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GUITAR HERO III Tracks Rock ROADRUNNER Sales

Following the October 28 release of Activision's Guitar Hero III, many of the artists with tracks featured in the game saw impressive spikes in both album and single sales. British metallers DRAGONFORCE have claimed the #1 spot for digital single sales amongst other tracks included in Guitar Hero II...

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ENSLAVED: New Audio Interview With GRUTLE KJELLSON Posted Online

Anthony Chowanec of All Metal Music conducted an interview with Grutle Kjellson of ENSLAVED last night (Thursday, November 8) at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City. Listen to the interview on YouTube. ENSLAVED was honored with the Spellemann award (the Norwegian equivalent to the Gram...

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ENSLAVED Featured In New York Times' 'Arts' Section

Norwegian extreme metallers ENSLAVED were featured in yesterday's (Thursday, November 8) "Arts" section of the New York Times. An excerpt from the article follows: "On Tuesday night, in a plush tour bus parked in this city’s scruffy downtown, a couple of Norwegians were talking about world music. Th...

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THE AGONIST Kicks Off North American Tour With ENSLAVED And ARSIS

Montreal's hottest new export THE AGONIST recently embarked on a massive month-long North American trek alongside ENSLAVED and ARSIS. The group just completed lengthy treks as direct support to SONATA ARCTICA and OVERKILL, further proving that their commanding and intense live performance can win ov...

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EVANESCENCE Singer: 'It's About Making Great Music And Putting It Out There'

Aly Comingore of the Santa Barbara Independent recently conducted an interview with EVANESCENCE frontwoman Amy Lee. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Santa Barbara Independent: Looking back, popular music had these strong females fronting commercially successful, but still hard-rocking, ban...

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NIGHTWISH: Santa Ana Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH's November 6, 2007 performance at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, California can be viewed below. NIGHTWISH was honored in the "Best-Selling Artist - Scandinavia" category at the World Music Awards Sunday night (November 4) in Monte Carlo. The World Music Award...

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DUBLIN DEATH PATROL: Arizona, California Dates Announced

DUBLIN DEATH PATROL (DDP) — the new band featuring TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy and former EXODUS vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza — has scheduled two U.S. dates in December. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Dec. 01 - Pima County Fairgrounds, Tuscon, AZ Dec. 31 - Mixes, Concord, CA Jan...

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SYMPHONY X, EPICA, INTO ETERNITY To Team Up For North American Tour

Progressive metallers SYMPHONY X will embark on a North American headlining tour in April 2008. Support on the shows will come from EPICA and INTO ETERNITY. The dates are as follows: Apr. 04 - Cambridge. MA @ Middle East Apr. 05 - New York, NY @ Nokia Theater Times Square Apr. 06 - Philadelphia, PA...

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LINKIN PARK Named 'Best Band' At MTV's 'European Music Awards'

LINKIN PARK was honored in the "Best Band" category at MTV's European Music Awards Thursday night (November 1) in Munich, Germany. Other nominees in the category were MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, FALL OUT BOY, TOKIO HOTEL and GOOD CHARLOTTE. AS previously reported, LINKIN PARK is working to help Southern Ca...

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THE ACACIA STRAIN Adds Second Guitar Player

Western Massachusetts' purveyors of all things heavy THE ACACIA STRAIN have confirmed the addition of second guitarist Jonathan Dennison (UNHOLY, ANOTHER VICTIM, PATH OF RESISTANCE, SANTA SANGRE) to the group's ranks. The band will depart for a headlining tour later this fall with support coming fro...

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(HED)P.E. Announces Headlining Dates

Southern California's (HED)P.E. recently returned from a headlining tour of Europe and are preparing to head out on a short West Coast run. Frontman Jared Gomes stated, "All the shows were sweet, but of course London sticks out in my mind, because it is always so hardcore. Amsterdam, of course, was...

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TOURNIQUET Confirmed For Germany's CHRISTMAS ROCKNIGHT

Christian thrash metallers TOURNIQUET have been confirmed for the Christmas Rocknight international Christian music event, set to take place December 7-8 in Ennepetal, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up a follows: DISCIPLE PILLAR POKEN PROJECT 86 TOURNIQUET TREE 63 FIREFLIGHT BUILDING 429 F...

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LINKIN PARK Helps Relief Efforts For California Fires

The Pulse of Radio reports: LINKIN PARK is working to help Southern California recover from the recent wildfires that devastated the region through its charitable organization, Music For Relief. According to MTV.com, the band has contributed $50,000 to Direct Relief International, a non-profit organ...

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SLASH Discusses New Book With 'Fox & Friends'; Video Available

Legendary GUNS N' ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash comes clean about wild past in his self-titled memoir "Slash". He visited Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday (October 31) to discuss the book, how he's lucky to be alive, living on the edge, his current relationship with Ax...

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THERION: Santa Ana Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of THERION's October 18, 2007 concert at The Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana, California can be viewed below (courtesy of Seolblackmetal). Photos of THERION's October 20, 2007 performance in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada are available at Capitale du Metal. According to Alain Gagno...