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SHINEDOWN To Team Up With CHEVELLE, PUDDLE OF MUDD, SEVENDUST For 'Carnival Of Madness'
Kicking off what is sure to become the annual rock event each summer, SHINEDOWN announced this morning that it will headline the inaugural "Carnival Of Madness Tour". The first year's lineup — which also includes CHEVELLE, PUDDLE OF MUDD, SEVENDUST and 10 YEARS — all come from manager Bill McGathy's...April 26, 2010
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SLAYER, MEGADETH To Perform Entire 'Seasons, 'Rust' Albums On 'Carnage' Tours
MEGADETH and SLAYER, who last toured the U.S. together 19 years ago on the "Clash of the Titans" extravaganza, have confirmed that they will each perform, start to finish, their 1990 releases — SLAYER's world-wide, million-selling "Seasons In The Abyss" and MEGADETH's platinum "Rust In Peace" — on t...April 26, 2010
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Harley-Davidson Run To Benefit VENOMIN JAMES Drummer
A Harley-Davidson benefit run will take place in the Cleveland, Ohio area on Saturday, May 15, 2010 to benefit Jared Koston and his family. Koston, the 40-year old drummer of the Cleveland, Ohio-based metal band VENOMIN JAMES, was diagnosed with stage IV melanoma cancer. The Kostons have four childr...April 26, 2010
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OBSESSION At Germany's KEEP IT TRUE Festival; Video Available
Video footage of the reunited classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION performing the song "Scarred For Life" at this year's Keep It True XIII festival, which was held April 23-24 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany, can be viewed below. OBSESSION is currently working on a new album,...April 25, 2010
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EXTREME Frontman To Guest On Tonight's 'Friday Night Rocks'
Vocalist Gary Cherone of reunited Massachusetts hard rockers EXTREME will guest on tonight's (Friday, April 23) edition of Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM. You can listen to the program live on the Internet between 11:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. EST at this location....April 23, 2010
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THE RED CHORD Is A Last-Minute Addition To NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL
Forced to miss their European tour with ROTTEN SOUND and ABORTED due to the effects of the recent volcano in Iceland, Boston, Massachusetts grind metallers THE RED CHORD have lined up an amazing weekend's worth of shows for fans on the East Coast. On Saturday, April 24, THE RED CHORD will play the m...April 22, 2010
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QUEEN, AEROSMITH, OZZY OSBOURNE, KISS, DEF LEPPARD Covered On 'Punk Goes Classic Rock' Album
Fearless Records has set an April 27 release date for "Punk Goes Classic Rock", a selection of the best up-and-coming alternative rock bands, including MAYDAY PARADE, THE ALMOST, FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS and NEVER SHOUT NEVER, doing their own cover versions of classic tracks by such bands as JOURNEY...April 22, 2010
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LENG TCH'E: New Song Available For Streaming
Belgian grindcore act LENG TCH'E will release its new album, "Hypomanic", in Europe on May 24 and in North America on June 8 via Season of Mist. The CD was recorded at Parlour Studio in Kettering, United Kingdom with producer Russ Russell. "Hypomanic" track listing: 01. Wirehead Imbeciles 02. A.men...April 22, 2010
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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...April 21, 2010
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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...April 21, 2010
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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...April 21, 2010
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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...April 20, 2010
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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...April 18, 2010
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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...April 17, 2010
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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...April 15, 2010
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