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Ex-VINNIE VINCENT INVASION Singer: 'Rising Gasoline Costs' Are To Blame For Tour Cancellation

According to a posting on former VINNIE VINCENT INVASION/JOURNEY vocalist Robert Fleischman's official web site, the previously announced 2005 Rock 4 X-Mas Charity Tour (which was set to include an appearance by Fleischman) has been cancelled due to "rising gasoline costs." Fleischman is currently w...

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LED ZEPPELIN's ROBERT PLANT Signs Chair For Charity

According to Canada's London Free Press, LED ZEPPELIN legend Robert Plant didn't hesitate when he was asked to autograph a chair for a good cause while in London, Ontario for a September concert. "I used to smash these things, not sign them," he quipped. Other well-known figures who've appeared at t...

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VICIOUS ART To Enter Studio In February

VICIOUS ART, the new Swedish death/thrash band featuring former DARK FUNERAL members Matias Mäkelä and Robert Lundin, along with Jörgen Sandström (THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) on bass, have posted the following message on their official web site: "OK, the bad news first. As we stated before...

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Report: Club Where DIMEBAG Was Murdered Continues To Be Blacklisted By Bands, Booking Agents

Aaron Beck and John Futty of The Columbus Dispatch have issued the following report: Shortly after 10 p.m. on Dec. 8, 2004, Nathan Gale of Marysville climbed a security fence outside the Alrosa Villa nightclub. The Texas heavy-metal band DAMAGEPLAN had just begun playing its first song, Breathing Ne...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION Singer, Guitarist Welcome First Child

WITHIN TEMPTATION frontwoman Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt welcomed their first child, a daughter whose name has not yet been revealed, this past Wednesday night (December 7). "The little girl was in such a hurry that she was born eight weeks earlier than expected," reads a posting...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN, AUDIOSLAVE, MUDVAYNE, SLIPKNOT Among GRAMMY Nominees

SYSTEM OF A DOWN, AUDIOSLAVE, MUDVAYNE and SLIPKNOT are among the nominees for the 48th annual Grammy Awards, set to be broadcast live on CBS from Los Angeles' Staples Center on February 8, 2006. The nominees in the "Hard Rock" and "Metal" categories are as follows: Hard Rock Performance: AUDIOSLAVE...

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VINNIE PAUL: 'I'll Do Everything I Can To Ensure That DIME's Legacy Lives On'

MTV News reports: December 8 marks the one-year anniversary of one of the most grim and bizarre tragedies in music history — the onstage shooting death of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. In the past year, friends and fans have talked at length about Dime's influence and sp...

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VINNIE PAUL: Treasure Trove Of Unreleased DIMEBAG Material On The Way

Robert Mancini of MTV News has issued the following report: In the year since PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was gunned down while onstage at an Ohio nightclub, fans and friends have pledged that his life and his music will live on for years to come. Now it seems that Dime...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION: More 'The Silent Force Tour' DVD Chart Positions Revealed

WITHIN TEMPTATION's "The Silent Force Tour" DVD has registered the following chart positions in Europe: #2 Netherlands #6 Germany #6 Austria #12 Belgium #12 France The disc features footage from the band's July 22, 2005 concert on the Java Island in Amsterdam, clips from many other live shows, inter...

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ENTER MY SILENCE Announce Title, Track Listing For New Album

Finnish melodic deathsters ENTER MY SILENCE have set "Coordinate: D1SA5T3R" as the title of their sophomore album, due on February 27, 2006 through JMT-Music via Plastic Head Music Distribution Ltd. and its partners worldwide. ENTER MY SILENCE's debut CD, "Remotecontrolled Scythe", was released in 2...

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ANGRA Drummer, MCBRAIN DAMAGE Vocalist To Appear On STYGIA Album

Drummer Aquiles Priester (ANGRA),virtuoso keyboardist Richard Andersson (TIME REQUIEM, MAJESTIC, SPACE ODYSSEY) and vocalist Jonathan Murphy (MCBRAIN DAMAGE) are among the musicians contributing to the new demo recording from STYGIA, the project of Todd Seitz, an up-and-coming "shred" guitarist fro...

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Full Lineup Announced For ROADRUNNER RECORDS' 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

The lineup for the Roadrunner Records 25th Anniversary concert at the Nokia Theater in New York City on December 15, 2005 has been officially announced. Previously a closely guarded list of metal luminaries, the rumors that have been circulating within the rock community and on many web sites are be...

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STRYPER Confirmed For Minnesota's SONSHINE FESTIVAL

Reactivated Christian hard rockers STRYPER have been confirmed for the 25th anniversary of the Sonshine Festival, set to be held July 13-15, 2006 at Willmar Civic Center in Willmar, MN. Also scheduled to appear are TOBY MAC, DAVID CROWDER, JEREMY CAMP, NEWSBOYS, SPOKEN, KIDS IN THE WAY, UNDYING ATHE...

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GAIA EPICUS Set Tentative Title, Track Listing For Third Album

Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS have set the tentative track listing for their third album, "Victory", which will be recorded and released in 2006. "Victory" track listing (in no particular order): 01. New Life 02. Iron Curtain 03. The Sign 04. Revenge Is Sweet 05. In Memory 06. Awaken the Mon...

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Fans Slam LIFE OF AGONY Frontman For 'Unprofessional' Behavior, Abreviated Performance

According to several fan postings on LIFE OF AGONY's official message board, LIFE OF AGONY performed an abbreviated set in Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday (Nov. 29) after vocalist Keith Caputo complained about the lukewarm crowd response. A fan calling him/herself "grandduc" wrote, "The shit began afte...