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CATHEDRAL To Support H.I.M. On U.K. Tour

British cult doom rockers CATHEDRAL have been confirmed as main support on the forthcoming H.I.M. U.K. tour. Commented CATHEDRAL frontman Lee Dorrian: "Touring with H.I.M. is really a great thing for us, we are really excited!" Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 11 - Dublin, IRE @ Olympia Oct. 12...

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CRYPTOPSY Singer LORD WORM: 'Show Me The Money'

CRYPTOPSY singer Lord Worm recently spoke to Metallian.com about his departure from the group eight years ago and his eventual decision to rejoin the band. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Metallian: Why did you leave CRYPTOPSY at a time when it seemed the band is just about to make it bi...

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JAMES MURPHY Talks About His Brain Tumor, Upcoming DEATH Tribute Album

Renowned metal guitarist/producer James Murphy (ex-TESTAMENT, DEATH, OBITUARY) recently spoke to AbrasiveRock.com about his battle with a massive brain tumor with which he was diagnosed in August 2001 as well as his music-related activities and projects. Several excerpts from the interview follow: A...

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Trial For RUSH Guitarist's Daughter-In-Law Postponed

Chris W. Colby of the Naples Daily News is reporting that a scheduled trial was postponed Friday (August 20) for RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson's daughter-in-law on a misdemeanor charge stemming from her New Year's arrest in a Naples hotel. Collier County Judge Ramiro Mañalich set a Sept. 3 hearing for...

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BODY COUNT Comment On Guitarist's Passing

BODY COUNT members Ice-T and Ernie-C have issued a statement regarding the death of the band's rhythm guitarist Dennis "D-Roc" Miles, who passed away Tuesday due to complications from lymphoma. He was 45 years old. "D-Roc was the backbone of the BODY COUNT sound," Ice-T said in the statement. "He we...

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BODY COUNT Guitarist Passes Away

BODY COUNT guitarist D-Roc (real name Dennis Miles) passed away Tuesday morning (August 17) at the City of Hope Cancer Center in Duarte, California after a battle with mycosis fungoides, which attacks the lymph nodes and the skin. The band will reportedly go ahead with their previously announced app...

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GENE SIMMONS: Hitting The Beavers

In a brand-new interview with The Monitor, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons compared his rise to that of Arnold Schwarzenegger. The current California governor probably wasn’t the ideal person for any of the goals he set for himself — Mr. Olympia, super action hero actor and then governor. It didn...

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Chilean Black Metal Fan Kills Priest, Attempts Suicide: Nation In Shock

A Chilean black metal fan killed an Italian Catholic priest two weeks ago, slitting his throat just after the priest had finished giving Mass at Santiago's Metropolitan Cathedral (photo#1, photo#2). Horrified churchgoers heard Father Faustino Gazziero (photo#1, photo#2, photo#3) scream as he was att...

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SOULFLY, ILL NINO, DEATH ANGEL Confirmed For WINDOW ROCK FEST II

SOULFLY have been confirmed as the headliners of "Window Rock Fest II" on August 14, 2004 in Window Rock, Arizona. Dubbed the largest metal music festival on Native American Soil, the one-day event will feature performances by 34 bands of hardcore, rock, punk, and blues music on three stages, a rave...

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Norwegian Church Draws Black Metal Fans

Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten is reporting that the restored stave church (photo) in Fantoft in Bergen, Norway has become a pilgrimage site for European black metal music fans who want to visit the site of the church-burning that Varg Vikernes (a.k.a. Count Grishnack) of the one-man band BURZUM wa...

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BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION To Give Away Limited-Edition Guitar Picks

BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION are giving away one complete set of limited-edition guitar picks to one lucky fan at the end of August. These rare B.O.D. picks are all numbered #4 out of 200 which makes them a great collectors item for any B.O.D., MÖTLEY CRÜE or L.A. GUNS fan. To enter the contest, simply pla...

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COUNT RAVEN, REVEREND BIZARRE Confirmed For Germany's AUTUMN OF DOOM Festival

COUNT RAVEN, REVEREND BIZARRE, MIRROR OF DECEPTION and OFFICIUM TRISTE are among the bands confirmed for Autumn of Doom, a one-day doom festival set to be held September 11 in Obereuerheim, Germany (near Schweinfurt). Other acts scheduled to perform at the event include RISE AND SHINE, DREAMING and...

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SKYCLAD Live At Germany's BURGFOLK FESTIVAL: Photos, Set List Available

A bunch of photos from SKYCLAD's co-headliner gig at the Burgfolk Festival in Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany last Saturday (July 24) have been posted online at this location. The group's set list for the show was as follows: 01. Pipes Intro 02. Great Blow For A Day Job 03. Anti-Body Politic 04. The Cry Of .....

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Massive Lawsuit Filed Over GREAT WHITE Concert Tragedy

Tracy Breton of the Providence Journal is reporting that a 70-count civil lawsuit was filed this morning in Superior Court on behalf of 226 people who died, lost loved ones or were injured in The Station nightclub fire — by far the largest suit stemming from the worst blaze in the state's ...

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STORMWITCH Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Classic German power metallers STORMWITCH have signed with Nuclear Blast Records. The group, who count HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak as one of their biggest fans (HAMMERFALL used to play a cover version of the STORMWITCH track "Ravenlord"),will release their ninth album, "Witchcraft", on Novem...