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Pictures from the Hotel Apocalypse
The bizarre, disturbing pictures of a bloody and desperate hotel room scene in the CD booklet; song titles like "Lactating Teens" and "Quid Pro Quo Motherfucker" that belie the deep lyrical tirades; arrangements that fuse order with chaos, this is "Pictures from the Hotel Apocalypse". And it is quin...October 23, 2005
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NIGHTWISH Part Ways With Singer TARJA TURUNEN, Vow To Carry On
NIGHTWISH mainman Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards) has issued the following "open letter" to the group's singer, Tarja Turunen: "Dear Tarja, "It's time to choose whether the story of NIGHTWISH ends here or whether it will still continue an undetermined period of time. We've been working with this creat...October 22, 2005
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MINISTRY: New Album To Feature PRONG's TOMMY VICTOR, KILLING JOKE's PAUL RAVEN
MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen has announced more details about his 13th Planet label, the new home of MINISTRY and Al's other band, REVOLTING COCKS. The imprint/boutique label is a joint venture with Megaforce Records for the U.S. and Canadian markets, distributed through Sony/RED. Missi Callazzo,...October 19, 2005
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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY On Women, Having Kids, Education And Drugs
Fiona Sturges of the U.K.'s The Independent recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. Several excerpts from the chat follow: On having lived in Los Angeles for the past 15 years: "Home is in here [tapping his temple]. Where you live is just a geographical prefere...October 15, 2005
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Former GORGUTS Members Resurface In NEGATIVA
Former GORGUTS members Steeve Hurdle (guitar, vocals; also ex-PURULENCE) and Luc Lemay (guitar, vocals) have joined forces in a new project called NEGATIVA, The band, whose lineup is completed by Dominic Lapointe (QUO VADIS, AUGURY, ATHERETIC) on bass and Etienne Gallo (AUGURY) on drums, will be ent...October 14, 2005
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Chronicles of Love and Hate
Another 'not ready for prime time' local band given a leg up to the national stage, when their music, production, packaging, and overall presentation is better suited to the bush leagues. BULLISTIC are one of those GODSMACK-derived, blue-collar, battle-of-the-bands-winning groups that populate every...October 12, 2005
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A PERFECT CIRCLE Guitarist Completes Work On Soundtrack, Ponders The Future
According to a posting at APerfectCircle.net, A PERFECT CIRCLE guitarist Billy Howerdel recently completed the soundtrack for the video game Jak X: Combat Racing, due out October 18 for PlayStation 2 from Naughty Dog Software. Gamespy has posted an interview with Billy discussing the project at this...October 10, 2005
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NINE INCH NAILS Recruit A PERFECT CIRCLE Drummer
According to MJI Interactive, Jerome Dillon was back in NINE INCH NAILS' lineup Saturday night (Oct. 1) in Los Angeles after the band was forced to postpone its Friday show in Oakland, Calif., because of the drummer's struggle with a heart condition. A PERFECT CIRCLE stickman Josh Freese had been re...October 4, 2005
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STATUS QUO Guitarist Misses Days Of Collective Masturbation
ContactMusic.com is reporting that STATUS QUO guitarist Rick Parfitt misses the days when the entire band use to masturbate together on one big bed — as it formed a special camaraderie between the rockers. Parfitt insists collective episodes of self-pleasuring was de rigeur in the 1970s, although he...October 3, 2005
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GREAT WHITE Fire: Owners of Station Nightclub Announce Bankruptcy Filing
The Associated Press has issued the following report: The owners of a nightclub where 100 people died in a 2003 fire announced Friday (Sept. 23) that they and their company, DERCO LLC, have filed for bankruptcy. Jeffrey and Michael Derderian, owners of The Station nightclub in West Warwick, said in...September 23, 2005
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VINNIE PAUL: 'There Never Was Gonna Be A PANTERA Reunion, Ever!'
Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul was recently interviewed by Guitar World magazine for its December 2005 issue. In the interview Vinnie spoke about many subjects, including the possibility of a PANTERA reunion prior to Dimebag's death and the status of unreleased video and audio recordi...September 20, 2005
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STATUS QUO Hold U.K. Singles Record
BBC News is reporting that veteran rock group STATUS QUO have had more hit singles than any other band in U.K. chart history, according to research published by Guinness World Records. The band have scored 61 chart successes, dating from "Pictures of Matchstick Men" in 1968 to "You'll Come Around" i...September 19, 2005
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KISS: 'Alive!' Photographer FIN COSTELLO Interviewed
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the first KISS live album, "Alive!", Kiss Kollector Online has posted portions of an exclusive interview with "Alive!" photographer Fin Costello, which will appear in its entirety in the November issue of KISS Kollector magazine, along with some of Fin Coste...September 11, 2005
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Former MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON: 'Life's Too Short To Play Music You Don't Like'
Denmark's Antenna webzine recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH and current F5/TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY bassist David Ellefson. A couple of excerpts from the Q&A session follow: Antenna: Music-wise F5 lies far away from what you did in MEGADETH. Was it important to kind of distance you...September 1, 2005
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Guitarist ALLEN WEST Rejoins OBITUARY In Time For U.S. Tour Kick-Off
One day after announcing his departure from OBITUARY, guitarist Allen West has rejoined the group and is on his way to the first show of the band's U.S. tour with NAPALM DEATH, which is scheduled to kick off Thursday (September 1) in Springfield, Virginia. OBITUARY bassist Frank Watkins contacted BL...September 1, 2005
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