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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DRAGONFORCE, CHIMAIRA: North American Tour Dates Revealed

House of Blues, a Live Nation brand, has partnered with clothing and lifestyle company No Fear in presenting Grammy-nominated Roadrunner Records recording artists KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. Also featured on the bill will be Roadrunner labelmates DRAGONFORCE, as well as CHIMAIRA, and HE IS LEGEND. The 35-cit...

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NECRODEMON Music To Be Featured In RICHARD CHANDLER Film

NECRODEMON music will be featured in an upcoming nationally distributed film, "Sons of Perdition", directed by Richard Chandler of Boston, MA. Filming will begin in January 2007. "Sons of Perdition" is a story about how the Devil has made a deal with corrupt leaders within the church to cause a crim...

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SOULFLY Guitarist RIZZO Announces New Solo Dates

SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo will be taking his shredding skills to the West Coast for the first time to let more metalheads thrash to his trademark sound. Newly scheduled Rizzo solo shows are as follows: Jan. 12 - Boston, MA - TBA Jan. 13 - Lowell, MA - Rusty G's Jan. 18 - Anaheim, CA ...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist Psyched About RED SOX Getting Japanese Pitcher

Launch Radio Networks reports: AEROSMITH lead guitarist Joe Perry is thrilled about the newest man to put on the uniform of his hometown baseball team, the Boston Red Sox. Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka recently signed a deal to play for the Sox after starring for almost a decade in Japan with the Seibu...

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KAYO DOT Signs With HYDRA HEAD RECORDS

KAYO DOT, the Boston, Massachusetts-based experimental metal ensemble featuring former members of the now-defunct MAUDLIN OF THE WELL, has inked a deal with Hydra Head Records for the release of their next album. The group plans to begin recording the CD in early summer for a tentative late 2007 or...

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RAVAGE To Support METAL CHURCH, MELIAH RAGE In Bedford

RAVAGE, the heavy metal band from Boston, MA, has been added to the bill in support of '80s classic metal icons METAL CHURCH and MELIAH RAGE at their appearance on January 27 at Mark's Showplace in Bedford, NH. Advance tickets can be purchased by contacting [email protected]. RAVAGE is currentl...

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IREPRESS Signs With TRANSLATION LOSS RECORDS

Translation Loss Records has announced the signing of Boston, Massachusetts' IREPRESS. IREPRESS (pronounced Eear-press) consists of five ancestrally diverse individuals collaboratively creating music that embodies the forward thinking aesthetic that Translation Loss Records strives toward. Early 200...

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The Deep and Dreamless Sleep

Never been a big fan of these Boston trad-metal water-treaders, from their somewhat plodding and generic major label days to their more recent, hopeless and low-buck efforts. And I wasn't expecting to change my mind based on the "Xeroxed tree" motif of the cover of "The Deep and Dreamless Sleep", or...

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DIR EN GREY To Release New Album In February

Japanese band DIR EN GREY will release its new album, "The Marrow of a Bone", in Japan on February 7, 2007, to coincide with the group's 10-year anniversary and their first North American headlining tour. The album will contain 13 tracks, including the singles "Clever Sleazoid", "Ryoujoku No Ame" (a...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Remembers DIMEBAG On Second Anniversary Of His Death

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY singer/guitarist Zakk Wylde, guitarist Nick Catanese and bass player John "J.D." Deservio recently spoke to Boston writer Debby Rao about the legacy of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) on the second anniversary of Abbott's tragic death (Dimebag was gunned down by a...

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Friends Family Forever

I remember being thoroughly impressed with Boston's DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR opening a show for FULL BLOWN CHAOS and AGNOSTIC FRONT, as well as thinking that I really must pick up an album. I never did end up with a release from the hardcore savages, so getting a re-issue of the band's first EP is a .....

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AEROSMITH: New Audio Interview With JOE PERRY Available

A 12-minute audio interview with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry, conducted last month by Doug Podell of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM, has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). Bassist Tom Hamilton joined AEROSMITH on stage during their appearance Wednesday night (Nov. 29) at the Mohegan Sun...

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AEROSMITH Joined By TOM HAMILTON In Connecticut: Photos Available

Bassist Tom Hamilton joined AEROSMITH on stage during their appearance last night (Wednesday night, November 29) at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. Uncasville isn't far from the band's home base in Boston, and that's where Hamilton has been recovering from throat cancer and the tr...

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AEROSMITH Bassist Expected At Connecticut Show

Launch Radio Networks reports: AEROSMITH's got a show practically in their own backyard tonight (Wednesday, November 29),and they're expecting a special guest — bass player Tom Hamilton. The band is playing the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, which isn't far from their home base in B...

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PSYOPUS: New Song Posted Online

A brand new PSYOPUS track, entitled "Insects", has been posted online at this location. The track comes off the Rochester, NY-based tech grindcore/hardcore outfit's upcoming album, "Our Puzzling Encounters Considered", due on February 20, 2007 via Metal Blade Records. "Our Puzzling Encounters Consid...