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DECREPIT BIRTH Announce New Drummer

Santa Cruz, California-based death metallers DECREPIT BIRTH have announced the addition of drummer KC Howard (ODIUS MORTEM) to the group's ranks. "Now that we are a complete force, we are gearing the band for shows and touring in the months ahead,' the group write on their web site. DECREPIT BIRTH's...

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SIX FEET UNDER Postpone European Tour

Florida-based death metallers SIX FEET UNDER have postponed their European tour to early 2005 in order to allow drummer Greg Gall to be home for the impending birth of his child (Greg's wife is reportedly due in November). No further information is currently available. As previously reported, SIX FE...

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PAPA ROACH Singer Becomes Father Again

Congratulations are in order for PAPA ROACH singer Jacoby Shaddix, whose wife gave birth to their second child on Monday (September 13) in Sacramento, California. Jagger Shaddix is the couple's second son, and joins two-year-old Mikale in the Shaddix family. No other information was immediately avai...

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JOHNNY RAMONE Dies At 55

Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of the seminal punk band THE RAMONES, has died at the age of 55. Ramone, who had been fighting a five-year battle with prostate cancer, died in his sleep Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 15) at his Los Angeles home surrounded by friends and family, said the band's l...

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SONIC AGE RECORDS: The Birth Of A New Heavy Metal Record Label

Sonic Age Records is the name of a new Greek heavy metal record label formed by the people behind the reissue label Cult Metal Classics. In existence since 2001, Cult Metal Classics was launched "mostly as a reissue label, trying to bring back to light some forgotten diamonds of heavy metal music,"...

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CHEVELLE: New Album Track Listing Revealed

CHEVELLE have revealed the complete track listing for their new album, "This Type of Thinking Could Do Us In", due on September 21 through Epic Records. The first single off the Chicago-based sibling trio's follow-up to 2002's platinum-selling "Wonder What's Next" is Vitamin R (Leading Us Along). "T...

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NIGHTMARE Split With NAPALM RECORDS

French power metallers NIGHTMARE have parted ways with Napalm Records. "We will never forget what this label has done for us so far, giving us the breath for a second birth in 1999," the band write on their web site. "[Being that] Napalm Records [are] focusing [on] a completely different music style...

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CINDERELLA Frontman Welcomes Addition To Family

CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer and fiancée Savannah Snow have formally announced the birth of their son, Jaidan, born February 10, 2004. Keifer is currently putting the finishing touches on a solo release, which he expects to complete by the fall. A web site, TomKeifer.com, will soon be launched, fe...

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KATAKLYSM Singer Welcomes Addition To Family

KATAKLYSM vocalist Maurizio Iacono and his wife have announced the birth of their son, Angelo Iacono. He was born on July 15 at 2:50 p.m., weighed in at 7 pounds 12 ounces and is in "great health," according to a posting on the band's web site. In other news, KATAKLYSM will be headlining the Fit ...

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EMPEROR Reissues To Include Bonus Material

Candlelight Records has set October 19 and November 2 as the reissue dates for EMPEROR's four genre-defining albums. "Wrath of the Tyrants", "In the Nightside Eclipse", "Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk", and "IX Equilibrum", all currently out of print in the U.S., have been reworked with additional bo...

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VELVET REVOLVER's SLASH Recalls Days Of Road Excess

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash has told the U.K.'s Guardian that in the decade since he left GUNS N' ROSES, he has become an enthusiastic husband and father, having just flown in from L.A., where his wife had given birth to their second child. "I woke up the other day in my hotel room and I ...

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SLASH Sacrifices Snakes For Baby

Ireland Online is reporting that VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash gave away his beloved snakes to save his baby from being eaten. The former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist — real name Saul Hudson — was repeatedly bitten on the face by his pet python and almost lost his cat to his anaconda, so reluctantly do...

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Former DOKKEN/DIO Bassist Welcomes Addition To Family

Congratulations are in order for former DOKKEN/DIO bassist Jeff Pilson, whose wife, Ravinder, gave birth to a baby daughter, Olivia Marcelene Pilson, on Wednesday, June 9 at 8:19 p.m. Olivia weighed in at a healthy 4 lbs. 14 oz. Both mother and daughter (and Jeff) are doing well, according to a post...

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Former Canadian 'Metal Queen' LEE AARON Becomes First-Time Mom

Former Canadian "metal queen" Lee Aaron and her husband John have announced the birth of their first child, a baby girl named Angela, on June 7. "Both mother and daughter are doing great and thank everyone for their happy wishes," reads a posting on Lee's web site. Aaron, who currently lives in the...

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THOU SHALT SUFFER, AETERNUS, NOCTURNUS To Receive Reissue Treatment

Beginning on May 4, Candlelight Records will be reissuing numerous out-of-print and previously unavailable releases from Norway's Nocturnal Art Productions and Holland's Karmageddon Media. Among the albums set to receive the reissue treatment are THOU SHALT SUFFER's "Into the Woods of Belial", plus...