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More GREAT WHITE Nightclub Fire Evidence Released

The Boston Globe reports: The attorney general's release yesterday of a final 24,000 pages of evidence and photographs collected after a 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people did little to resolve the questions in the mind of Chris Fontaine, whose son was among those killed. Fontaine and other...

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ENSLAVED Featured In New York Times' 'Arts' Section

Norwegian extreme metallers ENSLAVED were featured in yesterday's (Thursday, November 8) "Arts" section of the New York Times. An excerpt from the article follows: "On Tuesday night, in a plush tour bus parked in this city’s scruffy downtown, a couple of Norwegians were talking about world music. Th...

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THE AGONIST Kicks Off North American Tour With ENSLAVED And ARSIS

Montreal's hottest new export THE AGONIST recently embarked on a massive month-long North American trek alongside ENSLAVED and ARSIS. The group just completed lengthy treks as direct support to SONATA ARCTICA and OVERKILL, further proving that their commanding and intense live performance can win ov...

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JUDAS PRIEST Book Author Lifting The Lid On Rock Legends

UK's St. Helens Reporter reports: Neil Daniels is still heavy metal band JUDAS PRIEST's biggest fan – despite incurring the band's wrath by writing a controversial biography on them. The book charts the bands humble beginnings in West Bromwich to their rise to fame and everything in between. Publish...

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GENE SIMMONS Joins Gangster Big Band ROYAL CROWN REVUE At Hard Rock Casino

Rock legend Gene Simmons of band KISS will perform live with big band Royal Crown Revue this coming Friday, November 9, at The Joint located inside the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas. The performance featuring Gene Simmons with Royal Crown Revue will be filmed and featured in two upcoming episodes of...

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EVANESCENCE To Take Part In Special 'Nissan Live Sets' Performance

EVANESCENCE will take part in an exclusive private performance for Nissan Live Sets on November 12 in West Los Angeles, California. The first 200 fans to send an email at [email protected] will get in the doors for this exclusive taping, which will begin at around 7:00 p.m. Winners will a...

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UNEXPECT On FOX's 'Fearless Music'; Video Available

Montreal's rambunctious and unique classical/black metal ensemble UNEXPECT has posted its live performance from last weekend's episode of Fox TV's "Fearless Music". Footage of the band playing the song "Desert Urbania" from their debut album "In A Flesh Aquarium" can be viewed below. Currently in it...

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THE FUNERAL PYRE: Working Title For New Album Revealed

Southern California's THE FUNERAL PYRE has issued an in-depth update on the band's plans for 2008. An excerpt follows: "We'll be playing very select amounts of shows until the new year," writes the band's frontman John. "But in January, we will be doing nine shows with BOOK OF BLACK EARTH from Seatt...

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WYKKED WYTCH: New Album Release Announced

After almost a year of delays, Florida-based metal band WYKKED WYTCH will release its fourth album, "Memories of a Dying Whore", through the group's own label Perish Music. The CD will be available for online purchase the first week of December and will expand to retail outlets worldwide in January....

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JETBOY To Release 'The Glam Years Movie And CD'

San Francisco rockers JETBOY will release "The Glam Years Movie And CD" on November 20 via MVD. The DVD/CD package includes a 1986 performance at the Whisky A Go-Go in West Hollywood, a slideshow photo movie through the years, plus interviews with each member from 2007. The audio disc includes 21 tr...

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ANGEL OF EDEN To Release Debut This Month

ANGEL OF EDEN, the brainchild of Swiss guitarist Roger Staffelbach (ARTENSION),will release its debut album, "The End of Never", on November 16 via Lion Music. Acclaimed for his unique style, aggressive rhythm playing and his considerable soloing skills over seven albums with prog metallers ARTENSI...

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SYMPHONY X, EPICA, INTO ETERNITY To Team Up For North American Tour

Progressive metallers SYMPHONY X will embark on a North American headlining tour in April 2008. Support on the shows will come from EPICA and INTO ETERNITY. The dates are as follows: Apr. 04 - Cambridge. MA @ Middle East Apr. 05 - New York, NY @ Nokia Theater Times Square Apr. 06 - Philadelphia, PA...

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ROCKLAHOMA: More 2008 Festival Details Revealed

Rocklahoma, which purports to be the largest '80s rock festival of its kind ever to be organized, has announced more details about next year's event, which will be held July 11-13, 2008 at the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds, four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma. "With tickets having been sold in al...

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Tales From Dirt Town

Spending enough time on the bottom of the music industry's bootheel to get real used to the taste of asphalt and piss has made West Virginia alt-metal C-listers BOBAFLEX just a little bit bitter. Of course, getting the gear they spent a lifetime accumulating ripped off on tour probably didn't help....

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OCTAVIA SPERATI To Utilize Session Bassist, Drummer For UK Tour

Norwegian metal band OCTAVIA SPERATI has issued the following update: "We will be using a session bass player and a session drummer during our upcoming UK tour. Don't worry, there are no problems in the Octavian camp. It so happens that both Trine and Ivar's partner are pregnant. Due to this joyful...