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The police in Iowa said that they would have more information on the death of Paul Gray, the bassist and a co-founder of the heavy-metal band Slipknot, after an autopsy on Tuesday, but that foul play was not immediately suspected, The Associated Press reported. Mr. Gray, 38, was found dead on Monday at a TownePlace Suites hotel in Johnston, Iowa, north of Des Moines. In
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There can be something comforting about heavy metal. Though the sound of the music can be bloodcurdling, the genre’s style and traditions remain pretty consistent: long hair, black clothes—and a contempt for sell-outs and commercial gimmickry.
Of course, defining such offenses is a fool’s errand, but the editors of Revolver, a leading magazine in the genre, have learned a few things based on newsstand sales. A recent issue featuring Pantera, whose former
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Welsh rock band Bullet For My Valentine‘s album Fever debuts this week at #1 on both the Rock and Alternative charts and #3 Billboard’s album chart. The highly anticipated 11-track record featuring the fuming single and video “Your Betrayal” was released on April 27 and is BFMV‘s top selling debut to date, selling over 71,000 units in the first week, a 34% increase over BFMV
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