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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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DIO, AS I LAY DYING, UNEARTH, BLOODSIMPLE Added To Japan's LOUD PARK 06 Festival
DIO, AS I LAY DYING, UNEARTH, BLOODSIMPLE, FIREWIND, KORPIKLAANI and ZEROMIND have been confirmed for the Loud Park 06 festival, set to take place October 14-15, 2006 at the Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Halls 9-11 in Tokyo, Japan. Meanwhile, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE has pulled out of the e...July 18, 2006
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DARK TRANQUILLITY: Australian Tour Dates Announced
Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY have lined up the following Australian dates in September: Sep. 15 - Capitol – Perth, AUS (18+) Sep. 16 - Unibar - Adelaide, AUS (All Ages) Sep. 17 - Manning Bar - Sydney, AUS (All Ages) Sep. 18 - Basement - Brisbane, AUS (18+) Sep. 19 - Hi Fi ...July 18, 2006
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OPETH Frontman: 'If You're Offended By My Talk Or You Think I F*cking Suck, Get In Line!'
OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has defended himself against criticism that he "talks too much" during the band's live performances, explaining that "I say what I wanna say in the same sense as I play what I wanna play." In a posting on OPETH's official forum, a fan who calls himself "Detric" told Mi...July 17, 2006
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MESHUGGAH: 'Nothing' Re-Release To Include Bonus DVD
Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH have spent the last few months remixing their acclaimed 2002 effort, "Nothing", with plans to re-release the effort with a bonus DVD sometime this fall. Although nothing has yet been confirmed, the DVD is expected to include live footage from the band...July 14, 2006
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INSOMNIUM Added To ENSLAVED, ZYKLON, 1349 U.K. Tour
Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM have been added to the upcoming U.K. tour featuring ENSLAVED, ZYKLON and 1349. INSOMNIUM will be the opening band every night. The dates are as follows: Sep. 05 - The Village - Dublin, IRE Sep. 07 - Colchester Arts Centre - Colchester, UK Sep. 08 - Corporati...July 13, 2006
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TOOL, OPETH, MOTÖRHEAD, CRADLE OF FILTH: Photos From Sweden's METALTOWN Festival Available
Over 320 high-quality photos taken at the Metaltown festival on July 7, 2006 in Gothenburg, Sweden have been posted online at Metalnyheter.se. The following bands performed at the event: CRADLE OF FILTH DANKO JONES ENGEL ENTER THE HUNT EVERGREY KHOMA MOTÖRHEAD OPETH SOILWORK STONEGARD THE HAUNTED TO...July 12, 2006
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INSOMNIUM Album Details Revealed; New Video Available
Candlelight Records has set an October 17 American release date for "Above the Weeping World", the new album from Finland's INSOMINIUM. The label has uploaded the band's new video for album track "Mortal Share" at www.myspace.com/candlelightrecordsusa (look under video section). Recording at renowne...July 10, 2006
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