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BRAZEN ABBOT Finish Recording New Album

BRAZEN ABBOT, the brainchild of Bulgarian guitarist Nikolo Kotzev, have finished recording everything but the guitar leads for their new album, tentatively due next spring via Frontiers Records. Mixing is scheduled to begin January 9, 2005 and will probably be completed by January 25. The album will...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Pays Tribute To DIMEBAG DARRELL

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has issued the following statement regarding the death of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist Dimebag Darrell: "This is unbelievable. To sit here and talk about Darrell in the past tense seems so wrong, so unfair, so unjust, I don't even know what to say. My heart goes out...

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UPDATED: Tributes From Metal Musicians Pour In For DIMEBAG DARRELL

A number of heavy metal musicians have paid tribute to Dimebag Darrell (DAMAGEPLAN, ex-PANTERA) who was tragically murdered last night. ------------------------------------------------- Ozzy Osbourne: "Dimebag was a dear friend of mine. I'm absolutely beside myself with grief. I can't for the life o...

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STATIC-X: Studio Photos Posted Online

STATIC-X have posted photos from the recording sessions for their new album at their official web site (click on "Photos", then "In the studio 2004" and "Behind the Scenes Nov-Dec 2004"). As previously reported, STATIC-X entered the studio in Los Angeles in October to begin recording their fourth fu...

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METALLICA: 'Monster' Filmmaker Discusses New Book

Filmmaker Joe Berlinger, co-creator of the documentary "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster", recently spoke to MTV.com about his decision to write a book about his experience working on the movie. "This Monster Lives", co-written with Greg Milner, analyzes the ethical and creative quandaries Berlinger...

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CLIFF BURTON: Demos And Jams Of Late METALLICA Bassist Unearthed

RollingStone.com is reporting that a longtime friend of late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton has a batch of his unreleased demo tapes, which he hopes to donate to a burgeoning musician. Burton was killed in 1986 when the band's bus crashed in Sweden on the "Master of Puppets" tour. "There are METALLI...

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RAUNCHY To Make Estonian Live Debut

Denmark's RAUNCHY have scheduled an appearance at the Hollywood Club in Tallinn, Estonia on January 29. "This will be our first time in Estonia and we will rock the house — BIG TIME," the band write on their web site. As previously reported, RAUNCHY are planning on entering the studio next summer to...

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BEATALLICA: JAMES HETFIELD And LARS ULRICH Have Been Nothing But Cool To Us

BEATALLICA, the Internet sensation who combine the work of THE BEATLES with the sound of early METALLICA, recently spoke to the Ear Candy webzine about the inspiration behin the band's formation and the group's future plans, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Ear Can...

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Heavy Metal Musicians Before They Were Rock Stars: Photos Available

Ever wondered what some of your favorite rock stars looked like when they were little kids? A Brazilian web site, Rock N Beauty, is currently hosting a number of childhood pictures of famous rock musicians, including the following: Ozzy Osbourne (BLACK SABBATH) Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN) Lars Ulr...

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METALLICA: 'Some Kind Of Monster' DVD Bonus Features Detailed

More details have been revealed about the upcoming DVD release of the METALLICA documentary "Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster". Among the more than seven hours of bonus features on the disc are 28 additional scenes, including footage of METALLICA's collaboration with hip hop artist JA RULE and live s...

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RAUNCHY Side Project Available For Download

THE BONDAGE CORPORATION, the Danish rocka rolla side-project of RAUNCHY guitarist Lars Christensen, have posted two full-length MP3s recorded three weeks ago at this location. Also available for download from RAUNCHY's web site are the track "I Get What I See" from the band's excellent "Confusion Ba...

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Was METALLICA's 'Welcome Home (Sanitarium)' Inspired By Work Of Another Band?

Did METALLICA inadvertently "borrow" a musical idea from another band for their 1986 dark "power ballad" "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"? Several Internet reports definitely seem to suggest so. A song called "Rainbow Warrior" by the obscure NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) band BLEAK HOUSE (phot...

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MEGADETH: Mexico City Concert Postponed; DAVE MUSTAINE Interview Posted Online

The MEGADETH/EXODUS show that was originally scheduled to take place on December 1 at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City has been postponed, apparently due to "slow ticket sales," according to local media reports. A new date for the show has yet to be announced. In related news, MusicChoice.com...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: LARS ULRICH Thinks He Created Heavy Metal

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has told The Edmonton Sun that his Christian faith kicked up a notch while recovering from a nerve injury in his fretting hand. He couldn't play at all for more than a year. MEGADETH was shelved — for good, he thought — but the "fire" kept burning. "I had ...

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE Says NICK MENZA Wasn't Prepared To Tour With The Band

In a brand new interview with Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine spoke about the departure of drummer Nick Menza shortly prior to the start of the band's current "Blackmail the Universe" tour. "I had Nick Menza come in and play drums [during the rehearsals for the tour], and he...