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THE ILLUMINATI Sign With LIQUOR AND POKER MUSIC

Toronto-based, turbo-charged boogie rock trio THE ILLUMINATI have inked a deal with Liquor and Poker Music. The group – guitarist Les Godfrey, bassist Nick Sewell and drummer Jim Gering – have actually had clandestine talks with the company for more than a year now. Five months ago, the band even pe...

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Former BUSH Frontman: 'I Love The Hard Music But I'm A Sucker For Melody'

Launch Radio Networks reports: Former BUSH frontman Gavin Rossdale admits that his new group, INSTITUTE, doesn't sound too different from his previous band. But with INSTITUTE's first album, "Distort Yourself", out today (Tuesday, September 13),Rossdale told Launch there are subtle differences betw...

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AGENT STEEL To Begin Recording New Album In October

California-based metallers AGENT STEEL have issued the following update: "We've been rehearsing NEW material ONLY and things have been going well. We have a couple of West Coast shows coming up with HELSTAR (September 23-24 at the Brick by Brick in San Diego, and The Jumping Turtle in San Marcos, CA...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, SLIPKNOT Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: MÖTLEY CRÜE, SUM 41, THE EXIES, SILVERTIDE Venue: Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge City/State: Bristow, Va. Date: Aug. 13, 2005 Attendance: 10,336 Capacity: 22,667 A...

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JACKNIFE: New Song Available For Download

Dallas, TX-based JACKNIFE have uploaded the track "Tears Fall Endless" to their MySpace.com page. The song comes off the group's upcoming CD, "Moment of Reckoning", due on September 13 via Zero-Sum Records, the new label founded by DROWNING POOL (Wind-Up),DAMAGEPLAN (Atlantic) and LOSA (Metal Blade...

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Former PANTERA Frontman PHILIP ANSELMO: New Photos Posted Online

Several recent photos of former PANTERA/current SUPERJOINT RITUAL frontman Philip Anselmo have been posted online at this DownBoard.com. The same pictures can also be seen at SuperjointRitualForum.com. A Lousiana resident, Anselmo is believed to be staying temporarily in Texas in the wake of the wid...

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ROTTING CORPSE Announce New Tour Dates, Plan DVD Release

Reunited '80s thrash band ROTTING CORPSE — whose original lineup included current SOLITUDE AETURNUS mainman John Perez and former DEATH touring guitarist/roadie Walter Trachsler — have confirmed six dates for September and October. Three of the dates in October have ROTTING CORPSE opening for the re...

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Former EXHORDER Frontman: Safe And Sound In Texas

Vocalist Kyle Thomas of such respected New Orleans outfits as EXHORDER and FLOODGATE has issued the following statement regarding the destructive power of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation it has wreaked on his hometown: "I am currently in Houston with my wife and children at the absolute genero...

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Destroyers from the Western Skies

Right or wrong, there was a time when those with using "black metal" and "elite" in the same sentence were referring to bands of a Scandinavian heritage, while those same folks snickered at the idea of a legitimate U.S. black metal world presence. Regardless of the questionable validity of the origi...

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CRASH MUSIC To Donate Percentage Of Online Store Sales To Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund

Crash Music has announced that they will donate 15 percent from all September online webstore orders to the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief fund through the American Red Cross. "Crash Music hopes to help New Orleans and the other Gulf states affected by this terrible disaster," the label writes in...

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'Masters Of Horror' Soundtrack Compilation: Final Track Listing Unveiled

Blistering.com has revealed the complete track listing for the soundtrack to the highly anticipated "Masters of Horror" series, a 13-episode anthology directed by today's most renowned horror directors. Due October 18 via Immortal Records, the specially-priced, extravagantly packaged, double disc CD...

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HOUSE OF LORDS, DANGER DANGER Confirmed For Greece's FIREFEST

England's premier hard/melodic rock festival, Firefest II, which will take place on Saturday, November 26 at Nottingham Rock City in Nottingham, U.K., will also nbe held in Greece with a slightly different bill. The show will take place at the Underworld Club in Athens on Tuesday, November 29 and th...

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SHADOWKEEP To Announce New Lineup Next Week

U.K. power metal heavyweights SHADOWKEEP will be re-launching their web site, www.shadowkeepmetal.com, on Monday, August 29 with highly anticipated news of their new lineup. Speculation has been rife with regards to who will join founding members, guitar virtuosos Chris Allen and Nicki Robson, along...

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New DROWNING POOL Singer Did 'Adequate' Job At Dallas OZZFEST

According to the Star-Telegram, new DROWING POOL singer Ryan McCombs (formerly of SOIL) did an "adequate job" covering the group's four-year-old songs such as "Sinner" during the band's debut live appearance with McCombs at yesterday's Ozzfest in Dallas, Texas. However, during their 20-minute set, "...

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OZZFEST, GIGANTOUR, MÖTLEY CRÜE Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: Ozzfest: BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN, MUDVAYNE, SHADOWS FALL, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, IN FLAMES & others Venue: Alpine Valley Music Theatre City/State: East Troy,...