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DISTURBED, ALTER BRIDGE, IN FLAMES Confirmed For UK's DOWNLOAD Festival
According to Kerrang.com, ALTER BRIDGE, DISTURBED, IN FLAMES and INCUBUS have been added to the bill of this year's Download festival, set to take place the weekend of June 13-15 at Castle Donington, UK. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: KISS (headliner) LOSTPROPHETS (headliner) THE...February 11, 2008
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Terminally Ill Guitarist MEL GALLEY To Fans: 'You Are The Music - I Was Just In A Band'
British hard rock guitarist Mel Galley (WHITESNAKE, TRAPEZE, PHENOMENA) — who was recently diagnosed with cancer — has released the following statement: "Well, as some of you may already have read in the press or seen/heard on other websites, the verdict from the doctors following a full MRI scan is...February 9, 2008
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THERION Singer SNOWY SHAW Discusses Side Projects
RockersDigest.com recently conducted an interview with Snowy Shaw, current singer with THERION and former drummer of DREAM EVIL and KING DIAMOND. A couple of excerpts follow: RockersDigest.com: What can you reveal about the glam-rock-punk-metal project? Snowy: Well, at this point I prefer not to rev...February 9, 2008
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Former MOTOGRATER Vocalist Resurfaces In SOUTHERN FRONT
Former MOTOGRATER vocalist/samplist Zak Ward has resurfaced in a new Austin, Texas band called SOUTHERN FRONT. According to the group's bio, "Zak (also known as the Waz from his previous band) is from Hawaii and is the only non-Texan in the band. He was the original singer in MOTOGRATER, a band that...February 9, 2008
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FOZZY: 'All That Remains… Reloaded' Due In March
FOZZY — the band featuring vocalist Chris Jericho (of WWE wrestling fame) and members of STUCK MOJO — will release "All That Remains… Reloaded" in March via BCD Music Group distribution. "All That Remains… Reloaded" will feature the reissue of the "All That Remains" CD with new artwork and a bonus D...February 8, 2008
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TNT: Norwegian Dates Announced
Norwegian/British hard rockers TNT have scheduled the following dates: Feb. 29 - GB Baardshaug - Orkanger, Norway Mar. 01 - Norsk Rock Cafe - Brekstad, Norway Mar. 07 - Køff Arena - Løten, Norway More shows will be announced soon. TNT will enter the studio in May to begin recording its new album for...February 8, 2008
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DREAM THEATER, OPETH, 3, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME: Tour Dates Announced
New York progressive metal pioneers DREAM THEATER are set to unveil their maiden voyage of "Progressive Nation", a package tour they will headline that will also feature the talents of OPETH, 3 and BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME. The tour is the brainchild of DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, who expla...February 7, 2008
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LED ZEPPELIN's BONNAROO Controversy Results In Free Publicity For All-Female Tribute Band
Chris Harris of MTV.com reports: It was perhaps one of the bigger music-press snafus in recent memory, and it began at midnight Wednesday, when the press release for this year's Bonnaroo festival was distributed via e-mail to various members of the media. Along with news that KANYE WEST, PEARL JAM a...February 7, 2008
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SEVENDUST Drummer Comments On Upcoming 'Rockstar' Tour
SEVENDUST is forming its tour plans to support the arrival of the band's seventh studio album, "Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow", on April 1. The group will travel to Australia in mid-March to open three shows for OZZY OSBOURNE, before coming home to the U.S. for a spring headlining run of its own. Aft...February 7, 2008
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MERCENARY Guitarist Comments On Upcoming WACKEN OPEN AIR Appearance
Guitarist Jakob Mølbjerg of the Danish metal act MERCENARY has commented on the band's upcoming appearance at the legendary metal festival Wacken Open Air, which will be held from July 31 to August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. "It's a privilege for MERCENARY to be able to return to Wacken this year,"...February 7, 2008
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PRIMORDIAL Frontman: The Mainstream Needs Bands Like Us
Vocalist Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill of the of the Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL has issued the following update: "Well, it's been a long time coming. Not only this mesage but the current air of positivity that is surrounding the band. It really seems like we have moved in from the fringes of th...February 7, 2008
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TESTAMENT: Russian Dates Announced
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have scheduled two dates in Russia in June: June 01 - Moscow, Russia - Shadow Club June 03 - Saint-Petersburgh, Russia - Port Club In other news, fellow Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL, who were scheduled to perform with TESTAMENT on their Southern C...February 6, 2008
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JON OLIVA'S PAIN, CIRCLE II CIRCLE, MANTICORA To Team Up For North American Tour
JON OLIVA'S PAIN, CIRCLE II CIRCLE and MANTICORA will team up for the first leg of the North American "Global Intrusions" tour this fall. This marks the first time that Jon Oliva (JON OLIVA'S PAIN, SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) and Zak Stevens (CIRCLE II CIRCLE, ex-SAVATAGE) have toured togeth...February 6, 2008
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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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DEAD EYES: New Song Posted Online
DEAD EYES, hailing from Greensboro, NC, has posted a new track, titled "Trials", on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the group's recently released debut split CD with ANYTHING ON FIRE (featuring members of GLASS CASKET and BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME) on Forsaken Recordings. The effort was...February 6, 2008
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