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ROBERT PLANT Says LED ZEPPELIN Has Never Been About The Fans
According to ContactMusic.com, Robert Plant has not ruled out another reunion with his band LED ZEPPELIN — insisting it's the bureaucracy involved that puts him off the idea. The band has been dogged by rumors of a world tour since they reformed for a one-off gig in London last year — its first ...September 18, 2008
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Killer Who Claims He Was Influenced By METALLICA Song Seeks New Trial
According to PhillyBurbs.com, the New Jersey man who killed his mother and then stabbed an 11-year-old boy to death claiming that he was influenced by a METALLICA song about a boy who "lost my way this bloody day" when he committed the crime is asking the court to throw out the 2004 guilty ...September 9, 2008
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CRADLE TO GRAVE Forced To Cancel U.S. Tour
CRADLE TO GRAVE, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based band featuring ex-AGGRESSION guitarist Denis "Sasquatch" Barthe, has been forced to cancel its recently announced tour of the West Coast after the group was detained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security "for suspicion of either sneaking d...August 28, 2008
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KURT COBAIN 'Loved' METALLICA, 'Detested' AXL ROSE
ANI reports that NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain really "detested" GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose, according to record business eminence Danny Goldberg. In his memoir, "Bumping Into Geniuses", Goldberg has revealed that when Rose asked to meet Cobain backstage after a show, Kurt refused. "Rose had the...August 20, 2008
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Report: Court Clears Way For OZZFEST Suit
MyDesert.com reports that two Riverside County men who contend that poor security was to blame for injuries they suffered at last year's Ozzfest concert in Devore, California can take all of their allegations to trial and seek punitive damages, a Los Angeles judge has ruled. Superior Court Judge Jud...August 15, 2008
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MEDIEVAL Reissue Detailed
New Renaissance Records has announced that it is preparing for the imminent reissue the first two commercial releases by the underground metal act MEDIEVAL for the first time ever on CD. In addition to the first two recordings, the CD will also include some never-before-available material. The track...August 8, 2008
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Report: SPACEHOG Frontman In The Running For VELVET REVOLVER Singer Slot
Shirley Halperin of Entertainment Weekly reports that Royston Langdon — frontman for SPACEHOG (who had a 1995 hit with "In the Meantime") and estranged husband of Liv Tyler (AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler's daughter) — is in the running for the VELVET REVOLVER singer gig after several successful jam...July 30, 2008
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UK's ROCK & BLUES CUSTOM SHOW Once Again Called Off
One Percent Entertainments Group, which organizes the annual UK festival Rock & Blues Custom Show (described as a "three-day festival of motorcycles, rock music and drinking" that regularly attracts some 15,000 people) , has released the following statement regarding this year's 25th anniversary...July 13, 2008
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Feed The Beast
In case you haven't noticed, the thrash resurgence is in full effect. Though they were in diapers (if even born) when the onslaught of aggression heard on classics like "Kill 'Em All", "Show No Mercy", "Pleasure To Kill" or even "Forbidden Evil" turned the metal world on its collective ear, a new ge...July 7, 2008
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New Zealand Organization Praises Censor's Ban On CRADLE OF FILTH T-Shirt
John Mills, President of the New Zealand-based organization that calls itself "Society for Promotion of Community Standards Inc." (SPCS),has hailed as "bold, morally courageous and legally sound" the classification decision issued to him by the New Zealand Chief Censor's Office that permanently ban...July 1, 2008
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VENOM Frontman: 'This Is The Devil's Music, Apparently, So Let's Make It So'
Stevie Chick of UK's The Guardian recently conducted an interview with VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant. A few excerpts from the chat follow. On whether he sees any parallels between the absurd events chronicled in "This Is Spinal Tap" and the experiences enjoyed by VENOM: Cronos: "That movie was...June 27, 2008
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Australian Teenager Charged For Wearing 'Blasphemous' CRADLE OF FILTH T-Shirt
Australia's Herald Sun reports that a Gold Coast teenager has been charged by police for wearing a blasphemous t-shirt degrading Jesus. The boy, 16, was stopped by police in Biggera Waters after he was spotted wearing a t-shirt which claims "Jesus is a Cunt" and depicts a nun masturbating. It is a t...June 24, 2008
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PILGRIMZ: 'Shake-A-Feather' Video Posted Online
"Shake-A-Feather", the new video from the Copenhagen, Denmark-based metal/hardcore act PILGRIMZ, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's debut album, "Boar Riders", which is scheduled for release in Europe on June 23 via I Scream Records (June 20 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland). The...May 25, 2008
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UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival Moves Up A Stage
The UK's premier metal festival Bloodstock Open Air has taken a major industry partner onto their board prior to their biggest year yet. Stuart Galbraith joins Bloodstock after heading up Live Nation where he gained his reputation in festivals, events like Live 8 and promoting world tours for music'...May 23, 2008
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POISON Drummer RIKKI ROCKETT Exonerated Of Mississippi Rape Charge
POISON drummer Rikki Rockett's MySpace blog has been updated with the following: POISON drummer Rikki Rockett was exonerated of a felony rape charge filed in Mississippi stemming from a September 23, 2007 incident in which a Neshoba County, Mississippi woman claimed that Rockett had forcibly raped h...May 23, 2008
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