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Heavy Metal Musicians Speak Out On Rising Anti-American Sentiment Around The World

Norway's Imhotep 'zine recently asked more than 60 heavy metal and hard rock musicians to answer the following question regarding the current political situation in the world: What's your opinion on the rising tide of the anti-American sentiment around the world and to what would you attribute this?...

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DEEP PURPLE: U.K. Tour Openers Announced

DEEP PURPLE will be supported by THUNDER and PETER FRAMPTON on their upcoming U.K. tour. Former GILLAN guitarist Dean Howard will also be on the bill for all shows except Plymouth, while BLUE ON BLACK will be added to the bill in Plymouth only. DEEP PURPLE U.K. tour dates: Nov. 06 - M.E.N. - Manches...

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DEEP PURPLE To Enter Studio In February

According to DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star, DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice revealed during a recent Canadian drum clinic that the band will be returning to the studio in February 2005 to begin recording their new CD, tentatively due before the end of 2005. DEEP PURPLE's most recent album, "Ba...

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Former QUIET RIOT Drummer FRANKIE BANALI Featured In New LUDWIG Ad

Former QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali is included in a new Ludwig ad which was published in the latest issue of Modern Drummer magazine. Check out the ad at this location. Commented Banali: "I am very proud to have been included in the latest Ludwig Drums advertisement which made its debut in the...

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ANTHRAX To Embark On U.S. Tour In October

ANTHRAX are tentatively scheduled to do three weeks' worth of U.S. dates in October, according to guitarist Scott Ian's latest installment of his regular online column, Alpha Mail. The column, in which Scott describes in great detail attending the Kerrang! Awards 2004 and being presented with the "S...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Comments On Winning 'Spirit Of Rock' Award

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has commented on winning the "Spirit of Rock" award at the Kerrang! Awards, which were held Thursday night (August 26) at The Brewery in central London. "Comrades, we won at the Kerrang awards!" Scott writes on the group's web site. "They gave us the award for 'Spirit Of...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: There Is Nothing Wrong With Saying 'Sorry'

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford, who will turn 53 on Wednesday (August 25),revealed in 1996 that he was gay. He says he didn't make the acknowledgement when he still was with PRIEST because he believed a potential backlash could have hurt the band's status. According to Halford, negative feedback...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Prepare To Record New Album

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM are close to completing the songwriting sessions for their new album, tentatively due in early 2005 through Crash Music Inc. "We would still like to write two or three more songs going in, and the vocals still need to be completed, but the music so far is inspired and heavy and we...

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Bassist JOEY VERA Issues ANTHRAX European Tour Report

Bassist Joey Vera (FATES WARNING, ARMORED SAINT, ANTHRAX) has posted the following message on his web site: "Hey all, I'm in the end stages of tour decompression and feeling like I should write an update. I've been home now for a week but it feels like only a few days. Weird 'cause when I was ...

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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist Says Reunion With ROB HALFORD Was 'Inevitable'

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill recently spoke to KNAC.com about the group's reunion with Rob Halford, the upcoming studio album, and the band's decision to take part in this year's Ozzfest. Several excerpts from the interview follow: KNAC.com: Do you remember the first song JUDAS PRIEST performed wit...

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RAG MEN Reject Split Rumors

RAG MEN, the New York-based band featuring frontman Jorge Rosado (MERAUDER, GOD IS I),guitarist Mitts (SKARHEAD, CROWN OF THORNZ),bassist Ian "Bulldog" Edwards (FREYA, ex-EARTH CRISIS),and drummer Rigg Ross (SKARHEAD, ex-HATEBREED),have issued a statement refuting rumors that the group has broke...

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'Get Thrashed' Thrash Metal Documentary: Trailer Posted Online

A four-minute video trailer for "Get Thrashed", the upcoming documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, has been posted online at this location (Windows Media, 8 MB) (right-click and "Save Target As" and download the file to your hard drive)...

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ORANGE GOBLIN Drummer To Tie The Knot

Drummer Christopher Ian Turner of British doomsters ORANGE GOBLIN will marry Swedish girl Annelie Byström on September 4 in London. As previously reported, ORANGE GOBLIN have lined up several U.K. shows this month in support of their fifth album, "Thieving From The House Of God", available now on Ri...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Talks About The ATHENS OPEN AIR Festival Disaster

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has penned a column for the Greek-language Metal Hammer magazine about the disastrous events that led to a partial cancellation of the Athens Open Air festival in Athens, Greece in early July. A partial reprint of the article follows: "I will try to keep a long story shor...

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Ex-THE CULT Singer IAN ASTBURY Says He Was Asked To Audition For VELVET REVOLVER

Former THE CULT frontman Ian Astbury recently gave an interview to the Poptones web site about his work with THE DOORS 21ST CENTURY and his near-audition with VELVET REVOLVER, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Poptones: Oliver Stone asked you to play Jim Morrison in his...