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BULLETBOYS Confirmed For ROCKLAHOMA Festival

BULLETBOYS has been confirmed for the Rocklahoma festival, set to take place July 9-13, 2008 at the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds, four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma. The band will be make a special headline appearance on Sunday night, July 13 on the Tri-Label Stage. TRIUMPH and EXTREME are amon...

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Former CANCER Frontman Schedules LIQUID GRAVEYARD Live Debut

LIQUID GRAVEYARD, the new band featuring former CANCER frontman John Walker, will make its live debut this Saturday, June 7 at Barracudas in Madrid, Spain. Also scheduled to appear are SPIRITUAL INTERVENTION and TEARS OF MARTYR. Joining John Walker in LIQUID GRAVEYARD's current lineup are Raquel Wal...

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LITA FORD: Another 'Secret' Warm-Up Show Revealed

'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford will play at least a couple of warm-up shows for her upcoming Rocklahoma appearance. Ford is apparently being billed as the LITA FORD "tribute" act KISS ME DEADLY for these special performances, which will kick off in early July. So far the following dates have been an...

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LITA FORD To Play New York City In July

'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford is rumored to be playing a warm-up show for her upcoming Rocklahoma appearance on July 7 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City. According to the venue's web site, the LITA FORD "tribute" act KISS ME DEADLY is scheduled to perform that night ...

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OVERLORDE Parts Ways With Singer, Seeks Replacement

New Jersey metallers OVERLORDE have parted ways with vocalist Chris Colfax and are currently seeking a replacement. According to a press release, "the band is well into preparing for its next release on Sonic Age Records, the follow-up to the highly acclaimed CD titled 'Return Of The Snow Giant'. So...

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MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE Films 'Faithless' Video

Alabama-based Christian metal band MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE has just finishd filming the video for "Faithless", the first track off the group's debut album "Unbreakable". The clip was produced by Downtown Production Group. Commented drummer Brian Hood: "This is the first metal video [Downtown Production h...

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AVANTASIA Mainman Discusses Forthcoming Tour

On June 5, EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet's solo project AVANTASIA will kick off its summer tour in Huttwill, Switzerland. Two days later, AVANTASIA will be one of the main acts at Sweden Rock Festival before it makes its way to Russia, Japan, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Brazil. Sammet, who is currentl...

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METAL CHURCH Singer's Solo Band Confirmed For ROCKLAHOMA Festival

METAL CHURCH frontman Ronny Munroe has issued the following update: "I have just been confirmed with my solo band to play at Rocklahoma on Friday, July 11. My solo band consisting of METAL CHURCH's own Rick Van Zandt (ROTTWEILLER) on guitar. Rick Pierce (TKO, Q5, KNIGHTSHADE) on guitar. Izzy Rehaume...

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CANCER BATS To Release 'Hail Destroyer' Next Month

Toronto's CANCER BATS will release its much-anticipated sophomore full-length album, "Hail Destroyer", on June 24 via Black Market Activities. According to a press release, "Hail Destroyer" sees CANCER BATS "mature sonically and evolving as they incorporate the past, present of hardcore while they p...

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Former CRISIS Frontwoman Joins New Band

Former CRISIS frontwoman Karyn Crisis recently joined forces with Billy Anderson (producer for HIGH ON FIRE, NEUROSIS, CRISIS) and Aaron Gregory (GIANT SQUID),Clay Powers (THE RIVER RUNS BLACK) and Iain Deaderick (100 SUNS) to form a new band called GOOD GOD. The group is currently in writing mode....

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Reunited BANGALORE CHOIR To Perform At ROCKLAHOMA Festival

BANGALORE CHOIR is reuniting with four original members, plus the addition of kick-ass guitarist Brynn Arens, known for his work with FLIPP and OBSESSION. It has been 16 years since the band's only release "On Target" on Giant Records in 1992, which came out on the same day as NIRVANA's "Nevermind"....

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Dark Deceiver

Since 1993 brothers Jasun (guitar) and Troy Tipton (mega bass) have steered a vessel called ZERO HOUR through every trend imaginable with their concoction of musically accomplished heavy progressive metal. Those that have followed the band are well aware of brother Troy's immense bass talents and th...

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Thine Eyes Bleed

To their credit, Canadian melodic death thrashers, THINE EYES BLEED have never been one to let their lineage speak for them. By now, I'm sure we all know that guitarist Jeff Phillips spent time in KITTIE and bassist Johnny Araya's fruit sprung from the same loins as that of another bass player named...

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MACHINE MEN Side-Project ANTONY PARVIAINEN TRIO Schedules Finnish Dates

ANTONY PARVIAINEN TRIO, the side-project of singer Antony Parviainen and guitarist J-V Hintikka from Finnish melodic metallers MACHINE MEN, has confirmed the following live dates: May 23 - Amarillo - Joensuu, Finland May 30 - Pub Hrmn Hjy - Seinjoki, Finland May 31 - Henrys Pub - Kuopio, Finland Jun...

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RATT, JACKYL, ACE FREHLEY Added To ROCKLAHOMA

Lynn Hernandez of Tulsa, Oklahoma's 97.5 KMOD radio station has announced that RATT, JACKYL and the "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp" band have been confirmed for the newly added fifth-day (Wednesday, July 9) portion of this year's Rocklahoma festival. Meanwhile, original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley will...