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Reunited HELLWITCH Schedule Live Performance
Legendary death/thrash metal band HELLWITCH have scheduled a live performance with INCANTATION and MORTICIAN on Saturday, January 15 at the Culture Room in Ft. Lauderdale. Also appearing on the bill are THE CHASM, ARSIS, FUNERIS and MATRIARCH. HELLWITCH's current lineup includes original member Pat...January 9, 2005
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Final 'OSBOURNES' Episode To Air In March
Reuters is reporting that Ozzy Osbourne and his raucous, foul-mouthed family launch the fourth and final season of their hit MTV reality show later this month, the cable network announced on Thursday. "The Osbournes" returns on Jan. 17 to kick off a last batch of 10 episodes chronicling Ozzy's bout...January 6, 2005
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Is Metal Dangerous? DIMEBAG's Murder Blackens Music's Reputation
Katie Vrabel of ValleyAdvocate.com reports: The onstage murder of DAMAGEPLAN guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott on Dec. 8 turned a spotlight on the metal community. The former PANTERA guitarist was shot shortly after his new band hit the stage Dec. 8 at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, Ohio. He and...January 6, 2005
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LED ZEPPELIN To Receive 'Lifetime Achievement' Grammy
LED ZEPPELIN were among the 10 acts selected Tuesday (Jan. 4) to receive the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award. "The Lifetime Achievement, Trustees and Technical Grammy Awards recognize music people who have made a lasting contribution to culture around the world," said Neil Portnow, Pr...January 4, 2005
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ULI JON ROTH: 'War Is The Way Of Man Unenlightened'
Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth has posted the following message on his official web site: "I don't know about you, but for me, personally, 2004 was a good and productive year in all and I really hope that you have also had a good year. Among the many personal highlights for me this ...January 3, 2005
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KING DIAMOND, NILE: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced
More dates have been announced for the forthcoming North American tour headlined by KING DIAMOND. Also appearing on the bill will be NILE, BEHEMOTH and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Apr. 14 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room Apr. 15 – Orlando, FL @ House Of Blues A...January 2, 2005
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Former METALLICA Bassist Comments On Upcoming VH1 Special
Former METALLICA bassist Ron McGovney has revealed more information about the upcomingVH1 METALLICA special called "When Metallica Ruled The World", which is scheduled to air later in the year. In a posting to the METALLICA message board, McGovney wrote, "I haven't been on the boards for a while, so...January 1, 2005
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GOREFEST Guitarist: 'New Songs Can Be Described As Loud And Louder'
GOREFEST guitarist Frank Harthoorn spoke to Masterful-Magazine.com about the group's decision to reunite and their future plans, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Masterful-Magazine.com: The first question, the question that is bound to arise: how did you come around re...December 30, 2004
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School Play Combines Humor And '80s Heavy Metal
Bernie Smith of Waltham, MA's Daily News Tribune is reporting that a fourth-year Brown Middle School math instructor wrote and is directing the school's latest play, "Thröw the Göat", billed as "a heavy metal, head-banging extravaganza." "Thröw the Göat" plays upon every cliche from 1980s' hard-rock...December 29, 2004
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BYZANTINE Set Title For New Album
West Virginia-based "tech-metal" band BYZANTINE have set "...And They Shall Take Up Serpents" as the title of their sophomore album, tentatively due in May 2005 via Prosthetic Records. The follow-up to this year's "The Fundamental Component" will include 10 tracks, nine of which will be "brand new,"...December 23, 2004
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MORTICIAN, INCANTATION, THE CHASM: U.S. Tour Dates Announced
MORTICIAN, INCANTATION, THE CHASM,ARSIS and FUNERUS (featuring current members of INCANTATION John McEntee, Kyle Severn and John's wife, Jill McEntee) will be teaming up for the "Winter Migration Broootality '05" U.S. tour beginning in early January 2005. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Jan....December 20, 2004
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Conservative Writer Hits Back At Heavy Metal, Calls It 'Indicative Of Immaturity & Alienation'
William Grim, the conservative writer who was responsible for the now-infamous anti-heavy metal article on the The Iconoclast web site, has posted the following entry (dated Dec. 18, 2004) to his Flyover Country Chronicles blog: "We live in such culturally benighted times that there are even some po...December 19, 2004
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Conservative Web Site Says DIMEBAG 'Contributed To Culture Of Death' That Spawned His Killer
William Grim, Contributing Editor of the popular conservative web site The Iconoclast, has penned the following article with regards to the recent murder of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott: "You've undoubtedly heard by now that a demented fan last week killed heavy metal gui...December 14, 2004
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Psychiatrist: DIMEBAG's Murderer Fits Pattern Of Other Celebrity Killers
Dr. Reed Meloy, a San Diego-based forensic psychiatrist who specializes in celebrity stalking cases, told Newsday.com that the profile of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's shooter, Nathan Gale, fits the pattern of other killers — such as Mark David Chapman, who murdered John Lennon 24 years to the day befo...December 12, 2004
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX And TOMMY LEE Talk About DIMEBAG DARRELL: Video Available
MÖTLEY CRÜE's Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee were interviewed by Fox News on Thursday (Dec. 9) about the tragic death of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and their upcoming tour. Download video of the four-and-a-half-minute interview here (Windows Media, 5 MB). An excerpt from the...December 12, 2004
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