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BEYOND FEAR To Team Up With VICIOUS RUMORS For European Tour

BEYOND FEAR, the new band featuring former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens, will team up with VICIOUS RUMORS for a European tour beginning late October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 31 - Budapest, HUN - Wigwam Nov. 01 - Graz, AUT - Orpheum Nov. 02 - Wien, AUT...

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CARMINE APPICE: JIMI HENDRIX Didn't Like LED ZEPPELIN Because They Stole From Everybody

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisted recently conducted an interview with legendary rock drummer Carmine Appice (VANILLA FUDGE, CACTUS, BECK, BOGERT & APPICE, ROD STEWART, KING KOBRA, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisted: You have me curious with the ne...

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EVANESCENCE: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

EVANESCENCE has lined up 17 theater gigs that will constitute the first leg of its world tour, according to MTV.com. The initial North American run will kick off in Toronto on October 5 — two days after the group's new album, "The Open Door", lands in stores — with dates scheduled through October .....

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ALL THAT REMAINS Frontman: 'We Don't Want To Be The Biggest Band In The World'

LongIslandPress.com recently conducted an interview with ALL THAT REMAINS vocalist Phil LaBonte. An excerpt from the chat follows: Long Island Press: The band's musical background and influences read like a who's who in metal — from SHADOWS FALL, to KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, to LAMB OF GOD — what kind of s...

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AUDIOSLAVE And SYSTEM OF A DOWN Members Named In Anti-BUSH Ad

Launch Radio Networks reports: AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello and SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian are among the people listed in an anti-George W Bush petition, in a full-page newspaper ad that ran Thursday (August 3) in the New York Times. The full-page ad from the group World Can't Wait a...

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SIKTH: 'Bland St. Bloom' Video Posted Online

London, U.K.-based SIKTH has posted its video for the song "Bland St. Bloom" at this location. Directed by Tim Fox using green screen technology, the clip depicts the battle between nature and mankind. SIKTH's Bieler Bros. debut, "Death of a Dead Day", was released on June 6. The CD was produced by...

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ETERNAL TRAGEDY: New Album To Feature Ex-DEATH Bassist, Ex-ANNIHILATOR Drummer

Guitarist Stefania Ponzilacqua of the Italian metallers ETERNAL TRAGEDY has announced that the group's next album — to be produced by Tim Aymar (CONTROL DENIED) and engineered by Curran Murphy (ex-ANNIHILATOR) — will feature guest appearances by Kelly Conlon (ex-DEATH, MONSTROSITY) on bass and Rober...

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INTO ETERNITY: New Song Posted Online

A new INTO ETERNITY track, "Severe Emotional Distress", from the Canada's progressive metal band's forthcoming album, "The Scattering of Ashes", has been made available at the Gigantour MySpace page. INTO ETERNITY has been confirmed for this year's Gigantour set to kick off in September. INTO ETERNI...

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INTO ETERNITY Comments On GIGANTOUR 2006

Canada's progressive metal band INTO ETERNITY has been confirmed for this year's Gigantour set tok kick off in September. INTO ETERNITY guitarist Tim Roth said of the honor, "We are extremely blown away at the chance to tour with this great festival. When INTO ETERNITY was formed, a tour with MEGADE...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Guest On Ohio's WRQK

Former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens will be interviewed Sunday, July 30 at 10:00 p.m. on Canton, Ohio's WRQK (Rock 107) 106.9 FM. More information is available at www.wrqk.com. BEYOND FEAR's self-titled debut album was released in early May via SPV Reco...

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AUDIOSLAVE Bassist Says Recording New Album Was A 'Revelation'

Launch Radio Networks reports: AUDIOSLAVE began recording its upcoming third album, "Revelations", almost as soon as it came off the road last winter after touring behind 2005's "Out of Exile". Bassist Tim Commerford told Launch he was initially uncertain about heading into the studio so quickly, bu...

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STRYPER: 'Updated And Revised' Authorized Biography Now Available

After being out of print for years, the authorized STRYPER biography, "Loud 'n Clear", has been updated and revised and is now available at www.stryperbook.com. The authors, Dale Erickson and Jesse Sturdevant, spent "countless" hours with Michael Sweet, Robert Sweet, Oz Fox and Tim Gaines (not to me...

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A band of competent sidemen who had a shit-kickin' good time in the '70s without ever actually, you know, writing much of a song, CACTUS recently reunited to do more of the same. With SAVOY BROWN frontman Jimmy Kunes replacing the deceased Rusty Day, the core of the band — drummer Carmine Appice, ba...

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NORTHWEST ROYALE: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Eugene, Oregon quintet NORTHWEST ROYALE has lined up the following tour dates during July/August: w/ SIX OUNCE GLOVES except *: Jul. 23 - Tulare, CA - J St. Jul. 24 - Modesto, CA - Fat Cats Jul. 27 - Redding, CA - Sports Bar Jul. 28 - Eugene, OR - Latitude 21 Jul. 29 - ...

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STRYPER: Video Of SEASIDE FESTIVAL Performance Available For Download

Video footage of reunited Christian hard rockers STRYPER performing at the Seaside Festival in Norway on July 7 has been made available for download at www.petrafiles.com. According to a posting on the site, STRYPER played a 50-minute set and wasn't allowed to perform any longer because of a strict...