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VAN HALEN To Tour Australia Early Next Year?
According to Australia's long-running rock station Triple M, there are rumblings of a VAN HALEN headlining tour of Australia taking place early next year. Triple M music reporter Nui Te Koha told the Hot Breakfast two promoters have gone in and spoken to VAN HALEN management following last week's ca...August 16, 2011
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MARTYR To Release 'Circle Of 8' Through METAL BLADE RECORDS
Metal Blade Records has set a November 8 North American release date for "Circle Of 8", the long-awaited new album from Dutch metal veterans MARTYR. During the five years that MARTYR was alive and kicking (1982-1987),the band released two albums that are considered classics and a delight for those...August 16, 2011
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One Of JANI LANE's Last-Ever Recordings Released
Christian rock band LIBERTY N' JUSTICE has issued the following update: "We are deeply sorry for the untimely passing of [former WARRANT singer] Jani Lane. Like many stars, his light burned very brightly but faded too quickly. "We have one of, if not the last, recording that Mr. Lane finished in the...August 16, 2011
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SAMMY HAGAR: 'I Miss VAN HALEN'
Even though Sammy Hagar says he's happy in CHICKENFOOT, and even though he pretty much threw guitarist Eddie Van Halen and drummer Alex Van Halen under the bus in his recent memoir, Hagar admitted to The Pulse Of Radio that he still has feelings for his time in VAN HALEN. "You know, I miss VAN ...August 16, 2011
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QUEEN To Be Honored As BMI Icons At BMI London Awards
BMI honors songwriters who have had "a unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers" as Icons. QUEEN's Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon join a list of past honorees that includes 2010 recipient Don Black, Van Morrison, Donovan, the BEE GEES, James Brown, Will...August 15, 2011
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CHICKENFOOT Rehearsing With Drummer KENNY ARONOFF
Christina Fuoco-Karasinski of SoundSpike recently conducted an interview with Sammy Hagar (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN, MONTROSE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. SoundSpike: Why did you decide to call [CHICKENFOOT's] second album "Chickenfoot III"? Sammy: We took a long time before we c...August 15, 2011
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COREY TAYLOR To Take Over PLANET ROCK Airwaves For One Hour
STONE SOUR and SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor will take over the airwaves of the U.K. digital radio station Planet Rock for one hour on Sunday evening (August 14) to share the songs that have influenced him over the years as part of the "My Planet Rocks" series. Join Planet Rock at 7:00 p.m. (U.K. t...August 13, 2011
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REVAMP Pulls Out Of 'Out Of The Dark' European Tour
REVAMP, the new band led by former AFTER FOREVER vocalist Floor Jansen, has canceled its participation in the "Out Of The Dark" tour with VAN CANTO, TRISTANIA, XANDRIA and AMBERIAN DAWN. The trek is scheduled to kick off on September 30 in Karlsruhe, Germany and run through mid-October. In a videota...August 12, 2011
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RIOT, AMARANTHE To Support HAMMERFALL On European Tour
American metal icons RIOT will be the "special guests" on the first leg of dates on Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL's upcoming "European Outbreak 2011" tour. Support on all dates will comes from AMARANTHE. Commented HAMMERFALL singer Joacim Cans: "For thirty years I have been a true and devoted...August 12, 2011
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THE GATHERING Issues New Album Update
Dutch/Norwegian rockers THE GATHERING have issued the following update: "We are back from this rollercoaster called the South American Ghost Ride Tour. It was great. Thank you all for coming! "As you probably know, we had our problems with volcanoes, flights overbooked and cancellations, but the war...August 11, 2011
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Not Even VALERIE BERTINELLI Has Heard New VAN HALEN Album
Valerie Bertinelli, the ex-wife of VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen and the mother of the band's bassist, Wolfgang Van Halen, says that even she has yet to hear the group's long-awaited new album, which is tentatively due in the fall. "Who do I have to give birth to to get a copy of the ...August 11, 2011
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THE FUNERAL PYRE's JOHN STRACHAN Joins EARLY GRAVES
According to LA Weekly, John Strachan of Los Angeles blackened-death band THE FUNERAL PYRE has joined the San Francisco hardcore group EARLY GRAVES as that act's new vocalist. Strachan will make his live debut with EARLY GRAVES this Saturday, August 13 at The Power Of The Riff festival at The Echo a...August 11, 2011
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SOUNDWAVE REVOLUTION Canceled Due To Poor Ticket Sales?
According to Australia's long-running rock station Triple M, AEROSMITH was the second headliner the organizers of the Soundwave Revolution festival were chasing before the entire event was ultimately called off due to "poor ticket sales." "The organizers were saying they were waiting for a No. 2 hea...August 10, 2011
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EVIL UNITED: Debut Album Details Revealed
EVIL UNITED, the Austin/San Antonio, Texas-based band featuring Jason McMaster (WATCHTOWER, DANGEROUS TOYS, BROKEN TEETH) on vocals, a double guitar assault of T.C. Connally (PB/DC, CULT TO FOLLOW) and John Valenzuela (PB/DC, URIAL) as well as the brutal rhythm section of Don Van Stavern (RIOT, S.A....August 9, 2011
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Australia's SOUNDWAVE REVOLUTION Festival Officially Canceled
Australia's Soundwave Revolution traveling festival has officially been canceled after the second-biggest headliner pulled out of the event. Speaking to Australia's Nova 969 radio station, festival promoter AJ Maddah said, "The festival as we know it has been canceled. The situation is that we were...August 8, 2011
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