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LOUDNESS Guitarist To Release New Solo Album Next Month: Sample Available

LOUDNESS guitarist Akira Takasaki will release his new solo album, "Nenriki", on September 20 via Tricycle Entertainment. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Surf Trip 02. Mars 03. I Want To Take You Higher 04. Neighborhood 05. Mindphase 06. Chicago Drive 07. The Sun Goes Down 08. No...

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OPETH Pulls Out of Poland's HUNTERFEST

Sweden's OPETH has been forced to cancel its previously announced August 12 appearance at the Hunterfest in Poland. A statement from the group reads as follows: Despite going through huge logistical problems due to recent events at Heathrow, the band are pulling out because the bands deposit and fee...

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EIGHT AND ONE HALF's AL JOURGENSEN-Produced Recordings To See Light Of Day

Criterion International is set to release a project by the band EIGHT AND ONE HALF, entitled "The Jourgensen Sessions", produced by MINISTRY's Al Jourgensen in 1983. This collection spans a tapestry of sounds, from funk-inspired dance grooves in the vein of ABC, to dark electro synths reminecent of...

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DREAM THEATER: Entire 'Score' CD Available For Streaming

DREAM THEATER's upcoming "Score" CD can be streamed in its entirety at MP3.com. Due on August 29 via Rhino, the "Score" 3-CD and 2-DVD sets will be available separately. Both versions will contain the entire "20th Anniversary World Tour" grand finale recorded live at Radio City Music Hall in New Yor...

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NORMA JEAN To Release New Album Next Month

This month, NORMA JEAN wrap up their spectacular touring appearances on Ozzfest 2006 to then unleash it on their headline "Radio Rebellion Tour" with BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, FEAR BEFORE THE MARCH OF FLAMES, and MISERY SIGNALS. NORMA JEAN's new album, entitled "Redeemer", is scheduled for release...

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M.A.N Parts Ways With Drummer, Seeks Replacement

M.A.N, the new band formed out of the ashes of Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich),has parted ways with drummer Magnus 155. Commented Jelencovich: "After being a sole member of M.A.N, he just felt that the motivation has gone out of him to play music at thi...

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LACUNA COIL Checks In With OZZFEST Report

LACUNA COIL continues to mesmerize the masses on the main stage of this year's Ozzfest, further defining their status as one of today's premiere hard rock acts. The massive summer trek coincided with the release of the new single "Enjoy The Silence" (DEPECHE MODE cover),which is currently making bi...

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AIR GUITAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Winner To Receive Guitar From QUEEN's BRIAN MAY

GoTravelInsurance.co.uk reports that the Air Guitar World Championships are scheduled to take place in Oulu, Finland from September 6 to September 8. Beginning as an offshoot of the Oulu Music Video Festival, which runs until September 10 this year, warm up sessions for the air guitar event will tak...

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AUDIOSLAVE: 'Original Fire' Video Posted Online

AUDIOSLAVE's video for its new single, "Original Fire", has been posted online at Yahoo! Music. The clip was shot in late June in Los Angeles with graphic designer/video director P.R. Brown, whose résumé includes clips for MATISYAHU and DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE. "The video, in some ways, is about the thr...

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Michigan Teen Wins 'World's Fastest Drummer' Competition

The Associated Press reports that 16-year-old Matt Smith (photo),who will be a junior this fall at Grand Blanc High School, won the Battle of the Hands category in the summer session of the World's Fastest Drummer contest last month in Austin, Texas. In January, Smith took second place in the ...

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BUCKCHERRY, BLACK CROWES, CHEAP TRICK Confirmed For Arizona's ROCKFEST

BUCKCHERRY, BLACK CROWES and CHEAP TRICK are among the confirmed bands for RockFest, a three-day festival set to take place October 6-8 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. The event will be held Lake Havasu State Park at Windsor Four, the portion of the park that is located behind the Hampton Inn at the N...

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DREAM THEATER Members To Guest On VH1 CLASSIC's 'Metal Mania'

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy and guitarist John Petrucci filmed a few segments on Thursday (August 3) to be aired on VH1 Classic's "Metal Mania" show at the end of the month. In addition to the interview spots, VH1 Classic will be airing a condensed version of DREAM THEATER's upcoming "Score"...

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SLAYER: 'Christ Illusion' $6.66 One-Day Sale At The Exchange

The Exchange — an independent record store chain in business since 1975 with 13 stores in the Cleveland area and seven stores in Pittsburgh — will be hosting a special Customer Appreciation Sale for SLAYER's forthcoming "Christ Illusion" CD on Tuesday, August 8. On this day (the official release dat...

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DREAM THEATER Frontman To Guest On JOHN MACALUSO's Solo Album

DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie will record a guest appearance on one track on the upcoming solo album from drummer John Macaluso (TNT, ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JAMES LABRIE, STARBREAKER),entitled "John Macaluso's Union Radio - The Radio Waves Goodbye". The CD, which is tentatively scheduled for...

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ALICE COOPER Guests On CNN's 'Live From...': Video Available

Alice Cooper visited CNN's "Live From..." on Wednesday (August 2) to talk with host Kyra Phillips about his plans to build a new teen center in Phoenix, Arizona. Watch the interview here. Cooper recently told the Associated Press that his Christian, nonprofit Solid Rock Foundation has begun fundrais...