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KORN Begin First North American Tour As Four-Piece

Launch Radio Networks reports: KORN begins the North American leg of its 2006 world tour tonight (Friday, February 24) in the band's hometown of Bakersfield, California. The trek, which also features MUDVAYNE and 10 YEARS, will finish up on April 4 in Toronto, Canada. KORN guitarist James "Munky" Sh...
February 24, 2006
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TRIVUM Are 'Extremely Honored' To Be Given Opportunity To Tour With IRON MAIDEN

TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy has issued a statement regarding the band's upcoming European tour as the support act for IRON MAIDEN. Heafy says, "TRIVIUM is extremely honored to be given the opportunity to tour with the legendary IRON MAIDEN — arguably the greatest metal band of all time. MAIDEN has i...
February 24, 2006
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GUNS N' ROSES Frontman Comments On DOWNLOAD Festival Appearance

GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose has commented on the band's upcoming appearance at the Download 2006 festival, set to take place June 9-11 at Donington Park in England. The band will join the already announced METALLICA at the top of the bill for the summer event, which will provide the only U.K. sh...
February 23, 2006
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DISTURBED Frontman Just Wants To Be Respected: We Are 'The Rodney Dangerfield Of Metal'

DISTURBED singer David Draiman recently told Revolver magazine (web site) that his band have not only been scorned by critics — with particular bile reserved for their frontman — but they were even turned away by Hurricane Katrina benefit organizers. "We're either too heavy or not heavy enough. It's...
February 23, 2006
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KORN To Have Street Named After Them; Band to Receive 'Lifetime Achievement' Plaque

KORN will be honored with a bronze plaque to commemorate a "lifetime of achievement" and will have a street named after them in their hometown of Bakersfield, California. The ceremony will take place this Friday, February 24 at the Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, right before the band kick off their...
February 22, 2006
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HATEBREED, INME, LUCUNA COIL WITHIN TEMPTATION Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

LACUNA COIL, INME, WITHIN TEMPTATION and HATEBREED have been confirmed for the Download Festival, which is set to take place from Friday, June 9 until Sunday, June 11 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England. They join the acts already announced, which are METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES, THE PRODIGY,...
February 22, 2006
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GUNS N' ROSES, DEFTONES, KORN Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

Italian concert promoter Live In Italy has confirmed GUNS N' ROSES as the first headliner of the tenth edition of Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 1-4 at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. GUNS N' ROSES will play on June 4. Other newly confirmed acts for the festival include DEFTONES and KORN....
February 21, 2006
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GUNS N' ROSES Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

GUNS N' ROSES have been added to the lineup of this year's Download festival, joining headliners METALLICA who were confirmed earlier in the month. Download 2006 is scheuled to take place at Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom over the weekend of June 9-11. THE PRODIGY, KORN, DEFTONES,...
February 21, 2006
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KORN Bassist To Tie The Knot

According to RollingStone.com, KORN bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, 36, will marry his girlfriend of five years, Deena Beber, 22, on May 16. The waterfront wedding will take place at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, California. This is the second marriage for the bassist and the f...
February 18, 2006
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SOULFLY, OPETH Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE FESTIVAL

SOULFLY, OPETH, BOYSETSFIRE and DEADLINE have been confirmed for this year's installment of the With Full Force Festival, set to take place June 30 – July 2 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): A.O.K. AMORPHIS BLEED THE...
February 16, 2006
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STRATOVARIUS To Record New Album Later In The Year

Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS have posted the following message on their official web site: "We are getting some rest after the tour but life goes on. We are planning to record a new album later this year, and in connection with that we will also play a few select shows scheduled around the...
February 16, 2006
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KORN, DEFTONES, CLUTCH Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

VirtualFestivals.com is reporting that KORN, DEFTONES, and CLUTCH have been added to the lineup for this year's Download festival, joining headliners METALLICA who were officially confirmed after letting it slip via their web site last week. Download 2006 takes place at Castle Donington, Leicestersh...
February 15, 2006
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KORN And H.I.M. Confirmed For Sweden's HULTSFRED FESTIVAL

KORN and H.I.M. are among the latest confirmed bands for the Hultsfred Festival, set to take place June 15-17 in Hultsfred, Sweden. Other bands scheduled to appear include DEFTONES, TRIVIUM, SOILWORK and BURST. For more information, visit www.rockparty.se. ...
February 13, 2006
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MUDVAYNE Members Feel Like 'Fish Out Of Water' At GRAMMYS

Launch caught up with MUDVAYNE singer Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett at the Grammy Awards last Wednesday (February 8),where the band was nominated for Best Metal Performance for its song "Determined". Gray admitted to feeling a little out of place at the glitzy ceremony. "Bit of a fish out o...
February 13, 2006
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BLABBERMOUTH.NET: You Will Never Find A More Wretched Hive Of Scum And Villainy

A member of the Last.fm social music community who calls himself "killj0y" has posted the following entry in his online journal: "Let me start off by saying I am addicted to Blabbermouth.net. I read it constantly throughout the day, and find it incredibly informative. Nowhere else on the Internet ca...
February 13, 2006