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PEPPER KEENAN Says DOWN Plan To Tour Europe, Record New Album

Audio files containing two complete DOWN shows recorded in 2002 have been made available for download via the band's official forum. Check them out: New Orleans, LA @ Voodoo Fest (Nov. 2, 2002) (click here) Scottsdale, AZ @ Cajun House (May 21, 2002) (click here) In other news, CORROSION OF CONFORMI...
February 26, 2006
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THE HAUNTED Guitarist Is In No Rush To Play OZZFEST Again

Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with THE HAUNTED guitarist Patrik Jensen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On playing last year's Ozzfest: Jensen: "It was very hot. Also very expensive — $75,000 just to be able to play, which [comes out to] $3,000 per show which...
February 25, 2006
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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Perform For MTV's 'Wrestling Society X' Show

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY performed at the the taping of the pilot for a proposed MTV wrestling show, dubbed "Wrestling Society X", on February 9 in Los Angeles. The band reportedly played four songs in total, and are said to have performed one of the tracks twice in order to get it "just right." The iden...
February 25, 2006
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BLEEDING THROUGH: Headlining Tour Selling Out

BLEEDING THROUGH's headlining tour has reportedly sold out every date so far (eight shows). Among the sold out shows is The Avalon in Los Angeles which had over 1,300 paid tickets and saw KILLSWITCH ENGAGE vocalist Howard Jones join the band for guest vocals and AFI's Davey Havok in the pit. The ban...
February 25, 2006
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METALLICA: Italian Date Announced

METALLICA have added a festival appearance in Italy to their upcoming European tour. The group's schedule is shaping up as follows: Jun. 03 - Nurburgring, GER - Rock Am Ring Festival Jun. 04 - Nurnberg, GER - Rock Im Park Festival Jun. 06 - Berlin, GER - Waldebuhne Jun. 08 - Arnhem, NETH - Gelredome...
February 24, 2006
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FIREWIND: Studio Update

Guitarist Gus G. (ex-DREAM EVIL, ARCH ENEMY) of the Greek/Swedish power metallers FIREWIND has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "I finally found some time to write and update you on what's been going on with our new album recordings. "Bob [Katsionis, keyboards] and Petro...
February 23, 2006
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LACUNA COIL: 'Our Truth' Single Details Revealed

Century Media Records has confirmed the details of the "Our Truth" single, due out on March 6 and March 13 in Europe and the U.K., respectively. Three different versions of the single will be made available: Single#1: 01. Our Truth (radio edit) 02. Unspoken (studio acoustic version, taken from the "...
February 22, 2006
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METALLICA's Management, Label Reject OZZFEST Rumors

Representatives for METALLICA's management (QPrime) and record label (Warner Bros.) have both rejected as "false" rumors that the band will be headlining this summer's Ozzfest. METALLICA have lined up a number of European festival appearances as part of their "Escape From The Studio '06" tour, inclu...
February 21, 2006
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LACUNA COIL's Video For 'Our Truth' Debuts On YAHOO! MUSIC

Today Yahoo! Music became the first official video outlet to debut the highly anticipated new LACUNA COIL video for the track "Our Truth". The clip is featured on the site's homepage all day and will remain a highlighted featured through the end of the week. Yahoo! Music is the #1 music site reachin...
February 21, 2006
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WICKED WISDOM Frontwoman Talks About 'Turning Crowds Around' At OZZFEST

Michael Deeds of the KRT News Service recently conducted an interview with WICKED WISDOM frontwoman Jada Pinkett-Smith (actress and wife of actor/rapper Will Smith). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: So is this a serious hobby, a career or temporary insanity? Jada: "(Laughs.) I definitel...
February 21, 2006
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METALLICA Add Berlin Date

METALLICA have added a headlining show in Berlin to their current itinerary. The group's schedule is shaping up as follows: Jun. 03 - Nurburgring, GER - Rock Am Ring Festival Jun. 04 - Nurnberg, GER - Rock Im Park Festival Jun. 06 - Berlin, GER - Waldebuhne Jun. 08 - Arnhem, NETH - Gelredome Jun. .....
February 20, 2006
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METALLICA And SYSTEM OF A DOWN Rumored For OZZFEST

METALLICA and SYSTEM OF A DOWN are strongly rumored to have secured the "headliner" and "special guest" slots at this year's Ozzfest, industry insiders have told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Although no bands have been officially announced for this year's festival, DISTURBED frontman David Draiman revealed dur...
February 20, 2006
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: 'City Of Evil' Certified Gold

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's Warner Bros. debut, "City of Evil", was certified gold in January 2006 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies. The group's third album, "City Of Evil" is the follow-up to 2003's "Waking the Fallen", which was issued throu...
February 16, 2006
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Report: UNEARTH To Co-Headline OZZFEST's Second Stage

Alternative Press is reporting that UNEARTH will be co-headlining the second stage of this year's Ozzfest. "We're playing something like third-to-last on the bill or something; yeah, we're basically headlining the second stage," UNEARTH guitarist Ken Susi told the magazine in an interview conducted...
February 15, 2006
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SICKS DEEP Announce Lineup Changes

SICKS DEEP, one of the eight bands featured on MTV's "Battle for Ozzfest" TV show, have parted ways within longtime guitarist and founding member Gavin Pirell and have added new bassist Shane Boulos to the group's ranks. The band, who will continue on as a four-piece, have already written an album's...
February 15, 2006