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Sonisphere UK - The Big Four Confirmed
So yeah, last week we all had a good chuckle at Sonisphere UK's expense when they proudly announced that, uhm, what's-the-name-again will headline on Saturday. But now the organization has revealed the first part of the line-up for Friday: The Big Four.
Yes, it's really true. Sonisphere will be bringing together Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax in the UK for the first time in history to exclusively headline the Friday night at Knebworth.
Last summer saw the live debut of The Big Four kick up a storm at several European Sonispheres, marking what was hailed as "the most significant event in the history of metal" at the time. Such was the demand that a live cinecast of the Bulgarian show saw over 130,000 people turn out to local cinemas, with reports of mosh pits breaking out in movie theatres. The recently released DVD of the event, which features all four bands collaborating on a cover of Diamond Head's "Am I Evil" as well as their individual sets, has only added fuel to the BIG 4 fire, with a frenzied demand for more performances in the countries not fortunate enough to play host last summer.
"Always excited to do big 4 shows", says Slayer's Kerry King, "Now England is in line to be devastated by this heavy metal powerhouse! Can't Fucking wait!!!"
Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine states: "The Big Four Concerts are the most important, most exciting event to happen in the history of live concerts in our genre, and perhaps the entire music industry. I am glad to be a part of this enormous celebration of thrash, speed, and good ole heavy metal!"
"OH YEAH!!!" proclaims Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante. "Here we Come England! The Big 4 BABY! Can't wait to Get Metal Thrashing Mad for you Thrashers!"
Anthrax bandmate, guitarist Scott Ian concurs: "Merry early Xmas present for us... more BIG 4 shows!!! The shows we did together with our brothers in Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth were not only the high point of 2010, but also some of the best shows Anthrax have ever played. Getting to share this with our friends in the UK will be amazing".
Metallica was quoted saying: "Hanging with Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer last summer was just too much fun, so here we are doing the Big 4 shenanigans again and this will be the first time that we will all be on the same stage in the U.K."
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Yes, it's really true. Sonisphere will be bringing together Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax in the UK for the first time in history to exclusively headline the Friday night at Knebworth.
Last summer saw the live debut of The Big Four kick up a storm at several European Sonispheres, marking what was hailed as "the most significant event in the history of metal" at the time. Such was the demand that a live cinecast of the Bulgarian show saw over 130,000 people turn out to local cinemas, with reports of mosh pits breaking out in movie theatres. The recently released DVD of the event, which features all four bands collaborating on a cover of Diamond Head's "Am I Evil" as well as their individual sets, has only added fuel to the BIG 4 fire, with a frenzied demand for more performances in the countries not fortunate enough to play host last summer.
"Always excited to do big 4 shows", says Slayer's Kerry King, "Now England is in line to be devastated by this heavy metal powerhouse! Can't Fucking wait!!!"
Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine states: "The Big Four Concerts are the most important, most exciting event to happen in the history of live concerts in our genre, and perhaps the entire music industry. I am glad to be a part of this enormous celebration of thrash, speed, and good ole heavy metal!"
"OH YEAH!!!" proclaims Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante. "Here we Come England! The Big 4 BABY! Can't wait to Get Metal Thrashing Mad for you Thrashers!"
Anthrax bandmate, guitarist Scott Ian concurs: "Merry early Xmas present for us... more BIG 4 shows!!! The shows we did together with our brothers in Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth were not only the high point of 2010, but also some of the best shows Anthrax have ever played. Getting to share this with our friends in the UK will be amazing".
Metallica was quoted saying: "Hanging with Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer last summer was just too much fun, so here we are doing the Big 4 shenanigans again and this will be the first time that we will all be on the same stage in the U.K."
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| Source: | uk.sonispherefestivals.com |
| Event: | Sonisphere Festival |
Neurotic Deathfest - At The Gates And More Confirmed
Neurotic Deathfest, Europe's biggest death metal festival, will once again be hosted at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Netherlands. Next edition will be held on April 29 & 30.
Not only will there be over 40 bands climbing the stages of Tilburg again, but there will be even more attention for side programming to make the festival experience more than complete. After confirming genre heavyweights such as Autopsy, Atheist, Exhumed and more, the organization now confirms Swedish veterans At The Gates.
The organization commented to be truly honored to have legenday At The Gates committed to return to Dutch soil for an exclusive performance. At The Gates haven't performed within the Netherlands ever since their touring cycle of the infamous Slaughter Of The Soul album in 1995.
Other new confirmed acts to perform on Neurotic Deathfest are US based Sarcolytic (formed around Disgorge drummer Ricky Myers and legendary tattoo artist Jon Zig), Septycal Gorge and Logic Of Denial.
Tickets are on sale since October 30th 2010, 2-day tickets will cost ?75,00, while 1-day tickets will cost ?40,00. There will be a total of 42 bands set to appear on Neurotic Deathfest 2011. The total list of confirmed acts thus far (in alphabetical order) is:
Atheist, At The Gates, Autopsy, Carnivore Diprosopus, Cripple Bastards, Decapitated, Exhumed, General Surgery, Grave (with aspecial Into The Grave set), Kraanium, Logic Of Denial, Macabre, Misery Index, Nox, Prostitute Disfigurement, Rompeprop, Sarcolytic, Septycal Gorge, Wormed
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Not only will there be over 40 bands climbing the stages of Tilburg again, but there will be even more attention for side programming to make the festival experience more than complete. After confirming genre heavyweights such as Autopsy, Atheist, Exhumed and more, the organization now confirms Swedish veterans At The Gates.
The organization commented to be truly honored to have legenday At The Gates committed to return to Dutch soil for an exclusive performance. At The Gates haven't performed within the Netherlands ever since their touring cycle of the infamous Slaughter Of The Soul album in 1995.
Other new confirmed acts to perform on Neurotic Deathfest are US based Sarcolytic (formed around Disgorge drummer Ricky Myers and legendary tattoo artist Jon Zig), Septycal Gorge and Logic Of Denial.
Tickets are on sale since October 30th 2010, 2-day tickets will cost ?75,00, while 1-day tickets will cost ?40,00. There will be a total of 42 bands set to appear on Neurotic Deathfest 2011. The total list of confirmed acts thus far (in alphabetical order) is:
Atheist, At The Gates, Autopsy, Carnivore Diprosopus, Cripple Bastards, Decapitated, Exhumed, General Surgery, Grave (with aspecial Into The Grave set), Kraanium, Logic Of Denial, Macabre, Misery Index, Nox, Prostitute Disfigurement, Rompeprop, Sarcolytic, Septycal Gorge, Wormed
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| Source: | neuroticdeathfest.com |
| Event: | Neurotic Deathfest |
Catamenia - New Vocalist Announced
Original news, posted on 25.11.2010
After some major line-up changes at the beginning of October, Catamenia are carrying on and recruiting new members. And it seems like the search for a new vocalist is almost over.
The band checked in today with the following message: "We're down to three candidates with our new vocalist and they are Chris, Juha-Matti and Olli-Jukka. The actual decision between them will be done before the end of the year, so keep on checking our site (or your favorite website Metal Storm, ed.) for the updates!"
UPDATE
Juha-Matti Perttunen (All Against) will be the new vocalist of Finnish melodic black metal band Catamenia.
The band announced his addition through the following statement:
"Thanks to all candidates for the position of our new vocalist since the last line-up change, especially Ash from Agathodaimon and Olli-Jukka Mustonen, but we've finally made our decision. Our new vocalist is Juha-Matti Perttunen from a band called All Against. There was a damn tight fight between the last three candidates, but JM took over everything with his charisma, attitude and especially wide variety of different vocals to cope with our all songs. Welcome to Cata-family, Juha-Matti... the stage is yours!"
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After some major line-up changes at the beginning of October, Catamenia are carrying on and recruiting new members. And it seems like the search for a new vocalist is almost over.
The band checked in today with the following message: "We're down to three candidates with our new vocalist and they are Chris, Juha-Matti and Olli-Jukka. The actual decision between them will be done before the end of the year, so keep on checking our site (or your favorite website Metal Storm, ed.) for the updates!"
UPDATE
Juha-Matti Perttunen (All Against) will be the new vocalist of Finnish melodic black metal band Catamenia.
The band announced his addition through the following statement:
"Thanks to all candidates for the position of our new vocalist since the last line-up change, especially Ash from Agathodaimon and Olli-Jukka Mustonen, but we've finally made our decision. Our new vocalist is Juha-Matti Perttunen from a band called All Against. There was a damn tight fight between the last three candidates, but JM took over everything with his charisma, attitude and especially wide variety of different vocals to cope with our all songs. Welcome to Cata-family, Juha-Matti... the stage is yours!"
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| Source: | catamenia.net |
| Band profile: | Catamenia |
By Night - New Album Title Revealed
Swedish metallers By Night have set Sympathy For Tomorrow as the title of their third album for a tentative early 2011 release. The CD was recorded this past at StudioMega in Varberg, Sweden.
According to a press release: "The results are absolutely mind-blowing. The heaviness and the aggression are there and the songs grow every listen. The fans will not be disappointed."
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According to a press release: "The results are absolutely mind-blowing. The heaviness and the aggression are there and the songs grow every listen. The fans will not be disappointed."
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| Source: | bynightonline.com |
| Band profile: | By Night |
Leaves' Eyes - Studio Update
Leaves' Eyes have issued the following update from the studio:
"The production of the new album will be finished soon. We are proud to announce our cooperation with the Lingua Mortis Orchestra and Victor Smolski as well as the choir "al dente", who also worked with us on previous releases. The classical recordings will take place next week in Minsk, Belarus. Moreover, we are happy to announce that we have more special guests on the upcoming album, for duets and special historic instruments."
The new Leaves' Eyes album is planned to be released in April 2011. More details will follow soon.
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"The production of the new album will be finished soon. We are proud to announce our cooperation with the Lingua Mortis Orchestra and Victor Smolski as well as the choir "al dente", who also worked with us on previous releases. The classical recordings will take place next week in Minsk, Belarus. Moreover, we are happy to announce that we have more special guests on the upcoming album, for duets and special historic instruments."
The new Leaves' Eyes album is planned to be released in April 2011. More details will follow soon.
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| Source: | leaveseyes.de |
| Band profile: | Leaves' Eyes |
U.D.O. - Records New Christmas Song
U.D.O. has recorded a Christmas song for the biggest European music- and merchandise mailorder company EMP in Osnabrück's "DocMaKlang" studio. The song "Jingle Balls" was written by staff members of EMP and it is a new interpretation of the Christmas song "Jingle Bells" and the Accept hymn "Balls To The Wall".
"Jingle Balls" will be released in the middle of December under the band name Evil Disposition.
A cooperation with EMP is planned for the release of U.D.O.'s forthcoming album Rev-Raptor which includes a countdown on EMP's website the whole week before the release date (tentatively due in May 2011) including a message from Udo and snippets of the new songs every day.
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"Jingle Balls" will be released in the middle of December under the band name Evil Disposition.
A cooperation with EMP is planned for the release of U.D.O.'s forthcoming album Rev-Raptor which includes a countdown on EMP's website the whole week before the release date (tentatively due in May 2011) including a message from Udo and snippets of the new songs every day.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | U.D.O. |
Flotsam & Jetsam - Part Ways With Guitarist
Flotsam & Jetsam guitarist Mark Simpson has decided to leave the band in friendship.
Simpson released the following statement: "I've decided to leave the band. No bad blood at all, of course. Those guys are my brothers, nothing will ever change that and I will continue to support them always. I'm ridiculously happy The Cold is doing so well in the press and with the fans but I'm just taking this moment to move on and try something new. It's as simple as that.
Thanks to everyone that I've had a chance to work with and a huge thank you to all the passionate and loyal fans that I had the honor to meet over the years. Buy The Cold! Flots out."
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Simpson released the following statement: "I've decided to leave the band. No bad blood at all, of course. Those guys are my brothers, nothing will ever change that and I will continue to support them always. I'm ridiculously happy The Cold is doing so well in the press and with the fans but I'm just taking this moment to move on and try something new. It's as simple as that.
Thanks to everyone that I've had a chance to work with and a huge thank you to all the passionate and loyal fans that I had the honor to meet over the years. Buy The Cold! Flots out."
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| Source: | flotsam-and-jetsam.com |
| Band profile: | Flotsam And Jetsam |
Negură Bunget - Finishing Mini-CD
Negură Bunget has issued the following update:
"We are proud to announce Negură Bunget is now finishing the work on the upcoming MCD - Poartă De Dincolo ("a gate from the above" or "carrying from the other side" ).
The material will be recorded again at Negura Music studio. As the name suggests it, the material focuses on exploring the relation between worlds, either from above, under or beyond... The MCD is the last Negură Bunget material to be released by Code666 Records marking the end of a collaboration started almost 10 years ago. We thank them for all the support and wish them good luck in the future!"
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"We are proud to announce Negură Bunget is now finishing the work on the upcoming MCD - Poartă De Dincolo ("a gate from the above" or "carrying from the other side" ).
The material will be recorded again at Negura Music studio. As the name suggests it, the material focuses on exploring the relation between worlds, either from above, under or beyond... The MCD is the last Negură Bunget material to be released by Code666 Records marking the end of a collaboration started almost 10 years ago. We thank them for all the support and wish them good luck in the future!"
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Negură Bunget |
Epica - Free Concert Rebroadcast Tonight
Original news, posted on 28.11.2010
TheRave.com will be streaming Epica live in concert from The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA. The worldwide broadcast will begin at 8pm CDT (9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific/2a GMT) on Sunday, November 28th. The concert will also be rebroadcast at a later date to be determined. Scar Symmetry, Blackguard and The Agonist are also scheduled to be a part of the broadcast.
The stream is FREE for fans around the world to view from the comfort of their home computers. Visit this location to be a part of this exclusive event.
UPDATE 3573]
Tonight, TheRave.com will be rebroadcasting the November 28 Epica concert from The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Details for the European webcast can be found here. Details for the North American webcast can be found here.
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TheRave.com will be streaming Epica live in concert from The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA. The worldwide broadcast will begin at 8pm CDT (9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific/2a GMT) on Sunday, November 28th. The concert will also be rebroadcast at a later date to be determined. Scar Symmetry, Blackguard and The Agonist are also scheduled to be a part of the broadcast.
The stream is FREE for fans around the world to view from the comfort of their home computers. Visit this location to be a part of this exclusive event.
UPDATE 3573]
Tonight, TheRave.com will be rebroadcasting the November 28 Epica concert from The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Details for the European webcast can be found here. Details for the North American webcast can be found here.
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| Source: | therave.com |
| Band profile: | Epica |
| Event: | Epica: North American Tour |
Enthrallment - New Song Online
Bulgarian metallers Enthrallment are working on a new, as-yet-untitled album, due out next spring.
A demo of a brand new song, "Chronicle Of Sorrow", is currently streaming on the band's MySpace page.
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A demo of a brand new song, "Chronicle Of Sorrow", is currently streaming on the band's MySpace page.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Enthrallment |
Asphyx - To Enter Studio In January
Dutch metallers Asphyx have issued the following update on their MySpace blog:
"Asphyx is currently working on songs for the upcoming Deathhammer album. In January Asphyx will enter the Sonic Assault studio again to record the first 4 tracks together with their sound engineer Frank Klein Douwel. Some titles are "Reign Of The Brute" ,"Vespa Cabro" ," We Doom You To Death","Asphyx-Minefield", and the titletrack "Deathhammer". Axel Hermann will do the cover artwork and Dan Swanö will do the mixing again."
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"Asphyx is currently working on songs for the upcoming Deathhammer album. In January Asphyx will enter the Sonic Assault studio again to record the first 4 tracks together with their sound engineer Frank Klein Douwel. Some titles are "Reign Of The Brute" ,"Vespa Cabro" ," We Doom You To Death","Asphyx-Minefield", and the titletrack "Deathhammer". Axel Hermann will do the cover artwork and Dan Swanö will do the mixing again."
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Asphyx |
The Equinox Ov The Gods - New Song Online
"The Way Of The Serpent", one of the new tracks of Swedish gothic/doom metal act The Equinox Ov The Gods, has now been made available for streaming at the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the band's most recent EP, entitled The End Of Days, and was released on October 22nd.
The End Of Days cover art] tracklist:
01. The End Of Days
02. Gothic Lullaby
03. Anarchos
04. The Way Of The Serpent
05. The Gallows Lord
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The End Of Days cover art] tracklist:
01. The End Of Days
02. Gothic Lullaby
03. Anarchos
04. The Way Of The Serpent
05. The Gallows Lord
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | The Equinox Ov The Gods |
Barón Rojo - To Celebrate 30th Anniversary With A Movie
Spanish heavy metal veterans Barón Rojo, who formed back in 1980, will continue their 30 Aniversario Tour next year. For a full list of 2011 tour dates, head over here.
To commemorate this historic event, the band started working on a movie, picturing the 30 years of history of the band, from the very beginning of the band till their 30th anniversary tour which started earlier this year. This will be the first time a Spanish heavy metal band will get their own movie. The movie is expected to air somewhere at the end of next year.
The band has now posted a message asking their fans to send in any material that could help the band to complete this new ambitious project. More info is available (in Spanish) at this location.
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To commemorate this historic event, the band started working on a movie, picturing the 30 years of history of the band, from the very beginning of the band till their 30th anniversary tour which started earlier this year. This will be the first time a Spanish heavy metal band will get their own movie. The movie is expected to air somewhere at the end of next year.
The band has now posted a message asking their fans to send in any material that could help the band to complete this new ambitious project. More info is available (in Spanish) at this location.
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| Source: | baronrojo.net |
| Band profile: | Barón Rojo |
King Diamond - Update On King Diamond's Health Status
King Diamond backing vocalist Livia Zita (who is also King Diamong's wife) has issued the following update on King's (real name: Kim Bendix Petersen) health status:
"Let me catch you all up on the past couple of weeks' happenings, because it affects many things.
On Monday the 29th of November, King had to be transported to the nearby hospital by ambulance. After several different tests were done and the EKG machine showing abnormalities, the doctors recommended that he get a cardiac catheterization.
Cardiac catheterization is a procedure where the doctors lead a very thin tube up from the leg and into the heart, where it injects dye into the bloodstream. Then a camera at the end of the tube takes many pictures of the heart's arteries, looking for blockages. After this was done, they determined that King had several heart attacks, and three of his heart's arteries were the cause: one was completely blocked, the second was 90% blocked, and the third was 65% blocked.
The only solution to this was an open heart triple bypass surgery.
If you are interested in the details of how this surgery is performed, please look it up online. I will only touch on the basics. The sternum (breastbone) is cut in half and pulled apart, to expose the heart. Veins are harvested from other places of the body, in King's case it was his left leg and chest wall. The person is then hooked up to a machine that practically does the job of the heart, circulating and oxygenating the blood. The heart is then stopped, and the lungs collapse (the lungs stop working since the blood is being oxygenated by the machine). The surgeon then sews the harvested veins in place, bypassing the found blockages. Once the surgery is done, the surgeon moves the ribs and breastbone back into place and wires it together. The chest is closed as well. They use an electric pulse to start the heart and a breathing machine is lead into the lungs to restart breathing.
King's surgery took approximately 7 hours.
Everything went well, and King was taken to ICU for recovery. He was walking and eating solid food already 2 days after the operation, and he was the first one in the history of the hospital who walked on his own power from the ICU to normal care. 10 days after the ambulance took him to the emergency room, he is at home and is recovering well. It will be a few months before he feels completely normal and is without pain.
He would like to mention here that he's eternally grateful for the wonderful staff at Centennial Medical Center who took care of him. Dr. Kourlis, Dr. Kamili, Dr. Alang, Nurse Christie and Nurse Thomas among many others made sure that he got the best care and attention he could ever have hoped for. They were always very nice to me too, letting me stay overnight in the ICU after visiting hours were over.
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"Let me catch you all up on the past couple of weeks' happenings, because it affects many things.
On Monday the 29th of November, King had to be transported to the nearby hospital by ambulance. After several different tests were done and the EKG machine showing abnormalities, the doctors recommended that he get a cardiac catheterization.
Cardiac catheterization is a procedure where the doctors lead a very thin tube up from the leg and into the heart, where it injects dye into the bloodstream. Then a camera at the end of the tube takes many pictures of the heart's arteries, looking for blockages. After this was done, they determined that King had several heart attacks, and three of his heart's arteries were the cause: one was completely blocked, the second was 90% blocked, and the third was 65% blocked.
The only solution to this was an open heart triple bypass surgery.
If you are interested in the details of how this surgery is performed, please look it up online. I will only touch on the basics. The sternum (breastbone) is cut in half and pulled apart, to expose the heart. Veins are harvested from other places of the body, in King's case it was his left leg and chest wall. The person is then hooked up to a machine that practically does the job of the heart, circulating and oxygenating the blood. The heart is then stopped, and the lungs collapse (the lungs stop working since the blood is being oxygenated by the machine). The surgeon then sews the harvested veins in place, bypassing the found blockages. Once the surgery is done, the surgeon moves the ribs and breastbone back into place and wires it together. The chest is closed as well. They use an electric pulse to start the heart and a breathing machine is lead into the lungs to restart breathing.
King's surgery took approximately 7 hours.
Everything went well, and King was taken to ICU for recovery. He was walking and eating solid food already 2 days after the operation, and he was the first one in the history of the hospital who walked on his own power from the ICU to normal care. 10 days after the ambulance took him to the emergency room, he is at home and is recovering well. It will be a few months before he feels completely normal and is without pain.
He would like to mention here that he's eternally grateful for the wonderful staff at Centennial Medical Center who took care of him. Dr. Kourlis, Dr. Kamili, Dr. Alang, Nurse Christie and Nurse Thomas among many others made sure that he got the best care and attention he could ever have hoped for. They were always very nice to me too, letting me stay overnight in the ICU after visiting hours were over.
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| Source: | facebook.com |
| Band profile: | King Diamond |
Hellyeah - Free Live Webcast Tonight
TheRave.com will be streaming HellYeah live in concert from The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA. The worldwide broadcast will begin at 8pm CDT (9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific/1am GMT) on Saturday, December 11th. Hail The Villain, Anew Revolution and American Bang are also scheduled to be a part of the broadcast.
The stream is FREE for fans around the world to view from the comfort of their home computers. Visit this location to log in and be a part of this exclusive event.
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The stream is FREE for fans around the world to view from the comfort of their home computers. Visit this location to log in and be a part of this exclusive event.
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| Source: | therave.com |