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TRAIL OF TEARS To Headline Holland's MUSIC AGAINST CANCER Festival
Norway's TRAIL OF TEARS have been confirmed as the headliners of the Music Against Cancer festival, set to take place January 22, 2006 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. All profits from the event will go to the Dutch cancer organization KWF Kankerbestrijding. Other bands scheduled to perform at the fes...November 22, 2005
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DORO PESCH Talks About Health Scare: Audio Available
Mark Carras of Abrasive Rock recently conducted an interview with German singer Doro Pesch (ex-WARLOCK). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Abrasive Rock: Now you and the boxer Regina Halmich have become extremely close friends. Would she ever sing, and would you ever box? Doro: "I did a sho...November 21, 2005
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Canadian Newspaper Pays Tribute To Late VOIVOD Guitarist
The November 18, 2005 edition of Canada's The Globe and Mail included a special tribute to late VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour. Read it at this location. D'Amour died Aug. 26 in a Montreal hospital from complications of advanced colon cancer. The surviving VOIVOD members — Michel "Away" Lang...November 20, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH Turn To Vegetables
Kiki King, Eva Simpson and Caroline Hedley, who pen the "3am" column for the U.K.'s Mirror newspaper, have issued the following report: "They were once the wild men of rock, with a taste for bats and live chickens. Now it seems BLACK SABBATH have gone green. "The guys, honoured at the Hall of ...November 18, 2005
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THE QUIREBOYS Prepare To Release Charity Single, Continue Work On Covers Album
Long-running U.K. rockers THE QUIREBOYS will be releasing their new single, "Tears in Heaven", on December 19. The song is a cover of the famous ERIC CLAPTON track and is taken from the band's forthcoming covers album, tentatively due in early 2006. The single, which will be accompanied by a video,...November 16, 2005
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Former MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG Contributes To BADI ASSAD's New CD
Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young has co-written two compositions on Badi Assad's latest Deutsche Grammophon release, "Verde" (or "Green" in English). The album was released in America on September 13, 2005, having already charted in the Top 15 on Europe's World Music Charts. The two songs co-wri...November 16, 2005
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Frontman Hosts Charity Poker Event In Vegas: Photos Available
MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil hosted the inaugural "Off the Strip" Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament on Friday, November 11 at Peter Morton's Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Check out pictures from Film Magic. Proceeds from the tournament and the post-tournament auction will benefit the T...November 14, 2005
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Judas Goats and Dieseleaters
The point where grindcore and noisy hardcore meets is where you will find ED GEIN (the band anyway). On "Judas Goats and Dieseleaters" the trio plays a brand of planned wreckage made from piles of iron riffs, clanging bass, and tolerably scathing, pissed off vocals, all of which contains elements of...November 14, 2005
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SHARON OSBOURNE Defends Overweight People
FemaelFirst.co.uk is reporting that Sharon Osbourne has hit out at people who insult the overweight, because they will never understand the pain it causes. Osbourne, who is married to BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy, relates to larger people since having issues with her size made her miserable when she wa...November 12, 2005
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VOIVOD Drummer: We Will Make An Album 'PIGGY Would Be Proud Of'
VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin has issued the following update to fans regarding their upcoming album and other projects for 2006: "Dear Voivodians, we will do our best to make a great record that Piggy would be proud of as we worked very hard for the past two years on the new songs. Jasonic...November 11, 2005
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FASTER PUSSYCAT Guitarist Undergoes Surgery To Remove Oral Cancer
FASTER PUSSYCAT guitarist Brent Muscat underwent surgery yesterday (Nov. 8) to remove the oral cancer with which he was diagnosed a few weeks ago. "It was 3 1/2 hour surgery, and it went very well," Brent's wife EJ writes in an online posting. "Until I left him at midnight, he was wide awake, and wa...November 9, 2005
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VOIVOD Manager's Personal Tribute To DENIS 'PIGGY' D'AMOUR
VOIVOD manager James MacLean has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "The death of Denis D'Amour was a tragedy. Piggy truly lived for his music. He was easy-going yet focused, never complained and never wanted to be a burden on anyone, he j...November 6, 2005
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VOIVOD: New CDs, DVDs, Books On The Way
According to MTV.com, VOIVOD — whose guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour died in August from complications of advanced colon cancer — will release four new albums that feature Piggy, confirms the band's label, The End Records. The first disc will feature the songs VOIVOD were working on at the time of P...November 4, 2005
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Hard Rock Artists Come Together For Benefit CD
In 2004 there were more than 1,000,000 cases of cancer reported in the United States and according to published reports about 1,500 people die every day from cancer. It was also in 2004 that the Chicago rock band ENUFF Z'NUFF found out that drummer Ricky Parent was battling cancer. Fans and friends...November 3, 2005
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IMPALED NAZARENE Announce New Album Title, Release Date
Finnish extreme metallers IMPALED NAZARENE have set "Pro Patria Finlandia" as the title of their ninth studio album, tentatively due on March 28, 2006 via Osmose Productions. The band will enter Sonic Pump studio in mid-November with producer Tapio Pennanen to begin recording the follow-up to 2003's...November 3, 2005
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