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Book Author Says Most Extreme Metal Musicians Are 'Everyday Joes'
D. Shawn Bosler of The Village Voice reports: In his new book "Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore" (Feral House),metal journalist (and editor in chief of the excellent Philadelphia-based metal magazine Decibel) Albert Mudrian gives an in-depth play-by-play of the...February 1, 2005
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H.I.M. Frontman Talks About His Favorite BLACK SABBATH Albums
In the latest issue of Metal Hammer magazine, H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo lists his top 10 BLACK SABBATH albums and comments on each recording. Read on: 10. Born Again Ville Valo: "…'Disturbing The Priest' [is] a really cool, doomy, classic SABBATH track." 09. Heaven And Hell Ville Valo: "…it's one o...February 1, 2005
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MSNBC: DARKTHRONE A Better GRAMMY Choice?
LAMB OF GOD, CONVERGE, SATYRICON and — DARKTHRONE? Those are the unlikely alternate Grammy nominees suggested to MSNBC recently by "Sound of the Beast" author Ian Christe. "Then again," Christe told the Microsoft-backed news network, "DARKTHRONE already refused their nomination for the Norwegian ver...February 1, 2005
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OZZY And SHARON To Guest On 'Live With Regis And Kelly'
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne will be the featured guests on ABC's "Live with Regis and Kelly" airing Friday, February 4 at 9:00 a.m. More information is available at this location. In other Osbournes-related news, ContactMusic.com is reporting that Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne's eldest child Aimee is making...January 31, 2005
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VISCERAL BLEEDING To Re-Release Debut On NEUROTIC RECORDS
Swedish death metallers VISCERAL BLEEDING will have their debut album, "Remnants of Deprivation", reissued under the title "Remnants Revived" on April 18 via Neurotic Records. The album will come in a sublime digipak and will be re-mastered by Scott Hull (NILE, SUFFOCATION, PIG DESTROYER). In additi...January 31, 2005
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TOMMY LEE's NBC 'Reality' TV Series To Air This Summer
MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee's upcoming reality TV series, "Tommy Lee Goes to College", is not scheduled to air on NBC until the summer, according to BostonHerald.com. The show, which was filmed last fall, follows the tattooed drummer as he studies, auditions for the marching band and attends Cornh...January 28, 2005
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AFTER FOREVER Announce New Album Title, Prepare To Hit The Studio
Dutch gothic/atmospheric doom metal group AFTER FOREVER have posted the following update on their official web site: "At the end of February the recordings of the fourth album of AFTER FOREVER will start! "AFTER FOREVER will record the drums, bass guitar and the guitars in the Excess Studio in Rotte...January 27, 2005
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'Flying Heavy Metal' With IRON MAIDEN Singer BRUCE DICKINSON
Discovery Channel U.K. has posted an interview with IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson about "Flying Heavy Metal with Bruce Dickinson", the documentary series about airplanes hosted by Dickinson that began airing last week. The Q&A session follows: Q: What's more exciting — flying at 30,000ft or...January 26, 2005
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NASHVILLE PUSSY Sign With SPITFIRE RECORDS
NASHVILLE PUSSY have inked a North American deal with Spitfire Records. Taking their name from the intro to the "Double Live Gonzo" version of TED NUGENT's "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang", the band's current lineup features Kentucky-born singer/guitarist Blaine Cartwright (formerly of 9 POUND HAMMER),le...January 25, 2005
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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Track To Be Used As Theme Song In German TV Show
BLACKMORE'S NIGHT's track "Loreley" is the theme song of a new German "reality" series "Die Burg", which is scheduled to premiere Sunday, January 23. The program is said to be a reality-based show that will follow families as they try to live they way it was back in the Renaissance times. Click here...January 23, 2005
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METALLICA: 'Monster' Bonus DVD Footage Posted Online
VH1.com has uploaded several bonus clips from the upcoming DVD release of the METALLICA documentary "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster". Check out the bonus footage at this location. As previously reported, among the more than seven hours of bonus features on the disc are 28 additional scenes, includi...January 22, 2005
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Israeli Metal Model ANGEL OGASTA To Appear In Reality TV Show 'The Models'
Israeli "metal model producer and journalist" Angel Ogasta (photos) has been selected to appear in Israel's version of the "America's Next Top Model" show, called simply "The Models" ("A Dugmaniyot" in Hebrew). Ogasta, 20, who starred in ANCIENT's "Night Visit" video (ZIP file, Launch) and was featu...January 22, 2005
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PHILIP ANSELMO Says PANTERA Would Have Played Again
Former PANTERA/current SUPERJOINT RITUAL frontman Philip Anselmo has posted the following message at his official web site, PhilAnselmo.com: "I've been stumbling around in a coma of loss. No truer lyric has been written than 'You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone.' "To explain my side of thi...January 21, 2005
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DESTINY Complete Work On 'Beyond All Sense 2005'
Swedish metallers DESTINY have posted the following message on their web site: "It took a long time but 'Beyond All Sense 2005' is finally completed. "This is not the new DESTINY album or even the follow up to 'Future of the Past' released in 2004. This is a rerecorded version of DESTINY's very firs...January 19, 2005
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Author Of 'Fire OZZY FROM BLACK SABBATH' Petition Apologizes, Says He Wasn't Being Serious
James Clarke, the author of the recent petition calling for Ozzy Osbourne to be fired from BLACK SABBATH, has issued the following statement: "I would like to apologize to BLABBERMOUTH.NET, BLACK SABBATH, and their fans for my petition to have Ozzy fired from BLACK SABBATH. I was trying to make a fa...January 19, 2005
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