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ANTHRAX Guitarist SPITZ: 'I Have Been Accepting The Love And Wonderful Gifts From Jesus'

ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz has re-launched his official web site at www.SpitzWatch.com. A posting from Spitz at the site reads as follows: "Well, watch aficionados and music lovers, take note that the worldwide watch magazine Tourneau Times that is put out by the largest high-end watch store in the...

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MEGADETH Mainman Confirms New Album Is Being Recorded In England

Chad Bowar of About.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: Will there be a Gigantour 2 this summer? Mustaine: "Yes. We've already started confirming some of our acts and working out what the routing is for the festival, like the...

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Louisiana Venue Manager Says He Was Deceived Into Believing GUNS N' ROSES Would Play His Club

Despite published reports to the contrary, GUNS N' ROSES will **NOT** be performing at the 307 Jazz & Blues Club in Lafayette, Louisiana on May 26. According to The Daily Advertiser, the managers of the 307 venue — who allegedly sent in a deposit for the May 26 gig last Friday — ...

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POISON Frontman To Star In Film Based On His Life

Syndicated newspaper columnists Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith are reporting that POISON lead singer Bret Michaels — who's gearing up to head out on the group's "20 Years of Rock Tour" next month — will go before the cameras by year's end in a film based on his own life if all goes as ...

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AXL ROSE, LEMMY, CHAD KROEGER Are Among '100 Unsexiest Men In The World'

GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose, MOTÖRHEAD mainman Lemmy Kilmister and NICKELBACK singer Chad Kroeger are among the 100 Unsexiest Men in the World, according to ThePhoenix.com. After pouring through thousands of photographs, millions of frames of movies and TV shows, the staff at ThePhoenix.com has...

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IRON MAIDEN: Four Songs Mixed, Six More To Go

IRON MAIDEN producer Kevin Shirley has issued another update as part of his ongoing studio diary covering the making of the group's new album, tentatively due this fall. An excerpt from the latest entry follows: "We worked Monday to Wednesday, and while it was constructive, it was more of the same....

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ARMORED SAINT, DEATH ANGEL, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM To Team Up For Hollywood Show

ARMORED SAINT, DEATH ANGEL and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM will be teaming up for a special performance on Friday, July 7 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California. ARMORED SAINT will play several West Coast dates in June/July in adition to their upcoming European mini-tour, which is scheduled to k...

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NICKELBACK: Live Video Of DIMEBAG Tribute Track Posted Online

A live video of NICKELBACK performing their track "Side of a Bullet" — featuring a solo by late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott played over the speakers and a large screen with video footage of Dimebag going through the whole song — has been posted online at YouTube.com. "Side...

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GLENN HUGHES: 60-Minute Audio Interview Posted Online

Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) fanzine Coast To Coast has announced its very first podcast featuring two exclusive interviews: the first with Chad Smith of RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, the drummer and co-producer of Glenn's new album, "Music for the Divine"; the second is a 60-plus-minute chat...

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Cash Is King

Stoner to the core, wielding riffs like the hammers of Thor and trading in soulful grooves big enough to drive semis through, Indianapolis's DEVIL TO PAY make a big leap forward on this, their second album. Not content to mimic the genre's conventions, the band wander a little beyond the standard fu...

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GUNS N' ROSES To Play Louisiana Club Show In May?

According to an article in today's (April 15) edition of Louisiana's The Daily Advertiser, GUNS N' ROSES are scheduled to play at the 307 Jazz & Blues Club in Lafayette, Louisiana on May 26. Tickets for the concert are $35 and reportedly go on sale May 6, but will be sold in advance ...

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CKY Part Ways With ISLAND RECORDS

CKY have officially parted ways with Island Records. The band's guitarist/vocalist Deron Miller has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the matter: "Today we were finally released from our contract with Island Records. We had been asking to be let go since 2003 when it was cle...

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MERCENARY Announce New Album Title

Danish metallers MERCENARY have posted the following message on their official web site: "We've been waiting for this moment for a long time, and now it's finally here. The new MERCENARY album — the follow up to '11 Dreams' – is done. The recordings ended on Friday, April 7th. We're also finally abl...

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TRIVIUM, IN FLAMES, OPETH Among METAL HAMMER GOLDEN GODS Nominees

The nominations for the fourth annual Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards — which this year takes place on Monday, June 12 at Koko in Camden, North London — were announced today. In keeping with the "Valhalla" theme of this year's awards, Metal Hammer magazine have teamed up with the crew of the "Hammer...

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WICKED WISDOM: 'Bleed All Over Me' To Receive 'Headbanger's Ball' Premiere

WICKED WISDOM — the five-piece band featuring actress Jada Pinkett Smith (wife of Will Smith) — will debut their new video, "Bleed All Over Me", on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" on Saturday, April 29. "Hopefully people will like the new single and the video," Jada said. "Dean Karr [director] did his th...