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TURISAS Guitarist Recovering From Car Accident

Guitarist Georg Laakso of the Finnish "pagan battle metal" act TURISAS was seriously injured in a car accident outside Hämeenlinna, Finland the night of October 27-28, 2005. The following update on his condition has been posted at the group's official web site: "One and a half months has now passed...

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Drummer TONY LAUREANO Says Band Politics Are To Blame For His Departure From NILE

In a recent interview with Sweden's Global Domination, drummer Tony Laureano was asked to explain the reasons for his departure from NILE and his opinion on his replacement in the group (George Kollias). "Well, it boils down to the fact that I was not happy with the politics within the band," Tony b...

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Man Killed Outside DONNYBROOK/SHATTERED REALM Show Identified

Becky Pallack of the Arizona Daily Star is reporting that Tucson Police have identified a man fatally shot outside a hardcore/metal show last night as Ray Darrin Pierson, 27, of Mesa. Pierson was in Tucson to see the band SHATTERED REALM at Skrappy's, a Downtown music club that caters to teens and a...

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EVANESCENCE Singer Sues Former Manager For 'Negligence', 'Sexual Assault And Battery'

Singer Amy Lee of EVANESCENCE has sued her former manager, Dennis Rider of Rider Management, for breach of fiduciary duty, professional negligence, conversion, sexual assault and battery, and other claims. According to the complaint, which was filed today (Dec. 7) in Los Angeles Superior Court, Lee...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's CATANESE Remembers DIMEBAG DARRELL

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Nick Catanese recently spoke to Glam-Metal.com writer Deb Rao about the one-year anniversary of the death his close friend "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. In this special tribute to Dimebag, Catanese remembers the first time he met Dime, the special BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Dimeba...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION To Enter Studio In February

Vocalist Travis Ryan of the San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION has issued the following update: "Since we've been home, we recorded the CANINUS split 7" and have so far written eight songs for our next album, which are turning out to be very bizarre (exactly how we like it). Picture the...

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Guitarist RON MARKS: 'I'd Practically Swim To Switzerland To Be In CELTIC FROST Again'

Former CELTIC FROST guitarist Ron Marks, who is currently fronting his SUBSONIC project, has issued the following statement regarding his non-involvement in the upcoming FROST reunion album and tour: "In light of recent announcements regarding CELTIC FROST's new release and upcoming live performance...

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WICKED WISDOM Frontwoman: OZZFEST Crowd 'Was Truly With Us' By End Of Tour

David Carr of the LA Daily News recently conducted an interview with WICKED WISDOM frontwoman Jada Pinkett-Smith (actress and wife of actor/rapper Will Smith). The question-and-answer session follows: Q: What prompted you to start a heavy metal band? How did this take shape? Jada Pinkett-Smith: "Thr...

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POISON Frontman Discusses Drive-By Shooting Incident

POISON frontman Bret Michaels called into Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM this past Friday, November 25 to discuss the the incident Monday night (Nov. 21) when his tour bus was fired at in a drive-by shooting in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The following is Michaels...

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Ex-BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Talks In Detail About Latest Project

Former BLACK SABBATH frontman Tony Martin has issued a lengthy statement describing his thoughts on his new solo album, "Scream", out now through MTM Music: "As a singer, [I have] worked on many projects, the most famous being BLACK SABBATH. Now, I have ventured out on my own once again to become a...

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UFO Singer Says PAUL RAYMOND Is 'Banned' From Japan For Three Years

In an interview with Rockdetector.com's Garry Sharpe-Young, UFO singer Phil Mogg revealed that the band, despite having a number of hit albums and songs, only paid back monies owed to Chrysalis Records in 2002. The last UFO product released by Chrysalis was 1985's "Misdemeanour". UFO are currently p...

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Fallen VADER Drummer's Family Launches Tribute Site

The family of Krzysztof "Doc" Raczkowski — the legendary VADER/DIES IRAE drummer who passed away last summer — has launched a tribute site for Doc on MySpace. "This site is a tribute to our beloved husband and father," reads a posting on the site. "One of the greatest and most wonderful people. One...

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MIKE TRAMP To Permanently Retire WHITE LION

According to MelodicRock.com, former WHITE LION frontman Mike Tramp has issued the following statement regarding his future plans for TRAMP'S WHITE LION: "A series of events has led me to the decision that, in today's day and age, there seems to be not enough interest to continue exploring possibili...

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Vote For Headliners Of Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

According to a posting at Italy's All About Chaos webzine, the organizers of Italy's Gods Of Metal festival are asking for the public's help in choosing the bands to headline next year's (tenth) edition of the annual two-day event. These are the potential headliners you can vote for: GUNS N' ROSES S...

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OPETH Frontman: We Hope 'Bastard' Bus Driver Stays Locked Up For A Long Time

OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "As reported on Blabbermouth, our busdriver on the last North American tour was arrested in Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL for 'unlawful activity with a minor.' Basically, we're appalled by the fact that we'd...