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RONNIE JAMES DIO Loses Thumb While Gardening!

According to KNAC.com, about two weeks ago while gardening at his home, legendary metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio had a pretty bad accident. As something fell over in the garden, he apparently tried to catch it, and in doing so, his thumb was severed off. Doctors were able to re-attach it, and Dio i...

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JANE'S ADDICTION Guitarist Says He Was 'Shocked' By ROLLING STONE Slight

Liisa Ladouceur of The Toronto Eye recently spoke with JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro about the fact that Navarro didn't make it onto Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. "I was shocked, until I found out that Slash wasn't in there either," Dave said. "S...

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PRIMAL FEAR Change Album Title, Announce European Tour

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have changed the title of their forthcoming studio CD to "Devil's Ground" from the previously announced "In Metal". The band will enter the studio on Tuesday (September 30) to begin recording the effort for a February 23, 2004 release through Nuclear Blast Records...

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THE CROWN Slam Former Singer TOMAS LINDBERG: 'No One Could Deal With Him When He Was Drunk'

Swedish thrashers THE CROWN have slammed former singer Tomas Lindberg over his departure from the group, blaming his split with the band on his excessive alcohol consumption while on tour. Speaking to Sweden's biggest metal magazine Close-Up, bassist Magnus Olsfelt said, "The primary reason [for the...

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KING DIAMOND: 'The Puppet Master' Preview Available Online

A five song preview of the forthcoming KING DIAMOND CD, "The Puppet Master", has been posted online at this location (Macromedia Flash required). The songs available for listening are "The Ritual", "Blue Eyes", "Emerencia", "Magic" and "The Puppet Master". Due on October 21 through Metal Blade Recor...

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VADER Singer's Solo Project To Record New Promo CD

PANZER X, the solo project of VADER vocalist/guitarist Peter, are tentatively scheduled to enter Studio X in Olsztyn, Poland in November/December to record a three-song demo. Although the band's lineup has yet to be solidified, the vocal duties will likely be handled by Grzegorz Kupczyk (CETI, TURBO...

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DIO: 'Sacred Heart' Concert Video To Receive DVD Release In February

DIO's "Sacred Heart" concert video from 1986 is scheduled to be reissued on DVD in February 2004 through Warner Strategic Marketing. Featured on the disc will be bonus footage including interviews with current band members Ronnie James Dio, Craig Goldy, Simon Wright and Jimmy Bain. The band will rep...

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THE CROWN: Full-Length MP3 Posted Online

Swedish thrashers THE CROWN have posted full-length MP3 of their new track "Zombiefied" at this location. "Zombiefied" comes off the group's forthcoming CD, "Possessed 13", due on October 20 through Metal Blade Records. The self-produced effort, which was recorded at Gothenurg's Studio Fredman durin...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN: Tour Report, Live Video Clips Posted Online

WATCHTOWER/SPASTIC INK guitarist Ron Jarzombek, who recently completed a seven-date run as part of ex-MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's backing band on the Guitarevolution tour (also featuring former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick and original MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland),has post...

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VEHEMENCE Enter Studio To Record New Album

VEHEMENCE, a self-styled "chaotic melodic death metal" band from Phoenix, Arizona, have entered Porcupine Studios in Mesa, Arizona to record their new album, "Helping The World To See", for an early 2004 release through Metal Blade Records. Additional recording and mixing will take place at DBD stud...

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KING DIAMOND: New Song Available For Download

A brand new KING DIAMOND track, titled "Blood To Walk", has been posted online in MP3 format at this location. "Blood To Walk" comes off the group's forthcoming "The Puppet Master" album (view cover here),due on October 21 through Metal Blade Records. The CD will contain a bonus disc of ...

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Bassist JOEY VERA Offers Latest Updates On FATES WARNING, ARMORED SAINT

Bassist Joey Vera (FATES WARNING, ARMORED SAINT, SEVEN WITCHES, ENGINE) has posted the following message on his official web site: "Sorry for such a delay in an update (as if you've all been waiting with bated breath),but it took me longer than expected to get back into normal life here (whatever t...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION: Video Sneak Peek Posted Online

A sneak peek at CATTLE DECAPITATION's video for the track "To Serve Man" has been posted online at this location. As previously reported, the San Diego extreme metallers have set "Humanure" as the title for their forthcoming full-length album, tentatively due in the fall/winter 2003 through Metal Bl...

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GOREROTTED To Release Second Album In November

U.K. blood merchants GOREROTTED will release their second album, "Only Tools And Corpses", on November 3 through Metal Blade Records. To support the CD, the band will embark on a European tour with reunited Austrian extreme metallers PUNGENT STENCH. Tentative dates so far are as follows: Nov. 19 – T...

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HAMMERFALL: 'One Crimson Night' Track Listing Announced

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL have confirmed the track listing for their upcoming live CD/DVD, "One Crimson Night", due on October 20 through Nuclear Blast. The CD/DVD will contain the entire concert from Lisebergshallen in Göteborg, Sweden on February 20, 2003, while the DVD will also includ...