I...