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LIMP BIZKIT Confirmed For U.K.'s SONISPHERE Festival

The reunited original lineup of LIMP BIZKIT has been confirmed for the METALLICA-headlined inaugural Sonisphere festival, set to take place on August 1-2 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. Frontman Fred Durst comments, "We are honored to be a part of such an event as Knebworth and even...

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BLACK MOOR Signs With DIMINISHED FIFTH RECORDS

Diminished Fifth Records has announced the signing of Nova Scotian thrashers BLACK MOOR. The band's debut album, "The Conquering", is scheduled for release on Tuesday, August 25. The long-overdue CD almost didn't see the light of day after the band was in a near-fatal automobile accident in June 200...

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DAN SPITZ's DEUXMONKEY Releases More Music

DEUXMONKEY, the new band led by former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz, has posted two more songs — "Dying Twice" and "O.C.D. (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)" — via the project's official MySpace page. Commented Spitz: "I would like to thank the incredible reaction to the new music. It's not an easy tas...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: European Dates Announced

Arizona-based metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have scheduled the following European dates: Aug. 21 - Treibsand - Lübeck, Germany Aug. 22 - Rock Mania - Dettelbach, Germany Aug. 23 - Rock Temple - Kerkrade, The Netherlands Aug. 24 - Die Halle - Frankfurt, Germany Aug. 25 - Exit Chmelnice - Praha, Czech...

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Former ANTHRAX Guitarist DAN SPITZ Launches DEUXMONKEY

DEUXMONKEY, the new band led by former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz, has released its first track, "Anger Is Free", via the project's official MySpace page. According to a press release, DEUXMONKEY — whose lineup also includes Peter Baltes (ACCEPT) on bass, Matt Thompson (KING DIAMOND) on drums and A...

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Former HANOI ROCKS Frontman To Announce Bands At Finland's RUISROCK Festival

Former HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe will be the special guest stage announcer at this year's Ruisrock festival, set to take place July 3-5 at Ruissalo in Turku, Finland. According to the festival organizers, "during the weekend Michael Monroe will pick some personal favorites from the festiva...

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HANOI ROCKS Guitarist Talks About His New Band; Audio Available

HANOI ROCKS guitarist/co-founder Andy McCoy has uploaded a new podcast in which he talks about his new band and upcoming touring/recording plans. You can listen to the five-minute file at www.andymccoy.com or stream it below. McCoy's decadent autobiography, "Sheriff McCoy: Legend of Hanoi Rocks", wi...

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WE ARE THE FALLEN: New Video Interview, More Performance Footage Posted Online

Reality Rocks/Yahoo! Music blogger Lyndsey Parker conducted an interview with WE ARE THE FALLEN — the new band featuring original EVANESCENCE members Ben Moody (guitar) and John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson — on Monday, June 22...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Rocks Troops At Fort Benning; Video Available

On Monday, May 18, QUEENSRŸCHE rocked the troops at Fort Benning, Georgia in between tour dates in support of their new Rhino Records CD, "American Soldier". The post welcomed QUEENSRŸCHE with "open arms" as they gave all band members and their crew an exhilarating ride in an M1A1 Abrams tank and an...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman Signing Bottles Of Red Wine; Video Available

Video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate signing bottles of his red wine, Insania, on April 17, 2009 at the Redmond Whole Foods in Redmond, Washington can be viewed below. Also available is a short interview with the singer. Insania — a Latin word meaning insanity, irrationality, madness — w...

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L.A. GUNS Frontman To Guest On New LIBERTY N' JUSTICE Album

Phil Lewis of L.A. GUNS has been added to to the list of guest musicians appearing on Christian rockers LIBERTY N' JUSTICE's ninth studio album and fifth "all-star" project, "Light It Up" (formerly "The Cigar Chronicles"). The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Light It Up 02. The Other Thi...

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KISS Is 'Four Days From Finishing' New Album

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley has issued the following udate: "We're about four days from finishing the new KISS album. Eleven tracks, and it IS everything I've told you. It IS classic. It IS all written within the band. And IT ROCKS BIG TIME! Tommy [Thayer, guitar] and Eric [Singer, drums] b...

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AEROSMITH's JOEY KRAMER To Celebrate His Birthday Hosting Wounded Soliders

AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer will celebrate his June 21 birthday with 20 wounded warriors he has invited to be his personal guests at the band’s show that night at Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Virginia, near Washington, D.C. The marines and sailors — who all served in Iraq or Afghanistan — are from...

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MALPRACTICE Begins Work On New Material

MALPRACTICE, the Finnish progressive metal band featuring members of TO/DIE/FOR, MANITOU, OMNIUM GATHERUM and REVERSION, has issued the following update: "After a short break, we are back in business! We're happy to inform you that at the very moment MALPRACTICE is writing new material. Jope [Joonas...

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METALLICA: Ottawa Show Rescheduled

METALLICA's web site has been updated with the following message: "For all of our friends with tickets to the sold-out show in Ottawa [Ontario, Canada] on October 29, we hope that date is on your calendar in pencil! We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but that show has chang...