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GEORGE LYNCH Rushed To Hospital After Reportedly Collapsing At Las Vegas Show
According to a couple of eyewitness reports from last night's (April 21) GEORGE LYNCH show in Las Vegas, Nevada, the former DOKKEN guitarist was rushed to the hospital after taking ill 30 minutes into his band's performance at the Empire Ballroom. The following report was submitted to BLABBERMOUTH.N...April 22, 2006
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OBSESSION: New Audio Samples Available For Download
Reunited classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION have uploaded audio samples from their long-awaited follow-up to 1987's "Methods of Madness", entitled "Carnival of Lies", at their official web site. Among the samples available for preview is a full-length MP3 the album's projected title track, whic...April 20, 2006
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MACHINE HEAD's FLYNN: 'Our Goal Is To Write The Greatest No-Bullsh*t Metal Album Of All Time'
MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "What's up fuckers! How the hell's it goin'? The mighty MACHINE HEAD are doing fucking splendid these days. Been hanging out at home for a while now. After touring so long, it's pretty nice. Connecti...April 18, 2006
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ENGEL Part Ways With Bassist, Announce Replacement
ENGEL, the new Gothenburg, Sweden-based quintet featuring guitarists Marcus Sunesson (ex-THE CROWN) and Niclas Engelin (PASSENGER, ex-GARDENIAN, IN FLAMES),drummer Mojjo (RELEVANT FEW, DRACENA),and vocalist Mangan Klavborn, have parted ways with bassist Robert Hakemo (ex-GARDENIAN, GOOSEFLESH). A...April 18, 2006
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GAIA EPICUS To Enter Studio In July
Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS will enter Top Room Studios in Lunner, Norway on July 12 to begin recording their third album, entitled "Victory". The band will have the album finished by the time they go to the USA to play the Minneapolis Mayhem 3 festival, which will take place on August 25-...April 18, 2006
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THE BLACK CROWES: Tour Dates Announced
Billboard.com is reporting that THE BLACK CROWES have tapped ROBERT RANDOLPH AND THE FAMILY BAND as well as the DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS for a nine-week summer tour. The outing will kick off June 10 in Seattle and run through Aug. 12 at Colorado's famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Tickets begin going on sale S...April 18, 2006
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THE TRACII GUNS BAND: Learning Cover Songs For Upcoming Tour
THE TRACII GUNS BAND, featuring Tracii Guns, Paul Black, Nickey Alexander and Jeremy Guns, are gearing up to tour the U.S. April 20 through May 20. They will be performing L.A. GUNS hits along with songs from BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION and Tracii's solo tunes, along with various covers. This is almost th...April 16, 2006
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METALLICA, ALICE IN CHAINS Members To Perform At MUSICARES MAP FUND Benefit Concert
In addition to receiving the prestigious Stevie Ray Vaughan Award, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield, along with the band's bassist, Robert Trujillo, will be performing with ALICE IN CHAINS' Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney at the second annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert, to be held Friday, Ma...April 13, 2006
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KISS Tribute Band Rivalry
Robert W. Welkos of the Los Angeles Times is reporting that Joey Fatale, the 4-foot, 4-inch New Yorker who heads the all-dwarf KISS tribute band MINIKISS, is denying published reports that he tried to sneak past security last month at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas to confront a rival ....April 12, 2006
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STRYPER: Nordic Shows Cancelled
According to a posting at Stryper.biz, STRYPER's previously announced Nordic shows have been cancelled "for reasons beyond our control." STRYPER will try to schedule new dates in Sweden and Finland this fall. In other news, STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet is putting the finishing touches on an update...April 11, 2006
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Former LED ZEPPELIN Frontman To Headline U.K.'s CORNBURY OXFORD MUSIC FESTIVAL
LED ZEPPELIN legend Robert Plant has been confirmed as one of the headliners of the Cornbury Oxford Music Festival 2006, set to take place July 8-9 on the grounds of Cornbury Park near Oxford, England. Also scheduled to appear are TEXAS, CIRCULUS, KATE RUSBY, ROCCO DELUCA AND THE BURDEN, GOLDRUSH, N...April 10, 2006
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VICIOUS ART: Video For 'Weed The Wild' Remix Posted Online
VICIOUS ART, the Swedish death/thrash metal band featuring former DARK FUNERAL members Matias Mäkelä and Robert Lundin, along with Jörgen Sandström (THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) on bass, have upoaded a video for the remix of their song "Weed the Wild", created by underground techo/video pro...April 10, 2006
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Mighty Cosmic Dances
"Mighty Cosmic Dances" by the Czech Republic's OBLOMOV is an album that fans of boundary pushing black and death metal should know about. With a conceptual inspiration drawn from the likes of Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg, and Thomas S. Kuhn (i.e., the scientific revolution),OBLOMOV creates a cla...April 10, 2006
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KATAGORY V: New Album Delayed
Utah-based progressive/power metallers KATAGORY V have had the release date of their new album, "The Rising Anger", pushed back one month to May 23 from the previously announced April 25. A statement from Nightmare Records regarding the delay reads as follows: "Due to some unseen circumstances durin...April 9, 2006
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TRACII GUNS BAND Prepare To Hit The Road
THE TRACII GUNS BAND, featuring Tracii Guns, Paul Black, Nickey Alexander and Jeremy Guns, are gearing up to tour the U.S. April 20 through May 20. They will be performing L.A. GUNS hits along with songs from BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION and Tracii's solo tunes. This is almost the entire original L.A. GUNS...April 9, 2006
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