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JUDAS PRIEST's HALFORD Plans To Go 'Over The Top' With Costume Changes On Upcoming Tour
The following item comes to us courtesy of the U.K.'s Terrorizer magazine: No JUDAS PRIEST show would be complete without the prior death of several cows, but such creations are no mere off-the-peg mediocrity "A guy called Ray Brown in the States makes a lot of our clothes," explains PRIEST guitaris...February 22, 2005
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Coming In April: KISS 'Cover' Album That Won't Make GENE SIMMONS Any Richer
Lunar Moth Entertainment has announced the grand opening of TributeAlbums.com. TributeAlbums.com will salute various icons in music, film, television, and anything pop culture. First up is a unique tip of the hat to '70s rock superheroes KISS. A cover song is a song recorded by an artist other than...February 22, 2005
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Review: Cartoonish MÖTLEY CRÜE Hits Sunrise On Reunion Tour
Evelyn McDonnell of The Miami Herald reviewed the opening show on MÖTLEY CRÜE's "Red, White, and Crüe 2005...Better Live Than Dead" North American tour. "MÖTLEY CRÜE has built its career on blow-dried metal riffs, recycled theatrics, bad-boy antics and a tractor-trailerfull of infamy," she wrote. "T...February 18, 2005
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NEVERMORE: Hard At Work On 'This Godless Endeavor'
NEVERMORE have set "This Godless Endeavor" as the title of their next studio album, tentatively due this summer via Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Enemies of Reality" is being recorded at Backstage Studios in England with legendary producer Andy Sneap (ARCH ENEMY, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE,...February 17, 2005
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KISS Frontman PAUL STANLEY Attends Pre-GRAMMY Party: Report, Photos Posted Online
According to a posting on the KISS fan site KissNews.de, KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley was among the attendees at the annual Clive Davis pre-Grammy party at the Beverly Hills hotel last Saturday (Feb. 12) in Beverly Hills, California — one day prior to the 47th Grammy Awards. Stanley attended...February 15, 2005
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Plane Crashes At Airstrip Where RANDY RHOADS Died
A single-engine plane trying to land at the private airstrip where OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Randy Rhoads died in 1982 crashed into a fence Monday, killing the pilot and a passenger, according to the Associated Press. Two other passengers were injured. The Beechcraft Bonanza stopped 200 feet short of...February 15, 2005
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Endorsed by Hate
Somewhere in the neighborhood of MARTYR AD and BLEEDING THROUGH resides Germany's MAROON. The sheer weight of the former and the manic song-craft of the latter pop up at various points throughout "Endorsed by Hate". After forming in 1998, the straightedge and vegan (what's left?) quartet released th...February 13, 2005
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MARILYN MANSON-Inspired Killer Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison
A Scottish teenager convicted of killing his 14-year-old former girlfriend after drawing inspiration from paintings by Marilyn Manson was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison for her murder, according to Scotsman.com. Jodi Jones (photo),14, was stripped, tied up and savagely stabbed to deat...February 11, 2005
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LEMMY's Solo Album to Feature Collaboration With METALLICA
Long Beach Press Telegram is reporting that MOTÖRHEAD's legendary frontman, Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister has set "Lemmy & Friends" as the title of his upcoming solo album, featuring collaborations with members of METALLICA, Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS, ex-NIRVANA),REVEREND HORTON HEAT, THE DAMNED and SKE...February 10, 2005
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THE PROPHECY: Guitar Up For Grabs
Greg O'Shea from Yorkshire doom/death metallers THE PROPHECY has put a guitar up for grabs as well as other prizes in a "12-question quiz." The competition can be found on THE PROPHECY's forum at The-Prophecy.net. Entrants will need to join up to Doom-metal.com in order to PM the answers to The Prop...February 7, 2005
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Former FLEETWOOD MAC Guitarist Apologizes For 'Insensitive' DIMEBAG Comment
Guitarist Rick Vito (FLEETWOOD MAC, JOHN MAYALL) has contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET to apologize for a seemingly insensitive comment he made about late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott as part of a recent online article about the relationship between music and real-life violence. As...February 7, 2005
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Inheritance
Is a classic album still a classic if no one hears it? Is there a certain minimum amount of public awareness that must be generated before something can be even a cult favorite? "Inheritance" has been out for a few months now in the USA, generating next to no interest or publicity. It was apparently...February 5, 2005
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W.A.S.P. Drummer Announces His Departure From CARNIVAL OF SOULS
Drummer Stet Howland (W.A.S.P., RUN21, BLACKFOOT, BELLADONNA, KILLING MACHINE) has announced his departure from the New York-based hard rock band CARNIVAL OF SOULS. Stet's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "During the latter part of this year's second W.A.S.P. world tour, it became...February 5, 2005
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DREAM THEATER: New 'Official Bootlegs' Available For Pre-Order
Ytsejam Records is now accepting pre-orders for the latest installment of the DREAM THEATER "official bootlegs", which include: "When Day and Dream Unite" (available on both CD and DVD),"The Number of the Beast" (IRON MAIDEN's classic album performed in its entirety by DREAM THEATER on October 24,...February 5, 2005
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FEAR FACTORY Singer Prepares For ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS Live Debut
FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell has told Billboard.com that the debut EP from his ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS project, entitled "Iconoclast", will first be issued as a vinyl-only release later this month via the group's official web site, before being released on CD with a bonus video of the trac...February 3, 2005