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SCORPIONS: New North American Tour Dates Announced

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS have scheduled the following North American tour dates: June 08 - Reno, NV - Reno Events Center June 09 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater June 11 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre June 12 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre June 14 - Albuquerq...

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MASTODON Guitarist Interviewed On Q RADIO's 'Rock Show' (Audio)

Pete Bailey of the "Rock Show" on Q Radio in the U.K. conducted an interview with guitarist Bill Kelliher of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON when the band played at the Academy in Manchester, England on February 6. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. MASTODON will hit th...

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STYX, REO SPEEDWAGON And TED NUGENT To Join Forces For 'The Midwest Rock 'N' Roll Express' Tour

Over 80 million albums sold worldwide. 12 Top 10 smash hit singles. Thousands of concerts performed. The time has come for the ultimate convergence of rock's finest from the Midwest. REO SPEEDWAGON, STYX and TED NUGENT will join forces for "The Midwest Rock 'N' Roll Express" 30-date U.S. tour. Rolli...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN, SILVER MOUNTAIN Interviewed On Shockwaves/HardRadio Podcast

Shockwaves/HardRadio podcast #57 — in which host Bob Nalbandian conducts separate interviews with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman, Bay Area metal band ELECTRIC SISTER, and SILVER MOUNTAIN founding guitarist/vocalist Jonas Hanssson — is available for download at this location (M4A file, 25 M...

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MASTODON's Pre-Gig Rituals Revealed (Video)

U.K.'s Rock Sound magazxine caught up with Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON on February 6 in Manchester and they spent time with the band before they went up on stage, filming their pre-gig rituals and routines. Check out the video below. As previously reported, MASTODON will perform on the Fe...

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THE WRETCHED END To Release 'Inroads' In April

THE WRETCHED END — the Norway-based band featuring guitarist Samoth (EMPEROR, ZYKLON) and bassist Cosmo (MINDGRINDER) alongside Swedish drummer Nils Fjellström (DARK FUNERAL, IN BATTLE, AEON) — will release its sophomore album, "Inroads", on April 23 via Nocturnal Art Productions/Candlelight Records...

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MASTODON To Perform On 'Last Call With Carson Daly'

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will perform on the February 20 episode of NBC-TV's "Last Call With Carson Daly" "Last Call With Carson Daly" airs on NBC at 1:35 a.m. Eastern. MASTODON will hit the road for a spring North American tour in support of their current album "The Hunter", which was...

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HORSEBACK Complete Work On New Album

Chapel Hill, North Carolina's HORSEBACK has completed recording its new full-length album, "Half Blood", for a spring release via Relapse Records. The follow-up to 2009's "The Invisible Mountain" is being described by the band's mainman Jenks Miller as "[HORSEBACK's] most ambitious record to date th...

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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: New Touring Guitarist Announced

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the Florida-based band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, will play SAVATAGE's classic 1987 album, "Hall Of The Mountain King", in its entirety during a 15-date European tour in June and July. The group will also perform songs from DOCTOR BUTCHER (the early 1990s project created...

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TRIPTYKON To Play Special Intimate Show In Austria

TRIPTYKON — the group formed by former HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST singer, guitarist, and main songwriter Tom Gabriel Warrior — has been invited to play a very special and exceptional show on June 23 in Abtenau, Austria, near Salzburg. The concert will take place at a mountain lodge surrounded by breath...

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Deluxe Editions Of First Three DIO Albums To Be Made Available In March

According to the unofficial BLACK SABBATH web site Black-Sabbath.com, Universal Music has set a March 19 European release date for the "deluxe-edition" reissues of the first three DIO albums: "Holy Diver", "The Last In Line" and "Sacred Heart". These reissues are being made available worldwide, exce...

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LESLIE WEST Plays First Show Since Having Half Of His Leg Amputated (Video)

Legendary MOUNTAIN guitarist Leslie West returned to the stage last night for the first time since undergoing an emergency leg amputation last year. West played at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City as part of a tour with Uli Jon Roth. Check out fan-filmed video footage of the concert...

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THE CULT: More 'Choice Of Weapon' Details Revealed

One of the finest British rock acts to have enjoyed worldwide success over the last few decades, THE CULT has wrapped up recording "Choice Of Weapon", the group's first studio album in five years. The album is set for a May 22 U.S. release on the band's new label Cooking Vinyl, and its 10 tracks ...

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MASTODON, OPETH, GHOST: North American Tour Dates Announced

Grammy nominees MASTODON have announced that they will hit the road for a spring North American tour in support of their current album "The Hunter", which was released by Reprise Records in September. The tour kicks off on April 4 in Portland, Maine, and visits more than 30 cities in the U.S. and Ca...

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THE CULT: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed

Legendary rock band THE CULT has set "Choice Of Weapon" as the title of its long-awaited ninth album, due on May 22 via Cooking Vinyl Records. The group's first full-length work in five years (though the band has kept active by putting out "capsules" of new songs and live recordings in recent years)...