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Judge Allows Lawsuit Against KISS Bassist GENE SIMMONS To Proceed

Samuel Maull of Newsday.com has issued the following report: A woman who claims to be a former girlfriend of KISS rocker Gene Simmons can proceed with a defamation lawsuit in which she says he made her sound like a "sex-addicted nymphomaniac" during a VH1 television show, a judge has ruled. State Su...

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Former CARCASS Frontman's Country/Blues Solo Album To Surface Early Next Year

Fractured Transmitter Records will be issuing former CARCASS bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker's solo album consisting exclusively of country and blues covers from artists including SKEETER DAVIS, HANK WILLIAMS, JOHNNY CASH, CONNIE SMITH, and JOHN DENVER — albeit with a metallic spin. The CD, entitled "W...

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HIGH ON FIRE To Perform On 'Monster Garage'

HIGH ON FIRE are set to film an appearance on the hit TV show "Monster Garage". The band will be performing the songs "Devilution" and "Brother in The Wind", from their critically acclaimed album "Blessed Black Wings", during the in-studio taping on Friday, November 11. The air date for this episode...

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MANNTIS Check In From The 10 YEARS OF BRUTALITY Tour

Southern California-based quintet MANNTIS are currently annihilating crowds on the 10 Years of Brutality Tour alongside HATEBREED, MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD, FULL BLOWN CHAOS, GIZMACHI and IF HOPE DIES, which runs through November 23. Their first video, "Axe of Redemption", is now in heavy rotation on Fus...

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Live in São Paulo

Four minutes into an intro encompassing the opening sounds to all their albums, including the comically belching vocal that kicked off their long-ago "Bestial Devastation" EP, plus the acoustic interlude from "Beneath the Remains", the point couldn't be more plainly stated. After twenty years, and n...

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EXHUMED: Fall/Winter Tour Dates Announced

EXHUMED have announced fall/winter tour dates in support of their upcoming release, "Garage Daze Re-Regurgitated", to be issued on Parasitic Twin Records, distributed via Relapse Records. These West Coast gore fiends will kick off their five week tour on October 27 in Aptos, CA. Throughout the cours...

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HAMMERFALL Bassist To Collaborate With Swedish Orchestra

HAMMERFALL bassist Magnus Rosén will collaborate with the Gothenburg Symphonic Orchestra (the national orchestra of Sweden) under the "Respekt" banner (Swedish for "Respect"). In September 2006, about 15 concerts will be performed at the Concert Hall in Gothenburg, Sweden. The occasion will mark the...

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KISS Action Figures On Display At Oklahoma Museum

According to a posting at KissOnline.com, KISS action figures were predominantly displayed at the grand opening of the Action Figure and Toy Museum in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma on Saturday, October 15. The museum's goal is to educate and excite visitors with a comprehensive collection of classic "pop c...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY On Women, Having Kids, Education And Drugs

Fiona Sturges of the U.K.'s The Independent recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. Several excerpts from the chat follow: On having lived in Los Angeles for the past 15 years: "Home is in here [tapping his temple]. Where you live is just a geographical prefere...

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FOZZY: North American Tour Dates Announced

FOZZY, the band featuring vocalist Chris Jericho (of WWE wrestling fame) and members of STUCK MOJO, have lined up the following North American tour dates during November/December: Nov. 14 - Ottawa, ON @ Barrymore’s Music Hall Nov. 15 - Hamilton, ON @ The Underground Nov. 16 - Montreal, PQ @ Club Sod...

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WITHERED To Support MASTODON And HIGH ON FIRE On U.K. Tour

Atlanta-based old-school death/doom metallers WITHERED will support MASTODON and HIGH ON FIRE on their upcoming U.K. dates in December. The details are as follows: Dec. 01 - Peterborough, UK @ The Cresset Dec. 02 - Glasgow, UK @ Garage Dec. 04 - Swindon, UK @ Furnace Dec. 05 - London, UK @ Scala Dec...

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Malaysia Probing Revival Of Satanic Heavy Metal Cult

Mainichi Daily News is reporting that Malaysia's Islamic authorities are probing the alleged revival of a Satanic heavy metal cult whose members practice animal sacrifice and destroy religious texts including the Quran, a news report said Wednesday (Oct. 5). The cult, believed to be led by a foreign...

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HEAD CONTROL SYSTEM: ULVER Mastermind's New Project Changes Name

SINDROME, the new project featuring Norwegian Grammy award-winning songwriter Kristoffer Rygg (a.k.a. Garm, Trickster G.) and Daniel Cardoso (ex-SIRIUS),have officially changed their name to HEAD CONTROL SYSTEM. The group, whose music is described as heavy rock "with experimental edges, alternative...

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Drummer SNOWY SHAW Talks About DREAM EVIL And The End Of NOTRE DAME

Nocturnal Horde recently conducted an in-depth interview with Swedish drummer/songwriter extraordinaire Snowy Shaw (DREAM EVIL, KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME). Several excerpts from the chat follow: Nocturnal Horde: Last year you choose to end NOTRE DAME. Why that decision? S...

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STILL REMAINS: 'Of Love And Lunacy' Continues Strong Run At Retail, Enters Christian Market

STILL REMAINS will be criss-crossing the country, touring non-stop from September 20 to October 31. Playing two different tours, STILL REMAINS will start by headlining their first tour since the release of their debut album. The group tapped CURL UP AND DIE as the support band and will be touring No...