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PURE SWEET HELL Mourn Loss Of Former Collaborator

Multi-instrumentalist Christ Eichhorn of the two-man project PURE SWEET HELL, which also features in its ranks NEVERMORE drummer Van Williams, has issued the following statement: "I'm writing this because I can't yet speak. "PURE SWEET HELL has lost a true friend and brother. "Jeff Wolfe lost his li...

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NINE INCH NAILS Complete Work On New Album, Begin Rehearsing For Tour

According to a posting by Trent Reznor on NINE INCH NAILS' official web site, NIN have completed work on their new album, "With Teeth", and are currently rehearsing for their upcoming tour. "I can't wait to present this music to you — on your stereo and in your town." The follow-up to 1999's "The Fr...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE: 25 New North American Tour Dates Officially Announced

During their live performance on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on New Year's Eve, MÖTLEY CRÜE announced that, per intense fan demand, they are adding 25 new dates to their "Red, White & Crüe Tour 2005 ... Better Live Than Dead", presented by VH1 and VH1 Classic. Reuniting for a major tour for...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: Remembering DIMEBAG DARRELL

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has issued the following statement in memory of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott: "My relationship to this sick series of events goes way back, some 18 years. I joined a band from Detroit called MADAM X back in 1986 and the very first p...

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School Play Combines Humor And '80s Heavy Metal

Bernie Smith of Waltham, MA's Daily News Tribune is reporting that a fourth-year Brown Middle School math instructor wrote and is directing the school's latest play, "Thröw the Göat", billed as "a heavy metal, head-banging extravaganza." "Thröw the Göat" plays upon every cliche from 1980s' hard-rock...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY: 'I'm Not Sure What The Future Holds For VAN HALEN'

VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony has posted the following message on his official web site: "I'd like to wish everybody a happy & bashing holidays and all the best for the new year to come! It was great to be out on the road again rockin' everybody's asses off! I would like to personally thank...

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AYREON: 'The Final Experiment' Bonus Disc Guest Vocalists Announced

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist Arjen Lucassen (ex-BODINE, VENGEANCE),have announced the guest singers who will appear on the semi-acoustic bonus disc that will go with "The Final Experiment" re-issue. The singers and the tracks they will appear on are as follows: Astrid van der Veen (THE...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'Bach To Europe' Tour Diary

Daniel Stanton of Anger Management/Coallier Entertainment has submitted the following tour diary documenting Sebastian Bach's (ex-SKID ROW) most recent "Bach To Europe" European trek: "With many tours under my belt, nothing will come close to the psychotic world of working with the hyper madman name...

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Journalist: The Only Thing Legendary About DIMEBAG DARRELL Was His Drinking Habit

Geoff Harkness of The Pitch writes: Sympathies flooded the Web shortly after guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was shot and killed during a December 8 DAMAGEPLAN concert in Ohio. Frenzied metal message boards were filled with tearful statements from rockers prominent and obscure. Some called Abbott...

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METALLICA, VAN HALEN, VELVET REVOLVER Featured In GUITAR WORLD Magazine's Anniversary Issue

MediaPost.com is reporting that the 25th anniversary issue of Guitar World magazine will be on newsstands next Tuesday, December 28. The special collector's issue features what the editors are calling "the most spectacular group of guitarists ever assembled" on the cover, including Jimmy Page (LED Z...

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JOSH HOMME Says New QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Album Is 'Dark And Romantic'

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Josh Homme told NME.com that the band's fourth album, "Lullabies To Paralyze", is "dark and romantic," adding, "I feel like all through the years we've been learning to be QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, and now we've finally got ther...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN And PEAVEY End Long-Term Partnership

Peavey, the world-famous musical instrument manufacturer, has announced that it has parted with Edward Van Halen after a 13-year partnership. Peavey collaborated with the guitarist on his signature-model Peavey Wolfgang Series electric guitars and Peavey 5150 Series amplifiers. According to the comp...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist: DIMEBAG's Murder Could Only Have Happened In U.S.

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian recently spoke to ElectricBasement.com about the death of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and ANTHRAX's latest album, "The Greater of Two Evils". An excerpt from the interview follows: ElectricBasement.com: I'm asking musicians whether his death h...

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REDEMPTION Complete Work On Sophomore Album

REDEMPTION's sophomore album, featuring FATES WARNING vocalist Ray Alder, has finally been completed. "Recording, mixing, and mastering are complete and the result is amazing," Nicolas van Dyk, REDEMPTION's primary songwriter and guitarist/keyboardist, writes on the group's web site. "We worked with...

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GEORGE LYNCH: 'DIMEBAG's Playing Was Imaginative, Soulful And Technical'

Former DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch has posted the following message on his official web site: "I remember the first time I met Dime was back in the mid-'80s. "PANTERA played with DOKKEN a lot in Texas. There was a chain of hard rock venues called Cardi's and we would frequently share the stage wit...