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AVANTASIA, PORCUPINE TREE, GODIVA Confirmed For Switzerland's ROCKSOUND FESTIVAL
AVANTASIA, PORCUPINE TREE, GODIVA and REDEEM have been confirmed for this year's Rocksound Festival, set to take place June 6-7 in Huttwil, Switzerland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ALTER BRIDGE AVANTASIA ELUVEITIE EPICA EUROPE GODIVA HELL'S BELLES (all-girl tribute to AC/DC) LUNAT...March 6, 2008
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BURN IT ALL Featuring FEAR FACTORY, Ex-DAMAGEPLAN Members: First Photo Released
The first photo has been released of BURN IT ALL, the new band featuring FEAR FACTORY members Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar) and Raymond Herrera (drums) alongside former DAMAGEPLAN singer/HALFORD guitarist Patrick Lachman. As BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported yesterday, the group is currently s...March 6, 2008
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MISTRESS, EXPLODER Call It Quits
Sludge-grind UK outfit MISTRESS and rock quintet EXPLODER have both decided to call it a day. The overlapping personnel involved in the two bands has been making music together in various forms for a number of years. Multi-instrumentalist Mick Kenney's side project FROST is also to be no more. Each...March 4, 2008
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AC/DC Guitarist's Schoolboy Costume To Be Displayed At Melbourne Museum
Australia's The Age reports that one of AC/DC guitarist Angus Young's schoolboy stage costumes will be displayed on a mannequin sized for a 10-year-old as part of an exhibition opening at the Melbourne Museum on March 20. The school uniform, once worn tight on Young's 158-centimetre-tall frame, is o...March 4, 2008
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Rumors Of New AC/DC Album Heating Up
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that an insider from Albert Music, AC/DC's long-time Australian record company, has revealed there is plenty of excitement building about a possible new album from the band. "We're very hopeful," he said, "but at this stage there's nothing official." AC/DC's New Yor...March 2, 2008
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ROSE TATTOO Frontman Remembers BON SCOTT
DirtyRock.net conducted an interview with ROSE TATTOO front man Angry Anderson at the Australian Rock Celebration Concert to unveil the Bon Scott statue. A few excerpts follow: DirtyRock.net: How well did you know Bon? Angry: I didn't really know him well at all. We were carousing buddies. Were we g...March 1, 2008
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DEF LEPPARD: More New Album Details Revealed
DEF LEPPARD, Great Britain's premiere arena rock band, is back with a bang-kicking off 2008 with the release of their 14th studio album and a U.S. arena concert tour scheduled for this spring. Entitled "Songs From The Sparkle Lounge" (Bludgeon Riffola/Island/UMe),the album set for release on April...February 29, 2008
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VOODOO SIX To Support TYGERS OF PAN TANG On UK Dates
VOODOO SIX, the UK band formed by former DIRTY DEEDS bassist Tony Newton, will support NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG on their UK dates in April. For a list of upcoming shows, visit www.tygersofpantang.com. VOODOO SIX recently posted the video for its new single, "Faith". The clip, which was shot...February 29, 2008
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QUEENSRŸCHE, WITHIN TEMPTATION, EUROPE Confirmed For Switzerland's ROCKSOUND FESTIVAL
QUEENSRŸCHE, WITHIN TEMPTATION and EUROPE are among the confirmed bands for this year's Rocksound Festival, set to take place June 6-7 in Huttwil, Switzerland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: WITHIN TEMPTATION EUROPE QUEENSRŸCHE EPICA SUBWAY TO SALLY ALTER BRIDGE SHAKRA ELUVEITIE LUNA...February 28, 2008
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SIN DEALER To Open For W.A.S.P. In Toronto
SIN DEALER, the Canadian hard rock band comprised of members of EDWIN, SEA OF GREEN, SONS OF OTIS and PLASMA BLAST, has scheduled the following dates: Feb 28 - The Phoenix Concert Theatre - Toronto, Ontario (w/ W.A.S.P.) Mar. 06 - The Rok Boutique - Toronto, Ontario Apr. 20 - El Mocambo - Toronto, O...February 27, 2008
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DEICIDE Scores A #1 Hit With U.S. Troops
Gathered from evidence obtained through various reports, leaked interrogation logs and the accounts of soldiers and detainees, a list of the top 24 songs strategically used on military prisoners in Iraq was recently made public, according to Mother Jones magazine's website. Among a list of such musi...February 27, 2008
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DARKEST HOUR Drops Off 'The Doomsayers 2008 Tour'
Washington D.C.-based metal band DARKEST HOUR has dropped off The Doomsayers 2008 Tour (also featuring CEPHALIC CARNAGE, EMMURE and WHITECHAPEL). However, all of the remaining shows will go on as scheduled — with THE RED CHORD headlining New York City, NY, and Allentown, PA — except for Washington,...February 27, 2008
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W.A.S.P. Mainman On Illegal Downloading: Stealing Artist's Work Will Never Be Labeled 'Support'
Torgeir P. Krokfjord of Norway's Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless. The second part of the interview is now online. An excerpt from the chat follows: On what motivates him: "There's two things that motivate me nowadays, and that's the will to...February 27, 2008
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DIO/Ex-AC/DC Drummer To Play With UFO Tribute Band
DIO/ex-AC/DC drummer Simon Wright will perform with the UFO tribute band ROCK BOTTOM on Thursday, February 28 at Paladino's in Tarzana, California. According to Wright "they [ROCK BOTTOM] are a dedicated bunch of musicians intent on recreating the glory days of UFO — the 'Strangers in the Night' alb...February 27, 2008
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KITTIE Faces $5 Million Lawsuit in Fallout From 'America's Hot Musician'/Oxygen Case
American Youth Symphony (AYS),producers of "America's Hot Musician", filed a $5 million dollar lawsuit today in DC Superior Court against Canadian all-female metal band KITTIE for a variety of claims, including tortious interference, fraud and libel. The complaint — which can be read at this locati...February 26, 2008
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