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DOWN: New Orleans Headlining Show Announced

DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — h...

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From Beale Street to Oblivion

Blame it on a steady diet of old blues and classic rock records, or on their friendship with jammy blues-rockers FIVE HORSE JOHNSON, but don't say you didn't see it coming. CLUTCH, the band who once came off like an off-kilter hardcore or noise-rock band, is now officially drenched in funky groove,...

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HANOI ROCKS Confirmed For Finland's SIMEROCK Festival

Finnish rock 'n' roll legends HANOI ROCKS have been confirmed for the Simerock festival, set to take place July 6-8 in Rovaniemi, Finland. The group's schedule is shaping up as follows: April 20 - Helsinki, Finland - Virgin Oil Co. May 18 - Porvoo, Finland - Runebar May 19 - Lahti, Finland - Isojano...

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD: Video Interview Available

A video interview with 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, conducted by 4QRadio.com, has been posted online at this location. The cover artwork for 3 INCHES OF BLOOD's upcoming album, "Fire up the Blades", has been posted online at this location. Due this spring via Roadrunner Records, the follow-up to "Advance and...

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ARCH ENEMY: Guitarist CHRISTOPHER AMOTT Rejoins The Fold

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have announced that original guitarist Christopher Amott is rejoining the band with immediate effect. The group, having finished an intense 18-month touring cycle all over the world promoting the "Doomsday Machine" album and "Live Apocalypse" DVD, is curre...

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FATAL SMILE To Support W.A.S.P. In Norway, France

Swedish "traditional" hard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE will support W.A.S.P. on the following dates: Apr. 19 - NO - Kick - Kristiansand Apr. 20 - NO - Folken - Stavanger Apr. 21 - NO - Byscenen - Hausgesund Apr. 22 - NO - USF - Bergen Apr. 23 - NO - Rokken - Volda ...

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GAIA EPICUS Seeks Touring Guitarist

Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS have issued the following update: "GAIA EPICUS are ready to rock the world! but there is one or should we say two problems with it. Number one: our guitar wizard Jokke [Joakim 'Jokke' Kjelstad] don't feel like going all the way and cannot give 100% into the band...

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HANOI ROCKS Confirmed For Finland's RUISROCK Festival

Finnish rock 'n' roll legends HANOI ROCKS have been confirmed for the Ruisrock festival, set to take place July 6-7 in Turku, Finland. Also scheduled to appear are SLAYER, MASTODON, IN FLAMES, PAIN, DEATHSTARS, CHILDREN OF BODOM, SONATA ARCTICA, FINNTROLL, POISONBLACK, and AMORPHIS, among many other...

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ELECTRIC EARTH To Release New Album In May

Sweden's ELECTRIC EARTH will release its second album, "Vol II – Words Unspoken", in early May via Belgium's classic metal label Mausoleum Records. The rest of the world will receive the CD in late May or early June. The album, which was recorded at Studio Bohus with producer Roberto Laghi (MUSTASCH...

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In Blood We Rock

This is the kind of review that makes a writer feel like a real asshole. Texas retro-rockers BLOOD OF THE SUN have an amazingly good thing going on here — instrumentally, they can't be touched. Big warm analog riffs, a keyboard player that throws in just the right amount of piano and Hammond B-3 org...

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GENE SIMMONS And PAUL STANLEY Attend WIZARD WORLD L.A.

WizardUniverse.com reports that Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley showed up in street clothes at the Wizard World Los Angeles convention on Saturday (March 17) to talk about their new comic book series "KISS 4K: Legends Never Die", but a contingent of loyal KISS followers wore the group's trademark blac...

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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO: New Album Samples, Concert Video Footage Available

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the band led by TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick, has posted four songs from its newly released album, "Last Day in Paradise", on its MySpace page. Check out the tracks "Mercury Retrograde", "Western Sabbath Stomp", "Last Day in Paradise" and "Tom Sawyer" (a live electronica-ins...

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PORTNOY, CHERONE, SHEEHAN, GILBERT Pay Tribute To THE WHO; DVD, CD Available

AMAZING JOURNEY — a tribute to THE WHO, featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER),guitarist Paul Gilbert (MR. BIG, RACER X),bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS) and vocalist Gary Cherone (VAN HALEN, EXTREME),has just released a DVD and CD of its May 31, 2006 concert at the...

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JIMMY PAGE's Double Neck Guitar Is Back After 36 Years

NME.com reports that the iconic famous double neck guitar used by LED ZEPPELIN star Jimmy Page will be manufactured again after 36 years. The guitarist has teamed-up with Gibson to replicate his original EDS-1275 which he used throughout the 1970s. Up to 25 limited-edition replicas have been designe...

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ANTIMATTER: 'Leaving Eden' Title Track Available For Download

The title track of the fourth studio album from ANTIMATTER — the project whose recording/touring lineup has included current and former members of ANATHEMA — has been made available for download on the band's MySpace page. Check out the song "Leaving Eden" at this location. After Duncan Patterson le...