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DARK ANGEL: 'Reunion' Video Footage Posted Online
Video footage of DARK ANGEL's "reunion" gig in 2002 has been posted online at StudioCam.org. The clip, which was shot on September 30, 2002 at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, California (with KREATOR and DESTRUCTION as the headliners),is about four minutes long and features the band — guitarists J...February 14, 2005
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DAVE MUSTAINE Discusses Going Solo, DIMEBAG, KERRY KING And METALLICA
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently spoke to Rockdetector.com editor Bernard Doe (formerly of the much-missed Metal Forces). In the interview Mustaine talks about his decision to disband MEGADETH and become a solo artist, his ex-bandmates, the murder of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist Dimebag Da...February 11, 2005
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Seattle Struggles Over How to Remember JIMI HENDRIX
Elaine Porterfield of Reuters reports: Family and friends of Jimi Hendrix are struggling with Seattle's government over the fate of a moldy, run-down house they see as a future museum and the city sees as an unsightly obstacle to development. At stake is the fate of a modest home owned by Al Hendrix...February 10, 2005
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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...February 8, 2005
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD First Segment Of 'The Making Of Alien' Posted
The maniacal Canadian extremists STRAPPING YOUNG LAD will embark on a massive U.S. headlining tour this spring with THE AGONY SCENE, MISERY SIGNALS and REFLUX in the support slots. The trek kicks off on April 5 and will make a stop at the legendary New England Metal and Hardcore Fest on April 23. Th...February 8, 2005
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VINNIE PAUL To Perform With ANTHRAX At Chicago DIMEBAG Benefit Concert
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following message on the band's official web site (as part of his regular online column, dubbed "Alpha Mail"): "It's been a busily quiet month since we last conversed. Busily quiet? That makes no sense at all. "Let me explain. The music biz pretty much shut...January 31, 2005
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THE PB ARMY Release Sophomore Album, Announce Tour
Midwest heavy rockers THE PB ARMY have announced the release of "Spine for the Snapback", their second album. The 12-song effort will hit stores at the end of March on the Sin Klub Entertainment label, with North American distribution through Cargo Music. The follow-up to 2003's "Inebriates, Equivoc...January 30, 2005
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OTEP Introduce New Guitarist
OTEP have announced the addition of guitarist Scotty CH, formerly of the band MTF, to the group's ranks. In a message posted on the group's official web site, Scotty writes, "To OTEP, after several months of blistering work, I want to thank you for making me who I am today. It is an honor to ...January 27, 2005
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AGENTS OF MAN Sign Worldwide Deal With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS
The New Jersey quintet AGENTS OF MAN have signed a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. The group have just finished recording their full-length debut, "Count Your Blessings", tentatively due this spring. Composed of former members of such acclaimed hardcore acts as BULLDOZE, COLD AS LIFE, ONE...January 27, 2005
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BLOODSTAINED DUSK Guitarist/Vocalist Dies In Car Crash
On the night of January 24, Anthony Patrick Panter (a.k.a. Daggeth),vocalist/guitarist of the Huntsville, AL-based black metal band BLOODSTAINED DUSK, was killed in a terrible car crash on his way home. He was 24 years of age. BLOODSTAINED DUSK released two CDs on Baphomet Records: a reissue of the...January 26, 2005
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DAMAGEPLAN Shooting: What Happened The Night DIMEBAG Was Murdered?
The following story by John Futty was published in the January 16, 2005 edition of The Columbus Dispatch: His high-pitched scream spoke to all of the things William Wever couldn't say. "It was like he suddenly realized, 'I've got another man's blood on me,' " said his friend Crystal Levings, 25, of...January 16, 2005
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Alrosa Villa Owner: DIMEBAG's Murderer Was 'On A Mission'
The Associated Press is reporting that the nightclub where a gunman killed four people, including former PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, last month will reopen, the owner says. Rick Cautela told The Columbus Dispatch in Friday's editions that the Alrosa Villa would have stayed closed for...January 7, 2005
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SALEM's 'Live Demise' Is The Top-Selling Metal DVD In Israel
SALEM's "Live Demise" is the top-selling metal DVD in Israel, according to a chart compiled by the country's biggest metal distributor, Raven Music (which is responsible for 23 metal labels, such as Century Media, Osmose, Napalm, AFM, as well as the licensing of the latest NIGHTWISH album "Once" and...January 6, 2005
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Is Metal Dangerous? DIMEBAG's Murder Blackens Music's Reputation
Katie Vrabel of ValleyAdvocate.com reports: The onstage murder of DAMAGEPLAN guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott on Dec. 8 turned a spotlight on the metal community. The former PANTERA guitarist was shot shortly after his new band hit the stage Dec. 8 at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, Ohio. He and...January 6, 2005
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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...December 30, 2004
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