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SYMPHONY X, EPICA, INTO ETERNITY To Team Up For North American Tour

Progressive metallers SYMPHONY X will embark on a North American headlining tour in April 2008. Support on the shows will come from EPICA and INTO ETERNITY. The dates are as follows: Apr. 04 - Cambridge. MA @ Middle East Apr. 05 - New York, NY @ Nokia Theater Times Square Apr. 06 - Philadelphia, PA...

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ROCKLAHOMA: More 2008 Festival Details Revealed

Rocklahoma, which purports to be the largest '80s rock festival of its kind ever to be organized, has announced more details about next year's event, which will be held July 11-13, 2008 at the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds, four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma. "With tickets having been sold in al...

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Tales From Dirt Town

Spending enough time on the bottom of the music industry's bootheel to get real used to the taste of asphalt and piss has made West Virginia alt-metal C-listers BOBAFLEX just a little bit bitter. Of course, getting the gear they spent a lifetime accumulating ripped off on tour probably didn't help....

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OCTAVIA SPERATI To Utilize Session Bassist, Drummer For UK Tour

Norwegian metal band OCTAVIA SPERATI has issued the following update: "We will be using a session bass player and a session drummer during our upcoming UK tour. Don't worry, there are no problems in the Octavian camp. It so happens that both Trine and Ivar's partner are pregnant. Due to this joyful...

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POWER QUEST: 'Recording Of The New Album Is Going Well'

UK melodic power metallers POWER QUEST have have issued the following update: "The recording of the new album is going well. Francesco [Tresca] has completed his drum tracks for all the songs and Andrea [Martongelli] has already started the guitars and is making awesome progress. Steve Scott will fl...

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SIXX A.M. To Film 'Accidents Can Happen' Video

SIXX A.M., the new band led by MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx, will film a video for the song "Accidents Can Happen" on Monday, November 5. The track comes off the group's debut album, "The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star, The Soundtrack", which was written and produced b...

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(HED)P.E. Announces Headlining Dates

Southern California's (HED)P.E. recently returned from a headlining tour of Europe and are preparing to head out on a short West Coast run. Frontman Jared Gomes stated, "All the shows were sweet, but of course London sticks out in my mind, because it is always so hardcore. Amsterdam, of course, was...

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CIRCUS DIABLO: NGTV Video Interview Posted Online

A seven-minute video interview with CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT touring bassist/current CAMP FREDDY guitarist) and guitarist Ricky Warwick (THE ALMIGHTY frontman) conducted by NGTV.com (No Good TV) can be viewed below. CIRCUS DIABLO is the new project featuring THE CULT guitar...

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TRIGGER POINT To Enter Studio This Weekend

Los Angeles-based band TRIGGER POINT has begun pre-production on its new album, tentatively titled "Giving Up The Ghost", with producer Shaun Lopez (DEFTONES, WILL HAVEN, DEMON HUNTER). Vocalist Taylor Wallace states, "We are all very excited about making this record. It pretty much captures everyth...

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BOBAFLEX: 'Home' Video Posted Online

West Virginian metal maniacs BOBAFLEX have released their video for the song "Home". The clip, which was shot by director Dan Dobi on October 12 before and during the band's concert at Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio, can be viewed below. "Tales from Dirt Town", BOBAFLEX's follow-up its acclaimed "Ap...

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Two More Firms Join GREAT WHITE Nightclub Fire Settlement

Jonathan Saltzman of the Boston Globe reports: The Home Depot and a foam insulation maker have agreed to contribute $5 million to settle civil lawsuits filed on behalf of most of the 300 people killed or injured in the 2003 Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island, raising the total tentative settleme...

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ADRIFT To Guest On WFLM Radio This Weekend

ADRIFT, the Tampa-based heavy rock band featuring Jack Owen of DEICIDE/CANNIBAL CORPSE fame, will take part in a radio interview with "Saturday Night Free For All" on WFLM Radio this Saturday, November 3 at 10:00 p.m. EST. You can listen to the show live via the Internet at www.wflmradio.com. ADRIFT...

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SIXX A.M.: Footage From 'Official' Live Debut Available

SIXX A.M., the new band led by MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx, made its official live debut at 94.9 The Blaze's Halloween Havoc 2007 on Thursday, October 25 at The E-Center in West Valley City, Utah. Also appearing on the bill were KORN, OPERATOR, AIRBOURNE and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH. Watch fan-fil...

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MURDER BY DEATH Signs With VAGRANT

Vagrant has announced the signing of Bloomington, Indiana's MURDER BY DEATH. The quartet's fourth full-length, "Red of Tooth and Claw", was produced by Trina Shoemaker (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, EMMYLOU HARRIS, IGGY POP) at Dark Horse Studios in Tennessee and will be released in the early spring of 2...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES: New German TV Interview With MIKE MUIR Available

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES frontman Mike Muir was recently interviewed by the German TV show "Tracks" about the band's song "I Shot Reagan" and their appearance on "Miami Vice", among other topics. The nine-minute clip, which includes footage from the group's recent tour, can be viewed below. SUICIDAL TEND...