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Former PANTERA Drummer Seeks 'Talent' For BIG VIN RECORDS

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul is currently looking for "different and out-there talent" for his new record label, Big Vin Records. Bands can send submissions to: BVR 420 E. Lamar, No. 212 Arlington, Texas 76011 As previously reported, Big Vin Records has secured a distribution deal v...

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Former ANDREW WK Guitarist JIMMY COUP Confirmed For VIBE FOR PHILO

Former ANDREW WK and current THE COUP DE GRACE guitarist Jimmy Coup has been confirmed for the 20th Vibe for Philo, an annual concert held in Dublin to remember and commemorate the music of Philip Lynott, songwriter, musician and poet. Jimmy will be teaming up for some THIN LIZZY classics with THE S...

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EYEHATEGOD Frontman Released From Louisiana Jail

EYEHATEGOD frontman Michael Williams, who was arrested in Lousiana on a narcotics charge in the Hurricane Katrina aftermath, was reportedly released from a Morgan City, LA jail last week. It is not presently clear if there are still any charges pending against Williams, who was said to be on probati...

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PHILIP ANSELMO's Back Surgery 'Went Well'

Former PANTERA/current SUPERJOINT RITUAL frontman Philip Anselmo's back surgery — which was originally slated for Nov. 8 and was then rescheduled for Nov. 21 — "went well," according to his SUPERJOINT bandmate Kevin Bond (guitar). Philip is expected to spend the next few months recuperating at his h...

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Late THIN LIZZY Frontman's Music To Be Commemorated At Irish Concerts

Former THIN LIZZY guitarist Brian "Robbo" Robertson has confirmed that he will be joining the bill for the 20th Vibe for Philo, an annual concert held in Dublin to remember and commemorate the music of Philip Lynott, songwriter, musician and poet. As a 16-year-old unknown virtuoso, Robbo strode into...

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ENTER MY SILENCE Announce Title, Track Listing For New Album

Finnish melodic deathsters ENTER MY SILENCE have set "Coordinate: D1SA5T3R" as the title of their sophomore album, due on February 27, 2006 through JMT-Music via Plastic Head Music Distribution Ltd. and its partners worldwide. ENTER MY SILENCE's debut CD, "Remotecontrolled Scythe", was released in 2...

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Report: 'DIMEBAG' DARRELL's Guitar Work Made A Mark On Metal

Tim Brouk of Indiana's Journal and Courier Online has issued the following report: Thursday [Dec. 8] will mark the one-year anniversary of one of the most shocking moments in rock 'n' roll history. On a cold night in Columbus, Ohio, the new heavy metal band DAMAGEPLAN was launching into its first ea...

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Friends Mark Anniversary Of DIMEBAG's Death

Greg Prato of Billboard.com has issued the following report: Next Thursday (Dec. 8) will mark a year since the on-stage murder of PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was shot to death by an enraged fan during a DAMAGEPLAN show in Columbus, Ohio. While rumors swirl of impending...

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Former PANTERA Manager: PHILIP ANSELMO 'Was Beyond Anybody's Control'

In the February 2006 issue of Revolver magazine (web site),several of PANTERA's former business associates recount the band's amazing rise to the status of the biggest extreme metal act in the world and the circumstances that led to their eventual break-up. Though it would be unfair to blame PANTER...

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AFTER FOREVER Begin Rehearsing With ORPHEUS Orchestra: Photos Available

Dutch female-fronted metallers AFTER FOREVER will perform a special gig with a wind orchestra, Orpheus, on Thursday, December 22 at 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands. Founded in 1864, the Tilburg-based Orpheus will start off the evening with a special set consisting of six classics from the history of roc...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: 'I Would Have Taken A Bullet' For DIMEBAG

Former PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo has spoken exclusively to Revolver magazine (web site) about the death of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, Anselmo's much-rumored substance-abuse problems and the role the heavy metal media has played in PANTERA's eventual demise, among many other topics. Several exce...

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Former PANTERA Drummer Launches BIG VIN RECORDS

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has launched Big Vin Records, a new Dallas-based record label with distribution via Fontana. Vinnie was a founding member, producer, and one of the masterminds behind the success of PANTERA, the seminal '90s Grammy-nominated metal band whose world...

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PHILIP ANSELMO To Undergo Back Surgery On Monday

Former PANTERA/current SUPERJOINT RITUAL frontman Philip Anselmo is scheduled to undergo back surgery on Monday, November 21. If all goes well, Anselmo will be in the hospital for no more than three days before being allowed to return home for a longer period of recuperation. In an interview with Ha...

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AFTER FOREVER, NIGHTMARE: European Dates Announced

Holland's AFTER FOREVER and France's NIGHTMARE will be teaming up for a European tour beginning in late January. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 27 - Brussels (B) Ten Weyngaert Jan. 28 - Dordrecht (NL) Bibelot Jan. 29 - Weert (NL) De Bosuil Jan. 31 - London (UK) Garage + CRIMSON TEARS Feb. 01 -...

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ALL THAT REMAINS To Debut New Song On ARCH ENEMY Tour

ALL THAT REMAINS, the Massachusetts-based act featuring former SHADOWS FALL vocalist Philip Labonte, have just begun supporting ARCH ENEMY throughout North America alongside MNEMIC and A PERFECT MURDER. The tour kicks off tonight (Nov. 12) in Tempe, Arizona and wraps up 15 tour dates later in Toront...