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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: Description Of Concert Stabbing Suspect Released
Tampa police have issued a description of the suspect wanted in connection with the stabbings at the CORROSION OF CONFORMITY concert in Ybor City (Tampa),Florida Thursday night (June 23). The police are looking for a concert-goer fitting the following description: white male, 28-30 years old, 5'6"-...June 24, 2005
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Update: Four People Stabbed, One Person Dead At CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Concert
The top of the 5:00 a.m. news on Tampa, Florida's WFLA-TV News Channel 8 reportedly had footage shot outside the Masquerade club after last night's stabbing at a CORROSION OF CONFORMITY concert. They reported four people (not three, as previously announced) were stabbed, and one of those four died....June 24, 2005
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MÖTLEY CRÜE And STATUS QUO Rejected By LIVE 8 Organizers
MÖTLEY CRÜE and STATUS QUO are among the 65 bands that were reportedly rejected by the the Live 8 organizers after the artists offered to play the flagship concert in London next month, according to The Scotsman. "We simply don't have room for them," Harvey Goldsmith, the promoter, said. STATUS QUO...June 17, 2005
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KISSWORLD Staging 'Closing Down Sale'
Kissworld, the first official KISS store in Melbourne, Australia, has issued the following statement regarding the store's current status: "Dear KISS fans, "Many of you have been wondering what the progress of the store is and after many months of discussions and negotiations, the store will no long...June 17, 2005
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Drummer GENE HOGLAN Discusses STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DARK ANGEL
Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD/DARK ANGEL drummer Gene Hoglan. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Metal-Rules.com: You wrote on the STRAPPING website that you and Devin [Townsend, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind] went through a lot of sh...June 16, 2005
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SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL 2005 Photos Posted Online
A number of high-quality photos from this weekend's Sweden Rock festival have been posted at the web site of the Swedish daily newspaper Aftonbladet. Check them out: Thursday, June 9 (first day) photos: ACCEPT, ANTHRAX, MEGADETH, MOTÖRHEAD, NAPALM DEATH, SAXON, STYX Friday, June 10 (second day) phot...June 12, 2005
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Guitarist BERND AUFERMANN Offers Updates On RUNNING WILD, ANGEL DUST
RUNNNG WILD/ANGEL DUST guitarist Bernd Aufermann has posted the following message on his official web site: "First of all I'd like to say a word about my private life although I'm not a guy who likes to have his privacy laid out in public but I gotta tell some things to clear my situation regarding...June 10, 2005
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Former STATUS QUO Drummer's Rockin' School
Ben Clover of the Wimbledon Post has issued the following report: Kids don't normally need any help making a racket. But when the former drummer with rock giants STATUS QUO dropped into Poplar Primary School, Morden, to give some expert tuition, it could have been a scene from the film, "School of R...June 1, 2005
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H.I.M., NIGHTWISH, APOCALYPTICA Confirmed For MIDEM 2006 Opening Night Party
MIDEM, the world's music market (Cannes, January 22 – 26, 2006) has announced that Finland will co-host the prestigious opening night party for MIDEM's special 40th anniversary edition. The event will present a number of leading Finnish bands and artists live on stage and will take place in the Pala...May 24, 2005
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GINGER: 'The Glory Is Not In Never Failing, But In Rising Every Time You Fail'
Former THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "My life turned into shit on an aeroplane heading for the sunny Philippines at the end of 2004, a holiday my family would take every Christmas ? we'd visit family members, hang out on beaches, ea...May 23, 2005
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SOULFLY Dispute Russian Politician's Account Of Moscow Airport Incident
SOULFLY have issued a statement disputing the account offered by a Russian politician regarding an incident in Moscow late last month which caused the group to cancel their concerts in the Russian Far East cities of Vladivostok and Khabarovsk. MosNews.com had previously reported that SOULFLY were bo...May 23, 2005
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QUO VADIS Film Montreal Show For Upcoming DVD
Canadian technical metallers QUO VADIS filmed their May 7 show at the Medley in Montreal for an upcoming DVD. The band peformed their third album, "Defiant Imagination", in its entirety as well as songs from their previous releases. Commented the band in a statement: "We haven't seen the footage yet...May 19, 2005
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SOUNDSCAN Report: TEAM SLEEP Makes Respectable Debut, GEEZER BUTLER Flops
TEAM SLEEP's self-titled debut has sold 18,159 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land at position No. 52 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. The group, which features DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno, along with Moreno's childhood friend Todd Wilkenson on guitar, DJ C...May 18, 2005
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Politician Scares SOULFLY Out Of Russia
MosNews.com has issued the following report: SOULFLY, the band led by former SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera, cancelled its concerts in the Russian Far East cities of Vladivostok and Khabarovsk after an incident involving a Russian politician. The thrash metal group was boarding a plane from Moscow...May 15, 2005
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WHITESNAKE Tour To Coincide With July Release Of Live DVD
Legendary frontman David Coverdale is bringing WHITESNAKE back on the road this summer with an entirely new perspective of his 30-year multi-platinum career. Presented by VH1 Classics, "Whitesnake The Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues Show" kicks off June 22 at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle and...May 13, 2005