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JIMI HENDRIX Estate Refuses To Allow Guitarist's Music To Be Used In Biopic

According to ContactMusic.com, OUTKAST star Andre 3000's dreams of bringing Jimi Hendrix's life story to the big screen have been dealt a bitter blow — the rock great's estate won't allow his music to be used in the film. Andre, real name Andre Benjamin, fears the Hendrix biopic will remain unmade b...

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ROUGH SILK: Lineup Revamped, Writing 'Heavy' Songs Again

Singer Ferdy Doernberg of the German epic/melodic metallers ROUGH SILK has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Hello friends. Well, I'm thinkin' 'bout how to begin this? I guess the best way is to just go for it!!! "Alright. As I'm writing this now I am the only 'survivin...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Named MTV 'Advance Warning' Artist

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN have been named one of MTV's December 2004 "Advance Warning" artists based on the strength of their new video. The video, for the song "Setting Fire to Sleeping Giants", made its world premiere on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" this past weekend and comes from DILLINGER's criti...

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DIMEBAG Murderer's Mother Speaks Again: My Son's Killer Is A Hero

Chad Williamson of Marysville Journal-Tribune has issued the following report: On the wall of Mary Clark's apartment in Marysville is a wooden picture frame containing odd-shaped pictures of her three boys' typical pictures of smiling children that a mother would cherish. Carved above the pictures i...

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Metal For Life

HALFORD/TESTAMENT guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak has always been very vocal about his love for '80s/early '90s metal, and the traditional heavy metal influences shine through clearly on his latest release, the first to be issued under the PAINMUSEUM banner. Musically, this is exactly the kind of s...

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BEECHER Sign With EARACHE RECORDS

Manchester, U.K.-based hardcore/metal combo BEECHER have inked a multi-album, worldwide deal with Earache Records. Fusing the ethics of primal hardcore with a love for the technicalities and aggression of metal, BEECHER have become known as one of the hardest working bands on the live circuit, tread...

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RAVEN's JOHN GALLAGHER Talks About Upcoming Album

NWOBHM trio RAVEN are all set for a return with a brand new album in 2005, their first new product since 1999's "One For All". The band was forced out of action in 2001 when guitarist Mark Gallagher suffered serious injuries. Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com spoke to bassist/vocalist John Gall...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: Chicago Show To Be Recorded

QUEENSRŸCHE have added a fourth Chicago date to their 2005 winter tour. The concert, which will take place on January 19, 2005 at the House of Blues, will be recorded, according to a posting on the band's web site. "Will it be for a DVD, Internet broadcast, a CD? It's not quite clear what it's ...

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DIMEBAG's Murder Drives Web Search Interest

DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was the No. 16 most requested search term for the week ending Dec. 11, 2004, according to a press release issued by the Lycos search engine. An excerpt from the release follows: "The murder of heavy metal band guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Perform At London Charity Event Tonight

According to the Irish Examiner, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne will be among the stars taking the stage tonight (Dec. 14) at the Royal Variety Performance. The BLACK SABBATH singer and his "X-Factor" panellist wife will join a celebrities including Elton John, Cliff Richard and Liza Minnelli at the annua...

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Why Did NATHAN GALE Kill Former PANTERA Guitarist DIMEBAG DARRELL?

Ryan Horns of Marysville Journal-Tribune reports: A phone rang unanswered all day Thursday in the empty Marysville apartment of the man who shot and killed four people at the Alrosa Villa music venue in Columbus. People across the world are wondering who Nathan Gale is. Gale, 25, of Marysville force...

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ZAKK WYLDE, DAVE MUSTAINE, JONATHAN DAVIS Remember DIMEBAG DARRELL

Dimebag Darrell Abbott's friends and peers talked to Rolling Stone magazine about the thrash metal legend that was tragically murdered at a Columbus, Ohio nightclub Wednesday night (Dec. 8). Scott Ian of ANTHRAX: "He was larger than life. He used to call me 'the action figure' because of how I move...

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Report: Loud Music Made It Impossible To Hear Last Words Of DARRELL's Killer

Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. is reporting that loud music made it hard to hear the last words of a man who jumped on stage and killed DAMAGEPLAN guitarist Dimebag Darrell and three other people at a concert Wednesday night before being shot and killed by a police officer, Ohio police said. A...

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KORN Guitarist Reveals His Favorite Gig Of The Year

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that KORN's been on the road for much of 2004, appearing on LINKIN PARK's Projekt Revolution tour this past summer and, more recently, headlining their own shows with CHEVELLE, BREAKING BENJAMIN and SKINDRED. But guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer talked about what ma...

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Pennsylvanian Motors & Pumps Business Named After AC/DC

Kurt Blumenau of Allentown, PA's The Morning Call reports: Neil Heimsoth is a big Elvis Presley fan, right down to the guitar-wielding stuffed dog in his office that sings "Hound Dog" when squeezed. But when he founded his company, Heimsoth turned to a different musical inspiration, heavy-metal quin...