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Heavy Metal Concert Blocked By City Officials

The Associated Press reports that the organizer behind a seven-band heavy metal concert said he was forced to cancel the event after city officials made a last-minute change to his contract. The concert was to have taken place Aug. 16 at the city's 450-person-capacity Community Theatre in Whittier,...

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BODY COUNT's ICE-T To Guest On ALICE COOPER's Radio Show

BODY COUNT frontman/rapper Ice-T will be Alice Cooper's special guest on Cooper's radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper" airing on Tuesday, August 8. The program is a classic-rock format and is nationally syndicated on the United Stations Radio Networks. Air times differ, so make sure to check out Ni...

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MEGADETH Drummer On New CD: 'I Am Very, Very Proud Of This Record'

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "It has been a bit since my last post here, but as I am sure most of you are aware, things have been quite busy with us — the latest being our quick trip over to ...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Bemoans Potential Loss Of TOWER RECORDS

Charles Duhigg and Geoff Boucher of the Los Angeles Times report that at least three major music companies cut off CD shipments to Tower Records on Thursday after record executives said that the iconic music retailer had stopped paying its bills. Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group Corp. and E...

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MANOWAR's GODS OF METAL Festival 2007 Appearance Cancelled

According to an official statement issued by MANOWAR's management company, Magic Circle Management, the promoters of Italy's Gods Of Metal festival have reported that, "due to financial constraints placed upon their company," the festival may not take place in 2007. As a result, "they will not honor...

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MANOWAR To Release New Single In October

MANOWAR will release a new single, "The Sons of Odin", in October 2006, followed by a full-length DVD containing the historic Earthshaker Fest 2005 performance in November. Fans can soon expect more details about the release date of the new studio album, entitled "Gods of War". MANOWAR were forced t...

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MEGADETH: 'United Abominations' Artwork Unveiled

The artwork for the upcoming MEGADETH album, "United Abominations", has been unveiled as part of the Gigantour e-card. Check it out at the MEGADETH fan site Rattlehead HQ. The e-card appears to use one of the Vic Rattlehead (MEGADETH mascot) redesigns from the DeviantART contest that was held back i...

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NIGHTWISH Bassist Answers Fan Questions

NIGHTWISH bassist Marco Hietala recently answered a number of fan questions via the band's official web site. Read his responses at this location. NIGHTWISH has completed work on a pre-production recording of the tracks that are set to appear on the band's upcoming sixth album, tentatively due mid-2...

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NICK BARKER Jams With TESTAMENT: Video Available

Former CRADLE OF FILTH/DIMMU BORGIR and current BENEDICTION drummer Nick Barker joined TESTAMENT on stage for a special rendition of the Bay Area thrash classic "Over the Wall" during their headlining appearance at Rio's in Bradford, England on Tuesday, July 25. Watch a low-quality video clip of the...

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DISTURBED Singer On HEZBOLLAH: 'I Think We Should Wipe Them All Out'

Megan O'Toole of ChartAttack.com reports: DISTURBED frontman David Draiman is an Israeli. His brother is in Jerusalem, and he has family in Haifa as well. One friend has been killed, another injured, and his frustration with the conflict between Israel and Lebanon is clear. So, too, is his allegianc...

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KORN Begins FAMILY VALUES Campaign Tomorrow

Launch Radio Networks reports: It's still over three months until Election Day, but the Family Values crowd is on the move. KORN resurrects the tour of that name tomorrow (Saturday, July 29) in Antioch, Tennessee, with a line-up featuring DEFTONES, 10 YEARS, STONE SOUR, FLYLEAF and others. This will...

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INSOMNIUM Pull Out Of U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK Festival

Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM have been forced to withdraw from the sixth annual Bloodstock Festival, set to be held September 29-30 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England. The following statement from the band was posted on the Bloodstock web site: "We are really, really sorry to annou...

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Ex-CRADLE OF FILTH/DIMMU BORGIR Drummer Jams With TESTAMENT In Bradford

Former CRADLE OF FILTH/DIMMU BORGIR and current BENEDICTION drummer Nick Barker joined TESTAMENT on stage for a special rendition of the Bay Area thrash classic "Over the Wall" during their headlining appearance at Rio's in Bradford, England on Tuesday, July 25. Check out photos from the gig at this...

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KORN Singer Says 'FAMILY VALUES' Offers Cash Values

Launch Radio Networks reports: KORN singer Jonathan Davis says that the band's Family Values tour, which starts this Saturday (July 29) in Nashville, Tennessee, has one thing going for it that other festivals like Ozzfest don't: price. Davis told Launch that offering $10 lawn tickets sets his show a...

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TESTAMENT: Dudley Show Cancelled

TESTAMENT's July 26 show at JB's in Dudley, England has been cancelled. A posting on the venue's web sitereads as follows: "Unfortunately, because of a total misjudgment of the amount of time it takes to get from one venue to the next by the band's production team, the band have been forced to ...