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DISTURBED Is First Off The Line At NHRA Nationals

DISTURBED will be special guests at the upcoming AmeriQuest Mortgage National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Nationals, Saturday, October 1 at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois. The band, whose new Reprise Records release, "Ten Thousand Fists", has entered The Billboard 200 chart at No. 1, will be on...

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SOULFLY: New Song Available For Download

A brand-new SOULFLY track, entitled "Carved Inside", has been posted online at this location (MP3, 3.3 MB). The song is the first single off the group's upcoming album, "Dark Ages", due on October 4 via Roadrunner Records. A video for the song, described as "dark" and full of "fire," was filmed at a...

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MEGADETH Bassist JAMES MACDONOUGH's GIGANTOUR Recap

MEGADETH bassist James MacDonough has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I would like to thank all the members and crew from DREAM THEATER, ANTHRAX, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC and B...

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One Nation Underground

ILL NINO couldn't exist at a better time in the United States. With a growing Latino population and a greater acceptance of the Spanish language, to the point where major cities are for all practical purposes bilingual, this band's haphazard mishmash of populist metal and Hispanic influence is perfe...

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SOULFLY: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

The first dates have been announced for SOULFLY's upcoming U.S. tour in support of their "Dark Ages" album. Support at all dates will come from THROWDOWN, BLOODSIMPLE and INCITE (a local Arizona band fronted by Ritchie Cavalera, (stepson of SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera). The dates are as follows: Oc...

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DEEP PURPLE And ALICE COOPER To Team Up For German Tour

DEEP PURPLE and ALICE COOPER will be teaming up for a German tour in February 2006. Unconfirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 06 - Max Schmeling Halle - Berlin, GER Feb. 07 - Ostseehalle - Kiel, GER Feb. 09 - Arena - Nürnberg, GER Feb. 10 - Westfalenhalle - Dortmund, GER Feb. 11 - Schleyerhalle ...

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SOULFLY Ask Fans To Help Injured Family Friend

The following message was posted on SOULFLY's official web site: "Recently, our family friend, Joey Nugent, was severely injured in a house fire. You might remember him singing 'Pain' with Max and Richie at past D-Low Memorial shows, or you may have seen him slammin in our SOULFLY videos. He is stag...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer Jams With MEGADETH, Says 'Goodbye' To GIGANTOUR

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy joined MEGADETH on stage for a rendition of "Peace Sells" during the two bands' joint appearance at the Toronto stop of the Gigantour festival tour on Saturday (September 3). MEGADETH skinsman Shawn Drover reportedly played guitar alongside brother Glen while Portn...

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SOULFLY: 'Dark Ages' E-Card Now Available

An e-card for the new SOULFLY album, "Dark Ages", featuring audio previews of all 15 tracks from the CD, has been posted online at this location. "Dark Ages" is scheduled for release on October 4 via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Prophecy" was produced by SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera...

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ROADRUNNER UNITED: First Track Available For Download

The first track from the upcoming ROADRUNNER UNITED "The All-Star Sessions" CD, entitled "The Dagger", has been made available for download at Roadrun.com. This full-length release, in stores on October 11, 2005, is a "master class" in hard rock/metal. Boasting 57 artists from 45 of Roadrunner's pas...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer To Take Part In Online Chat

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy will take part in an online chat at the Gigantour.com forums on Friday, September 2 at 5:30 p.m. EST. You must be a registered member of the Gigantour.com forums in order to view and/or participate in the chat. As previously reported, tonight's (Sept. 2) DREAM THEA...

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Guitarist MARCO SFOGLI In Pre-Production For DREAM THEATER Singer's New Solo CD

Italian guitarist Marco Sfogli, who is featured on the new solo album from DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie, "Elements of Persuasion", has just completed a week of pre-production for LaBrie's next solo CD, according to a posting on Sfogli's web site. "It was a blast with Matt Guillory again and B...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON: 'Life's Too Short To Play Music You Don't Like'

Denmark's Antenna webzine recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH and current F5/TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY bassist David Ellefson. A couple of excerpts from the Q&A session follow: Antenna: Music-wise F5 lies far away from what you did in MEGADETH. Was it important to kind of distance you...

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SOULFLY Bassist Says Every Note On 'Dark Ages' Is 'Very Natural'

SOULFLY fan site SoulflyWeb.com recently conducted an interview with SOULFLY bassist Bobby Burns. An excerpt from the chat follows: SoulflyWeb.com: When you began to record "Dark Ages", what was the band's goal and your own personal goal? Bobby: "Well, when we went in to record this record, we prett...

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GOD FORBID Guitarist Talks About New CD

GOD FORBID guitarist Doc Coyle recently spoke to MTV.com about the group's third album, the socially and politically charged "IV: Constitution of Treason", due September 20 via Century Media Records. "The concept was written to the material, as opposed to the other way around — having a story serve...