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W.A.S.P. Frontman: KEVIN DUBROW 'Was One Of The Best Singers Rock Has Ever Seen'

W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless released the following statement to Greg Burk of the Los Angeles Times regarding the passing of QUIET RIOT frontman Kevin DuBrow: "He was one of the best singers rock has ever seen. He had a voice like a razor blade that just cut right through you. And that voice .....

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Dominator

Remember when W.A.S.P. was scary? Like, Congressional-hearings scary? Exploding cod-piece scary? Now mainman Blackie Lawless is holding town meetings and sipping half-caf lattes with Dave Mustaine and alerting us all to the shocking fact that our government is largely full of shit. Stop the presses!...

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W.A.S.P. Mainman To Guest On Tonight's 'Tinitus'

W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless will be the featured guest on this week's "Tinitus" radio show, airing tonight (Wednesday, May 23) between 20.00 CET (8:00 p.m.) and 22.00 CET (10:00 p.m.) on Norway's P3. In addition to discussing the band's new album, "Dominator", Lawless opens up about the relatio...

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DIMEBAG DARRELL Art Tribute Auction Raises Money For Charity

ModernGuitars.com reports that Hollywood California's House of Blues played host last night to the Six-String Masterpieces: The Dimebag Darrell Art Tribute auction in which 50 Dean ML electric guitars painted or otherwise customized by a variety of music, entertainment, and fine art celebrities were...

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One Million Dollar Guitar To Be Sold As Part Of DIMEBAG Art Tribute?

ArtDaily.com reports that a one-of-a kind, handpainted guitar (photo) by modern art superstar Mark Ryden — which is part of an art exhibit called Six-String Masterpieces, a tribute to late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott — could become the most expensive guitar ever sold when i...

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W.A.S.P. Frontman Says U.S. And Great Britain Are Involved In 'Illegal, Immoral Bullsh*t War'

A video clip of W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless's political speech, which he gave before performing the song "Heaven's Hung In Black" at a recent concert in Norway, has been posted online at this location. In other news, W.A.S.P.'s latest album, "Dominator" (Demolition Records),has entered the Ge...

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W.A.S.P.: Paris Concert Photos Available

A number of high-quality photos of W.A.S.P. perfoming live at the Elysée Montmartre in Paris, France on May 6, 2007 have been posted online at www.metalchroniques.fr. W.A.S.P.'s setlist was as follows: 01. Medley: On Your Knees / Electric Circus / Hate to Love Me 02. L.O.V.E. Machine 03. Wild Child...

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DIMMU BORGIR Bassist Discusses Music Downloading, Career Highlights

Chad Bowar of About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with DIMMU BORGIR bassist Vortex. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Chad Bowar: What has the response been to the album ["In Sorte Diaboli"] so far? Vortex: "All the critics are over the top. We just heard from the top Norwegian tabl...

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W.A.S.P. Frontman: 'Once Again Someone Is Trying To Kill Me Off Before My Time'

W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless has shot down as false reports that the group cut short its April 28, 2007 gig in Karlskrona, Sweden after he complained of pain in his chest. Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported in yesterday's edition (Wednesday, May 2) that W.A.S.P. played a shortened set in Ka...

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Drummer STET HOWLAND Says 'There Is No Profit-Sharing' In W.A.S.P.

W.A.S.P. fan site WASParmy.com recently conducted an interview with former W.A.S.P. drummer Stet Howland. A few excerpts follow: WASParmy.com: How different is it being with TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY as opposed to W.A.S.P.? Stet: Well, a big part of me not staying with W.A.S.P. was my desire to have my ow...

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W.A.S.P.: 'BLACKIE Chest Pain Story Is Just A False Rumor'

W.A.S.P. has dismissed as false reports that the group cut short its April 28, 2007 gig in Karlskrona, Sweden after frontman Blackie Lawless complained of pain in his chest. Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported in today's edition (Wednesday, May 2) that W.A.S.P. played a shortened set in Karlskron...

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W.A.S.P.: Swedish Concert Cut Short, Frontman Rushed To Hospital

According to the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, W.A.S.P. cut short its April 28, 2007 gig in Karlskrona, Sweden after frontman Blackie Lawless complained of pain in his chest. The band came back after a 10-minute break to perform one final song, "Blind in Texas", before Lawless was rushed to a local...

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W.A.S.P. Mainman BLACKIE LAWLESS Talks Politics

Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Tangra Mega Rock: All the American musicians we've been talking to say it's a fuckin' rubbish situation with the U.S. government, the war i...

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W.A.S.P. Apologizes For Abbreviated Norwegian Concert

Dirk Lehberger of Noisegate Productions has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding W.A.S.P.'s abbreviated performance at Rokken in Volda, Norway earlier tonight (Monday, April 23): "W.A.S.P. would like to apologise for the incident during the show at Rokken in Volda. We could...

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W.A.S.P. Mainman Says BUSH 'Shouldn't Have Been Elected The First Time'

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A couple of excerpts follow: Metalshrine: The new album, how long has it been in the making? Were there stuff done before "Neon God"? Blackie: No. It took about a month to write it and we recorded it on and o...