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SLIPKNOT Sued For Not Performing

John O'Brien of The West Virginia Record reports that a Huntington, WV concert promoter is suing SLIPKNOT for canceling a 2001 show that he organized. Don Maynard filed the lawsuit Nov. 27 in Cabell Circuit Court against Slipknot Touring and band members Sid Wilson, Nathan Jordison, Paul Gray, Chris...

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ROB HALFORD, ROBERT PLANT, BON SCOTT, OZZY Are Among 'Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists'

Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Robert Plant (LED ZEPPELIN) and Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) are among the singers who appear on Hit Parader magazine's (cover) list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" (published in the November 2006 issue). Commented the editors of the magazi...

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STONE SOUR Frontman To Guest On IRON MAIDEN Singer's Radio Show

STONE SOUR/SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Saturday, December 30 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) U.K. time (between 3...

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TYSON SCHENKER's FASTER INFERNO Calls It Quits

FASTER INFERNO (formerly RAIDERS OF ROCK N' ROLL),the British band featuring guitarist Tyson Schenker — the son of the legendary SCORPIONS and UFO guitarist Michael Schenker — has called it a day. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "Sadly, it reaches a point when everyth...

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DARK NEW DAY Bassist Collaborating With L.A.'s CHOLERIC

Bassist Corey Lowery (DARK NEW DAY, ex-STEREOMUD, STUCK MOJO) is currently collaborating with the Los Angeles band CHOLERIC on songs for their debut CD, tentatively due next year. Commented CHOLERIC drummer Josh Villalta: "This CD is what has been lacking in metal/rock/whateveryouwannacallittoday. I...

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Former DECREPIT BIRTH Guitarist Pleads Not Guilty To Sex Crimes

KTVU.com reports that former DECREPIT BIRTH guitarist Michael Jay Turner has pleaded not guilty to sex crimes charges. The District Attorney's office has filed 14 charges involving five girls and one woman against Turner, 27, who entered his plea to Judge Samuel Stevens on Wednesday (Nov. 22). Turne...

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'The Family Values Tour 2006' CD Samples Available

30-second audio clips of the entire "The Family Values Tour 2006" CD are currently available at the Circuit City web site. Three tracks off the album — KORN's "Coming Undone", FLYLEAF's cover of U2's "Pride (In the name of Love)" (featuring ARMY OF ANYONE/FILTER frontman Richard Patrick),and DEADSY...

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MUSHROOMHEAD Drummer: SLIPKNOT Are 'Just A Bunch Of Hacks Who Got Lucky'

Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with MUSHROOMHEAD drummer Steve "Skinny" Felton. A few excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: When it comes to MUSHROOMHEAD, there are so many misconceptions with regard to how you formed and what prompted the band to come into being in the fi...

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STONE SOUR: 'Come What(ever) May' Certified Gold In Canada

STONE SOUR's sophomore release, "Come What(ever) May", has been certified gold in Canada for sales in excess of 50,000 copies. The album has shifted 331,000 units in the United States so far, according to Nielsen SoundScan. As previously reported, STONE SOUR will follow up the smash success of its s...

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LED ZEPPELIN's UK MUSIC HALL OF FAME Inducton To Air On VH1 This Weekend

The 2006 UK Music Hall Of Fame premieres on VH1 as a two-hour extravaganza on Saturday, November 25 9:00 p.m. Prince joined the inductees for this year's event — Brian Wilson, Dusty Springfield, LED ZEPPELIN, Rod Stewart, BON JOVI and James Brown in a star-studded evening full of musical legends. Th...

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STONE SOUR Sending 'Sillyworld' To Radio

Launch Radio Networks reports: STONE SOUR will follow up the smash success of its single "Through Glass" with "Sillyworld", the second track headed to radio from the band's sophomore album, "Come What(ever) May". The group will also shoot a video for the song shortly, although singer Corey Taylor ad...

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LIVING COLOUR: European Tour Dates Announced

LIVING COLOUR has announced the following European tour dates: Dec. 12 - Porgy – Vienna, AUT Dec. 13 - Estragon – Bologna, ITA Dec. 14 - BHF. Langendreer – Bochum, GER Dec. 15 - 013 The Choice – Tilburg, NETH Dec. 16 - Patronaat – Haarlem, NETH Dec. 17 - Ancienne Belgique – Brussels, BEL ...

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TWISTED TOWER DIRE: 'Back To Running At Full Steam Again'

Virginia's "classic metal" act TWISTED TOWER DIRE has issued the following update: "As many fans might know, TWISTED TOWER DIRE vocalist of nine years Tony Taylor has officially left the band and is now singing for German metal band CUSTARD. He is still like a brother and TWISTED TOWER DIRE wishes h...

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TRIVIUM: New Audio Interview With COREY BEALIEU Posted Online

Guitarist Corey Bealieu of Florida-based metallers TRIVIUM was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The Corey Bealieu interview begins at aroun...

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WHITESNAKE's New Live Album To Be Made Available In U.S. Via iTunes

WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale has commented on last week's Classic Rock Roll of Honour event, which took place on November 6 in London. WHITESNAKE was honored with the "Band of the Year" and "Best DVD" awards at the show, which was organized by Classic Rock magazine. Commented WHITESNAKE front...