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Utah Fan Charged In CRÜE FEST Concert Gropings

Steve Gehrke of The Salt Lake Tribune reports that a 38-year-old man is charged with two counts of forcible sexual abuse after he allegedly groped two women during the Crüe Fest concert in West Valley City, Utah. Read more from The Salt Lake Tribune. ...

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IRON MAIDEN's ADRIAN SMITH Will Not Appear At 'Party In The Paddock'

Adrian Smith (IRON MAIDEN) will no longer be appearing at Bernie Marsden's (ex-WHITESNAKE) Party in the Paddock on Friday, September 19 at West Well Farm, Tingewick, Buckinghamshire, England due to "other commitments." Still scheduled to perform are Don Airey (DEEP PURPLE),Roger Daltrey (THE WHO),...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Cancels Remaining Tour Dates

Orange County, California's AVENGED SEVENFOLD has cancelled the remaining shows on its current U.S. in order to allow frontman Matt Shadows to rest his voice. Shadows first began to experience problems singing during the band's show on September 6 in Huntington, West Virginia. After being unable to...

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Heavy Metal Tops West Australia Funeral Songs

The West Australian reports that football theme songs and rock anthems by AC/DC and METALLICA are now the most requested at West Australia funerals. West Australia funeral directors say they had noticed a rise in more contemporary funerals where heavy metal had replaced traditional hymns for final s...

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ANGER AS ART Mainman Promises 'Heavier, Faster' New Album

Steve Gaines of the Los Angeles-based thrash metal band ANGER AS ART has issued the following update: "Looking at the calendar, exactly one year ago today we were finishing up a run through the Mountain time zone with headlining date in Salt Lake City. Little did we know that it would be Mars' [Marc...

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IMAGIKA: In Songwriting Mode

San Jose, California-based metallers IMAGIKA have issued the following update: "The band has made some great strides with the release of 'Feast For The Hated' this year. The CD was one the most played/added U.S. metal radio releases this summer on CMJ and FMQB. We started out 3 (CMJ) and 5 (FMQB) an...

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BLEED THE SKY Forced To Cancel West Coast Dates

Due to "financial difficulties" with one of the band's sponsors, Oklahoma City's BLEED THE SKY will not be appearing on the following shows: Sep. 09 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick Sep. 10 - Hollywood, CA @ Whisky A Go Go Sep. 11 - Bakersfield, CA @ Jerry's Pizza Sep. 12 - Sacramento, ...

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'Home Of Metal' Celebrating Midlands' Heavy Metal Heritage

BirminghamPost.net reports: For too long Birmingham and the West Midlands have failed to celebrate what is rightfully theirs, to claim the city and the region as home of "heavy metal." "Home of Metal" is a brand new project aimed at creating the first digital archive of metal music, memorabilia and...

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WHITE LION: North American Tour Dates Announced

Fresh off their European and South American tours in support of the band's latest album, "Return Of The Pride", reactivated hard rockers WHITE LION have scheduled the following dates: Oct. 10 - West Hollywood, CA - House Of Blues (with LITTLE CAESAR) Oct. 14 - San Diego, CA - House Of Blues (with PR...

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It is rare that I'm enamored with a re-recording effort, as the results are often stale, the magic of the original recordings — no matter how devoid of modern studio polish — lost in the mix. The re-recordings of classics by the likes of TESTAMENT and DESTRUCTION surely have their moments, but the e...

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GUY-MCCOY-TORME Secures U.S. Deal With KOCH For Forthcoming Album

GUY-MCCOY-TORME (GMT) — which features in its ranks Irish guitarist Bernie Torme (GILLAN, OZZY OSBOURNE),along with his old compadre from GILLAN, bassist John McCoy (who has worked with Joey Belladonna, SAMSON, and the UK SUBS, among others) and drummer Robin Guy (whose credentials include FAITH NO...

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TWISTED SISTER Members To Host 'Rock & Roll Ball' In Levittown

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Eddie Ojeda and bassist Mark Mendoza will host the "Rock & Roll Ball" tonight (Friday, September 5) at the Munchaba Lounge, located at 58 Gardiners Avenue in Levittown, New York. Scheduled performers for the event include STRIP CLUB DEVILS, STRIKE TWICE and Ray West (SPR...

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Video Inspired By WYKKED WYTCH's Cover Of 'Bring Me To Life' Posted Online

The uncensored video inspired by WYKKED WYTCH's cover version of the EVANESCENCE smash hit "Bring Me To Life" can be viewed below. The track was recorded by Matt LaPlant (NONPOINT, SIKTH) and Gus Rios (MALEVOLENT CREATION) at Bieler Bros. Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida. Mixing and mastering was h...

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DANZIG: Band Lineup Announced For 20th Anniversary Tour

DANZIG's lineup for its 20th anniversary tour as part of this year's "Blackest of the Black" trek — which includes DIMMU BORGIR, MOONSPELL, WINDS OF PLAGUE and SKELETONWITCH — will be as follows: Glenn Danzig - Vocals Tommy Victor (PRONG) - Guitar Steve Zing - Bass Johnny Kelly (TYPE O NEGATIVE) – D...

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LENG TCH'E To Tour Canada With KRISIUN, PAROXYSM

Belgian razorgrind warriors LENG TCH'E, who recently parted ways with vocalist Boris Cornelissen and replaced him with Serge Kasongo from southern Belgian band ACKROS, will team up with Brazilian death metallers KRISIUN and Quebec's PAROXYSM for a tour of Canada in October/November. The dates are as...