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PSYCHOTIC WALTZ Albums To Be Reissued
Metal Blade Records (Europe) will re-release the long-out-of-print albums by acclaimed progressive metal outfit PSYCHOTIC WALTZ. All four albums will be released in two box-sets featuring a wealth of bonus material. The first box-set will include the albums "A Social Grace" and "Mosquito" and will b...January 27, 2004
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TONY IOMMI To Officially Release 'Eighth Star' Sessions
Joe Siegler, webmaster of the BLACK SABBATH fan site www.black-sabbath.com, has issued the following update: "Monday morning here brings some very welcome news, and something that when I found out about it came as a shock, as I was not expecting this to actually happen, tell you the truth. I got wor...January 26, 2004
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Spokesperson: OZZY Will 'Definitely' Headline OZZFEST 2004
Ozzy Osbourne will "definitely" perform at this year's Ozzfest, a spokesperson for Sharon Osbourne Management has told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Osbourne will top a main-stage bill that will probably include veteran British heavy metallers JUDAS PRIEST. Also expected to appear are SLIPKNOT and HATEBREED, wh...January 26, 2004
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ICED EARTH's SCHAFFER Explains Guitarist's Departure
ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer recently spoke to Guitar World magazine about the departure of guitarist Larry Tarnowski prior to the recording of the group's latest CD, "The Glorious Burden". According to Schaffer, Tarnowski, an ICED EARTH member for five years, left before the recording sessions a...January 25, 2004
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Source: JUDAS PRIEST '90 Percent A Go' For OZZFEST 2004, SLIPKNOT To Headline Second Stage
According to a reliable industry source, JUDAS PRIEST are "90 percent a go" for this year's Ozzfest, which is tentatively expected to kick off late June/early July. OZZY OSBOURNE, who is recovering from a nasty all-terrain-vehicle crash, will reportedly try to headline the festival once again, altho...January 25, 2004
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GUITAR WORLD's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists Of All Time
The March 2004 issue of Guitar World magazine includes a list of the 100 greatest heavy metal guitarists as selected by the magazine's staff. "This is not a list that ranks who can play the fastest or with the most taste, feeling or technique (although many players on our list have all of those arro...January 23, 2004
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JUDAS PRIEST Comment On Ex-Drummer's Guilty Verdict
JUDAS PRIEST Management Co-Ordinator Jayne Andrews has commented on the news that ex-PRIEST drummer Dave Holland was convicted of trying to rape a special needs youngster in 2002. "We are as shocked and stunned as everyone else by this news," she wrote on the band's official Noticeboard. "However, w...January 23, 2004
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Former JUDAS PRIEST Drummer Guilty Of Attempted Rape
Former JUDAS PRIEST drummer Dave Holland has been convicted of trying to rape a special needs youngster, according to the BBC News. Holland was also found guilty of five charges of indecently assaulting the teenager. The musician, who played with JUDAS PRIEST in the 1970s and 1980s, was convicted of...January 23, 2004
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Report: Jury Still Out In Trial of Former JUDAS PRIEST Drummer
A British jury trying former JUDAS PRIEST drummer Dave Holland, who is accused of attempting to rape a special needs youngster while giving drum lessons, was beginning a second day of deliberations today (January 23) after failing to return any verdicts yesterday. The jury of seven women and five me...January 23, 2004
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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Drummer Rape Trial: Jury Out
A British jury trying former JUDAS PRIEST drummer Dave Holland, who is accused of attempting to rape a special needs youngster while giving drum lessons, was sent out Thursday (January 22) to begin considering its verdicts, according to Scotsman.com. Holland faces one charge of attempted rape and fi...January 22, 2004
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KISS, JUDAS PRIEST Tribute Bands To Be Profiled In SHOWTIME Documentary
A new documentary delving into the sometimes strange, but passionate, subculture of tribute bands for such rock legends as KISS, JUDAS PRIEST and QUEEN will air on Showtime under the "Sho Exposure" programming banner in April. What sets "Tribute" apart is its unwillingness to condescend and "gawk" a...January 21, 2004
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JUDAS PRIEST Comment On DAVE HOLLAND's Sex-Assault Charges
JUDAS PRIEST have commented via their official web site on the sex-abuse charges leveled against former PRIEST drummer Dave Holland by a 17-year-old youth with special needs who visited his home for lessons. Writing to the band's official Noticeboard, JUDAS PRIEST Management Co-Ordinator Jayne Andre...January 21, 2004
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ICED EARTH Sell 9,000 Copies In First Week, Land At No. 145 On BILLBOARD Chart
ICED EARTH's latest album, "The Glorious Burden", has shifted 8,626 copies in its first week of release in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, to land at position No. 145 on The Billboard 200 chart. The group, who were recently joined by former JUDAS PRIEST frontman Tim Owens, have sold 45,683...January 21, 2004
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TIM OWENS: ROB HALFORD's Decision To 'Come Out' For Publicity Backfired
Former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens recently spoke to Cleveland's "The Classic Metal Show" (web site) about Rob Halford's decision to announce his homosexuality on MTV the very same day in 1998 that PRIEST were performing their first show with Owens as the singer. "Well, you've got to reme...January 20, 2004
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Former JUDAS PRIEST Drummer DAVE HOLLAND: 'I Am Bisexual'
Former JUDAS PRIEST drummer Dave Holland (photo) revealed in a British court Monday (January 19) that he was bisexual, but denied claims he attempted to rape a special needs teenager while giving drum lessons, according to a British Broadcasting Corporation report. Holland, 55, of The Green, Stoke B...January 20, 2004
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