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LORDS OF THUNDER: AMORPHIS Members' Cover Band To Embark On Finnish Tour

LORDS OF THUNDER, the Finnish heavy metal/hard rock cover band featuring members of AMORPHIS and SUBURBAN TRIBE, will be embarking on a tour of Finland in late September. The group, which performs songs from such acts as WHITESNAKE, IRON MAIDEN and W.A.S.P., consists of the following musicians: Jann...

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EXHUMED Frontman Says Singing For EXODUS In Mexico Was An 'Honor'

EXHUMED frontman Matt Harvey has commented on his one-off stint as the lead singer for EXODUS at their headlining gig in Mexico City last weekend. Writing to EXODUS' official message board, Harvey said, "I don't usually post on boards and what-not, but I wanted to make some kind of statement about t...

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EXODUS Guitarist: 'Fat-Ass' ZETRO SOUZA Is 'Human Crap'

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has slammed singer Steve "Zetro" Souza over the circumstances that led to his departure from the group (as exclusively reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET earlier today),calling the singer "human crap" and vowing to carry on with a replacement vocalist. In a posting to the band'...

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THERAPY? Seek North American Record Deal

THERAPY? bassist Michael McKeegan has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Just to clear up what's going on with the release of [the new THERAPY? album] 'Never Apologise Never Explain' in North America. At this point in time Spitfire U.S. will NOT be releasing this album (...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Says JACK BLACK Has Helped Attract 'Younger Perspective'

Wireless Flash is reporting that Jack Black's tenaciousness has been very good for heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio. The "School Of Rock" star has long sung the praises of the former singer of BLACK SABBATH and RAINBOW in interviews, films and his rock group TENACIOUS D, which performs a song ded...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH On Divorce, SLIPKNOT And Politics

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently spoke to DesMoinesRegister.com about the "Some Kind of Monster" documentary, the band's personal problems, plus politics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On his recent divorce with wife of seven years, Skylar: Lars Ulrich: "I'm good. I'm getting use...

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DOPE To Release New Album In February

DOPE are putting the finishing touches on their fourth album, "American Apathy", tentatively due in February 2005. A brief clip of the album's first single, "No Way Out", can currently be heard at the band's official web site, www.dopearmy.com. In other news, DOPE have officially announced the dates...

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SONIC AGE RECORDS: The Birth Of A New Heavy Metal Record Label

Sonic Age Records is the name of a new Greek heavy metal record label formed by the people behind the reissue label Cult Metal Classics. In existence since 2001, Cult Metal Classics was launched "mostly as a reissue label, trying to bring back to light some forgotten diamonds of heavy metal music,"...

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MNEMIC: New Audio Samples Posted Online

Two audio samples from the sophomore MNEMIC album, "The Audio Injected Soul", have been posted online at the Nuclear Blast Records web site. "The Audio Injected Soul", due on September 27 through Nuclear Blast, was recorded at AntFarm Studios in Aarhus, Denmark with producer Tue Madsen and is said t...

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RIVERRED: 'Industry' Demo Available For Download

Pacific Northwest rock act RIVERRED have made available for download all five songs from their new industry demo, entitled "Agricultural Real Estate Purchase". Mixed and mastered by rock kingpin Jack Endino (NIRVANA, SOUNDGARDEN, GRUNTRUCK),the demo was produced by singer/guitarist James Francis an...

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DISTANT THUNDER: New Live Photos Posted Online

DISTANT THUNDER, the new band featuring former HELSTAR/DESTINY'S END and current SEVEN WITCHES frontman James Rivera, have uploaded a bunch of photos from their recent gigs in Houston and San Antonio. Check them out here. DISTANT THUNDER's debut CD, "Welcome the End", was recorded at Spyder Studio i...

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NEW YORK DOLLS Live Album, DVD Due Before The End Of The Year

THE NEW YORK DOLLS are scheduled to release a new live album, entitled "Pre-Crash Condition", in September, according to Gigwise.com. Recorded at Morrissey's Meltdown Festival earlier in the year, the album features recordings from the bands comeback shows. A DVD from same show is also planned for r...

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OBITUARY: Scumbags Like JACK KOSHICK Must Be Stopped!

Reunited death metal legends OBITUARY have sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding their dealings with well-known heavy metal concert promoter Jack Koshick (Milwaukee Metalfest, March Metal Meltdown): "Well, after seeing a few bands post about getting screwed by Jack Koshick we ha...

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OZZY's Son To Become First OSBOURNE To Get High School Diploma

World Entertainment News Network is reporting that Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack has decided to make history in his family — by becoming the first person out of the batch to earn a high school diploma. The 18-year-old and his sister Kelly dropped out of high school in favor of their reality-TV and music...

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SEVEN WITCHES Vs. JACK KOSHICK: Bounced Checks And Threats Of Bodily Harm

SEVEN WITCHES, the band featuring former SAVATAGE guitarist Jack Frost and ex-HELSTAR singer James Rivera, have issued the following press release regarding their dealings with well-known heavy metal concert promoter Jack Koshick (Milwaukee Metalfest, March Metal Meltdown): "To date, SEVEN WITCHES h...