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THE HAUNTED, DARK TRANQUILLITY Members Comment On Upcoming Tour

This spring marks the Century Family's inaugural Metal For The Masses tour, which will be co-headlined by Swedish titans THE HAUNTED and DARK TRANQUILLITY, with INTO ETERNITY and SCAR SYMMETRY rounding out the stellar bill. The trek will be sponsored by Decibel magazine, Draven and Lambgoat.com, and...

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STONE SOUR Guitarist Wouldn't Mind Second GRAMMY

Launch Radio Networks reports: If STONE SOUR wins a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance on Sunday (February 11) for its track "30/30 - 150", it would be the second such trophy for guitarist Jim Root and singer Corey Taylor. The pair won the same award last year with their other band, SLIPKNOT, a...

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Longtime METALLICA Producer BOB ROCK To Be Inducted Into CANADIAN MUSIC HALL OF FAME

Veteran producer Bob Rock (METALLICA, MÖTLEY CRÜE, THE CULT) will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame during the 2007 Canadian Juno Awards, which will be broadcast on Sunday, April 1 on CTV from the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, SK. "It is an honor to join great producers like Bob E...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'We've Become Stormtroopers Of Metal'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "Last night this was on my feeble little mind: "We've become stormtroopers of metal. Insane. Transformed. We will come in to town. Relentlessly set about preparing for an hours worth of sonic annihilation...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY: New Album Details Revealed; Audio Sample Available

Swedish melodic death metal pioneers DARK TRANQUILLITY triumphantly return with "Fiction" in April 2007, a scorching effort that will undoubtedly add an exhilarating new chapter to the genre's storied history. The album was mixed by the acclaimed Tue Madsen (HIMSA, THE HAUNTED) and encompasses all o...

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THE HAUNTED, MUNICIPAL WASTE To Team Up For European Tour

THE HAUNTED and MUNICIPAL WASTE will team up for a European tour in April/May. The dates are as follows: Apr. 25 - NL Tilburg O13 Apr. 26 - NL Deventer Burgerweeshuis Apr. 27 - NL Groningen Vera Apr. 28 - UK Leeds Cockpit Apr. 29 - UK Norwich Waterfront Apr. 30 - UK Newcastle Academy ...

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GUNS N' ROSES To Play Brazil In April?

According to an online posting by journalist Roger Lerina of the Brazilian newspaper Zero Hora, GUNS N' ROSES will perform at the 15,000-capacity Gigantinho stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil in April. Coincidentally, VELVET REVOLVER — the band featuring three former GUNS N' ROSES members — is also sch...

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STONE SOUR Revisits 'Old-School Rock' On 'Sillyworld'

Launch Radio Networks reports: STONE SOUR's latest single, "Sillyworld", is one of the most experimental songs on the band's second album, "Come What(ever) May", with fans saying it sounds a little like PINK FLOYD. Lead singer Corey Taylor told Launch that he's heard the FLOYD comparison and several...

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist Guests On Daughter's Solo Album

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover has posted the following message on his official web site: "Gillian Glover [Roger's 30-year-old daughter], a member of the band BEAT:ROOT, has recorded a solo album called 'Red Handed' and I was very happy to have played a small part in it. "Tom Wilcox, whom she met...

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METALLICA: Audio Sample Of 'The Ecstasy Of Gold' Posted Online

A one-minute audio clip of METALLICA's version of "The Ecstasy of Gold", the song from the classic film "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" which has been opening METALLICA live shows since 1983, has been posted online at this location. METALLICA's cover will be released on February 20 via Sony Classic...

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SLIPKNOT: Guitar Once Owned By JIM ROOT Being Auctioned

A guitar once owned by Jim Root of SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR is being auctioned via eBay at this location. According to the seller, "The guitar is a Maverick JR4 signature model. I know that they have produced a few of these but this is the ORIGINAL built for the man himself. It also includes ...

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METALLICA Featured On 'We All Love Ennio Morricone' CD; Details Revealed

More information has been revealed about the upcoming tribute album to Italian composer Ennio Morricone, best known to METALLICA fans for writing "The Ecstasy of Gold", the song from the classic film "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" which METALLICA has used at its live shows since 1983. Titled "We A...

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STONE SOUR: Japanese Dates With WALLS OF JERICHO Announced

STONE SOUR will embark on a four-date tour of Japan in May. Support on all shows will come from WALLS OF JERICHO. The dates are as follows: May 21 - Osaka, Japan @ Club Quattro May 22 - Nagoya, Japan @ Club Quattro May 24 - Shibuya, Japan @ Shibuya Club Quattro May 25 - ...

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STONE SOUR: Video Interviews With JIM ROOT, ROY MAYORGA Posted Online

Video interviews with STONE SOUR members Jim Root (guitar; also of SLIPKNOT) and Roy Mayorga (drums),conducted recently by Holland's FaceCulture, have been posted online at this location. STONE SOUR will headline the spring 2007 edition of the Jägermeister Music Tour, with LACUNA COIL and SHADOWS F...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY, THE HAUNTED, INTO ETERNITY: More Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been released for the upcoming North American tour featuring DARK TRANQUILLITY, THE HAUNTED, and INTO ETERNITY (plus one more, as-yet-unannounced act). The schedule is shaping up as follows: Mar. 19 - Orlando, FL @ The Social Mar. 20 - St Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre Mar. 21 - Atla...