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DEICIDE Confirmed For MILWAUKEE METAL FEST XIX

Long-running Florida-based death metallers DEICIDE have been confirmed for the Milwaukee Metal Fest XIX, set to take place May 11-12 at the Waukesha Expo Center in Waukesha, WI. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 3 MILE SCREAM A.N.J. ABACINATE ACHERONGODLESS RISING AGENT STEEL ANAL BLAST...

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GURD Begins Filming 'Bang!' Video

Switzerland's GURD, the band formed out of the ashes of the power-thrash metal legends POLTERGEIST, has begun shooting a video for the title track of its eighth album "Bang!" According to a posting on the group's web site, the clip will be "a comic-style fun video in which we freak around in a virtu...

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Worldwide Response To ROCKLAHOMA 'Amazing'

Only one week after announcing plans for Rocklahoma, the largest '80s rock festival of its kind to ever be organized, an onslaught of fans worldwide have purchased tickets and made their plans to travel to Oklahoma. Fans from throughout Europe, Australia, South Africa, Canada and 32 states in the U....

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VICIOUS RUMORS Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

VICIOUS RUMORS has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH AMORPHIS ARCHER BRAINSTORM DARK TRANQUILLITY EDGUY EVERGREY FIN...

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TOMAHAWK: 'Anonymous' Artwork Revealed

TOMAHAWK, the "all-star" band featuring former FAITH NO MORE vocalist Mike Patton, ex-HELMET drummer Jon Stainer and former JESUS LIZARD guitarist Duane Denison, will release its new album, "Anonymous", on June 19 via Ipecac. Check out the cover artwork at this location. Speaking to Greg Prato of Bi...

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HAMMERFALL: More European Festival Appearances Announced

Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL have lined up the following festival appearances: May 25 - Rock Hard Festival - Gelsenkirchen, Germany May 26 - Springbreak Festival - Kalmar, Sweden May 27 - Rock Sound Festival - Huttwil, Swizerland May 30 - Liseberg - Göteborg, Sweden June 23 - Bang Your Head Festival...

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ARCH ENEMY Drummer Checks In From Recording Studio

Several days after announcing the return of original guitarist Christopher Amott, Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have commenced the recordings of the much anticipated follow-up to the band's most successful album to date, "Doomsday Machine" (2005). The as-yet-untitled CD is being record...

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GIRLSCHOOL Schedules European Tour Dates

Veteran British female hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL have lined up the following dates: May 04 - Rushden, UK @ The Attic May 10 - London, UK @ Underworld May 12 - Schotten, GER @ Rock am See June 22-23 - Balingen, GER @ Bang Your Head!!! Festival July 06 - Ipswich, UK @ The Railway July ...

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ROCKLAHOMA Lineup Announced: POISON, RATT, VINCE NEIL, WARRANT Confirmed

POISON, RATT (featuring original lead singer Stephen Pearcy),VINCE NEIL, WARRANT, SLAUGHTER and QUIET RIOT are among the confirmed acts for Rocklahoma, a three-day outdoor '80s hard rock festival, set to take place July 13-15, in Pryor, OK at the Pryor Festival Grounds. The festival billing is shap...

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LILLIAN AXE: 'Waters Rising' To Arrive In June

Opening for the likes of RATT, POISON, QUEENSRŸCHE, KROKUS, STRYPER and LITA FORD, working with some of rock's most respected producers and scoring several "Headbanger's Ball"-approved video clips, LILLIAN AXE certainly carved (or perhaps more appropriately, chopped) a niche for themselves with meta...

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POISON, RATT, VINCE NEIL Set For ROCKLAHOMA Three-Day Summer Festival

POISON, RATT (featuring original lead singer Stephen Pearcy),VINCE NEIL and Y&T are among the acts that are expected to appear at Rocklahoma, a three-day outdoor '80s hard rock festival, set to take place July 13-15, in Pryor, OK at the Pryor Festival Grounds. The following is a partial list of...

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KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE Members Attend MICHAEL DENNER's Wedding

FORCE OF EVIL, the Danish band featuring guitarist Michael Denner (ex-MERCYFUL FATE),guitarist Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL FATE),bassist Hal Patino (KING DIAMOND),drummer Bjarne Holm (MERCYFUL FATE),and vocalist Martin Steene (ex-IRONFIRE),has issued the following update: "A rare meeting took place...

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Original SHOK PARIS Drummer Passes Away

Original SHOK PARIS drummer Bill Sabo (photo) suffered heart failure and passed away on March 16. Sabo was 46 years old and is survived by wife Erica (39) and sons Drew (19) and Cameron (7). A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 31 at United Methodist Church in Cleveland, Ohio (4200 Pearl...

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PAPA ROACH Frontman To Host MTV Series 'Scarred'

PAPA ROACH started off 2007 with a bang by debuting their new single, "Forever", on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno". Now, within a matter of weeks the band has their seventh Top 10 hit, with "Forever" reaching #8 this week on the Active Rock chart. "We're really pumped about the success 'Forever' i...

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AMORPHIS: New Album Due In August; Single Release Planned For June

Finland's AMORPHIS spent the beginning of the year in the studio preparing its as-yet-untitled eighth album, due on August 29 in Finland and on August 31 in the rest of Europe via Nuclear Blast Records. As a first taste of the new material, a single will be released on June 27. The new CD was ...