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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...

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K.K. DOWNING, GLENN TIPTON, BRIAN MAY, FREDDIE MERCURY Collectible Figures On The Way

KnuckleBonz, Inc., which has produced resin sculptures of such renowned heavy metal/hard rock musicians as JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford, AC/DC guitarists Angus and Malcolm Young, and late PANTERA axeman "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, has issued the following press release: KnuckleBonz, Inc. announce...

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BON SCOTT Project Ideas Sought

Fremantle Arts Centre is calling for proposals which celebrate and critique the life and legacy of Bon Scott, the lead singer and co-lyricist of AC/DC, 1974-80. Proposals are welcomed from individuals and groups of artists, curators, and organisations of all kinds. Scotland-born Ronald Belford "Bon"...

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AC/DC's Classic Song 'Highway To Hell' Among APRA Nominees

According to News.com.au, AC/DC's classic song "Highway to Hell" has been nominated in the "Most Performed Australian Work Overseas" category at the 25th Australian Performing Rights Association (APRA) awards. The 20,000 members of APRA will decide the winners of the awards honoring songwriters. The...

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FOR RUIN: Debut Album Details Revealed

Irish black/death metallers FOR RUIN will release their debut album, "December", in June or July through Sentinel Records. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Into Red 02. Wake 03. Towards an End 04. Dread 05. Eyesore 06. Demon 07. Starling 08. December 09. Another Breed 10. Frailty...

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Former AC/DC, JUDAS PRIEST Lighting Designer Named Senior VP Of PRG

Former lighting designer for such bands as JUDAS PRIEST and AC/DC, Mickey Curbishley has been named senior vice president of Production Resource Group's (PRG) concert touring group. He will work out of PRG's offices in Greenford, UK, and Los Angeles. Curbishley most recently served as director of sa...

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AC/DC: New Album Coming In January?

According to a posting on the AC/DC fan site AC/DC Highway to Hell, it is rumored that AC/DC has completed editing video footage for a brand new double DVD set to be released September, which will contain one Bon Scott DVD and one Brian Johnson DVD of AC/DC live in concert. The band ...

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GODSMACK Frontman Wants To Tour With AC/DC

Launch Radio Networks reports: GODSMACK begins a spring U.S. tour on Friday night (May 4) in Louisville, Kentucky, with dates scheduled well into June and July. Although singer Sully Erna feels that GODSMACK are headliners in their own right these days, there's still one band he'd like to open for....

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Rockin' In The AC/DC Lane

Australia's The Age reports that ACDC Lane (photo) — the Melbourne road named in honor of the Australian hard rock legends — will open up to the city's newest festival this weekend, Cherry Rock '07, which features 18 cracking Melbourne bands. The line-up includes ROCKET SCIENCE, EDDY CURRENT SUPPRES...