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FEAR FACTORY, HENRY ROLLINS, BRING ME THE HORIZON, PAPA ROACH Confirmed For U.K.'s SONISPHERE

FEAR FACTORY, HENRY ROLLINS, BRING ME THE HORIZON, PAPA ROACH and PLACEBO have been confirmed for next year's edition of the U.K.'s Sonisphere festival, set to take place Friday, July 30 - Sunday, August 1, 2010 at Knebworth. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: IRON MAIDEN ** RAMMSTEIN AL...

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LAKE OF TEARS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Sweden's LAKE OF TEARS has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 ALICE COOPER AMORPHIS ARCH ENEMY CALIBAN CANNIBAL CORPSE CORVUS CORAX DESPISED ICON DIE APOKAL...

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MEGADETH's SHAWN DROVER: Fourth 'Endgame' Tour Blog Entry Available

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has posted the final of four tour blogs on the Sick Drummer Magazine web site from the band's recently completed "Endgame" U.S. tour. The fourth post covers week four of the tour with SUICIDE SILENCE and ARCANIUM and includes details of shows from Davenport, Iowa; Fargo...

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KAMPFAR Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

KAMPFAR has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 ALICE COOPER AMORPHIS ARCH ENEMY CALIBAN CANNIBAL CORPSE CORVUS CORAX DESPISED ICON DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITE...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG Responds To DAVE MUSTAINE's Drug Allegations

Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young has responded to Dave Mustaine's allegation that the band's 1988 Australian tour was cancelled because of Young's heroin addiction. Jeff, who made headlines on December 18 for accusing the MEGADETH mainman of, among other things, "dissing, exaggerating and just p...

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MUSTAINE: 'While Some Still Obsess On Finding Fault In Me And Try To Point It Out, Nice Try!'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "Thank you so much for once again supporting my career and my band this last year, and making it possible for me and my family to donate again this Christmas season to the San Die...

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ALICE COOPER, AMORPHIS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

ALICE COOPER and AMORPHIS have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 ALICE COOPER AMORPHIS ARCH ENEMY CALIBAN CANNIBAL CORPSE CORVUS CORAX DESPISED ICON DIE AP...

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SIX FEET UNDER's Cover Of SLAYER's 'At Dawn They Sleep' Available For Streaming

Tampa, Florida's kings of groove-laden death metal SIX FEET UNDER are back with the third installment of their cover series, "Graveyard Classics 3", due out on January 19, 2010 via Metal Blade Records. In support of the upcoming release, the band has unleashed the very first single from the CD — a c...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist To Guest On 'Suicide Girls' Radio Show

TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson will be the featured guest on this week's "Suicide Girls" radio show on Los Angeles' Indie 103.1. Eric speaks at length with hosts Sam Doumit and Nicole Powers about the upcoming "American Carnage" tour. They also talk about current fashion trends, Eric's love of fa...

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HIGH ON FIRE: 'Snakes For The Divine' Track Listing Revealed

Oakland, California-based power trio HIGH ON FIRE has completed work on its long-awaited, fifth studio album, "Snakes for the Divine", for a February 23, 2010 release via E1 Music. The follow-up to 2007's "Death is This Communion" was recorded at The Pass Studios in Los Angeles with producer Greg Fi...

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SLAYER Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

California thrash metal veterans SLAYER have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 ARCH ENEMY CALIBAN CANNIBAL CORPSE CORVUS CORAX DESPISED ICON DIE APOKALYPTI...

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New DÉTENTE Singer Interviewed On METAL ASSAULT RADIO's 'ThrashoholicA'

Vocalist Tiina Teal of reunited California metallers DÉTENTE was interviewed on Metal Assault Radio's "ThrashoholicA" program with DJ Shredder on Friday, December 11. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. Teal joined DÉTENTE — which features in its ranks original memb...

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HAIL!: First U.S. Shows Announced

The all-star band HAIL! — comprised of bassist David Ellefson (F5, ex-MEGADETH),guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) and newly appointed drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER) — has announced its first-ever shows in the Unit...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Says Upcoming 'Big Four' Shows Will Be 'Groundbreaking'

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King earlier this week. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: Where does "World Painted Blood" stand in your catalog? Kerry: I think everything we've done this decade is pretty awesom...

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LAMB OF GOD Bassist Interviewed On New Zealand's TV3

David Farrier from New Zealand's TV3 conducted an interview with bassist John Campbell of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD prior to the band's December 9, 2009 concert in Auckland. Watch the chat below. Having recently wrapped up U.S. their tour with METALLICA, LAMB OF GOD are celebrating th...