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02 Nov 2004

AMORPHIS and H.I.M. chop into grindcore!

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02 Nov 2004

SUIDAKRA command to charge...

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02 Nov 2004

TOOL’s M.J. Keenan about George W. Bush...

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02 Nov 2004

WITHERING have parted ways with vocalist

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01 Nov 2004

MORE HATE - deals signed ...

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01 Nov 2004

IMPERANON - guitarist collaborates with keyboardist Risto Kupiainen

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01 Nov 2004

BESTIAL - started own label

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01 Nov 2004

SAMHAIN - second full-length

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29 Oct 2004

News from YNGWIE MALMSTEEN

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29 Oct 2004

New BURZUM’s interview!

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27 Oct 2004

Who’s this world’s a brighter star...

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27 Oct 2004

ENSLAVED go fishing...

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27 Oct 2004

A Cologne Court refused English QUEEN

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27 Oct 2004

IN FLAMES are working on new material

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27 Oct 2004

PAIN CONFESSOR paint us their lake of regret

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26 Oct 2004

MY FATE - is happiness fiction?

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26 Oct 2004

SCORNGRAIN - "cyber" + "war" + "machine" = ?

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26 Oct 2004

SOUL SIRKUS will play for the world

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25 Oct 2004

THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT - accused in racism

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25 Oct 2004

ANDROMEDA - "Final Extension"

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23 MAR

2014

Dave Brockie — known worldwide as Oderus Urungus, the interstellar warlord vocalist of GWAR — died on March 23, 2014 at his home in Richmond, Virginia. He was 50 years old. The cause of death was a heroin overdose. Brockie was not merely a singer; he was the creative engine and costume-clad visionary who kept GWAR's singular carnival of gore and satire alive for over three decades. GWAR — formed in Richmond in 1984 — combined extreme metal with elaborate theatrical performance, grotesque costumes, and biting political and social commentary delivered through the most cartoonishly violent stage show in rock history. Brockie wrote, directed, and performed in every aspect of the band's mythology. His loss left an irreplaceable void. GWAR have continued with new vocalists, but the world Oderus built remains his monument.

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