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VELVET REVOLVER: Video Of Halloween Show To Be Posted Online

Starting this Monday (Nov. 22),IllitPress.com will be hosting some clips from VELVET REVOLVER's Halloween concert at the Rocktoberfest on Oct. 31 in Little Rock, AR. The first two clips will consist of VELVET REVOLVER dressed as the Buckethead-era GUNS N' ROSES, complete with a KFC bucket on guitar...

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Ex-WAYSTED Guitarist Explains His Recording Approach

Ex-WAYSTED guitarist Paul Chapman has fired back at his former bandmates over their claim that Chapman's slow way of working in the studio would have prevented the group's new album, "Back From the Dead", from ever coming out. Writing to his official web site, Chapman said, "After reading [new WAYST...

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HELLOWEEN: In Pre-Production Mode

HELLOWEEN guitarist Michael Weikath recently spoke to the group's webmaster, Tony Webster, about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2003's "Rabbit Don't Come Easy", tentatively due in early 2005 via the group's new label, SPV Records. An excerpt from the interview follows:...

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SHADOWS FALL Pass The 100,000 SoundScan Mark Again

SHADOWS FALL's latest effort, "The War Within", has just passed the 100,000 mark via U.S. Nielsen SoundScan sales in just under an impressive eight weeks. This accomplishment is a further testament to the band's undying work ethic and current genre status, as it took their previous album, "The Art o...

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New WAYSTED Guitarist Says Band Is Much Happier After PAUL CHAPMAN's Tracks Were Replaced

New WAYSTED guitarist Chris George has spoken out against his predecessor Paul Chapman's claim that the group's fans "have had the piss taken out of them" when WAYSTED frontman Fin hired George to replace Chapman's already recorded guitar tracks on the band's brand new CD, "Back From the Dead". In a...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Singer Suffering From Viral Lung Infection

CANNIBAL CORPSE singer George "Corpsegrinder" Fischer is suffering from viral lung infection and is said to be is in a lot of pain, according to the band's spokesperson. Sadly, he was unable to play Tuesday night's show in Pittsburg, so the group did an instrumental set. Although George is said to b...

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DIMEBAG DARRELL Sets Record Straight On Split With WASHBURN, Switch To DEAN

DAMAGEPLAN guitarist Dimebag Darrell (ex-PANTERA) has issued the following statement regarding his recent switch from Washburn Guitars and Randall Amplifiers to Dean Guitars and Krank Amplification: "Contrary to the press release issued by US Music in which [because of] the way it was worded, [it] c...

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Norwegian Court Upholds Fines For Sex Stunt On Stage

The couple who had sex on stage during a Norwegian concert this summer were ordered to pay their fines by a court in Kristiansand Tuesday (Nov. 16),according to Nettavisen. They had claimed their sex stunt was a political statement, and said they will appeal. The court has sentenced Tommy Hol Ellin...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER Says He Will Utilize Three Singers On MSG's U.K. Tour

According to the Michael Schenker News and Tour Information web site, guitarist Michael Schenker has released the following statement regarding the status of MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP's current European tour in the wake of singer Chris Logan's departure from the trek: "Everything is fine. Leif [Sundin,...

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LINKIN PARK Singer Considers Other Collaborations

With their collaborative EP with rapper JAY-Z, titled "Collision Course", out on Nov. 30, LINKIN PARK vocalist Chester Bennington told Launch Radio Networks that there are other artists he'd like to work with as well. "The list is long," he said. "I would really like to work with DEPECHE MODE. I thi...

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MAYHEM: Vocalist MANIAC Out, ATTILA Back In

Norwegian black metallers MAYHEM have parted ways with singer Maniac (real name Sven Erik Kristiansen) and replaced him with Attila Csihar (TORMENTOR, ABORYM). Csihar had previously worked with the group on their 1993 release, "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas". "Although many rumors flourished over the pa...

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It's Official: HATESPHERE Sign With SPV RECORDS, Begin Work On New EP

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first revealed on October 11, Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have now officially signed a new record deal with the SPV label. The band recently spent time at Jailhouse Studios with producer Tommy Hansen (HELLOWEEN, PRETTY MAIDS) recording a new mini-CD, entitled "The Killing EP". A...

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GWAR Frontman Apologizes To PHILIP ANSELMO: 'I Hurt Some People I Really Love And Respect'

GWAR frontman Dave Brockie (a.k.a. Oderus Ungurus) has issued an apology for his scathingly negative comments (Story#1, Story#2) about former PANTERA/current SUPERJOINT RITUAL singer Phil Anselmo and his girlfriend Kate. Brockie's statement, as sent to BLABBERMOUTH.NET by Adrenaline PR, reads as fol...

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GWAR Frontman: 'PHILIP ANSELMO Picked The Fight And I'm Just Finishing It'

GWAR frontman Dave Brockie recently spoke to FourteenG about his Oderus Ungurus character, the band's history, and former PANTERA/current SUPERJOINT RITUAL singer Phil Anselmo, among other topics. An excerpt from the interview follows: FourteenG: Well being a fan of Blabbermouth, I read what you sai...

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Rare DAVE MUSTAINE Interview From 1984 Posted Online

Pitriff.com has posted audio portions of a rare interview with Dave Mustaine, recorded in 1984 after the second-ever MEGADETH gig. In the interview, Mustaine is heard saying outlandish things like "We kill SLAYER," "SLAYER are posers," "Kirk Hammett sucks," and much more. Check it out at this locati...