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GIGANTOUR 2006: Salt Lake City Show Moved

Due to weather conditions, tomorrow night's (September 15) Gigantour stop in Salt Lake City, UT has been moved from the USANA Amphitheater to the E Center. The North American installment of Gigantour 2006 kicked off September 6 in Boise, Idaho. The trek features LAMB OF GOD, ARCH ENEMY, OPETH, OVERK...

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MEGADETH: JAMES LOMENZO Chat Transcript Available

MEGADETH fan site Rattlehead HQ has uploaded a transcript of the online chat with MEGADETH bassist James Lomenzo, whick took place in the Gigantour Chat Room yesterday (Wednesday, September 13). Check it out at this location. The North American installment of Gigantour 2006 kicked off September 6 in...

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MEGADETH Bassist To Take Part In Online Chat Today

MEGADETH bassist James Lomenzo (ex-BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, WHITE LION) will take part in an online chat today (Wednesday, September 13) at 3:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. (noon) PDT at the Gigantour Chat Room (free registration required). The North American installment of Gigantour 2006 kicked off September 6...

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MEGADETH Mainman DAVE MUSTAINE: 'We Are Firing On All Cylinders Right Now'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message on the Gigantour web site: "The first week ended and there were a lot of ups and downs, but we are firing on all cylinders right now, and we are so excited to be playing for you all this year again. I can't wait to check ...

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OPETH: 'Ghost Reveries Special Edition' Details, Artwork Revealed

Roadrunner Records has revealed the details of "Ghost Reveries Special Edition", the expanded version of the band's "Ghost Reveries" CD. Due on October 31, the set will include band's cover of DEEP PURPLE's "Soldier of Fortune", a 40-minute documentary about the making of the record complete with th...

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OPETH Frontman To Take Part In Online Chat Today

OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt will take part in an online chat today (Tuesday, September 12) at 3:30 p.m. PDT/6:30 p.m. EDT (23:30 GMT) at the Gigantour Chat Room (free registration required). As previously reported, the special-edition deluxe version of OPETH's "Ghost Reveries" CD will be release...

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DARK ARENA: New Song Posted Online

DARK ARENA, the new Cleveland, Ohio-based band featuring vocalist Juan Ricardo (ATTAXE, RITUAL),guitarists "Tall" Paul Konjicija (ANTITHESIS, RITUAL) and Dale Robertson (ROADIE'S NIGHTMARE),drummer Chris Stolle (SOMNUS),and bassist Brian Glodde (ANTITHESIS, RICK RENSTROM),has posted a new song,...

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Label Founder Talks About EXODUS' Singer-Less Gig In New York

The makers of "Get Thrashed", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted a one-and-a-half-minute video clip featuring Todd Gordon — who earned his rightful place in the annals of thrash metal's history by sig...

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MEGADETH To Play Special Headlining Show In Charleston

MEGADETH will play a special headlining show at The Plex in Charleston, South Carolina on October 4 with guests INTO ETERNITY and SANCTITY. MEGADETH's Gigantour 2006 officially kicked off Wednesday (September 6) near Boise, Idaho with performances by MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD, OPETH, ARCH ENEMY, OVERKIL...

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MEGADETH: GIGANTOUR 2006 Opening-Night Setlist Revealed

Gigantour 2006 officially kicked off Wednesday (September 6) near Boise, Idaho with performances by MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD, ARCH ENEMY, OVERKILL, INTO ETERNITY, SANCTITY and THE SMASHUP. MEGADETH's setlist for the opening show was as follows: 01. Blackmail The Universe 02. Skin O' My Teeth 03. The Sc...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says GIGANTOUR Is 'All About Musicianship And People Who Are Positive'

United Press International reports that MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine says this year's Gigantour will be a celebration of headbanging rock at its best. "It's all about musicianship and people who are positive," says Mustaine, who started the heavy metal package tour in 2005. "We want people out there who...

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SPEED\KILL/HATE: New Album Delayed Until 2007

Despite a previous announcement to the contrary, SPEED\KILL/HATE's follow-up to their Escapi Music debut, "Acts of Insanity", tentatively titled "No Remorse, No Regrets", will not surface until next year. The delay is being attributed to "scheduling issues," according to a posting on the group's web...

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OVERKILL, HADES And NON-FICTION Vets Launch THE CURSED

One of the most instantly recognizable voices in all of heavy metal, OVERKILL's Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth has for the first time in his career momentarily stepped out of his full-time band. With the launch of THE CURSED, Ellsworth is joined by guitarist Dan Lorenzo (ex-HADES and NON-FICTION),bassist...

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HADES Site Going Down; Free MP3s Added For Download

Former HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo has issued the following update: "As you may or may not know HADES stopped playing live shows four years ago, and we only got together to record one new song, 'Thinktank', for a reissue a year and a half ago.....Time to close one chapter and start another... www.Ha...

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OPETH Frontman: New Material Sounds 'Twisted'

OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has checked in with the following update: "We're trying to fix the visas for the Gigantour. Gonna start rehearsing eventually but we don't know how much time we'll get on stage. Have a few cool songs for ya if you're going. Done a little bit of writing too and it sound...