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OVERKILL Shows Cancelled Due To Hurricane Rita
Due to the circumstances surrounding Hurricane Rita, OVERKILL's shows in Houston (Sept. 26) and Corpus Christi, Texas (Sept. 25) have been cancelled by the venues. In addition, the band's previously announced October 1 show at the Downtown in Farmingdale, New York will be moved to another venue afte...September 25, 2005
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Reactivated GHOULTOWN To Release New CD
GHOULTOWN, the Dallas, Texas-based "hellbilly" band fronted by former SOLITUDE AETURNUS bassist Lyle Steadham (a.k.a. Count Lyle),have issued the following update: "Those of you that have been following GHOULTOWN over the last few years know that the band went underground in August of 2004, playing...September 24, 2005
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STAIND, P.O.D., TAPROOT Gear Up For 'Fall Brawl' Tour
Flip/Atlantic recording group STAIND has weighed in with the announcement of a major headlining U.S. tour, dubbed the "Fall Brawl". The cross-country trek will find the band joining forces with Atlantic labelmates P.O.D. and TAPROOT, plus Texas rockers FLYLEAF, for what promises to be one of the sea...September 22, 2005
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MÖTLEY CRÜE: Hurricane Rita Forces Houston Concert Postponement
Due to Hurricane Rita and circumstances that are beyond control, the MÖTLEY CRÜE performance scheduled for Saturday, September 24 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas has been officially postponed. More information on a rescheduled date will be announced at a later time. The MÖTLEY CRÜE tour has b...September 21, 2005
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SOIL Sign With DRT ENTERTAINMENT
Chicago's SOIL have signed an exclusive recording deal with New York-based DRT Entertainment. The band will head to Los Angeles next month to begin recording their new album, which is currently slated for release in early 2006. Ulrich Wild (STATIC-X, TAPROOT) has been tapped as producer. "It is grea...September 21, 2005
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OZZFEST 2005: More Concert Attendance Figures Revealed
Billboard magazine has released the attendance figures for three more stops on the Ozzfest 2005 festival tour, which featured BLACK SABBATH in the headlining slot, alongside IRON MAIDEN (replaced by VELVET REVOLVER beginning on August 23),MUDVAYNE, SHADOWS FALL, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, IN FLAMES and R...September 21, 2005
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GIGANTOUR: More Concert Attendance Figures Revealed
Billboard magazine has released the attendance figures for several more stops on this summer's Gigantour festival trek, which featured MEGADETH and DREAM THEATER in the co-headlining slots, alongside FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY and SYMPHONY X, among others. The following is a complete lis...September 21, 2005
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Former LED ZEPPELIN Frontman Joins PEARL JAM's Hurricane Benefit
According to Reuters, former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant has joined the lineup of PEARL JAM's $1,000-per-ticket Hurricane Katrina benefit at the House of Blues in Chicago on October 5, a spokeswoman for the club said on Monday. Plant is currently touring North America with his band the STRANG...September 20, 2005
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SUPERJOINT RITUAL Bassist: Everyone Thought ANSELMO Would Be In The Ground Before DIMEBAG
Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an exclusive interview with SUPERJOINT RITUAL bassist Hank Williams III. An excerpt from the interview follows: KNAC.COM: Right after Dime's murder, you became a spokesperson of sorts for Phil [Anselmo] and SUPERJOINT. How hard was that for you personally? W...September 20, 2005
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RUSH Donate Equipment Money To Musicians Devastated By Southeast Asian Tsunami
According to a front-page article in the inaugural Saturday edition of the Wall Street Journal (dated Sept. 17, 2005),members of the Canadian rock band RUSH donated several thousand dollars for guitars to some of the musicians in Sri Lanka who lost their instruments in the Southeast Asian tsunami....September 19, 2005
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HELSTAR And AGENT STEEL To Team Up For 'Majestic Power Metal Assault'
Progressive power metal outfits HELSTAR and AGENT STEEL will burn across the skies of Southern California and Texas for a limited number of performances. Word has spread like a wildfire throughout the metal community that singer James Rivera (HELSTAR, ex-SEVEN WITCHES) and guitarist Juan Garcia (AGE...September 19, 2005
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It's Time to Decide
You've got to give credit to Austin, Texas' AT ALL COST for pumping life into a lethargic metalcore genre. The band has gotten very creative on its debut full-length, "It's Time to Decide", injecting vocoder effects into clean vocal harmonizing, tossing about synthesizer doodling, throwing in non-tr...September 19, 2005
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Bassist RIK FOX: W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS 'Owes Me Millions'
Full in Bloom Music recently conducted an interview with bassist Rik Fox (W.A.S.P., STEELER, SIN, SURGICAL STEEL, THUNDERBALL). An excerpt from the chat follows: On joining W.A.S.P.: "I hung with a friend who worked at A&M Records, Hernando Courtright, who had tons of connections in the business...September 18, 2005
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Drummer Makes Cameo Appearance In KEITH ANDERSON Video
MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee makes a cameo appearance in the new video from country-rocker Keith Anderson. The clip of "XXL", by award-winning director Trey Fanjoy and produced by Don Lepore for Picture Vision, incorporates multiple vivid dramatic scenes interwoven with energy-charged live performa...September 17, 2005
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DANZIG's 'Blackest Of The Black' Media Blitz
Guitar World will be spotlighting the "Blackest of the Black" tour with a Glenn Danzig/Doyle Von Frankenstein photo shoot and interview, to be included in the issue that hits the stands September 20. Revolver magazine is also doing a feature on Danzig and the "Blackest" tour. That issue will be avai...September 15, 2005