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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN: Instructional DVD Delayed

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's instructional DVD, "99 Secret Lead Guitar Phrases", has had its release date pushed back to December 31, 2004. The delay is being attributed to "final touch-ups and upgrades to the DVD," according to a posting on Friedman's web site. The initial batch of DV...

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THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN To Release Debut Album Early Next Year

Belgian doomsters THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN have entered the studio to record their debut album, "Primula Pestis", tentatively due in February/March 2005 via I Hate Records. THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN cite such influences as WINTER, CELTIC FROST, DREAM DEATH, SAINT VITUS, PENTAGRAM, MELVINS and GODFLES...

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KORN To Cover OZZY OSBOURNE's 'Diary of a Madman'

KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer has told Billboard.com that the band are planning on entering the studio in Janaury to begin work on their seventh album, tentatively slated for a late spring/early summer 2005 release. "On Jan. 2, we're going to go back and finish writing our next album," Shaffe...

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THE 69 EYES Drummer Hospitalized

Finnish goth-metallers THE 69 EYES were forced to cancel shows in Finland and Sweden after drummer Jussi 69 was rushed to the hospital in Porvoo and later taken by ambulance to Helsinki," according to a posting on the group's web site. "[Jussi's] appendix perforated and was later removed. Mr. 69 is...

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UNHOLY GHOST To Embark On 'Reigning Florida Tour'

UNHOLY GHOST, the band featuring PESSIMIST founder/guitarist Kelly McLauchlin and former DIABOLIC members Jerry Mortellaro (guitars) and Paul Ouellette (bass/vocals),will be teaming up with COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN and THE CLASSIC STRUGGLE for the "Reigning Florida Tour" beginning on December 31. The...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, JAG PANZER Confirmed For Colorado's DEEP FREEZE Festival

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM and JAG PANZER are among the bands confirmed for the Deep Freeze winter metal festival on Saturday, January 15, 2005 at Pink E's Black Den in Westminster, Colorado. Other groups scheduled to perform at the festival include SILENCER, CORRUPTION, ESOVAE, DEPTH CHARGE, EMPYREAN ECLIP...

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ALL THAT REMAINS To Support KILLSWITCH ENGAGE In Europe

ALL THAT REMAINS, the Massachusetts-based act featuring former SHADOWS FALL vocalist Philip Labonte, have been confirmed to support KILLSWITCH ENGAGE in Europe beginning on January 19. Also on the bill are TWELVE TRIBES and JOHNNY TRUANT. The band will be shooting a video for the title-track of thei...

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RAMONES: 'Raw' DVD Certifield Gold

The RAMONES "Raw" DVD (Image Entertainment) has been certified gold — the group's first DVD or video release to ever to achieve this honor. "We are all extremely happy, and we hope all the RAMONES fans are happy about this, too," Marky Ramone said in a statement posted on the band's web site. "If it...

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Original MARILYN MANSON Bassist To Unveil New Fashion And Art

Original MARILYN MANSON bassist Gidget Gein (a.k.a. Brad Stewart) will unveil some of his newest fashion and art at the Bluespace Gallery (5519 Hollywood Blvd.) in Hollywood, CA on Friday December 3, 2004 between 8:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. Dubbed Gidget Gein's Gollywood, the evening will feature a fas...

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Ex-HOLLYWOOD ROSE Guitarist: AXL ROSE Was 'Very Ego Motivated'

U.P.O. guitarist Chris Weber, a former bandmate of GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose from from his pre-GN'R group, HOLLYWOOD ROSE, recently spoke to Metalshrine.se about playing with Axl and his early days as a struggling musician in Los Angeles. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Metalshrine.s...

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ENTER MY SILENCE Part Ways With Singer, Announce Replacement

Finnish melodic death metallers ENTER MY SILENCE have parted ways with singer Mikko Kotamäki. "There's a bunch of reasons that led to this, not least that he will have his hands full with SWALLOW THE SUN next spring and we would've been bound to have problems with schedules etc." the band write on t...

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Former OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist JAKE E. LEE Working On New Compilation CD

According to a posting at JakeELee.com, former OZZY OSBOURNE/BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee is working on a new compilation for Shrapnel Records. It will include several influential cover songs from the '70s classic rock era. Jake is recording songs from CACTUS, FREE, SAVOY BROWN, JOHNNY WINTER and...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Helps Select Top 500 Greatest Rock Songs Of All Time

Ozzy Osbourne was among the panel of recording artists, producers, label executives, critics and songwriters that selected the list of the greatest rock 'n' roll songs of all time, to be published in a special edition of Rolling Stone magazine out on Friday, according to Reuters. Also on the panel w...

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DISSECTION Joined By MAYHEM Singer At Budapest Gig

Reactivated Swedish death metallers DISSECTION were joined by newly reappointed MAYHEM singer Attila Csihar (ex-TORMENTOR, ABYGOR) for renditions of two old-school black metal hymns, "Elizabeth Bathory" (TORMENTOR) and "Freezing Moon" (MAYHEM),during the band's appearance at Kultiplex in Budapest,...

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PARADISE LOST To Headline Estonia's GREEN CHRISTMAS Festival

PARADISE LOST have been confirmed to headline Green Christmas, the biggest Estonian winter rock festival, set to held December 18, 2004 at the new Rakvere Sports Hall. Acts scheduled to perform at the event include: PARADISE LOST (UK) CALLISTO (FIN) WATERDOG (SWE) SEX MACHINE (EST) THARAPHITA (EST)...