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USURPER To Tour Europe In The Fall

Chicago's USURPER has announced that it will be heading out to Europe once again for a two-week headlining tour. The trek, which will also include NOCTURNAL BREED (Norway),THE STONE (Serbia) and DECAYED (Portugal),will kick off October 25 in Hamburg, Germany and will run through November 10 in Ber...

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ICED EARTH: North American Tour To Kick Off In January

2007 will see the arrival of ICED EARTH's eighth full-length studio release, "Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1)", which expands the "Something Wicked" storyline first introduced in the trilogy of the same name appearing on the 1998 release, "Something Wicked This way Comes". "Framing Arma...

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THE NUMBER TWELVE LOOKS LIKE YOU Prepares For SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND Tour

New Jersey-based progressive metal unit THE NUMBER TWELVE LOOKS LIKE YOU has announced summer tour plans in support of its long-awaited new album "Mongrel". The forward-thinking band will join this year's installment of the Sounds of the Underground tour — set to launch Friday, July 6 in Dallas, TX...

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JON LORD: From Darkness To Light

According to the Trondheim, Norway newspaper Adressavisen, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord will premier a new solo composition called "From Darkness to Light" at the Hell Music Festival in Hell, Norway in July. In addition, local television news in Trondheim says that material from his earli...

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DON DOKKEN On Upcoming DOKKEN CD: 'It Will Be A Very Heavy, Progressive Record'

Deb Rao of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: Tell me about your time in the studio recording your soon-to-be-released "Lightning Strikes Again" [CD]. Dokken: Our new album is going to be better than ever. Yo...

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SAVATAGE: 1993 Video Footage From Italy Posted Online

Video footage of SAVATAGE performing the song "Degrees of Sanity" on the "Edge of Thorns" tour in Milan, Italy on June 8, 1993 with guitarist founding guitarist Criss Oliva has been posted online at YouTube. Professionally shot video footage of SAVATAGE performing the song "Dead Winter Dead" at the...

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THE HAUNTED And SCAR SYMMETRY: New Audio Interviews Posted Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features part two of their coverage of the Metal for the Masses 2007 tour. It features hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with THE HAUNTED vocalist Peter Dolving and SCAR SYMMETRY. Topics include interviews Thom Yorke, RADIOHEAD, decibel levels in Ne...

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DOKKEN, KINGDOM COME: More 'Defenders Of Rock' European Dates Announced

DOKKEN and KINGDOM COME will team up for the "Defenders of Rock" double-headliner tour between September 26 and October 22. So far the following dates have been released: Sep. 26 - Germany - Ludwigsburg - Rockfabrik Sep. 29 - Hungary - Budapest - A38 Oct. 04 - Belgium - Vosselar - Biebob Oct. 07 - ....

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DIMMU BORGIR To Perform In Hell

DIMMU BORGIR, TURBONEGRO and BREED are among the confirmed bands for the Hell Music Festival, set to take place June 28 - July 1 in Hell, Norway. Also scheduled to appear are GLENN HUGHES and JON LORD, JEFF HEALEY, 120 DAYS and BLIND ARCHERY CLUB, among others. For more information, visit www.hellmu...

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WARRIOR SOUL Pulls Out Of SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL, SOUL DOCTOR Steps In

WARRIOR SOUL has cancelled its appearance at the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Newly confirmed acts include SOUL DOCTOR, BALTIMOORE, HINDER, ZAN CLAN, MAGIC PIE, ARCHER, BADDADZ & BIG BEAR and BC & HEARTKEYS. The festival billing...

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ICED EARTH Singer TIM OWENS Comments On MATT BARLOW's Return To Metal Scene

IcedEarth.com checked in with Tim Owens this week to get a brief update on the current events taking place in the ICED EARTH world including the U.K. fall tour in support of HEAVEN AND HELL as well as his comments on news this week that former ICED EARTH vocalist Matthew Barlow has returned ...

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'Get Thrashed' Documentary West Coast Premiere Scheduled For SILVER LAKE FILM FESTIVAL

Following successful screenings and rave reviews at film festivals in London, Austin, and Philadelphia, the makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" — the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — have announced...

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BAY AREA ROCK FEST: Video From Press Conference Posted Online

Bay Area Rock Fest has released footage from a local press conference which was shot with members from ENCHANT, ZERO HOUR and TIMELINE discussing the first annual Bay Area Rock Festival with video clips from the recent ENCHANT show in the San Francisco Bay Area. Additionally, footage from all the ba...

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MOUNTAIN OF POWER, CRAZY LIXX, ANDROMEDA Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

MOUNTAIN OF POWER, CRAZY LIXX and ANDROMEDA have been confirmed for the SR Stage (Swedish Radio Stage) at the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AEROSMITH (US) AFTER FOREVE...

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CROWN OF THORNS Signs With FRONTIERS RECORDS

Frontiers Records has announced the signing of CROWN OF THORNS. Band leader Jean Beauvoir recently agreed to bring back the legendary band with a brand new album. "Some basic tracks [have been] recorded already," says Jean, "but still early stages. We want to focus on great songs, I feel that this i...