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DARK TRANQUILLITY Guitarist Talks About New Album, Upcoming Tour

DARK TRANQUILLITY guitarist Martin Henriksson recently spoke to Korea's Hot Music magazine about the group's new album, "Character", and their upcoming touring activities. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Hot Music: While the new album does not have any major stylistic changes, it is very...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Looks Back At 2004

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman recently gave an interview to his official web site regarding the events of 2004 as it relates to Friedman's career. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Q: So what stood out in 2004 for you? Marty Friedman: "So much happened for me this year but right...

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DISTURBED, ANTHRAX, SOIL And DROWNING POOL Confirmed For DIMEBAG Benefit Concert

DISTURBED, ANTHRAX, DROWNING POOL and SOIL have been confirmed for a benefit concert for The Dimebag Darrell Memorial Fund on February 23 at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Tickets go on sale January 8. The fund was created following the Dec. 8 onstage murder of DAMAGEPLAN and PANTERA guitarist "Dim...

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ANTHRAX To Play DIMEBAG MEMORIAL FUND Benefit With DISTURBED

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has posted the latest installment of his regular online column, dubbed "Blast Beat", on the group's official web site. A couple of excerpts from the column follow: "I've been playing my DimeSlime Gitar that Darrell [Abbott] gave me. The riffs are flying out of it. I'v...

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It's Official: Club Where DIMEBAG Was Murdered To Reopen This Month

Alrosa Villa, the Columbus, Ohio nightclub that was the site of the deadly shootings last month which claimed the lives of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and four others, will be reopening on January 14, 2005 with a benefit show for the victims' families. BOBAFLEX will be h...

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Drummer BILL WARD Hopes For A Great Time With BLACK SABBATH In 2005

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has posted the following message on his official web site: "HAPPY NEW YEAR READER, "Well Ho, Ho, Ho came and went. I'm still trying to figure out who I want to send Christmas cards to. I've been trying to get myself to sit down and put pen to ...

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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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Owner Of Club Where DIMEBAG Was Murdered Says No Decision Has Been Made About Reopening

Columbus, Ohio radio station The Blitz WBZX 99.7 FM aired an interview with Alrosa Villa owner Rick Cautela on Tuesday (Dec. 28) in which Rick spoke about the future of the club where DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and three other people were murdered on Dec. 8. An MP3 file...

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DAMAGEPLAN Frontman Comments On DIMEBAG's Murder: Video Available

DAMAGEPLAN frontman Patrick Lachman has spoken exclusively to Fuse "Uranium" host Juliya about the shooting incident earlier this month in Columbus, Ohio that left five people dead, including DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. In a brief interview conducted on the day (Dec. 14...

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PHILIP ANSELMO's Videotaped Statement About DIMEBAG's Murder Posted Online

Former PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo's videotaped statement about the murder of bandmate "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, with whom he had feuded in the press in recent years, has been uploaded at the web site of Fuse's "Uranium". Watch the four-minute, 17-second clip at this location (Windows Media). A...

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Concert Fundraiser Announced For Families Of Men Who Sacrificed Lives For DIMEBAG

DreamWeaver Entertainment will be hosting a charity fundraiser tribute concert for the families of the victims who sacrificed their lives for the safety of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. The concert will take place on January 22, 2005 at The Royal Grove in Lincoln, Nebrask...

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IN FLAMES Perform PANTERA's 'Fucking Hostile' For DIMEBAG, Victims For Asian Earthquake

IN FLAMES performed a cover of PANTERA's "Fucking Hostile" as a tribute to both "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) and the victims of the recent undersea earthquake and resulting tsunamis along South Asia's coasts during their headlining appearance at Monday night's (Dec. 27) "Hammered a...

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FIVE STAR PRISON CELL Complete Work On Debut Album

FIVE STAR PRISON CELL, the Melbourne, Australia-based tech-metal band featuring former FRANKENBOK vocalist Adam Glynn along with members of TENSION and EXTRA VIRGIN, have completed work on their debut album, "The Complete First Season", with producer D.W Norton for a tentative February 2005 release...

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Dallas Magazine Apologizes For Running DIMEBAG 'Casket' Photo

A weekly Dallas magazine has apologized to the friends and family members of late DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott for running a photo on the cover of last week's issue of what appeared to be Dimebag lying in his casket prior to being buried. The following is Dallas Observer...

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DIMEBAG Photos Sought For Online Gallery

Dimebag Hardware, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's official clothing line via Dirtbag Clothing, is looking for previously unpublished, private photos of Dime with fans for an online gallery. For more information, go to this location. ...