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BLOODSIMPLE Forced To Miss Sacramento FAMILY VALUES Date

New York metalcore crew BLOODSIMPLE has issued the following statement: "Sorry to say but we will have to cancel the Family Values show in Marysville [California] on Friday. Tim [Williams, vocals] has to have an emergency tooth pulled in L.A. in about an hour. He is in bad shape. We hope to be able...

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CBGB Founder HILLY KRISTAL Dead At 75

MTV.com reports that Hilly Kristal, the founder of legendary New York punk rock venue CBGB, died on Tuesday from complications from lung cancer at the age of 75. Kristal, who opened the now-defunct venue in 1973 in the then-gritty Bowery neighborhood in Manhattan, is credited with helping to launch...

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VINNIE PAUL And CHAD GRAY Partner With MOZES To Host Online Metal Battle Of The Bands

Big Vin Records and Bullygoat Records announced today a partnership with Mozes, Inc., a mobile marketing company that lets anyone create and manage their own mobile campaign, to host the first-ever online heavy metal battle of the bands. Sponsors include Sirius Satellite Radio, Pearl, Vic Firth, Was...

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NIKKI SIXX On MÖTLEY CRÜE: 'We're Having A Good Time Without The Pressure On Our Back'

Chad Bowar of About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx. An excerpt from the chat follows: About Heavy Metal: Are there any plans to do a SIXX A.M. tour? Sixx: We just formed the band. We didn't plan on that. We didn't plan on being on the ...

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L.A. GUNS: Santa Ana Concert To Be Webcast

One of the most legendary and well-respected rock bands to ever come out of the Los Angeles area, L.A. GUNS, will make their performance at the Galaxy Theater, located in Santa Ana on August 31, 2007 one that can be experienced by everyone across the country….even without being there. Webcastia of H...

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CAPTAIN CUTTHROAT Releases Self-Titled EP

Boston-based quintet CAPTAIN CUTTHROAT will release its first EP in the fall. According to a press release, "the record features six songs, each with a distinct vibe, combining syncopated thrash elements of SYSTEM OF A DOWN, experimentation of Mike Patton, spooky undertones of early PINK FLOYD, and...

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GODHEAD Hard At Work On New Album

GODHEAD frontman Jason Miller has issued the following update: "We just played an amazing concert in Madison, WI a few weeks ago called 'Band Camp.' It was great to meet up with a lot of bands we hadn't seen in a while like STONE SOUR, SEVENDUST, NONPOINT, DOPE, KITTIE and many others! "Here ...

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GLENN HUGHES: Greek Dates Announced

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has scheduled three dates in Greece in November: Nov. 09 - Athens, Greece – [to be announced] Nov. 10 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Ydrogeios Live Stage Nov. 11 - Larisa, Greece - Mylos Club According to GHPG.net, Glenn Hughes' long-awa...

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HELLYEAH On New York's 92.3 K-ROCK: Video Interview, Acoustic Performance Available

HELLYEAH — the new band featuring members of MUDVAYNE, PANTERA and NOTHINGFACE — stopped by the 92.3 K-Rock studios in New York City on August 17, 2007 and sat down with Jivin for a little interview action. They also took part in a special acoustic performance of the track "Alcohaulin' Ass". Watch t...

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HOUR OF 13 Signs With SHADOW KINGDOM RECORDS

Occult traditional heavy metal band HOUR OF 13 has signed with Shadow Kingdom Records. This group features ex-VESTAL CLARET vocalist/lyricist Philip Swanson (UPWARDS OF ENDTIME, SEAMOUNT) and ex-SEVEN FOOT SPLEEN member Chad Davis (also of Neurot Records' U.S. CHRISTMAS and long-running American bla...

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GLENN HUGHES Working On 'The Funkiest, Rock N' Soul Album So Far'

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has issued the following update: "This week I leave for New York City. Hope to see some of you at the Rock N' Roll Fantasy Camp in Manhattan. "To all of you in Bulgaria, France, Spain, Norway and Italia, I look forward to funkin' i...

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METAL EDGE Magazine Gets A Makeover

Zenbu Media has announced the re-launch of music magazine Metal Edge. Launching September 18, 2007, the redesign will boast a new look and expanded metal coverage including new columns, expanded reviews and a free CD containing the latest metal music. The editorial team and mission will remain intac...

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NEUROSONIC: European Tour Dates Announced

Vancouver, British Columbia hard rockers NEUROSONIC have announced the following European tour dates: Sep. 12 - Biebob - Vosselaar, Belgium Sep. 13 - Elysee Montmartre - Paris, France Sep. 14 - Transbordeur - Lyon, France Sep. 15 - Havana - Toulouse, France Sep. 16 - Razzmatazz - Barcelona, Spain Se...

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GODHEAD: 'Spread Entertainment' Acoustic Performance Available

GODHEAD members Jason Miller (guitar, vocals) and Mike Miller (lead guitar) performed an acoustic song on Dave Navarro's Internet TV show, Spread Entertainment, on August 2, 2007. Watch the performance below. GODHEAD is hard at work writing and recording its next album, tentatively due in March 2008...

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KATATONIA: Video Footage From BRUTAL ASSAULT Festival Available

Fan-filmed video footage of Swedish metallers KATATONIA performing the song "Evidence" at this year's Brutal Assault festival, which took place August 9-11 at the Old Army Fortress Josefov in Jaromer, Czech Republic (Jaromer is situated 130 km east of Prague, 20km north from Hradec Kralove),has bee...