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RAMMSTEIN Deny Forcing Fan Site To Shut Down

German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN have issued a statement denying accusations that they have forced a RAMMSTEIN fan site to shut down over the publication of "unauthorized" RAMMSTEIN photos on the site. The group's statement reads as follows: "Neither RAMMSTEIN nor their managment or lawyers hav...

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VOIVOD To Complete New Album As A Tribute To Fallen Guitarist

VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin has told Montreal's La Presse that the group are planning on releasing an album of new material written prior to the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour. "Denis asked us to utilize the tracks he had recorded [during the pre-production process for t...

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AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE: Emergency Surgery Forces Postponement Of Benefit Gig

According to a posting on AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE's official web site, the band were forced to postpone their benefit show for the family of former AHC guitarist Bryan Ottoson, who died in April from a prescription drug overdose while the band was on tour with MUDVAYNE. The concert was postponed "due t...

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GOD DETHRONED Explain HELL'S PLEASURE FEST Non-Appearance

Dutch death metallers GOD DETHRONED were forced to cancel their appearance at last weekend's Hell's Pleasure Fest in Germany. According to a posting on the group's web site, "First of all, Henke [Henk Zinger, bass] had to stay in Holland cause he had been in hospital after a tooth surgery and wasn't...

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UFO's PAUL RAYMOND: U.S. Tour Recap

UFO keyboardist Paul Raymond has issued the following recap of the group's recent U.S. tour: "Well, I'm just back from the U.S. tour, still a bit jet-lagged but very happy about the great reception we got Stateside. Things started out on the east coast, with sound ticket sales and enthusiastic audie...

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REDEMPTION Drop Off Toronto's DAY OF THE EQUINOX Festival

Scheduling conflicts have forced Los Angeles-based prog/metal/rock act REDEMPTION to drop off as co-headliner of the inaugural Day of the Equinox bill in Toronto, Canada. Both band and promoter apologize to their fans and hope something can happen in the near future. The fall festival still features...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Issues 'Open Letter' To IRON MAIDEN's Manager

Sharon Osbourne has issued the following "open letter" to IRON MAIDEN manager Rod Smallwood: "Rod, "I found your statement to be completely void of the facts that led up to Saturday's show. Your press release was written like an old-time '80s manager, trying to use every opportunity to try and sell...

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Alternative Music Festival Promoters Forced to Fight City Hall

The first annual New England Punk, Goth, and Metal Festival is reportedly in danger of being relocated from its originally-contracted site, Lowell's LeLecheur Park, due to opposition from the City Manager's office. In what was a sudden turn of events, the festival's promoters allegedly received a ca...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer's Seventh Audio Diary Entry Available

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward's official web site has been updated with the seventh entry in his audio diary series. Bill phoned in from California with the latest entry. This new edition, totaling 24:50 in length, covers several topics, some of which are: * How it feels good to be back home * Fee...

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Australian Black Metal Fan Shows No Remorse For Burning Down Church

Kate Lahey of Australia's News.com.au has issued the following report: A heavy metal fan who torched a century-old church showed no remorse because the band he listened to preached that regret was weak, a court heard today. Novak Majstorovic (photo),19, of St Albans in suburban Melbourne, pleaded g...

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POISON's C.C. DEVILLE Forced To Air Guitar To Enter Party

The New York Post reports that when C.C. DeVille was turned away from a Stuff magazine party at the Palms Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas the other night, the aging POISON guitarist gained entry with an air-guitar session, complete with squealing vocalizations of his pop-metal licks. Once inside, De...

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METALLICA: Pictures From New KIRK HAMMETT Photo Shoot Posted Online

Former METALLICA photographer Ross Halfin recently did a photo shoot with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett, according to a posting at Halfin's web site. "Nice and hot," Halfin writes in an August 5 diary entry at RossHalfin.co.uk. "Studio session today with Kirk Hammett of METALLICA. It's been so lo...

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VELVET REVOLVER Bassist Talks About MATT SORUM's Injury, Playing OZZFEST

Paul Maldonado Jr. of The Albuquerque Tribune recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER basist Duff McKagan (ex-GUNS N' ROSES). Several excerpts from the chat follow: On playing this year's Ozzfest: "We'll do all right; we'll hold our own. We did Ozzfest in Europe last month - we did Doni...

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REBELLION Guitarist Forced To Sit Out Tour, Temporary Replacement Announced

REBELLION, the German band that features in its ranks former GRAVE DIGGER members Uwe Lulis (guitar) and Tomi Göttlich (bass),have temporarily replaced guitarist Björn Eilen with Simone Wenzel. According to the group's official statement, "for reasons of health (hearing impairment) our guitar playe...

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Why Was HELLFEST Cancelled?

Scott Frost of The Trentonian has published an in-depth report on the circumstances surrounding the cancellation of Hellfest 2005, the three-day festival of hardcore heavy metal and punk bands that was set for Aug. 19-21 at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey. Officials with Sovereign Ba...