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SATYRICON Turned Down Slot At This Year's OZZFEST
Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON turned down a slot at this year's Ozzfest, the group's frontman Satyr revealed in an interview conducted earlier today (April 5). Speaking to the Norwegian metal radio show "Tinitus" immediately following the group's performance on the P3 station in front of a liv...April 5, 2006
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FIREBALL MINISTRY To Support DISTURBED
The Los Angeles-based hard rock quartet FIREBALL MINISTRY will soon return to the road for a series of shows alongside multi-platinum rockers DISTURBED. The groups — who performed a sold-out California show together in January — will tour America and Canada for two weeks beginning on May 20. These w...April 5, 2006
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DISTURBED: More North American Dates Announced
Launch Radio Networks reports: DISTURBED has begun lining up tour dates for May and June, both in the U.S. and Canada. The group has recently been on a break so that singer David Draiman could recover after straining his voice. Draiman told Launch that he ruptured a capillary on his vocal chords aft...April 4, 2006
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OZZFEST 2006: New Kick-Off Date Announced
The Ozzfest 2006 organizers have announced a new kick-off date for this year's festival tour: June 29 at the White River Ampitheater in Auburn, Washington — two days earlier than the previous start date of July 1 in San Francisco, California. According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the June 29...April 4, 2006
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KORN Guitarist Says Band Is Planning 'Kornfest' For This Summer
Launch Radio Networks reports: KORN will complete its current North American tour tomorrow (Tuesday, April 4) in Toronto, but the band has already announced that it will return for another trek this summer. Guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer told Launch that the group has some big plans in mind. "We're...April 3, 2006
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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: 'Shot To Hell' Release Date Set
Roadrunner Records has set a July 3 release date for the new BLACK LABEL SOCIETY album "Shot to Hell". A couple of photos of the band in the studio recording the album with producer Michael Beinhorn (SOUNDGARDEN, OZZY OSBOURNE, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) have been posted online at RockConcertFotos.com....April 1, 2006
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KITTIE's MORGAN LANDER: 'It's Time For Us To Reclaim Our Female Heavy Metal Throne'
Charlie Steffens of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with KITTIE frontwoman Morgan Lander. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: You're still working out your demons through your music? Lander: "Absolutely. Like I've said, we've had a lot of crazy stuff happen to us and we're...April 1, 2006
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KORN Guitarist: Why We Turned Down OZZFEST
Launch Radio Networks reports: With neither OZZY OSBOURNE nor BLACK SABBATH headlining Ozzfest on a full-time basis anymore, one of the groups rumored for the top slot on the bill this year was KORN. Guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer told Launch that the band did get that opportunity, but turned it do...March 31, 2006
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HATEBREED To Release 'Supremacy' Via ROADRUNNER
MTV.com is reporting that HATEBREED have been in continuing negotiations with Roadrunner Records and are close to signing a deal with the label. "We ended up doing two records with Universal, and our time at that label was killer," frontman Jamey Jasta explained to MTV.com when asked about the talks...March 31, 2006
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ALL THAT REMAINS Announce Album Title, Release Date
ALL THAT REMAINS, the Massachusetts-based act featuring former SHADOWS FALL vocalist Philip Labonte, have set "The Fall of Ideals" as the title of their new album, due on July 11 via Prosthetic Records. The follow-up to 2004's "This Darkened Heart" was recorded at Zing Recording Studios in Westfield...March 30, 2006
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Follows Up 'Bat' With 'Beast'
Launch Radio Networks reports: AVENGED SEVENFOLD has followed up the first single from its "City of Evil" album, "Bat Country", with the CD's opening track, "Beast And The Harlot". Guitarist Zacky Vengeance told Launch that he thinks the new single might be a bit of a curveball for people who know t...March 29, 2006
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ATREYU Frontman Likes To Keep Things Short And To The Point
Launch Radio Networks reports: With a song climbing the rock radio chart and a second stage co-headlining spot on this summer's Ozzfest, now is the perfect time for ATREYU to release its third album, "A Death-Grip On Yesterday". The nine-song, 33-minute disc arrives in stores today (Tuesday, March 2...March 28, 2006
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SEPULTURA's KISSER: 'It's Not The Right Time' For Reunion With MAX CAVALERA
Finland's HardcoreSounds recently conducted an interview with SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser. A few excerpts from the chat follow: HardcoreSounds: [Members of the music] media have been asking the question [if] will SEPULTURA reunite with Max Cavalera for this year's Ozzfest? Is this just a rumo...March 28, 2006
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DOWN: German Dates Announced
DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — w...March 27, 2006
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD: New Album Title Revealed
Canadian extremists STRAPPING YOUNG LAD have set "The New Black" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in July via Century Media Records. The follow-up to last year's "Alien" is being recorded at the Armoury and Profile studios in the band's hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia. STRAPP...March 26, 2006
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