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PICTURE: Footage From Germany's HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR Festival Available
Video footage of the reunited '80s Dutch metal band PICTURE performing the classic track "Unemployed" (from 1981's "Heavy Metal Ears" LP) at the Headbangers Open Air festival on July 26, 2008 at the Ballroom in Hamburg, Germany can be viewed below (clip uploaded by YouTube user "stoneagelightning")....August 2, 2008
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LEVEL-C To Guest On Tomorrow's 'Uncensored Net Noise'
Cleveland, Ohio-based all-female metal act LEVEL-C will guest on "Uncensored Net Noise" on this Friday night's (August 1) edition of the show beginning at 9:00 p.m. EST. You can listen to the program live via the Internet at this location. LEVEL-C will release its self-titled debut album on July 29...July 31, 2008
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HARMONY: More 'End Of My Road' Audio Samples Available
Swedish melodic metal band HARMONY has posted more audio samples from its forthcoming EP, "End of my Road", on the group's MySpace page. Due on on August 11 through Ulterium Records, the EP contains three songs from the group's forthcoming album, "Chapter II: Aftermath" (due in the fall) as well as...July 30, 2008
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12-Year-Old Guitar Sensation JACK RIPPER Interviewed At ROCKLAHOMA; Video Available
XM's Boneyard host Eddie Trunk, who has a long-running radio show, "Friday Night Rocks", on New York's Q104.3 FM, conducted an interview with Phoenix, Arizona-based 12-year-old guitar sensation Jack Ripper at this year's Rocklahoma festival, which was held July 9-13, 2008 in Pryor, Oklahoma. The sev...July 30, 2008
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RHINO: 'Dead Throne Monarch' Track Listing Revealed
Spanish heavy rockers RHINO have finalized the track listing for their second album, "Dead Throne Monarch", due after the summer via Arctic Music Group. The CD was recorded at WorkShop studios in Bilbao and The Room studios in Barcelona. The mix and mastering was handled by Gorka Dresbaj at The Room...July 30, 2008
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AC/DC: 'Black Ice' Release Date Moved Forward
The Pulse of Radio reports that AC/DC's new album, "Black Ice", has had its release date pushed up one week, from October 28 to October 21. The record, AC/DC's first in eight years, will be sold exclusively at Wal-Mart. The first single from "Black Ice", titled "Rock 'n Roll Train", will arrive at r...July 30, 2008
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BETRAYAL Signs With MEDIASKARE RECORDS
Mediaskare Records has announced the signing of the Los Angeles, California-based hardcore/metal band BETRAYAL. The group's debut EP, "The People's Fallacy", will be released on September 16 exclusively through iTunes and the Mediaskare online store. The effort was recorded at Undercity Studios and...July 29, 2008
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AC/DC Singer Featured On GREG BILLINGS BAND Album; Audio Available
AC/DC singer Brian Johnson is featured on the new GREG BILLINGS BAND album "Do-Overs", which is being released today (July 29) and is available through the latter group's web site. Billings, formerly of STRANGER and DAMN THE TORPEDOES, and Brian tag-team on a great version of the old WILSON PICKETT...July 29, 2008
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CLUTCH: 'Full Fathom Five' E-Card Available
Maryland rockers CLUTCH will release their first-ever live DVD, "Full Fathom Five: Video Field Recordings", on August 12 via the group's newly launched Weathermaker Music label. The band will also release a live companion CD, "Full Fathom Five: Audio Field Recordings", on the same day. All tracks on...July 29, 2008
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AC/DC To Start Tour On Halloween
According to The Pulse of Radio, AC/DC will kick off its first world tour in seven years on Halloween (October 31) in Chicago, a source close to the band has told HardDrive Radio. The tour, which is expected to last 18 months, will come in support of the group's new album, "Black Ice", which is ...July 29, 2008
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Extensive AC/DC Tour To Begin In October
According to Billboard.com, Australian hard rockers AC/DC will embark on an 18-month world tour beginning this October. Creative Artists Agency managing partner Rob Light confirmed the news during a touring panel today (July 28) at the 83rd annual IAAM conference and trade show in Anaheim, Californi...July 28, 2008
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IRON MAIDEN Bassist, Son Talk Football; Video Available
George Harris, the 17-year-old son of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris, took part in a demonstration football (soccer) game in Oslo, Norway on Wednesday (July 23) while trying out for the Norwegian club Fredrikstad (which is currently number one in the Norwegian premier league). A five-minute interv...July 27, 2008
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Vigil Held For Murdered ANGELLIC RAGE Singer
According to the Las Vegas TV station KTNV, friends and family held a vigil Tuesday night (July 22) for Paul Stitt (a.k.a. Paul Vee),the former lead singer of the 1990s Denver, Colorado-based metal band ANGELLIC RAGE who was shot and killed in Las Vegas on July 8 during a liquor store robbery. ...July 27, 2008
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AUGURY Guitarist's HUMANOID Project Schedules Quebec Dates
AUGURY guitarist Mathieu Marcotte's instrumental solo project HUMANOID will play the following shows: Aug. 01 - Bar Le Rafiot - Val D'or, Quebec, CAN Aug. 02 - Bar Le Rafiot - Val D'or, Quebec, CAN Aug. 08 - Quai des brumes - Montreal, Quebec, CAN (with special guests) Sep. 06 - El Paso - Rouyn-Nora...July 26, 2008
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MASTODON: New CD Is 'By Far The Biggest Departure From Record To Record That We've Done'
ARTISTdirect editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with MASTODON frontman Troy Sanders. An excerpt from the chat follows. ARTISTdirect: Is the new record done? Troy: We finished the bulk of it. All of the basic tracks are done. We finished them on the Monday before we flew out to Seatt...July 26, 2008
