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HIRAX Added To Select Dates On DESTRUCTION Tour

Underground metal champions HIRAX have been added to the following dates on the DESTRUCTION/SADUS North American tour: Jan. 21 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theater Jan. 23 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's Jan. 24 - San Marcos, CA @ Jumping Turtle Feb. 13 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit Feb. 14 - ...

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WITCHFINDER GENERAL Reunites, Begins Work On New Album

WITCHFINDER GENERAL, one of the few bands of the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) era to opt for the classic early BLACK SABBATH dirge rather than the more uptempo metal of most of their countrymen, has reformed and is presently holding auditions to replace singer Zeeb Parkes. "Derm [drummer...

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CRUMBSUCKERS Drummer Forced To Sit Out European Tour

CRUMBSUCKERS drummer Dan Richardson (LIFE OF AGONY, PRO-PAIN, STEREOMUD) will be forced to sit out the band's upcoming tour of Europe in February due to work commitments, a source close to Dan told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. The legendary New York hardcore/metal act is expected to announce a temporary replac...

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STUCK MOJO: Another New Song Posted Online

Atlanta-based rap-metal pioneers STUCK MOJO, who recently announced the addition of vocalist Lord Nelson to the group's lineup, have posted another new track, entitled "Home", on their MySpace page. Also available at the same location are the songs "Metal is Dead" and "That's When I Burn". "All thre...

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HATEBREED Bassist Forced To Sit Out European Tour

FIRST BLOOD's Carl Schwartz is reportedly filling in for HATEBREED bassist Chris Beattie on HATEBREED's European tour after Beattie injured his right hand Thursday night (Nov. 9),making it impossible for him to take part in the trek. HATEBREED is continuing to tour in support of its new album, "Sup...

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AMON AMARTH: Tour Diary Launched

Sweden's AMON AMARTH has launched a tour diary covering the band's current European trek. Check it out at this location. AMON AMARTH's latest CD, "With Oden on Our Side", entered the national album chart in Sweden at No. 21 and in Austria at No. 27. The album has also debuted on the German ...

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SKID ROW Bassist Says The 'Subhuman Race' Album 'Absolutely Sucks'

Jeffrey Easton of The Metal Exiles recently conducted an interview with SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: The Metal Exiles: Do you think it is SKID ROW's time again? Rachel: You know what, Why not. We are really proud of this record and We are going ...

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TWISTED SISTER: 'Oh Come All Ye Faithful' To Go For Radio Adds This Month

TWISTED SISTER's rendition of "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" has been selected as the new single from the band's "A Twisted Christmas" collection of metal versions of holiday classics, which came out on October 17 via Razor & Tie Records. The single will go for radio adds on November 27-28. As previo...

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NIGHTWISH: New 'Band Diary' Entry Available

NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen has posted a new entry in the "Band Diary" section of the group's official web site. Read it at this location. NIGHTWISH's upcoming CD will be the group's first release since the departure of singer Tarja Turunen. The band fired Turunen via an "open le...

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ENTOMBED Explains U.S. Tour Cancellation

Sweden's ENTOMBED has issued a statement explaining the band's reasons for the cancellation of its previously announced West Coast tour with DISMEMBER and GRAVE. The statetement reads as follows: "Due to circumstances beyond our control, ENTOMBED sadly has had to postpone their upcoming USA West Coa...

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DARKEST HOUR Forced To Drop Off SOILWORK Tour

Washington D.C.-based metallers DARKEST HOUR have issued the following statement: "We are sorry to announce that we must cancel our upcoming shows in Pittsburgh, Rochester, and Detroit on our curent tour with SOILWORK, MNEMIC, and THREAT SIGNAL. One of the us has a serious health issue that must be...

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TWISTED SISTER To Perform On 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

TWISTED SISTER will perform on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Wednesday, December 13. The show airs nationally on NBC from 11:35 p.m. to 12:35 a.m. ET/PT. As previously reported, TWISTED SISTER has scheduled an in-store signing session on Saturday, December 2 between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. at...

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TWISTED SISTER Schedules Minnesota In-Store

TWISTED SISTER has scheduled an in-store signing session on Saturday, December 2 between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. at Best Buy (1885 E. County Rd.) in Maplewood, Minnesota. As previously reported, a 15-minute audio interview with TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider, conducted recently by VM Underground...

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GUNS N' ROSES Manager: Portland Cancellation 'Had Nothing To Do With Pyro Or Ticket Sales'

GUNS N' ROSES' manager manager Merck Mercuriadis and the band's lead singer Axl Rose have issued a statement in response to an overwhelming number of negative posts on the message board of the GN'R fan site Here Today… Gone To Hell! regarding the cancellation of the group's Nov. 6 concert in Portlan...

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MEGADETH Tour Manager Reports On Six Flags New England Performance

MEGADETH's official web site, Megadeth.com, has been updated with another journal entry by MEGADETH's assistant tour manager, Tracey Wiedeman. An excerpt from the entry follows: "Here I sit on another airplane leaving another MEGADETH gig but this time the show had a different flare. On Halloween ni...