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Former VENOM Frontman To Perform At PHIL LYNOTT Charity Tribute Gig

The Boys Are Back In Bolton is a charity event which celebrates the life and music of rock legend Philip Lynott and THIN LIZZY. The event has the blessing of Philip's mother, Philomena Lynott, who will be opening the night's festivities with a specially recorded video message. All profits from the g...

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POISON Breaks Attendance Record at the MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FAIR

Playing to a crowd of over 28,000 fans and bringing arena rock and roll back to the Midwest, legendary rockers POISON broke all previous attendance records at this year's Mississippi Valley Fair on Friday night. Shattering previous records previously held by artists such as GRETCHEN WILSON and DEF L...

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THRESHOLD's Original Vocalist To Tour With Band For Remainder Of Year

THRESHOLD's original vocalist Damian Wilson has confirmed that he will perform with the U.K. progressive metal band for all their tour dates this year following the departure of previous singer Andrew "Mac" McDermott. Damian already stood in earlier this month for the band's performances at Slovenia...

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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER Rocks For Charity

Nancy Townsley of The Forest Grove News-Times reports: In or out of makeup, Tommy Thayer is a colorful guy. The Beaverton native and lead guitarist for the rock band KISS has no shortage of gigs on his electronic calendar. Last week he was on stage in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., performing in a ...

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THRESHOLD: Original Singer To Perform With Band At Norway's SUBTACTO Festival

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD have confirmed that their original singer Damian Wilson will perform with them at their next show, the Subtacto Festival in Norway on August 4, following last week's unexpected departure of Andrew "Mac" McDermott. Damian Wilson fronted the band for the first time...

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Singer ANDREW 'MAC' MCDERMOTT Quits THRESHOLD

Vocalist Andrew "Mac" McDermott has officially left U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD. His departure took place just a few days prior to the band's scheduled appearances at the Metalcamp and Earthshaker festivals in Slovenia and Germany, respectively, forcing the group to use its previous singer,...

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NIGHTMARE: Hard At Work On New Album

French power metallers NIGHTMARE are currently at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden recording their brand new studio album, entitled "Genetic Disorder". The CD is being produced and mixed by Fredrik Nordström and Henrik Udd (IN FLAMES, HAMMERFALL, DIMMU BORGIR, ARCH ENEMY) and will feature 12 son...

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THRESHOLD Singer Pulls Out Of This Weekend's Gigs, Previous Vocalist Steps In

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD have issued the following update: "THRESHOLD singer Andrew 'Mac' McDermott has astonished his fellow band members by deciding not to perform at this weekend's Metalcamp and Earthshaker festivals in Slovenia and Germany. "Fortunately the band's previous singer Dam...

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Former BURN IN SILENCE, REVEILLE Members Seek Singer For IF MIDNIGHT COMES

IF MIDNIGHT COMES, the new band featuring guitarist Mike Casavant (BURN IN SILENCE),bassist Max Lavelle (BURN IN SILENCE) and drummer Justin Wilson (REVEILLE),is seeking a "dynamic singer, someone in the vein of Lajon Witherspoon (SEVENDUST) and Corey Taylor (STONE SOUR)." An instrumental track, "...

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AFTER FOREVER: European Tour Dates Announced

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band AFTER FOREVER will embark on a European tour in September/October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 09 - Raismes Fest, Raismes, France Sep. 10 - Bierkeller, Bristol, UK Sep. 12 - Rios, Leeds, UK Sep. 13 - Rock City, Nottingham, UK Sep. 14 - The Underworl...

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SLIPKNOT Guitarist THOMSON Comments On MALEVOLENT CREATION Guest Appearance

SLIPKNOT guitarist Mick Thomson has commented on his guest appearance on the song "Deliver My Enemy" on the new MALEVOLENT CREATION album, "Doomsday X". Due in the U.S. on July 17 via Nuclear Blast Records and in Europe on August 24 via Massacre Records, the CD was recorded and engineered at Mercury...

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FREEDOM CALL: More European Tour Dates Announced

Germany's FREEDOM CALL has scheduled the following dates: Jul. 19-21 - Kreuth, Germany - Eathshaker Festival With NOCTURNAL RITES: Sep. 05 - Stockholm, Sweden - Klubben Sep. 06 - Malmö, Sweden - KB Sep. 07 - Göteborg, Sweden - Sticky Fingers Sep. 08 - Kristianstad, Sweden - Scala Sep. 09 - Gävle, Sw...

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FARMAKON Singer To Guest On GALEXIA CD

FARMAKON lead singer/bassist Marko Eskola has been confirmed as one of the guest musicians on the self-titled album from GALEXIA, the project led by Orange, Connecticut-based musician Kenneth Joseph Spaziani. Also scheduled appear on the CD are Arjen A. Lucassen (AYREON),Joost Dan Ven Broek (AFTER...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Confirms Drummer's Departure

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN has confirmed that it has parted ways with drummer Chris Pennie. The group is presently utilizing the services of Gil Sharone (STOLEN BABIES) for its current album recording sessions, although it appears unlikely that he will be joining the band on a permanent basis. In an...

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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...