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TOOL: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

TOOL will play a number of U.S. dates in May, including two concert dates in New York City, following their April 30 headlining performance at the Coachella festival in Indio, California. The Coachella performance will be the band's first live appearance in the U.S. since 2002. Confirmed dates are a...

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Original EXTREME To Reunite For New England Dates In June

Boston radio station WAAF has announced that original EXTREME members Gary Cherone (vocals, ex-VAN HALEN),Nuno Bettencourt (guitar),Paul Geary (drums),and Pat Badger (bass) will be reuniting for a show at the Bank of America Pavilion (formerly Fleet Pavilion) in Boston on Friday, June 30. Tickets...

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DAWN OF AZAZEL To Open For KORN In New Zealand

New Zealand-based death/grind outfit DAWN OF AZAZEL will be opening for KORN on May 1 at SuperTop in Auckland, New Zealand. The band will also be embarking on a U.S. tour with VITAL REMAINS, INCANTATION and SIN OF ANGELS beginning on May 31. The dates are as follows (venue details to be confirmed):...

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GODSMACK To Embark On Canadian Tour In Early June

GODSMACK will hit the road in support of their new album, "IV", with a series of Canadian dates, kicking off June 10, followed by treks through Japan and Australia in July. A North American Tour is being mapped out for late summer and fall, with dates expected to be announced in the coming weeks. Th...

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AEROSMITH Bassist Glad To Help Anti-Violence Organization

Launch Radio Networks reports: AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton was one of the featured performers on Friday, April 7 at the annual "Banned In Boston" anti-violence benefit. He portrayed former First Lady Barbara Bush, and it was his fourth appearance in drag, having been Laura Bush, Martha Stewart, a...

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DISTURBED Ready To Headline As OZZY Confirms His Shows

Launch Radio Networks reports: Nine of the 10 Ozzfest dates that OZZY OSBOURNE will headline have been confirmed, with Osbourne playing the festival's opening show on June 29. Osbourne decided not to headline the festival for the first time in its history after experiencing numerous health problems...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, WALLS OF JERICHO To Join Forces For TRUSTKILL TAKEOVER Tour

Trustkill Records, indie rock powerhouse label, have announced their first-ever package tour, to be called the Trustkill Takeover our. The North American trek, which will take place in May, will feature the U.K.'s hottest export BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE on headlining duty. The Wales-based band are cu...

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OZZFEST 2006: Nine Shows Featuring OZZY OSBOURNE Revealed

Nine of the ten Ozzfest 2006 dates that are expected to feature OZZY OSBOURNE in the headlining slot have been revealed. They are as follows: Jun. 29 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheater Jul. 01 - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater Jul. 08 - San Bernardino, CA - Hyundai Pavilion Jul. 16 -...

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AEROSMITH Bassist Says STEVEN TYLER Had An 'Overuse Injury'

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton told WZLX-FM's Carlson & McKenzie on Wednesday (April 5) that frontman Steven Tyler's throat had an "overuse injury...like tendonitis" that forced them to cancel shows. "He had this minor, minor, minor [surgery] done and it went really well," Hamilton told the morn...

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PEARL JAM: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

PEARL JAM have announced the second leg of their 2006 U.S. tour in support of their new, self-titled album due out May 2. Leg two is scheduled to kick off on June 23 in Pittsburgh, PA and will finish on July 22 in George, WA. According to Billboard.com, the George show will be "an evening ...

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AEROSMITH Frontman On The Mend After Undergoing Laser Surgery

According to the Boston Herald, AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler recovering after undergoing laser surgery on his throat. A "die-hard" member of the AEROSMITH fan club Aeroforce One by the name of Marge reportedly tracked down Tyler while he was trying on outfits at Riccardi on Newbury Street in Bost...

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KORN, DEFTONES, ROB ZOMBIE, SEVENDUST Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: KORN, MUDVAYNE, 10 YEARS Venue: Cricket Arena City/State: Charlotte, N.C. Date: March 22, 2006 Gross Sales: $236,131 Attendance: 6,596 Capacity: 6,596 Artist/Event...

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POISON, CINDERELLA Tour Dates Announced

POISON will be teaming up with CINDERELLA this summer for the "20 Years Of Rock Tour". To coincide with the bands' 20th anniversaries, and keeping with POISON's tradition of staying loyal to their music and their fans, lawn tickets for each of the outdoor amphitheatre dates will be priced at $20 or...

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AEROSMITH's TOM HAMILTON Finds Himself 'Banned In Boston'

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton will be "Banned In Boston" for the fourth time this Friday night (April 7),when he will put his best dress on for charity at the Avalon. Hamilton will be in costume as former First Lady Barbara Bush at the 11th annual "Banned In Boston" charity event, which raises mon...

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OZZFEST 2006: New Kick-Off Date Announced

The Ozzfest 2006 organizers have announced a new kick-off date for this year's festival tour: June 29 at the White River Ampitheater in Auburn, Washington — two days earlier than the previous start date of July 1 in San Francisco, California. According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the June 29...