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HELSTAR To Play At Houston Hispanic Rock Showcase

Reformed cult U.S. metal act HELSTAR will be performing at Vara's Sports Bar in Houston, Texas on Saturday, December 11. Also appearing on the bill will be CREMATOR, FUNERAL RITES, SOUL REMOVED and DARK FLAME. "This unique celebration has been organized by the owner of Vara's Sports Bar, in collabor...
December 6, 2004
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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING: I Don't Need To See A Therapist To Tell Me How I Feel

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King recently told the Houston Chronicle that you won't see the California thrash-metal pioneers doing group therapy à la METALLICA to keep the band together. "No way, dude," King said. "No way would you catch us talking to someone about things that aren't working right. If yo...
December 2, 2004
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POWDERBURN To Open For SLAYER In San Antonio

The Jägermeister Music Tour, headlined by metal icons SLAYER, will be hitting San Antonio's Sunset Station this Friday, December 3. Sharing the stage with SLAYER will be Austin's self-proclaimed No. 1 heavy metal artist, POWDERBURN. Sponsored by Jägermeister, one of the world's leading premium spiri...
November 30, 2004
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Mongolian Heavy Metal Act Banned In China

Taipei Times is reporting that a Mongolian heavy metal group called HURD (photo) had their scheduled three-day tour of China cancelled after the local police got nervous and sent riot policemen and trucks to surround the college campus where the group was to play. They checked identity cards, detain...
November 26, 2004
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MÖTLEY CRÜE: New Live DVD, Tribute Album On The Way

In addition to the previously announced "greatest hits" collection featuring one or two new songs (tentatively due in January 2005),MÖTLEY CRÜE are planning on releasing the first-ever DVD featuring the band's four original members, according to a document leaked to MelodicRock.com. The tentative r...
November 24, 2004
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Houston's KLOL Goes Off The Air: Another Classic Rock/Metal Radio Station Bites The Dust

Radio behemoth Clear Channel Communications has yanked legendary Houston-area rock station KLOL-FM (101.1) off the air and replaced it with a format that radio insiders call "Spanglish Top 40," according to the Houston Chronicle. The switch took place Friday morning (Nov. 12) when the new station —...
November 15, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER Dress Up As GUNS N' ROSES For Halloween: Photo Available

VELVET REVOLVER dressed up as Buckethead-era GUNS N' ROSES during their appearance at the Rocktoberfest on Oct. 31 in Little Rock, AR. Check out a live shot of singer Scott Weiland (playing the "role" of Axl Rose) and Slash ("Buckethead") at VelvetRevolverForum.com. As previously reported, VELVET RE...
November 13, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER Contemplating Concert DVD

VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan has told Launch Radio Networks that the group shot a gig earlier this year in Houston that they want to release on DVD. "There's a DVD we recorded for HDNet, and we got to own the film, and we recorded a concert in Houston with, like, eight cameras or something....
November 10, 2004
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HELSTAR: New Live Video Posted Online

A video of HELSTAR performing the track "Baptized In Blood" at Forgetta 'Bout It in Houston, TX on October 23, 2004 has been posted online at Helstar.com (Windows Media, 11 MB). As previously reported, HELSTAR have lined up the following European dates during November: Nov. 06 - Keep It True festiva...
November 4, 2004
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ANGEL: Tour Dates Announced

Legendary '70s rockers ANGEL will be performing at the Dallas Hard Rock Café on Saturday, November 13. The show will be presented by "TheBone" 93.3 and Renegade Entertainment. ANGEL skyrocketed to stardom in the mid '70s as one of the first "metal" bands on the very eclectic music scene of that deca...
November 1, 2004
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VINCE NEIL: Photos From Halloween Concert, Meet-And-Greet Posted Online

Former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil headlined the KLOL Outlaw Masked Ball Halloween night (Oct. 31) in Houston, Texas. Vince and his band took the stage in Halloween costumes — Vince in his Miller Lite racing outfit (surely a trick or treat surprise for event sponsor Budweiser!),drummer Brent Fitz...
November 1, 2004
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DARKEST HOUR: More Tour Dates Confirmed

DARKEST HOUR have confirmed all the dates for their "Fuck Toby Keith, He's Destroying America Tour!" They are as follows: DARKEST HOUR, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, KYLESA, FEAR BEFORE THE MARCH OF FLAMES: Nov. 12 - Harrisonburg, VA @ Captain T’s Nov. 13 - Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero Nov. 14 - Atlan...
October 31, 2004
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VINCE NEIL Schedules Charity Meet & Greet In Houston

In association with Vince Neil and the TJ Martell Foundation, ZRock is proud to present a ZRock Crue for the Cure event to benefit the Skylar Neil Memorial Foundation and the TJ Martell Foundation to help fund research and find a cure for leukemia, cancer and AIDS. ZRock Crue for the Cure enables ro...
October 29, 2004
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GODSMACK, A PERFECT CIRCLE, MÖTLEY CRÜE Members Share Halloween Antics

Several hard rock stars recently took time out to spin some holiday tales with Launch Radio Networks. GODSMACK drummer Shannon Larkin and vocalist Sully Erna recall one Halloween show where everything just went wrong... Shannon: "We went to play in New Orleans, which Sully has a real weird stigma th...
October 29, 2004
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SCOTT WEILAND Says Some Journalists Are 'Lucky' He's On Probation

VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland (ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS) had a surprise 37th birthday party thrown in his honor at The Little Door in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday (Oct. 27). Check out pictures from Wire Image. In other news, Weiland gave a rare interview to the Houston Chronicle last...
October 28, 2004