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SMASHING PUMPKINS: Bang! Festival 'Postponed'

This year's Bang! Festival, which was set to feature SMASHING PUMPKINS as one of the headliners and go down this weekend in Miami, has been postponed, according to the Bang! web site. No reason was announced for the postponement, although tickets can be refunded at point of purchase. SMASHING PUMPKI...

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Y&T's DAVE MENIKETTI To Guest On 'Metal Express Radio' This Friday

Y&T legend Dave Meniketti will be the guest DJ on Metal Express Radio this Friday, November 9 at 15:00 and 21:00 CET (9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. EST). Tune in for one hour of Dave's favorite bands and tracks. To listen to the program live via the Internet, go to this location. Locomotive ...

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BONAFIDE: 'Loud Band' Video Posted Online

Swedish rockers BONAFIDE have released the video for their second single, "Loud Band", taken from their self-titled album, available in Scandinavia through Sweden Rock Records. The TV premiere took place in late September as the band was invited to Swedish TV4's morning show airing in southern Swede...

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BOBAFLEX: 'Home' Video Posted Online

West Virginian metal maniacs BOBAFLEX have released their video for the song "Home". The clip, which was shot by director Dan Dobi on October 12 before and during the band's concert at Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio, can be viewed below. "Tales from Dirt Town", BOBAFLEX's follow-up its acclaimed "Ap...

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OBITUARY Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

Legendary Florida death metallers OBITUARY have been confirmed for next year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 27-28, 2008 at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGE OF EVIL AGENT STEEL BREAKER CONTRACRASH ENSIFERUM FORBIDDEN GRAVE DIG...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Recruits Former AMEN Drummer For European Tour

Wednesday 13 (ex-MURDERDOLLS)'s management has issued the following update: "Due to a death in the family, Racci Shay [drums] will not be joining Wednesday 13 on the upcoming Fan Bang - Fan Appreciation tour. Racci will be leaving the tour after the show in San Antonio to spend time with his family....

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, FORBIDDEN Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE and the reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN have been confirmed for next year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 27-28, 2008 at Messegelände in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: SAXON TRAMP'S WHITE LION...

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EXCITER: 'Thrash Speed Burn' Pushed Back To February

Germany's Massacre Records has pushed back the projected release date of the new EXCITER album, "Thrash Speed Burn", to February 22, 2008 from the previously announced November 9. "Thrash Speed Burn" will mark EXCITER's recorded debut with new singer Kenny "MetalMouth" Winter, who joined the band in...

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Save My Soul

On "Save My Soul", German prog metal veterans POVERTY'S NO CRIME demonstrate once again a proclivity for infusing its often pop-based melodies with solid, though not spectacular, arrangements. A smoother, less over-the-top, progressive approach and a more rock-oriented sound makes the album a pleasa...

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GURD, NEVERLAND Confirmed For Switzerland's GUITARS AGAINST CANCER Concert

GURD (the Swiss band formed out of the ashes of the power-thrash metal legends POLTERGEIST),NEVERLAND, UPPERCUT, AS SANITY FADES and CELL DIVISION have been confirmed for Guitars Against Cancer, a benefit concert being held November 17 at the Kulturmarkt in Zurich, Switzerland. For more information...

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EVANESCENCE Singer On Touring, Lineup Changes And Marriage

AOL Music recently conducted an interview with EVANESCENCE frontwoman Amy Lee. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: AOL Music: EVANESCENCE have been on the road for a year now and are headlining a fall tour. That's a pretty rigorous schedule. Are you tired? Amy: Well, I've done it better this...

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TOTAL F**KING DESTRUCTION Ends RWAKE Tour By Destroying Van And Gear

Philadelphia's TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION has issued the following update: "TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION will totally fucking destroy the CMJ/Translation Loss Records showcase coming up this Saturday, October 20 at the Ace of Clubs in New York City. TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION plays at 11:30 p.m. sharp an...

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BOBAFLEX: New Single Available For Streaming

West Virginian metal maniacs BOBAFLEX have made their new single, "Home", available for streaming: High-Speed, Low-Speed. A video for the song was shot on October 12 before and during the band's concert at Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. BOBAFLEX will follow up its acclaimed 2005 release "Apologize...

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Bang Your Head!!! 2006 2-DVD Set To Receive North American Release In November

Locomotive Records has set a November 6, 2007 North American release date for the "Bang Your Head!!! 2006" two-DVD set, featuring performances by IN FLAMES, DEATH ANGEL, RAVEN, HELLOWEEN, JON OLIVA'S PAIN and ARMORED SAINT, among many others. In addition to 34 songs that were filmed during last year...

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SAXON Manager Apologizes To Australian, Russian Fans

SAXON manager Thomas Jensen has issued the following statement regarding the postponement of the band's Russian and Australian tour dates: "Again due to visa problems we have to announce that SAXON can't make it to Moscow. The promoter in Russia and our tour manager tried their best, but the post st...