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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Comments On Upcoming North American Tour

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett spoke to MTV News about the band's upcoming North American tour — the 32-date trek that kicks off in late October. THE SWORD will open all shows, with LAMB OF GOD, DOWN and MACHINE HEAD joining the bill on separate legs. "It's our first full indoor tour in America,"...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Announces Tour With IN THIS MOMENT, BURY YOUR DEAD

The heavy-hitting metal quintet FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has announced a full U.S. headlining tour this fall. They will be joined by IN THIS MOMENT, BURY YOUR DEAD, and ANOTHER BLACK DAY. The tour kicks off September 29 in Colorado Springs, and wraps up December 4 at the House of Blues in San Diego....

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CHRIS CAFFERY Working On New SANDALINAS Album

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) is currently at Andy La Rocque's (KING DIAMOND) Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden co-writing and arranging songs for the third full-length album from SANDALINAS, titled "Circles". SANDALINAS is the Spanish/Swedish band featuring Mats...

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'DIMEBAG' DARRELL ABBOTT Honored With OZZFEST Superjam

A special one-time only all-star tribute to fallen PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist and Texas native "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was held this past Saturday, August 9 at the one-day Ozzfest at Dallas' Pizza Hut Park. The tribute to "Dimebag" Darrell featured Abbott's brother, Vinnie Paul (acting as musical...

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METALLICA With KING DIAMOND At OZZFEST: Pro-Shot Video Footage Available

Legendary Danish metal singer King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND) joined METALLICA on stage during the San Francisco band's headlining appearance at the at the one-day Ozzfest last night (Saturday, August 9) at Pizza Hut Park in Dallas to perform a medley of MERCYFUL FATE classics. The offici...

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OZZFEST 2008: Review, Photos, Video Footage Available

Todd Maternowski of Pegasus News has penned a review of this year's one-day Ozzfest, which took place last night (Saturday, August 9) at Pizza Hut Park in Dallas. An excerpt follows. "While [Jonathan] Davis [of KORN] may have been the weakest act at Ozzfest, easily the most disappointing was the nex...

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METALLICA Debuts New Song At OZZFEST; Video Available

METALLICA premiered a brand new song called "Cyanide" during the band's co-headlining set at the one-day Ozzfest last night (Saturday, August 9) at Pizza Hut Park in Dallas. The track is the first taste of METALLICA's forthcoming album, "Death Magnetic" to be aired in a live setting. The official Me...

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DIAMOND HEAD Pulls Out Of Holland's DOKK'EM Open-Air Festival

NWOBHM legends DIAMOND HEAD have cancelled their appearance at the Dokk'em open-air festival, which is taking place today (Saturday,August 9) in Raard (near Leeuwarden),Netherlands. "Unfortunately, after the gig at York, Nick [Tart, vocals] came down with laryngitis," reads a posting on the band's...

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MEGADETH: JAMES LOMENZO 'Woodshed' Lesson On BassPlayer.com

MEGADETH bassist James Lomenzo has provided a "woodshed" lesson in Bass Player magazine and on the BassPlayer.com web site this month. The video footage features Lomenzo discussing his role as bassist in MEGADETH with editor Bill Leigh. Through selectable segments, Lomenzo demonstrates MEGADETH's ba...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, NINE INCH NAILS Rumored For Argentina's PEPSI MUSIC

According to Argentina's Rolling Stone magazine, MÖTLEY CRÜE, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, NINE INCH NAILS and THE CULT are among the rumored bands for the Pepsi Music Festival, set to take place late September/early October in Buenos Aires. Pepsi Music Festival is a major Argentine music festival, held ann...

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Former HAMMERFALL Bassist Discusses X-WORLD/5 Project

Lucem Fero recently published an interview with X-WORLD/5 / ex-HAMMERFALL bassist Magnus Rosén, conducted in May by Welsh interviewer Anthony Morgan. Topics of discussion included the formation of X-WORLD/5, inking a record contract with AFM Records, X-WORLD/5's debut album "New Universal Order", it...

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SOTHIS: 'De Oppresso Liber' Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for "De Oppresso Liber", the full-length debut from the Los Angeles-based black metal band SOTHIS, can be viewed below. The CD, which is scheduled for release in North America on September 2 via Candlelight Records, was recorded in Los Angeles and mixed in Sweden by Andy La Rocque...

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LORDI Interviewed At WACKEN OPEN AIR; Video Available

Evil Elvis of Festivals2Go.com conducted an interview with Finnish monster rockers LORDI at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 31 - August 2 in Wacken, Germany. Watch the chat below. Finland's Sony BMG will release the new single from LORDI, "Bite It like a Bulldog", on August...

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DIMEBAG Tribute At OZZFEST To Include PINK FLOYD Cover By JERRY CANTRELL, SCOTT IAN

The upcoming all-star tribute to fallen PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist and Texas native "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott as part of the Saturday, August 9 one-day stadium spectacular at Dallas' Pizza Hut Park will include an acoustic performance of the PINK FLOYD classic "Wish You Were Here" featuring Jerry C...

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Former SAVATAGE Bandmates Continuing Work On New 'WICKEDWITCH' Recordings

Before Zachary Stevens (vocals; CIRCLE II CIRCLE) and Jeff Plate (drums; TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, METAL CHURCH) joined SAVATAGE, they were in a band called WICKEDWITCH with guitarist/bassist Matt Leff (ADAM BOMB, TRIGGER EFFECT). Now these three skilled musicians have reunited to record fresh takes...