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DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL Seeks Unsigned Bands
VirtualFestivals.com has issued the following report: You and your band could find yourselves playing at the Download Festival in front of an audience of thousands, alongside the likes of BLACK SABBATH and SLIPKNOT thanks to a competition run in conjunction with the festival's sponsors... Snickers U...February 17, 2005
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MARILYN MANSON-Inspired Killer Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison
A Scottish teenager convicted of killing his 14-year-old former girlfriend after drawing inspiration from paintings by Marilyn Manson was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison for her murder, according to Scotsman.com. Jodi Jones (photo),14, was stripped, tied up and savagely stabbed to deat...February 11, 2005
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TOMMY LEE's Solo Album To Feature Guest Appearances By STEVEN TYLER, SLASH
UPI News Service is reporting that MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee's upcoming solo album features guest appearances by AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler, VELVET REVOLVER's Slash, Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION),members of GOOD CHARLOTTE and BACKSTREET BOYS' Nick Carter. The album will coincide with Lee's N...February 9, 2005
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TOMMY LEE Hopes Tour Will Give Him A Break
Launch Radio Networks is reporting that MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee is anxious to start the group's upcoming tour just to get some leisure time. In addition to preparing for the trek and recording new tracks for the "Red, White & Crüe" hits collection, Lee has also been finishing a new solo al...February 9, 2005
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Blessed Black Wings
Clattering right into the massive "Devilution", a drum-driven barn-burner worthy of MOTÖRHEAD, HIGH ON FIRE up the adrenaline level on third full-length, "Blessed Black Wings". The Steve Albini recording leaves all the rough edges, managing to sound massive and metallic and dirty and grimy all at on...February 9, 2005
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SALEM Putting Finishing Touches On New Album
Israeli death metallers SALEM are currently putting the finishing touches on their new CD, "No Strings Attached", scheduled for release in April through a local distributor in Israel, The End Records in North America and Raven Music for the rest of the world. "No Strings Attached" contains 11 songs...February 7, 2005
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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'I Married' Reality Show To Re-Air This Week
According to a posting on Sebastian Bach's (ex-SKID ROW) official web site, VH1 will be re-airing Bach's "I Married Sebastian Bach" reality show as part of their "Valentine's Day Weekend". If you missed it last time, you can catch the show again this Friday night (Feb. 11) at 8:30 p.m. "I Married Se...February 7, 2005
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METALLICA's ULRICH Sharing NYC Digs With Girlfriend NIELSEN And Her Son
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has reportedly relocated to New York City, where he is currently residing with his girlfriend, Danish actress Connie Nielsen, and Nielsen's 15-year-old son, Sebastian (view photos of Lars and Connie during a summer 2004 trip to Denmark here). Speaking to the New York Da...February 3, 2005
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KONKHRA To Take Break Due To 'Personal Reasons'
Danish extreme metallers KONKHRA have announced via their official web site that they will be taking the "first break in [the band's] 16-year history" due to "personal reasons." KONKHRA recently began shopping a new demo/CD, "Persistence", containing the tracks "Strung Up by the Neck", "Sandblasted...February 3, 2005
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TOMMY LEE Is Looking Forward To MÖTLEY CRÜE Tour
MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee has told The Associated Press that he's looking forward to going on tour with the group — so he can get some rest. The 42-year-old drummer, who recently reunited with his band mates for a world tour, says he's been working on so many television and music projects that he need...February 2, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH: 'Everything Comes & Goes' Tribute Album Due In April
Billboard.com is reporting that FOUR TET, MATMOS, PAUL NEWMAN, RUINS and RACEBANNON are among the acts contributing tracks to "Everything Comes & Goes: A Tribute to Black Sabbath". Due April 5 via Temporary Residence, the set has been in the works for more than eight years, during which time SAB...February 2, 2005
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AVULSED, BLOOD DUSTER, REGURGITATE Confirmed For Czech Republic's OBSCENE EXTREME Festival
AVULSED, BLOOD DUSTER and REGURGITATE are among the bands confirmed for the 2005 installment of the Obscene Extreme festival, set to be held July 7-9 in Trutnov, Czech Republic. Bands scheduled to perform at the festival are as follows: AUDIO KOLLAPS (Germany) AVULSED (Spain) BLOOD DUSTER (Australia...February 2, 2005
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Book Author Says Most Extreme Metal Musicians Are 'Everyday Joes'
D. Shawn Bosler of The Village Voice reports: In his new book "Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore" (Feral House),metal journalist (and editor in chief of the excellent Philadelphia-based metal magazine Decibel) Albert Mudrian gives an in-depth play-by-play of the...February 1, 2005
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H.I.M. Frontman Talks About His Favorite BLACK SABBATH Albums
In the latest issue of Metal Hammer magazine, H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo lists his top 10 BLACK SABBATH albums and comments on each recording. Read on: 10. Born Again Ville Valo: "…'Disturbing The Priest' [is] a really cool, doomy, classic SABBATH track." 09. Heaven And Hell Ville Valo: "…it's one o...February 1, 2005
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MSNBC: DARKTHRONE A Better GRAMMY Choice?
LAMB OF GOD, CONVERGE, SATYRICON and — DARKTHRONE? Those are the unlikely alternate Grammy nominees suggested to MSNBC recently by "Sound of the Beast" author Ian Christe. "Then again," Christe told the Microsoft-backed news network, "DARKTHRONE already refused their nomination for the Norwegian ver...February 1, 2005
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