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NATRON: 'More Evil, Brutal And Damn Groovy Than Ever Before!'
Drummer Max Marzocca of the Italian death metallers NATRON has issued the following update: "Yes, we know it! Someone already started to think we disappeared because we didn't update [the web site] for a while but the reason of this three-month-long silence was that we preferred to wait a little whi...June 7, 2006
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DIMEBAG's Girlfriend On His Murder: 'I Take Comfort In Knowing That He Didn't See It Coming'
Metal Edge magazine recently conducted an interview with Rita Haney, the longtime girlfriend of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Edge: How long have you known the Abbotts? Rita: I've known him [Darrell] since the third grade...May 13, 2006
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PURE INC. To Support MOTÖRHEAD In Switzerland
Swiss rockers PURE INC. will be supporting MOTÖRHEAD on June 4 at Volkshaus in Zürich, Switzerland. Commented PURE INC. in a statement: "MOTÖRHEAD and PURE INC. share the same attitude real and pure rock 'n' roll plus Lemmy and the guys are cult. It's a real pleasure for us to open for the guys." Pr...May 3, 2006
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VIO-LENCE Complete Work On 'Blood And Dirt' DVD
Legendary San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band VIO-LENCE have completed work on their two-disc DVD, "Blood and Dirt", tentatively due later in the year via Megaforce. Produced and directed by Jerry Allen of Metallian Productions, "Blood and Dirt" is over three and a half hours long and contains...April 19, 2006
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BIRDS OF PREY Finish Recording Debut Album
BIRDS OF PREY, the studio project featuring Erik Larson (ALAMABA THUNDERPUSSY) on guitars, Bo Leslie (THROTTLEROD) also on guitars, Summer Welch (BARONESS) on bass, Dave Witte (MUNICIPAL WASTE) on drums and Ben Hogg (BEATEN BACK TO PURE) on vocals, spent time at the Karma Productions studio in Richm...January 29, 2006
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PURE INC. To Release New Album In March: Audio Available
Swiss rockers PURE INC. will release their second album, entitled "A New Day's Dawn", on March 17 via AFM/MV. According to the band, "this album is exactly the kind of rock style we're into at the moment. We love every song on this album 'cos everyone just simply rocks." The follow-up to 2004's "Pur...January 24, 2006
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CORONER Rule Out Reunion
The legendary technical metal band CORONER from Zurich, Switzerland have reportedly ruled out the possibility of a reunion, despite the recent offer of a festival appearance as well as other live performances. According to a posting on The Unofficial Coroner Web Site, "Marky [Marquis Marky, a.k.a. M...July 3, 2005
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VIO-LENCE: 'Eternal Nightmare" Reissue To Include Bonus Live Disc
Megaforce Records will be reissuing VIO-LENCE's classic debut album, "Eternal Nightmare", with a live bonus CD on June 28, 2005. The bonus disc was recorded on December 14, 2001 at Slim's in San Francisco and was mixed by Chris Hanson (TECHNOCRACY, THE SERVANTS, M.I.R.V., RIVERRED) of Redcar Lane Pr...June 27, 2005
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Eternal Nightmare (reissue)
Following the re-release last year of VIO-LENCE's "Oppressing the Masses", this reissue brings the long-scarce debut album, "Eternal Nightmare", back into print, and adds on a 2001 live show as a bonus disc. While VIO-LENCE is chiefly known today as the starting point for Robb Flynn (and now Phil De...May 15, 2005
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Drummer TONY LAUREANO Launches Official Forum
Drummer Tony Laureano (NILE, DIMMU BORGIR) has launched his official forum at this location. Tony's official web site, TonyLaureano.com, is expected to be up first week of May. In a recent interview with Ukranian webzine Encomium, Laureano spoke about his musical influences and experiences as a live...April 26, 2005
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PURE INC. To Record New Album In May
Swiss rockers PURE INC., who recently toured Europe with MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP and DORO, will return to the studio in May to begin recording their sophomore album, tentatively due before the end of the year via AFM Records. 13 or 14 new songs will be recorded during the sessions, which will once ag...March 17, 2005
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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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CORONER Reunion In The Works?
The legendary technical metal band CORONER from Zurich, Switzerland have been asked to take part in a metal festival to take place in Chicago in late 2005. Guitarist Tommy Vetterli (a.k.a. Tommy T. Baron, more recently of KREATOR) was contacted and offered a headlining slot at the festival, which is...March 10, 2005
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Guitarist MIKE 'MAD DOG' COMBS Dead At 42
Guitarist Mike "Mad Dog" Combs, who appeared on the "Strait Up" tribute to Lynn Strait (SNOT),was found dead on Vail Mountain in Colorado Tuesday (Dec. 14) after an approximately 19-hour search. Mike, a snowboarder who was the boyfriend of film legend Clint Eastwood's daughter Alison, was found abo...December 16, 2004
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DIMEBAG Murder: Officer Who Killed Gunman Was Trained To Go For Shooter
The Associated Press is reporting that the officer who stopped a nightclub rampage by killing the gunman had been trained to head straight for the shooter in such a situation in order to save lives. James D. Niggemeyer, answering 911 calls about shots fired, went through a door behind the Alrosa Vil...December 11, 2004