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Three Years After DIMEBAG's Murder: Missed Opportunities Abound

Rock author, writer and photographer Chris Armold — who penned the book "A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa", which is described as the authorized biography of Jeffery "Mayhem" Thompson, former head of security for DAMAGEPLAN, and two other heroes (audience member Nat...

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EXODUS: 'Riot Act' Video Makes Official Online Debut

More than a month after the clip was first leaked to YouTube, EXODUS' video for the song "Riot Act" has finally made its official online debut. The clip was directed by Jon Schnepp of "Metalocalypse" (on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim) for Schneppzone Inc., and will make its TV debut on Saturday, Dece...

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GENE HOGLAN To Play For Reunited Thrashers FORBIDDEN

Legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, DEATH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT) has issued the following update: "I'm currently in Stockholm, Sweden, after just returning from a highly successful and awesome string of dates in Italy with my bitches, MELDRUM. "I'd like to say a big thank you and he...

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DEEP PURPLE Compiling Fan Scrapbook

DEEP PURPLE's official web site has been updated with the following message: "DEEP PURPLE has given so much to the fans over the years and now we want to give something back to them. DeepPurple.org is compiling a fan scrapbook and we need your help! We want you to submit a page to be included ...

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EXODUS: 'Riot Act' Video To Debut On 'Headbanger's Ball' This Weekend

Deemed one of metal's most important heritage bands for the lasting — and ongoing — contributions they've made to the creation and sustenance of the thrash metal genre, it is only apt that the first EXODUS video in support of their recently released, Billboard Heatseekers-charting album, "The Atroci...

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METAL CHURCH Singer To Perform With KATAGORY V In Las Vegas

Utah-based progressive/power metallers KATAGORY V will perform as METAL CHURCH vocalist Ronny Munroe's backing band in Las Vegas, Nevada on New Year's Eve. Commented KATAGORY V bassist Dustin Mitchell: "When we got the call from our friend Jeff (promoter, Loud Productions) about possibly putting tog...

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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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SLASH On GUNS N' ROSES, Dating Porn Stars And Playing With MICHAEL JACKSON

Metro.co.uk recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metro.co.uk: What was the high point of your time in GUNS N' ROSES? Slash: The whole thing was a high point. It was the best thing I could have got involved w...

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ICED EARTH Drummer Issues Final 'Road Rage' Report

ICED EARTH drummer Brent Smedley has posted the final entry in the "Road Rage Reports" section of the band's official web site. An excerpt follows: "Sometimes at the end of the tour people can get touritis...which is a condition where you begin to get a little loopy, crazy, silly or whatever. Tim [T...

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FIREWIND Hard At Work On New Album

FIREWIND's mastermind/guitarist Gus G. has issued the following update: "Well, most of the recordings for the new album are done by now! We've been locked at Sweden's Studio Fredman for about a month now and I'm super-excited with the way things are shaping up! Killer sounds on the drums, guitars an...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Parts Ways With Singer, Guitarist

Minnesota-based vocalist Melissa Ferlaak and guitarist Wolfgang "Wops" Koch have officially left the Austrian symphonic metal band VISIONS OF ATLANTIS. Commented the group in a statement: "Yes, you read right, Melissa, as well as her boyfriend Wolfgang are not in VISIONS OF ATLANTIS anymore. We were...

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FATES WARNING Bassist JOEY VERA Issues European Tour Recap

Bassist Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING) has issued the following update: "Home now from the [FATES WARNING European] tour. I'm reminded how much I miss playing live, Man, I love it. I truly had a great time. We (the FATES guys) all get along so well. We had tons of laughs and I mean ...

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PRIMORDIAL Frontman Clarifies His Stance On Illegal Music Downloading

Vocalist Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill of the of the Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL has issued the following update: "The [new PRIMORDIAL] album ['To the Nameless Dead'] is officially out this week and while the shipping figures from the label are excellent and more than the last one sold, it remai...

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JETBOY Guitarist Says SLASH 'Contradicts Himself' In His New Book

BringBackGlam.com recently conducted an interview with JETBOY lead guitarist Billy Rowe. An excerpt from the chat follows: BringBackGlam.com: Do you know that JETBOY is mentioned several times in the new Slash autobiography? Billy: Yeah. That's a very interesting question. We played L.A. Friday and...

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1349 Frontman: Next Album Will Be 'Wilder And Darker'

MTUK metal 'zine recently conducted an interview with 1349 vocalist Ravn and bassist Seidemann. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MTUK: Have you been in song writing mode or anything like that? Ravn: We are in, like, limbo state. We have this tour going on and we have a lot of ...