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THERION Bassist To Sit Out European Tour |
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Thursday, 22 July 2010 |
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Bassist Nalley Pċhlsson of Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION will sit out the band's upcoming European headlining tour. According to Pċhlsson, the reason for him not being able to take part in the trek is threefold. He says, "1) I'm alone with my two children and it's not possible for me to be away for over two months. 2) I'm right now studying and I have to complete my education this autumn. 3) I have lately had a drinking problem, and to be on tour is not the best thing for me right now." |
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BAD RELIGION Bassist: 'What's In My Bag? |
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Thursday, 22 July 2010 |
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Bassist Jay Bentley of punk rock legends BAD RELIGION is featured in Amoeba Music's "What's In My Bag?" segment in which he talks about some of the records he's into |
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MASTODON's TROY SANDERS is Looking Forward To Playing This Weekend's HEAVY MTL Festival |
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Thursday, 22 July 2010 |
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Dave Jaffer of Hour.ca recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. |
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GAVIN ROSSDALE is Excited About His BUSH |
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Thursday, 22 July 2010 |
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BUSH frontman GAVIN ROSSDALE says that the reunion of his band this year is "very exciting." Rossdale told Billboard that he reformed Bush after touring for his solo album Wanderlust back in 2008. Rossdale said that being "in Bush, the band you're basically born to be in, it's like a suit of armor." Rossdale describes the band's new album, Everything Always Now, which is set to be released this fall, as "heavy," but says it doesn't repeat former Bush albums. He says that "you want to make songs that people really care about, but you also don't want to repeat yourself." |
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DEATH ANGEL Guitarist Remembers DEBBIE ABONO |
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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 |
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DEATH ANGEL guitarist Rob Cavestany has posted the following message regarding the passing of Debbie Abono, a well-respected and much-loved manager and promotional machine behind some of San Francisco Bay Area's strongest metal bands (POSSESSED, FORBIDDEN, EXODUS, VIO-LENCE, SKINLAB):
"Haven't been able to get online much the past few days on the road but now have had the chance to read all the posts about Debbie Abono and soak it all in.
"I want to express my gratitude and respect for all she did for our scene, my band and me individually. She was like a mom and mentor. She was there for us in so many ways at almost all the local shows and especially on one of the best tours we ever did (DEATH ANGEL - 'Act III' / FORBIDDEN - 'Twisted Into Form' in 1990).
"Miss you, Debbie. Rest in peace."
Abono passed away on Sunday (May 16) at approximately 9:59 a.m. PST after a battle with cancer. She was 80 years old.
According to David Konow, author of the "Bang Your Head: The Rise And Fall Of Heavy Metal", Debbie Abono was in her mid-fifties when she began to manage a band named POSSESSED. Abono started taking her daughters to MOTÖRHEAD shows, where the members of POSSESSED first asked her to manage the band. "There's nothing to it," they told her. "All you gotta do is get us shows." Abono agreed and even allowed them to practice at her house.
POSSESSED's association with Debbie Abono would be a "first" for both sides: Abono would be the band's first manager, and POSSESSED were Abono's first managed band. Abono had no previous connection to heavy metal music other than as a concert designated driver for her daughters, one of whom was a girlfriend of guitarist Larry LaLonde. Due to generation gap, Abono also had limited awareness of the sometimes blasphemous themes of heavy metal, and was allegedly offended upon reading the lyric sheet of "Seven Churches". Nevertheless, she agreed to manage and represent POSSESSED as long as bassist/vocalist Jeff Becerra and LaLonde finished high school commitments. Although the group's relationship amongst themselves and their first manager would reach points of discord and eventual termination, Abono would go on to manage additional bands in the Bay Area metal scene like EXODUS, VIO-LENCE and FORBIDDEN EVIL (pre-FORBIDDEN), as well as death metal bands like Chicago's BROKEN HOPE and Florida's CYNIC and OBITUARY. |
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