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STATIC-X Guitarist Is Believed To Have Met Teenage Victim Via Online Singles Community

STATIC-X guitarist Tripp Eisen (real name Tod Rex Salvador) is believed to have met the 14-year-old Sayreville, New Jersey girl he is accused of sexually assaulting in January on the web site FetischMusic.com (via their "Find-a-Freek" online singles community),where he used the screen name "grovery...

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STATIC-X: TRIPP EISEN's California Arrest Log Posted Online

An Orange County Sheriff's Department arrest log dated February 10 confirms that STATIC-X guitarist Tod Rex Salvador, who goes by the stage name Tripp Eisen, was arrested in California on charges of "crimes against children." The log lists Salvador's date of birth as June 29, 1965 and gives his heig...

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CEPHALIC CARNAGE Complete Work On New Video, Announce European Tour Dates

Relapse Records avant tech/grind band CEPHALIC CARNAGE have completed work on their first video "Dying Will Be the Death of Me" for their upcoming album "Anomalies" to be released by Relapse on March 15. The video was shot on location in Thousand Oaks, ca and in the studio in Burbank, CA with vetera...

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Character

"Character" has been awaited obsessively by the self-appointed defenders of heavy, who've pinned their Swede-metal hopes on DARK TRANQUILLITY after lamenting loud and long the "selling out" of IN FLAMES, SOILWORK, et al. Good news — Mikael Stanne's much-maligned clean vocals are history, his emotive...

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WITHIN Y Announce New Guitarist

WITHIN Y, the Swedish melodic death metal band featuring former GARDENIAN drummer Thim Blom, have announced the addition of guitarist Niknam Moslehi to the group's ranks. Moslehi joins the band as the replacement for Niklas Almen, who left the group late last year. As previously repored, WITHIN Y re...

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FEAR FACTORY Singer Prepares For ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS Live Debut

FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell has told Billboard.com that the debut EP from his ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS project, entitled "Iconoclast", will first be issued as a vinyl-only release later this month via the group's official web site, before being released on CD with a bonus video of the trac...

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Y&T's DAVE MENIKETTI Shoots Down Rumors He Was Approached To Join VAN HALEN

Dave Meniketti of Y&T fame recently interviewed with Hardrock Haven's Derric Miller, discussing the recent releases of "UnEarthed" volumes I and II, the rumors behind him taking over as the frontman for VAN HALEN when Sammy Hagar left the band, his blues solo project, and a myriad of other topic...

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SKEW SISKIN To Record German-Language Album

German hard rockers SKEW SISKIN are currently working on new material with famous German rock-star rebel Udo Lindenberg. For the first time in SKEW SISKIN history, the songs are in German language. Commented SKEW SISKIN frontwoman Nina C. Alice: "With Udo I now have a partner for writing German lyri...

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Y&T Sign European Deal With DEMOLITION RECORDS

Reunited hard rockers Y&T — Dave Meniketti, Phil Kennemore, Leonard Haze, John Nymann — have signed a European deal with the U.K.'s Demolition Records for the release of their new CD, "UnEarthed Volume 2". Scheduled for a March 14 release, the CD contains Y&T demos and unreleased material fr...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist Makes Surprise Appearance With N.Y.C. HITSQUAD

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that AEROSMITH guitarist Brad Whitford was a surprise guest last night (Wednesday, January 19) in New York City with the N.Y.C. HITSQUAD, which includes singer-guitarist Ricky Byrd from JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS, drummer Liberty Devitto and sax player Richie...

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ULI JON ROTH: 'War Is The Way Of Man Unenlightened'

Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth has posted the following message on his official web site: "I don't know about you, but for me, personally, 2004 was a good and productive year in all and I really hope that you have also had a good year. Among the many personal highlights for me this ...

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PARADISE LOST: Photos Of New Drummer Posted Online

Sabian.com has uploaded several photos from PARADISE LOST's recently completed pre-Christmas mini-tour, which marked drummer Jeff Singer's live debut with the group. Check them out at this location. The tour included stops in Thessaloniki and Athens in Greece, Wolverhampton in England, Rakvere in Es...

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WITHIN Y: 'Face Down' Video Posted Online

WITHIN Y, the Swedish melodic death metal band featuring former GARDENIAN drummer Thim Blom, have uploaded their video for the track "Face Down" at this location. The clip was recorded and directed a couple of weeks ago by David Andersson, the drummer for the Gothenburg-based thrash metal band KALIB...

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U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival: Location Revealed

According to a posting at Live 4 Metal, the inaugural Bloodstock Open Air Festival will likely take place at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, U.K. on June 24-25, 2005. The festival site is off the A38 near Burton On Trent. The location of Catton Hall can be viewed here. Additionally, the venue ...

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WITHIN Y Part Ways With Guitarist

WITHIN Y, the Swedish melodic death metal band featuring former GARDENIAN drummer Thim Blom, have parted ways with guitarist Niklas Almen. "[Niklas] just wants more time to do things on his own," the band write on their web site. "We will proceed writing new songs for the next album. The songs finis...