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MORTICIAN, AKERCOCKE, VEHEMENCE Tour Dates Announced

MORTICIAN, AKERCOCKE and VEHEMENCE will be teaming up for a U.S. tour beginning in late September. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Sep. 22 - Fayetteville, NC - Jesters Pub Sep. 23 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade (w/ DIMENTIANON) Sep. 26 - Tampa, FL - The Masquerade Sep. 28 - New Orleans, LA .....

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Master Of The Moon

The debate rages on about exactly how old ex-RAINBOW/BLACK SABBATH frontman Ronnie James Dio is (some claim to have come across scratchy singles recorded by him in the early Sixties),but however many years the wizened old sage has clocked up, THAT voice will always be there. To avoid the trap of ex...

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HEATHEN Guitarist LEE ALTUS Comments On Bassist Switch

HEATHEN guitarist Lee Altus has commented on the recent addition of bassist Jon Torres to the group's ranks. Torres is no stranger to the Bay Area metal scene, having participated in such bands as THUNDERHEAD, WARNING SF, ULYSSES SIREN, LAAZ ROCKIT and ANGEL WITCH. "We've known Jon for a long time a...

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FEAR FACTORY Finish Filming 'Bite The Hand That Bleeds' Video

FEAR FACTORY have finished filming a video for the track "Bite the Hand That Bleeds". The song, which comes off the group's latest CD, "Archetype", will be featured on the soundtrack to the upcoming horror film "Saw", due in theatres nationwide in mid-September. The James Wan-directed movie is about...

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DIMMU BORGIR Singer Says Jumping Up And Down On Stage Is Not Right Way To Play Metal

DIMMU BORGIR frontman Shagrath recently spoke to Jeff Brinn of Schwegweb.com about the group's participation in this year's Ozzfest and the band's general view of their standing in today's music scene. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Schwegweb.com: With the release of the new Ozzfest edi...

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THE HAUNTED, MERCENARY, MNEMIC, RAUNCHY To Team Up For Special German Show

THE HAUNTED, MERCENARY, MNEMIC, HATESPHERE, RAUNCHY, MELTED, BLINDFAULT and STOMPED will be teaming up for a special "Nordic Threat" show during the Popkomm 2004 music convetion. The gig, which will take place on September 29 at Silver Wings in Berlin, Germany, will be presented by Music Export Denm...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: There Is Nothing Wrong With Saying 'Sorry'

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford, who will turn 53 on Wednesday (August 25),revealed in 1996 that he was gay. He says he didn't make the acknowledgement when he still was with PRIEST because he believed a potential backlash could have hurt the band's status. According to Halford, negative feedback...

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LYZANXIA, SYBREED, FREAKHOUSE To Team Up For HARSH REALITY TOUR

The Harsh Reality Tour – a four-week U.S. tour of clubs spotlighting three of the hottest new bands on Reality Entertainment – is set to open in Cedar Falls, Iowa on September 8 and will run for one month. The tour is being co-sponsored by Metal Edge magazine and Epiphone Guitars. An Epiphone guitar...

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MORIFADE To Support EVERGREY In Sweden

Sweden's MORIFADE, who recently announced the departure of vocalist Stefan Pettersson, will support EVERGREY at Skylten in Linköping, Sweden on September 25. "This will be a perfect opportunity to try out a new potential singer for the band (if we manage to find one until then!)," the group write on...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist To Embark On East Coast Tour

GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed and his solo band, HOLLYWOOD BULLDOZER (a.k.a. HOOKERS 'N' BLOW),will be embarking on a two-week East Coast tour beginning in early September. Prior to the East Coast dates, HOLLYWOOD BULLDOZER — Reed (keyboards, acoustic guitar, and vocals),Alex Grossi (guitar...

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RE:IGNITION To Perform At San Francisco's SUSHI SUNDAY SHOWCASE

RE:IGNITION, the new band featuring SKINLAB mainman Steev Esquivel, are among the acts performing at one of San Francisco's famed Sushi Sunday Showcases on Sunday, August 15. The show is free, but limited to ages 21 and over only. Also performing on the bill will be FREIGHT TRAIN, the new band featu...

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EYES OF FIRE Announce New Drummer, Comment On DANZIG Tour

EYES OF FIRE, the experimental Orange County, California-based featuring Matt Fisher and Dan Kaufman from the legendary cultists MINDROT, have replaced drummer John Haddad (ex-PHOBIA, DEAD AMERICA) with Nicky Bernardi (formerly of Bay Area hardcore/thrash metal band THE SICK). Commented Fisher: "Joh...

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ADEMA, DOPE, TWISTED METHOD, MOTOGRATER Team Up For U.S. Tour

ADEMA, DOPE, TWISTED METHOD and MOTOGRATER will be teaming up for a U.S. tour in October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 11 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater Oct. 12 - Fort Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre Oct. 13 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Ritz Oct. 15 - Seattle, WA - Graceland ...

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DEF LEPPARD: VH1 Original Movie To Re-Air This Weekend

The VH1 original movie, "Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story", is scheduled to re-air August 14 at 12:00 1.m. EDT on VH1. The following is a brief synopsis of the movie: "The true story of one of the most successful pop-metal bands of the 80s. All born in England, the group first found success at home ....

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HEATHEN: Former MERCENARY Guitarist Steps In To Help Old Friends

Sven Soderlund, guitarist and vocalist for the legendary '80s thrash band MERCENARY, has been playing shows around the San Francisco Bay Area with HEATHEN. HEATHEN just played the "Thunder in the North Fest" in Oakland, Ca. on July 31 and are confirmed to support EXODUS on August 27 in Oakland, Ca....