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Report: Vancouver Officers Face Hearing Into GUNS N' ROSES Riot

Global BC is reporting that a hearing will open Tuesday (May 11) into allegations of wrongdoing by two Vancouver police officers in controlling unruly crowds during the so-called GUNS N' ROSES riot a year and a half ago. Lawyers for two men who suffered serious injuries during a riot outside GM Plac...

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TRENT REZNOR: TAPEWORM Is Dead

NINE INCH NAILS mastermind Trent Reznor has officially confirmed in an online posting that the much-hyped TAPEWORM project — which was to feature contributions from A PERFECT CIRCLE/TOOL frontman Maynard Keenan and PANTERA's Phil Anselmo, among others — will probably never see the light of day. Aske...

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IRON MAIDEN: Drummer To Perform At Guitar Show, Bassist To Play At Soccer Tournament

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain will be performing at The London Guitar Show at The Wembley Conference Centre on May 8 and 9. McBrain will be performing a set on Saturday on the Marshall Amplification stand at around 12.30 p.m. and on Sunday around 3:00 p.m. Also playing with Nick are wizard guita...

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RUSH Drummer Inks Endorsement Deal With SABIAN Cymbals

Sabian, the world's leading cymbal manufacturer, has added legendary drummer Neil Peart of RUSH to its stellar line-up of artists who play Sabian cymbals, according to an official press release. Aside from switching exclusively to Sabian, Peart has also created his own signature line of Sabian cymba...

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Swedish Thrashers DENATA Split Up

Swedish thrashers DENATA have officially split up after releasing three full-length albums. "April 25 the day we never thought would come… but it did," the band write on their web site. "The lack of inspiration has been overwhelm[ing] the last months and our motto has always been to do what we do be...

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MACHINE HEAD's PHIL DEMMEL: 'I'm Living Large'

MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel has told the Contra Costa Times that touring with a bunch of family men in their 30s is much different than it was a decade-and-a-half ago when he first hit the road as a member of the legendary Bay Area thrashers VIO-LENCE. "Everybody's married, nobody does drugs,...

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VINNIE PAUL: PHILIP ANSELMO's Willingness To Jam On PANTERA Tunes Made Me Laugh

DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul spoke to Chris Steffen from The Oklahoma Daily on Monday (April 26) about the "Headbanger's Ball Tour", Ozzfest, and Phil Anselmo's apparent change of heart with regards to a possible future collaboration with his ex-PANTERA bandmates. The following are several excerpt...

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METALLICA Filmmakers: We Wanted The Band To Talk Things Out With JASON NEWSTED

METALLICA documentary filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky recently spoke to U-Wire.com about the much-anticipated "Some Kind of Monster" project, which is expected to receive a theatrical release this summer. The following are excerpts from that interview: U-Wire: Did you ever try and get th...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION Guitarist Talks About Upcoming DVD, Live Album

MALEVOLENT CREATION guitarist Phil Fasciana recently spoke to the Danish web site Supreme Brutality about the group's upcoming ninth full-length album, "Warkult", and plans for a possible DVD/live CD release. The following are several excerpts from that interview: On recording HOBBS ANGEL OF DEATH a...

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AC/DC Road Movie Soundtrack To Feature Australian All-Star Cover Band

Members of THE LIVING END, SPIDERBAIT, GRINSPOON and YOU AM I make up a band called THE JACK who cover the songs of AC/DC for the upcoming movie "Thunderstruck", according to Undercover News. THE JACK are Phil Jameson (GRINSPOON),Janet English (SPIDERBAIT),Davie Lane (YOU AM I),Kemstar (1200 TECH...

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DIMEBAG DARRELL Has No Fear About Facing PHILIP ANSELMO

DAMAGEPLAN guitarist Dimebag Darrell was recently asked by Belgium's Concreteweb.be what might happen if he were to run into his former PANTERA bandmate, SUPERJOINT RITUAL singer Philip Anselmo, at a festival somewhere. "What will I do? I don't fear that day ever!" Dimebag replied. "I just get on wi...

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UFO: Rescheduled American Tour To Begin In August

According to Ticketmaster.com's ticket alert, the UFO show originally scheduled to take place n May 2 at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey has been postponed to August 18. Original tickets will be honored for the new date, or you may obtain a refund by mailing your tickets to: Ticketma...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION Set Release Date For 'Warkult'

Florida death metal veterans MALEVOLENT CREATION have set a June 28 European release date through Nuclear Blast Records for their ninth full-length album, "Warkult". The album is expected in the U.S. in late July. Said to be the band's "most diverse and punishing record to date," "Warkult" was recor...

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UFO: American Tour Cancelled

UFO's American tour has been officially cancelled. The following is guitarist Vinnie Moore's statement on the matter: "Hello everyone, Vinnie here. I am extremely sorry to have to report that the UFO U.S. tour has been postponed. I was just informed that we have run into an immigrations problem that...

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Report: Has Heavy Metal Gone Soft?

Rafer Guzmán of Newsday writes: "Is heavy metal — once the angriest and scariest form of rock on the planet — going soft? The genre has always taken different forms, from the devilish BLACK SABBATH in the 1970s to the rap-rocking LIMP BIZKIT of today. But these days, metal is taking on a surprising...