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Thousands Evacuated From QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Gig In Australia
AAP reports that thousands of fans were forced to temporarily evacuate a concert by QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE in Hobart, Australia Friday night (April 4) when a stage light overheated, filling the venue with smoke. Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) said the Hobart City Hall was cleared just before the band...April 4, 2008
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ANTHRAX To Take Part In Long Island Meet-And-Greet
Sam Ash in Huntington, NY is celebrating their grand reopening on Thursday, April 24 in epic fashion with discounts, artists and industry reps to help them commemorate the occasion. Randall, Washburn, Samson and Zoom have joined the festivities, bringing in thrash metal icons ANTHRAX to sign some au...April 4, 2008
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GOD FORBID Guitarist Says New Album Will Be 'More Diverse And More Commercially Viable'
GOD FORBID guitarist Dallas Coyle has written the latest entry for his weekly column on MetalSucks, "The Hard R." In this installment, Dallas talks about bands' constant (and ridiculous) claims that their new material is their heaviest yet, and relates it to the new GOD FORBID material. An excerpt f...April 4, 2008
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STORMWARRIOR + KAI HANSEN Replace SIR LORD BALTIMORE At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
SIR LORD BALTIMORE has been forced to cancel its previously announced appearance at the Sweden Rock 2008 festival which will be held June 4-7 in Slvesborg, Sweden due to "logistical problems." Replacing them on the bill will be Germany's STORMWARRIOR, with a special guest appearance by Kai Hansen (G...April 4, 2008
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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist Discusses His Relationship With 'Silence'; Audio Available
Italian news-blog Musica Metal has published an excerpt of an interview between journalist Paolo Bianco and DREAM THEATER's Jordan Rudess, in which the keyboard player talks about his relationship with silence. Rudess explains how medidation has become an important part of his life, and recounts an...April 2, 2008
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MESHUGGAH Drummer Dismisses Shoulder Surgery 'Vicious Rumors'
Philip A. Wickstrand of Metaleater conducted an interview with MESHUGGAH drummer Tomas Haake this past Sunday (March 30) at the Roseland Theater in Portland, OR. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metaleater: First off, how's the tour been so far? You're what, about a week into it? Tomas Haa...April 2, 2008
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DYING FETUS Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST
DYING FETUS has been confimed for this year's Maryland Deathfest, set to take place May 23-25 at the Sonar in Baltimore. Meanwhile, DERANGED, DISAVOWED and THE ARSON PROJECT have all cancelled their participation in the event. DISAVOWED said in a statement: "We are very disappointed to cancel the MD...April 2, 2008
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W.A.S.P.: Meet-And-Greet For Melbourne Announced
W.A.S.P. will take part in a meet-and-greet at The Forum Theatre in Melbourne, Australia on April 16 between 5:30 p.m. and 6:50 p.m. Patrons must have a valid ticket for the show to gain entry. In other news, for the first time EVER, W.A.S.P. will allow its fans to choose the set list of the ...April 2, 2008
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'Ultimate DEATH Tribute' TV Report Available Online
On Monday, March 3, the French-Canadian TV channel Tl-Qubec aired a special report on the benefit concert to honor late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner, which took place on December 12, 2007 at the Theatre Imperial in Quebec City, QC, Canada. "Mchant Contraste" producer Marc Bergero...April 1, 2008
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BIOMECHANICAL: Audio Interview With JOHN K Available
VM Underground recently spoke with BIOMECHANICAL mastermind John K and delved deep into the band's history and how the past had a profound effect on where the band is today with its latest release, "Cannibalised". Check out the interview at this location. BIOMECHANICAL guitarist Chris Van Hayden rec...April 1, 2008
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It's Official: VELVET REVOLVER Parts Ways With Singer SCOTT WEILAND
VELVET REVOLVER founding members Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum and Dave Kushner announced today (Tuesday, April 1) that they are parting ways with singer Scott Weiland. "This band is all about its fans and its music and Scott Weiland isn't 100% committed to either," said Slash in a press release....April 1, 2008
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SERJ TANKIAN Editing Concert Footage From FOO FIGHTERS Tour
SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian has issued the following update: "I had a camera following me around on some of our latest shows and got some AWESOME material from both the shows with the FOO FIGHTERS at the Forum, San Fransisco, and Austin at South by Southwest (SXSW). We are working on edit...April 1, 2008
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SLIPKNOT: First Glimpse At New Masks
Des Moines, Iowa-based metal giants SLIPKNOT have offered the first glimpse (sort of) at the new series of masks which the band will don on the upcoming Rockstar Energy Mayhem festival, set to kick off July 9 at the White River Amphitheatre in Seattle. Check out the new "shadowy" photo on the splash...April 1, 2008
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CHUCK SCHULDINER Promotional Site Launched By B.C. RICH
In support of B.C. Rich's launch of the new B.C. Rich Chuck Schuldiner Tribute Stealth guitars, the company has launched a promotional/educational web site at www.chuckstealth.com. Commented B.C. Rich: "After a lot of hard work we believe that we have created a dynamic and interesting site that Chuc...March 31, 2008
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SERJ TANKIAN: European Tour Dates Postponed Due To Illness
SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian was forced to postpone several dates on his European tour due to illness. Serj wishes to apologize to his fans for any inconvenience that this may cause but is able to announce the revised dates as per below: Apr. 01 - Glasgow, ABC moves to Sep. 01 Apr. ...March 31, 2008
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