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MASTODON, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Drummers To Perform At MODERN DRUMMER FESTIVAL WEEKEND

Brann Dailor (MASTODON),Mike Mangini (STEVE VAI, ANNIHILATOR, EXTREME) and Ronald Bruner Jr. (SUICIDAL TENDENCIES) are among the drummers who will perform at the Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2006, set to take place September 16-17 at Prudential Hall at NJPAC (New Jersey Performing Arts Center) i...

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KING'S X: European Tour Being Rescheduled For March/April

According to a posting on KING'S X's official web site, the band's recently cancelled European headlining tour is being rescheduled for March/April 2007. In addition, the band has secured the services of a new manager for the first time since their early years with Sam Taylor. Gunter Ford runs SPV R...

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FOZZY Frontman To Sing On FOX's 'Celebrity Duets'

FOZZY frontman and former WWE star Chris Jericho will be taking part in "Celebrity Duets" — an unscripted series that pairs singing stars with celebrities outside the music industry to make "beautiful music" together. The show will follow the professional singers as they instruct their partners, cho...

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STONE SOUR: New COREY TAYLOR Interview Posted Online

STONE SOUR's official forum has been updated with a scan of a recent interview with SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor, which was published in Kerrang! magazine. Check it out at StoneSour.com. STONE SOUR rocked The Billboard 200 chart last week, debuting at at the lofty position of No. 4 with...

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GUNS N' ROSES Singer Visits Cancer Charity

NME.com reports that GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose made a surprise visit to the Teenage Cancer Trust Ward at the University College Hospital in London (photo). The singer had just completed GUNS N' ROSES' controversial European tour, culminating with a final date at Wembley Arena on July 30. Simon D...

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STONE SOUR: 'Tonight Show With Jay Leno' Performance Posted Online

STONE SOUR, the band featuring SLIPKNOT members Corey Taylor (vocals) and Jim Root (guitar),performed its new single, "Through Glass", live on national television Tuesday, August 8 on NBC-TV's "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno". Watch a video clip of the performance at YouTube.com. STONE SOUR rocked...

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JIM ROOT On New STONE SOUR CD: 'We Don't Want To Expect Too Much Out Of This Album'

Justin Donnelly of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR guitarist Jim Root. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the expectations for the new STONE SOUR album, "Come What(ever) May": "The album is pretty close to us, and we're all a little bit...

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ARCH ENEMY: 'Live Apocalypse' DVD E-Card Available

ARCH ENEMY's highly anticipated double disc DVD set, "Live Apocalypse", is now available just in time for the group's triumphant return to the U.S. on Gigantour this September. A new e-card is available that features two videos taken from the DVD for the tracks "Ravenous" and "My Apocalypse", along...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE To Headline New York Stop Of HARD ROCK's AMBASSADORS OF ROCK TOUR

Hard Rock International has announced that internationally-acclaimed hard rock band MÖTLEY CRÜE will headline the New York stop of the Ambassadors of Rock Tour. On Monday, September 18, MÖTLEY CRÜE, who is also kicking off the Root of All Evil tour with AEROSMITH in September, will take the stage at...

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SEBASTIAN BACH, TRIBE OF GYPSIES: Soundcheck Clips From Japan Posted Online

A four-minute video clip of Sebastian Bach (ex-SKID ROW),TRIBE OF GYPSIES (featuring HALFORD/BRUCE DICKINSON guitarist/producer Roy Z) and Taylor Hawkins (TAYLOR HAWKINS AND THE COATTAIL RIDERS, FOO FIGHTERS) in pre-show soundcheck from the Udo Music Fest in Japan late last month has been posted on...

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HAMMERFALL Debuts New Song At Sweden's GATES OF METAL Festival

HAMMERFALL debuted its new single "The Fire Burns Forever" — the track the band recorded with some of the Swedish participants in the European Athletics Championships — on Saturday (August 5) at their exclusive headlining show at the Gates Of Metal festival in Hultsfred, Sweden. They will perform th...

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ANTHRAX Drummer On Upcoming 'Reunion' CD: 'I Don't Want To Make A Record That Is Forced'

Roger Lotring of Metal Edge magazine (MetalEdgeMag.com) recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Edge: Do you foresee a point where you will actually bring more recent ANTHRAX songs [from the John Bush era of the band] into the...

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STONE SOUR: 'Come What(ever) May' To Debut In Billboard's Top 5

STONE SOUR's sophomore album, "Come What(ever) May", is poised to sell between 75,000 and 80,000 copies during its first week of release to land at position No. 4 on The Billboard 200 chart, according to Hits Daily Double. STONE SOUR is currently on the road with KORN and DEFTONES as part of The Fam...

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AEROSMITH: New 'Best Of' Album On The Way?

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler has told Roger Friedman of FOXNews.com that the band is getting a "best of" album together for Christmas and may include one new song as well. Then they will begin thinking about a totally new album early next year. Tyler recently told Rolling Stone magazine that his...

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DARKEST HOUR: Collection Of Early Recordings Due In October

Pittsburgh, PA-based label A-F Records has set an October 3 release date for a collection of DARKEST HOUR's early recordings prior to the band's signing with Victory. The set will mark DARKEST HOUR's ten-year anniversary and will feature over an hour of rare and unreleased material, including three...