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Former MEAT PUPPETS Bassist Gets 21 Months In Prison
Gary Grado of the East Valley Tribune is reporting that a federal judge sentenced former MEAT PUPPETS bassist Cris Kirkwood to 21 months in prison Monday (August 2) for attacking a security guard with a baton. Kirkwood, 43, who was shot in the incident, pleaded guilty earlier this year to assault wi...August 2, 2004
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GORGOROTH Complete Songwriting Process For New Album
Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH have completed the songwriting process for their upcoming album, "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam". The group will be holding drummer auditions later this month for their planned European tour this autumn and an eventual album recording. More information about the tou...August 1, 2004
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The Economic Scale Of Heavy Metal And Drugs
Seb Hunter spoke with Entertainment Weekly about his memoir "Hell Bent For Leather: Confessions of a Heavy Metal Addict" (view cover here),profiling his time in failed bands RAG 'N' BONES and the TRASH CAN JUNKIES. Asked his most ridiculous tale of chemical excess, Hunter responded, "There's a slid...August 1, 2004
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SCOTT WEILAND Slams MTV Over 'False' Report
VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland has issued the following statement in response to an MTV News report that a warrant has been issued for his arrest. "They eat their young. Once again the media is scrambling, chomping at the bit to find a morsel of information on me that would signify my destruct...August 1, 2004
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DISTURBED And FINCH Brawl Onstage At ROLLING ROCK TOWN FAIR
DISTURBED and FINCH got into an onstage brawl at the Rolling Rock Town Fair in Latrobe, PA earlier today. The fight, which took place while FINCH were preparing to take the stage, was reportedly the culmination of an ongoing feud between the two bands stemming from an interview FINCH gave to MeanStr...July 31, 2004
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RAMMSTEIN Deny Having Filed Lawsuit Against Fan Site
German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN have issued a statement denying reports that they have filed a lawsuit against top German RAMMSTEIN fan site, RammsteinFan.de, over allegations that the site's owners are capitalizing on the band's name. The group's statement reads as follows: "It has been poste...July 30, 2004
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TOM ARAYA: New Album Will Be 'Very SLAYER'
SLAYER frontman Tom Araya recently spoke to the Tucson Citizen about the group's July 11 show in Augusta, Maine which was recorded for an upcoming live DVD. The band, who played the 1986 album "Reign In Blood" from start to finish at the gig, were focused on just the final minute of "Raining ...July 29, 2004
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Three More Arrests Made In Connection With Italian Heavy Metal Murders
Italian police have arrested three more members of a Satanic black metal sect, "Beasts of Satan", after accusing them of ordering the murder of at least five young people in the Milan area since 1998. Paolo "Ozzy" Leoni (photo#1, photo#2),27, Eros Monterosso (photo),27, and Marco Zampollo (July 29, 2004
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BALLISTIC: In Writing Mode
BALLISTIC mainman Tom Gattis (ex-DEUCE, TENSION, WARDOG) has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Well, we're in writing mode big time, got a song called 'Sonic Massacre' that will hit harder and faster than Blaze Bailey's well deserved black eye. The children are turning o...July 28, 2004
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RONNIE JAMES DIO Forces Pop Band DIOS To Change Name
Hawthorne, California-based pop band DIOS have been forced to change their name after veteran heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio threatened legal action against the group, claiming their name was too close to that of his own solo band (as first reported here on June 25). A statement issued by the b...July 27, 2004
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IRON MAIDEN's MCBRAIN, WHITESNAKE's ALDRIDGE Among Contributors To 'Metal Bible'
Johannes Jonsson of Metal For Jesus is currently working on a special version of the Bible called the "Metal Bible". Besides the New Testament in easy-to-understand language (Living Bible) it will also contain testimonials from metalheads about what God and the Bible has meant to them. Some of the p...July 26, 2004
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200 000 DECIBEL Benefit Show: Official Web Site Launched, More Details Revealed
The organizers behind the upcoming benefit show, 200 000 Decibel, in Gothenburg, Sweden have announced that the Swedish music travel agent Festivalbussen.com is now offering free bus rides to people wishing to attend the festival. It has also been announced that the performances by the artists who w...July 26, 2004
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METALLICA Guitarist's Grandmother Passes Away
Kirk Hammett's (METALLICA) grandmother Baleriana Oyao, who was profiled in the June 9 edition of The Gilroy Dispatch as one of Gilroy, California's longest living residents, passed away on July 18 at her Gilroy, California home. She was 102. During her interview with The Gilroy Dispatch, Baleriana r...July 25, 2004
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BIOHAZARD Schedule Long Island Show
BIOHAZARD will play their first Long Island show since late 2003 on August 26 at The Crazy Donkey (Club Loaded) in Farmingdale, NY. The event will be hosted by adult film superstar Tera Patrick (BIOHAZARD frontman Evan Seinfeld's wife) and Q104.3's Eddie Trunk. Opening for BIOHAZARD will be SINARIA,...July 23, 2004
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Talks About Touring With AIKAWA NANASE
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has answered a few questions for his official web site, MartyFriedman.com, regarding his recently completed tour with Japanese pop/rock singer Aikawa Nanase. The Q-and-A session follows: Q: The Aikawa Nanase tour just ended in Sapporo, can you tell me about i...July 23, 2004
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