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DIMEBAG Murderer's Mother Speaks Again: My Son's Killer Is A Hero

Chad Williamson of Marysville Journal-Tribune has issued the following report: On the wall of Mary Clark's apartment in Marysville is a wooden picture frame containing odd-shaped pictures of her three boys' typical pictures of smiling children that a mother would cherish. Carved above the pictures i...

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CAMP FREDDY Announce Free Gig In Hollywood

CAMP FREDDY, the Los Angeles-based "jam" band featuring JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro, former THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (on guitar),ex-JANE'S ADDICTION drummer Stephen Perkins, and vocalist Donovan Leitch (the son of 1960s U.K. folk-rock icon Donovan),will play a free show...

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REDEMPTION Complete Work On Sophomore Album

REDEMPTION's sophomore album, featuring FATES WARNING vocalist Ray Alder, has finally been completed. "Recording, mixing, and mastering are complete and the result is amazing," Nicolas van Dyk, REDEMPTION's primary songwriter and guitarist/keyboardist, writes on the group's web site. "We worked with...

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Ex-CARCASS Frontman Given Advice Column In DECIBEL Magazine

Former CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker now has his very own advice column in Decibel magazine. Send your questions about relationships, musical technique, or just about anything else to [email protected], and look for Jeff's eminent guidance in the magazine's next issue. As previously reporte...

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All DIMEBAG/WASHBURN Merchandise Licensed Material Acquired By BOOGIESTREET

Eric McKenna of BoogieStreet has issued the following press release: BoogieStreet WorldWide Guitars, Pittsburgh, Washburn USA's largest custom shop dealer, has acquired ALL of the remaining official Washburn Dimebag Darrell "swag." This includes shirts, fleece, jackets, hoodies, skull caps, hats, et...

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Could More Guns Have Saved DIMEBAG DARRELL?

Cleveland Scene reports: Chad Baus knows what could have kept Dimebag Darrell alive: More guns. The morning after a kook gunned down the DAMAGEPLAN guitarist and three others in a Columbus nightclub, Ohioans for Concealed Carry, proponent of the right to carry concealed weapons, was on the soapbox,...

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Report: Fans Mourn Slain Ex-PANTERA Guitarist At Memorial Service

Bobby Ross Jr. of The Associated Press has issued the following report: Clad in concert T-shirts and puffing on cigarettes, fans of slain heavy metal guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott faced tight security Tuesday night as they lined up to attend a public memorial service. Security guards screened g...

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BLOODSIMPLE Name Debut Album

New York-based hard rockers BLOODSIMPLE, featuring former members of VISION OF DISORDER, DOWNSET and MEDICATION, have set "A Cruel World" as the title of their debut album, due in early 2005 through MUDVAYNE singer Chad Gray's Bullygoat label imprint (via Warner Bros.). The disc was recorded over th...

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Report: Clubs Don't See Need To Change Security

Carrie Spencer of The Southern Illinoisan reports: A nightclub shooting that left four people dead, including a heavy-metal guitarist, has concert bookers and bar managers wondering whether fans will grumble less the next time they're patted down or directed through a metal detector. Scott Stienecke...

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Report: Columbus-Style Violence Unlikely At Security-Heavy Shows In New York

Jennifer Smith and Rob Kahn of New York's Newsday.com report: Among the 70 or so autographed guitars hanging on the walls of The Downtown music club in Farmingdale is a cherry-colored Washburn signed by "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, the heavy metal guitarist gunned down along with three others by an aud...

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BLOODSIMPLE To Film Video In New York City

BLOODSIMPLE, the new project featuring VISION OF DISORDER members Tim Williams (vocals) and Mike Kennedy (guitar),along with ex-MEDICATION bassist Kyle Sanders and drummer Chris Hamilton, plus guitarist Nick Rowe (guitar),will be shooting a video for an as-yet-undisclosed track off their upcoming...

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TRIVIUM: New Album To Surface In March

Roadrunner Records has set a March 1, 2005 relase date for TRIVIUM's "Ascendancy". Featuring the talents of Matt Heafy on guitars/vocals, Travis Smith on drums, Corey Beaulieu on guitar and Paolo Gregoletto on bass, TRIVIUM is a band whose youth (Heafy is 18, the oldest member is 22) belies their so...

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AGE OF SILENCE To Guest On 'Metal Reigns' Radio Show

AGE OF SILENCE, the band featuring SOLEFALD's Lazare and MAYHEM's Hellhammer, will be talking about their debut album, "Acceleration", on the radio show "Metal Reigns" on Friday, December 10. Broadcast times are as follows: 3 p.m. PST / 6 p.m. EST/ 11 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time/ Midnight: Central Euro...

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DIMEBAG DARRELL's First Photo Shoot With DEAN Guitars and KRANK Amps Posted Online

DAMAGEPLAN, SHADOWS FALL and THE HAUNTED rolled through Chicago and Milwaukee last weekend, Nov. 20-21, 2004. Photos from both nights are online now and can be found at RockConcertFotos.com: Damageplan, Shadows Fall. In the DAMAGEPLAN gallery, you will also find a few exclusive photos of Dimebag's f...

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GLENN HUGHES: 'Soul Mover' Samples Available For Download

Legendary rock singer Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has finalized the track lising for his new solo album, "Soul Mover", due on January 24, 2005 via Frontiers Records. "Soul Mover" was recorded live at Sound Image Studios in Los Angeles in the spring of 2004 and features RED HOT CHILI PE...