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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's CATANESE Remembers DIMEBAG DARRELL

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Nick Catanese recently spoke to Glam-Metal.com writer Deb Rao about the one-year anniversary of the death his close friend "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. In this special tribute to Dimebag, Catanese remembers the first time he met Dime, the special BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Dimeba...

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OUTWORLD: Debut CD Being Mastered

OUTWORLD, the Texas-based act whose lineup includes current BEYOND TWILIGHT vocalist Kelly Carpenter, are having their debut CD mastered by Tommy Hansen at Jailhouse Studios in Denmark. Target date for release is late March or early April 2006 via Replica Records. OUTWORLD are expected to begin writ...

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Mythological Occult Metal 1991-2001

Not a best-of, which North America in particular could really use, but rather a nicely-packaged odds-and-sods collection of rarities from this ever-mutating, currently on hiatus Texas underground horde. You'd have to be a big fan to begin with to shell out cash for a 99-minute excursion into underpr...

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Imagine

There is something to this DREAM THEATER-meets-JOURNEY description of Houston, Texas' STRIDE. Neither as over-the-top progressive as DREAM THEATER nor as pop-flavored AOR as NEIL SCHON's bunch, the band's second full-length and first released through a record label does feature the successful constr...

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ARUM To Release New EP, Full-Length Album

Brazilian black metallers ARUM will release a new EP in early 2006. Entitled "Prelude to the Cataclysm", the CD will feature two new songs from the band's upcoming third album, "Occult Cataclysm - The New Era Rises", to be released on KillZone Records. Both the EP and album have been recorded and wi...

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Friends Mark Anniversary Of DIMEBAG's Death

Greg Prato of Billboard.com has issued the following report: Next Thursday (Dec. 8) will mark a year since the on-stage murder of PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was shot to death by an enraged fan during a DAMAGEPLAN show in Columbus, Ohio. While rumors swirl of impending...

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ROTTING CORPSE To Guest On KNON 89.3 HARD TIME RADIO

Members of reunited '80s Texas-based thrash band ROTTING CORPSE, whose original lineup included SOLITUDE AETURNUS mainman John Perez and former DEATH touring guitarist/roadie Walter Trachsler, will guest on KNON 89.3 Hard Time Radio with Thrashin' Alan at 9:00 p.m. CST tonight, Thursday, December 1,...

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TUNGSTEN Mainman On Post-Hurricane Katrina Scene: 'It Was Like Going To A Funeral'

Vocalist/guitarist Al Hodge of the long-running Chalmette, Louisiana-based metallers TUNGSTEN has issued the following update: "It's been three months since Hurricane Katrina destroyed the Gulf Coast and turned our hometown of Chalmette, Louisiana into the lost city of Atlantis. We got between 10-12...

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DROWNING POOL: New Tour Dates Announced

Texas-based metallers DROWNING POOL have lined up the following dates during December: Dec. 08 - The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL Dec. 09 - Pierre's - Ft. Wayne, IN Dec. 10 - 3rd Street Live - Cedar Rapids, IA Dec. 11 - Machine Shop - Flint, MI Dec. 12 - Planet Rock - Battle Creek, ...

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THE WILDHEARTS Frontman's Solo Album 'Looks Set To Be A Double'

THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger has issued the following update regarding his upcoming solo album, "Valor Del Corazon": "The album looks set to be a double. With almost 80 minutes of music crammed onto this new release the limits of the 74-minute CD are, sadly, too puny to contain this monolithic bea...

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MINISTRY: Photos Of New Lineup Posted Online

Two brand-new photos of MINISTRY taken during the recording sessions for their new album, "Rio Grande Blood", at Sonic Ranch studios in Tornillo, Texas have been posted online: Photo#1 (left to right: Tommy Victor [PRONG, ex-DANZIG], Al Jourgensen, Paul Raven [KILLING JOKE]),Photo#2 (left to right:...

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Former PANTERA Drummer Launches BIG VIN RECORDS

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has launched Big Vin Records, a new Dallas-based record label with distribution via Fontana. Vinnie was a founding member, producer, and one of the masterminds behind the success of PANTERA, the seminal '90s Grammy-nominated metal band whose world...

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WICKED WISDOM Frontwoman: 'OZZY Has Some Of Best Hooks In History Of Music'

WICKED WISDOM frontwoman Jada Pinkett-Smith (actress and wife of actor/rapper Will Smith) recently spoke to McAllen, Texas' The Monitor about the group's sound and musical philosophy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the fact that her image has been a mixed blessing: "It works for me an...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE: 'I'm Not As Crazy As Everybody Thinks'

U.K.'s The Independent recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On flying from Los Angeles to London: "We were going to charter a private jet [from the U.S.]. We usually do. But it's a lot of money just so you can smoke. I ...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Begin Writing Material For New Album

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has posted the following tour update at the band's official web site: "What's happening? We're pulling into Tulsa, Oklahoma, and I've got my eyes peeled for that 900 ft. Jesus. I don't see anything. But hey man, if Jesus saves, I'd like to know where he shops....