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TESTAMENT Announces Australian Dates

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT will embark on an Australian headlining tour in August. Support on the trek will come from DREADNAUGHT. The dates are as follows: Aug. 06 - Billboard - Melbourne, Australia Aug. 07 - Manning Bar - Sydney, Australia Aug. 08 - The HiFi - Brisbane, Australia T...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Unveil 'Intimate' Tour

According to The Pulse of Radio, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS have announced a 14-date tour of "intimate" venues that will begin on July 6 in Cleveland and finish up on July 24 in Memphis. This will be the band's first live appearances since December 2008 and will also introduce new members Nicole Fiorenti...

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TESTAMENT, DISTURBED Singers Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO On 'Creep Show'

TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy, who toured with Ronnie James Dio and his band HEAVEN & HELL on the Metal Masters Tour in 2008 and DISTURBED vocalist David Draiman, whose singing and performance style were greatly influenced by Dio, were interviewed for a special episode of Noisecreep's "Creep Sh...

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TESTAMENT's SKOLNICK Talks About Songwriting Process For Next Album

Joe Matera of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Skolnick of veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: TESTAMENT currently working on a new album how has it been going and what can fa...

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CHUCK GARRIC: Playing With RONNIE JAMES DIO Launched My Whole Career

Former DIO and current ALICE COOPER bassist Chuck Garric spoke to the Tahoe Daily Tribune about the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW). "I called Ronnie a couple of times but he was really sick," said Garric. "He was living in pr...

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TESTAMENT Frontman On DIO: 'He Was So Genuine; Humble And The Sweetest Person In The World'

Vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "Got word [Sunday] night coming off stage [in Holland] that Ronnie Dio pass...

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Unauthorized JAMES HETFIELD Biography: Book Extract Available

An extract from "James Hetfield: The Wolf At Metallica's Door", the recently published unauthorized biography of METALLICA's iconic frontman, can be found at TheQuietus.com. Penned by Scottish author and journalist Mark Eglinton, the book features interviews with key figures from Hetfield's past, te...

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GODSMACK's 'The Oracle' Tops BILLBOARD Chart

"The Oracle", the fifth album from Massachusetts rockers GODSMACK, sold 117,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart. GODSMACK's last album, "IV", opened with 211,000 units back in May 2006 to land at No. 1. This figure was a...

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GLENN DANZIG To Appear At Toronto's RUE MORGUE FESTIVAL OF FEAR

Glenn Danzig will make an appearance at the Rue Morgue Festival Of Fear, set to take place August 27-29, 2010 in the South Building of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Rue Morgue Festival Of Fear is Canada's largest horror expo, attracting an average of 40,000-plu...

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DEATH: Never-Before-Seen Performance Video From 'Symbolic' Lineup Posted Online

Former DEATH/MONSTROSITY bassist Kelly Conlon has announced the launch of his new web site, Kelly Conlon's Riff-Xchange, at www.kellyconlon.net. Commented Kelly: "This site is for anyone to join and everyone can participate. This Riff Xchange is for musicians to collaborate with each other, whether...

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DEATH Reissues, Final CONTROL DENIED Recording To See Light Of Day Via RELAPSE

Relapse Records has announced a partnership with Perseverance Holdings Ltd. and the Schuldiner family to reissue the legendary catalog of heavy metal luminary Chuck Schuldiner and his bands DEATH, CONTROL DENIED and MANTAS. Chuck Schuldiner's DEATH, one of the most important and influential metal ba...

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Everyone Dies Alone

As far as retro-thrash categorization is concerned one could — at least in broad terms — divide up the pack into three influence classifications: (1) EXODUS; (2) SLAYER; and (3) TESTAMENT. Sure, you can slice and dice in an array of other acts, everyone from NUCLEAR ASSAULT to any one of the major T...

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DEATH Tablature Collection Available

Guitar World has released its second TAB book, featuring the music of DEATH, Chuck Schuldiner's groundbreaking band. "Death: The Deluxe Guitar and Bass Tablature Collection" is the first song transcription book based on the DEATH catalog. Created with the endorsement of Chuck Schuldiner's family, it...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Says Future Live Performances Will Feature 'Just A Few Of The Classics'

San Francisco bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT are rehearsing a brand new set for the upcoming "American Carnage" tour with SLAYER and MEGADETH. TESTAMENT promises to deliver a modern and most brutal set of songs which is sure to incite multiple mosh pits (old-school style). Fans can expect to hear favo...

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GODSMACK Headed For Another U.S. No. 1

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, "The Oracle", the fifth album from Massachusetts rockers GODSMACK, is on track (based on one-day sales reports) to sell between 100,000 and 110,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to deb...