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Rapist Who 'Thought He Was OZZY OSBOURNE' Gets 10 Years

The Australian man who drugged and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl because he believed he was rock star Ozzy Osbourne and had to follow in his footsteps has been sentenced to a maximum 10 years in jail, according to News.com.au. Arthur Fairwell faced the NSW District Court today (Friday, Septe...

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POISONBLACK: 'Lust Stained Despair' Enters Finnish Chart At No. 2

POISONBLACK — the Finnish band featuring Ville Laihiala (vocals, guitar, formerly of SENTENCED),Janne Markus (guitar),Marco Sneck (keyboards),Antti Remes (bass) and Tarmo Kanerva (drums) — has entered the national album chart with its sophomore CD, "Lust Stained Despair", at position No. 2. View...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE: New Music Posted Online

CIRCLE II CIRCLE, the band featuring former SAVATAGE frontman Zachary Stevens, has posted three songs from its upcoming "Burden of Truth" album — "Revelations", "Evermore" and "Burden of Truth" — on its official MySpace page. "Burden of Truth" was recorded at Tampa's Morrisound Recording. Touring is...

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SOULRELIC Bassist Forced To Sit Out Gigs Due To Injury

SOULRELIC bassist Pecu Talala will be forced to miss the band's next couple of gigs due to a recent knee injury. Replacing him temporarily will be Mikko "Speedy" Uusimaa from REFLEXION. SOULRELIC's next performance is scheduled to take place this Saturday, September 9 at Rytmikorjaamo in Seinäjoki,...

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POISONBLACK Frontman Says SENTENCED is 'Over And Done'

Chad Bowar of HeavyMetal.About.com recently conducted an interview with POISONBLACK/ex-SENTENCED frontman Ville Laihiala. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: HeavyMetal.About.com: On the first CD J.P. Leppaluoto was the vocalist. When he left the band, did you audition other vocalists, or did...

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MORS PRINCIPIUM: New Album Title Announced

Finnish melodic death/thrash metallers MORS PRINCIPIUM EST have set "Liberation = Termination" as the title of their third album, tentatively due in early 2007 via Listenable Records. "Here we are, in Astia Studio [in Finland]," stated vocalist Ville Viljanen. "We have been here for over a week now...

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Former GREAT WHITE Tour Manager Wants Sentence Reduced

The Associated Press reports that a tour manager who ignited a blaze that killed 100 people wants his sentence reduced. Daniel Biechele pleaded guilty to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter in February and was sentenced to four years in prison. His lawyer filed a motion today asking a judge to re...

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Review: Well, At Least The QUEENSRŸCHE Encore Was Entertaining

Jonathan Foerster of the Naples Daily News reviewed QUEENSRŸCHE's August 27, 2006 headlining appearance at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Ft. Myers, Florida. An excerpt from his review follows: Concerts are supposed to be spectacles on some level. Whether it's the visceral thrill of bas...

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Australian AC/DC Fan Jailed For 'Idiotic' 182kmh Trip

Australia's Sunshine Coast Daily reports that a reckless driver was sentenced to 3½ years behind bars for speeding along the Bruce Highway at up to 182km/h while singing the AC/DC lyrics "Are you ready for a good time?" — and filming the entire experience for a "home movie." Michael Barry George was...

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GORGOROTH Guitarist: 'You Dance With The Devil, You Take What Comes'

Newsweek Poland recently conducted an interview with GORGOROTH guitarist/founder Infernus. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: There has been a lot of controversy about your concert in February 2004 in Krakov. Have you ever experienced similar problems (protests, abusive comments in the pr...

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POISONBLACK Frontman Discusses Making Of 'Lust Stained Despair'

POISONBLACK's Ville Laihiala recently told MTV.com that the band's forthcoming second album "Lust Stained Despair" sounded "like shit" the first time he heard it. The group recorded the LP more than two years ago, but it didn't quite live up to the ex-SENTENCED frontman's standards. "That's the reas...

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Filthy Notes for Frozen Hearts

How many times do you think you'll have to read "Rock 'n' Sad" in a review of "Filthy Notes for Frozen Hearts" by Germany's LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE? Hey, at least it's fairly descriptive of the music. There is a whole lot of rockin' going on here and the melancholia flows like a river. The peppering of...

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POISONBLACK: 'Rush' Video Posted Online

POISONBLACK's video for its new single, "Rush", has been posted online at YouTube.com. Also available at YouTube.com is a video clip of POISONBLACK mainman Ville Laihiala (vocals, guitar, formerly of SENTENCED) performing the band's song "Pain Becomes Me" acoustically. Check it out at this location....

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POISONBLACK To Support LACUNA COIL In Europe

POISONBLACK — the Finnish band featuring Ville Laihiala (vocals, guitar, formerly of SENTENCED),Janne Markus (guitar),Marco Sneck (keyboards),Antti Remes (bass) and Tarmo Kanerva (drums) — will support LACUNA COIL on their upcoming European tour, which is set to take place September-November. The...

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Man Gets 25 Years For Fatal Stabbing At CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Concert

Colleen Jenkins of the St. Petersburg Times has issued the following report: If Michael Pyne (photo) had fought with his fists instead of a knife the night of June 23, 2005, he likely would have made a friend once the chaotic brawl at Ybor City's Masquerade nightclub ended. Tommy ...