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TESTAMENT Announces U.K. Tour

Hot off the heels of their support stint with JUDAS PRIEST and exclusive show in London where they played their first two albums in their entirety, San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends TESTAMENT have announced a Metal Hammer-sponsored U.K. tour. Jul. 19 - Manchester, UK - Academy II Jul. 20 - Sheff...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM To Release 'Skeletons In The Closet' Collection Of Covers

Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM will release a new album, titled "Skeletons In The Closet", in September through Spinefarm Records. The follow-up to last year's "Blooddrunk" is a selection of cover versions, some of them existing recordings, others specially laid down for this release. CHILDREN...

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TESTAMENT To Headline Italy's LEGENDS OF CHAOS FEST

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal legends TESTAMENT will headline the Legends Of Chaos Fest 2009 in Italy in July. Also scheduled to appear are KREATOR and CATHEDRAL. The dates are as follows: July 05 - Rome, Italy - Ippodromo Capanelle July 06 - Rimini, Italy - Velvet July 07 - Piazzola Sul Brent...

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DEREK SHERINIAN: 'Molecular Heinosity' Record-Release Party Announced

A record-release party for keyboardist Derek Sherinian's (ex-DREAM THEATER, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) new solo album, entitled "Molecular Heinosity", will be held on Thursday, April 30 at 7 p.m. PST at Musicians Institute (1655 McCadden Place) in Hollywood, California. The event is fee and open to the publi...

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CAMP FREDDY Schedules First-Ever Concert Outside U.S.

CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" band featuring Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS),Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist),Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Donovan Leitch (son of legendary folk singer Donovan),and Chris C...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Offer Subscription To Recording Process

According to The Pulse of Radio, SMASHING PUMPKINS founder Billy Corgan has announced that he is launching a subscription service at the band's official web site that will allow fans to track the progress of new PUMPKINS music as Corgan writes and records it in the studio. Fans would receive video d...

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WHITESNAKE, CAMP FREDDY Members Schedule SAM ASH Appearances

Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, ex-DIO) and Billy Morrison (CAMP FREDDY, CIRCUS DIABLO, ex-THE CULT) will make special appearances during the exclusive nationwide tour in celebration of Sam Ash's 85th anniversary. As one of the leading musical instrument and accessory retailers in the country, Sam Ash off...

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KORN, GUNS N' ROSES, MR. BIG Members To Perform As THE 4 DUDES

Ray Luzier (KORN, DAVID LEE ROTH),Dizzy Reed (GUNS N' ROSES) and Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS) will perform with Happenin' Harry (singer for HAPPENIN' HARRY & THE HAPTONES) in a side-project called THE 4 DUDES today (Wednesday, April 22) at The Joint in Los Angeles. Joining the...

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CARRIE UNDERWOOD's Version Of MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'Home Sweet Home' Outselling Original

New York Post reports that "American Idol" star Carrie Underwood's version of MÖTLEY CRÜE's bittersweet ballad "Home Sweet Home" (audio stream available below) is outselling the original — 211,000 digital copies to 181,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan. "American Idol" chose Underwood's rendition...

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DANGEROUS NEW MACHINE: Live Acoustic Performance Of New Song Posted Online

Video footage of DANGEROUS NEW MACHINE, the new band featuring former STEREOMUD singer Erik Rogers, performing an acoustic version of a brand new song, "What's Your Name", on April 18, 2009 at DreamField Productions in Alabama can be viewed below. A studio version of the track is expected to be rele...

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HATEBREED, VOIVOD, IN THIS MOMENT, SUICIDE SILENCE Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

HATEBREED, A DAY TO REMEMBER, IN THIS MOMENT, THERAPY?, GOD FORBID, BACKYARD BABIES, HOSTILE, MIDDLE CLASS RUT, NO AMERICANA, ESOTERICA, SUICIDE SILENCE, TIM "RIPPER" OWENS, VOIVOD, SYLOSIS, TURBO WOLF, WE ARE THE OCEAN and DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen's side-project MAN RAZE have been confirme...

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BILLY SHEEHAN Discusses MR. BIG Reunion

BigMusicGeek.com recently conducted an interview with legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS). Several excerpts from the chat follow below. BigMusicGeek.com: What were the main motivations behind MR. BIG reuniting? I had always assumed, based solely on the rumors and half-tr...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer Auditions For SMASHING PUMPKINS

The web site of the SMASHING PUMPKINS, who recently parted ways with longtime drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, has been updated with the following message: "In total, 12 drummers were auditioned [in Los Angeles] on Tuesday. An additional tryout could potentially be held in May due to such overwhelming resp...

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TESTAMENT Frontman To Guest On TotalRock Tomorrow

Vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT will be interviewed by Chloe on TotalRock tomorrow (Saturday, April 18) between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. U.K. time. You can listen to the show live via the Internet at www.totalrock.com. TESTAMENT will embark on a North American...

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FAITH NO MORE: Berlin Headlining Show Announced

According to Eventim, Europe's largest ticketing company, reunited influential '90s alt-metal band FAITH NO MORE will play a headlining show at Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide in Berlin, Germany on June 16. Upcoming FAITH NO MORE shows: Jun. 12 - Download - Donington Park UK Jun. 13 - Greenfield - Interlaken,...