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Report: Witnesses Offer Conflicting Testimony In METALLICA-Related Fan Death

Eliza Barlow of the Edmonton Sun reports: Four teens were walking away from a fight with Stefan Conley (photo) on a city bus when Conley reached for one of them and was shoved to the floor, a teen witness told court [Wednesday, Jan. 3]. The girl testified Wednesday at a preliminary ...

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SUPERCHRIST: 'Headbanger' Due This Spring

American heavy metal rockers SUPERCHRIST recently spent two weeks recording their fifth full-length album, entitled "Headbanger". Sessions took place in Manassas, Virginia, with engineer Matt Crooks (PHARAOH, TWISTED TOWER DIRE) manning the controls in his newly-renovated MCR Studios. Joining SUPERC...

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BACKYARD BABIES: New Audio Interview With DREGEN Available

An 11-minute audio interview with BACKYARD BABIES guitarist Dregen, conducted by Scott Beebe of the Possessive Blindfold Podcast on Nov. 23, 2006 at the Mean Fiddler in London, England, has been posted online at this location. As previously reported, BACKYARD BABIES have lined up the following Europ...

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GLENN DANZIG: 'Man's Inhumanity To Man Is Just As Bad As It's Always Been'

Jason Heller of The Onion's The A.V. Club recently conducted an interview with Glenn Danzig (DANZIG, MISFITS, SAMHAIN). A few excerpts from the chat follow: The A.V. Club: When you're a musician on the road, though, iPods are really convenient. Danzig: I don't even listen to music on the road, and i...

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Vocalist STEVE WHITEMAN: KIX 'Is Still A Nice Big Cash Cow'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with FUNNY MONEY/ex-KIX frontman Steve Whiteman. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: How do you feel the music FUNNY MONEY creates compares to the music you recorded with KIX? Steve: "Well, initially, on all of the previous FUNNY MON...

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Guitarist JASON TRUBY Confirms He Is No Longer A Member Of P.O.D.

P.O.D.'s manager, Tim M. Cook of Cook Management, LLC, has released the following letter to the group's fans: "I'm getting ready to get on a plane to New York for New Year's. "As most of you know by now, P.O.D. and MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE are playing on top of the 'Pontiac Garage' in Times Square. ...

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LULLACRY Guitarist Keeping Things Heavy And Melodic

LULLACRY guitarist Sami Vauhkonen has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Boys and girls! Now it's time get in some action! For me it's always been easier to write music when it's dark outside. Yeah, I know you're looking at the damn picture and mumbling that it's not sooo...

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Did JIMI HENDRIX Record Psychedelic Version Of Welsh National Anthem?

Sam Burson of the Western Mail reports that a dusty old eight-track tape found after the sale of a former recording studio is believed to have a recording of Jimi Hendrix playing the Welsh national anthem. The guitar legend, who made a fine art out of coaxing national anthems from his heavily distor...

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ALICE COOPER Saves Christmas For 12-Year-Old Fan

Shamus Toomey of the Chicago Sun-Times reports: Alice Cooper saved Christmas for 12-year-old Carlos "CJ" Cardenas. Well, Alice Cooper and a team of surgeons at Rush University Medical Center. CJ, a sixth-grader from Lake Villa, was feeling pretty down last week as he lay in a hospital bed, recoverin...

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GMT Featuring BERNIE TORME To Enter Studio In January

GUY-MCCOY-TORME (GMT),which features in its ranks Irish guitarist Bernie Torme (GILLAN, OZZY OSBOURNE),will enter the studio on January 4, 2007 to begin recording its new album, tentatively due next spring. The group's December 15, 2006 show at Bradford Gasworks was filmed for a potential DVD rele...

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DIE FAST: New Songs Posted Online

DIE FAST, the new Los Angeles-based band featuring TOTAL CHAOS lead guitarist Shawn Smash and SPUNK frontman Tod Waters, has posted three new songs on its MySpace page. The group, which cites its influences as IGGY AND THE STOOGES, THE DEAD BOYS, '70s KISS and '80s punk/hardcore like VERBAL ABUSE an...

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GENE SIMMONS: Songs On 'Family Jewels' Bonus CD Detailed

According to KISS FAQ — a fan-run site that offers "historical facts, some embellished myths, terrific personal opinions and just plain lots of stuff to read" — people receiving the deluxe edition of season one of "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" are receiving an audio treat. The package includes a bonu...

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To the Devil His Due

Many metal fans recognize the name DIAMOND HEAD as the band that got international notice when METALLICA covered "Helpless", "It's Electric", and "Am I Evil". As this DVD shows, those in the know about the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) realize that the group had more than a handful of son...

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MNEMIC To Support DEFTONES In U.K. Only

Due to "personal scheduling conflicts," Danish metallers MNEMIC will not be able to support the DEFTONES on their entire European tour as previously announced. Instead MNEMIC will only be doing the U.K. DEFTONES dates, which are scheduled to kick off in early March. Commented MNEMIC in a statement:...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DRAGONFORCE, CHIMAIRA: North American Tour Dates Revealed

House of Blues, a Live Nation brand, has partnered with clothing and lifestyle company No Fear in presenting Grammy-nominated Roadrunner Records recording artists KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. Also featured on the bill will be Roadrunner labelmates DRAGONFORCE, as well as CHIMAIRA, and HE IS LEGEND. The 35-cit...