All About Jazz has published the second part of their interview with BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward conducted on August 10, 2005. An excerpt from the chat follows: All About Jazz: Can you talk about some of the things you have done musically outside of BLACK SABBATH? Bill Ward: "Well, I made a ...
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Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne are among the Co-Chairs for 14th annual Academy Award Viewing Dinner and After-Party to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF), set to take place on Sunday, March 5, 2006 at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, CA. The Elton John AIDS Foundation party is one of the most important ...
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Polish death metal veterans VADER have posted the following message on their official web site: "VADER is on the list of 228 metal bands banned in Islamic Malaysia. The National Fatwa Council issued the religious decree against the 'black metal cult,' citing practices in which members stamp on the holy Koran, drink alcohol and freely ...
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A brand new SINGLE BULLET THEORY track, entitled "Sea of Inequity", has been made available for download at this location. It can also be heard online at www.myspace.com/singlebullettheory. "The song is a 'near'-final mix and minor finishing touches are still being made to the recording," the Philadelphia-based metallers write in a ...
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SINGLE BULLET THEORY have posted a Quicktime movie of the song "Hollowed Out" at this location. The video was shot by Jay Bones in an abandoned asbestos factory in Ardmore, PA. Due to problems between the band and the label, the video never was released and this is the first time its been ...
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Five days after Hurricane Katrina demolished New Orleans, EYEHATEGOD frontman Mike Williams and his girlfriend Alicia Morgan barely escaped the city alive. Within hours of arriving in Morgan City, Louisiana hotel room, the pair were locked up on drug charges. Williams spent 91 days in the Morgan City jail, forced to kick his legendary heroin ...
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Finnish gothic metal band VANGUARD have announced the addition of drummer Tonmi Lillman (ex-TO/DIE/FOR, SINERGY, HATEFRAME, KYLÄHULLUT) to the group's ranks. "VANGUARD's bass player O.D. has left the band to pursue other interests and drummer Tipi has taken the role of bassist," reads a posting on the band's web site. "The empty drummer's chair will ...
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Spanish extreme metallers AVULSED have uploaded a video for the song "Let Me Taste Your Flesh" at this location. The performance footage was shot at the band's June 2005 show in Paris, France. AVULSED will enter the studio in early February to record a mini-CD, "Reanimations", featuring two brand new tracks ("River Runs ...
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GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna recently spoke to MTV.com about the group's follow-up to 2003's "Faceless" CD, which has a working title of "Four". "The results are so amazing," he said of the album GODSMACK plan to release in late April. Although Erna had served as a co-producer on the band's three previous outings, ...
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Philadelphia-based metallers SINGLE BULLET THEORY have announced the addition of drummer Darrin Patrick to the group's ranks. "Darrin is best known for his work with progressive band ETERNITY X as well as North Jersey's SMOTHER THERESA," the band write in a statement. "Darrin can be heard on SINGLE BULLET THEORY's forthcoming disc, 'The Killing Floor', ...
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Spanish extreme metallers AVULSED will enter the studio in late January/early February to record a mini-CD, "Reanimations", featuring two brand new tracks ("River Runs Red" and "Foetal Consolation"), a remake of one song from their 1992 debut demo ("Unconscious Pleasure") and three cover songs: W.A.S.P.'s "I Wanna Be Somebody", GOREFEST's "Mental Misery" and EXODUS' "Piranha". ...
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According to Canada's London Free Press, LED ZEPPELIN legend Robert Plant didn't hesitate when he was asked to autograph a chair for a good cause while in London, Ontario for a September concert. "I used to smash these things, not sign them," he quipped. Other well-known figures who've appeared at the John Labatt Centre have ...
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The same week the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its newest inductees, fans of the hard rock group KISS responded in numbers. “We already knew KISS wasn’t on the ballot, but now it's time to put a global spotlight on the omission," says George Xirocostas, spokesman for the Australian KISS Army. "The U.S. ...
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Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan. A coulple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: Have you heard any of the BLACKMORE'S NIGHT stuff? Ian Gillan: "I have! I had to do an anomynous review. I heard his records and I listened to it very carefully. I ...
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Diana McKeon Charkalis of USA Today has issued the following report: Inside the Zombie house, a wooden electric chair with leather straps sits by the front door. A full suit of armor stands nearby. There's even a stuffed white mouse resting on an entryway table. But when a visitor comments that their Halloween ...
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Plans for a protest rally at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame continue after fans of the iconic rock group KISS received a letter from Hall of Fame president Terry Stewart. "Unacceptable!" says Joe Apple, who initiated contact with the Hall by requesting an explanation for KISS's absence on the ballot for Hall of ...
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ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian will be revisiting the commentator's chair and waxing poetic on all things '80s next week on VH1's "I Love the 80s: 3D". VH1 is reprising its highly successful and hilarious "I Love the 80s" approach for "I Love the 80s: 3D". All of your favorite comics, rock stars and celebs will ...
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According to the Swedish daily newspaper Expressen, MOTÖRHEAD drummer Mikkey Dee had his wallet stolen after a concert in Gothenburg, Sweden last Friday (Oct. 7). The thieves were able to withdraw 10,000 Swedish kronor (approximately $1,285) before Dee's girlfriend Mia noticed that the wallet was missing. "It felt horribly unpleasant," Mikkey said. After ...
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Rick Coates of Michigan's Northern Express has issued the following report: Retired Cadillac High School teacher Jim Neff leans back in his living room chair each evening after dinner surrounded by his "15 Minutes of Fame." The plaque on the wall above him reads "Jim Neff Honorary Member of KISS." The guitar next ...
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According to a posting on Wednesday 13's official web site, the MURDERDOLLS frontman will support ALICE COOPER on the following dates: Oct. 27 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater Oct. 28 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater* Oct. 29 - Tacoma, WA - Emerald Queen Casino Oct. 31 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove * ...
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In response to the announcement of the finalists for this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductions, fans of rock group KISS have issued a warning to the Hall: "We're sending in our forces." Known as the KISS Army, fans of the make-up wearing, blood-spitting icons say they are tired of the lack of ...
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According to a posting at The Internet Nirvana Fan Club, REDBAND, the new band featuring former NIRVANA drummer Chad Channing (on bass), recently finished recording a four-song demo. The group includes Andy Miller on drums, Jim Nybo on guitar, Jeff Hoyle on vocals and Chad on bass. They just played a show last ...
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POISON guitarist C.C. DeVille (real name: Bruce Johannesson) has released a statement to Metal Sludge regarding his arrest this past weekend on charges that he beat up his former girlfriend Shannon Malone. DeVille was arrested Sunday night (August 21) at 10:30 p.m. and booked into Valley Jail in Van Nuys, CA. His bail ...
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Philadelphia's SINGLE BULLET THEORY have re-enlisted original drummer John Sasso to the fold. John was the original SINGLE BULLET THEORY drummer and was best known for his work on the group's 2002 release "Route 666" (Crash Music Inc.). The band are currently working on 23 new blistering tracks and will begin pre-production at Angry Chair ...
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SEVENDUST drummer Morgan Rose recently spoke to MTV.com about the recording process for the group's new album, "Next". SEVENDUST's fifth disc, "Next" is the band's first release for the Universal-affiliated WineDark Records after a lengthy stint with TVT Records. Regarding the songwriting process for the new CD, Rose said, "There was no one really to ...
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SOCIETY 1 frontman Matt "The Lord" Zane is back in the director's chair with the third installment of his wildly popular DVD series, "Backstage Pass". "Backstage Pass 3" features a star-studded cast of today's rock n' roll road dogs, recounting their best backstage stories for the camera. Nowhere else can you witness Jeordie White (ex-MARILYN ...
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ANAL CUNT frontman Seth Putnam has posted the following message on his web site: "Sorry it's been so long since my last update. I switched to a new hospital [after suffering a seizure late last year] that didn't have a computer. Then on my 37th birthday (May 15) it was the last day ...
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Swiss metallers P.M.T. have been confirmed as the support act for MARILYN MANSON on June 8 at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland. They will also play with AMEN at Rocking Chair in Vevey, Switzerland on June 15. P.M.T. will soon start demoing material for their third album, tentatively due next spring via an as-yet-undetermined label. ...
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AMEN have announced the details of their rescheduled European tour. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jun. 09 - Bochum, GER - Zwischenfall Jun. 10 - Berlin, GER - Kato Jun. 11 - Hannover, GER - TBA Jun. 13 - Budapest, HUN - A38 (w/ BOYSETSFIRE) Jun. 15 - Vevey, SWI - Rocking Chair Jun. 16 ...
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Veteran Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Lipservice", due in Europe on June 6 via G.Records/Nuclear Blast. It is as follows: 01. All We Are 02. Dream On 03. Lift 'U' Up 04. Everything I Want 05. Cupid's Arrow 06. I Wonder 07. I'm Alive 08. I've Seen ...
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