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PAUL RAVEN's Brother: 'This Family's Heart Is Bleeding And It Will Never Stop'

Daniel Jon Raven has issued the following statement regarding the passing of his brother, legendary bassist Paul Raven (MINISTRY, PRONG, SOCIETY 1, KILLING JOKE, GODFLESH, MOB RESEARCH): "The expression 'one of a kind' has lost its value but my beautiful brother, Paul Vincent Raven, redefined it. He...

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SOCIETY 1 Frontman Comments On PAUL RAVEN's Passing

SOCIETY 1 frontman Matt Zane has issued the following statement regarding the passing of legendary bassist Paul Raven (MINISTRY, PRONG, SOCIETY 1, KILLING JOKE, GODFLESH, MOB RESEARCH): "Paul Raven was the most stand-up guy I ever had the pleasure to work with. The thing about Raven is that after wo...

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GORGOROTH To Split Up?

Guitarist Infernus of the Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "I am writing to inform you about the fact that there has been taken a decision to split up the band, Infernus on one side, Gaahl [vocals] and King [bass] on the other. We canno...

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MINISTRY Mainman On PAUL RAVEN's Passing: 'I Am In Total Shock'

MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen and members of KILLING JOKE have commented on the passing of bassist Paul Raven, who was found dead yesterday (Saturday, October 20) in a private home in a small French village on the Swiss border. Stated Jourgensen: "I am in total shock. The world of music is a sadder...

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Drummer TED PARSONS Comments On PAUL RAVEN's Passing

Drummer Ted Parsons (PRONG, SWANS, GODFLESH, JESU) — who has spent the past few days in a Swiss studio collaborating with French recording artists TREPONEM PAL on their new release — has released the following statement regarding legendary bassist Paul Raven's (MINISTRY, KILLING JOKE) passing: "It d...

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MINISTRY/KILLING JOKE Bassist PAUL RAVEN Dead At 46

MINISTRY bassist Paul Raven was found dead yesterday (Saturday, October 20) in a private home in a small French village on the Swiss border after suffering an apparent heart attack. Raven (who is also known for his work with KILLING JOKE and PRONG) was in Geneva working with French recording artists...

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LENG TCH'E Announces UK Tour

Death metal/grindcore stalwarts LENG TCH'E will embark on their first foray into the UK in November in support of their latest album "Marasmus". Joining LENG TCH'E on this tour will be Glasgow's MAN MUST DIE and London's TED MAUL. The following shows have been confirmed: Nov. 16 - Koksijde, Belgium...

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RAGE To Perform At Germany's 'Stock Car Crash Challenge'

Guitarist Victor Smolski of the German power metal band RAGE has issued the following update: "On Saturday, October 20, the great TV total Stock Car Crash Challenge will start again. At 8:15 p.m, ProSieben will broadcast that motorsport-event live out of the Gelsenkirchener Veltins-Arena, where Stef...

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PRONG: More European Tour Dates Announced

PRONG has scheduled the following European tour dates: Jan. 09 - (GB) London - Underworld Jan. 10 - (F) Paris - Locomotive Jan. 11 - (B) Antwerp - Hof Ter Loo Jan. 12 - (CH) Pratteln - Z7 Jan. 13 - (I) Milan - Alcatraz Jan. 15 - (D) München - Backstage Jan. 16 - ...

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PRONG Mainman To Guest On SIRIUS SATELLITE's 'Hard Files'

PRONG mainman Tommy Victor will guest on the "Hard Files" program on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack on Thursday (October 11) at 7:00 p.m. EST. Rebroadcasts: Fridays at noon ET, Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. ET and Sundays at 6:00 p.m. ET. Join Victor and Sirius host Jose Mangin as they blast songs of...

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FIREBIRD To Tour With ALABAMA THUNDERSPUSSY

FIREBIRD, the British band led by former CARCASS/NAPALM DEATH guitarist Bill Steer, will be on tour with ALABAMA THUNDERSPUSSY in October/November. The dates are as follows: Oct. 25 - Southampton, Joiners Oct. 26 - Swansea, Sin City Oct. 27 - London, The Underworld Oct. 28 - Wolverhampton, Civic Cen...

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ELLEFSON Rejoins Forces With Ex-MEGADETH Bandmate DEGRASSO On New F5 Album

F5 — the Phoenix-based band featuring former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, ex-SICK SPEED vocalist Dale Steele, and guitarists Steve Conley and John Davis — has entered the studio to record the follow-up to its 2005 debut, "A Drug for All Seasons". The CD is being produced by Ryan Greene at his Cr...

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HANOI ROCKS Gets Physical

Finland's Seiska-TV has uploaded a short video clip of what it claims is HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe, guitarist Andy McCoy and Andy's wife Angela arguing and apparently getting a bit physical outside the Helsinki-Vantaa airport on September 22, 2007. They were reportedly on their way back to...

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PRONG Mainman Discusses 'Power Of The Damager'

Alex Zander of MK magazine recently conducted an interview with PRONG mainman Tommy Victor. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MK: How did [Monte Pittman, guitar] come into the whole picture? How did you cross paths with someone like Monte Pitman? Victor: Actually it was through Ivan de Prum...

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HANOI ROCKS To Support MOTÖRHEAD in Finland

Legendary Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS will support MOTÖRHEAD on the following shows in Finland: Dec. 11 - Helsinki, Finland @ Ice Hall Dec. 12 - Tampere, Finland @ Ice Hall Dec. 13 - Oulu, Finland @ Teatria Commented HANOI ROCKS in a statement: "Lemmy and MOTÖRHEAD have been very good friends with H...