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Former DAVID LEE ROTH Drummer Releases New Instructional DVD

Former DAVID LEE ROTH and current ARMY OF ANYONE drummer Ray Luzier has just released a new DVD, entitled "Double Bass Techniques, Hand and Foot Coordination, Drum Fills and Warm-Up Exercises". The disc contains one hour and 43 minutes of instruction and live performances featuring Billy Sheehan, To...
November 15, 2005
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DEF LEPPARD, KISS Donate Signed Items To Benefit Station Nightclub Fire Victims

DEF LEPPARD and KISS are among the artists that have donated signed items for an online charity auction with proceeds going to The Mimi Fishman Foundation, the Station nightclub fire victims and surviving family members, as well as the Delta Gamma Center for Children. The auction, which will run thr...
November 15, 2005
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ANGRA's 14th Anniversary Show Witnessed By Nearly 4,400 People: Photos Available

Brazilian melodic metallers ANGRA have posted the following message on thei official web site: "ANGRA [performed at] the Via Funchal in São Paulo, Brazil, last Sunday November 5th. To celebrate the band's 14th anniversary, the huge venue held the longest show ever in their career — a total running t...
November 10, 2005
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FEAR FACTORY Confirmed For Spain's ATARFE VEGA ROCK Festival

FEAR FACTORY have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Atarfe Vega Rock festival, set to take place March 10-11, 2006 at Nave Medina Elvira in Atarfe, Granada, Spain. Other bands scheduled to appear at the festival include TWISTED SISTER, GAMMA RAY, MASTERPLAN, BEHEMOTH, IN EXTREMO, MONSORR...
November 10, 2005
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FREEDOM CALL Announce New Bassist

German power metallers FREEDOM CALL have announced the addition of bassist Armin Donderer to the group's ranks. "He convinced us mainly with his great musical abilities," drummer Daniel Zimmermann (GAMMA RAY) writes on the group's web site. "With him, the band sounds more compact and groovy. He is a...
November 8, 2005
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LED ZEPPELIN Win Polar Music Prize

CBC Arts is reporting that LED ZEPPELIN and Russian conductor Valery Gergiev have been named the 2006 winners of the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm. Founded in 1989 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and Stig Anderson, manager of Swedish pop group ABBA, the annual prize honors one pop and one cla...
November 7, 2005
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BEHEMOTH Confirmed For Spain's ATARFE VEGA ROCK Festival

Polish black metallers BEHEMOTH have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Atarfe Vega Rock festival, set to take place March 10-11, 2006 at Nave Medina Elvira in Atarfe, Granada, Spain. Other bands scheduled to appear at the festival include TWISTED SISTER, GAMMA RAY, MASTERPLAN, IN EXTREMO...
November 7, 2005
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Sieg Howdy!

This one's already on the Christmas list of that subset of punks and metalheads who salivate like Pavlov's dogs at the mention of certain code words (Bill Hicks, Ralph Nader, Tool, this week's Mike Patton project). But for the rest of us, there's a lot to dig into on this weird quasi-new-album. Remi...
November 7, 2005
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ZAKK WYLDE: 'DIMEBAG Was Proof That God Exists'

Aaron Beck of The Columbus Dispatch recently conducted an interview with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman Zakk Wylde. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On his children: "My daughter, Ray Ray (Hayle Ray),is 13. (My) drinkin' problem is definitely escalating. "There's Jesse. Ozzy's the godfather of him...
November 5, 2005
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GAMMA RAY, MASTERPLAN Confirmed For Spain's ATARFE VEGA ROCK Festival

GAMMA RAY and MASTERPLAN have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Atarfe Vega Rock festival, set to take place March 10-11, 2006 at Nave Medina Elvira in Atarfe, Granada, Spain. Other bands scheduled to appear at the festival include TWISTED SISTER, IN EXTREMO, MONSORROW and TO/DIE/FOR. Mo...
November 4, 2005
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Drummer GENE HOGLAN Says DARK ANGEL Reunion Will 'Never Happen'

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Hey, since I seem to be able to write my own headlines on Blabbermouth, I figured I'd throw oot a few...'Hoglan cures cancer-develops Death Ray in the process.' 'Hoglan replaced by trained mon...
November 3, 2005
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GAMMA RAY: Scandinavian Tour Dates Announced

German power metallers GAMMA RAY have announced the dates for the Scandinavian/Russian legs of their "Majestic" European tour. Support on the Scandinavian portion of the trek will come from NOCTURNAL RITES and POWERWOLF. The details are as follows: Jan. 14 - Stockholm, SWE @ Arenan Jan. 16 - Helsink...
November 2, 2005
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Former DAVID LEE ROTH Drummer RAY LUZIER To Hold Clinic At PASIC

Former DAVID LEE ROTH and current ARMY OF ANYONE drummer Ray Luzier will be conducting a drum clinic at this year's PASIC drum convention on November 5 in Columbus, OH. Click here for more information. Copies of Luzier's new instructional DVD will be available at the Hal Leonard booth. ARMY OF ANYON...
November 1, 2005
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KAI HANSEN: I Would Do A Reunion Tour With HELLOWEEN

Greece's Metalzone.gr recently conducted an interview with GAMMA RAY/ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist/vocalist Kai Hansen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalzone: Are you going to film any of the footage on your tour for an upcoming DVD? Kai Hansen: "We have a plan [to film] something on this to...
October 31, 2005
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TRENT REZNOR Visits Hurricane-Ravaged New Orleans: 'I Can't Begin To Express What I Saw There'

NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "What a couple of days... "We arrived in New Orleans Friday morning. A friend of mine at the mayor's office arranged for us to see the lower ninth ward that afternoon. I can't begin to express what...
October 30, 2005