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ROB ZOMBIE Explains Why He Couldn't Do HEAVEN AND HELL Tour

The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: ROB ZOMBIE has confirmed that he will support OZZY OSBOURNE on a fall tour, telling Los Angeles TV station KTLA on Thursday (August 23) that the trek will begin sometime in October and last through December. Ironically, Zombie's name was i...

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BAD BRAINS: West Coast Dates Announced

BAD BRAINS have scheduled the following West Coast dates: Sep. 22 - Street Scene (Coors Amphitheatre),San Diego CA Sep. 24 - Slim's, San Francisco CA Sep. 25 - House Of Blues, Anaheim CA Sep. 26 - House Of Blues, Los Angeles CA The first video off the new BAD BRAINS album, "Build a Nation", ...

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Former MR. BIG Singer Preparing For Upcoming Tour

Former MR. BIG singer Eric Martin has posted a lengthy update on his official blog. An excerpt follows: "I have been doing a lot of projects over the last year: benefits around the country, writing the never-ending solo album (I've always needed a good kick in the ass to get going),SCRAP METAL gigs...

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L.A. GUNS: Santa Ana Concert To Be Webcast

One of the most legendary and well-respected rock bands to ever come out of the Los Angeles area, L.A. GUNS, will make their performance at the Galaxy Theater, located in Santa Ana on August 31, 2007 one that can be experienced by everyone across the country….even without being there. Webcastia of H...

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Behold the Lion

I was expecting a tired metalcore album and ended up with a modern death and thrash metal monster on "Behold the Lion" from Chillicothe, Ohio's WOE OF TYRANTS. Call it deathcore if you must, but the boys have got far more in common with bands like BENEATH THE MASSACRE than your typical metalcore act...

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Sudden Departure...

When a band or its representatives begin throwing around names like the MC5, BLACK FLAG, and THE STOOGES as reference points to said act's own retro-influenced sound, it damn well better be at least somewhat accurate. We're talking about trailblazers and icons of American hard rock and hardcore here...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN Films 'I Walk Alone' Video

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has finished filming a video for her new solo single, "I Walk Alone", in Berlin, Germany with director Jörn Heitmann, who previously worked with NIGHTWISH on the "Sleeping Sun" clip in 2005. The single will be released mid-October Universal Music, to be followed...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Singer's Legacy Lives On Through Music

Tom Scanlon of the Seattle Times reports: As a teen, he was known to his friends as Layne Elmer, as he took his stepfather's last name in high school. He went back to his birth name of Staley when he started a rock career that rocketed him far beyond Lynnwood. In 2006, Nancy ...

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KISS: 'Kissology' Producers Interviewed

While much of the archival KISS footage has circulated for years on the KISS underground collector's circuit in fuzzy, sub-par quality, never before has it been presented in such improved quality than on the "Kissology" series. The project, a partnership between KISS and VH1 Classic, is overseen by...

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THRASHER: 'Burning At The Speed Of Light' 1985 Album To Receive CD Release

Metal Mind Productions will present the first-ever CD release of the 1985 album "Burning at the Speed of Light" by THRASHER — one of the most intriguing musical projects ever to emerge on the '80s metal scene. Gathering musicians from a whole catalogue of rock and metal genres, this one-album collab...

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DROID Now Headlining FAMILY VALUES Second Stage

California metalheads DROID have moved from opening the main stage at this year's Family Values Tour to closing the Guitar Hero Second Stage. This will give fans a chance to get up close and personal with the heavy-hitters from Long Beach. Also, from now until the end of the tour, KORN's James "Munk...

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Swedish 'Supergroup' ROAD TO RUIN To Release Debut In October

ROAD TO RUIN, the new Swedish four-piece featuring guitarist Lars Chriss (LION'S SHARE),bassist/ keyboard player Sampo Axelsson (LION'S SHARE, GLENN HUGHES),drummer Thomas Broman (HUGHES/ TURNER, JOHN NORUM, ELECTRIC BOYS) and vocalist Matti Alfonzetti (SKINTRADE, JAGGED EDGE),will release its se...

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DEVILDRIVER Frontman Hopes His Kids Won't Follow His Example

Pat Douglas of the Great Falls Tribune recently conducted an interview with DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's latest offering, "The Last Kind Words": "I definitely hope that this record right now ... is viewed where it came out in a time when it was...

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'Bon Scott Celebration Concert' CD Launch Scheduled For October

PerthNow reports: A very special "Bon Scott Celebration Concert" CD launch is set to take place at Metro City in Perth, Australia on October 19. In February this year, over 10,000 people attended the inaugural Bon Scott Celebration Concert held in Bon Scott's hometown of Perth, at the Claremont Show...

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STONE SOUR Makes Live 'Album' Available Online

The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: STONE SOUR has released a concert "album" online at the iTunes store. The digital recording, titled "Live in Moscow", is actually the complete audio track from a DVD filmed at the band's first-ever performance in the Russian capital last f...