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GUNS N' ROSES, ALICE IN CHAINS To Play Longer Sets At GRASPOP; Live Video Feed Available
The organizers of Belgium's Graspop Metal Meeting — which is taking place June 23-25 in Dessel — have posted the following message on the festival's official web site: "Last week, when Graspop was informed that KORN would be cancelling their European tour, the search for a worthy replacement was und...June 24, 2006
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TOOL: North American Tour Dates Announced
TOOL have lined up the following North American shows during August: Aug. 4-5 - San Diego, CA - Street Scene '06 Aug. 06 - Fresno, CA - Selland Arena Aug. 18 - Honolulu, HI - Blaisdell Concert Hall Aug. 19 - Honolulu, HI - Blaisdell Concert Hall Aug. 22 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors ...June 21, 2006
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BEYOND TWILIGHT: Rare Songs From First Demo Available Online
Danish/Swedish prog-metallers BEYOND TWILIGHT have made two very rare songs ("Eyes" and "Carousel of Life") from the band's 1996 demo "Lurking Fantasia" available for download at the band's official web site: Eyes (mp3) Carousel of Life (mp3) The band's leader, Finn Zierler, commented: "The album ['...June 20, 2006
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Cast Shadows on Dragons
Featuring former members of WHEN DREAMS DIE, "Cast Shadows on Dragons" by ROBOTS AND EMPIRE is a strange mixture of stoner rock heft and spacey doom that has its moments, but too often loses momentum because of its unevenness. Clearly rooted in BLACK SABBATH and bands such as THE MELVINS, as well as...June 18, 2006
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GARDEN OF DECAY Part Ways With Singer
Belgian melodic death metallers GARDEN OF DECAY have parted ways with founding member, female singer Claude Remacle, due to musical differences. The band will continue as a five-piece with only male vocalist Quentin. GARDEN OF DECAY have also announced plans to head into a slightly different musical...June 18, 2006
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BREED 77: New Album Pushed Back
Following a storming set at the Download festival, a Metal Hammer Golden Gods "Best British Act" nomination and a sold-out tour, BREED 77 are gearing up for a pan-European album release and as a result have been forced to push back the release of their highly anticipated new album "In My Blood (En M...June 14, 2006
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STAIND: Right Hear?
MJI Interactive is reporting that STAIND rocked a career-high crowd of 327,000 when they performed before the start of the Indianapolis 500 on Memorial Day. The sizable audience undoubtedly created plenty of noise, but that apparently was nothing compared to the racket the cars generated. "It was so...June 14, 2006
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CHILDREN OF BODOM, IN FLAMES, H.I.M., AVENGED SEVENFOLD Concert Attendance Figures Revealed
The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: CHILDREN OF BODOM, GOD FORBID Venue: House of Blues City/State: Cleveland, Ohio Date: March 26, 2006 Gross Sales: $7,617 Attendance: 435 Capacity: 600 Artist/Event...June 9, 2006
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ANTHRAX Drummer Comments On Upcoming Tour, Studio Album
ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Well, hello. It's been a long time since I typed some words of wizdumb. "Have you heard? We're going on tour again. Yessireebabboo, The Hellbilly Deluxe (Rob Zombie) has asked us to be a part of his Ed...June 8, 2006
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SIKTH: 'Death Of A Dead Day' Audio Samples Available
London, U.K.-based SIKTH are now sampling all twelve tracks from their Bieler Bros. debut, "Death of a Dead Day", at this location. The album hits stores today (June 6) in the U.S. and June 26 in the U.K. and will feature special artwork and personally autographed posters for the first ten thousand...June 6, 2006
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TOOL Guitarist Says Making Albums No Mystery
Launch Radio Networks reports: How does TOOL go about making its albums, with their complex musical content and elaborate artwork and packaging? While it may seem like a vast, mysterious process, guitarist Adam Jones told Launch that it's just a matter of "connecting the dots." "We write this song,...June 5, 2006
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Peeping Tom
A schizophrenic mix tape from former MR. BUNGLE and FAITH NO MORE vocalist Mike Patton, whose output after those bands has ranged from the harshly accessible (the excellent TOMAHAWK) to the attention-deficit deranged (FANTOMAS) to the downright irritating (the ridiculous "Adult Themes For Voice" rec...June 5, 2006
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Monotheist
CELTIC FROST has had one of the strangest and more controversial career arcs in recent metal history. Rising out of the ashes of Swiss act HELLHAMMER in 1984, FROST centered largely around singer and guitarist Tom Gabriel Fischer (a.k.a. Tom Warrior) and bassist Martin Eric Ain. Early releases such...May 29, 2006
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DISSECTION: U.S. Tour Dates Postponed
Swedish extreme metallers DISSECTION have postponed their scheduled shows in Los Angeles and New York City and to early September from the previously announced June 30 and July 7, respectively. The new dates are as follows: Sep. 01 - West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues Sep. 06 – New York, NY @ B.B....May 28, 2006
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TOOL, ROB ZOMBIE, AVENGED SEVENFOLD Concert Attendance Figures Revealed
The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: TOOL Venue: Auditorium Theatre City/State: Chicago, Ill. Date: May 13, 2006 Gross Sales: $214,133 Attendance: 3,726 Capacity: 3,726 Artist/Event: TOOL Venue: Memor...May 28, 2006
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