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DREAM THEATER, ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA, PAIN OF SALVATION: 'Progressive Nation' Dates Announced

New York progressive metal veterans DREAM THEATER will take their Progressive Nation tour back on the road for its second incarnation with a run through America and Canada in July/August 2009. In addition to a headlining set by DREAM THEATER, this year's package will feature the outstanding musician...

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SISTER SIN: New Song Available For Free Download

Swedish female-fronted heavy rock band SISTER SIN has made a new song, "Beat 'Em Down", available for free download via MySpace page. The track was recorded as a tribute to the late great Gothenburg boxing champ Ingemar "Ingo" Johansson, who passed away in January. SISTER SIN recently announced the...

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Former TNT Singer TONY HARNELL: More On My Mom...'

Former TNT singer Tony Harnell has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "To everyone who has written or will still write regarding the passing of my mother, I want to thank you. Your love is felt, needed and deeply appreciated. I am truly heartbroken and your thoughts are very uplifting...

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GOJIRA Frontman: 'We Wanted To Go For Something More Crushing, Direct And Simple'

Sonic Dice conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Joseph Duplantier of French progressive metallers GOJIRA at the Norwich stop of the band's recent U.K. tour. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow below. Sonic Dice: How did you go about writing the "The Way Of All Flesh"? Joseph: My...

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MOONDANCE JAM: Final Lineup Announced

The Moondance Jam, Minnesota's pre-eminent classic rock festival, has announced the final lineup for this year's event. 15 bands, including headliners JOURNEY, JUDAS PRIEST and YES, will all appear at the festival, slated for July 15-18 at the festival grounds in Walker, Minnesota. The festival kick...

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SLAPSHOT Documentary Co-Director Speaks

"Chip On My Shoulder", the documentary of the Boston hardcore band SLAPSHOT produced by Killswitch Productions and Taang! Records, is being released. It will premier at the Independent Film Festival of Boston tonight (Friday, April 24) at 9:45 p.m. at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts....

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Is The Last Man Standing

Libby Molyneaux of LA Weekly recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD's Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. An excerpt from the article follows below. Lemmy has stuck to his calling of inflicting musical and other mayhem since he discovered rock & roll as a lad in North Wales. At age 9, Ian Fraser Kilm...

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DUFF MCKAGAN: Rock Has Changed, My (Facebook) Friends

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his weeky column, which appears every Thursday on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com. A couple of excerpts follow below. "So here I go again; off on yet another of the by-now-countless rock tours required to support...

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EARTHEN GRAVE: Audio Interview Available

Chris Mezyk of the WCRX's "The Metal Show" conducted an interview with EARTHEN GRAVE — the new six-piece doom/thrash metal band featuring Mark Weiner on vocals, Ron Holzner on bass, Jason Muxlow and Tony Spillman on guitar, Scott Davidson on drums, and Rachel Barton Pine on an extended-range electri...

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Former FREHLEY'S COMET Member TOD HOWARTH Pays Tribute To Late ALICE IN CHAINS Singer

Former FREHLEY'S COMET member Tod Howarth has posted two new solo songs — "Layne" and "Drown" on his MySpace page. He says, "['Layne' is] my tribute to the late ALICE IN CHAINS singer; what a talent and loss. The mix is okay; it will be better, I think but I'm juggling a lot ...

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Ex-MEGADETH, ALICE COOPER Members Film 'Northern Lights Orchestra' DVD; Video Available

Bassist David Ellefson (F5, ex-MEGADETH) performed with Northern Lights Orchestra in Phoenix, Arizona yesterday (Friday, April 17) at the Orpheum Theatre. The show was filmed for an upcoming DVD, entitled "The Spirit Of Christmas". Ellefson also played bass on the Northern Lights Orchestra album, wh...

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How MACHINE HEAD Nearly Fell Apart

U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine published a five-page cover story on MACHINE HEAD in the April 4, 2009 issue, exploring the conflict between the band's vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn and bassist Adam Duce that was revealed in Robb's recent online posting on the group's official web site. Read the text of Ia...

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HAMMERFALL Drummer Speaks: Audio Available

A new audio interview with drummer Anders Johansson of Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL conducted by Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock is available for download at this location (MP3, 2 MB). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Tangra Mega Rock: "My Sharona" is a very popular...

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ENSLAVED's IVAR BJORNSON: 'Religion Is Perhaps The World's Biggest Problem'

Hannah Pearson of the Denver Metal Music Examiner recently conducted an interiew with Ivar Bjornson of Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal ENSLAVED. Examiner.com: What are your views on religion, including satanism? Ivar Bjornson: Religion is perhaps the world's biggest problem; it g...

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OVER THE RAINBOW: First U.S. Dates Announced

OVER THE RAINBOW has scheduled the following U.S. dates: Jul. 06 - Ocean City Music Pier - Ocean City, NJ Jul. 08 - Palace of Auburn Hills - Auburn Hills, MI (Opening for BTO) Jul. 10 - Crocodile Rock Cafe - Allentown, PA Jul. 11 - The Stone Pony - Asbury Park, NJ OVER THE ...