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BEATALLICA: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

According to LiveDaily.com, Milwaukee-based BEATALLICA, a satirical mashup act whose hilarious schtick marries the songwriting prowess of the BEATLES to the deep-throated rock growl of METALLICA, have lined up the following U.S. dates during November/December: Nov. 28 - Columbus, OH - Little Brother...

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STATIC-X To Tour U.S. With ILL NINO, OPIATE FOR THE MASSES

STATIC-X will be embarking on a U.S. headlining tour in early November. Support on the trek will come from ILL NINO and OPIATE FOR THE MASSES. "Both bands are friends of ours and bad-ass live bands, so this is going to be an entire night you don't want to miss," STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static writes...

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VELVET REVOLVER's 'Come On, Come In' Video To Be Included On 'Fantastic Four' DVD

VELVET REVOLVER's video for "Come On, Come In" will be included as one of the special features on the upcoming two-disc DVD release of the "Fantastic Four" movie, due on December 5. For the "Come On, Come In" video, VELVET REVOLVER joined forces with director Wayne Isham in Los Angeles before the ba...

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Former STATIC-X Guitarist Is A Free Man — For Now

MTV.com is reporting that former STATIC-X and DOPE guitarist Tripp Eisen was released from a California state prison last week, a little more than six months after his arrest on a single crimes-against-children count. Eisen's freedom could end up being short-lived, depending on what next week brings...

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Former STATIC-X Guitarist Pleads Guilty To Sex With Minor

RollingStone.com is reporting that former STATIC-X and DOPE guitarist Tripp Eisen has pled guilty to having oral sex with a minor and will serve one year in California State prison on that charge. On June 24 Eisen accepted a plea bargain in California for "having oral sex with a person younger than...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'A Big Surprise Is Coming Up In The Near Future'

Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO, SCORPIONS) has posted the following update at his official web site: "I really had a great tour 2003/2004. I teamed up with Dean Guitars and worked on a Michael Schenker model. It turned out great. "In December I did a project with Bob Kulick. He is th...

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Guitars Painted By EDDIE VAN HALEN, ALICE COOPER To Be Auctioned Off For Charity

The Associated Press is reporting that 10-foot guitars transformed by artists including Eddie Van Halen and Alice Cooper will be decorating the streets of Phoenix, Arizona. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona hopes to raise $1 million by auctioning off 90 giant guitars painted by celebrities...

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MEGADETH Bassist JAMES MACDONOUGH's GIGANTOUR Recap

MEGADETH bassist James MacDonough has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I would like to thank all the members and crew from DREAM THEATER, ANTHRAX, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC and B...

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SOIL Sign With DRT ENTERTAINMENT

Chicago's SOIL have signed an exclusive recording deal with New York-based DRT Entertainment. The band will head to Los Angeles next month to begin recording their new album, which is currently slated for release in early 2006. Ulrich Wild (STATIC-X, TAPROOT) has been tapped as producer. "It is grea...

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TEMPLEWITHIN: FATES WARNING Drummer's Project To Begin Recording Next Month

TEMPLEWITHIN, the new band featuring FATES WARNING drummer Mark Zonder, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP guitarist/keyboardist Wayne Findlay and ex-TRIBE OF GYPSIES singer Gregg Analla, have issued the following update: "Things are going well with securing a proper label for the band. We will start recording...

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GIGANTOUR: More Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

Billboard magazine has released the attendance figures for several more stops on this summer's Gigantour festival trek, which featured MEGADETH and DREAM THEATER in the co-headlining slots, alongside FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY and SYMPHONY X, among others. The following is a complete lis...

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BLAZE Confirm New Lineup, Negotiate New Record Deal

BLAZE manager Neil Marklew has confirmed the group's new lineup and recording plans via a posting on the band's official web site. His message reads as follows: "It gives me great pleasure to make the following announcement as I believe it has been long overdue. As you may be aware, we have not had...

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DKT/MC5 To Play Special Concert With SUN RA ARKESTRA

Detroit's DKT/MC5, whose current touring lineup includes former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Glilby Clarke, will perform with the SUN RA ARKESTRA, the legendary avant-garde big band and free-jazz pioneers now directed by Marshall Allen, on Saturday, September 17 at at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus in Cal...

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SOULFLY: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

The first dates have been announced for SOULFLY's upcoming U.S. tour in support of their "Dark Ages" album. Support at all dates will come from THROWDOWN, BLOODSIMPLE and INCITE (a local Arizona band fronted by Ritchie Cavalera, (stepson of SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera). The dates are as follows: Oc...

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BLISSED Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

BLISSED, the Christian rock band featuring STRYPER drummer Robert Sweet and David Pearson from the group STATIC, are putting the finishing touches on their new album, "Corrosive". Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Superhero", "Monster", "Betrayal", "Corrosive", "Run", "With You", "Get Up",...