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Welsh Heavy Metal Singer's Suicide Stuns Fans, Family Members
icWales is reporting that the suspected suicide of Welsh heavy metal band BLOOD RETCH's lead singer has stunned fans across the world. Talented Gareth Bonetto — whose stage name was Eddie Richards — was found hanged at his Yr Hendre home in Nantgarw, near Pontypridd, on Monday (March 14). The depres...March 17, 2005
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'KISS Cover To Cover' Artwork Posted Online
Lunar Moth Entertainment and TributeAlbums.com have unveiled the official cover art to "KISS Cover to Cover", the collection of songs that KISS themselves chose to cover during their career. "At TributeAlbums.com, we believe that presentation is everything," reads an official press release. "With th...March 8, 2005
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LED ZEPPELIN Sue Illinois Bar
Rob Olmstead of the Daily Herald is reporting that LED ZEPPELIN members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and descendants of John Bonham filed suit for the unauthorized performance of ZEPPELIN's "Whole Lotta Love" at a Glendale Heights, Illinois bar. In reality, the legends of ZEPPELIN are p...March 8, 2005
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More Details Emerge About TRIPP EISEN's Arrest
Lauren Matthew of New Jersey's Old Bridge Suburban has revealed more information about former STATIC-X guitarist Tripp Eisen's arrest on charges that he sexually assaulted two minors, one of them a 14-year-old Sayreville girl in an Old Bridge parking lot. Eisen, whose real name is Tod Rex Salvador,...March 3, 2005
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SLASH's Top Hat Recovered?
A California man has apparently come forward claiming that he has the top hat that was allegedly stolen from guitarist Slash's (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) limo that took him to the Grammy Awards on February 13 (as first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on Feb. 20). The man claims that he bought...March 3, 2005
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DANKO JONES Announce First U.S. Tour
DANKO JONES, the Toronto-based power rock trio named after their charismatic frontman, have announced their first tour of the United States. The band recently signed to Razor & Tie in the U.S. and will be releasing their first album here, "We Sweat Blood", on April 19. DANKO JONES is already a s...March 2, 2005
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Leukemia-Stricken Youth's Greatest Wish: Meeting The OSBOURNES
Jenny Barkley of Ilinois' Paris Beacon News has issued the following report: Dreams are coming true for Jeremy Casas of Marshall. With the help of a woman who is inspired to bring excitement into the life of a sick child, he will soon meet Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon in California. That ...February 28, 2005
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MEGADETH Mainman Refused Ex-PISTOLS Guitarist's Sexual Demands
ContactMusic.com is reporting that MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine was horrified when former SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones demanded sexual favours in return for his performance on the band's cover of "Anarchy In the U.K.". Jones originally demanded $100 and some "suction" (slang term for fellati...February 28, 2005
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STATIC-X Guitarist Is Believed To Have Met Teenage Victim Via Online Singles Community
STATIC-X guitarist Tripp Eisen (real name Tod Rex Salvador) is believed to have met the 14-year-old Sayreville, New Jersey girl he is accused of sexually assaulting in January on the web site FetischMusic.com (via their "Find-a-Freek" online singles community),where he used the screen name "grovery...February 28, 2005
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KISS To Perform At ROCKIN' THE CORPS Patriotic Celebratory Concert
According to a posting at KissOnline.com, KISS, along with Cedric the Entertainer (Master of Ceremonies),DESTINY'S CHILD, GODSMACK, Jay Mohr, Louis Anderson and TED NUGENT, have been confirmed for an April 1 performance at the Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California. Rockin'...February 27, 2005
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MÖTLEY CRÜE: More Tour Dates Announced
MÖTLEY CRÜE have added the following dates to their "Red, White, and Crüe 2005...Better Live Than Dead" tour: Jul. 26 - Los Angeles, CA - Irvine Meadows Jul. 29 - Vancouver, BC - PC Coliseum Jul. 30 - Seattle, WA (Auburn) - White River Amp. Jul. 31 - Portland, OR - Clark County Amp. Aug. ...February 26, 2005
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STATIC-X Guitarist Busted On Sex Assault, Kidnapping Charges
Ken Serrano and Chris Jordan of New Jersey's Asbury Park Press have issued the following report: He told the 14-year-old Sayreville girl he was "T-Rex" and he liked to impersonate the guitarist for the heavy metal band they both liked, STATIC-X, authorities said. But the 39-year-old man accused of m...February 26, 2005
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VELVET REVOLVER Set To Launch Headlining 'Electric Wonderland Show' Tour
Coming off their Grammy Award for "Best Hard Rock Performance" ("Slither"),VELVET REVOLVER are set to launch their headlining North American "Electric Wonderland Show" arena tour March 22 in Montreal. Special guests HOOBASTANK will open the West Coast leg of the tour. This trek will follow the expl...February 23, 2005
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Tampa Residents Want Festivals Like OZZFEST To Turn Volume Down
Jay Cridlin of TampaBay.com has issued the following report: John Snelling is no stranger to hard rock. He sings and plays guitar for a Tampa band, MOBIUS LOOP. He's attended more than 400 concerts in his lifetime, including plenty by heavy metal stalwarts KORN. It's tough, then, for Snelling to adm...February 23, 2005
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LED ZEPPELIN: Video Footage From Lifetime Achievement Ceremony Posted Online
Grammy.com has uploaded exclusive video footage from LED ZEPPELIN's lifetime achievement Grammy ceremony at this location. As previously reported, LED ZEPPELIN received a lifetime achievement Grammy on Feb. 12 in recognition of a career that changed the face of rock 'n' roll. The English band was on...February 21, 2005
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