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MONDO GENERATOR Announces 'What Is Rock' Tour With TURBONEGRO

MONDO GENERATOR has announced the dates for the upcoming "What Is Rock" tour with TURBONEGRO. The trek will kick off in September and run through the middle of October. MONDO GENERATOR was originally formed by ex-QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE and KYUSS bassist Nick Oliveri in 1997. The band has previously...

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OBITUARY, HOLY MOSES, AVATAR: European Tour Dates Revealed

Legendary Florida death metallers OBITUARY will team up with long-running German thrashers HOLY MOSES for a European tour in January 2008. Also appearing on the bill are Swedish metallers AVATAR. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 03 - Holland Zwolle - Hedon Jan. 04 - Holland Tilburg - O 13 Jan. 0...

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NARNIA Guitarist To Release Solo Album

Swedish guitarist Carl-Johan Grimmark (NARNIA, ROB ROCK, BEAUTIFUL SIN, SAVIOUR MACHINE, PLANET ALLIANCE, DIVINEFIRE, FLAGSHIP, ESSENCE OF SORROW) will release his first solo album, "Grimmark", on August 31 via Rivel Records. The track listing is as follows: 01. Pray 02. How Many Times 03. Hiding fr...

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KORN Evolves Environmentally On FAMILY VALUES Tour

KORN announced today that they will be joining the effort to tour green by fueling all their vehicles with bio-diesel. This effort will lessen their environmental impact on this year's Family Values Tour by using domestically produced bio-fuels in all 16 of their touring vehicles. The band is workin...

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MINISTRY's Final Release Will Be An All-Covers Record

MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen has revealed to Germany's Metal Hammer magazine that the group's previously announced "final" album, "The Last Sucker", will be followed by an all-covers release, tentatively due in 2008. According to Jourgensen, the as-yet-untitled effort will contain "a lot of differ...

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METALLICA's HAMMETT: Playing LIVE EARTH 'Might Be Most Important Moment Of Our Career'

The Associated Press reports that Kirk Hammett is one guitar legend who cares about the planet. "I just said to my wife earlier today this might be the most important moment of our entire career," Hammett told an incredulous interviewer after his band METALLICA performed at the London instalment of...

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Report: OZZFEST Brawl Ridiculous, Shameful

A MyFOXColorado blogger who goes by the name "Scribe2" has issued the following report: The Ozzfest at Coors Amphitheatre [in Denver, Colorado] on July 28 erupted into an absolutely ridiculous and shameful war of thrown items between the lawn-seat visitors and the reserved-seat visitors during the S...

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VELVET REVOLVER: Stripped Down Rock And Roll For New Generation

Planet-Loud.com recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Planet-Loud.com: Going onto this record ["Libertad"], what did you want to achieve with it? Slash: You know, for me personally, I didn't have any set goal...

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MICHAEL And RUDOLF SCHENKER 'Came To Blows' At ROCK & BLUES CUSTOM SHOW, Says Journalist

U.K.-based music journalist Dave Ling has issued the following report via his official web site: "Just home from the Rock & Blues Custom Show in Pentrich [England], where the best and worst of the Schenker family was displayed. Regardless of the falling rain, the SCORPIONS played a blinder as la...

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PETER CRISS Says 'Jealousy' Causes GENE SIMMONS To Belittle Ex-KISS Members' Abilities

Rod Harmon of HeraldTribune.com recently conducted an interview with original KISS drummer Peter Criss. An excerpt from the chat follows: HeraldTribune.com: Your last recording experience, "Psycho Circus" (by KISS in 1998) was very much a confrontational one, where you and Ace were barely involved....

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PRONG: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed

PRONG has set "Power of the Damager" as the title of its new album, due on October 2 via MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgenson's 13th Planet Records label. The band — whose lineup consists of Tommy Victor (vocals, guitar),Monte Pittman (bass) and Aaron Rossi (drums) — recorded the new CD at Sonic Ranch st...

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LED ZEPPELIN: Double-CD Collection, Reissue Of 'The Song Remains The Same' Due In November

On November 13, Atlantic Records/Rhino Entertainment will honor LED ZEPPELIN with the release of "Mothership", a 24-track, two-CD comprehensive collection that spans their illustrious career. All eight of the band's classic studio albums are represented here, with the tracks being personally selecte...

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SIX FEET UNDER, NILE, FINNTROLL, BELPHEGOR To Team Up For European Tour

SIX FEET UNDER, NILE, FINNTROLL and BELPHEGOR will team up for a European tour in November/December. The dates are as follows: Nov. 29 - CH Pratteln Z 7 Nov. 30 - DE Lichtenfels Stadthalle Dec. 01 - DE Munich Backstage Dec. 02 - DE Lindau Vaudeville Dec. 03 - NL Tilburg O13 Dec. 04 - ...

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Former RIP Editor Featured In 'Shockwaves' Podcast

Shockwaves/HardRadio Podcast #18 is now available for download at this location (20 MB). Host Bob Nalbandian interviews rock journalist/author and notorious "metal dude" Lonn Friend. In this episode Lonn discusses his recent book "Life on Planet Rock", his days as editor for the infamous RIP magazin...

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MONDO GENERATOR Offically Drops Off OZZFEST

MONDO GENERATOR, the group led by former QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE bassist Nick Oliveri, has officially dropped off this year's Ozzfest due to "matters beyond the band's control." A statement from Nick Oliveri reads as follows: "It's very disappointing but MONDO GENERATOR has been forced to cancel the...