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BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION Announce 'Honeymoon From Hell' Tour Dates

BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION, the new band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx, L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns, vocalist London LeGrand, and drummer Scot Coogan (ex-PAUL GILBERT, ONI LOGAN/ROWAN ROBERTSON, SINÉAD O'CONNOR),will kick off the "Honeymoon From Hell" U.S. tour in late April on the East C...
March 23, 2004
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HEATHEN Confirmed For Oakland's THUNDER IN THE NORTH Concert

Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN will be headlining the "Thunder In the North" mini-festival, scheduled to take place Saturday, July 31 at Imusicast (5429 Telegraph Avenue) in Oakland, California. The show, which will feature "six of the best metal bands in Northern California," wil...
March 19, 2004
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EXODUS: European Support Acts Confirmed

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE and Portugal's RE:AKTOR have been confirmed as the opening bands for EXODUS on their upcoming European headlining tour. The trek is shaping up as follows: May 29 - Gelsenkirchen, GER @ Rockhard May 30 - Aalen, GER @ Rock It Jun. 02 - Rome, ITA @ Circolo Degi Artisti Jun....
March 17, 2004
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EXODUS: DNA Lounge Photos Posted Online

A bunch of photos taken at EXODUS' record-release show on March 11 at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco, California have been posted at this location. Also available are pictures of opening act, MERCYFUL FATE tribute band HAIL SATAN, whose set included a guest appearance by MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil...
March 13, 2004
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KATATONIA: 'Brave Yester Days' Delayed

Due to a printing issue which has since been resolved, KATATONIA's two-disc compilation of all of their previously out-of-print mini-CDs, plus sampler tracks from old full-length albums and one unreleased track will now be issued in the U.S. on May 5 through Century Media. It is already being sent o...
March 8, 2004
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Report: IRON MAIDEN-Inspired Mural Undergoes 'Makeover'

A loyalist mural based on IRON MAIDEN album sleeve in Northern Ireland has been changed to a "cultural" design after parents and residents in the area complained that the mural was "scary" to children who walked past it every day to their school, according to Ross Smith of icNorthernIreland. The wal...
March 7, 2004
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EXODUS To Premier New Album On San Francisco Radio Station

EXODUS will be the special guests on the San Francisco Bay Area radio station KSAN 107.7 FM The Bone tonight (March 5) beginning at 9:00 p.m. PST / 12:00 a.m. EST. The band will discuss their latest release, "Tempo Of The Damned", and will premier the album in its entirety, according to a posting on...
March 5, 2004
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PAGANIZER: A Three-Piece Once Again

Swedish death metallers PAGANIZER have posted the following message on their web site: "PAGANIZER has decided to go on as a three piece once again. For the upcoming album the lineup will be Rogga [Guitars] and vocals, Fiebig [Drums] and Patrik [Bass]. "Further information on the lead guitar position...
March 4, 2004
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VIRTUOCITY: Live Video Clip Posted Online

Finnish melodic neo-classical heavy metal band VIRTUOCITY have posted a short video clip of their live performance at Klubi in Hyvinkää, Finland on February 7 at this location (Real Media, file size approx. 6.6 MB). The show served as a record-release party for the band's sophomore album, "Northern...
February 29, 2004
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EXODUS To Embark On Three-Week U.S. Tour In April

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS will embark on a three-week, major-market U.S. tour in April, according to an online posting by the band's guitarist, Gary Holt. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. As previously reported, Nuclear Blast Records have pushed back the U.S. rele...
February 26, 2004
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GARY MOORE To Release New Album In May

Legendary guitarist Gary Moore is scheduled to release a new studio album in late May through Sanctuary Records. The as-yet-untitled 10-track set will feature some blues standards, together with plenty of blues rock originals, which have been recorded over the past three months. The complete track l...
February 26, 2004
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KELLY KEELING, GEORGE LYNCH Recording Album Of Covers

Powerhouse rock vocalist and former Atlantic recording artist Kelly Keeling (BATON ROUGE, BLUE MURDER, MSG, JOHN NORUM) is in Las Vegas recording vocal tracks for the new George Lynch album slated for release in late May or early June on Shrapnel Records. The album will contain 12 classic rock cover...
February 24, 2004
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1349 Set U.S. Release Date For 'Beyond the Apocalypse'

1349, the Norwegian black metal band featuring SATYRICON drummer Frost, have set a May 4 U.S. release date through Candlelight Records for their second full-length album, "Beyond the Apocalypse". Recorded, mixed and produced at Studio Nyhagen in Norway, the follow-up to last year's "Liberation" was...
February 23, 2004
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Finland: The Most 'Heavy Metal' Country In The World?

Heavy metal/hard rock music continues to thrive in Finland, where bands like CHILDREN OF BODOM regularly top the chart with their single and full-length releases. Here is how the metal/hard rock genre fared on the Finnish Pop Album (Top 120) chart for the week ending February 21, 2004: 04. EVANESCEN...
February 21, 2004
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GEORGE LYNCH Confirmed For YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's U.S. Tour

Former DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch and his solo band have been officially confirmed as the support act for YNGWIE MALMSTEEN on his upcoming U.S. tour. Joining Lynch in his group will be singer Kelly Keeling (BATON ROUGE, BLUE MURDER, MSG, GUITAR ZEUS, JOHN NORUM) and drummer Jeff Martin (RACER X v...
February 18, 2004