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QUEENSRŸCHE Replaces W.A.S.P. At ROCKLAHOMA Festival

The powerful, dramatic, diverse and electrifying QUEENSRŸCHE has joined Rocklahoma's already historic line-up. QUEENSRŸCHE joined the Rocklahoma's line-up following unforeseen and unfortunate circumstances that prevented W.A.S.P. from appearing on Sunday, July 15 at the four-day festival, explained...

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STORMTROOPERS OF DEATH To Release 'Rise Of The Infidels'

Megaforce Records and metal/hardcore pioneers S.O.D. will release "Rise of the Infidels" on August 21, 2007. It is an extended EP (perhaps the longest in the music biz) with four unreleased S.O.D. songs, plus a live concert from Seattle is included. One of the crucial bands in the musical chain link...

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ATREYU: New Album Details Revealed

Pioneering metallic rock band ATREYU has announced an August 28 release date for its Hollywood Records debut, "Lead Sails Paper Anchor". The band will be previewing select songs from the highly anticipated album during the upcoming Family Values Tour, which launches July 20 in Maryland Heights, Miss...

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KURT COBAIN Image Showing Up On Lunchboxes, Keychains

Launch Radio Networks reports: The posthumous marketing of late NIRVANA frontman and songwriter Kurt Cobain continues. According to Variety, Cobain's image has begun showing up on lunchboxes, an action figure and even a key chain that doubles as a small liquor flask, all manufactured by the National...

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SOULFLY, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Members Talk About 'Higher Voltage' CD

Fifteen of rock's hottest bands have contributed cover versions of classic songs for the second instalment of Kerrang! magazine's free "High Voltage" CDs (free with this week's Kerrang! magazine). Below, all of the bands who contributed to this project talk about what tracks they chose to cover and...

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EPHEL DUATH: Sample Of Upcoming Remix Album Available

Italian experimentalists EPHEL DUATH have posted the song "Hole IV" from their upcoming album "Pain Remixes the Known" on their MySpace page. "Pain Remixes the Known" is a collection of remixes of the tracks that appeared on the 2006 album "Pain Necessary to Know". Commented guitarist Davide: "The w...

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World Series Of Video Games To Host Guitar Hero 2 Competitions

The World Series of Video Games presented by Intel (WSVG),the first international video game competition circuit for multiple game platforms, will be host to several Guitar Hero 2 competitions over the course of the year. Guitar Hero 2 lets users play their favorite songs by their favorite bands in...

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SOULFLY, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, DARKEST HOUR Featured On 'Higher Voltage' CD

Fifteen of rock's hottest bands have contributed cover versions of classic songs to the second instalment of Kerrang! magazine's free "High Voltage" CDs. "Higher Voltage" — which includes exclusive recordings by LOSTPROPHETS, AIDEN, FIGHTSTAR and MADINA LAKE and rare covers by FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND a...

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AKERCOCKE: 'Axiom' Video Posted Online

AKERCOCKE's music video for the song "Axiom" can now be found on YouTube. The clip was directed by Erica Herbert of HSI London (NIRVANA, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE). Her surrealist vision is the perfect compliment to AKERCOCKE's brutally beautiful sound. Deemed "a unique and beautiful visual outing" by fro...

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SLAYER, MOTÖRHEAD, CHILDREN OF BODOM Music Featured In 'Skate' Videogame

According to Kotaku.com, SLAYER, CHILDREN OF BODOM, MOTÖRHEAD, NIRVANA, the BAD BRAINS are among the artists that will have tracks featured in the upcoming multi-platform videogame "Skate". The game is expected in stores in September. The complete track listing (in alphabetical order by artist) is a...

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COURTNEY LOVE Hires 'KURT COBAIN Lookalike' For New Band

Launch Radio Networks reports: Courtney Love says she has hired several musicians for her new backing band, including one who strongly resembles her late husband, NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain. Love wrote at her blog, "Another (guy) I found out later models on the side...but I'll admit it, I really h...

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TESLA Guitarist Talks About 'Real To Reel' Covers Album

Lisa Sharken of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon. An excerpt from the chat follows: KNAC.COM: Tell us about "Real To Reel". What prompted TESLA to do an entire album of cover tunes and how did you go about selecting the material? Hannon: We were thinking abo...

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AKERCOCKE To Guest On IRON MAIDEN Singer's Radio Show

Controversial U.K. dark art practitioners AKERCOCKE will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, July 6 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. U...

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AKERCOCKE: 'Axiom' 30-Second Video Sample Available

Controversial U.K. dark art practitioners AKERCOCKE have posted an advance sample of their promo video "Axiom" at YouTube. On May 14, the sharp-suited metal maestros arrived at Wilton's Music Hall in London to shoot the "Axiom" video, lifted from the band's new album "Antichrist". The shoot was unde...

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COURTNEY LOVE, JOEY RAMONE's Brother Angry Over Dead Rockers Shoe Ad

Courtney Love and Mickey Leigh, brother of the late RAMONES legend Joey Ramone, are furious at Dr. Martens for putting former NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain and Ramone in a shoe ad. According to E! Online, the print ads, promoting the manufactuer's AirWair line and only approved for use in the United...