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COURAGEOUS Confirmed For Holland's MARIO'S METAL MEETING 2

German metallers COURAGEOUS have been confirmed for Mario's Metal Meeting 2, set to take place November 9h at the 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. The complete festival billing is as follows: VICIOUS RUMORS (USA) WOLF (Sweden) SHADOWKEEP (UK) ARCTIC FLAME (USA) COURAGEOUS (Germany) Pre-sale starts o...

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Former Manager Says NIRVANA Was Changed By Arrival Of COURTNEY LOVE

The Pulse of Radio reports: NIRVANA's former manager says in his upcoming memoir that the arrival of Courtney Love in late frontman Kurt Cobain's life changed the band forever, according to an excerpt posted at Spinner.com. In his book, "Bumping Into Geniuses: My Life Inside the Rock and Roll Busine...

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IT DIES TODAY: 'Lividity' Release Date Announced

Buffalo's IT DIES TODAY will release its new album, "Lividity", on January 27, 2009 via Trustkill Records. IT DIES TODAY's forthcoming CD will be "a much heavier album than 'Sirens' [2006] but keeping with that classic IDT sound that we have all come to love," according to a press release. Commented...

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VICIOUS RUMORS To Play 'Special Classic Set' On European Tour

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have issued the following update: "VICIOUS RUMORS will perform a very special classic set for the European tour [see dates below], songs that have not been performed in over 14 years from early albums such as 'Soldiers Of The Night', 'Digital D...

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It is rare that I'm enamored with a re-recording effort, as the results are often stale, the magic of the original recordings — no matter how devoid of modern studio polish — lost in the mix. The re-recordings of classics by the likes of TESTAMENT and DESTRUCTION surely have their moments, but the e...

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Black Swamp Rising

Since amicably splitting from the GWAR camp, former Beefcake the Mighty Todd Evans has scarcely paused for breath, heading back to his native Midwest and forming retro-minded MOBILE DEATHCAMP with several Toledo, Ohio-based thrash metal compatriots from the old days. When another old soldier proved...

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TWISTED SISTER Alter Ego BENT BROTHER Cancels Tonight's Appearance At Benefit Concert

BENT BROTHER — affectionately known as "TWISTED SISTER's evil twin" (essentially a makeup-less version of the real thing) — has cancelled its appearance at tonight's (Saturday, September 6) benefit concert for the band's "dear friend and former head of security," Sal Valvo, at L'Amour in Staten Isla...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Guitarist On Drummer Rumors, Upcoming Album, DVD; Audio Available

Headbanger's Blog recently caught up with THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN guitarist Ben Weinman to talk about the band's decision to pull out of the SUICIDE SILENCE tour, the DILLINGER drummer situation, Ben's plans for DILLINGER's next album, the band's upcoming DVD, his opinion of deathcore and his new...

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TWISTED SISTER Members To Host 'Rock & Roll Ball' In Levittown

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Eddie Ojeda and bassist Mark Mendoza will host the "Rock & Roll Ball" tonight (Friday, September 5) at the Munchaba Lounge, located at 58 Gardiners Avenue in Levittown, New York. Scheduled performers for the event include STRIP CLUB DEVILS, STRIKE TWICE and Ray West (SPR...

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VICIOUS RUMORS, WOLF, SHADOWKEEP Confirmed For MARIO'S METAL MEETING 2

VICIOUS RUMORS (USA),WOLF (Sweden),SHADOWKEEP (UK) and ARCTIC FLAME (USA) have been confirmed for Mario's Metal Meeting 2, set to take place November 9h at the 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Pre-sale starts on September 13. For more information, visit www.mariosmetalmania.com. ...

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FIREWIND: 'Head Up High' Video Posted Online

"Head Up High", the new video from the Greek metal sensation FIREWIND, can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's latest album, "The Premonition", which was released in Japan on June 25 through King Records. The LP was made available on a limited-edition CD+DVD including four songs from th...

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TWISTED SISTER: Footage From ROCK THE BAYOU Festival Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of TWISTED SISTER's September 1, 2008 performance at the Rock The Bayou festival in Houston, Texas can be viewed below (clips uploaded by YouTube user "TxAngel618"). TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider recently confirmed rumors that the band's "A Twisted Christmas" concept will...

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RATT With New Guitarist CARLOS CAVAZO; New Orleans Video Footage Available

California hard rockers RATT have announced the following South American tour dates: Oct. 28 - Teatro Caupolican - Santiago, Chile Oct. 29 - Voce - Lima, Peru Oct. 30 - Downtown Majestic - Bogota, Colombia Nov. 01 - LedSlay - Sao Paulo, Brazil According to a posting on RATT singer Stephen Pearcy's M...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: More Shows Announced

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have scheduled the following dates: Sep. 13 - The Kennel Club - Sacramento, CA Sep. 14 - The Fat Cat - Modesto, CA Sep. 18 - Berty's - Walnut Creek, CA Sep. 19 - Phoenix Theater - Petaluma, CA Sep. 20 - Monster Fest - Merced, CA ...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Guitarist Clarifies Drummer Situation

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN guitarist Ben Weinman has denied online rumors that drummer Gil Sharone has quit the band. "He didn't leave and we didn't kick him out," Weinman tells Kerrang! magazine. "He will be busy, though, working with his other band (STOLEN BABIES) a lot over the next year, so I am...