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Charges Dismissed Against Four Teens In METALLICA-Related Fan Death

Canadian Press reports that all charges have been dismissed against four teenagers in the death of a man on an Edmonton, Alberta, Canada transit bus after a fight over the heavy metal band METALLICA. The four were charged with manslaughter in the March 2006 death of Stefan Conley (photo),35, origin...

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DREAM THEATER: More North American Tour Dates Announced

DREAM THEATER has announced more dates for its upcoming U.S. tour, which is scheduled to kick off late July. Support at all shows will come from REDEMPTION (the Los Angeles-based progressive metal band led by guitarist/songwriter Nicolas van Dyk and featuring vocal legend Ray Alder of FATES WARNING)...

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OZZFEST Announces STATIC-X As Final Main-Stage Act On This Summer's Tour

Ozzfest alumni STATIC-X is the last band to join the Ozzfest revolution by signing on for this year's historic "Freefest." They, along with OZZY OSBOURNE, LAMB OF GOD, HATEBREED and others, will give fans the rock experience of their lives at a price that's hard to beat. As previously announced, the...

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MARILYN MANSON Schedules California In-Store Signing

In celebration of the release of his new album, "Eat Me, Drink Me", Marilyn Manson will be signing autographs at Hot Topic in Orange County, CA on Friday, May 18 at 5:00 p.m. Beginning on Friday, May 11, the first 500 customers to pre-order the CD "Eat Me, Drink Me" at Hot Topic at the ...

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OVERKILL Founder RAT SKATES Revisits Thrash Metal's Old School In New Film

"Born in the Basement", a documentary from filmmaker/OVERKILL founder Rat Skates, will be released on May 12, 2007 by Kundrat Productions. Written and narrated by Skates, this is an autobiographical journey that begins in 1980, when the East Coast of North America experienced a massive culture clash...

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JÄGERMEISTER Mobile Stage Showcases PEAVEY VERSARRAY Sound System At OZZFEST 2007

Jägermeister has chosen a Peavey Versarray line array sound system and 207,000 watts of Crest Audio power to make its state-of-the-art traveling stage scream at Ozzfest 2007. Housed in a 44-foot trailer that opens into a fully self-contained stage measuring 34 feet wide, 16 feet deep and 20 feet hig...

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AC/DC's Classic Song 'Highway To Hell' Among APRA Nominees

According to News.com.au, AC/DC's classic song "Highway to Hell" has been nominated in the "Most Performed Australian Work Overseas" category at the 25th Australian Performing Rights Association (APRA) awards. The 20,000 members of APRA will decide the winners of the awards honoring songwriters. The...

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RATT Tribute Dragster To Be Run By CLAY MILLICAN

Stephen Pearcy and the rock band RATT enjoyed their 1980s drag racing exposure so much that they are back for more — literally. Two decades later, their name will be emblazoned on the Clay Millican-driven, Evan Knoll dragster for the balance of the 2007 NHRA POWERade tour promoting their upcoming Ju...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Explains Why He Refuses To Share Stage With His 'Confessed Enemy'

J. Bennett of Decibel magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Decibel: How directly is your born-again status connected to your sobriety? Mustaine: My sobriety… well, if you mean do I do drugs, I don't. [But]...

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SOLACE OF REQUIEM Prepares For MILWAUKEE METALFEST Appearance

Virginia Beach, Virginia death metal trio SOLACE OF REQUIEM has issued the following update: "Friday, May 11th and Saturday, May 12th SOLACE OF REQUIEM will be back on the road. The first of their two shows is in Superior, Wisconsin at Bev's Jook Joint. There the band will be teaming back up with th...

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LINKIN PARK, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE: Projekt Revolution Tour Dates Revealed

LINKIN PARK and MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE will headline this year's Projekt Revolution tour, which is scheduled to kick off late July. The bill — which will feature bands on two stages — also includes PLACEBO, H.I.M. and JULIAN-K joining the headliners on the Main Stage, and SAOSIN, STYLES OF BEYOND, MIND...

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KATAKLYSM Singer Checks In From 'Invaluable Darkness' Tour

Vocalist Maurizio Iacono of the Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM has issued the following update: "Here we are, almost half way through the 'Invaluable Darkness' tour and the fans' reception to KATAKLYSM has been nothing short of astonishing. Opening a tour like this is a big task for any band and...

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AC/DC: New Album Coming In January?

According to a posting on the AC/DC fan site AC/DC Highway to Hell, it is rumored that AC/DC has completed editing video footage for a brand new double DVD set to be released September, which will contain one Bon Scott DVD and one Brian Johnson DVD of AC/DC live in concert. The band ...

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SLAYER And MARILYN MANSON Co-Headline Summer Tour Dates Announced

Tour dates for this summer's match made in Heaven...or Hell...are announced today. MARILYN MANSON and SLAYER's 25-city co-headline North American tour will kick off on July 25 in West Palm Beach, FL, pillaging its way cross-country to wrap up in San Antonio, TX on September 1. Confirmed dates are be...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES: New Concert Photos Available

A number of high-quality photos of long-running Venice Beach, California thrash/punk band SUICIDAL TENDENCIES performing on April 23, 2007 at the SDF Ramonville in Toulouse, France have been posted online at the Metal Sickness web site. A brand new 20-minute video interview with SUICIDAL TENDENCIES...