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Ex-FORBIDDEN Guitarist: PIGGY Was One Of 'Greatest Innovators'

Former FORBIDDEN/MANMADEGOD and current SPIRALARMS guitarist Craig Locicero has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "First off, I must say how saddend by the passing of Piggy (Denis). My heartfelt condolences to his family and his band memb...

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Longtime Metal Journalist Pays Tribute To Fallen VOIVOD Guitarist

Longtime metal journalist and BLABBERMOUTH.NET contributor Don Kaye has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "It was almost exactly twenty years ago that I first met the members of VOIVOD, including guitarist Denis 'Piggy' D'Amour. I had bee...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: 'Straight To Hell' Video Available Online

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's video for the song "Straight to Hell" has been posted online at www.crashmusicinc.com. Look for the video soon to be aired on national and regional video outlets. "Straight to Hell" comes off the group's latest album, "Dreams of Death", available now on Crash Music, Inc. The CD...

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VOIVOD Guitarist Is 'Very Ill'

VOIVOD's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Our good friend and guitar hero Denis D'Amour (a.k.a. Piggy) is very ill. We are helping Denis in every way that we can to feel comfortable while he fights to get healthy. Denis is a very private person and does not want to mak...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Drummer: 'We're One Of The Better Live Speed Metal Bands Out There'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with FLOTSAM AND JETSAM drummer Craig Nielsen. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: This ["Dreams of Death"] is your first new studio album since "My God" in 2001. Why such a long wait? Craig: "We lost our deal with Metal Blade. That...

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VOIVOD: More DVD Releases Planned

Legendary Canadian metallers VOIVOD, who will be issuing first DVD in October covering the band's original lineup period (1983-1991),are tentatively planning on releasing two more DVDs during the coming months. "DVOD-2" will contain footage shot during the Eric Forrest era of the band, while "DVOD-...

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JASON NEWSTED: 25 New VOIVOD Songs And Counting

Greg Prato of Billboard.com recently spoke to former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted about his current musical projects, which include the veteran Canadian group VOIVOD, the bluesy/psychedelic outfit HEARD OF ELEMENTS, and PAPA WHEELIE. Regarding the upcoming VOIVOD studio album — the group's first...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM To Film 'Straight To Hell' Video

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM will shoot a video for the track "Straight to Hell" on August 14 in Phoenix, Arizona. The clip is expected to be finished late August and ready for national and regional video outlets by September 1. "Straight to Hell" comes off the group's latest album, "Dreams of Death" (Crash M...

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VOIVOD Sign With THE END RECORDS

Legendary Canadian metallers VOIVOD, now featuring former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted (a.k.a. Jasonic),have inked a U.S. deal with The End Records. The band will enter the studio in the fall of 2005 to begin recording their 11th studio album, tentatively due in early 2006. Drummer Michel Langev...

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METALLICA: Unauthorized DVD History Due This Week

Spain's Locomotive Records has set a July 19 release date for a documentary-styled two-hour DVD history of METALLICA, filled with exclusive interviews, interactive trivia, extensive discographies, onstage/offstage/backstage action and the kind of critical analysis that only "unauthorized" projects l...

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Dreams of Death

The number of people willing to "Flots Til Death!" has dropped precipitously since the band's major-label heyday. The band turned out to be too metal for mainstream crossover success, despite a bit of airplay in 1992 with the heavily-hyped "Cuatro", while their move away from thrash roots alienated...

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Former METALLICA Bassist Launches HEARD OF ELEMENTS Project

Former METALLICA and current VOIVOD bassist Jason Newsted recently teamed up with Roy Rogers (slide/blues guitar master) and Carl Coletti (formerly with Ottmar Liebert) to create a new project called HEARD OF ELEMENTS. They wrote and recorded four brand new songs, which they are sharing first with a...

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ECHOBRAIN Frontman Says Marketing Album As Featuring METALLICA Member Was A Mistake

In a recent interview with The Digital Noise Network, ECHOBRAIN vocalist/guitarist Dylan Donkin spoke about the recent decision to dissolve the band, and the positives and negatives of having ex-METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted in the group. Asked about the poor promotion and marketing for the band's...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Singer: 'I Can't Put My Life On Hold Anymore'

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM singer Eric A.K. has posted the following message on the group's official message board: "I still love FLOTSAM with all my being, but I can't put my life on hold anymore. So I will do as much as I can to keep us in your ears, eyes, and minds. FLOTSAM is still ...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Drummer Shoots Down 'Split' Rumors

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM drummer Craig Nielsen has posted the following update on the group's official message board: "This is what's happening. The band was offered to be part of the W.A.S.P./ L.A GUNS/STEPHEN PEARCY tour and when put to the test of a real tour on the table, the band had to turn it down...