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BENEDICTUM To Utilize Stand-In Drummer For GIRLSCHOOL Tour

San Diego, California-based, female-fronted metallers BENEDICTUM have issued the following update. "We would like to announce that Blackie Sanchez will be playing drums on our tour with GIRLSCHOOL in October. Paul Courtois will not be able to make the tour due to personal obligations. We are really...
October 7, 2008
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LONDON: 'The Metal Years' Due Next Month

A collection of rare recordings from the cult Hollywood band LONDON, entitled "The Metal Years", is scheduled for release on September 30 via Cleopatra Records. Fresh off its appearance in the 1988 Penelope Spheeris film "The Decline Of Western Civilization: The Metal Years", Hollywood's own LONDON...
August 8, 2008
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W.A.S.P. Mainman Explains Spain, Portugal Cancellations

W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless has issued the following statement: "W.A.S.P. regret to announce that because of logistical and communication problems, the upcoming shows scheduled for Spain on July 25th in Lorca and Bilboa on the 26th have been cancelled. Originally, W.A.S.P. was scheduled to perf...
July 22, 2008
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MORBID ANGEL's DAVID VINCENT Arrested On Weapons Charges

Author and Metal Hammer reporter Joel McIver received an unexpected phone call in the evening of Tuesday, July 8 from MORBID ANGEL frontman David Vincent. "I was arrested in Italy today — and charged with a weapons offense," explained the furious singer. Vincent went on to explain that the veteran d...
July 8, 2008
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LORDI: A Conversation With A Monster

By Ryan Ogle By now, the dust kicked up from LORDI's 2006 Eurovision Song Contest victory and subsequent global domination is starting to settle a bit, but Finland's true (okay, costumed) monsters of rock are doing anything but. Taking little time to recuperate from the whirlwind that accompanied th...
June 18, 2008
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W.A.S.P.: New European Dates Announced

W.A.S.P. has scheduled the following European dates: Jun. 28 - Peace and Love Festival - Borlnge, Sweden Jul. 11 - Magic Circle Festival - Bad Arolsen, Germany Jul. 25 - Lorca Rock Festival - Lorca (Murcia),Spain Jul. 26 - [to be announced] - Bilbao, Spain Jul. 29 - Turku Festival - Turku, Finland...
May 31, 2008
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W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS: 'I Feel Really Bad For New Musicians'

Aedan Siebert of The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: The Metal Forge: What do you think you'd be doing now if you weren't a rock musician? Blackie: "I'd be doing some sort of form of it, because this is ...
May 2, 2008
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH: New Audio Interview With DARRELL ROBERTS Available

Rock Is Life has posted a brand new audio interview with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Darrell Roberts (ex-W.A.S.P.). Download the MP3 file at this location. Topics covered in the chat include: * The surprising success of the FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH debut album * The theatrical aspect of the ban...
April 4, 2008
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W.A.S.P.: Meet-And-Greet For Melbourne Announced

W.A.S.P. will take part in a meet-and-greet at The Forum Theatre in Melbourne, Australia on April 16 between 5:30 p.m. and 6:50 p.m. Patrons must have a valid ticket for the show to gain entry. In other news, for the first time EVER, W.A.S.P. will allow its fans to choose the set list of the ...
April 2, 2008
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W.A.S.P. Planning Anthology Box Set

Cameron Edney of Australia's Inside_Out666 recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Inside_Out666: I believe that you will be playing "The Crimson Idol" album in its entirety, as well as a greatest hits set [on the upcoming Australia...
March 30, 2008
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W.A.S.P. Mainman To Guest On SOUND SPECTRUM RADIO

W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless will guest on "The Donnie Lawless Show" on Sound Spectrum Radio this coming Monday, March 31. The exact time for the interview has not yet been announced. To listen to the show via the Internet, get the free tuner at ecpcspectrum.com. W.A.S.P. recently completed the...
March 27, 2008
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Former W.A.S.P. Guitarist, Original MOTRHEAD Drummer Join Forces

Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes and original MOTRHEAD drummer Philip "Philthy Animal" Taylor have joined forces in a brand new band. The duo will discuss their collaboration on "The Donnie Lawless Show" on Sound Spectrum Radio this coming Monday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. Holmes also comes clean...
March 21, 2008
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SLAYER's 'Reign In Blood' Tour Recounted in April Issue of DECIBEL

The April issue of Decibel magazine, now on shelves, features "Touring Blood," an article that takes a long look at SLAYER's 1986-7 American tour in support of the classic thrash metal album "Reign in Blood". The story is a leftover chapter that didn't fit into the final version of the upcoming book...
March 10, 2008
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W.A.S.P. Mainman On Illegal Downloading: Stealing Artist's Work Will Never Be Labeled 'Support'

Torgeir P. Krokfjord of Norway's Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless. The second part of the interview is now online. An excerpt from the chat follows: On what motivates him: "There's two things that motivate me nowadays, and that's the will to...
February 27, 2008
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W.A.S.P. Mainman Talks 'The Crimson Idol'

Norway's Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal Express Radio: "The Crimson Idol" was originally intended to be a Blackie Lawless solo album. Did you ever regret going back on this? Lawless: "No, never. I've...
January 14, 2008