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HANOI ROCKS Name New Album

Legendary Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS have set "Another Hostile Takeover" as the title of their upcoming studio album, tentatively due in early 2005. "The title 'Another Hostile Takeover' was being thrown around and it stuck," the band said. "It is also a line from one of the tracks on this record."...

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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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FUSE Network To Air DIMEBAG's Last Performance And Interview

On Friday, December 10, 2004, Fuse will air "Uranium Dimebag Tribute" at 8 p.m., EST in honor of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, guitarist for the Grammy-nominated PANTERA and most recently DAMAGEPLAN, who was shot to death as he took the stage Wednesday at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio. "H...

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UPDATED: Tributes From Metal Musicians Pour In For DIMEBAG DARRELL

A number of heavy metal musicians have paid tribute to Dimebag Darrell (DAMAGEPLAN, ex-PANTERA) who was tragically murdered last night. ------------------------------------------------- Ozzy Osbourne: "Dimebag was a dear friend of mine. I'm absolutely beside myself with grief. I can't for the life o...

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DEEP PURPLE: LED ZEPPELIN Stars Decline To Jam With Band At Brighton Concert

Brighton, U.K.'s daily newspaper The Argus reported in its Nov. 24 edition that LED ZEPPELIN stars Jimmy Page and Robert Plant came along to DEEP PURPLE's sold-out gig at the Brighton Centre last month. After being "begged to get on stage and join their old mockers," they declined, preferring to wat...

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DAMAGEPLAN Shooting Update: VINNIE PAUL Uninjured; Metal Musicians Mourn DIMEBAG's Passing

Scoop of the Columbus, Ohio radio station The Blitz 99.7 FM has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul was uninjured in the shooting incident at a Columbus nightclub which resulted in the death of Paul's brother, Dimebag Darrell. According to Scoop, who attended the concer...

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JIMI HENDRIX Unearthed: Hours Of Unheard Sessions Discovered

Robin Stummer and Anthony Barnes of The Belfast Telegraph are reporting that Jimi Hendrix's estate is planning on releasing dozens of unheard recordings that will delight Hendrix fans and go some way to repair damage done to his reputation by years of poor-quality bootlegs. The new material — there...

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HANOI ROCKS To Support IAN HUNTER In The U.S.

Legendary Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS will apparently support Ian Hunter (MOTT THE HOOPLE) on several U.S. dates in March. So far, the following shows are believed to have been confirmed: Mar. 10 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theatre Mar. 11 - Los Angeles, CA @ Key Club Mar. 12 - Las Vegas, NV @ ...

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BRUCE DICKINSON's 'Masters Of Rock' Show On IAN GILLAN: Audio Available

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson is hosting a one-hour weekly program, "Masters of Rock", Thursdays on BBC Radio 2 delving into the world of hard rock and heavy metal. This week's show focused on Ian Gillan and DEEP PURPLE, featuring music from the band and an interview with Gillan. Listen to a...

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CURSED To Embark On European Tour

Canadian noisecore quintet CURSED will be heading to Europe in January for their first major tour outside of North America. They will release their second album, "Two", on Goodfellow Records on January 24, 2005 (distributed exclusively in the U.K. by Shellshock, in Germany by Century Media, in the U...

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Guitarist BERNIE TORME Continues Work On New Album

Legendary guitarist Bernie Torme (OZZY OSBOURNE, GILLAN, Dee Snider's DESPERADO) is continuing work on a new solo album which he started back in 2003, according to an update issued by Bob Schaffer's Torme fan site The Wild West. The CD is close to completion and Torme is said to be considering how i...

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Report: VINCE NEIL Had $80,000 Worth Of Plastic Surgery On His Face

According to Dave Simpson of The Guardian, rumor has it that MÖTLEY CRÜE will trumpet their return by descending on to Sunset Strip in helicopters on Monday, December 6 for their press conference to unveil a 2005 world tour featuring the original line-up of Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Vince Neil and Mick...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA Guest DJs On Sirius Satellite Radio's 'Hard Attack'

Sirius Satellite Radio's "Hard Attack"/27 channel surrenders this weekend (12/3-12/5) to an "Eternity of SLAYER", playing a SLAYER song at the top of every hour (72 songs total). Defying doctor's orders after recently suffering throat damage, Tom Araya will return to the "Hard Attack" studios with h...

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ELEGY Singer IAN PARRY Working On New Solo CD

ELEGY singer Ian Parry is currently working on his fourth solo CD, tentatively due in early 2005. A posting on Parry's web site reads as follows: "After spending the past two months putting the finishing touches to his lead vocals and recording guitars with newcomer Mario Zapata (whom Ian discovered...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Talks About New Album, End Of S.O.D.

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian recently spoke to the Chronicles of Chaos extreme metal webzine about the group's recently released collection of re-recordings, "The Greater of Two Evils", and the break-up of his hugely popular side-project S.O.D. (STORMTROOPERS OF DEATH),among other topics. A couple o...