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DREAM THEATER, BUCKCHERRY Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

DREAM THEATER, BUCKCHERRY, BILLY TALENT and THE BLACKOUT have been confirmed for this year's Download festival, set to take place June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ANVIL BILLY TALENT BUCKCHERRY DEF LEPPARD DEVILDRIVER DRAGONFORCE DREAM THEAT...

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DEF LEPPARD, POISON, CHEAP TRICK Tour Dates Announced

In what is sure to be the biggest rock event this summer, Britain's greatest arena rock band DEF LEPPARD will join forces with POISON and special guest CHEAP TRICK for a 39-city North American Tour. Tickets go on-sale to the general public beginning Friday, March 6 at www.livenation.com. Citi cardme...

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PAPA ROACH To Perform At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

According to Virtual Festivals, PAPA ROACH is the latest band to self-confirm an appearance at this year's Download festival, set to take place June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. Speaking to Metal Hammer, lead singer Jacoby Shaddix said: "We're going to be playing the side stage at Downlo...

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ICARUS WITCH: In Songwriting Mode

Pittsburgh traditional metallers ICARUS WITCH have issued the following update: "Just a quick note to let everyone know ICARUS WITCH is back in the studio for pre-production on our fourth CD. Writing and demoing new music for the follow-up to 2007's 'Songs For The Lost' is not a simple task, as we a...

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DEF LEPPARD: Deluxe Editions Of 'Pyromania', 'Adrenalize' In The Works

According to the official blog of legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin, DEF LEPPARD's "Pyromania" (1983) and "Adrenalize" (1992) albums will be reissued as deluxe editions. Halfin writes in his February 22, 2009 blog entry, "Spoke to Joe Elliott [DEF LEPPARD singer] about work as there are deluxe...

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BURN HALO: 'Dirty Little Girl' Video Available

"Dirty Little Girl", the new video from BURN HALO, the new band fronted by former EIGHTEEN VISIONS singer James Hart, can be viewed below. In other news, drummer Joe Letz of COMBICHRIST will sit behind the kit for BURN HALO for the following shows: Feb. 25 - The Peterson Events Center - Pittsburgh,...

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GREAT WHITE, NELSON Confirmed For ROCKLAHOMA

GREAT WHITE and NELSON have been confirmed for the third annual Rocklahoma festival, set to take place July 9-12, 2009 on the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma. Also scheduled to appear are KEEL, KIX, HARLOW, GYPSY PISTOLEROS and ex-SCORPIONS drummer Herman Rarebell's new band HERM...

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DEF LEPPARD, WHITESNAKE, JOURNEY To Team Up For Dublin Date

DEF LEPPARD, WHITESNAKE and JOURNEY will team up for a special concert at O2 Arena in Dublin, Ireland on Friday, June 12. Tickets will go on sale on Friday, February 27 at 9 a.m. from Ticketmaster and usual outlets nationwide. DEF LEPPARD and POISON will team up for a U.S. summer tour, including a r...

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HARLOW Confirmed For ROCKLAHOMA Festival

Los Angeles-based band HARLOW has been confirmed for this year's Rocklahoma festival, set to take place July 9-12, 2009 on the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma. HARLOW will perform on Friday, July 10. Also scheduled to appear are KEEL, KIX, GYPSY PISTOLEROS and former SCORPIONS dr...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist's Solo Performances Of 'Sugar', 'Hysteria' Posted Online

Video footage of DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell's January 10, 2009 solo performance at The Mint in Los Angeles, when he was opening for Lauren Monroe's band (featuring LEPPARD's Rick Allen on drums),can be viewed below. During his show, Vivian played his bluesy versions of the DEF LEPPARD cl...

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MARILYN MANSON, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, ZZ TOP Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

MARILYN MANSON, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and ZZ TOP have been confirmed for this summer's Download festival, set to take place June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: DEF LEPPARD DEVILDRIVER DRAGONFORCE KILLSWITCH ENGAGE KORN LIMP BIZKIT MARILYN MANSON M...

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HOUSE OF HEAVY: DEF LEPPARD Cover Available For Streaming

HOUSE OF HEAVY, the Swedish band formed by MASQUERADE bassist Henrik Lundberg and P.I.G. singer Mattias Wellhag, has posted its cover version of the DEF LEPPARD track "Billy's Got a Gun". The song comes off HOUSE OF HEAVY's debut album, out now on Metal Blade and Spiritual Beast. Commented Henrik: "...

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DORO PESCH: 'To Me, Metal Always Meant Freedom'

Sweden's Metalshrine web site recently conducted an interview with the German metal queen Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: What's it like celebrating 25 years [as a heavy metal singer]? Doro Pesch: Oh, man, I tell you... I can't believe it. Time flew by. I st...

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METALLICA, SLAYER Featured In 'Rick Rubin: In The Studio' Book

This coming summer, ECW Press will issue the 300-page book "Rick Rubin: in the Studio" by biographer Jake Brown. Nearly three years of meticulous research went into the making of the book, which documents the roots of Rubin's rise as one of the industry's most singularly influential record producers...

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ANVIL To Play U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

Canadian metal legends ANVIL will perform at this summer's Download festival, set to take place June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. The band, which is the subject of an acclaimed documentary "Anvil! The Story Of Anvil", will play the Donington event after last appearing at Monsters Of Rock...