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TOXIC HOLOCAUST Pulls Out Of Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival, THE BATALLION Steps In
Due to a series of unfortunate cancellations on their European trek, American thrashers TOXIC HOLOCAUST have been forced to call off their appearance at the Hole in the Sky festival, set to take place August 27-30 in Bergen, Norway. Replacing them on the bill is Bergen's own THE BATALLION. The festi...August 26, 2008
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DRAGONFORCE Announces North American Headlining Tour Dates
Fresh off their massively successful stint on the main stage of this summer's inaugural Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, DRAGONFORCE aren't content to take a break. The band will hit the U.S. for a six-week headline tour that hits major markets, supporting their new album, "Ultra Beatdown", which la...August 26, 2008
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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Issues Post-ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM Update
MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has posted the following entry in his online "diary" at the band's official web site: "Kicking it here in The Bay once again after wrapping up the last day of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. I am downright shocked at how fast this tour went by. I guess the...August 26, 2008
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RAVEN: UK Dates Announced
Legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN has scheduled a number of UK dates in October. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Sep. 12 - The Sterling Hotel - Allentown, PA Sep. 13 – L'Amour - Staten Island, NY Oct. 02 - Sawyers - Kettering, UK Oct. 03 - Cellar Bar - Blackburn, ....August 25, 2008
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OTEP Wins MySpace Voter-Registration Contest, Is Set To Rock Denver Tonight
According to RollingStone.com, Southern California-based, female-fronted metal band OTEP won the Rock the Vote and MySpace's DemROCKracy contest, which kicked off on July 1 and encouraged bands with MySpace pages to have their fans register to vote, OTEP was awarded a spot on the bill of Rock the Vo...August 25, 2008
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BUCKCHERRY Has Sights Set On Fall Tour
The Pulse of Radio reports: BUCKCHERRY has just four shows left on Crüe Fest, which wraps up its inaugural run next Sunday (August 31) in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, but the band is already looking ahead to its fall co-headlining jaunt with AVENGED SEVENFOLD. Guitarist Keith Nelson said the bill, wh...August 25, 2008
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FATAL SMILE To Support BULLETBOYS, PRETTY BOY FLOYD, BRITNY FOX In UK
Swedish hard rockers FATAL SMILE will support BULLETBOYS, PRETTY BOY FLOYD and BRITNY FOX on the following UK dates: Sep. 29 - London, England @ The Underground Oct. 02 - Sheffield, England @ Corporation Oct. 03 - Dudley, England @ JB'S Oct. 04 - Nottingham, England @ Rock City As previously reporte...August 25, 2008
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RAVEN In San Francisco: Photos Available
Legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN performed this past Friday (August 22) at Rockit Room in San Francisco, California. Also on the bill were STONE VENGEANCE and HELLHUNTER. Check out photos at this location (free MySpace registration may be required to view the pictures). RAVEN vocali...August 25, 2008
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SHADOWSIDE Prepares To Release New Single, Full-Length Album
Brazilian metallers SHADOWSIDE have selected the track "Baby in the Dark" to be the first single off their new album, "Dare to Dream". The 11-song CD was produced and mixed by Dave Schiffman (SYSTEM OF A DOWN, AUDIOSLAVE, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) at LCM Studio in Sao Paulo and was mastered by Howie Weinbe...August 23, 2008
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TESTAMENT: New Video Interview Available
HeavyMetalSource.com conducted an interview with veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT on August 15, 2008 at The Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. Watch the eight-minute chat below. As previously reported, TESTAMENT will be direct support for CHILDREN OF BODOM on October 9...August 21, 2008
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DEICIDE's JACK OWEN To Pull Triple Duty At Ft. Lauderdale Gig
ORDER OF ENNEAD, the Florida extreme metal band featuring Steve Asheim (drums; DEICIDE),Scott Patrick (bass; RESURRECTION),Kevin Quirion (guitar, vocals; COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN) and John Li (guitar),has tapped DEICIDE's Jack Owen to fill in for guitarist John Li for the September 13 show at The Cu...August 21, 2008
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METAL CHURCH Singer To Perform With AZRAEL'S BANE At The ROCK THE BAYOU Festival
METAL CHURCH vocalist Ronny Munroe will join AZRAEL'S BANE — the Houston, Texas-based melodic power metal band featuring former DISTANT THUNDER drummer Rick Ward — during their appearance at the Rock The Bayou festival on August 29 in Houston, Texas. According to Ronny, "I will be singing their song...August 21, 2008
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MACHINE HEAD Guitarist DEMMEL Thanks Fans For Their Concern
MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel collapsed on stage during the band's second-to-last song Sunday night (August 17) at the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Virginia (where the band was performing as part of the Rockstar Mayhem Energy Festival tour). Demmel was severely dehydrated and had mentioned sever...August 20, 2008
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JOE LYNN TURNER To Perform At Neburgh's INTERNATIONAL WATERFRONT FESTIVAL
Former DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Joe Lynn Turner will take the stage and rock the crowd at the 20th annual International Waterfront Festival on Sunday, August 31 in Newburgh, New York. Also scheduled to appear are ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS. Joe be joined by most of the mus...August 20, 2008
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AT THE GATES: Footage From UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival Available
Fan-filmed video footage of the reactivated Swedish metal band AT THE GATES performing the song "Suicide Nation" at the Bloodstock Open Air 2008 festival on August 17 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England can be viewed below (clip uploaded by Dave Ingham a.k.a. YouTube user "triptykon"). In a recent...August 20, 2008
