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ZEPPELIN's Confirmation For BONNAROO Leads To Mass Confusion
The Pulse of Radio reports that a number of news sites — including the British music news site NME.com (which apparently "broke" the news) — erroneously reported that LED ZEPPELIN was going to headline the 2008 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, scheduled for June 12 through June 15 in Manchester,...February 6, 2008
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METALLICA, PEARL JAM, MASTODON Confirmed For BONNAROO MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL
METALLICA, PEARL JAM and MASTODON are among the confirmed artists for the the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The seventh annual four-day camping and music festival will be held on June 12-15 on the same beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville. The final...February 6, 2008
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DOPE: New Video Interview With VIRUS Available
Lacey Conner, villainess co-star of VH1's hit TV show "Rock of Love" featuring POISON's Bret Michaels, conducted an interview with DOPE guitarist Virus at the Dean Guitars booth at this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 17-20 at the Anaheim Con...February 5, 2008
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SOURVEIN To Release 'Ghetto Angel' EP
North Carolina's SOURVEIN — which is described as a "serious, down-tuned sludge/doom with the Southern flavor of bands like DOWN and EYEHATEGOD" — will release its second EP, "Ghetto Angel", on February 12 via This Dark Reign. Following the group's early recordings for Southern Lord and Game Two, th...February 5, 2008
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YAKUZA: 'Black Market Liver Video Available
Chicago's YAKUZA has posted a video for the track "Black Market Liver", which appears on the band's latest effort, "Transmutations". Directed by Sara Jean, the four-minute clip features video imagery, apt to YAKUZA's unique sound, and can be seen below. In other news, the band is currently booking t...February 5, 2008
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THRESHOLD Confimed For Italy's ROCKIN' FIELD FESTIVAL
UK progressive metallers THRESHOLD have been confirmed for the Rockin' Field Festival, set to take place July 26 in Adro (BS),Italy. Also scheduled to appear is AVANTASIA, the solo project of EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet. THRESHOLD was recently honored in the "Best Singer", "Best Drummer" and "Best...February 5, 2008
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DEZPERADOZ To Release 'An Eye For An Eye' In April
German "Western metal" band DEZPERADOZ (formerly DESPERADOS) will release its third album, "An Eye For An Eye", on April 11 via AFM Records. Commented mainman Alex Kraft: "On the new DEZPERADOZ album, 'An Eye For An Eye', we are telling the story about a man who was condemned to death, because he ki...February 5, 2008
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MARYA ROXX Featuring Ex-ANTHRAX/SEBASTIAN BACH Guitarist: L.A. Date Announced
22-year-old Estonian female singer Marya Roxx (a.k.a. Maarja) — whose backing band features guitarist Paul Crook (MEAT LOAF, ex-ANTHRAX, SEBASTIAN BACH),John Miceli on drums and Wayne Carver on bass — will perform at the Key club in West Hollywood, California on May 5. Crook is one of the featured...February 5, 2008
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POWER QUEST Completes Mastering 'Master Of Illusion'
UK melodic power metallers POWER QUEST have finished mixing their new album, "Master of Illusion", for a March 26 Japanese release. The CD, which will be mastered on February 13, will feature a guest appearance by keyboardist Richard West from the UK progressive metal band THRESHOLD on the track "Hu...February 3, 2008
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Thrashing Like a Maniac
"16 Ripping Cuts of New-School Thrash" pretty well sums up this compilation, unless you want to nit pick and call it "16 Ripping Cuts of Old-School Thrash Played by Bands Made Up Mostly of Guys That Were Still Sitting in Their Own Shit When The Original Style Was In Full Swing." And I mean that ...February 3, 2008
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Tentative $30M Deal Reached In 2003 Rhode Island Nightclub Fire Case
FoxNews.com reports that a TV station and a cameraman accused of getting in the way of people fleeing the nightclub fire that killed 100 people have reached a tentative $30 million settlement with survivors and victims' relatives, a lawyer involved in the deal said Saturday. It is the largest settle...February 2, 2008
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L.A. GUNS Featuring TRACII GUNS Confirmed For ROCKLAHOMA
The L.A. GUNS version featuring Tracii Guns on guitar, Jeremy Guns on bass, Chad Stewart on drums and Paul Black on vocals has been confirmed for this year's Rocklahoma festival, which will be held July 10-13, 2008 at the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds, four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma. L.A. GU...February 2, 2008
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BAD BRAINS Focus Of MTV's '52/52' Campaign
Legendary punk act the BAD BRAINS will be the featured artist on MTV starting on Monday, February 4 as part of the channel's "52/52" campaign. Performances, interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage will air throughout the week. MTV's "52/52" is a brand new way for the channel to give unprecedented...February 2, 2008
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MASSACRE Vokillist KAM LEE: The Story Of 'The Second Coming'
MASSACRE/DENIAL FIEND "vokillist" Kam Lee has issued the following update: "I was going to write a huge explaination about how this release [MASSACRE's 'The Second Coming'] came into being... of how it got released, and of all the fuck ups and shit it has caused getting released. But you know what —...February 1, 2008
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Former SPREAD EAGLE Frontman Launches HOSTEL INC.
Former SPREAD EAGLE frontman Ray West has launched his new band HOSTEL INC. Rounded out with members from two of New Jersey's more popular bands — guitarist Ladd, bassist Chigger (both formerly of SMOKE STAR) and drummer Jeff Hardee (formerly of SYNDROME 8) — the group has a clear intention of makin...February 1, 2008
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