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VALUME NOB: Upcoming Shows Announced
VALUME NOB, the Louisiana based band featuring CROWBAR guitarist Kirk Windstein on bass, have lined up the following shows during December: Dec. 05 – New Orlans, LA @ Dixie Tavern Dec. 27 – Metairie, LA @ Zeppelins (w/ LACERATE, KILLING MERCY) The band, who describe their music as "AGNOSTIC FRONT me...November 30, 2003
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GENE SIMMONS: ACE FREHLEY's Drug Problem Was Life-Threatening
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons recently told the Bradenton Herald that he became a rock star for three things: money, girls and fun. Not necessarily in that order. "I've often heard some notions growing up — peculiar notions — that money is the root of all evil," Simmons said. "But that's nonsen...November 28, 2003
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CONTROL DENIED: Unfinished Album To See Light Of Day
Holland's Hammerheart Records have announced plans to release the unfinished sophomore album from CONTROL DENIED over the objections of Jane Schuldiner, mother of late CONTROL DENIED/DEATH frontman Chuck Schuldiner. Chuck, who passed away in December 2001 after a battle with pontine glioma, a rare t...November 24, 2003
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ARK: In The Studio Recording Third Album
ARK, the band featuring ex-CONCEPTION guitarist Tore Østby, former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN drummer John Macaluso, and ex-MALMSTEEN bassist Randy Cove, have posed the following message on their web site: "Dear ARKpeople! "As you know from our last note, we've been underground investigating stalactites and o...November 21, 2003
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HANGAR 18 To Headline 1st Annual BORDERLAND METALFEST
HANGAR 18, the MEGADETH tribute band featuring formerNEW EDEN/SINERGY bassist Melanie Sisneros, will be performing at the 1st Annual Borderland Metalfest in El Paso, Texas on Saturday, November 22. The festival will be a "one-of-a-kind" event in the El Paso area. Co-headlining the Metalfest will be...November 19, 2003
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KORN To Release 'Take A Look In The Mirror' Early Due To Leak
KORN have pushed up the release date of their "Take a Look in the Mirror" CD due to an online leak, according to MTV.com. The band's sixth album will now drop on Friday, November 21 instead of Tuesday, November 25. "We really wanted to put it out [early] because we want the kids to hear ...November 17, 2003
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NEW JERSEY METAL AND HARDCORE FEST: Schedule, Set Times Announced
The complete schedule and set times have been announced for the New Jersey Metal And Hardcore Fest, a two-day event set to be held at Asbury Park's Convention Hall complex on Friday, November 14 and Saturday, November 15. The final lineup of acts scheduled to perform at the festival looks as follows...November 8, 2003
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OZZY OSBOURNE: Lawsuit Rumors Dismissed!
A spokesperson for Sharon Osbourne Management has dismissed widespread reports of yet another OZZY OSBOURNE lawsuit currently being fought. In a recent television appearance, Ozzy talked about the lawsuit-happy climate in the U.S., saying "We have a lawsuit going at the moment, we did a live recordi...November 4, 2003
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Updated: BURZUM Leader Fails To Return After Short Leave From Prison
The Norwegian media is reporting that BURZUM mastermind Varg "Greven" Vikernes (a.k.a. Count Grishnack) failed to return after a short leave from his prison in Vestfold, Norway, where the black metal musician is serving a 21-year sentence for the August 1993 murder of MAYHEM guitarist Oystein Aarset...October 26, 2003
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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE: Posthumous CD/DVD Delayed, Track Listing Revised
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's posthumous live CD, "Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium", will now surface on November 25, while the DVD of the same name will follow on December 9. According to Billboard.com, the CD's track list has been tweaked from its original order, with "People of the Sun", "Gueri...October 23, 2003
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SATAN Cancel KEEP IT TRUE II Festival Appearance
The reunited NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) legends SATAN have cancelled their previously announced appearance at next year's Keep It True II festival. The following is the official statement on the matter from the festival's organizers: "After we dealt everything with the band and got the...October 17, 2003
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AMEN's 'Death Before Musick' To Surface In March
AMEN have set "Death Before Musick" as the title for their new album, tentatively due in March through SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist Daron Malakian's EatUrMusic label. "[Daron]'s a music guy," AMEN frontman Casey Chaos told Rolling Stone. "We were getting ready to do a tour of the U.K. and Daron was li...October 14, 2003
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PUSHED's JON DETTE: We Have Not Broken Up!
Despite previous reports to the contrary, Southern California's PUSHED have not broken up, according to the band's drummer, Jon Dette (ex-SLAYER, TESTAMENT). "We've replaced guitarist Joe [Johnson] and bassist Greg [Christian, ex-TESTAMENT]," Dette told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. "The new guitar player is Pe...October 10, 2003
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RONNIE JAMES DIO Explains Why WARREN DEMARTINI Wasn't Right For His Band
DIO mastermind Ronnie James Dio recently spoke to ElectricBasement.com about the group's numerous changes in the guitarist department since the release of their last album, "Killing The Dragon". While the CD featured Doug Aldrich (now in WHITESNAKE),an announcement was made earlier this year that e...October 7, 2003
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NINE INCH NAILS' DANNY LOHNER Comments On TAPEWORM Project
NINE INCH NAILS' Danny Lohner recently spoke to Kerrang! magazine about his TAPEWORM project, the semi-mythical supergroup that has, in five or so years since its inception, featured contributions from NIN mastermind Trent Reznor, A PERFECT CIRCLE/TOOL frontman Maynard Keenan and PANTERA's Phil Anse...September 27, 2003