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TESTAMENT: Perth Date Added To Australian Tour
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have added a Perth date to their upcoming Australian tour. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 07 - Melbourne, Australia @ the Prince of Wales Hotel Feb. 08 - Sydney, Australia @ the Manning bar Feb. 09 - Brisbane, Australia @ the Waterloo Hotel Fe...October 19, 2006
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SOILWORK Frontman Discusses Plans For New Album
SOILWORK frontman Björn Strid recently spoke to Rockdetector.com's Welsh interviewer Anthony Morgan. Topics of discussion included the group's inaugural decade in the music industry, guitarist Peter Wichers' departure last Christmas and their search for a replacement, working with Devin Townsend, th...October 19, 2006
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NEVERMORE Guitarist STEVE SMYTH Issues Update
NEVERMORE guitarist Steve Smyth (ex-TESTAMENT),who was recently diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure (the result of a congenital birth defect),has issued the following update: "This has been a delayed update, not because there wasn't anything going on, but lately due to one fact; some 'news' I...October 16, 2006
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EXODUS Guitarist Issues Post-Tour Update
EXODUS just returned home to the San Francisco Bay Area after completing the "Monsters Of Mayhem" tour with HATEBREED, NAPALM DEATH, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, DESPISED ICON and FIRST BLOOD. Guitarist Gary Holt has check in with the following update: "Just returned home yesterday, feeling a bit shot r...October 16, 2006
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SEBASTIAN BACH: Headlining Dates Announced
Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has announced the following headlining dates in between support shows with GUNS N' ROSES: Nov. 07 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater Nov. 12 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Nov. 16 - Whitby, ON @ Johnny B's Contrary to published reports, Sebastian Bach — who re...October 14, 2006
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GOD FORBID Guitarist Issues Post-European Tour Update
GOD FORBID guitarist Doc Coyle has issued the following update: "We are very happy to be home from a great European run as part of the Hell On Earth Tour. HEAVEN SHALL BURN, MAROON, CATARACT, PURIFIED IN BLOOD, A PERFECT MURDER, and NARZISS were all great people and excellent bands. Some of my perso...October 13, 2006
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SEBASTIAN BACH: I Am Not 'Shopping' My New Record To Anyone
Contrary to published reports, former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach — who recently completed work on a new studio album, entitled "Angel Down" — is not actively seeking a new label home. "I am not 'shopping' my new record to anyone," Bach told BLABBERMOUTH.NET earlier today (Oct. 13). "I have not...October 13, 2006
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MEGADETH Splits With Manager, U.S. Booking Agent
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section nof the band's official web site: "Gigantour 2006 is now officially in the books in the North American phase. It was a great success, but there were some casualties along the way. Some didn't really hurt the show...October 11, 2006
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DAVE MUSTAINE Wants ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT, EXODUS For European GIGANTOUR
MEGADETH fan site Rattlehead HQ has uploaded a transcript of the online chat with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine, whick took place in the Gigantour Chat Room yesterday (Sunday, October). A couple of excerpts follow: On potential European/U.K. Gigantour: "I talked to my agent yesterday in the U.K., a...October 9, 2006
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The Crusade
TRIVIUM blasts back onto the scene with a third effort that is one of the best metal releases of 2006 and quite possibly the heavy music album of the year. "The Crusade" sounds like the record that METALLICA could have made during the height of its early years, and while some may be uncomfortable wi...October 9, 2006
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DEFIANCE Working On DVD Release
Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE, best known for their seminal late '80s/early '90s Roadrunner releases "Void Terra Firma" and "Beyond Recognition", have entered Trident Studios in Concord, CA with producer Juan Urteaga (EXODUS, SKINLAB, VILE) to begin laying down tracks for their new...October 8, 2006
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DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND Drummer Announces Singer, Name For Solo Project
DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen has posted the following message on his official web site: "Well, what can I say, I'm one busy dude!!! I'm sorry once again for the delay in updates but my life has been completely taken over by the album I am recording. I have tons of news for ...October 3, 2006
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DREAM THEATER Drummer Jams With OVERKILL In New Jersey
DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy joined OVERKILL on stage on Saturday (Sept. 30) during their Gigantour 2006 set at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey to perform the song "Elimination". Portnoy previously performed "Elimination" with OVERKILL at the Sweden Rock Festival in June 2005 a...October 1, 2006
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THE CULT: Fall U.S. Tour Dates Announced
THE CULT has announced the following fall 2006 U.S. tour dates: Oct. 27 - Dallas, TX - Glass Cactus Oct. 29 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheatre Oct. 31 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues Nov. 01 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle Nov. 03 - Saint Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing ...October 1, 2006
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TESTAMENT's CHUCK And ERIC Talk About CLIFF BURTON's Death: Video Available
The makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted a 45-second video clip featuring Eric Peterson and Chuck Billy from TESTAMENT discussing getting signed, aud...September 30, 2006
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