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Former DEATH/MASSACRE Frontman KAM LEE: 'I Do Not Hate Metal'
Former DEATH/MASSACRE frontman Kam Lee has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "ONCE MORE PEOPLE... NO!!!! I DO NOT HATE METAL! "What I do hate is the current state of the overall 'metal scene'... the scene in which I played a very crucial part in... the scene in which I even ...August 8, 2006
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FIREBALL MINISTRY Frontman To 'Marry' BAM MARGERA
Today's Philadelphia Inquirer reports that when skateboard star and MTV personality Bam Margera marries his fiancée Missy Rothstein this winter, the ceremony will be conducted by FIREBALL MINISTRY frontman James A. Rota. An ordained minister, Rota is a longtime friend of Margera; his band was hand-p...August 7, 2006
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OPETH: European Tour Dates Announced
Sweden's OPETH has announced a number of European dates in December. The details are as follows: Dec. 02 - Berlin, GER @ Columbia Club - GER Dec. 03 - Cologne, GER @ Live Music Hall - GER Dec. 05 - Paris, FRA @ Elysee Montmartre - FR Dec. 06 - Lyon, FRA @ Transbordeur - ...July 31, 2006
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MUSTAINE On GIGANTOUR: 'To Stand Among The Next Generation Of Lead Guitar Heroes Is Thrilling'
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message on the "Forums" section of the Gigantour web site: "Welcome to Gigantour 2006! I doubt I will get to meet many of you, but just know that I look forward to those of you that I do meet. "I am very proud of the bands that ...July 31, 2006
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MESHUGGAH, CRADLE OF FILTH Members To Take Part In Sweden's BASS 'N DRUMS DAYS
MESHUGGAH members Tomas Haake and Dick Lövgren, along with CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erlandsson, are among the musicians scheduled to take part in Bass 'N Drums Days, set to take place September 29-30 at Draken in Stockholm, Sweden. More information is available at www.bassndrum.se. As previous...July 30, 2006
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MESHUGGAH: Cover Artwork For 'Nothing' Remix Posted Online
The cover artwork for MESHUGGAH's upcoming remixed version of its acclaimed 2002 effort, "Nothing" has been posted online at this location. Due on September 15 via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD will include a bonus DVD containing live footage from the Swedish experimental extreme metallers' most rec...July 29, 2006
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INSOMNIUM Pull Out Of U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK Festival
Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM have been forced to withdraw from the sixth annual Bloodstock Festival, set to be held September 29-30 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England. The following statement from the band was posted on the Bloodstock web site: "We are really, really sorry to annou...July 28, 2006
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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman Reports On ARVIKA, EARTHSHAKER Festivals
ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow has posted the following message on her MySpace page: "We had two rather bizarre and chaotic festival weekends. The Arvika festival is a weird mélange between disco, pop, gothic, rock and a pinch of metal. The audience there is mostly dressed in stockings with no...July 27, 2006
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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE Talks About GIGANTOUR: Video Available
Ultimate-Guitar.com has uploaded a couple of short video clips of MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine discussing the Gigantour festival concept and the reason for the tour's creation, which he was responsible for. The 2006 edition of Gigantour, which is set to kick off September 7 in San Diego, Californi...July 27, 2006
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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: 'It's An Honor For Us To Be A Part Of GIGANTOUR'
ARCH ENEMY will be making their triumphant return to the U.S. this September as part of the mighty Gigantour, which features the legendary MEGADETH, genre titans such as LAMB OF GOD, OPETH and Century Media labelmates INTO ETERNITY, among others. The month-long trek will be the group's fourth and fi...July 26, 2006
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FIREBALL MINISTRY To Support ALICE COOPER
As the touring cycle for the critically acclaimed "Their Rock Is Not Our Rock" soldiers on, L.A. rock warriors FIREBALL MINISTRY — who in recent months have toured alongside such heavyweights of rock and metal as DISTURBED, H.I.M., OPETH, NEVERMORE, CLUTCH and CKY, in addition to a one-off performan...July 24, 2006
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GIGANTOUR 2006 Announced: MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD, OPETH, ARCH ENEMY, OVERKILL Confirmed
Gigantour is back. The fast and furious traveling festival that was hailed last year by Revolver magazine as "the mother of all shred fests" will kick off its second year in early September. Look for the tour — the brainchild of MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine — to launch in the Northeast and to wor...July 23, 2006
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DARK TRANQUILLITY Announces Japanese, Korean, Australian Tour Dates
Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have posted the following message on their official web site: "The rumors are true — we're indeed coming to Australia, but not only that we're including Japan and Korea on the same trip. "Throughout the years, we've recieved tons of questions from fa...July 21, 2006
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Bulgaria's MONSTERS OF ROCK Festival Cancelled!
The Monsters of Rock festival, which was scheduled to take place August 3-7 at the Black Sea resort of Varna in Bulgaria, has been cancelled. According to the festival organizers, there were too many logistical and technical problems that prevented the event from going ahead. However, plans still ex...July 19, 2006
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ALL THAT REMAINS Enters Billboard Chart At No. 75
ALL THAT REMAINS' third album, "The Fall of Ideals", sold nearly 13,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 75 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. Recorded with producer Adam Dutkiewicz (KILLSWITCH ENGAGE) and engineer Peter Wichers (ex-SOILWORK) at...July 19, 2006
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