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WITHERED Offers Up Recording, Touring Update
Atlanta's WITHERED has issued the following update: "We're hard at work on the new album [entitled 'Folie Circulaire']. Pre-production has begun and we're entering the studio on February 23 with producer and friend Phillip Cope (KYLESA, BARONESS, BLACK TUSK). Some things worth mentioning: There will...February 8, 2008
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'Metal', 'Hard Rock' GRAMMY Award Presentations To Be Webcast
For the first time in Grammy Awards history, the pre-telecast awards presentation will be broadcast live online on Sunday, February 10 at Los Angeles' Staples Center. By heading over to Grammy.com from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. PST, you will be able to view awards given in each category announced durin...February 8, 2008
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SERJ TANKIAN: New Audio Interview Available
Italian magazine Metal Shock conducted an interview with SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian during his current tour in support of the 2007 solo album, "Elect the Dead". During the chat, Tankian said, among other things, that people coming to his shows understand this is a solo tour, not a SYSTEM O...February 8, 2008
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BRAD GILLIS Interviewed For RANDY RHOADS Documentary
NIGHT RANGER guitarist Brad Gillis, who took on the pressure-packed job back in 1982 of replacing Randy Rhoads after OZZY OSBOURNE's virtuoso guitarist died in a plane crash, was recently interviewed by director Peter Margolis of Dakota Pictures for Peter's much-anticipated Randy Rhoads documentary...February 8, 2008
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VINCE NEIL Schedules Solo Tour Dates
MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil has scheduled the following dates: Mar. 01 - Hidalgo, TX - BorderFest Apr. 05 - Trinidad, West Indies - Pier 1 - Port of Spain Apr. 17 - Calgary, ALB - Back Alley Apr. 18 - Edmonton, ALB - Jet Nightclub & Sports Lounge Apr. 19 - Saskatoon, SAK - ...February 7, 2008
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SKID ROW: Indonesia Tour Dates Announced
SKID ROW has scheduled five dates in Indonesia in March. The band's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Feb. 23 - Victoria, TX - Riverside Convention Center Feb. 24 - Austin, TX - Rock City Ice House Feb. 28 - Calgary, AB - Snatch Rock N Roll Lounge Feb. 29 - Edmonton, AB - ...February 7, 2008
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LED ZEPPELIN's BONNAROO Controversy Results In Free Publicity For All-Female Tribute Band
Chris Harris of MTV.com reports: It was perhaps one of the bigger music-press snafus in recent memory, and it began at midnight Wednesday, when the press release for this year's Bonnaroo festival was distributed via e-mail to various members of the media. Along with news that KANYE WEST, PEARL JAM a...February 7, 2008
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SERJ TANKIAN: 'Sky Is Over' Video Premiere
PopEater music blog is currently hosting the premiere of SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian's new music video for "Sky Is Over", which is the next single off Serj's solo debut, "Elect the Dead". Watch the clip below. According to Tankian, the video "was co-directed by Tony Petrossian (who directed...February 7, 2008
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DORO: More Details Revealed About Upcoming Anniversary Concert
German "metal queen" Doro Pesch (ex-WARLOCK) will celebrate her 25th anniversary as a performer with a special concert in her hometown of Düsseldorf, Germany on December 13, 2008 at the ISS Dome. According to a posting on Doro's web site, "the party starts at 2:00 p.m. with a metal market that all g...February 7, 2008
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ZEPPELIN's Confirmation For BONNAROO Leads To Mass Confusion
The Pulse of Radio reports that a number of news sites — including the British music news site NME.com (which apparently "broke" the news) — erroneously reported that LED ZEPPELIN was going to headline the 2008 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, scheduled for June 12 through June 15 in Manchester,...February 6, 2008
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METALLICA, PEARL JAM, MASTODON Confirmed For BONNAROO MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL
METALLICA, PEARL JAM and MASTODON are among the confirmed artists for the the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The seventh annual four-day camping and music festival will be held on June 12-15 on the same beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville. The final...February 6, 2008
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DOPE: New Video Interview With VIRUS Available
Lacey Conner, villainess co-star of VH1's hit TV show "Rock of Love" featuring POISON's Bret Michaels, conducted an interview with DOPE guitarist Virus at the Dean Guitars booth at this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 17-20 at the Anaheim Con...February 5, 2008
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SOURVEIN To Release 'Ghetto Angel' EP
North Carolina's SOURVEIN — which is described as a "serious, down-tuned sludge/doom with the Southern flavor of bands like DOWN and EYEHATEGOD" — will release its second EP, "Ghetto Angel", on February 12 via This Dark Reign. Following the group's early recordings for Southern Lord and Game Two, th...February 5, 2008
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YAKUZA: 'Black Market Liver Video Available
Chicago's YAKUZA has posted a video for the track "Black Market Liver", which appears on the band's latest effort, "Transmutations". Directed by Sara Jean, the four-minute clip features video imagery, apt to YAKUZA's unique sound, and can be seen below. In other news, the band is currently booking t...February 5, 2008
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THRESHOLD Confimed For Italy's ROCKIN' FIELD FESTIVAL
UK progressive metallers THRESHOLD have been confirmed for the Rockin' Field Festival, set to take place July 26 in Adro (BS),Italy. Also scheduled to appear is AVANTASIA, the solo project of EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet. THRESHOLD was recently honored in the "Best Singer", "Best Drummer" and "Best...February 5, 2008
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