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DOPE STARS INC. To Release 'Gigahearts' In November

Italy's DOPE STARS INC. will release its new album, "Gigahearts", on November 17. According to a posting on the band's web site, the CD was produced by Victor Love and includes "11 tracks to kick your ass very bad but also to satisfy your desire of melodies and electronic exploration." "Gigahearts"...
October 19, 2006
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DARK TRANQUILLITY Checks In From Korea

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have posted the following message on their official web site: "Finally got some time out of the hectic schedule to issue a website update from the luxurious bar of our hotel in Korea. The tour has been a truly phenomenal experience so far, and we wan...
September 22, 2006
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WEDNESDAY 13 Talks About Split With ROADRUNNER, New CD

Chad Bowar of HeavyMetal.About.com recently conducted an interview with former MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: HeavyMetal.About.com: For your new CD, "Fang Bang", I understand you had a bunch of songs written and then just scrapped them and started over....
September 20, 2006
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MONGREL To Support HOOKERS N' BLOW, MICHALE GRAVES

New England area punk/rock/metal band MONGREL will be supporting Dizzy Reed's (GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist) cover band HOOKERS N' BLOW this Saturday, September 2 at The Compound in Fitchburg, MA. MONGREL is also slated to support former MISFITS frontman Michale Graves for a double header of shows on S...
August 31, 2006
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DAVE NAVARRO Recalls Near-Death Experience

In a recent interview with FHM (For Him Magazine),former JANE'S ADDICTION/RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS and current THE PANIC CHANNEL guitarist Dave Navarro spoke about his near-death experience when he was 23 years old. "When I was 15, I had an intense premonition that my mom was going to die," Dave told...
August 21, 2006
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WEDNESDAY 13: New Songs Posted Online

Three songs from WEDNESDAY 13's (ex-MURDERDOLLS) sophomore solo effort, "Fang Bang" — "Home Sweet Homicide", "Happily Ever Cadaver" and "Too Much Blood" — have been posted online at this location. "Fang Bang" is scheduled for release on September 12 via Restless Records/Rykodisc (August 29 in the re...
July 30, 2006
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MORTIIS Completes Remix For I:SCINTILLA

Norway's legendary eccentric artist Mortiis recently completed a remix for industrial metal band I:SCINTILLA. No release information has yet been made available on the remixed track, which has been dubbed "Havestar (La Malediction Mix)". Mortiis had previously completed remixes for such artists as D...
July 13, 2006
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VINNIE PAUL: TED NUGENT's Anti-PANTERA Comments 'Really Bummed Me Out'

Jesse Capps of RockConfidential.com recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: RockConfidential.com: Fans have been going nuts over [REBEL MEETS REBEL] for years. Was it always intended to be a project that would rel...
July 13, 2006
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Hospitalized BLEED THE SKY Member Recovers; Band Rejoins DOPE Tour

Having recovered from a diagnosis of severe pneumonia compounded by an unknown viral infection, BLEED THE SKY guitarist Wayne Miller is in stable enough condition for his band mates to rejoin the DOPE tour on June 30 in Philadelphia. They will be performing as a four-piece. Following his June 18 per...
June 28, 2006
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BLEED THE SKY Issue Update On Guitarist WAYNE MILLER's Condition

Orange County's BLEED THE SKY have issued the following update on the condition of their guitarist Wayne Miller, who was recently hospitalized in Louisville, Kentucky while the band was on tour with DOPE: "We've all been trading off watching Wayne up at the hospital. His temperature this morning got...
June 24, 2006
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BLEED THE SKY Guitarist In 'Critical' Condition At Louisville Hospital

Orange County's BLEED THE SKY have issued the following statement regarding the condition of their guitarist Wayne Miller, who was recently hospitalized in Louisville while the band was on tour with DOPE: "We all went and saw Wayne at the hospital today in Louisville. According to the doctors he has...
June 23, 2006
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STAIND, NONPOINT, DOPE Confirmed For JJO BAND CAMP

STAIND, NONPOINT and DOPE are among the confirmed artists for the JJO Band Camp 2006, set to take place August 6 at Willow Island in Madison, Wisconsin. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: STAIND NONPOINT DOPE FLYLEAF HINDER WICKED WISDOM DEAF PEDESTRIANS Seven more acts will be announced...
May 19, 2006
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MANNTIS Prepare For Massive U.S. Tour; New Video Posted Online

Southern California quintet MANNTIS are currently preparing for a massive U.S. tour as direct support to DOPE that kicks off on June 14 and runs through August 7. The trek also features BLEED THE SKY (whom MANNTIS will swap the direct support slot with every other night) and A NEW REVOLUTION. The gr...
May 17, 2006
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TED NUGENT Says PANTERA's Version Of 'Cat Scratch Fever' Had 'No Soul, No Balls'

Ted Nugent has slammed PANTERA's cover of his signature tune "Cat Scratch Fever" as having "no soul, no balls" and "no feel," adding that the members of PANTERA appeared as "Ozzy-like zombies on TV" whose conduct on stage went against his lifelong anti-drugs and -drink stance. Responding to a fan po...
May 14, 2006
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Rebel Meets Rebel

There's almost no way to review "Rebel Meets Rebel" in an objective fashion, since it represents the last completed recordings — aside from demos for the second DAMAGEPLAN album — to feature "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Recorded over a four-year period before Dime's death in December of 2004, this long...
May 1, 2006