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DESTRUCTION Frontman: PIGGY 'Will Stay In My Metal Heart Forever'
DESTRUCTION bassist/vocalist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "I feel really sad, empty and distraught about the too early loss of VOIVOD guitar player Denis 'Piggy' D'Amour! "Another pioneer of metal has le...August 29, 2005
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SOIL Guitarist: 'PIGGY Could Make A Guitar Sound Like NO ONE Ever Has'
SOIL guitarist/former BROKEN HOPE bassist Shaun Glass has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "The news I was told today made my stomach go in knots. The metal community has lost another amazing player. "Piggy to me was a man that could mak...August 28, 2005
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OZZFEST, Hang Your Head In Shame: The Backstage Perspective
The manager of a well-known heavy metal band (*NOT* IRON MAIDEN) who attended this past weekend's Ozzfest show at the Hyundai Pavillion in Devore, California has submitted the following first-hand account of the evening that will surely go down as one of the most shameful moments in recent rock hist...August 22, 2005
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN: 'Essential' Video To Receive DVD Release In The Fall
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Marty's fans will not want to miss a special episode of [Japanese TV show] 'Hebimetasan' this Tuesday night (Aug. 23) when one of Marty's idols, Japanese living legend Yashiro Aki, joins him fo...August 21, 2005
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IRON MAIDEN Inducted Into HOLLYWOOD ROCKWALK: Photos Available
IRON MAIDEN were officially inducted into Guitar Center's Hollywood RockWalk Friday evening (August 19). Band members added their handprints — with a fake skeleton hand to stand in for their album cover skeleton mascot, "Eddie" — to the sidewalk gallery outside the Guitar Center on Sunset Boulevard,...August 20, 2005
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Former MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN: In-Depth Interview to Air On NHK WORLD
A very special in-depth interview and performance by former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will be broadcast worldwide on September 3 on the NHK World channel. (Please check your local listings for times.) The program is a news program called "What's on Japan", and it is completely in English. In...August 5, 2005
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SEVEN WITCHES Guitarist Hits Back At 'Fake RATT' Singer JIZZY PEARL
SEVEN WITCHES guitarist Jack Frost has hit back at RATT/ex-LOVE/HATE frontman Jizzy Pearl for the comments Pearl made about Frost's band during a recent appearance on Ohio's "The Classic Metal Show". Speaking on the "The Classic Metal Show Artist Takeover Show #3" in a segment that immediately follo...July 13, 2005
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SOULFLY Guitarist Slams ILL NINO: 'Enough Of The Lies'
Former ILL NINO and current SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo has hit back at ILL NINO over his assertion that the band use backing tapes during their live performances and that he gave the group's lead singer, Cristian Machado, a "beatdown" after Machado allegedly "talked shit" about Rizzo's current ban...July 9, 2005
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Former MSG Singer Slams 'Coward' Bassist REV JONES For 'Lying' About Altercation
Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker has posted on his web site the following letter from former MSG frontman Chris Logan: "Michael, "It's good to see you've finally come to see the truth about certain people around you. You know that I have been one of the people that has mentioned it to you multip...July 6, 2005
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Report: A Second Generation Of Metalheads Comes Of Age
Mark Holmberg of the Richmond Times-Dispatch has issued the following report: Heavy metal — long reviled as the worst, most-evil arm of that musical devil known as rock'n' roll — is now some 40 years old. A second generation of metalheads has come of age, joining the legions of graying headbangers w...July 5, 2005
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MOTÖRHEAD Frontman LEMMY Is NOT Bisexual
A fake MOTÖRHEAD story has been making the rounds on the Internet purportedly quoting the group's mainman, Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, as finally admitting that he is "bisexual." The article, which credited VH1.com as its original source, is believed to have originated in a May 20, 2005 posting to the ba...July 3, 2005
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ILL NINO Slam SOULFLY Guitarist MARC RIZZO: 'Stop Crying Already!'
ILL NINO have hit back at former guitarist Marc Rizzo over his assertion that the band use backing tapes during their live performances and that he gave the group's lead singer, Cristian Machado, a "beatdown" after Machado allegedly "talked shit" about Rizzo's current band, SOULFLY, from the stage w...June 30, 2005
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SOULFLY Guitarist: ILL NINO 'Fake' Live Performances By Playing To A Tape
Metalrage.com recently conducted an interview with SOULFLY/ex-ILL NINO guitarist Marc Rizzo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalrage.com: There's been this quote going around that Max Cavalera has labeled the new album "a calm and peacefull album." Explain to me what a calm SOULFLY albu...June 29, 2005
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GORGOROTH And 1349: Updated European Itinerary Posted Online
Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH have released the updated itinerary for their upcoming European tour with 1349. Confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 02 - La Locomotive - Paris, FRA Nov. 03 - Mephisto - Barcelona, SPA Nov. 04 - Caragol - Madrid, SPA Nov. 05 - Stereo club - Alicante, SPA Nov. 06 -...June 27, 2005
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Report: Heavy Metal Is Alive And Well In Bulgaria
Hugh Fraser of Bulgaria's SofiaEcho.com has issued the following report: With BLACK SABBATH and its famous front man Ozzy Osbourne hitting town next week, I wanted to take a look at the worldwide phenomenon of heavy metal and what heavy metal culture is in Bulgaria. Knowing little about the heavy me...June 20, 2005
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