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DRAGONFORCE To Release 'Inhuman Rampage' In January

London-based metallers DRAGONFORCE have completed work on their eagerly anticipated third album, entitled "Inhuman Rampage". The follow-up to 2004's "Sonic Firestorm" contains eight brand new songs and will be released on January 9, 2006. The album recording sessions were made at Thin Ice Studios in...

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The Day KISS Rocked Cadillac

Rick Coates of Michigan's Northern Express has issued the following report: Retired Cadillac High School teacher Jim Neff leans back in his living room chair each evening after dinner surrounded by his "15 Minutes of Fame." The plaque on the wall above him reads "Jim Neff Honorary Member of KISS." T...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE To Lead PETA Protest In Las Vegas

"They should change the name to J.Cruel until they stop selling fur," says MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee, who — wearing a body screen TV showing video footage of dog and cat fur production in China — will lead a PETA protest this Sunday (Oct. 9) at a Las Vegas J.Crew store over the fashion ...

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BUCKETHEAD/SERJ TANKIAN Collaboration Posted Online

Several tracks from former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Buckethead's upcoming album, "Enter the Chicken" — including the song "We Are One", featuring a guest appearance by the album's producer, SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian — have been posted online at www.myspace.com/bucketheadnfriends. "Enter...

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Former SOLITUDE AETURNUS Bassist Explains Decision To Reactivate GHOULTOWN

In a recent interview with Black Order, former SOLITUDE AETURNUS bassist Lyle Steadham (a.k.a. Count Lyle) spoke about his decision to reactivate his Dallas, Texas-based "hellbilly" band GHOULTOWN a year after the group played their "farewell show" at the annual Dragon*Con convention. "It's true tha...

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Seepia

"Abandon every hope, ye who enter here." Forget about the Gates of Hell inscription, Dante had visions of "Seepia" by Australia's PORTAL. The death metal contained herein is not intended for the "traditional" fan or those with weak stomachs and closed minds. "Seepia" is a terrifying mix of technical...

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Former STATIC-X Guitarist Is A Free Man — For Now

MTV.com is reporting that former STATIC-X and DOPE guitarist Tripp Eisen was released from a California state prison last week, a little more than six months after his arrest on a single crimes-against-children count. Eisen's freedom could end up being short-lived, depending on what next week brings...

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BJÖRN 'SPEED STRID: 'If You Miss SOILWORK, You've Missed A Hell Of A Show'

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Five days to go before we're getting our asses over to Finland. I'm sure every metalhead in Europe is in seventh heaven with all the great tours going on right now. All I know is that we're ready...

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Girl Suicides Raise Worries Over 'Black Metal' Music

The AFP has issued the following report: The joint suicide of two teenage girls who hurled themselves from a 17th-floor window (photo) in a Paris suburb has raised troubling questions about the influence of "black metal" — a form of modern rock music that glorifies violence and death. Last Friday af...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Still Fighting Bulimia

Sharon Osbourne is still battling bulimia after 35 years with the eating disorder, she revealed on Monday. Sharon, 52, told the Sun newspaper she gorges on pasta and ice cream before forcing herself to be sick. The mother of three has had her stomach stapled and spent £300,000 (approximately $532,00...

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Priest Satisfied With Australian Black Metal Fan's Three-Year Sentence

Australia's News.com.au has issued the following report: A priest whose century-old church was burned to the ground by a drunken teenage heavy metal fan said today he was satisfied with the three-year sentence the arsonist received. Reverend Ron Rosinsky said a "lingering sadness" remained in his Me...

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MEGADETH Bassist JAMES MACDONOUGH's GIGANTOUR Recap

MEGADETH bassist James MacDonough has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I would like to thank all the members and crew from DREAM THEATER, ANTHRAX, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC and B...

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Reactivated GHOULTOWN To Release New CD

GHOULTOWN, the Dallas, Texas-based "hellbilly" band fronted by former SOLITUDE AETURNUS bassist Lyle Steadham (a.k.a. Count Lyle),have issued the following update: "Those of you that have been following GHOULTOWN over the last few years know that the band went underground in August of 2004, playing...

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GREAT WHITE Tour Manager Receives Legal Help From Top Specialist

The Associated Press is reporting that an attorney who represented former Providence Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci Jr. in his appeal of a corruption conviction is joining The Station nightclub fire criminal case. John "Terry" MacFadyen will help defend Daniel Biechele, the former tour manager for the...

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Former ALICE COOPER Guitarist MICHAEL BRUCE Releases New CD

Former ALICE COOPER guitarist Michael Bruce released his new solo album in Iceland on September 16 in a limited edition of 200 copies in deluxe digipak format. "The Second Coming Of Michael Bruce - Alive & Re-Cooperated" is Michael Bruce's first official release in years (although exclusive only...