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DIMMU BORGIR To Play U.K. Dates In September

Norwegian black metallers DIMMU BORGIR appear to be in the process of scheduling U.K. dates at the end of September as part of their upcoming European tour with AMON AMARTH. According to the web site of the Manchester Academy, the band will perform there on September 30. No further details are curre...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Guitarist Describes G8 Protest, And Dramatic Escape By Boat

Launch Radio Networks reports: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello, sometimes known as the protest folksinger THE NIGHTWATCHMAN, performed in Germany last Saturday (June 2) as part of the Move Against G8 protest. An estimated fifty to sixty thousand people showed up for the rally where Mo...

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FATS DOMINO Tribute Album Featuring ROBERT PLANT Due In September

LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant is featured on the FATS DOMINO tribute album "Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino', due in September on Vanguard Records. The project will also feature Paul McCartney, Elton John, Tom Petty, Lenny Kravitz, and B.B. King, among others. Proceeds from the album will...

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CELTIC FROST Schedules Sydney In-Store Appearance

Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST will take part in an in-store signing session in Sydney, Australia at Utopia Records on Wednesday, June 13 at 5:00 p.m. After touring Europe extensively on the band's first release in 13 years, "Monotheist", the group chose Australia as the finale to t...

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DAN SWANÖ Talks About New NIGHTINGALE Album

CenZu of the Finnish Dan Swanö fan site www.swano.net recently conducted an interview with Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, NIGHTINGALE, SECOND SKY, BLOODBATH). A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Q: How have you been, you have had a busy year I've understood. Would you care...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Begins Countdown To...What?

Launch Radio Networks reports: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE has launched two online countdowns at RATM82407.com, with one clock counting down to Monday, June 11, and the other to August 24. Sources have told Launch that if you go to the site and change the system clock on your own computer to a date ...

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SODOM: New Audio Interview With TOM ANGELRIPPER Available

SODOM frontman Thomas "Tom Angelripper" Such was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The Tom Angelripper interview begins at around the one-ho...

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IRON MAIDEN Bassist's Daughter Falls Prey To 'Nipple Slip'; Photo Available

The Bulgarian newspaper Sega has published a photo of Lauren Harris, daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris, falling prey to the "nipple slip" during her performance as the opening act for MAIDEN on June 4, 2007 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Check out the picture at Pro-Rock.net. According to Sega, Laur...

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SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON: More In Common Than You'd Think?

Since rock 'n' roll's inception in the 1950s, it's always been blamed for the ills of society-and no one knows that better than SLAYER or MARILYN MANSON. From suicides to school shootings, both acts have continually been unfairly categorized as scapegoats by media pundits and politicians simply beca...

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EXODUS: More Tour Dates Announced

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS have lined up the following dates during August: Aug. 03 - Las Vegas, NV @ Jillians Aug. 04 - San Marcos, CA @ The Jumping Turtle Aug. 05 - Mexicali, Mexico @ El Jardin Sllencio Extreme Aug. 06 - Modesto, CA @ Fat Cat Music house Aug. 07 ...

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U.S. Servicemen And Women Meet AEROSMITH While On Deployment

Pacific Daily News reports: While at sea, sailors and Marines aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz were surprised by a visit from the legendary rock band AEROSMITH on May 30. "Hi everybody, this is AEROSMITH. Hope you guys are having fun and playing safe — and, always remember, 'Du...

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CELTIC FROST Mainman: We're Proud To Count TYPE O NEGATIVE Among Our Friends

CELTIC FROST mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "115 concerts into the 'Monotheist' tour. Our 100th procession of musical morbidity since disinterring the prodigious CELTIC FROST took place in Anaheim, California, on April 22, 2007. Incidentally, the v...

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Former INCANTATION Frontman Releases Rare CARNAGE Demo

Ex-INCANTATION frontman Craig Pillard (EVOKEN, METHADRONE) and Tom Goodwin (current MAJUR BLUDD drummer) have posted their rare CARNAGE (New Jersey) 1989 demo on CARNAGE's MySpace page. This brutally raw and heavy tape, which features Pillard on guitar and Goodwin on vocals, has been highly sought a...

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SWORN To Release Debut Album In July

SWORN, the Norwegian black metal project led by Lars Jensen (MYRKGRAV),will release its debut album, "The Alleviation", on July 20 via Twilight Vertrieb. The CD was recorded and mixed at the Conclave Media Studio in the fall of 2006. The vocals were laid down at Koia Studios between September 2006...

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CELTIC FROST Mainman Gets His 'Death Mask'; Photo Available

CELTIC FROST mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his blog: "Spent time at the premises of Fangoria magazine on Broadway in New York to have a life cast taken of me by Josh Turi, Tom Denier, Jr., and Eli Livingston. Tom then made a mould of it in order to allow ...