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SLAYER, MEGADETH, MINISTRY Confirmed For Japan's LOUD PARK 06 Festival

SLAYER, MEGADETH, MINISTRY and IN FLAMES are among the confirmed bands for the Loud Park 06 festival, set to take place October 14-15, 2006 at the Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Halls 9-11 in Tokyo, Japan. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: SLAYER MEGADETH MINISTRY IN FLAMES ARC...

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ENSLAVED Guitarist: '6.6.2006, The Metal Date Above All'

ENSLAVED guitarist Ivar Bjørson has written an article in Norwegian as a blog for the national newspaper Aftenposten. The English-language translation follows here: "6.6.2006, the metal date above all! I don't take it too seriously, but it is a good-looking number. It looks like there's a lot of cel...

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RAUNCHY To Embark On Danish Tour In October/November

Danish modern metallers RAUNCHY will be embarking on a five-date tour of Denmark in October/November. Upcoming RAUNCHY dates now include the following: Jun. 19 - Pumpehuset – Copenhagen, DEN (w/ HATEBREED, Cry Babies) Jul. 01 - With Full Force Festival - Flugplatz/Roitzschjora, GER Jul. 15 - Bloodst...

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ALICE COOPER: More Details Revealed About North Dakota Honor

Rock icon Alice Cooper's six-month long North American tour just took a turn for the weird, as befitting a strange and illustrious career that has included accusations of throwing a live chicken into an audience at one of his shocking shows. A routine stop in Fargo, ND on May 15, 2006, has turned in...

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TWISTED SISTER Frontman: 'Bikers Are Real Softies When It Comes To Babies'

The Associated Press has issued the following report: TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider and some of his biker buddies are planning a ride to raise money for premature babies. Two of the Long Island native's four children were born 7 1/2 weeks premature, prompting his involvement in the March of Dimes...

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THIN LIZZY: Fifth Annual 'A Celebration: The Music Of Phil Lynott' Announced

Toronto's fifth annual "Thin Lizzy - A Celebration: The Music of Phil Lynott" is scheduled to take place on July 21-22, 2006 at Healey's. For the fifth year in a row, some of the finest musicians on the Canadian indie scene (and some special guests from around the world) are coming together to celeb...

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SoundScan Report: TOOL, PEARL JAM, WOLFMOTHER, REBEL MEETS REBEL, MINISTRY

The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending May 7, 2006, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan (all figures are rounded to the nearest thousand, except numbers under 1,000, which are rounded to the nearest hundred; The Billboard 200 chart position included, where...

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CRASH KELLY To Release 'Electric Satisfaction' In July

Liquor and Poker Music has set a July 25 release date for the sophomore recording by Toronto rock quartet CRASH KELLY, the Gilby Clarke-produced "Electric Satisfaction". A track from the new album, "Ride The Wire", is currently posted on the band's MySpace page, www.myspace.com/crashkelly. A modern...

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SATYRICON, KHOMA Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

SATYRICON, HENRY ROLLINS (spoken word) and KHOMA are among the latest acts confirmed for Download festival, set to take place at Castle Donington, Leicestershire, over the weekend of June 9-11 June. Download 2006 will go something like this: Friday, June 9: Main Stage: TOOL DEFTONES FUNERAL FOR A FR...

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BENEDICTION Pull Out Of Germany's F*CK THE COMMERCE Festival, Prepare To Record New Album

Long-running U.K. extreme metallers BENEDICTION have released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "BENEDICTION will not be appearing at this year's Fuck The Commerce festival [taking place May 25-27 at MZA (Mehrzweckhalle) in Luckau, Germany]. The reasons for this are personal between the b...

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ENSLAVED Plan 15th Anniversary Celebration

Norwegian extreme metallers ENSLAVED will hold a joint celebration for the release of their new album, "Ruun", and their 15th anniversary, at a party to be held on Saturday, May 13 at Garage in their hometown of Bergen. Doors will open 7:00 p.m., and ENSLAVED will be on stage 9:00 p.m. sharp. The ba...

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THE HELLACOPTERS, BACKYARD BABIES, MILLENCOLIN To Team Up For Swedish Tour

THE HELLACOPTERS, BACKYARD BABIES and MILLENCOLIN will be teaming up for the "Where The Action Is" tour of Sweden, set to take place in July/August. THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES and THE HIVES will also play on selected dates. The details are as follows: Jul. 27 - Strömstad, SWE @ Gästhamnen* Jul. 28...

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TRASHLIGHT VISION Announce U.K. Headlining Dates

TRASHLIGHT VISION, the new band featuring MURDERDOLLS guitarist Acey Slade, have announced several U.K. headlining dates to follow their European trek as the support act for BACKYARD BABIES. The details are as follows: Jun. 13 - Rock City - Nottingham, UK Jun. 14 - Central Station - Wrexham, UK Jun....

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IN FLAMES, SICK OF IT ALL, ATREYU, DEVILDRIVER Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

IN FLAMES, SICK OF IT ALL, ATREYU, JOHNNY TRUANT, DEVILDRIVER and MENDEED are among the latest acts confirmed for Download festival, set to take place at Castle Donington, Leicestershire, over the weekend of June 9-11 June. As well as announcing seven new acts, organizers have also revealed details...

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EVANESCENCE To Release 'The Open Door' In August

Blender magazine is reporting that EVANESCENCE have set "The Open Door" as the title of the follow-up to their multi-platinum major label debut, "Fallen", tentatively due in August via Wind-Up Records. The upcoming CD will be the group's first since the departure of guitarist/chief songwriter Ben Mo...