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AS I LAY DYING, UNDEROATH, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME To Team Up For 'Cool Tour'

AS I LAY DYING, UNDEROATH, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, BLESSTHEFALL, THE ACACIA STRAIN, ARCHITECTS, CANCER BATS, and WAR OF AGES wil team up for the inaugural Cool Tour in July. Cool Tour 2010 begins on July 12 in Orlando, Florida and comes to a halt in San Francisco, California on August 1. Tickets...

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JEFF BECK's New Album Cracks U.S. Top 15

JEFF BECK's first album in seven years, "Emotion & Commotion", sold around 26,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart. This was the highest debut of Beck's 45-year career and his highest chart position since 1975's "Blow...

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EXTREME Frontman Discusses Live DVD

Backstage Axxess recently conducted an interview with vocalist Gary Cherone of reunited Boston rockers EXTREME. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Backstage Axxess: The band will be releasing "Take Us Alive" in a CD/DVD combo on May 4th. This was recorded in your hometown of Boston. Te...

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SICK OF IT ALL: 'Death Or Jail' Video Trailer Available

New York City hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL found that bringing their tough hardcore mentality (or, uh, shooting a promo video) to the streets of Boston, Massachusetts didn't go over too well with local authorities. The group was on location filming a video for the track "Death Or Jail" off their...

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AEROSMITH's Fenway Park Concert Sells Out In Less Than One Day

According to NESN.com, Live Nation announced that all tickets have been sold for AEROSMITH and THE J.GEILS BAND's once-in-a-lifetime show after the tickets became available Saturday morning. Fans lucky enough to score tickets will witness a historic performance at the legendary ballpark, with two Bo...

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PERIPHERY: 'Icarus Lives!' Video Released

"Icarus Lives!", the new video from Washington D.C.'s PERIPHERY, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed in Boston with Killswitch Productions directors Mike Pecci and Ian McFarland (FEAR FACTORY, MESHUGGAH). "Wait until you see this video," says Pecci. "Loaded with epic shots, heroic stances, and...

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VENOMIN JAMES Drummer To Start Chemo Treatments

Jared Koston, the 40-year-old drummer of the Cleveland, Ohio-based metal band VENOMIN JAMES who has been diagnosed with two brain tumors stemming from stage IV melanoma cancer, is scheduled to start chemo treatments next week at University Hospital in Cleveland. "The doctor wants Jared to try a tria...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist Hopes Upcoming Dates Will 'Blossom' Into Much Longer Tour

A new Associated Press video interview with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry conducted while he was in Europe for a run of dates with THE JOE PERRY PROJECT can be viewed below. According to The Pulse of Radio, AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton told the Boston Herald last week that the band members were "a...

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AEROSMITH: Argentina Show Cancelled

AEROSMITH's previously announced May 27 concert at Hipódromo de San Isidro in Buenos Aires, Argentina has been cancelled. According to a Twitter post by AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer, "the venue couldn't work it out" for the date in question. No further information is currently available. According...

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EXTREME: New 'Take Us Alive' DVD Preview Clip Posted Online

Reunited Massachusetts hard rockers EXTREME will release the "Take Us Alive" live CD and DVD on April 23 in Europe and May 4 in the U.S. via Frontiers Records. A sample of the DVD's opening track, "Decadence Dance", can be viewed below. In 2008, following a 13-year hiatus, EXTREME returned to the st...

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GODSMACK Frontman: 'Our Sound Is Much More Mature Now'

Altsounds.com recently conducted an interview with GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Altsounds.com: Despite the obvious lineup changes, how does the GODSMACK now compare to the GODSMACK in 1995? Sully Erna: Our sound is much more mature now. We've really...

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AEROSMITH Members Comment On Upcoming Fenway Park Concert

AEROSMITH will be performing in Boston's famed Fenway Park on Saturday August 14 with THE J. GEILS BAND in what will surely be the ultimate must-see show of the summer. AEROSMITH and THE J. GEILS BAND, two of the world's hardest-rocking bands who call Boston their home, will play together at Fenway...

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AEROSMITH Bassist Talks About Band's Near-Split

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton spoke to the Boston Herald about the band's near-break-up and eventual reconciliation with singer Steven Tyler. AEROSMITH's U.S. trek with ZZ TOP was scrapped midway through last summer when Tyler injured himself in a fall from the stage, which began a troubled six-mon...

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GODSMACK: New Song Posted Online

According to The Pulse of Radio, GODSMACK has posted a new song called "Love Hate Sex Pain" on the band's official Twitter page, with instructions on how to access it available at the group's web site. The track is also available for download at iTunes. "Love Hate Sex Pain" is taken from GODSMACK's...

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PERIPHERY Added To THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN's Australian Tour

Washington D.C.'s PERIPHERY has been added to THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN's upcoming Australian tour. Also appearing on the bill is SONS OF DISASTER. The dates are as follows: May 16 - The Capitol - Perth, Australia May 18 - Fowlers - Adelaide, Australia May 19 - The Palace - Melbourne, Australia May...