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THE ACACIA STRAIN Gear Up For Touring, Video Shoot

New England's purveyors of all things heavy THE ACACIA STRAIN have tacked on a three-week run with SOILENT GREEN and DEMIRICOUS to the band's itinerary to support the June 13 release of "The Dead Walk". Prior to that, the band will provide support for THE RED CHORD on a handful of dates in select ma...

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Australian DIMEBAG Tribute Album To Surface In August

14 Australian bands have joined forces to pay tribute to late PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott in the form of "The Art of Shredding - A Tribute to Dime" CD. DarkStar Records plans to release this album on August 20, 2006 to celebrate what would have been Dime's 40th birthday. A percentage...

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NAPALM DEATH To Begin Recording New Album Next Week

NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "What have we been up to???? Well, what's been happening in the NAPALM DEATH camp lately, I hear you ask. Well, we recently recorded a SICK OF IT ALL track for a 20th anniversary tribute album that wi...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist DAN SPITZ Says DIMEBAG Copied His Solos On 'Stomp 442'

Marko Syrjälä of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: [Did you fire] Joey [Belladonna, vocas] [in 1992] or did he [leave] by himself? Spitz: "We had just signed to Elektra, which was huge for us. Final...

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DIO: More Tour Dates Announced

DIO have lined up the following tour dates during the coming months: May 27 - Roeselare, BEL @ Schwung Festival May 28 - Saarbrucken, GER @ The Garage May 30 - Munich, GER @ Elserhalle Jun. 01 - Stuttgart, GER @ Longhorn Jun. 02 - Ulm, GER @ Tent Festival Jun. 03 - Frankfurt, GER ...

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ALTER BRIDGE Part Ways With WIND-UP RECORDS

ALTER BRIDGE have announced that they have terminated their recording, publishing, and merchandising agreements, effective immediately, thereby severing all of the ban's contractual relationships with Wind-Up. "We're very excited about concluding this chapter in our lives and focusing on the future,...

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Management: GEORGE LYNCH Was 'Dehydrated', Will Perform At DALLAS GUITAR FESTIVAL

George Lynch's (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) management has released a statement regarding the guitarist's current condition after he was reportedly rushed to hospital last night as a result of taking ill 30 minutes into his band's performance at the Empire Ballroom. The statement from Kevin Lee of Novi Enter...

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GEORGE LYNCH, TRACII GUNS To Appear At DALLAS INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL

George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) and Tracii Guns (L.A. GUNS, BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION) are among the musicians scheduled to appear at The Dallas International Guitar Festival, described as "the world's largest and oldest guitar show, blending musicians, fans, collectors and celebrities together into on...

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GEORGE LYNCH Performs At Germany's MUSIKMESSE: Video Available

Several video clips of George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) performing at Musikmesse — Europe's biggest international trade fair for musical instruments, music software and computer hardware, which took place March 29 – April 1 in Frankfurt, Germany — have been posted online at the Romanian Guitarist Co...

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KORN Offering Fans Chance To Direct 'Coming Undone' Video

KORN is giving fans a chance to direct a video for their new single, "Coming Undone". Prizes include: (1) Grand Prize: A Chance to have your video used in an upcoming KORN commercial or promotional package* or $500 cash (4) Runners-up will receive: 1 of 4 autographed guitars from KORN To enter the c...

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MNEMIC Bassist Rules Out Singer MICHAEL BØGBALLE's Return

MNEMIC bassist Tomas Cowan Koefoed has commented on the departure of singer Tony Jelencovich only six months after Tony joined the group as the replacement for Michael Bøgballe. Said Koefoed: "We [are] work[ing] hard here to give you a name for yet another replacement of vocalist. We don't dig to pu...

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ROYAL HUNT Singer JOHN WEST To Release New Solo Album In June

Frontiers Records has announced the signing of singer John West for the release of his fourth solo album, entitled "Long Time… No Sing", on June 9. John West is one of the most talented vocalists of the whole international hard rock scene. Best known as lead singer in such bands as ROYAL HUNT, ARTEN...

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GEORGE LYNCH Schedules Tour Dates

Legendary DOKKEN/LYNCH MOB guitarist George Lynch has lined up the following dates: Apr. 21 - Empire Ball Room - Las Vegas, NV Apr. 23 - Dallas Guitar show - Dallas, TX The GEORGE LYNCH GROUP recently performed a marathon 26 shows in 30 days, including taking part in a much-talked-about skit on "The...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Has No Plans To Rejoin BLACK SABBATH

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio's (BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) official web site has been updated with the following message: "Just to put the BLACK SABBATH reunion rumors to rest, here is the inside scoop from Wendy Dio [Ronnie's wife/manager]: Ronnie was in the U.K. to do promo for the...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Collaborating With TONY IOMMI On New BLACK SABBATH Material

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio has flown to the U.K. to write a couple of tracks with BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi for a forthcoming box set, tentatively titled "Black Sabbath – The Dio Years". The box set will reportedly contain all the BLACK SABBATH albums with Ronnie in ful...