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ROCK BAND Joins CRE FEST
Two of rock & roll's biggest powerhouses mega-platinum recording artists MTLEY CRE and revolutionary music video game Rock Band are joining forces to make history. Harmonix and MTV Games announced today that MTLEY CRE will be the first band to release their brand-new single, "Saints Of Los Angel...April 15, 2008
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Original BREAKER Vocalist Forced To Cancel Reunion Appearances
Original BREAKER vocalist Jim Hamar, who sang on the classic 1987 "Get Tough!" album, has been forced to cancel his reunion appearances with the band at this summer's Bang Your Head!!! festival in Balingen, Germany. Doctors a few days ago diagnosed "vocal cord fold polyps" and immediately scheduled...April 15, 2008
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AVULSED Drummer Hospitalized; Band Cancels Dates
Long-running Spanish death metallers AVULSED have issued the following update: "Yesterday night, our drummer Ricky suffered a loss of consciousness and once in the hospital he remained in the Intensive Care Unit. It seems like he suffered a small brain stroke or something like that. This is, one of...April 14, 2008
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RUSH: New Orleans Show In Jeopardy?
Keith Spera of The Times-Picayune reports that the RUSH concert slated for Saturday, April 19 at the New Orleans Arena may be rescheduled depending on the Hornets' playoff schedule. That playoff schedule has yet to be determined. "We'll find out at midnight Wednesday, when the regular NBA season end...April 14, 2008
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NEIL TURBIN's DEATHRIDERS: Footage From 2005 'Thrash Against Cancer' Event Posted Online
Capital Chaos has posted video footage of DEATHRIDERS, the band led by former ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin, performing the ANTHRAX classic "Panic" on July 9, 2005 at the Pound in San Francisco, California as part of the Thrash Against Cancer festival. Also on the bill were LAAZ ROCKIT, BROCAS HELM, AN...April 13, 2008
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TED NUGENT's 'Spirit Of New Mexico' Coming To A Theater Near You
Rocker Ted Nugent has penned another guest column for the Waco Tribune-Herald in which he reveals that he has been working with the governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, and the New Mexico departments of tourism, game and fish, and economic development to create a very special "Ted Nugent Spirit...April 13, 2008
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AGENT STEEL Begins Work On New Material
California-based power metallers AGENT STEEL have issued the following update: "We just loaded in our gear this week into our new rehearsal studio in Los Angeles and started working on new song ideas; and also revisiting the 'STEEL' catalog. We've begun to kick around guitar riff ideas in attempt to...April 13, 2008
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DREAM THEATER, OPETH: When PORTNOY And KERFELDT Unite - Part Three
In anticipation of the Progressive Nation 2008 tour, Roadrunner Records brought together the leaders of the two acts topping the bill DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy and OPETH's Mikael kerfeldt sat for a series of interviews to be posted over the next four weeks leading up to the Progressive Nation kic...April 12, 2008
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SINNER Mainman Checks In From Studio
SINNER, the veteran German metal oufit led by Mat Sinner (PRIMAL FEAR),has entered the House Of Music Studios to begin recording its new album, "Crash & Burn", for a September 19 release via AFM Records. The CD is being produced by Sinner and guitarist/vocalist Henny Wolter and is being enginee...April 12, 2008
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SHATTER MESSIAH Members Answer Fans' Questions; Video Available
SHATTER MESSIAH, the Ohio-based band featuring Curran Murphy (guitar; also ex-NEVERMORE/ANNIHILATOR) and Robert Falzano (drums; also ex-ANNIHILATOR),recently answered on video a number of questions submitted by members of the group's worldwide street team. Watch the 18-minute clip below. As previou...April 11, 2008
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HATEBREED: Previously Unreleased Track Posted Online
Connecticut-based hardcore/metal band HATEBREED has posted a previously unreleased track "Pollution of the Soul", on the group's MySpace page. Commented the band: "We almost put it on 'Supremacy', maybe we'll release it on something in the future!" HATEBREED has just signed a "multi-tiered, worldwid...April 10, 2008
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SWORN ENEMY Guitarist Comments On Upcoming Tours
New York's SWORN ENEMY will continue to bring the metal to the masses via a slew of North American touring activity to support the release of their new album "Maniacal". Having toured Europe, Japan and the U.S. in recent weeks, they will continue their unrelenting schedule on April 14 with a series...April 9, 2008
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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Pulls Out Of Atlanta's SOCO MUSIC EXPERIENCE
"Due to circumstances beyond [the band's] control," QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE has cancelled its previously announced appearance as the headliner for the SoCo Music Experience in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta on Saturday, May 17. Replacing QUEENS on the bill is AGAINST ME! Also slated to appear ar...April 9, 2008
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HATEBREED Signs With KOCH RECORDS
KOCH Records has entered into a new multi-tiered, worldwide deal with HATEBREED. As part of the new deal, KOCH Records will release a series of highly-anticipated future projects from the kings of hardcore metal. The first project under the new deal will be HATEBREED's first-ever live DVD. The main...April 9, 2008
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DREAM THEATER, OPETH: When PORTNOY And KERFELDT Unite - Part Two
In anticipation of the Progressive Nation 2008 tour, Roadrunner Records brought together the leaders of the two acts topping the bill DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy and OPETH's Mikael kerfeldt sat for a series of interviews to be posted over the next four weeks leading up to the Progressive Nation kic...April 8, 2008
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