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DIMEBAG's BLACK TOOTH BASH: Photos Available

ZRock has posted photos from the Black Tooth Bash, which took place this past Thursday night (May 17) at the House of Blues in Hollywood, California. The music and memory of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott lived on as friends, family, and fans rocked the night away. Early acoustic performances included "It...

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PARADISE LOST Guitarist Discusses New Album, Illegal Music Downloading

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with PARADISE LOST guitarist Aaron Aedy. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: Did you all decide to write heavier stuff [for the new album "In Requiem"] or was that just the way it developed? Aaron: The thing is that we've never ever...

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AC/DC Members, JOE LYNN TURNER To Take Part In 'Classic Rock Cares' Fundraising Tour

AC/DC members Brian Johnson and Cliff Williams, along with legendary hard rock singer Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),will take part in the "Classic Rock Cares" fundraising tour to benefit The John Entwistle Foundation. Also scheduled to appear are Mark Farner (GRAND FUNK R...

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BIFFY CLYRO Signs With ROADRUNNER RECORDS

Roadrunner Records has announced the U.S. acquisition of Glasgow's latest rock sensation BIFFY CLYRO, a trio being heralded in some U.K. circles as "the new NIRVANA." "Puzzle" is the band's breakthrough new album, and is garnering massive attention in Britain. It was produced by GGGarth Richardson (...

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AC/DC: BON SCOTT Celebration Concerts Raise Extra Money For Music Industry Charity

According to Australia's The Age, the Bon Scott celebration concerts in AC/DC Lane and Perth not only raised enough money for a statue of the Australian music legend, an additional $50,000 was donated to the Australian music industry charity, Support Act Limited. As previously reported, AC/DC's clas...

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ED GEIN, PREMONITIONS OF WAR, TRAP THEM Confirmed For Indianapolis' DUDE FEST

ED GEIN, PREMONITIONS OF WAR and TRAP THEM are among the confirmed bands for the Dude Fest, set to take place July 27-28 at The Harrison Center in Indianapolis, IN. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMPERE (MA, Ebullition) BLACK ARROWS OF FILTH AND IMPURITY (IN, HCNL) CAPSULE (FL, Robot...

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD Announces Summer 'Off-Fest' Dates With LAMB OF GOD

Vancouver, B.C.-based heavy metal warriors 3 INCHES OF BLOOD have announced a slew of "Off-Fest" live dates centered around their participation as part of Ozzfest 2007. 3 INCHES OF BLOOD will join forces with LAMB OF GOD, HATEBREED and BEHEMOTH for upwards of twenty "Off-Fest" live dates that promis...

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BAY AREA ROCK FEST Organizers Issue Post-Show Wrap-Up

The organizers of the inaugural Bay Area Rock Fest, a two-day progressive rock and metal festival — which took place May 4-5 at The Independent in San Francisco — have issued the following update: "Over 300 people attended the inaugural progressive rock and metal festival at the Independent in San F...

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DEATH ANGEL Frontman's ALL TIME HIGHS: New Tour Dates Announced

ALL TIME HIGHS, the new San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring DEATH ANGEL frontman Mark Osegueda alongside members of LICA-STO, TRES PISTOLAS, THE SICK and OOZIES, has lined up the following dates: Jun. 08 - Blue Lagoon - Santa Cruz, CA Jun. 12 - Bottom Of The Hill - San Francisco, CA (with DA...

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AC/DC To Tour Australia Early Next Year?

Australia's Herald Sun daily newspaper published the following item in its May 6 edition (page 2 of the Sunday entertainment liftout): "AC/DC will tour next year — with plans to take the show to the Red Centre [region of Australia]. Concert industry sources at Coachella said AC/DC leader Angus Young...

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GODSMACK Extends Current Tour Into Summer

Launch Radio Networks reports: GODSMACK has expanded its current U.S. tour, with new dates heading well into June and July. The latest batch of confirmed gigs stops on June 16 in South Bend, Indiana, resuming a month later on July 17 in Houston. There's no word on whether the band will take a few we...

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SILENT FORCE, RECKLESS TIDE, SUIDAKRA New Albums To Receive U.S. Release

A flurry of four releases makes May 22 one of the busiest days of the year for Locomotive Records. SILENT FORCE's "Walk the Earth": "The new SILENT FORCE is everything power metal aspires to be. With guitar hero Alexander Beyrodt, vocalist DC Cooper, bassist Jurgen Steinmetz, drummer Andre Hilgers a...

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MANES: 'How The World Came To An End' E-Card Available

An e-card for MANES' new album, "How the World Came to an End", can be accessed at this location. The track "Deeprooted" from the new MANES album "How the World Came to an End" is now available for listening at the band's official MySpace profile. This song will also be released ...

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MANES: New iTunes-Only Release Due Next Week

The track "Deeprooted" from the new MANES album "How the World Came to an End" is now available for listening at the band's official MySpace profile. This song will also be released as a part of an iTunes-only release due out Monday, May 14. The track listing for the "Deeprooted" webrelease is as .....

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A BAND CALLED PAIN To Release Debut Album In July

San Francisco-based metal outfit A BAND CALLED PAIN will release its album debut album, "Broken Dreams", on July 3 via Hiero-Imperium (distributed by Fontana/Universal). The CD's first single will be "The Pieces", a "stand-out tune that highlights the band's distinctive heavy/rock sound," according...