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GREAT WHITE Fire Death Toll Rises To 100
A woman who clung to life for more than 10 weeks after being badly burned in the GREAT WHITE nightclub fire in Rhode Island died on Sunday night, raising the death toll from the blaze to 100. The woman, Pam Gruttadauria, 33, of Johnston, R.I., had been in critical condition since the fire, which was...May 6, 2003
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BLAZE Officially Confirm Bassist's Departure
BLAZE, the British band led by former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE singer Blaze Bayley, have finally officially confirmed the departure of bassist Rob Naylor (as first reported here on April 4). According to the group's official web site, "Rob informed the band he wanted to leave shortly after returning fr...April 28, 2003
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JESSE BLAZE To Open For SUKI JONES On Long Island
BLAZE, the Long Island, New York-based band fronted by Jesse Blaze, son of '80s rocker Dee Snider of TWISTED SISTER fame (not to be confused with the Blaze Bayley-fronted British band of the same name),have lined up the following dates during May: May 03 – New York, NMY @ Continental May 17 – Long...April 28, 2003
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BLAZE Announce New Bassist
BLAZE, the British band led by former IRON MAIDEN frontman Blaze Bayley, have enlisted Wayne Banks (SABBAT, GODSEND, THE NEWCRANES) as a replacement for departed bassist Rob Naylor, who quit the group last month following their appearance at New Jersey's March Metal Meltdown V festival. Banks, who w...April 11, 2003
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DEE SNIDER's Son Launches Music Career With BLAZE
Jesse Blaze, son of '80s rocker Dee Snider of TWISTED SISTER fame, has launched a "melodic yet percussive heavy metal band" called BLAZE (not to be confused with the Blaze Bayley-fronted British band of the same name). The group, which is completed by Billy (bass),Chris (drums),and Omar (guitar),...April 11, 2003
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Rhode Island Nightclub Owners Fined $1M For Insurance Shortage
State labor officials issued a fine of more than $1 million against owners of a nightclub where a fire during a GREAT WHITE concert killed 99 people because the company failed to get workers' compensation insurance, according to the Associated Press. The Department of Labor and Training also referre...April 10, 2003
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TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER: The Quintessential Update!
TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider has posted the following update to the "Dee Speaks" section of his official web site, www.deesnider.com: "VAN HELSING'S CURSE: VAN HELSING'S CURSE is a Widowmaker Productions production. 'Widowmaker Productions' is myself, Joe Franco, Al Pitrelli, and the guy who s...April 6, 2003
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ROB NAYLOR Quits BLAZE, Plots New Band
Rob Naylor, bassist for BLAZE (the band featuring ex-IRON MAIDEN vocalist Blaze Bayley),has reportedly quit the band due to the old "musical/artistic differences" and is forming his own project. He is currently seeking a ballsy singer with a good range and attitude in spades, for a "heavy-as-fuck"...April 4, 2003
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Toxic Smoke Suspected In Deaths Of GREAT WHITE Concert Fire Victims
Death certificates issued for some of the victims of the GREAT WHITE concert fire are leading lawyers to focus on whether the toxic fumes rendered the nightclub's patrons incapable of escaping the fast-moving blaze, according to The Providence Journal. The death certificates show that some of the vi...March 29, 2003
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Rules Set For Lawyers' Visit To GREAT WHITE Fire Site Tomorrow
Private lawyers and their fire experts are scheduled to converge at the site of The Station nightclub fire tomorrow morning to take photographs and measurements in preparation for civil lawsuits stemming from the blaze that killed 99 people, The Providence Journal has reported. According to an order...March 25, 2003
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SAXON Confirmed For Britain's BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL
SAXON are the latest act to have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Festival, a two-day event set to take place Aug. 29-30, 2003 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, U.K. SAXON will headline the "classic" night on Friday, Aug. 29 with BLAZE, POWER QUEST and one other band yet to be confirmed. Also...March 19, 2003
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USA Today: Those '80s Metal Bands Still Strike A Chord
USA Today published an article in its March 11 edition spotlighting the current popularity of '80s metal and the renewed media interest in a musical subculture many thought was extinct prior to the recent Rhode Island nightclub blaze in which nearly 100 people died. According to author Clara Frenk,...March 13, 2003
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Second Lawsuit Filed In GREAT WHITE Concert Tragedy
A second lawsuit was filed today in connection with the GREAT WHITE concert tragedy fire in Rhode Island — this one on behalf of a young girl who lost her 27-year-old mother in the blaze which took 99 lives, according to The Providence Journal. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Zoe Jean Kingsley, the...March 10, 2003
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GREAT WHITE Tour Manager: Pyro Documents Destroyed
GREAT WHITE's tour manager told Rhode Island investigators he has paperwork outlining the band's general use of pyrotechnics, but he said all the documents specific to the show that led to a deadly nightclub fire were destroyed in the blaze, according to the Associated Press. Dan Biechele told inves...March 6, 2003
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BIOMECHANICAL, MERCURY RAIN, Others Confirmed For Britain's BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL 2003
BIOMECHANICAL, MERCURY RAIN, FULC and BATES MOTEL are the latest act to have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Festival, a two-day event set to take place Aug. 29-30, 2003 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, U.K. Also scheduled to appear at the festival are NIGHTWISH, PARADISE LOST, HAMMERFALL,...March 5, 2003
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