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POISON: New Compilation Album From EMI Due In April

According to the Canton Repository, EMI is working on a new compilation of songs from the 1980s glam-rock band POISON, slated for release in April. No further information is currently available. As previously reported, POISON's "Greatest Hits 1986-1996" collection, which was originally released in N...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: 'Suffocating Under Words Of Sorrow' Video Posted Online

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's video for the track "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow" has been posted online at Trustkill.com. The song comes off the group's full-length debut, "The Poison", which is scheduled for release in the U.S. on February 14, 2006 via Trustkill Records. "The Poison" was produced...

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Arrest Made In POISON Guitarist's Stolen Equipment Case

On October 24, 2005, the home of legendary POISON guitarist C.C. Deville was broken into and over 30 pieces of equipment were stolen. A concentrated effort lead by the LAPD's Van Nuys Burglary Division, Planet Deville and VH1 came to a culmination with the arrest of the thief at the Ranchero Cucamon...

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POISON's 'Greatest Hits 1986-1996' Certified Double-Platinum

POISON's "Greatest Hits 1986-1996" collection, which was originally released in November 1996, has been officially certified double-platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for shipments in excess of two million copies in the United States. According to Yahoo! Music, "Greates...

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THE ARCANE ORDER: In Writing Mode

THE ARCANE ORDER, the new Danish band featuring vocalist Kasper Thomsen (RAUNCHY) and guitarist Flemming C. Lund (INVOCATOR, ex-AUTUMN LEAVES),have posted the following update on their official web site: "We are currently in writing mode for our upcoming debut album. At this moment we have four new...

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BILLY SHEEHAN Contributes Liner Notes To DAVID LEE ROTH Tribute

Amid his busy recording and touring schedule, bassist Billy Sheehan (DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS) took out time this past fall to contribute the liner notes to the just-released "Just Like Paradise: A Millennium Tribute to Diamond David Lee Roth". Among other things, Sheehan praised Dave for "changing my...

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WARRANT Sign With MTM MUSIC; New Album Samples Available

MTM Music has announced the signing of WARRANT, one of the most popular and successful rock bands of the late '80s and early '90s. The band was formed in the mid-'80s and its first official lineup featured vocalist Jani Lane, guitarist Erik Turner, guitarist Joey Allen, bass player Jerry Dixon and d...

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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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DIVINE EMPIRE Add Second Guitarist

Century Media/Crash Music recording artists DIVINE EMPIRE have announced the addition of second guitarist Chris Defaut from Florida to the group's ranks. Defaut joins recently acquired members, Marco Martell (guitar) and David Kinkade (drums) (both from Chicago),alongside DIVINE EMPIRE bassist/voca...

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SAMMY HAGAR Tribute CD Coming Next Summer

Versailles Records has announced plans to release a tribute CD to Sammy Hagar next summer. Entitled "Three Lock Box: A Millennium Tribute to Sammy Hagar", the collection will feature contributions from current and/or former members of POISON, HANOI ROCKS, SKID ROW, LILLIAN AXE, DIO and SAIGON KICK,...

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Throat Infection Forces BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Concert Cancellations

Hotly tipped U.K. metalcore act BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have been forced to cancel three shows on the German/Swiss leg of their European tour with APOCALYPTICA after guitarist/vocalist Matt Tuck was ordered to rest his voice due to a "severe throat infection." The affected dates are: Erfurt (Dec. 2)...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE To Film German Show For Upcoming DVD

Hotly tipped U.K. metalcore act BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will be filming their show in Erfurt, Germany this Friday, December 2 is for a forthcoming DVD release. "This is going to be an extra special show with some surprises in store so don't miss it!" reads a posting on the group's web site. BULLET F...

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'New Wave Of American Heavy Metal' Book Documents Over 600 Bands

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector has just published "New Wave of American Heavy Metal", a 376-page book with over 90 photos, featuring over 600 U.S. and Canadian alternative metal, emocore, hardcore, math metal, metal, metalcore, neo-thrash and screamo bands. In the mid-'90s, in the wake of grunge...

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NATIONAL NAPALM SYNDICATE: New Album Samples Posted Online

Reunited Finnish speed/thrash metal pioneers NATIONAL NAPALM SYNDICATE will release their new album, entitled "Resurrection of the Wicked", in January 2006 via Poison Arrow Records. Two sample tracks from the CD — "Determination" and "Falling to Pieces" — have been posted online at the band's offici...

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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...