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Longtime Metal Journalist Pays Tribute To Fallen VOIVOD Guitarist

Longtime metal journalist and BLABBERMOUTH.NET contributor Don Kaye has issued the following statement regarding the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour: "It was almost exactly twenty years ago that I first met the members of VOIVOD, including guitarist Denis 'Piggy' D'Amour. I had bee...

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KROKUS To Tour U.S. For First Time Since 1988

Veteran Swiss hard rockers KROKUS will embark on their first U.S. tour since 1988 in early September. Last year's U.S. releases of "Rock the Block", the band's newest studio album with Marc Storace's signature vocals, and "Fire and Gasoline", a two-disc live set that shows KROKUS at their best – ons...

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CRYSTAL EYES Part Ways With Singer, Seek Replacement

Sweden's CRYSTAL EYES have posted the following message on their official web site: "Daniel Heiman will not be singing with CRYSTAL EYES in the future. Daniel's full attention has now for some time been on his own band HEED, and writing and recording their debut album. Of course we hoped to make mor...

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TONY LAUREANO On VADER Drummer's Passing: 'Metal World Has Lost An Incredible Percussive Force'

Drummer Tony Laureano (NILE, DIMMU BORGIR, ANGELCORPSE) has posted the following message regarding the passing of former VADER drummer Krzysztof "Docent" Raczkowski (a.k.a. Doc): "Today I woke up to hear that former VADER drummer Doc had passed away. It was quite shocking, to say the least, and tota...

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TRANSPORT LEAGUE Call It a Day

Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE have officilally split up. The group's statetement on the mater reads as follows: "TRANSPORT LEAGUE is no more!! We have decided to bury this ship for good! After several years of hard work and releases of four CDs, we've now decided to move on! The TRANSPORT LEAGUE sound h...

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Former THE CROWN Guitarist Launches Recording Studio

Former THE CROWN and current ANGEL BLAKE guitarist Marko Tervonen has launched a Swedish recording studio called Studio MT. The first project to be recorded in the studio, which is located 3 kilometers from Trollhättan, is the debut album from ANGEL BLAKE, the recordings for which are set to begin n...

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Ex-VENOM Frontman Says BLABBERMOUTH.NET Detractors Are 'Jealous Of What I Am Achieving'

Former VENOM/MANTAS and current ATOMKRAFT bassist/vocalist Tony Dolan has reacted to the criticisms leveled at him for his statements made in an interview with South America's Deathrasher magazine, which were posted on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. In a follow-up question submitted by Deaththrasher (which has s...

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Message From Fans To DIMEBAG: 'Riff In Peace'

John Austin of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram has issued the following report: "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott didn't live to see his 39th birthday. Now, the BIC flame of fandom is kept burning at the metal-guitar hero's hometown resting place. Abbott, who attended Arlington High School and lived in Dalworth...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Talks About OZZFEST Cancellations, OZZY's 'Voice Problems'

Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an exclusive interview with BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: Let's talk about Ozzfest for a minute. How are things really going? Tony: "It has been going good. We had to cancel a couple of...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Talks About Guitarist Search

BLACK SABBATH frontman Ozzy Osbourne announced earlier in the week that he is searching for a guitar player to collaborate with on his next solo album. Even though he's made records with guitar legends including Tony Iommi, the late Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee, and Zakk Wylde, Osbourne told Launch Rad...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN: New Solo Album Pushed Back To 2006

Former BLACK SABBATH frontman Tony Martin has been forced to postpone the release of his new solo album, "Scream", until early 2006. Tony has posted the following message on his official web site regarding the delay: "You might have been wonderin what the heck has been goin' on recently ... Well......

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FAT NANCY: Former CIRCUS OF POWER Frontman Signs With PERRIS RECORDS

FAT NANCY, the Southern California-based band featuring former CIRCUS OF POWER frontman Alex Mitchell, have inked a deal with Perris Records. The group's debut album, "Pure American Muscle, Baby", is described in a press release as "a 12-song collection of raw, live and necessary rock and soul energ...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist: 'We Want To Maintain The Integrity Of Who We've Been'

Jim DeRogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times recently conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the group's distinctive mix of heavy-metal intensity and progressive-rock virtuosity: "The thing I like about that whole movement is that you c...

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OZZY Blows Out Voice, Slams Mike Down And Storms Off Stage At OZZFEST In Auburn

Ernest A. Jasmin of The News Tribune reviewed this year's Ozzfest when it hit the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington on Thursday (August 11). An excerpt from his review follows: "For the second year in a row, the concert’s namesake, Ozzy Osbourne, was joined by BLACK SABBATH band mates G...

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DEEP PURPLE Frontman Talks About 40th Anniversary Solo CD

DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan recently spoke to Rockdetector.com's Garry Sharpe-Young about his upcoming album "Gillan's Inn" — a celebration of Ian's 40th year on the road, featuring remakes of tracks spanning Ian's entire career. An excerpt from the chat follows: Rockdetector.com: Ex-SCORPIONS m...