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MIKE LONGWORTH Quits PRONG, Launches LOVERS REVOLT

Mike Longworth (PRONG) has issued the following update: "First of all, without any bitterness I am no longer involved with PRONG. Tommy [Victor] has always been a great influence on me as a guitar player and it was an honor for me to be a part of PRONG. I had three years of great memories ...

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Report: Fans Sue Alrosa Villa Nightclub Over DIMEBAG Shooting

The Associated Press has issued the following report: Two rock fans who witnessed a fatal nightclub shooting spree two years ago have filed a lawsuit against the club's owners, saying the club provided inadequate security. Jerry and Karen Wessler suffer severe and permanent emotional injuries, accor...

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Report: Victim's Family Remembers Alrosa Villa Shooting On Second Anniversary

Columbus, Ohio's NBC 4 reports: Friday (Dec. 8) marked the second anniversary of a fatal nightclub shooting that claimed four innocent lives in Central Ohio. Family members and friends remembered the shooting at the Alrosa Villa nightclub, NBC 4's John Ivanic reported. Police said Nathan Gale, a for...

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KORN To Record 'Unplugged' Set At MTV Studios Tomorrow

According to the Brazilian EMI Music web site, KORN will perform an acoustic set tomorrow (Saturday, December 9) at the MTV studios in the heart of New York City (Times Square). This will mark KORN's second-ever televised acoustic performance, following the band's appearance on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel L...

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Report: Band Plays On At Alrosa — Just Not As Frequently

Aaron Beck of The Columbus Dispatch reports: During a recent concert at the Alrosa Villa, owner Rick Cautela carried on a conversation while keeping an eye on two poker-faced security guards aggressively patting down customers at the front door. "We feel pretty safe in here, but, you know, the same...

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KORN Frontman Issues Songwriting Update

KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has issued the following update: "We have been hard at work with our new album. Things are going really good; a lot of great ideas goin' on. We are in the process of fine-tuning the songs we got and after the first of the year we start working with [producer] Atticus ...

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Alive in Athens

If you were enthralled with ICED EARTH's live album, the three-disc "Alive in Athens", then you're in for a real treat with the DVD treatment of those same two shows filmed at the Rodon Club in January 1999. The look, the feel, and the all-around aura of the performance makes for pure heavy metal bl...

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METALLICA: Autographed 'Kill 'Em All' Promo Sells For $1,500!

An autographed promotional copy of METALLICA's classic debut album, "Kill 'Em All" — signed by the entire band, including deceased METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton — was sold on eBay for a whopping $1,476. According to the seller, "the autographs were signed in 1983 just before the official release of...

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ROB HALFORD, ROBERT PLANT, BON SCOTT, OZZY Are Among 'Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists'

Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Robert Plant (LED ZEPPELIN) and Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) are among the singers who appear on Hit Parader magazine's (cover) list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" (published in the November 2006 issue). Commented the editors of the magazi...

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CKY Frontman's Death Metal Project Uploads First Track

WORLD UNDER BLOOD, the melodic death metal side project of CKY guitarist/vocalist Deron Miller, has uploaded its first completed track, "Dead and Still in Pain", to its MySpace page. WORLD UNDER BLOOD — which features Deron alongside drummer Tim Yeung (VITAL REMAINS, HATE ETERNAL) — is recording a t...

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Guitarist BERNIE TORME Discusses GMT Project

DioMessageBoard.com recently conducted an interview with Irish guitarist Bernie Torme (GILLAN, OZZY OSBOURNE) about his new band GUY-MCCOY-TORME (GMT),also featuring his old compadre from GILLAN, bassist John McCoy — who has worked with Joey Belladonna, SAMSON, and the UK SUB, among others — and dr...

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BLACK SABBATH's 'The Dio Years' Release Will Be A Single-Disc Collection

HEAVEN AND HELL — the new band featuring legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) alongside original BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, plus new addition Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH) — was interviewed earlier in the week in England by VH1 Clas...

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Exclusive: HEAVEN AND HELL Recruits VINNY APPICE For Upcoming Tour, SABBATH Collection

BLABBERMOUTH.NET can exclusively reveal that drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH) is currently in the U.K laying down drums on the two new tracks that will be included on BLACK SABBATH's forthcoming collection, "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years". In addition, Appice will be manning the drums on the...

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Former CRADLE OF FILTH Drummer: It Was 'Time To Move On'

antiMUSIC's Morley Seaver recently conducted an interview with former CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erlandsson: antiMUSIC: Well, the big news first. You've left CRADLE. Can you tell us what led to your decision? Adrian: I joined CRADLE in the summer of '99 and have had some good times creating musi...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Drummer Checks In From Studio

According to MTV.com, SMASHING PUMPKINS drummer Jimmy Chamberlin has updated fans of the reunited rockers on the progress of the band's comeback album in a post on the PUMPKINS' MySpace page. "We are moving along nicely in the studio," the drummer wrote. "[Mainman Billy Corgan] pulled off a magnific...