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TED NUGENT: My Idea Of 'Gun Control' Is Putting As Many Bullets As I Can Into The Same Hole

Rocker Ted Nugent has penned another guest column for the Waco Tribune-Herald in which he addresses the issue of assault weapons. An excerpt follows: "On numerous occasions each year, I gather around the Nugent family home campfire here in Texas and back in Michigan, and we shoot machine guns. "Like...

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ATHEIST To Perform Last U.S. Shows Ever

Technical metal pioneers ATHEIST have announced their last-ever U.S. performances. This weekend the band will hit the stage for the last time in their native Florida with headlining shows in Tampa and Miami (at Brass Mug and Club Flower respectively). ATHEIST will then perform at a handful of Europe...

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DON DOKKEN On Upcoming DOKKEN CD: 'It Will Be A Very Heavy, Progressive Record'

Deb Rao of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: Tell me about your time in the studio recording your soon-to-be-released "Lightning Strikes Again" [CD]. Dokken: Our new album is going to be better than ever. Yo...

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Former MERCYFUL FATE Drummer Doesn't Rule Out Reunion

Former MERCYFUL FATE drummer Kim Ruzz has sent the following message to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "A few words from depths of Hamlets, Denmark. "Kim Ruzz will in a moment appear in front of you in the form of written words. So if you are a true MERCYFUL FATE fan be seated and enjoy. Hello there great to ...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist Discusses TENET Project

Metal Realm recently conducted an interview with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Realm: First off, let's talk about STRAPPING YOUNG LAD. What is going on with the group? Are SYL on hiatus? Done? Jed: Good question, haha! Nothing is going on r...

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DEAD TO THIS WORLD Enlists Producer BJØRNAR E NIELSEN For Upcoming Album

Norwegian producer Bjørnar E Nielsen will produce the new album from black metallers DEAD TO THIS WORLD. The album will be recorded at Nielsen's Conclave Media Studios in Bergen. Nielsen, who has produced albums by bands such as HELHEIM, SULPHUR, DEATHCON, AMPERA and VULTURE INDUSTRIES (of whom he i...

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MUDVAYNE Singer: 'HELLYEAH Fills A Hole Somewhere Inside Of Me That I Had'

Australia's X-Press Online recently conducted an interview with HELLYEAH/MUDVAYNE frontman Chad Gray. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On HELLYEAH: "HELLYEAH is just really something to be excited about and I hope people get behind it. I think the biggest reason why somebody wouldn't get behind...

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STRATOVARIUS, LORDI, NIGHTWISH Members To Write Songs For Finnish 'Idols' Winner

According to the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, Timo Tolkki (STRATOVARIUS),Tomi Putaansuu (a.k.a. Mr. Lordi; LORDI),Marco Hietala (NIGHTWISH, TAROT),Janne Joutsenniemi (SUBURBAN TRIBE),Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA) and Jarkko Ahola (TERÄSBETONI) are among the metal musicians who will contrib...

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Norwegian Black Metallers VRAGVOLD Complete New Demo

Norwegian black metallers VRAGVOLD have added a "taster" to their MySpace page made up of tracks from their forthcoming demo entitled "Krig Hat Pest Selvforakt" (War Hate Pestilence Self-Hatred),together with the full-length version of "Prophecy of the Fallen". "Krig Hat Pest Selvforakt" will be th...

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MARILYN MANSON: 'My Greatest Fear Has Always Been Not Being Able To Create'

Marilyn Manson was the featured guest on the season premiere of "The Henry Rollins Show" on the Independent Film Channel (IFC) on Friday, April 13. The following is a trasnscript of the interview, courtesy of MansonUSA.com: Henry Rollins: Were you off music for awhile? Marilyn Manson: It was a stran...

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ZAKK WYLDE On New OZZY OSBOURNE CD: 'It's Different, But The Body Shape Is Still The Same'

Eden Munro of Vue Weekly recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A few excerpts follow: On OZZY OSBOURNE's upcoming album, Black Rain": "It sounds like an Ozzy record. It's not gonna sound like NINE INCH NAILS and it ain't gonna sound like MINISTRY. That...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'This Is My Last Real Shot At Achieving Anything Significant'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently told U.K.'s Guitar & Bass magazine that he has a serious reason why he wants the band's new album, "United Abominations", to be the best it can ever be. "This is my last real shot at achieving anything significant," he said. "If I don't do it this time, th...

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CHRIS CORNELL Kicks Off Solo Tour; Video Footage Available

Former AUDIOSLAVE/SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell visited Xtreme Rock Radio in Las Vegas on Wednesday (April 4) to play an acoustic set on the Back Patio. Watch a video of his performance of his new single, "No Such Thing", at YouTube. Cornell kicked off his spring solo tour last Friday (April 6)...

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SPIRALARMS Featuring Ex-FORBIDDEN, MACHINE HEAD Members: New Music Available

SPIRALARMS guitarist Craig Locicero (ex-FORBIDDEN, MANMADEGOD) has issued the following update: "Before the New Year started, we vowed to make '07 our time to make the impression that will help define our music. I believe we've accomplished that with our two newest songs that we just posted up on ww...

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Finnish Heavy Metal Singer Wins 'Idols' Competition After Performing SCORPIONS, SONATA ARCTICA

22-year-old Finnish heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen was crowned the winner of the the national TV talent show "Idols" Friday night (April 6) after singing four songs — including SCORPIONS' "Still Loving You", SOUNDGARDEN's "Black Hole Sun" and SONATA ARCTICA's "Full Moon" — during the competition's...