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Former HANOI ROCKS Bassist Sues NYC Venue, MTV Over Injury

Former HANOI ROCKS and current JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS bassist Sam Yaffa (real name Sami Takamaki) has filed an $85 million lawsuit against Roseland Ballroom, MTV Corp. and others, saying his hands and career were hurt when ballroom bouncers jumped him while he was fending off a purse snatcher...

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LEAVES' EYES, ATROCITY Confirmed For Turkey's ROCK THE NATIONS Festival

LEAVES' EYES, the new band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull),and ATROCITY are the latest acts confirmed for the Rock The Nations Open Air Festival 2004, a three-day event set to take place Ju...

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CATARACT Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Swiss metalcore band CATARACT are the latest band confirmed for this year's Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 19-21, 2004 in Abtsgmünd, Germany. The complete list of acts currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows (in alphabetical order): ALEV BESEECH BRAINSTORM BUSTA...

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Report: Ex-MEAT PUPPETS Bassist Faces Two Years In Prison

MEAT PUPPETS bassist Cris Kirkwood is facing a two-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to an assault charge in a Phoenix courtroom Monday (May 10),MTV.com reports. Kirkwood was accused of assault with a dangerous weapon stemming from an incident in December when he was allegedly shot by a po...

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THE 69 EYES Sign New Record Deal, Begin Recording New Album

Finnish goth-metallers THE 69 EYES have signed a "big major label" deal with an as-yet-undisclosed record company, according to a posting on the group's web site. The band are currently currently working on their new album with producers Johnny Lee Michaels and Hiili Hiilesmaa (H.I.M., MOONSPELL, SE...

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CHAOSBREED Confirmed For Finland's TAMMERFEST

CHAOSBREED, the new Finnish death metal supergroup consisting of drummer Nalle Österman (ex-GANDALF),bassist Oppu Laine (ex-AMORPHIS, MANNHAI),guitarist Marko Tarvonen (MOONSORROW),guitarist Esa Holopainen (AMORPHIS),and vocalist Taneli Jarva (ex-SENTENCED, THE BLACK LEAGUE),have added a July 1...

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MIA ZAPATA's Killer Gets 36 Years

Christine Clarridge of the Seattle Times reports that the man convicted in March of killing THE GITS singer Mia Zapata more than 10 years ago was sentenced Friday (April 30) to more than 36 years in prison by King County Superior Court Judge Sharon Armstrong. The sentence was 10 years longer than th...

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GORGOROTH Singer Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison

GORGOROTH singer Gaahl was sentenced Tuesday (May 4) to 18 months in a Norwegian prison on charges that he beat a 41-year-old man in what the victim called a ritual attack. The 28-year-old black metal vocalist (view photo taken in court earlier today),who has several prior convictions including one...

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IN FLAMES: More Festival Appearances Announced

Sweden's IN FLAMES have been confirmed for the Swedish festival Piteå Dansar och Ler. The festival will take place July 28-August 1, 2004 in Peteå, Sweden. Other confirmed artists are SENTENCED, LAMBRETTA and LISA MISKOVSKY. For more information about the festival, visit www.pdol.se. IN FLAMES have...

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Brutal

Some albums you imagine being a real blast to make for those sweating inside the studio, but once they've emerged into the world beyond the faders and tape machines, they just don't seem as vital to us ordinary mortals. "Brutal", the first full-length release from this Finnish "supergroup" (featurin...

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CHAOSBREED: Record-Release Show Announced

CHAOSBREED, the new Finnish death metal supergroup consisting of drummer Nalle Österman (ex-GANDALF),bassist Oppu Laine (ex-AMORPHIS, MANNHAI),guitarist Marko Tarvonen (MOONSORROW),guitarist Esa Holopainen (AMORPHIS),and vocalist Taneli Jarva (ex-SENTENCED, THE BLACK LEAGUE),have scheduled a re...

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DANZIG, SENTENCED, HYPOCRISY Confirmed For Slovenia's METALCAMP Festival

DANZIG, SENTENCED, HYPOCRISY and DARK FUNERAL are among the bands confirmed for the first installment of the MetalCamp festival, a two-day event set to take place August 21-22 in Tolbin, Slovenia. The festival is being co-produced by Austrian and Slovenian booking agencies and will take place at a "...

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GORGOROTH Singer Accused Of Beating Victim, Drinking His Blood

GORGOROTH singer Gaahl is scheduled to go on trial in Norway next week on charges that he "ritually abused" a man more than two years ago. The alleged abuse of a man in his 40s took place at a desolate farm in Fjaler in Sunnfjord in February of 2002 and ended ritually with the vocalist ...

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SIRENIA Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

SIRENIA, the Norwegian band featuring former TRISTANIA guitarist/vocalist Morten Veland, are the latest band confirmed for this year's Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 19-21, 2004 in Abtsgmünd, Germany. The complete list of acts currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as fol...

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ALTARIA: New Music Posted Online

A brand-new ALTARIA track, titled "Will to Live", has been posted online in MP3 format at this location. Also available for download are audio clips of three other tracks: "Unchain the Rain" (mp3),"Darkened Highlight" (mp3) and "Final Warning" (mp3). All four cuts come off the band's ...