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New DARK TRANQUILLITY MP3 Posted; U.S. Tour Dates Announced

A brand-new DARK TRANQUILLITY track, entitled "Lost to Apathy", has been made available for download in MP3 format at this location. "Lost to Apathy" is the first single off the group's upcoming album, "Character", due on January 25 via Century Media Records. Shortly after the release of "Character"...

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IMPALED, CAPHARNAUM Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATH FEST 2005

IMPALED, CAPHARNAUM, GHOUL, VOMIT REMNANTS, ION DISSONANCE, PROPHECY, WARSCARS and SCREAMING AFTERBIRTH are the latest bands confirmed for Maryland Death Fest 2005, a two-day festival set to take place May 28-29 at the Thunderdome in Baltimore, MD. The complete list of acts scheduled to perform at t...

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NIRVANA-Inspired Documentary Receives DVD Release

Canadian NIRVANA fan and documentary filmmaker Steven James May has announced the release of his documentary, "The Nevermind Year", on DVD. Told from the perspective of aging NIRVANA fan, "The Nevermind Year" explores the relationship between the suicide of punk-rock icon Kurt Cobain, and May's own...

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GHOULUNATICS Name 10th Anniversary DVD

Montreal deathcore act GHOULUNATICS have set "Blood Curdling Years" as the title of their upcoming 10th anniversary DVD, tentatively due in early 2005. The disc will reportedly be about three hours long and will contain two full shows — including the band's appearance at the Trois-Rivieres Metalfest...

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ALICE COOPER's 'Monster Dog' To Be Released On DVD

The 1984 film "Monster Dog", starring Alice Cooper, will be released on DVD on February 15, 2005 via Eclectic DVD and Jef Films. "Monster Dog", directed by Clyde Anderson, stars Alice Cooper as Vince Roberts — known to the world as "Vince Raven," the rock icon. He's returning to his family home afte...

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CAMP FREDDY Announce Free Gig In Hollywood

CAMP FREDDY, the Los Angeles-based "jam" band featuring JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro, former THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (on guitar),ex-JANE'S ADDICTION drummer Stephen Perkins, and vocalist Donovan Leitch (the son of 1960s U.K. folk-rock icon Donovan),will play a free show...

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Future Of Club Where DIMEBAG Was Gunned Down Is Up In The Air

Jordan Gentile of The Other Paper reports: Even as they mourned the death of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott last week, metal fans around Columbus, Ohio quietly began fretting about the future of another icon: the Alrosa Villa. They fear the nightclub that witnessed last week's shootings could soon fall vi...

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HAMMERFALL: New Album To Feature Appearance by VENOM Frontman

HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "As promised, elesewhere on the site you will find the cover to our upcoming single 'Blood Bound', to be released worldwide at the end of January. Now, onto the details about the album. Here's the c...

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Buffalo DAMAGEPLAN Fans Stunned By DIMEBAG's Murder A Day After Local Show

Jeff Miers of The Buffalo News reports: When "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott rolled into Buffalo's Icon club Tuesday for a gig with his band, DAMAGEPLAN, the guitarist couldn't have known the show would be his last. Within 24 hours, the legendary musician would be dead, the victim of a crazed fan's deadly...

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SLIPKNOT's SHAWN CRAHAN: DIMEBAG Was 'A Rock 'N' Roll Icon'

SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. Clown) spoke to the Des Moines Register about the death of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott. Crahan attended a DAMAGEPLAN concert just last week, at Irving Plaza in New York. He called Abbott a friend and "rock 'n' roll icon." "It's j...

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FUSE Network To Air DIMEBAG's Last Performance And Interview

On Friday, December 10, 2004, Fuse will air "Uranium Dimebag Tribute" at 8 p.m., EST in honor of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, guitarist for the Grammy-nominated PANTERA and most recently DAMAGEPLAN, who was shot to death as he took the stage Wednesday at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio. "H...

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UPDATED: Tributes From Metal Musicians Pour In For DIMEBAG DARRELL

A number of heavy metal musicians have paid tribute to Dimebag Darrell (DAMAGEPLAN, ex-PANTERA) who was tragically murdered last night. ------------------------------------------------- Ozzy Osbourne: "Dimebag was a dear friend of mine. I'm absolutely beside myself with grief. I can't for the life o...

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WALLS OF JERICHO Announce Nationwide Tour

Detroit's WALLS OF JERICHO have announced they will headline a nationwide tour this winter with BURY YOUR DEAD, FULL BLOWN CHAOS and PREMONITIONS OF WAR playing support. The band has made up for a two year hiatus in spades since they reformed last summer to play Hellfest 2003. Since that time, the f...

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GHOULUNATICS: 10th Anniversary DVD Update

Montreal deathcore act GHOULUNATICS have issued the following update on their upcoming 10th anniversary DVD, tentatively due in early 2005: "We recorded our performance at the Trois-Rivieres Metalfest (Nov. 6) for [the fans]. The footage was shot with five high-quality cameras and looks really great...

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METALLICA: 'Some Kind Of Monster' DVD Bonus Features Detailed

More details have been revealed about the upcoming DVD release of the METALLICA documentary "Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster". Among the more than seven hours of bonus features on the disc are 28 additional scenes, including footage of METALLICA's collaboration with hip hop artist JA RULE and live s...