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ROB HALFORD Remembers DIMEBAG

Today (Thursday, December 8) marks the seven-year anniversary of the death of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Abbott, one of the most beloved and respected musicians in hard rock, was shot onstage during a DAMAGEPLAN concert at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, Ohio by a...

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ANTHRAX Bassist Pays Tribute To DIMEBAG: 'He Was Like A Brother To Me'

Tomorrow (Thursday, December 8) marks the seven-year anniversary of the death of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Abbott, one of the most beloved and respected musicians in hard rock, was shot onstage during a DAMAGEPLAN concert at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, Ohio by...

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DIO DISCIPLES, KILL DEVIL HILL To Perform At 'Dimebash'

DIO DISCIPLES the new project featuring former DIO members Simon Wright (drums),Craig Goldy (guitar),Scott Warren (keyboards) and Rudy Sarzo alongside singers Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) and Toby Jepson (LITTLE ANGELS, GUN) and KILL DEVIL HILL the b...

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LAMB OF GOD Frontman 'Loves Reading The Bashings' Of His Band On BLABBERMOUTH.NET

Vocalist Randy Blythe of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD says that he "loves reading the bashings" of his band's music on BLABBERMOUTH.NET because it helps him "sleep extra-soundly knowing we done good once again." A new LAMB OF GOD track, "Ghost Walking", was made available for streaming e...

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PUMPJACK Bassist Dead At 42

Kenneth Lance Patterson (a.k.a. "Willie Hicks"),bassist for the West Texas "southern oilfield trucker stoner" band PUMPJACK, passed away suddenly on November 9, 2011. He was 42 years old. A longtime friend of the late "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) and Dimebag's brother Vinnie Paul,...

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Second Annual 'Dimebash' Concert Detailed

The second annual Dimebash event which is being held in honor of the late, great "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) at the world-famous Key Club on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California will take place on Wednesday, December 14. Fellow musicians will pay homage to one of metal's...

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HELLYEAH Taps JEREMY PARKER For New Album Mix

The metal juggernaut known as HELLYEAH featuring Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE),Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (DAMAGEPLAN) has tapped Jeremy Parker (GODSMACK, EVANESCENCE) to mix the band's third album for an early 2012 release. T...

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MUDVAYNE 'On Hiatus' For At Least Two More Years

MUDVAYNE guitarist Greg Tribbett has confirmed via Twitter that the band is currently on hiatus while he and singer Chad Gray "are concentrating on HELLYEAH," their band with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),guitarist Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and bassist Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (DAMAGEP...

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HELLYEAH 'Close' To Completing Work On Third Album

The metal juggernaut known as HELLYEAH featuring Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE),Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (DAMAGEPLAN) is continuing work on its third album at Abbott's home in Arlington, Texas, where he has a studio set up. G...

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THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF To Record Debut Album With PANTERA Producer

Norwegian female solo artist The Commander-In-Chief will record her first album with engineer/producer Sterling Winfield (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN, HATEBREED, HELLYEAH). The sessions will take place in two steps, with the first five songs set to be laid down in early December 2011 at world-class resident...

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PHILIP ANSELMO On His 'Rift' With REX BROWN, Possibility Of Reconciliation With VINNIE PAUL

High Times senior editor Bobby Black conducted an interview with heavy metal icon Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, ARSON ANTHEM, SUPERJOINT RITUAL) before DOWN's April 28, 2011 concert at the Best Buy Theater in New York City. The chat can now be viewed in four parts below. A few excerpts follow (as t...

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STAIND Guitarist On Getting Heavy Again

Lou Di Monaco of the NY Rock Music Examiner recently conducted an interview with guitarist Mike Mushok of Massachusetts rockers STAIND. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. NY Rock Music Examiner: The record ["Staind"] definitely is HEAVY. What exactly got you guys so angry? Mike Mushok:...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Sings PANTERA Classics At 'Metal Masters Clinic'; Video, Photos Available

Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, ARSON ANTHEM, SUPERJOINT RITUAL) joined Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),David Ellefson (MEGADETH),Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER),Frank Bello (ANTHRAX),Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX) and Kerry King (SLAYER) on stage earlier this evening (Monday, September 12) at the second Metal Maste...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: 'I Love VINNIE PAUL And My Door Is Always Open'

Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, ARSON ANTHEM, SUPERJOINT RITUAL) has released a videotaped statement (see below) regarding the interview he gave to the San Antonio Metal Music Examiner in which he spoke about his current relationship or lack thereof with his former PANTERA bandmate, Vinnie Paul Abbot...

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PHILIP ANSELMO On VINNIE PAUL: 'That Motherf**ker Is So F**king Terrified Of Me'

Jay Nanda of the San Antonio Metal Music Examiner conducted an interview with Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, ARSON ANTHEM, SUPERJOINT RITUAL) prior to DOWN's September 1, 2011 concert at Backstage Live in San Antonio, Texas. You can now watch the 37-minute chat in three parts below. A couple of exce...