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ARCH ENEMY To Tour North America With DEVILDRIVER, SKELETONWITCH, CHTHONIC
Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY will embark on a headlining tour of North America in September, with support from DEVILDRIVER, SKELETONWITCH and CHTHONIC. "We pledge to the United States of America and its beautiful neighbor Canada that we will only bring the utmost heavy metal 'Khaos' t...June 14, 2011
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BUCKCHERRY, PAPA ROACH To Co-Headline 'Rock Allegiance Tour'
Take the pledge this summer and celebrate American rock and roll with the debut of an exciting new package tour: the Rock Allegiance Tour featuring co-headliners BUCKCHERRY and PAPA ROACH with PUDDLE OF MUDD, P.O.D., RED, CROSSFADE and DRIVE A. PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix says, "I'm fucking s...June 14, 2011
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FOZZY: Pro-Shot Footage From REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS Posted Online
Professionally filmed video footage of FOZZY the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho and STUCK MOJO mastermind Rich "The Duke" Ward performing the song "God Pounds His Nails" at the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which was held on April 20 at Club Nokia in downtown Los An...June 10, 2011
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CATHEDRAL Pulls Out Of Germany's HAMMER OF DOOM Festival
Seminal U.K. doom metal act CATHEDRAL has issued the following update: "Regrettably, CATHEDRAL will be withdrawing from their planned appearance at this year's Hammer Of Doom festival [set to take place October 28-29 at Posthalle in Wrzburg, Germany). This is due to the use of animal blood as part o...June 10, 2011
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MASTODON: New Album Title Revealed
Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have set "The Hunter" as the title of their new album, which the band recently finished recording at Doppler Studios in Atlanta with producer Mike Elizondo. Drum tracks were previously completed in Los Angeles at the legendary Sound City Studios where NIRVANA's...June 10, 2011
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Author Celebrates Prog Rock's History In 'Mountains Come Out Of The Sky' Book
"Mountains Come Out of the Sky", the new book by author and music journalist Will Romano, chronicles the stories of progressive rock's most influential and obscure artists with a passion and knowledge that comes from years of avidly following the scene. "I grew up on YES, ELP, TULL, KING CRIMSON, an...June 10, 2011
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OZZY OSBOURNE Kicks Off European Summer Tour At Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR; Video Available
Legendary heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne kicked off his European summer tour with a headlining appearance on Thursday, June 9 at the Sauna Open Air festival in Tampere, Finland (SAXON is the headliner on Friday and JUDAS PRIEST will top the bill on Saturday). Ozzy's setlist consisted of the follow...June 10, 2011
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ONE MINUTE SILENCE Cancels SONISPHERE Comeback Due To 'Life Complexities'
Due to "unforeseen circumstances," reformed U.K. crossover metallers ONE MINUTE SILENCE have been forced to pull out of this year's Sonisphere festival. This was an extremely tough decision for the bandmembers to make as they have been itching to get out and fire up the pit once again, but life comp...June 9, 2011
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AGENT STEEL Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO, JUDAS PRIEST At Hollywood Concert (Video)
California metal veterans AGENT STEEL paid tribute to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio by performing a medley of "Children Of The Sea" (BLACK SABBATH),"Last In Line" (DIO) and "Stand Up And Shout" (DIO) on June 7 at the House of Blues in Hollywood. They also closed out their set with a...June 8, 2011
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AMORPHIS' 'The Beginning Of Times' Cracks German Top 20
"The Beginning Of Times", the new album from Finnish melancholic dark rock/metal icons AMORPHIS, entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 16 the best chart position ever scored by an AMORPHIS album in that country. As previously reported, "The Beginning Of Times" landed at position No....June 7, 2011
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FIREWIND, ARSIS, WHITE WIZZARD, NIGHTRAGE: North American Tour Dates Announced
Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND who feature in their ranks OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. (real name: Kostas Karamitroudis) have announced their first-ever North American headlining tour, dubbed the "Frets of Fury". The trek kicks off on October 9 and features support from ARSIS, WHITE WIZZARD and...June 6, 2011
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9MM DISCO Plays First Show In More Than A Year; Video Available
9MM DISCO, the Nashville, Tennessee-based band featuring former SKINLAB/SEBASTIAN BACH guitarist Adam Albright, played its first concert in over a year on May 29 at The Muse In Nashville. Check out video footage of the performance below. Commented Albright: "[We] played four new songs [at The Muse]...June 6, 2011
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AMORPHIS To Support NIGHTWISH In California
Finnish melancholic dark rock/metal icons AMORPHIS will be direct support for NIGHTWISH at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California on January 21, 2012. Also appearing on the bill will be DOMMIN. Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster. "The opportunity of playing exclusive show wi...June 6, 2011
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PSYCHOTIC WALTZ Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE XV Festival
Reunited San Diego, California-based progressive metallers PSYCHOTIC WALTZ will headline the Keep It True XV festival, set to take place April 27-28, 2012 ay Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Knigshofen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: PSYCHOTIC WALTZ (USA) SWORD (CAN) TYTAN (UK) O...June 6, 2011
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METALLICA Co-Manager Marries British Conservative Party Politician
According to NME.com, British Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Louise Bagshawe has revealed that she has married Peter Mensch a co-owner of Q Prime, a talent management company that handles the careers of such artists as METALLICA, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SHANIA TWAIN and JOSH GROBAN. The...June 3, 2011
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