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Drummer BILL WARD Hopes For A Great Time With BLACK SABBATH In 2005

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has posted the following message on his official web site: "HAPPY NEW YEAR READER, "Well Ho, Ho, Ho came and went. I'm still trying to figure out who I want to send Christmas cards to. I've been trying to get myself to sit down and put pen to ...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: Remembering DIMEBAG DARRELL

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has issued the following statement in memory of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott: "My relationship to this sick series of events goes way back, some 18 years. I joined a band from Detroit called MADAM X back in 1986 and the very first p...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer Subject Of Upcoming TV/DVD Documentary Special

A TV/DVD documentary special marking DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan's forty years on the road is currently being put together for a tentative summer 2005 release. "I have been honoured by the contributions made by many friends and peers to a TV/DVD special, being made to mark my forty years on the...

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TNT: Radio Mix Of 'Song For Dianne' Available For Free Download

Veteran Norwegian-American hard rockers TNT have made available for download a "radio mix" version of their track "Song For Dianne" at their official web site. Download it at this location. TNT have commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to their latest CD, "My Religion", which entered...

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METALLICA, VAN HALEN, VELVET REVOLVER Featured In GUITAR WORLD Magazine's Anniversary Issue

MediaPost.com is reporting that the 25th anniversary issue of Guitar World magazine will be on newsstands next Tuesday, December 28. The special collector's issue features what the editors are calling "the most spectacular group of guitarists ever assembled" on the cover, including Jimmy Page (LED Z...

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DIMEBAG DARRELL Finnish Tribute Concert: More Details Revealed

More details have emerged about the "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (DAMAGEPLAN, PANTERA) tribute concert that is scheduled to be held in Helsinki, Finland on January 15, 2005. The gig will take place at Rock 'n' Roll Station and all proceeds will be donated to an as-yet-undetermined charity. Admission wil...

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STEVE VAI To Release New Solo Album, Embark On U.S. Tour

Legendary guitarist Steve Vai has set a February 22, 2005 release date through Epic Records for his latest solo effort, "Real Illusions: Reflections". Featuring 12 highly anticipated tracks by Vai, the CD will be accompanied by an independent video contest that will be launched simultaneously in con...

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TESLA, PAT TRAVERS And NIGHT RANGER Members Set For Animal Rescue Benefit

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that TESLA, Pat Travers, and NIGHT RANGER guitarist Brad Gillis and drummer Kelly Keagy have signed on for an animal benefit on January 7. They'll all be at the Dean Lesher Regional Center For The Arts in Walnut Creek, California, for ARF Rocks!, which is being hel...

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DIECAST To Embark On Headlining Tour, Shoot New Video

The Boston-based quintet DIECAST are set to embark on a headlining U.S. tour alongside THE HOODS and WINTER SOLSTICE immediately following their stint on the Heavyweights of Hardcore tour. The trek kicks off on Jan. 20 and runs through Feb. 10. The group's highly acclaimed new album, "Tearing Down Y...

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SHADOWS FALL Drummer Reports From DIMEBAG's Funeral

SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner has issued the following report from the funeral services and public memorial for slain DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, which were held on Tuesday (Dec. 14) in Arlington, Texas: "I have just gotten to my computer today after returning home...

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DIMEBAG's Public Memorial Service: In The Words Of BLABBERMOUTH.NET Visitors

The following first-hand accounts of the public memorial service held Tuesday night (Dec. 14) for slain DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott have been submitted by BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitors: Bryan and Andrew Mamaliga: "I was at the memorial last night. It was an incredibly cool a...

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BRAZEN ABBOT Finish Recording New Album

BRAZEN ABBOT, the brainchild of Bulgarian guitarist Nikolo Kotzev, have finished recording everything but the guitar leads for their new album, tentatively due next spring via Frontiers Records. Mixing is scheduled to begin January 9, 2005 and will probably be completed by January 25. The album will...

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BLACK SABBATH, KISS Legends Pay Tribute To DIMEBAG DARRELL

BLACK SABBATH legend Tony Iommi, plus KISS principals Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons have issued separate statement regarding the death of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist Dimebag Darrell: Tony Iommi: "I was absolutely shocked by the news. Dimebag was such a really nice genuine bloke and a great playe...

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BALLISTIC Frontman To Form 'Punk' Project

BALLISTIC mainman Tom Gattis (ex-DEUCE, TENSION, WARDOG) has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "The positive: [2004] in retrospect was everything I had hoped for. Once again Europe did not fail to deliver the metal fans they are so famous for, and the fantastic people tha...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Singer Names New Solo Album

According to Black-Sabbath.com, former BLACK SABBATH frontman Tony Martin has set "Scream" as the title of his forthcoming sophomore solo album, tentatively due in early 2005. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Bitter Sweet", "Field of Lies", "Wherever You Go", "Unbearable", "Raising Hell"...