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British Rock Singer Killed In Stage-Diving Stunt
Stephen White of the U.K.'s Mirror.co.uk has issued the following report: A rock band's lead singer has died after a stage dive went wrong. Patrick Sherry, 29, frontman of BAD BEAT REVUE and a married father-of-two, jumped up to grab a lighting rig during a gig but fell head-first on to the venue's...July 25, 2005
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Photographer: 'LARS ULRICH Really Let Me Down As A Friend'
Scotsman.com has interviewed legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin about his new exhibition, Made of Metal, at Proud Galleries in London, which displays more than 50 of Halfin's images taken over the last 30 years. "When you photograph a band member or celebrity, 10 per cent is taking the picture,...July 16, 2005
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Hard-Of-Hearing BLACK SABBATH Fan Jailed For Playing Music Too Loud
Lauren Mirzai of the U.K.'s Daily Record has issued the following report: A hard-of-hearing BLACK SABBATH fan has been jailed for playing his music too loud. Aging rocker William Porteous, 51, who wears a hearing aid, had been served with an ASBO (Anti-Social Behaviour Order) for previous noise brea...July 13, 2005
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Frozen In Time
Certainly a contender for Most Appropriate Album Title of 2005… and why the hell not? If you heard anything from OBITUARY but inexorable groove, bone-basic riffs, and John Tardy's wounded-Yeti howl, wouldn't you be pissed off? These guys know what they (and we) like: big urns full of vintage CELTIC...July 5, 2005
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Firewood
The story goes that Sweden's WITCHCRAFT first began as a tribute to former 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS legend Roky Erickson and PENTAGRAM's Bobby Liebling. The self-titled debut album caused quite a buzz and if it's anything like "Firewood", I can understand why. Prior to actually hearing "Firewood", I wou...July 2, 2005
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Tsunami Benefit Single Featuring OZZY OSBOURNE, STEVEN TYLER Pushed Back To Christmas
According to MTV.com, the all-star tsunami benefit single featuring AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler, Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne, and VELVET REVOLVER has had its release date pushed back to Christmas. The brainchild of Sharon Osbourne and Simon Cowell, the cover of Eric Clapton's tragic song "Tears in H...June 29, 2005
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: Three People Detained In Connection With Concert Stabbing
The Tampa Tribune has issued the following report: Four people were stabbed — one of them fatally — during a brawl Thursday night (June 23) inside The Masquerade, a night club on Seventh Avenue [where CORROSION OF CONFORMITY and CROWBAR were performing], police said. Tampa Police spokesman Joe Durki...June 24, 2005
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OBITUARY: 'Newer And Better'
Florida death metal pioneers OBITUARY will release their sixth studio record, "Frozen In Time", on July 19 via Roadrunner Records. OBITUARY is also planning to hit the road this fall with brethren NAPALM DEATH and DEAD TO FALL. "After six years of inactivity, it's like we awakened out of hibernation...June 22, 2005
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CHRIS CORNELL Remembers Touring With GUNS N' ROSES
In a recent interview with Blender magazine, AUDIOSLAVE frontman Chris Cornell (ex-SOUNDGARDEN) was asked, "What do you remember — if anything — about touring with GUNS N' ROSES in 1992?" "There were two main things: First, they had this enormous aluminum stage with catwalks, and at the end of each...June 17, 2005
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Drummer GENE HOGLAN Discusses STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DARK ANGEL
Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD/DARK ANGEL drummer Gene Hoglan. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Metal-Rules.com: You wrote on the STRAPPING website that you and Devin [Townsend, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind] went through a lot of sh...June 16, 2005
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¡El Sombrero!
Texas loud, Texas proud, pissing on genre boundaries and creating some shit-kicking boot metal in the process, HOGNOSE wield some riffs that are half Seventies boogie, half overdriven stoner metal, and kinds of a good time. Though the metal boogie is paramount, HOGNOSE manage to diversify things a b...June 5, 2005
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CELTIC FROST: New Album Cover Art Complete
CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "Last night, at our rehearsal studio, Martin [Ain, bass] made the highly anticipated album artwork presentation to the group. Many months ago, he had shown us the original design for the front cover. It...June 2, 2005
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RUSH Guitarist, Family Sue Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Three Florida Deputies
Chris W. Colby and John Henderson of the Naples Daily News have issued the following report: A founder of the band RUSH, his son and daughter-in-law filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Ritz-Carlton, its security director and three sheriff's deputies stemming from a New Year's Eve 2003 altercation a...June 2, 2005
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MARILYN MANSON Talks About Inspiration Behind 'The Beautiful People'
MARILYN MANSON was featured in last week's Kerrang! magazine as part of a feature called "How I Wrote...", talking about the inspiration behind the song "The Beautiful People". The Background: Marilyn Manson: "I write phrases constantly and I have about 15 different notebooks going at the same time....May 30, 2005
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AFTER FOREVER Members To Guest On New NIGHTMARE CD
AFTER FOREVER singer Floor Jansen and vocalist/guitarist Sanders Gommans have recorded guest appearances on the new album from the French power metallers NIGHTMARE, entitled "The Dominion Gate". The CD is tentatively due in October via Regain Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Silent Room", "The Domi...May 18, 2005