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Guitarist OLE BORUD Explains Decision To Leave EXTOL

Ole Borud, half of the guitarist duo that announced its departure from Norwegian progressive thrash/death metallers EXTOL last week, has issued a statement via the group's web site explaining his decision to leave the band. It reads as follows: "First of all, I would like to say that it’s been a pri...

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NAPALM DEATH: CENTURY MEDIA Deal Officially Confirmed

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively revealed on May 6, Century Media Records have now officially announced that they have signed British extreme metal legends NAPALM DEATH to a worldwide deal (excluding Japan). The first release under the new alliance will be the follow-up album to the "Leaders Not Foll...

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PETER CRISS Says KISS Members ERIC SINGER And TOMMY THAYER Are 'Impostors'

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss made an appearance on the "Friday Night Rocks" show on New York's Q104.3 Friday night (May 21) to discuss his departure from the group that he co-founded more than 30 years ago. The following are some excerpts from that interview (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET)...

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BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION: The Show Must Go On

BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message to the "Diary" section of the group's official web site: "I sit here on the bus heading towards Denver… Been on the whiteline for 11 hours… We had to stop (in North Platt, Nebraska) at a truck stop for 3 pm breakfast. Everybod...

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AMERICAN HEARTBREAK: New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By Ex-KIX Guitarist

AMERICAN HEARTBREAK, the San Francisco Bay Area band featuring former members of JETBOY, EXODUS and SAMIAM, are completing work on the follow-up to last year's "You Will Not Be Getting Paid" (Perris Records) for a late 2004 release through an as-yet-undetermined label. The band, who are currently un...

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GOD FORBID Guitarist Checks In From The Road

GOD FORBID guitarist "Doc" Coyle has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "What's up, brothas and sistas! Doc here from GOD FORBID checking in from the road. Sorry it's been so long between updates, but it gets hectic on tour and hard to get ample time at a computer. "First...

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F5: Former SICK SPEED Singer Talks About Working With Ex-MEGADETH Bassist

F5, the new Arizona-based band featuring former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, ex-SICK SPEED vocalist Dale Steele, drummer David Small, and guitarists Steve Conley and John Davis, have been hard at work in the studio working to complete their debut album. Three of the tracks are fully finished and...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER's Manager Blames Impostor For Spreading Rumors About Guitarist's Health

Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker's personal manager, Nancy Lewis, has released the following statement via a Japanese Michael Schenker fan site: "Michael received a strange untraceable email 2 weeks ago He is not dying, not sick or anything else, well, he had a cold. Some person has circulated e...

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WATCHTOWER: Brand-New Live Videos Posted Online

Progressive metal legends WATCHTOWER have posted two live videos from their May 1, 2004 appearance at the second annual Robb's Metal Works showcase in San Antonio, Texas. Check them out: Social Fears (11 MB – Windows Media) Control and Resistance (13 MB – Windows Media) Commented WATCHTOWER guitaris...

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Manager: MICHAEL SCHENKER 'Very Sick', Needs Immediate Medical Treatment

Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker is "very sick and if he does not get well soon, it may end him as well as his career," according to a personal message sent to a Japanese MICHAEL SCHENKER fan site by the guitarist's personal manager, Nancy Lewis. The entire message reads as follows: "Normally I...

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7 SECONDS Confirmed For EASTPAK RESISTANCE European Tour

Seminal punk rockers 7 SECONDS have been confirmed for the 2004 edition of the Eastpak Resistance European tour, tentatively set to take place in November. As previously reported, also confirmed for the trek are veteran New York hardcore band SICK OF IT ALL. Exact cities and dates will be announced...

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NAPALM DEATH Sign With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

British extreme metal pioneers NAPALM DEATH have signed a worldwide deal with Century Media Records, BLABBERMOUTH.NET can exclusively reveal. The group's first release through the label is expected to be the long-completed collection of covers, entitled "Leaders Not Followers 2". Commented NAPALM DE...

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GRIFFIN Launch Search For New Vocalist

Norwegian metal act GRIFFIN have posted the following message on their official web site: "As the old cliche goes, we've got some good news and we've got some bad news.... First of all we're happy to tell you all that [singer] Pete [Beck] is done with his surgery, has made a full recovery and is ...

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Force Of Evil

He's been mocked to within an inch of his dignity down the years, but one thing that King Diamond has is presence — loads of it, from his window-shattering, off-the-scale vocals, to that fucking big crucifix of bones that seems to travel everywhere with him. What's more, for as many as there that sc...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist To Lecture At SCHOOL OF BASS Seminar

Former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson will be giving a music-business lecture at the School of Bass seminar on May 6 in Tempe, Arizona. "My talk will be based on my book 'Making Music Your Business' as well as many professional experiences I've had in the biz," says David. "Also, there w...