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DIMEBAG Book Author: 'Vulgar Display Of Power' Is Not A DIMEBAG Biography

Fan Rock Radio recently conducted an interview with Chris A., author of the book about the murder of PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, "A Vulgar Display Of Power: Courage And Carnage At The Alrosa Villa". A couple of excerpts follow: Fan Rock Radio: Chris, how did the idea to wr...

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LINKIN PARK Singer CHESTER BENNINGTON: I Hate Nu-Metal

Jeff Vrabel of Billlboard magazine recently spoke to the members of LINKIN PARK about the group's new album, "Minutes to Midnight", due on May 15 via, Warner Bros. "There's still a hip-hop element to us, and there'll always be," LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington told Billboard. "But we've really...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: New Lineup Revealed?

According to a posting on Buddyhead.com, the latest additions to the "reunited' SMASHING PUMPKINS are bassist Ginger Reyes (ex-HALO FRIENDLIES) and guitarist Jeff Schroeder (ex-THE LASSIE FOUNDATION). So far there has been no official confirmation of the new members' identities, although original gu...

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THINE EYES BLEED: Live Recording Of New Song Available

A brand new THINE EYES BLEED song, recorded live in Sweden last fall during the European leg of SLAYER's "Unholy Alliance Tour: Preaching to the Perverted" tour (where THINE EYES BLEED was the opening act),has been posted on the band's MySpace page. Check out the track "The Dragon" at this location...

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ISIS To Guest On 'The Governor's Ball'

ISIS guitarist/vocalist Aaron Turner and bassist Jeff Caxide will be the featured guests on "The Governor's Ball" this Saturday, April 7 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Tune in at this location. ISIS' latest album, "In the Absence of Truth", was released on October 31 through Ipecac Records. ...

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BLACK SABBATH: Three Chapters From 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' Biography Available Online

Rockdetector.com, the world's biggest rock and metal database with over 56,000 band pages, is now hosting no less than three chapters of Garry Sharpe-Young's acclaimed BLACK SABBATH biography "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" at this location. Described by Black-Sabbath.com as the "SABBATH bible," Garry's bo...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: More U.K. Dates Announced

According to a posting on the Michael Schenker News and Tour Information web site, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP has lined up the following U.K. dates in July/August: July 28 - Derbyshire, UK - Rock & Blues Festival * July 29 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Apollo * July 30 - London, UK - Hammersmith ...

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GEEZER BUTLER Recounts 1980 Riot At BLACK SABBATH's Milwaukee Concert

Jeff Muendel of Wisconsin's Maximum Ink music magazine recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Maximum Ink: You have three new songs on the new best-of CD, "Black Sabbath: The Dio Ye...

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VINCE NEIL Performs In Libertyville; Video Available

A couple of video clips of MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil performing at Austin's in Libertyville, Illinois on March 23, 2007 have been posted at YouTube: Video#1, Video#2. Neil's current solo band features Dana Strum (SLAUGHTER, VINNIE VINCENT INVASION) on bass, Jeff Blando (SLAUGHTER) on guitar an...

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DEW-SCENTED: 'That's Why I Despise You' Video Posted Online

German thrashers DEW-SCENTED have posted their new video for the song "That's Why I Despise You" at YouTube. The clip was shot in Gothenburg, Sweden with acclaimed director Patric Ullaeus from the Revolver Film Company AB (IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL). "That's Why I Despise You" comes off D...

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WINTERS BANE To Record Limited-Edition EP

Veteran heavy metal band WINTERS BANE will record an EP this month with its new lineup: Lou St. Paul - Guitars Jeff Sheeler - Vocals Jeff Curenton - Drums Bryan Morris - Bass The EP will feature four tracks, including a reworking of "Dark Paradise" from the band's "Girth" album, as well as three son...

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DEICIDE: Classic Live Footage From 1991 MILWAUKEE METALFEST Available

Several video clips of DEICIDE performing at the 1991 Milwaukee Metalfest have been posted online at YouTube. Check them out at the links below: Dead By Dawn (video) Sacrificial Suicide (video) Lunatic of God's Creation (video) Deicide (video) Holy Deception (video) Following up the blistering ...

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WILL HAVEN: Release Date Set For 'Hierophant'

Sacramento metalcore heroes WILL HAVEN will release their new album, "Hierophant", on June 19 in the United States through Bieler Bros. Records (one day earlier internationally). Heralded by band guitarist Jeff Irwin as "by far the best stuff we have ever done" and featuring production by Shaun Lope...

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CRUSHED Issues MIKE CLINK-Produced Debut

Specializing in a sound that manages to merge goth with metal — while not sacrificing melody — the five-man band CRUSHED should easily garner heaps of crossover interest with their just-released debut, "My Machine". Hailing from the arid locale of Phoenix, Arizona, the group (which consists of singe...

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You can almost always count on the Germans to create high value thrash and DEW-SCENTED are about as reliable as it gets. You can argue that the band essentially creates the same album over and over again (an exaggeration, yet not totally inaccurate),but if it ain't broke, don't fix it, right? "Inci...