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SLAYER Frontman Talks About 'Wall Of Blood', Show Cancellations

SLAYER frontman Tom Araya has spoken to Rolling Stone magazine about the "Wall of Blood" concert effect, where the band, their instruments, and the stage are drenched by a downpour of "blood" during their song "Raining Blood". The band first introduced the "Wall of Blood" at the Civic Center in Augu...

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MOTOGRATER Guitarist Joins CROOKED

San Francisco Bay Area's CROOKED have announced the addition of MOTOGRATER guitarist J.R. to the group's ranks. The band are going to be wrapping up production for their forthcoming, as-yet-untitled release in Iowa later this month with producer Tom Tatman (STONE SOUR). Mastering duties will be hand...

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PRIMAL FEAR Begin Writing New Material

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have posted the following message on their official web site: "Don't worry, we're still alive! We started with the songwriting for the new — so far unnamed — album and things are going very well. We recieved a lot of mails with questions about the last news posting...

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SLAYER: 'Still Reigning' Video Samples Posted Online

Streaming video clips of three songs from SLAYER's brand new DVD, "Still Reigning", have been made available from Universal Music. Check them out: "Angel of Death" (Windows Media, Quicktime, Real Media),"Criminally Insane" (Windows Media, Quicktime, Real Media) and "Post Mortem" (

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AUDIOSLAVE Guitarist Says Musicians Are Relflecting Others' Feelings For BUSH

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that many musicians have felt the need to involve themselves in this year's presidential election campaign, and they're overwhelmingly in support of Democratic candidate John Kerry. Some people have criticized the active role of entertainers in the campaign, but AU...

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EVERGREY Request Fan Participation

Swedish progressive dark metallers EVERGREY have posted the following message on their official web site: "For the upcoming DVD release (2005),EVERGREY wants their fans to be able to interact with us as much as possible, therefore, we thought of the idea to have you guys send in questions that you...

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PRIMAL FEAR Guitarist To Guest On New PARAGON CD

PRIMAL FEAR guitarist Tom Naumann has recorded a guitar solo for the track "Impaler" on the upcoming PARAGON album, "Revenge", due in February/March 2005 through Remedy Records. "Revenge" marks the follow-up to the band's successful album "The Dark Legacy", released by Remedy last year. The new reco...

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BALLISTIC Guitarist Suffers 'Mini-Stroke', Undergoes Surgery

BALLISTIC mainman Tom Gattis (ex-DEUCE, TENSION, WARDOG) has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Well, I had a mini-stroke about 3 weeks ago (T.I.A.); Turns out its tied to a hole between the left and right atria of the heart (medical term 'Patent Foraman Ovale') and it sh...

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STEVEN TYLER, STEVE VAI-Backed Scholarship Winners Announced

Berkleemusic.com, the online extension school of Berklee College of Music, announced the recipients of the world's first-ever online music scholarship program. After reviewing applications and demos from talented musicians worldwide, five gifted musicians and future music industry leaders were selec...

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SLAYER: 'Wall Of Blood' Cities Announced

According to SLAYER fan site SlayerSaves.com, SLAYER have announced the cities on the group's upcoming Jägermeister Music Tour that will include an effect dubbed the "Wall of Blood." At select shows (determined by each venue's technical specs) during SLAYER's classic song "Raining Blood", the band,...

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SLAYER Confirm JÄGERMEISTER Cancellations, Cite Doctor's Recommendation

SLAYER have confirmed that they have cancelled four dates on their U.S. Jägermeister Music Tour under doctor's recommendation (as first reported here on Oct. 23). The cancelled dates are the tour's kick-off, Friday, October 29 in Springfield, MO, Saturday, October 30 in Des Moines, IA, Tuesday, Nove...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says JOHN KERRY Will 'Ruin Our Country'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently spoke to Pit Magazine about the group's comeback effort, "The System Has Failed", and the upcoming presidential elections, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Pit Magazine: The cover painting [on the new album] is very striking. It...

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Former EMPEROR Drummer Rejects Reports That He Has Joined HELVETE

Former EMPEROR and current SCUM drummer Bård "Faust" Eithun has issued a statement refuting published reports that he has joined HELVETE, the new band formed by General K (DISIPLIN),Hellcommander Nattefrost (CARPATHIAN FOREST) and Nocturno Culto (DARKTHRONE). "I talked briefly with the guys about i...

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SLAYER: Four JÄGERMEISTER Tour Dates Cancelled

According to a posting on the SLAYER fan site SlayerSaves.com, SLAYER have cancelled the first two dates of the Jägermeister Music Tour "due to health (vocal) problems" suffered by frontman Tom Araya. Two other gigs have also been cancelled to avoid the same issue from recurring. The affected dates...

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Court Date For RUSH Guitarist, Son Scheduled For January

John Henderson of the Naples Daily News is reporting that another court date has been scheduled in Florida's Collier County for a case involving RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson. Lifeson, whose real name is Alex Zivojinovich, is facing a felony charge of battery on a law enforcement officer after a fraca...