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DREAM THEATER Drummer Says There Are 'No Hard Feelings' Between Him And QUEENSRŸCHE Singer

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has commented on the current status of his feud with QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate over Tate's alleged "bashing" of DREAM THEATER following the two bands' co-headlining tour in the summer of 2003. (See previous BLABBERMOUTH.NET stories: Story#1, Story#2, Story#3....

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'Guitar Hero II': Final Track Listing Revealed

According to IGN, the final track listing has been revealed for the upcoming PS2/Xbox 360 video game "Guitar Hero II", due on November 7. Totaling 40 tunes in all, spread over eight difficulty levels, the new game seems to have an even wider range of rock-oriented music than the first time out. From...

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MELECHESH: 'Emissaries' Tentative U.S. Release Date Announced

Osmose/The End Records has tentatively set a January 23, 2007 release date for new album from Mesopotamian metallers MELECHESH, entitled "Emissaries". The CD will arrive in Europe on October 30. "Emissaries", the fourth album from MELECHESH, is the much-anticipated follow-up to 2003's brilliant opus...

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CARMINE APPICE: 'EDDIE VAN HALEN Seems To Be Out Of His Tree Right Now'

In a brand new interview conducted by Rock N Roll Universe, the surviving three members of the original lineup of legendary hard rock band CACTUS — drummer Carmine Appice, bassist Tim Bogert and guitarist Jim McCarty — discuss the recently released "Cactus V" album, the band's first new studio offer...

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SAXON: Mexican/South American Tour Cancelled

Veteran British heavy metal band SAXON has cancelled its previously announced South American/Mexican tour. The trek was scheduled to kick off this Saturday (Oct. 7) in Mexico City and was slated to include appearances in Argentina and Brazil. An official announcement regarding the cancellation is ex...

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ORPHANED LAND: Tel-Aviv Concert To Be Filmed For 'Global Metal' Documentary

ORPHANED LAND's November 25, 2006 show at the Theatre Club in Tel-Aviv, Israel will be filmed by the makers of the documentary "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" for their upcoming follow-up film, "Global Metal", which will explore the global spread of heavy metal music and culture. "The goal of this f...

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ATREYU Signs With HOLLYWOOD RECORDS

Orange County, California's ATREYU has parted ways with Victory Records and has inked a new deal with the Hollywood label. Commented ATREYU frontman Alex Varkatzas: "As a group of friends playing music, our main goal is to grow and spread our brand of metallic rock around the world. We try to progre...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX Raises Funds For Youth Charity

Andrea Miller of Canoe Live reports that MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx helped hand over a novelty cheque at the Platinum Lounge inside the Air Canada Centre for a personal cause. Sixx was decidedly temperate as he took part in bringing his fundraising initiative, Running Wild in the Night, to Coven...

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GREAT WHITE: Station Club Owners Sentenced In 2003 Fatal Fire

MTV.com reports that the two brothers who owned and operated the Rhode Island nightclub where a fire killed 100 concertgoers in 2003 were sentenced Friday (September 29) — but only one will serve time behind bars. According to The Associated Press, relatives of the victims killed in the Station nigh...

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LINKIN PARK Singer Says Nu-Metal Sound Is 'Completely Gone' On Next LP

LINKIN PARK frontman Chester Bennington recently spoke to MTV.com about the band's third studio album, due next year. "We're going for the music that inspired us, rather than the nü-metal type of sound," he said. "We're ripping that out. It's completely gone." In its place is a mix of punk and class...

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BRAND NEW SIN Completes 'Motormeth' Video: Photos Available

BRAND NEW SIN kicks off the touring cycle for their highly anticipated new album, "Tequila", tonight (Sept. 27) as part of the Jagermeister tour with MUSHROOMHEAD, SOIL and THE AUTUMN OFFERING. The group also recently shot a live video for the track "Motormeth" in their hometown of Syracuse in front...

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GREAT WHITE: Questions In Nightclub Fire Remain Unanswered

Eric Tucker of The Associated Press reports: The trials of Jeffrey and Michael Derderian would have spanned months and involved mounds of exhibits, hundreds of witnesses and graphic testimony about the fire at The Station nightclub that killed 100 people more than three years ago. But the decision b...

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OVERKILL Bassist To Take Part In Online Chat Today

OVERKILL bassist D.D. Verni will take part in an online chat today (Friday, September 22) at 3:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. PST at the Gigantour Chat Room (free registration required). OVERKILL is scheduled to enter the studio this fall to begin recording its new album, due in early 2007. The band's lates...

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BISS Featuring KROKUS Singer MARC STORACE: New Album Due In November

BISS, the German/Swiss hard rockers featuring KROKUS singer Marc Storace and guitarist Ralf Heyne, will release their fourth album, "Xtension" on November 17 via AOR Heaven. Completed by bassist Lars Wilke and drummer Carsten Witte, the four-piece powerhouse outfit from Münster, Germany once again d...

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CRASHDIET: 'We Have Been Working Daily To Get Our Sh*t Back On Track Again'

The surviving members of the Swedish band CRASHDIET — whose frontman, David Hellman (a.k.a. Dave Lepard) passed away in January — have posted the following message on their official web site: "First of all, we want to apologize for our lack of reporting what's happening in the band. I'm afraid we ha...