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NIGHTWISH: Florida, California Dates Moved Off DISNEY Property

NIGHTWISH's previously announced November 15, 2007 concert in Florida has been moved from House of Blues in Lake Buena Vista to Club Firestone in Orlando. Similarly, NIGHTWISH's November 6 concert at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California will now be taking place at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa An...

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Ex-QUIET RIOT Guitarist CARLOS CAVAZO Featured In New 'The Right To Rock' Podcast

TheRighttoRock.com has has issued its latest podcast (episode #30),featuring guitarist Carlos Cavazo. Carlos discusses his days in QUIET RIOT as well as his latest project 3 LEGGED DOGG. Carlos also talks about the current state of "Metal Health" as well as his past glories. The interview lasts app...

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NIGHTWISH: More Helsinki Concert Footage Posted Online

More fan-filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH's concert Wednesday night (September 26) at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland has surfaced and can be viewed below. NIGHTWISH's performance in Helsinki took place in conjunction with a release party for the group's new album, "Dark Passion Play". The band took...

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LYNAM: New Music Posted Online

Birmingham, Alabama-based hard rockers LYNAM have just put up three new songs on their MySpace page from their forthcoming album, "Tragic City Symphony". You can check them out at www.myspace.com/lynam. The release date has not yet been set. "Tragic City Symphony" was produced by Jason Elgin (MAYLEN...

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BYZANTINE To Unveil Two New Songs Next Week

West Virginia's forward-thinking thrashers BYZANTINE will unveil two tracks from their upcoming album, "Oblivion Beckons", on the band's MySpace page on Monday, October 1. The CD is due out in early January 2008 through Prosthetic Records. According to a press release, the tracks "Nadir" and "Expans...

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IRON MAIDEN Bassist's Daughter To Support THUNDER In UK

Lauren Harris, daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris, will support THUNDER on their upcoming UK tour. Her schedule is now shaping up as follows: Nov. 05 - Sawyers - Kettering, UK Nov. 06 - The Palace - Tammworth, UK Nov. 07 – JB's Dudley - Dudley West Midlands, UK Nov. 08 - Hertford Marquee ....

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WATAIN Frontman: 'A Black Metal Concert Should Be All About Chaos, Panic, Blood, Fire'

The new issue of Metal Hell (#20) includes an interview with bassist/vocalist Erik Danielsson from WATAIN. A couple of excerpts follow: On the response to the band's recent live shows: "The response has been extremely good. People seem very grateful for the fact that a band finally puts some fucking...

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ZAKK WYLDE To Guest On This Weekend's 'Chaos With Full Metal Jackie'

Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) will be the featured guest on Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie" this Sunday (September 30) at 10:00 p.m. PST (1:00 a.m. EST Monday morning). To listen to the show live via the Internet, go to this location. The pro...

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TOOL To Tour West Coast In November/December

Although no dates are officially confirmed at this point, it appears that TOOL will be touring the West Coast of the USA from mid-November until Christmas. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. TOOL released its latest album, "10,000 Days", in the spring of 2006, five years after its previo...

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NIGHTWISH: Helsinki Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH's concert last night (Wednesday, September 26) at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland can be viewed below. NIGHTWISH's performance in Helsinki took place in conjunction with a release party for the group's new album, "Dark Passion Play". The group took the stage under...

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KAMELOT Shooting 'Behind-The-Scenes' Footage For Limited-Edition DVD

KAMELOT guitarist Thomas Youngblood has issued the following update: "Well, we have been very busy working with bassist Sean Tibbetts [temporary touring bassist] on the new songs and setlist. It's sounding super tight and the hard work will show at the shows. We are leaving today for London. It's be...

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NIGHTWISH: Helsinki, Tallinn Concert Photos Available

As expected, NIGHTWISH performed at the Helsinki (Finland) release party for the group's new album, "Dark Passion Play" earlier tonight (Wednesday, September 26) at club Tavastia. The group took the stage under the guise of a NIGHTWISH cover band called NATUVISSYSET and played a similar set to the o...

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TYGERS OF PAN TANG To Release New Album Early Next Year

NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG have issued the following update: "The band finished tracks 3 and 4 of the new album. We are on track to hit the timescales for a release date in February/March 2008. We are still undicided on titles for these tracks but [we] will let you know when they are ...

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DIRTY RIG Parts Ways With Bassist

Long Island's DIRTY RIG has parted ways with bassist Buckshot. According to a bulletin released by the group, "The guys in the band begged him not to quit, but he just wasn't committed to DIRTY RIG and he quit just three weeks before our DVD shoot on October 12 at Dingbatz (in Clifton, New Jersey)....

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RUSH Drummer: 'You Can Never Read The Same Book Twice'

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has posted a lengthy update on his official web site. An excerpt follows: "Early in the tour, a fan in Florida sent me a hardcover edition of Ernest Hemingway's stories he had purchased at the Hemingway museum in Key West, including a nice laminated bookmark (the giver signed...