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Hate Takes its Form

"Hate Takes its Form" from Denmark's DAWN OF DEMISE is a refreshing take on death metal. It is an example of understanding that "heavy" does not only mean relentless blasting, inhuman speed, or over the top technicality. The band takes a modern, groovy and violent approach with a lot of mid-tempo se...

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X JAPAN To Headline 'Hide Memorial Summit'

According to the Jrock Revolution, reactivated Japanese rockers X JAPAN will headline the 10th-anniversary edition of the annual Hide Memorial Summit, a two-day tribute festival to the band's late guitarist Hideto "Hide" Matsumoto, who committed suicide in May 1998. The event will take place at Ajin...

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ROYAL HUNT: More Tour Dates Announced

Denmark-based hard rockers ROYAL HUNT have lined up the following dates: May 07 - Greece, Athens - Gagarin 205 May 09 - Greece, Thessaloniki - Kazan DB May 10 - Romania, Bucharest - Club Fabrica May 11 - Bulgaria, Sofia - 4km Party Center May 12 - Hungary, Budapest - A38 May 13 - Switzerland, ...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: More Tour Dates Announced

MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) has scheduled the following dates: Jun. 21 - Bilbao, Spain - Kobetamendi - (Kobetasonic Festival) Jul. 05 - Tuttlingen, Germany - Hornberger Sommer Jul. 10 - Bad Arolsen, Germany - Magic Circle Festival Aug. 25 - Osaka, Japan - Namba Hatch Aug. 27 - Nagoya, Japan - Diamo...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Tour Blog Launched

HardTimes.ca has just launched the official FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH tour blog, which will be updated nearly daily for the duration of the band's tour with DISTURBED and leading into the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Tour. Stay tuned for more regular updates from tour manager/front of house engineer Matt Ko...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Reissues To Include Bonus Tracks

According to a posting on the CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes Of Bodom, Spinefarm Records will reissue the band's "Something Wild", "Hatebreeder", "Follow The Reaper" and "Tokyo Warhearts" (live) albums on April 30. The three studio LPs will contain the original songs plus the following bonus mat...

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TOKYO BLADE: More Dates Announced

Reactivated NWOBHM legends TOKYO BLADE have scheduled the following dates: Aug. 23 - Leyendas Del Rock Festival, Puerto de Mazarro, Spain Nov. 14 - The Purple Turtle, Camden/London, UK Nov. 15 - Keep It True 11 Festival, Wurzburg, Germany Nov. 16 - Mylos Complex - Xyloyrgeio, Thessaloniki, Greece No...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN To Appear In 'Detroit Metal City' Movie

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's web site has been updated with the following message: "'Ii-Jyan J-Pop!' (Awesome J-Pop!),Marty's new hardcover book released by Nikkei Entertainment on April 7, is currently #38 in the overall sales ranking at Amazon.jp. This book offers an in-depth and ve...

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Classic KROKUS Lineup Back Together, Planning New Album

Long anticipated and now officially confirmed: KROKUS is back in its classic formation. Marc Storace (vocals, 56),Fernando Von Arb (guitar, 53),Chris Von Rohr (bass, 56) and Freddy Steady (drums, 55) have reunited and are performing together again. On August 2, KROKUS will play its only concert pl...

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BOSTON Mainman On ALICE COOPER's Radio Show: Part 2 To Air Next Week

The second part of Alice Cooper's interview with BOSTON mainman Tom Scholz will air on Cooper's radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper" next Wednesday night, April 23. The program is a classic-rock format and can be heard on over 100 radio stations in the United States, Canada, UK, Ireland, and Austra...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Back In Action

The Pulse of Radio reports that FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH resumes its live schedule on Friday night (April 18) in Sayreville, New Jersey, performing for the first time since canceling a tour two months ago. The band had to pull off the road when singer Ivan Moody was diagnosed with a throat problem, b...

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MERCH CO INTERNATIONAL And CENTURY MEDIA Join Forces

Entertainment merchandising and licensing company Merch Co International, the UK-based European counterpart to The Merchandise Company, based in Long Beach, California, announced today that it has entered into a merchandising agreement with Century Media Records. "The Century Media roster forms a su...

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LOUDNESS Taps DED CHAPLIN Drummer For Japanese Dates

Kozo Suganuma, drummer for one of the most popular fusion bands in Japan, FRAGILE and a former member of DED CHAPLIN (featuring LOUDNESS singer Minoru Niihara),has been tapped to fill in for LOUDNESS drummer Munetaka Higuchi for the latter group's previously announced Japanese dates. Higuchi was ho...

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MOTRHEAD Frontman Answers Fan-Submitted Questions

MOTRHEAD mainman Lemmy Kilmister recently answered a number of fan-submitted questions via the group's official MySpace page. Check it out at this location. MOTRHEAD and SAXON will team up for a UK tour in November. Support on the trek will come from DANKO JONES. MOTRHEAD entered the studio in Janua...

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KYLESA Frontwoman Reveals Her 'Most Prized Pieces Of Vinyl'

KYLESA frontwoman Laura Pleasants recently shared her "top 5 most prized pieces of vinyl" with Decibel magazine via the publication's online blog, The Deciblog. The piece, which covering Laura's top five vinyl possessions, along with those that narrowly didn't make the cut, can be found at this loca...