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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's Former Tour Manager Wins 'Sex Act' Case

BBC News reports that BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's former tour manager has been awarded £40,000 (approximately $79,000) libel damages by the High Court over a claim he was caught masturbating at work. Mark Stickland said he was portrayed as a "sexual deviant" in the January 2006 edition of music magazi...

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DEICIDE's JACK OWEN: 'We Will Finish The Tour, With Or Without GLEN BENTON'

Floridian death metallers DEICIDE are currently touring Europe without vocalist/bassist Glen Benton, who was forced to stay home due to what is believed to be a pressing legal matter regarding domestic issues. The band's guitarist, Jack Owen (ADRIFT, ex-CANNIBAL CORPSE) has sent the following update...

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KHOMA: Swedish Dates Announced

KHOMA (formerly KOMA) — the Swedish band featuring members of CULT OF LUNA, THE PERISHERS, and the DEPORTEES — has announced the following dates: Jan. 17 - Gothenburg, SWE @ Sticky Fingers Jan. 18 - Linköping, SWE @ Skylten Jan. 19 - Norrköping, SWE @ Club Mogwai Jan. 27- Umeå, SWE @ Amplified festi...

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Handicapped QUEENSRŸCHE Fan's Concert Ticket Ordeal Leads To Lawsuit

The Hampton Union reports that a nonprofit corporation that fights for the rights of the disabled is suing the Hampton Beach Casino in Hampton Beach, NH after one of its members couldn't purchase tickets to a QUEENSRŸCHE concert there because it was not "fully accessible." Access with Success, a Mas...

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To the Devil His Due

Many metal fans recognize the name DIAMOND HEAD as the band that got international notice when METALLICA covered "Helpless", "It's Electric", and "Am I Evil". As this DVD shows, those in the know about the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) realize that the group had more than a handful of son...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Manager: 'I Believe In AXL ROSE'

Former GUNS N' ROSES manager Merck Mercuriadis has issued the following "open letter" to the group's fans: "Along with all of the other GUNS N' ROSES fans around the world I read 'An Open Letter To The Fans From Axl' this evening with much interest. About half way through it occurred to me that I .....

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GUNS N' ROSES: Fresno Show Cancelled

GUNS N' ROSES' show at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California on Wednesday, December 13 has been cancelled. "Sincere apologies go out to all the fans in Fresno who bought a ticket," the group writes in a press release. "We hope you can make it to the band's show in Oakland, CA at the ...

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Italian GUNS N' ROSES Fan Site Goes 'On Strike' To Protest Lack Of Official Information

Italian GUNS N' ROSES fan site Gnronline.it has announced that it has gone "on strike" to protest the lack of official information regarding the band and the "phantom" album "Chinese Democracy". Specifically, the Gnronline.it administrators are claming that GN'R management is playing favorites with...

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THE FIRE THE FLOOD Signs With NO SLEEP RECORDS

No Sleep Records has announced the signing of THE FIRE THE FLOOD. The band will enter the studio in March of 2007 to record their debut full-length with Jamie King (BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD, HE IS LEGEND, KILLWHITNEYDEAD). A mid-to-late 2007 release is expected. Drawin...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Bassist Joins HELMET For Canadian Dates

SEBASTIAN BACH/SPREAD EAGLE bassist Rob De Luca is playing bass for HELMET on the Canadian leg of the GUNS N' ROSES tour after HELMET's regular bassist was refused at the U.S.-Canadian border. Rob had four hours to learn the 10-song set for the show in Winnipeg, then did a 12-song set in Calgary. Th...

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DARKEST HOUR Guitarist Explains Concert Cancellations

Guitarist Kris Norris of the Washington D.C.-based metallers DARKEST HOUR has issued the following update: "After getting a few emails about this, I decided to just say why we cancelled a few shows on the last tour... "OK, here's what happened. I've finally comes to terms with discussing this as it'...

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EAGLES OF DEATH METAL Laugh Off AXL ROSE's Ohio Rant

MTV.com reports that EAGLES OF DEATH METAL have issued a statement in response to being unceremoniously dumped from the GUNS N' ROSES tour after a chilly reception on the first night of what was supposed to be a three-week stint opening up for Axl Rose and Co. Following a well-received set by tour ....

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Report: No Charges Yet For Hardcore Band SET IT STRAIGHT

Lauren Brooks of Redding.com reports that Shasta County District Attorney Jerry Benito declined Monday (Nov. 20) to issue a complaint against seven people arrested at Caldwell Park in Redding, California five weeks ago — including members of the Redding, California hardcore band SET IT STRAIGHT — af...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE To Play Free Show In New York This Monday

According to Billboard.com, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE is one of the bands that will play free shows Monday (Nov. 13) to celebrate the launch of Microsoft's new Zune digital audio player. QOTSA will perform in New York. Also scheduled to perform are RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (Los Angeles) and and T.I. (Atl...

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Former PRONG Drummer To Perform With THE MERCY CLINIC

Former PRONG drummer Dan Laudo will perform with THE MERCY CLINIC, the new San Francisco Bay Area-based band fronted by former DAMAGEPLAN vocalist Patrick Lachman, on October 24 at The Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California. Laudo will be filling in for regular THE MERCY CLINIC drummer Bevan Davi...