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PAINMUSEUM's METAL MIKE and BOBBY JARZOMBEK Schedule Mexico City In-Store
Sacrecrow Records/Oz Productions have announced a fan meet-and-greet/signing session with PAINMUSEUM's "Metal" Mike Chlasciak and Bobby Jarzombek (ICED EARTH, HALFORD). Mike and Bobby will take some time and attend to this special event while on "Mexico 2005 Tour" with SEBASTIAN BACH. The details ar...June 7, 2005
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OZZFEST 2005: WILL SMITH May Join Wife Onstage During WICKED WISDOM's Performance
ContactMusic.com has issued the following report: Jada Pinkett Smith is set to infuriate heavy rockers even more as she considers including hip-hop husband Will Smith in her Ozzfest tour plans. Ozzfest headliner Ozzy Osbourne caused controversy earlier this month when he added the actress' metal gro...May 27, 2005
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Former SAXON Drummer NIGEL GLOCKLER Talks About His Departure
The Dio Message Board recently conducted an in-depth interview with former SAXON drummer Nigel Glockler. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: The Dio Message Board: You had an injury back in '98 which has prevented you from being in SAXON and being a full-time member yet you still work wi...May 15, 2005
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ECHOBRAIN Frontman Says Marketing Album As Featuring METALLICA Member Was A Mistake
In a recent interview with The Digital Noise Network, ECHOBRAIN vocalist/guitarist Dylan Donkin spoke about the recent decision to dissolve the band, and the positives and negatives of having ex-METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted in the group. Asked about the poor promotion and marketing for the band's...May 2, 2005
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With the success of EVANESCENCE, NIGHTWISH and LACUNA COIL, pretty much any band with some Eurotrash tendencies and a sultry chick in a flowing dress is gonna get a second look from the world at large. But give TRISTANIA some credit — they've been at this for a while, back when this sub-genre of got...April 17, 2005
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TWISTED SISTER Frontman Discusses 'Matzo and Metal' VH1 CLASSIC Special
The New York Post reports that TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider joined three Jewish rockers — MOUNTAIN's Leslie West, ANTHRAX's Scott Ian and SISTER bandmate JJ French — for VH1 Classic's "Matzo and Metal: A Very Classic Passover", which airs April 24, the second night of Passover. West leads the...April 14, 2005
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Marine Metalhead Plans To Take Over METALLICA's Spot
Cpl. Tom Sloan of Marines.mil has issued the following report: Patrolling the streets of the insurgent infested city here is probably the last place most people would expect to find a rock 'n' roll star. However, that's just where you'll find Lance Cpl. Josh R. Barfield (photo),lead singer and guit...March 26, 2005
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MOONSKIN Singer Comments On CHUCK SCHULDINER 'Memorial' Song
Israeli "dark metallers" MOONSKIN wrote and recorded a special memorial song ("Embraced by Words") for late DEATH mainman Chuck Schuldiner for inclusion on "Unforgotten Past - A Tribute to Chuck Schuldiner", a tribute album recently released by the Chinese label Areadeath Productions. Commented MOON...March 26, 2005
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SAXON To Play U.S. In May?
According to the San Francisco Bay Area rock station 107.7 The Bone (web site) and the official web site of the Avalon nightclub in Santa Clara, CA, SAXON are scheduled to play the Avalon on May 11. This show isn't listed on SAXON's web site, but the radio station ...February 25, 2005
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DAMAGEPLAN Shooting: What Happened The Night DIMEBAG Was Murdered?
The following story by John Futty was published in the January 16, 2005 edition of The Columbus Dispatch: His high-pitched scream spoke to all of the things William Wever couldn't say. "It was like he suddenly realized, 'I've got another man's blood on me,' " said his friend Crystal Levings, 25, of...January 16, 2005
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METALLICA Drummer Attends SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY Music Director's Birthday Gala
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was one of the attendees at San Francisco Symphony music director Michael Tilson Thomas' star-studded 60th birthday gala celebration, "Celebrity Salute to MTT", Thursday night (Jan. 13) at San Francisco's Davies Symphony Hall, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. "...January 15, 2005
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HEATHEN Sign Distribution Deal With IDN
Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN have inked a North American distribution deal with the New York-based based Innovative Distribution Network (IDN). The band, who are currently unsigned, released their latest CD, "Recovered", independently this past spring. The effort featured covers...January 7, 2005
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Is Metal Dangerous? DIMEBAG's Murder Blackens Music's Reputation
Katie Vrabel of ValleyAdvocate.com reports: The onstage murder of DAMAGEPLAN guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott on Dec. 8 turned a spotlight on the metal community. The former PANTERA guitarist was shot shortly after his new band hit the stage Dec. 8 at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, Ohio. He and...January 6, 2005
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HEATHEN Schedule German Festival Appearances
Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN have been confirmed for the Headbangers Open Air 2005 festival, set to take place July 9-10, 2005 in Germany. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are TYRANT'S REIGN, WEAPON, RAVENSTHORN, ALL SOULS' DAY, Z-IRON, INNER WISH, ATTACKER, WARRANT (no...December 31, 2004
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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...December 30, 2004
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