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QUEEN Honored At Britain's IVOR NOVELLO AWARDS
According to BrianMay.com, QUEEN today collected two major awards at the 50th Ivor Novello Awards, held this afternoon in London. Given each year, The Ivors, presented by the British Academy of Composers & Songwriters in association with The Performing Rights Society (PRS),are given to celebrat...May 26, 2005
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CELTIC FROST Mainman: 'I Don't Subscribe To Any Religion'
CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "Among my incoming messages this week, I found the following e-mail, titled 'Babylon Fell', from an individual naming himself Jarno Lotvonen, from Finland: "'I want you to answer. Do you believe in god o...May 26, 2005
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VINCE NEIL-Autographed Jay Turser Guitar Brings In $1400 For The SKYLAR NEIL FOUNDATION
Jay Turser Guitars, distributed by Music Industries Corp., donated a JT-Warlord electric guitar to the ninth annual Skylar Neil Memorial charity golf tournament and auction, held May 5, 2005, at the Malibu Country Club, in Malibu, California. The final bid on the Jay Turser Warlord instrument, which...May 24, 2005
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GINGER: 'The Glory Is Not In Never Failing, But In Rising Every Time You Fail'
Former THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "My life turned into shit on an aeroplane heading for the sunny Philippines at the end of 2004, a holiday my family would take every Christmas ? we'd visit family members, hang out on beaches, ea...May 23, 2005
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AFTER FOREVER Drummer Winning Battle Against Cancer
AFTER FOREVER drummer André Borgman, who was diagnosed with cancer earlier in the year, has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Since I promised to keep you posted about my condition and its progress, here is another update for you. "I have been to the hospital yesterday...May 21, 2005
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Grand Jury Clears Officer Who Took Out DIMEBAG's Killer
The Beacon Journal is reporting that the police officer who ended a fatal nightclub shooting spree by killing the man that murdered PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was cleared of wrongdoing by a grand jury. The panel's decision not to indict Officer James Niggemeyer was expecte...May 21, 2005
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DAM: U.S. Release Date Announced, Album Guest Appearances Unveiled
Candlelight Records USA have set a June 28 U.S. release date for death-thrashers DAM's full-length debut, "Purity: The Darwinian Paradox". The CD will be available in Europe from May 30. An album-launch event is set to take place on Saturday, June 4 at London's Islington Electrowerkz. Scheduled to p...May 18, 2005
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VARG VIKERNES: Controversial BURZUM Leader Speaks From Norwegian Prison
Former BURZUM leader Varg Vikernes (a.k.a. Count Grishnackh),who is currently serving a 21-year Norwegian prison term for the August 1993 murder of MAYHEM guitarist Oystein Aarseth (a.k.a. Euronymous),recently spoke to MetalCrypt.com about his controversial political beliefs and the possibility of...May 12, 2005
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VAN HALEN Bassist's Custom Pick-Up Truck For Sale On EBAY
CNN Money has issued the following report: A customized 2004 Ford F-150 owned by VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony is being offered for sale on eBay and you can "Buy it now" for $150,000. Bidding for the truck is currently approaching $50,000. The Lightning Style Show Car Cobra is a custom-made pick...May 12, 2005
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MEGADETH Drummer SHAWN DROVER To TOM HUNTING: 'Get Well Soon!'
MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Today I found out that Tom Hunting from EXODU has taken ill and has had to step down from playing drums for the band. I contacted Gary Holt [EXODUS guitarist] to see if this infor...May 10, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Plays Michael Kelly Acoustic Bass
Michael Kelly Guitar Company has announced that bassist Geezer Butler of the band BLACK SABBATH has chosen to play a Michael Kelly acoustic bass. Undoubtedly one of hard rock's most influential musicians, Butler has been a member of BLACK SABBATH since the band's inception in the 1960s. Butler recei...May 9, 2005
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Guide To Extinction
NOCTURNE are the latest in a long line of female-fronted, electronic-tinged rock bands (the most well-known being GARBAGE). Like many of these groups, the "industrial" elements found within seem more like superficial machine trappings hung on a basic hard rock framework — enough stuff to warrant pla...May 8, 2005
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AUDIOSLAVE Give Outdoor Concert In Cuba
The Associated Press has issued the following report: AUDIOSLAVE broke decades-long barriers with a thundering concert before thousands of Cuban fans — who knocked over barriers to get closer to the first U.S. rock band to play an outdoor concert in Cuba. Chris Cornell's scream — "I won't do what yo...May 7, 2005
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Report: OZZY OSBOURNE Diagnosed With Parkin Syndrome
IrishExaminer.com is reporting that Ozzy Osbourne has been diagnosed with Parkin Syndrome and will have to take daily medication for the rest of his life to combat the involuntary shudders associated with the condition. The BLACK SABBATH star was given the all-clear for Parkison's disease in 2003, a...May 6, 2005
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AFTER FOREVER Drummer Recovering From Cancer
AFTER FOREVER drummer André Borgman, who was diagnosed with cancer earlier in the year, has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "To all my supporting fans, band, crew, friends..,… "This has been a very difficult period for me, but I finally can make you happy with some ver...May 5, 2005