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METALLICA: Swedish Concert Ticket Fraud Suspected

A scandal has erupted in Sweden over an alleged ticket fraud in connection with METALLICA's upcoming March 7-8, 2009 concerts at Globen in Stockholm. According to reports in the Swedish media, it is suspected that a significant percentage of the 30,000 tickets never even reached the general public b...

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GENE SIMMONS Sex Tape Girl Claims She Has Lost Famous Friends Over Scandal

World Entertainment News Network reports that the woman caught on camera having sex with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has lost a handful of celebrity friends because of the scandal. Traci Anna Koval claims Simmons has accused her of leaking the video, but she insists the tape, which went publi...

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RAVENS CREED Parts Ways With Lead Guitarist

RAVENS CREED, the "VENOM-worshipping scumbags" featuring ORANGE GOBLIN's Ben Ward, as well as Steve Watson (ex-IRON MONKEY),Jason Graham, and former SABBAT bassist Frazer Craske, have issued the following update: "We have parted company with lead guitarist James Kiely. The decision was made shortly...

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Was Ex-KISS Guitarist MARK ST. JOHN Victim Of Brutal Jailhouse Justice?

Nick Schou of the Orange County Weekly reports: Was ex-KISS guitarist Mark St. John a victim of OC's brutal jailhouse justice? A month before roughly two dozen inmates at Theo Lacy Jail viciously killed John Chamberlain in an attack that would earn national headlines and lead to a major scandal that...

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MAXIM Writer Distances Himself From BLACK CROWES Controversy

David Peisner, the Maxim freelance writer responsible for penning a negative review of the BLACK CROWES' new album without hearing the whole CD, has released a statement to the Los Angeles Times music blog "Soundboard" distancing himself from the controversy. Peisner writes: "I'm a freelance writer....

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FORCE MAJEURE Signs With LOW FREQUENCY RECORDS

Finnish metal band FORCE MAJEURE has inked a deal with Low Frequency Records. The group's debut album, "Frozen Chambers", will be released in March. According to a press release, "Frozen Chambers" "boasts ten outstandingly hard-rocking melodic metal songs. The songwriting on the album is both divers...

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KISS Guitarist's World War II Hero Father Honored On Veterans Day

The Oregonian has published an article on KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer's father Jim Thayer — a World War II hero who went on to a stellar military career. An excerpt from the article follows: Today, on Veterans Day, Thayer, 85, likely is sitting atop the back seat of a fancy car, participating in a p...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Talks Politics; Video Available

Why Democracy?, a documentary project using film to start a global conversation about democracy, has posted a nine-minute video interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich in which he answers ten questions on his views about the system of government. Watch it below. Why Democracy? states on its web...

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LEAVES' EYES' ALEX KRULL: 'The American Audience Is Just Incredible'

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian 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) — is currently touring North America as the support act for KAMELOT. "The shows have been great so far," says Krull....

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MEGADETH Mainman Issues GIGANTOUR Update

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update via the Gigantour.com web site: "Today is Monday and there is one week left before we leave for Alaska. We will come home after that for 16 days and then it is off to the Pac Rim, and eventually to Australia, to start this awesome line-u...

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'Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks The 80s': Complete List Of Songs Revealed

The complete list of songs has been revealed for Activision's special 1980s-themed Guitar Hero title, dubbed Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. The game will ship for the PlayStation 2 on July 24. According to Gamespot, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s is rated T for Teen and will be the last game...

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ANTHRAX, IRON MAIDEN, WHITE LION, SCORPIONS Songs Added To 'Guitar Hero Encore' Game

ANTHRAX's "Caught in a Mosh", IRON MAIDEN's "Wrathchild", WHITE LION's "Radar Love" and SCORPIONS' "No One Like You" are among the latest songs that have been announced for Activision's special 1980s-themed Guitar Hero title, dubbed Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. The last game in the series to b...

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'Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s' Trailer Available

A trailer for the upcoming Activision special 1980s-themed Guitar Hero title, dubbed Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, is available at this location (6 MB). The last game in the series to be developed by now-MTV-owned Harmonix will ship for the PlayStation 2 this summer. Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks t...

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ACCEPT's 'Balls To The Wall' Added To 'Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s' Game

ACCEPT's "Balls to the Wall" is among the latest songs that will be featured in Activision's special 1980s-themed Guitar Hero title, dubbed Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. The last game in the series to be developed by now-MTV-owned Harmonix will ship for the PlayStation 2 this summer. Guitar Her...

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TAAKE Frontman Refuses To Apologize For 'Raping' Essen

TAAKE frontman Hoest (photo#1, photo#2, photo#3),who found himself at the center of controversy last month after he appeared on stage in Essen, Germany with a swastika symbol drawn on his chest, has slammed his critics for engaging in a "pathetic Internet debate" over the incident. In ...