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DANKO JONES' Tour With THE DAMNED Cancelled

DANKO JONES' previously announced U.S. tour with THE DAMNED has been cancelled due to the fact that THE DAMNED "never managed to resolve their visa issues." The Canadian trio states, "This does, unfortunately, not only force us to miss out on all of our shows with them but also forces the cancellati...

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THEM CROOKED VULTURES: First Single To Arrive Next Week

According to FMQB, the first single from THEM CROOKED VULTURES — which consists of FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl on drums, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE singer/guitarist Josh Homme and LED ZEPPELIN bass player John Paul Jones — is called "New Fang" and it will arrive at radio stations on Monday, Octobe...

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ABSU Deluxe Edition Of Self-Titled Album To Include Bonus DVD

Candlelight Records has announced the upcoming release of a special deluxe version of ABSU's popular self-titled album. Set for American release January 26, the limited-edition format will include a bonus live DVD that was filmed in Montreal amidst the band's first Stateside tour in nearly eight yea...

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AL ATKINS' HOLY RAGE: New Song Posted Online

HOLY RAGE, the band led by original JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Al Atkins, has uploaded a new song, "A Void to Avoid", to the group's MySpace page. The track includes a special guest appearance by Bernie Tormé, former guitarist for GILLAN, OZZY OSBOURNE, ATOMIC ROOSTER, and DESPERADO, and current guitaris...

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CARMINE APPICE To Guest On ALICE COOPER's Radio Show

Legendary drummer and philanthropist Carmine Appice was recently interviewed by Alice Cooper for the "Nights with Alice Cooper" radio show to support the recent GUITAR ZEUS CD release, "Conquering Heroes". The interview is scheduled to run on Alice's show on Tuesday, October 20 as part of the annual...

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THEM CROOKED VULTURES: Quality Boston Video Footage, Photos Posted Online

Quality fan-filmed video footage of THEM CROOKED VULTURES's October 11, 2009 performance at the House of Blues in Boston, Massachusetts can be viewed below (courtesy of "HowellKenny"). Photos of the show are available at EmpyreLounge.com. THEM CROOKED VULTURES officially kicked off its first North A...

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BLUE CHEER's DICKIE PETERSON Dead At 61

Dickie Peterson, the bassist/vocalist and founding member of BLUE CHEER, passed away this morning (Monday, October 12) at 5 a.m. in Germany. He was 61 years old. Peterson had reportedly been battling prostate and liver cancer, and according to BLUE CHEER's message board, had developed a fatal infect...

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Sonic Boom

Ensuring that the MySpace/Facebook generation will have their very own line of branded lunchboxes, action figures, tampon, pinball machines and other assorted merchandise, KISS is back (if you haven't noticed) with their first studio album in over a decade, "Sonic Boom". While I can't say that this...

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REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE Parts Ways With Bassist, Keyboardist

REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE — the new band led by former STRATOVARIUS mastermind Timo Tolkki — has parted ways with bassist Justin Biggs and keyboardist Michael Khalilov. "During the recordings of [the second REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE album], 'Age of Aquarius', it became evident to everybody that REVOLUTION...

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FIREBIRD Parts Ways With Bassist

FIREBIRD, the British power trio led by CARCASS/ex-NAPALM DEATH guitarist Bill Steer, has issued the following update: "It is with sadness that we announce the departure of Smok Smoczkiewicz [bass] from FIREBIRD. "This split has come quite unexpectedly, and is due to personal reasons. "We would like...

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LIFE OF AGONY To Perform Entire 'River Runs Red' Album In Sayreville

LIFE OF AGONY will perform its acclaimed debut album, "River Runs Red", in its entirety at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey on November 28 in celebration of the band's 20-year anniversary. LIFE OF AGONY has played sporadic shows over the course of the last four years after completing its...

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THEM CROOKED VULTURES: Footage From AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of THEM CROOKED VULTURES's October 2, 2009 performance at the Austin City Limits music festival can be viewed below. THEM CROOKED VULTURES will officially kick off its first North American tour on Monday night (October 5) in Nashville. The highly hyped supergroup, which cons...

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THEM CROOKED VULTURES' DAVE GROHL, JOHN PAUL JONES Interviewed By KUT 90.5

Austin, Texas radio station KUT 90.5 conducted separate interviews with THEM CROOKED VULTURES members Dave Grohl (also of FOO FIGHTERS) and John Paul Jones (also of LED ZEPPELIN) prior to the band's performance for the "Austin City Limits" TV program. Watch the interview clips below. THEM CROOKED VU...

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ZOROASTER Signs To E1 MUSIC

Atlanta-based psych metal band ZOROASTER has signed a worldwide recording deal with E1 Music. The avant-garde trio will enter the studio early next year with producer Sanford Parker (THE GATES OF SLUMBER, PELICAN) to record the follow-up to 2009's "Voice of Saturn" for a summer 2010 release. "The fi...

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EARTHEN GRAVE's RACHEL BARTON PINE Featured On NBC's 'Today' Show

Chicago-based doom metal band EARTHEN GRAVE was shown performing on NBC's "Today" show as part of a September 25, 2009 feature on the group's violinist Rachel Barton Pine. Watch the report below. "I've been a big heavy metal fan since I was 12, groups like PANTERA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, METALLICA, SLAY...