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HOLY TERROR Schedule First Show In 16 Years

Reformed Seattle-based speed metal band HOLY TERROR will play their first show in 16 years on March 11 at El Corazon (109 Eastlake Ave.) in Seattle. This will mark the band's debut live performance with new vocalist Chris Tretton (MIDNIGHT IDOLS) and it will be the only HOLY TERROR gig before bassis...

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DANKO JONES: 'Sleep Is The Enemy' Web Site Launched

Bad Taste Records has launched a web site for DANKO JONES' upcoming album "Sleep Is The Enemy" where you can stream samples of the CD or see the new video for "Baby Hates Me". They've also got wallpaper and buddy icons. Check it out at this location. "Sleep Is The Enemy", is slated ...

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TRIVUM Are 'Extremely Honored' To Be Given Opportunity To Tour With IRON MAIDEN

TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy has issued a statement regarding the band's upcoming European tour as the support act for IRON MAIDEN. Heafy says, "TRIVIUM is extremely honored to be given the opportunity to tour with the legendary IRON MAIDEN — arguably the greatest metal band of all time. MAIDEN has i...

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OBSESSION: Brand New Song Available For Download

Reunited classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION have uploaded a full-length MP3 of the title cut from their long-awaited follow-up to 1987's "Methods of Madness", entitled "Carnival of Lies", at their official web site. The track, which features Swedish guitar sensation Robert Marcello (DANGER DANG...

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KALAS Sign To TEE PEE RECORDS

Oakland, California-based hard music quintet KALAS have signed to New York City's Tee Pee Records. The group, whose roster reads like a directory of seminal San Francisco Bay Area bands that have made their distinct mark over the past decade, will unveil their self titled full length debut on April...

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Reunited OBSESSION To Release 'Carnival Of Lies' This Spring

Reunited classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION have set "Carnival of Lies" (cover artwork) as the title of their long-awaited follow-up to 1987's "Methods of Madness", tentatively due this spring via an as-yet-undsiclosed label. Original members Michael Vescera (vocals; ex-LOUDNESS, YNGWIE MALMSTE...

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KING DIAMOND: More European Tour Dates Announced

KING DIAMOND have added three German dates to their upcoming European tour. The schedule is now shaping up as follows: Apr. 15 - Tobakken - Esbjerg, DEN Apr. 17 - Train - Aarhus, DEN Apr. 19 - Amager Bio - Copenhagen, DEN Apr. 21 - Kåren - Gothenburg, SWE Apr. 22 - Rockefeller - Oslo, ...

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Band Featuring MICHAEL SCHENKER's Son Have A New Name

RAIDERS OF ROCK N' ROLL, the British band featuring guitarist Tyson Schenker, the son of the fabled SCORPIONS and UFO guitarist Michael Schenker, have changed their name to FASTER INFERNO. The Cambridgeshire blues-influenced hard rock act, who also include singer Matt Taylor, bassist Andy Raeburn an...

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CIRCUS DIABLO Cover ADAM AND THE ANTS On Debut Album

CIRCUS DIABLO, the new project featuring THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy, former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick and former THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (with help from VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum),have posted the following message on their official web site: "During the recent...

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VELVET REVOLVER Hope To Make New Album 'A Little More Danceable'

Scott Weiland has found himself another band. Speaking to ABC News Radio at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party last week, Weiland's VELVET REVOLVER bandmate Matt Sorum said that the singer is being added to Sorum's all-star cover band CAMP FREDDY. He'll be joining a permanent lineup that already includes...

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THE CULT Team Up With INSTANT LIVE To Offer Live Recordings

Instant Live has announced that it will be recording select dates from THE CULT's 2006 tour. Instant Live will be recording the band's set at each of the shows, and the completed CDs will be available for pickup just minutes after the concert ends. For fans that won't be able to make it to any ...

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Drummer JOHN TEMPESTA Joins THE CULT!

After two auditions, John Tempesta (EXODUS, TESTAMENT, HELMET, WHITE ZOMBIE, ROB ZOMBIE) has been hired as the new drummer for THE CULT. Tempesta will make his debut with the group when they perform on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" on Friday, February 24 on the CBS-TV network. THE CULT's...

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KING DIAMOND To Begin Recording New Album In March

KING DIAMOND will start recording their next album in early March in Dallas, Texas and at Los Angered Recording (owned by KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque) in Gothenburg, Sweden. The band will then begin rehearsals for their upcoming European tour, which will take place between April 14 and Jun...

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THE CULT To Perform On 'The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson'

Reactivated rockers THE CULT will be the featured musical guests on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" on Friday, February 24 on the CBS-TV network. As previously reported, THE CULT are currently holding musician auditions in Los Angeles ahead of their U.S. tour kick-off, which is scheduled fo...

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AC/DC Guitarist ANGUS YOUNG To Make Cameo Appearance In 'Goal! 3' Movie

According to The Sydney Morning Herald, AC/DC guitarist Angus Young will make a cameo appearance in a major Hollywood film — "Goal! 3". The first film in "Goal!" trilogy (featuring a cameo by AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson) opens in Australia this month, following the story of aspiring American soccer...