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ROBERT PLANT: North American Tour Dates Announced

Billboard.com is reporting that former LED ZEPPELIN singer Robert Plant has confirmed dates for a North American summer tour in support of his upcoming album with the band STRANGE SENSATION, "Mighty Rearranger". Plant will open the run June 15 in Providence, Rhode Island, and has shows scheduled thr...

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SEVEN WITCHES Part Ways With SANCTUARY, Announce New Album Title

SEVEN WITCHES, the band featuring former SAVATAGE guitarist Jack Frost and HELSTAR singer James Rivera, have posted a message on their official web site regarding the band's upcoming activities and related projects. An excerpt from the update follows: "The band's contract with Sanctuary is up. They...

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JOEY VERA: 'My Time With ANTHRAX Is Done'

Bassist extraordinaire Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING, ANTHRAX) has posted the following message on his official web site: "Coming up in a few days, I leave for a one-off show in Amsterdam (The Netherlands that is) with FATES WARNING. We're headlining the Headway Festival there on April 3rd...

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GREG LEON Returns To Take Care Of 'Unfinished Business'

Southern California guitar legend Greg Leon (ex-DOKKEN, QUIET RIOT) has just issued his first album since 1997's "Wishing Well", appropriately titled "Unfinished Business", while also reviving his old band moniker, THE GREG LEON INVASION. The original INVASION, formed out of the ashes of SUITE 19, f...

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Former KITTIE Bassist Comments On Her Departure

Former KITTIE bassist Jennifer Arroyo has commented on her departure from the group to focus on her other band, SUICIDE CITY (also featuring BIOHAZARD's Billy Graziadei). In an online posting, Jennifer wrote, "Yes, I left KITTIE. It was one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make in my life,...

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MÖRSER Sign With GARDEN OF EXILE RECORDS

Germany's MÖRSER have inked a deal with Garden of Exile Records. The group, who have thus far issued two albums — "2 Hours To Doom" and "10,000 Bad Guys Dead" — and a split LP with THE SWARM, will release their first full-length collection in over five years in 2006. Commented MÖRSER in a statement:...

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AUDIOSLAVE: Tour Dates Announced

AUDIOSLAVE have lined up the following tour dates during the coming months: Apr. 14 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint Apr. 17 - Austin, TX @ Music Hall Apr. 18 - Houston, TX @ Verizon Theatre Apr. 21 - Minneapolis, MN @ Quest Apr. 22 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom Apr. 24 - ...

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KAIZEN Part Ways With Drummer, Seek Replacement

French metalcore act KAIZEN have parted ways with drummer Laurent Caradec due to "musical differences." "We arrived to a point of no return and it was not an easy decision to take," the band write in a statement. "We have a lot of respect for everything [Laurent] achieved within the band during many...

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MOTÖRHEAD/CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: More North American Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been confirmed for the forthcoming MOTÖRHEAD/CORROSION OF CONFORMITY U.S. tour, which is scheduled to kick off Wednesday night (March 9) in Sayreville, New Jersey. The tour is shaping up as follows: Mar. 09 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom Mar. 11 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium...

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GRAVE To Be Joined By Former Frontman At Stockholm Gig

On Friday, March 4, legendary Swedish death metallers GRAVE will be teaming up with VICIOUS ART, the new Swedish death/thrash band featuring Jörgen Sandström (THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) on bass, for a show at Club Aggression in Stockholm, Sweden. Word has it that, if the alcohol level in...

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KAIZEN Complete Work On New Album

French metalcore act KAIZEN have finished recording and mixing their second album at Mynetaur Productions Studios in Stockport, U.K. with producer (and former KILL II THIS guitarist) Mark Mynett. The follow-up to 2003's "Clear the Path" will contain 11 songs and will be released this spring on XIIIb...

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ANTHRAX Bassist JOEY VERA Talks About METALLICA, OZZFEST Rumors

Bassist Joey Vera (ANTHRAX, ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING) recently spoke to the Dio Message Board about the rumors that he was considered a possible replacement for Cliff Burton in METALLICA and reports that ANTHRAX are going to be performing at this year's Ozzfest with their "Among the Living" line...

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CANDLELIGHT And REGAIN RECORDS Confirm Agreement For The Americas

Candlelight Records has announced a North American agreement with Sweden's Regain Records. The new partnership will see the marketing and distribution of all new and reissued catalog titles through Candlelight's growing stateside operation. The first scheduled release will be the new album from Swed...

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ANTHRAX Singer Talks About Touring With MÖTLEY CRÜE And DIO

ANTHRAX vocalist John Bush recently spoke to KNAC.com about the group's latest CD, "The Greater of Two Evils", and touring, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: KNAC.com: During those times when maybe a fan irritates you in a certain way or a guy from a different band says...

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H.I.M. Frontman Talks About His Favorite BLACK SABBATH Albums

In the latest issue of Metal Hammer magazine, H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo lists his top 10 BLACK SABBATH albums and comments on each recording. Read on: 10. Born Again Ville Valo: "…'Disturbing The Priest' [is] a really cool, doomy, classic SABBATH track." 09. Heaven And Hell Ville Valo: "…it's one o...