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MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE To Team Up For GIGANTOUR

It's called Gigantour, and it's the brainchild of MEGADETH frontman/guitarist Dave Mustaine. Set to launch in late July, Gigantour is a six-week festival trek co-headlined by MEGADETH and DREAM THEATER, who'll be accompanied by other main-stage acts FEAR FACTORY, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN and NEVERM...

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DOUBLE CROSS To Support DOKKEN In U.K.

British rock band DOUBLE CROSS have been confirmed as support act for DOKKEN on their U.K. tour dates this month. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 18 - London, UK @ Underworld Apr. 19 - Nottingham, UK @ Rock city Apr. 20 - Dudley, UK @ JB's Apr. 22 - Bradford, UK @ Rio's DOUBLE ...

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STATETROOPER Schedule One-Off U.K. Date Prior To SWEDEN ROCK Appearance

STATETROOPER, the reunited British hard rock outfit fronted by former MSG (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) singer Gary Barden, will be headlining a special one-off night of rock/metal on May 29 at The Boardwalk in Sheffield. Other bands on the bill include U.K. rockers DOUBLE CROSS and ROCKET, with one more...

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TED NUGENT Admits He Used 'N' Word During Radio Interview

WOODTV.com is reporting that Ted Nugent took center stage in a Muskegon courtroom for a trial in which he is suing organizers of the Muskegon Summer Celebration after his June 2003 concert was cancelled. The concert was cancelled after the rocker allegedly used derogatory racial slurs during a radio...

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HALLOWS EVE, BLOODLUST, ATTACKER Confirmed For CLASSIC METAL FESTIVAL

HALLOWS EVE, BLOODLUST, ATTACKER and UNEARTHED (composed entirely of ex-PURGATORY/ICED EARTH members) are among the artists confirmed to appear at Classic Metal Festival 5, set to be held on May 13-14 at JJ Kelley's (2455 Bernice) in Lansing (suburb of Chicago),Illinois. Other groups scheduled to p...

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GAIA EPICUS Slam Label For Changing Song Order

Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS have posted the following message on their official web site: "GAIA EPICUS has told Sound Riot Records to stop the release of their upcoming album 'Symphony of Glory', and to pull back all CDs that have been sent out. "The reason for this is that Sound Riot has...

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PENTACLE: New Album Cover Posted Online

Long-running Dutch death metallers PENTACLE have uploaded the cover artwork for their upcoming album, "Under the Black Cross", at this location. "I must say I'm very satisfied with the end result and from this point I would like to thank Manuel for his hard work," reads a posting on the group's web...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Says Producer ROY Z Deserves Lot Of Credit For Sound Of New Album

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton recently spoke to Metal Edge magazine about the group's new album, "Angel of Retribution". A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Metal Edge: Does it help that, as a producer, Roy Z is also a musician? Glenn Tipton: "It does help, but Roy's qualities are...

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KING'S X Frontman Discusses Project With PEARL JAM Members

KING'S X singer/bassist Doug Pinnick recently spoke to Billboard.com about his current projects, which include a new solo album, a new KING'S X album with '80s metal vet Michael Wagener producing, a project with ex-WINGER guitarist Reb Beach and a much-discussed/yet-to-be-released project with PEARL...

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EXCITER: Early Albums To Be Re-Released This Week

Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER will have three of their classic albums — "Heavy Metal Maniac" (1983),"Long Live the Loud" (1985) and "Unveiling the Wicked" (1986) — re-released on March 15 via Megaforce Records. All three releases were remastered by Jeff Waters (ANNIHILATOR) and include bon...

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ALICE COOPER Talks About New Album: Audio Available

ALICE COOPER spoke to Australian radio Triple-J last Thursday morning (March 10) about his upcoming album, "Dirty Diamonds", and his forthcoming Australian tour. Asked about his new CD, Alice said, "I just keep writing these things. I have more fun now writing and recording these things than I ever...

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Mafia

Legend has it that JAMES BROWN used to make his new records on tour, pretty much as he came up with the hook for each song. He'd pull the bus over in whatever town the band was driving through, hustle everyone into the nearest studio, hum and point and snap his fingers 'till everyone got ...

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GZR's 'Ohmwork' Release Date Pushed Back To May

Sanctuary Records has pushed back the release date of the new GZR album, "Ohmwork", to May 10 from the previously announced April 19. Led by legendary BLACK SABBATH bass guitarist and lyricist Geezer Butler, GZR's new album will contain the following tracks: 01. Misfit 02. Pardon My Depression 03. P...

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KULT OV AZAZEL: New Album Release Date Announced

Arctic/Crash Music Inc. has set a June 28 release date for the new album from the Floridian black metallers KULT OV AZAZEL, entitled "The World, The Flesh & The Devil". "The World, The Flesh & The Devil" (view cover here) track listing: 01. The World is Full of Violence 02. As Temples Burn ....

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The Black Halo

KAMELOT have walked the line between the prog/power scene and a more pomp AOR sheen for some time now, never descending too far into galloping European cliché, and maintaining a sonic toughness that keeps them in the metal camp. The addition of ex-CONCEPTION singer Roy Khan and the release of 2000's...