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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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ALICE IN CHAINS To Kick Off North American Tour In September

ALICE IN CHAINS will embark on a North American-wide tour starting on September 22 in Las Vegas. The tour will hit over three dozen cities including San Francisco, Austin, Toronto and New York. Hard-rock band HURT will be supporting ALICE on the tour. These performances follow ALICE IN CHAINS' succe...

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Ex-DEATH/CYNIC Guitarist PAUL MASVIDAL Remembers CHUCK SCHULDINER

ChAoS MuSiC FoRuM ecently conducted an interview with former DEATH/CYNIC guitarist Paul Masvidal. A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Chaos-Forum: What can you tell us about Chuck Schuldiner as a human being... songwriter and a bandmate? Masvidal: "He was passionate abo...

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AIR GUITAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Winner To Receive Guitar From QUEEN's BRIAN MAY

GoTravelInsurance.co.uk reports that the Air Guitar World Championships are scheduled to take place in Oulu, Finland from September 6 to September 8. Beginning as an offshoot of the Oulu Music Video Festival, which runs until September 10 this year, warm up sessions for the air guitar event will tak...

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KISS Reaps Plenty Of Online Support In ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Bid

The Plain Dealer reports that KISS fans pounded the computer keyboards and the pavement this weekend to make the argument that their favorite band belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. While the KISS Army rallied Saturday outside the Rock Hall, KISS got the most votes in an online poll at ...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Was Named After Mythological God With 'Big C*ck'

Growing up in Sweden, legendary guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen hated his nickname, according to Guitar World magazine. "At first I didn't think it was cool, because it seemed like every other male in Scandinavia was called Lars," Yngwie said. When he immigrated to the U.S. in 1983, the guitarist wasn't...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY To Team Up With BLACK STONE CHERRY For U.S. Tour

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will be teaming up with BLACK STONE CHERRY for a U.S. tour in the fall. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 14 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues Oct. 16 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade Oct. 18 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live Oct. 19 - ...

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BRAND NEW SIN: Acoustic Version Of 'Crank It Up' Available On WWE.com

Yesterday, WWE.com — the official website of World Wrestling Entertainment, and one of the Internet's most popular destinations for young males — posted its first-ever exclusive live music stream, an acoustic performance by the New York-based rock band BRAND NEW SIN. The group recently joined WWE mu...

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CARMINE APPICE's 'Ultimate Guitar Zeus' Receives Official Release

Escapi Records has announces the official release of the long-awaited underground classic, "Ultimate Guitar Zeus", created, produced and co-written by drummer Carmine Appice. The CD features performances by 14 of the world's greatest guitar players, including Yngwie Malmsteen, Brian May of QUEEN, St...

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GODS OF FIRE To Perform In 'Air Guitar The Musical'

After bringing down the house as the special musical guests of the 2006 New York City and Boston regional U.S. Air Guitar competitions, New York City-based power metal/thrash act GODS OF FIRE has been tapped to be the live band for a musical about the phenomenon. The story centers around an electric...

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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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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'I Want To Get Back Out On Tour And F*cking Crush'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his official blog: "Slowly over the last couple of weeks my crackling psyche has been regaining some of the balance I felt I'd completely lost there for a while. "I'm getting back in shape physically and I've come to understand t...

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD: New Demo Song Posted Online

A new 3 INCHES OF BLOOD demo track, entitled "Goatrider's Horde", recorded this past spring during a session in Seattle, WA with producer Joey Jordison (SLIPKNOT drummer),has been made available for streaming at this location. The song is expected to appear on the Vancouver, British Columbia-based...

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OTEP Frontwoman On New CD: 'Recording This Album Has Felt Like Being Reborn'

Capitol recording group OTEP has entered a New Orleans studio to begin recording their highly anticipated third album. Assisting OTEP in the recording is producer Dave Fortman, known for his work with such bands as MUDVAYNE, EVANESCENCE and SUPERJOINT RITUAL. Along with longtime bassist eViL j, voca...

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DRAGONLAND To Enter Studio Next Week

Swedish power metallers DRAGONLAND will enter Studio Fredman (IN FLAMES, HAMMERFALL, DIMMU BORGIR) in Gothenburg on July 24 with producer Fredrik Nordström to record their fourth album, "Astronomy", tentatively due in November through Century Media Records. The cover art for the follow-up to 2004's...