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SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON Comment On Upcoming ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM Tour

A short video message from Kerry King and Tom Araya of Los Angeles thrashers SLAYER officially announcing the band's participation in this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour can be viewed below. Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, the most electrifying carnival to ever hit the summ...

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AC/DC To Headline London's HYDE PARK CALLING?

Bruce Springsteen's Italian promoter has reportedly revealed that AC/DC will be the headliners at this year's Hyde Park Calling, a music festival held annually in Hyde Park, London, England. Springsteen will supposedly headline the event on June 28, with AC/DC topping the bill on June 27. As previou...

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CARCASS Announces 'Exhumed To Consume II' Tour

Reunited British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS will return to the United States in March for the "Exhumed to Consume II" tour. The follow-up to last year's highly successful "Exhume to Consume" trek will feature SUICIDE SILENCE, SAMAEL, ARSIS and PSYCROPTIC, plus a few special guests on select date...

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ELUVEITIE: New Album Track Listing, Guest Musicians Revealed

Swiss folk metal pioneers ELUVEITIE just revealed the track listing as well as the guest musicians who appear on their upcoming acoustic/folk album, "Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion", due on April 11 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will contain 15 folk songs, most of them written in ancient gauli...

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CIRCLE II CIRCLE/POWER QUEST Releases Tribute To SHAWN LANE

CIRCLE II CIRCLE/POWER QUEST guitarist Bill Hudson (also formerly of CELLADOR) has made his tribute to late guitar virtuoso Shawn Lane available for streaming on his MySpace page. Hudson recorded a version of Shawn Lane's song "Get You Back" the day he heard about his passing. Commented Bill: "On my...

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KEEL Signs With CHAVIS RECORDS

Reactivated '80s hard rock band KEEL has inked a deal with the Maryland-based label Chavis Records. The group plans to release a new CD by summertime. Chavis CEO Bill Chavis commented: "Everyone at CR is beyond excited about having KEEL join the family, not to mention that KEEL is undoubtedly one of...

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KEEL And KIX Confirmed For ROCKLAHOMA 2009 Festival

On Monday, January 26 at 7:00 p.m. EST, singer Ron Keel will announce on "Eddie Trunk Live" on Sirius/XM Radio that the reunited KEEL has been confirmed for a prime slot on the main stage at the third annual Rocklahoma, set to take place July 9-12, 2009 on the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds in ...

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SLIPKNOT Kicks Off U.S. Headlining Tour: Photos, Video Footage Available

SLIPKNOT began its first solo headlining tour in support of the band's latest album, "All Hope Is Gone", Friday night (January 23) in St. Paul, Minnesota. Ross Raihala of TwinCities.com writes in his review of the concert, "The 10,230 fans who filled the general-admission floor and lower half of the...

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SLIPKNOT Begins Tour With All-New Show

The Pulse of Radio reports: SLIPKNOT begins its first solo headlining tour in support of the band's latest album, "All Hope Is Gone", on Friday (January 23) in St. Paul, Minnesota. Frontman Corey Taylor told The Pulse of Radio that fans who saw the group on last summer's Rockstar Energy Mayhem festi...

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VEIL OF MAYA Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Bassist Kris "The Higler" Hilger has left VEIL OF MAYA "to pursue other things going on in his life." The group says, "There are no hard feelings between them whatsoever as the band wishes him all the best to whatever he pursues next." Hilger's permanent replacement in VEIL OF MAYA is ex-BORN OF OSI...

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GODIVA's Management Claims Bassist Was Fired

The management company which represents Swiss rockers GODIVA has released the following statement regarding the recently announced departure of drummer Peter Gander, bassist Mitch Koontz and guitarist Steve Papacharitos: "GODIVA had to part ways with bassist Mitch Koontz because since last year's Eu...

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SUICIDE SILENCE To Tour With SLAYER This Summer?

California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE are strongly rumored to have landed a support slot on SLAYER's upcoming U.S. tour. The early summer trek, which is expected to be announced on Monday, January 26, will be a co-headlining bill between SLAYER and another, yet-to-be-announced band. In recent...

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DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist DON AIREY: Munich Footage Posted Online

Video footage of DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey's January 20, 2009 concert at Metropolis in Munich, German can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "eblinternational"). Airey and his band performed a set largely based on his new solo album "A Light in the Sky", alongside a selection of songs from D...

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DECREPIT BIRTH: In Pre-Production Mode

California tech-death metallers DECREPIT BIRTH are in pre-production mode for their third full-length album, titled "Polarity". The follow-up to last year's "Diminishing Between Worlds" is tentatively due this summer via Nuclear Blast Records. According to a press release, "Polarity" will contain "n...

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RUTHLESS To Guest On 'Powermaker Radio'

Sammi D (lead vocals),Kenny McGee (lead guitar, backing vocals) and Jim Durkin (lead guitar; DREAMS OF DAMNATION, DARK ANGEL) of reactivated Southern California metallers RUTHLESS will take part in a live interview on Tuesday, January 27 at 8:00 p.m. PST on Powermaker Radio. For more information, v...