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STATUS QUO: Broken Guitar Auction Raises $5,000 For Charity

According to a posting on veteran U.K. rockers STATUS QUO's official web site, the eBay auction of bassist John "Rhino" Edwards' broken guitar, unplayable and signed by all members of the band, raised £2,910 (approximately $5,000) in aid of the Shona Smile Foundation (aimed at helping children, and...

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DIABLO, MACHINE MEN To Perform At Finnish CHUCK SCHULDINER Tribute Concert

DIABLO, MACHINE MEN, BLAKE and RYTMIHÄIRIÖ will perform at the fourth annual "The Fragile Art of Existence - Tribute to Chuck Schuldiner" benefit concert, set to take place January 13, 2006 at Klubi in Tampere, Finland. Tickets cost only 10 euros and all the proceeds from the event will go to the lo...

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Reunited LAAZ ROCKIT Launch Official Web Site

Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers LAAZ ROCKIT have launched their official web site at www.laazrockit.com. Coming soon from the band is a new home video featuring footage from the group's 2005 reunion tour, including material from the Dynamo Open Air festival and Effenaar club in Holland, th...

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STATUS QUO Guitarist Is Cancer-Free

BBC News is reporting that STATUS QUO's Rick Parfitt does not have cancer, doctors have confirmed after testing growths found on his larynx. Parfitt, 57, described the news as "the best Christmas present that I could possibly have". The band was forced to cancel its U.K. tour earlier this month when...

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GUNS N' ROSES Bassist To Perform More Shows With SOUL ASYLUM

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson (ex-REPLACEMENTS) will be joining SOUL ASYLUM for two more shows as a tribute to b>SOUL ASYLUM's late bass player Karl Mueller, who died in June 2005 following a year-long battle with throat cancer. The dates are as follows: Dec. 23 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Av...

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DARKTHRONE Dedicate New Song To Fallen VOIVOD Guitarist

Norway's DARKTHRONE have dedicated a new song on their upcoming album, "The Cult Is Alive" (out February. 27, 2006 on Peaceville) to fallen guitar hero Denis D'Amour (a.k.a. Piggy) and his pioneering metal band VOIVOD. In new promotional photos of the band on their official website, DARKTHRONE's Noc...

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KISS Cover Featuring OVERKILL Drummer, Ex-HADES Guitarist Available For Download

Former HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo has issued the following update: "After a two-week delay, (OVERKILL drummer) Ron Lipnicki and I finally recorded the KISS cover 'Almost Human' at Crystal Studios last week. It's available now on my website www.DanLorenzo.net. "Ron and I have been jamming KISS cover...

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TRAIL OF TEARS To Embark On Dutch Tour In January

Norway's TRAIL OF TEARS will embark on a mini-tour of The Netherlands in January. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 19 - Arnhem, NETH @ Willemeen (w/ XYSTUS) Jan. 20 - Rotterdam, NETH @ Baroeg (w/ XYSTUS) Jan. 21 - Eindhoven, NETH @ Dynamo (w/ XYSTUS) Jan. 22 - Amsterdam, NETH @ Melkweg (Music Ag...

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Cancer Fears For STATUS QUO Guitarist

Beth Hardie of icNorthLondonOnline has issued the following report: STATUS QUO's Rick Parfitt needs urgent surgery on his throat amid fears he has cancer. The 57-year-old rocker had been struggling with his voice while on tour with the band. During a check-up doctors found a tumour on his right voca...

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Divorce Petition Filed By EDDIE VAN HALEN's Wife Posted Online

TMZ.com has posted a copy of the actual eight-page divorce petition filed by actress Valerie Bertinelli in connection with her 24-year union with legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen. The papers, filed on Tuesday (Dec. 6) in Los Angeles County Superior Court, cite irreconcilable differences as the re...

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IMPALED NAZARENE Finish Recording New Album

Finnish extreme metallers IMPALED NAZARENE have finished recording their ninth studio album, "Pro Patria Finlandia", at Sonic Pump studio with producer Tapio Pennanen and will mix the CD in January. The album will be mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox studios for a tentative March 28, 2006 release...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN, Wife Divorcing After 24 Years Of Marriage

The Associated Press has issued the following report: Valerie Bertinelli and her rock star husband, Eddie Van Halen, are divorcing after 24 years of marriage, Bertinelli's publicist confirmed Tuesday. "Yes, that's true. They have been separated for four years and it's amicable," Bertinelli spokeswom...

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DEMIRICOUS Seek 'Angry Young People' For 'Vagrant Idol' Video Shoot

Indianapolis-based death/thrash metal band DEMIRICOUS have recruited acclaimed director Dale "Rage" Resteghini (HATEBREED, MUDVAYNE, ILL NINO, SHADOWS FALL) to helm their debut video for the track "Vagrant Idol". Co-directing will be Resteghini's protege Frankie Nasso (SWORN ENEMY, DANNY DIABLO, AUG...

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Legendary Bradford, England Metal Pub Demolished

Legendary Bradford, U.K. metal pub The Empress has finally been demolished after months of speculation weather the pub/venue would re-open after its closure early last year. The Empress has played host to such bands as CANCER, AKERCOCKE, DRAGONFORCE, THE ENCHANTED, BLOODSTREAM, CRUEL HUMANITY, SOLST...

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New Zealand's 'Metal Guru' Defends DAWN OF AZAZEL Frontman, Slams 'Sensationalist' Media

Paul "The Axeman" Martin, host of New Zealand's long-running weekly metal radio show "The Axe Attack" (web site),has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the recent media reports [Report#1, Report#2] focusing on DAWN OF AZAZEL frontman Rigel Walshe's "ultra-violent militarist"...