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MÖTLEY CRÜE, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD Concert Attendance Figures Revealed
The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: MÖTLEY CRÜE Venue: 1st Mariner Arena City/State: Baltimore, Md. Date: Feb. 15, 2006 Gross Sales: $300,705 Attendance: 5,135 Capacity: 10,381 Artist/Event: MÖTLEY C...March 4, 2006
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GENE SIMMONS: The Outrageous Entrepreneur
Josh Friedman of The Los Angeles Times has issued the following report: As the tongue-wagging singer for the rock band KISS, Gene Simmons likes to brag about turning a band into a brand. Behind the garish makeup, Simmons, 56, was the driving force behind a blitzkrieg of KISS-themed products, includi...March 4, 2006
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Brand-New Photos Of DIMEBAG's Final Resting Place Posted Online
Several brand-new photos of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's final resting place at the Moore Memorial Gardens cemetery in Arlington, Texas — taken earlier today (February 28, 2006) by Amanda Zurfluh — have been posted online at this location (all pictures are "Copyright A.M.Z 2006"). Dimebag was buried n...February 28, 2006
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KING DIAMOND To Lend Voice To 'Clerks' Sequel
King Diamond will be lending his inimitable voice to acclaimed director Kevin Smith's next movie, "The Passion of the Clerks", which is a sequel to the 1994 independent classic "Clerks", and is due to arrive in theaters later this year. The movie is set 10 years later, but Dante and Randall are stil...February 28, 2006
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THE BLACK CROWES' Sold-Out Acoustic Tour; New Shows Added
Tickets for "Brothers of a Feather: An Acoustic Evening with Chris & Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes" have all sold out within minutes after going on sale. Fans eager to get up close to the renowned brothers on their first stripped-down tour scrambled to purchase all of the tickets for the fou...February 28, 2006
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SOIL Guitarist To Guest On 'Metalheads Worldwide'
SOIL guitarist Shaun Glass will be guesting on Metalheads Worldwide (web site) on Tuesday, February 28 between 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. EST. In addition to a live interview, the program will include a live airing of two new SOIL tracks from the group's upcoming CD, "True Self". E-mail your questions for...February 28, 2006
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All Hail
"Childhood friends with a fetish for early GUNS N' ROSES and MÖTLEY CRÜE, they learned their instruments together while practicing songs from old STOOGES records", begins the press release about the members of Toronto's KILL CHEERLEADER. And sure, you can hear some of that in the band's punky rock a...February 26, 2006
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BLEEDING THROUGH: Headlining Tour Selling Out
BLEEDING THROUGH's headlining tour has reportedly sold out every date so far (eight shows). Among the sold out shows is The Avalon in Los Angeles which had over 1,300 paid tickets and saw KILLSWITCH ENGAGE vocalist Howard Jones join the band for guest vocals and AFI's Davey Havok in the pit. The ban...February 25, 2006
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JOE LYNN TURNER To Headline Main Stage At THE RIVER CITY BIKE FEST
Veteran hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will headline the main stage at The River City Bike Fest, set to take place April 7-9 in San Antonio, Texas. The River City Bike Fest has been called the most amazing motorcycle rally that has ever been seen in the S...February 24, 2006
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SEVENDUST, IN FLAMES, DISTURBED, MÖTLEY CRÜE Concert Attendance Figures Revealed
The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: SEVENDUST, NONPOINT, SOCIALBURN, WICKED WISDOM, ONE Venue: Bogart's City/State: Cincinnati, Ohio Date: Feb. 4, 2006 Gross Sales: $26,673 Attendance: 1,408 Capacity...February 24, 2006
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AS I LAY DYING: 'The Darkest Nights' Video Posted Online
AS I LAY DYING's video for the song "The Darkest Nights" has been posted online at this location. The track comes off the group's sophomore album, "Shadows Are Security", which has sold 183,000 copies in the United States since its June 14, 2005 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. As previously...February 23, 2006
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THE SWORD Named MTV NEWS 'You Hear It First' Artist
Dynamic Austin, Texas-based quartet THE SWORD has been named an MTV News' "You Hear It First" artist. The band receives the distinguished accolade in the wake of their critically acclaimed debut album, "Age of Winters". "Age of Winters" was released on February 14 via New York City's Kemado Records....February 22, 2006
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Rare KURT COBAIN Guitar To Be Auctioned
A guitar once owned and used by late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain will be featured in the Heritage Auction Galleries' April 15 Signature Music & Entertainment auction, to be held in Dallas, Texas. "This instrument is unusual in a couple of ways," Heritage's Music & Entertainment expert, Doug...February 20, 2006
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Storm Alert
Originally released in 1989 (and never in the United States),thrash fans on this side of the Atlantic now have a golden opportunity to revel in the vintage Texas metal of TORTURE's "Storm Alert". After releasing 1987's "Torture Kingdom" EP and "Storm Alert", the El Paso band called it quits. Now re...February 20, 2006
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KING DIAMOND: More European Tour Dates Announced
KING DIAMOND have added three German dates to their upcoming European tour. The schedule is now shaping up as follows: Apr. 15 - Tobakken - Esbjerg, DEN Apr. 17 - Train - Aarhus, DEN Apr. 19 - Amager Bio - Copenhagen, DEN Apr. 21 - Kåren - Gothenburg, SWE Apr. 22 - Rockefeller - Oslo, ...February 19, 2006
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