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MÖTLEY CRÜE's Booze-Free Toronto Concert Filmed For Upcoming DVD

MÖTLEY CRÜE's day-long, multi-act concert dubbed Crüe Fest 2008 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada's Molson Amphitheatre Thursday night (August 28) was filmed for a forthcoming DVD. No alcohol was being sold at the show after the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario suspended the liquor license of the...

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OTEP: New Video Interview Posted Online

Capital Chaos conducted an interview with OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya on August 6, 2008 at The Boardwalk in Orangevale, California. Watch the eight-minute chat below. According to RollingStone.com, OTEP won the Rock the Vote and MySpace's DemROCKracy contest, which kicked off on July 1 and encourag...

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Liquor Ban At MÖTLEY CRÜE's Toronto Show

According to the Toronto Sun, no alcohol is being sold at Toronto's Molson Amphitheatre tonight (Thursday, August 28) for MÖTLEY CRÜE's day-long, multi-act concert dubbed Crüe Fest 2008. A press release last night from promoters Live Nation announced that the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario...

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POSSESSED Pulls Out Of Norway's HOLE IN THE SKY Festival

Reactivated California death metal pioneers POSSESSED — featuring sole original member Jeff Becerra (vocals) backed by members of California's SADISTIC INTENT — have cancelled their appearance at the Hole in the Sky festival, set to take place August 27-30 in Bergen, Norway. The festival organizers...

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DEF LEPPARD Drummer On RAVEN DRUM FOUNDATION

Metal Edge correspondent Gail Flug spoke with DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen about his side project, the Raven Drum Foundation, the California-based organization which encourages trauma survivors to heal healing through drum circles. A couple of excerpts follows. Metal Edge: How and when did you fin...

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BUCKCHERRY Members Playing 'Rock Band'; Video Available

The nationally syndicated rock radio show "The Tour Bus" has posted video footage of BUCKCHERRY guitarist Stevie D. and vocalist Josh Todd playing Rock Band at the Holmdel, New Jersey stop of Crüe Fest '08 on Saturday, August 23 at the PNC Bank Arts Center. Watch the three-minute clip below. BUCKCHE...

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AT THE GATES: Support Acts For Swedish Dates Announced

Reactivated Swedish metallers AT THE GATES have tapped TYRANT and GRAND MAGUS to support them on their upcoming Swedish dates. The details are as follows: Sep. 03 - Kulturbolaget (KB) - Malmö, SWE * Sep. 05 - Trädgårn - Göteborg, SWE Sep. 06 - Debaser, Medis - Stockholm, SWE Sep. 07 - Debaser, Medis...

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SINNER: New Song Posted Online

A new SINNER track entitled "Unbreakable" has been posted on the group's MySpace page. The song comes off the veteran German metal oufit's new album, "Crash & Burn", which is scheduled for a September 19 release via AFM Records. The CD was produced by Mat Sinner and Henny Wolter at the House Of...

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14 People Arrested At 'Crüe Fest '08' Concert In Holmdel

According to the Asbury Park Press, New Jersey State Police Police arrested 14 people at the Crüe Fest '08 concert Saturday (August 23) at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. Sgt. Stephen Jones said three people were arrested for possession of marijuana, 10 for underage drinking and one for disorde...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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, ....

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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...

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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...