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GODSMACK Expands Spring Tour

Launch Radio Networks reports: GODSMACK has added several dates to its spring U.S. tour, according to LiveDaily.com. The band has announced a new starting date of May 4 in Louisville, Kentucky, with shows scheduled through June 4. Cities that the tour has expanded to include New York, Toledo and Ind...

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ROB HALFORD, LAMB OF GOD Featured On 'Rocknation' TV Program

Coming soon to a TV near you will be the weekly 30-minute metal program, "Rocknation". Put together by the Perris Records label, the program will air weekly Saturday night at midnight, and will feature only the best metal videos — of artists from other labels as well as on Perris. The show will be m...

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AWAKE: Debut Album Produced By EVERGREY Frontman

U.K. progressive metal band AWAKE has signed a worldwide recording contract with Finnish label Lion Music. The group's debut album, "Illumination", was produced by Tom S. Englund of EVERGREY and will be released in early summer. AWAKE has also been confirmed on the Metalcamp Festival in Slovenia thi...

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INVITRO To Play Free Benefit Concert For Victims Of Minxx Club Shooting

INVITRO, the California-based band featuring ex-SNOT/SOULFLY guitarist Mikey Doling, has announced a free benefit concert at Minxx strip club in Las Vegas on April 4, 2007 at 12 noon. The show will be hosted by comedian Ralphie May of the NBC's hit reality series "Last Comic Standing". Proceeds rais...

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NOTHINGFACE Guitarist: 'I Promise You A Great F**kin' Record'

NOTHINGFACE guitarist Tom Maxwell (also in HELLYEAH) has issued the following update: "It's been quite some time since I last checked in with everyone...my apologies. So much going on between HELLYEAH and NOTHINGFACE that I'm starting to lose my fuckin mind! All good though...no rest for the wicked...

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POISON To Release Covers Album 'Poison'd' In June

POISON, one of rock's most iconic and enduring bands, has recorded a new album of cover songs, featuring many of their favorite rock classics. "Poison'd", the band's first new studio album since 2002, will be released June 5 on CD and digitally by EMI America Records/Capitol. Featuring POISON's orig...

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VINNIE PAUL, KERRY KING, SCOTT IAN To Perform At LITTLE KIDS ROCK Benefit Concert

Little Kids Rock (LKR),an innovative non-profit music education program that provides free instruments and rock 'n' roll lessons to public schools, celebrated March's "Music in Our Schools" month by announcing today that it will be the sole beneficiary of the Six-String Masterpieces memorial tribut...

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Former COAL CHAMBER Guitarist Is Back In Action

Former COAL CHAMBER guitarist Miguel "Meegs" Rascon is back in full effect with a revamped version of his PINATA project, now renamed GLASS PINATA. The band spent the last year recording its debut album at NRG studios in North Hollywood, California with producer Tom Fletcher. GLASS PINATA, which was...

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Full RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Tour Not In The Works, Says Guitarist

Launch Radio Networks reports: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello told Billboard.com on Tuesday (March 27) that the reactivated rap-rock pioneers have no plans at the moment to mount a full-fledged tour beyond the handful of shows already announced. Morello said, "Right now there are fou...

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NEVERLAND Project Considering Label Offers

Turkey's progressive power metal band DREAMTONE has been collaborating with Greek artist Iris Mavraki on her NEVERLAND project. The group's debut album, "Reversing Time", was recorded at ATM Studios in Istanbul with Erim Arkman and Alp Turac, who won the Eurovision Song Contest back in 2003 with sin...

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CLUTCH Schedules Australian Headlining Dates

CLUTCH will embark on a short tour of Australia in June. The dates are as follows: May 31 - The Zoo, Brisbane, QLD June 01 - The Metro, Sydney, NSW June 02 - Hi Fi, Melbourne, VIC Support at the shows will come from BUDD and PEEPING TOM (**NOT** to be confused with the Mike ...

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Former SLAYER/EXODUS Drummer PAUL BOSTAPH Looking For New Band

Drummer Paul Bostaph (SLAYER, TESTAMENT, FORBIDDEN, SYSTEMATIC) has issued a statement regarding his recent departure from EXODUS and his future plans. Commented Paul: "As you all have already heard (and in case some have not),I have parted ways with EXODUS. They now have their original drummer Tom...

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TOM MORELLO Joins ANTHRAX, DISTURBED Members For AC/DC Jam

MTV.com reports: On Monday nights, West Hollywood, California's Key Club is home to cover band METAL SKOOL, and they bring '80s classics, big hair and tight spandex. So the last thing you'd expect to see there is one of today's big-name guitarists taking the stage — behind a drum kit. Earlier this w...

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CELTIC FROST: European Festival Appearances Announced

Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST have scheduled the following European festival appearances: June 05 - Katowice, Poland @ Mystic Festival June 22 - Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Festival July 28 - Oulu, Finland @ Qstock Festival CELTIC FROST recently announced the addition of a touring gu...

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IRON MAIDEN Bassist's Daughter LAUREN HARRIS: Live, Behind-The-Scenes Footage Available

Singer Lauren Harris, daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris, has uploaded behind-the-scenes and live footage from her March 14, 2007 concert as the support act for for MAIDEN in Belgrade, Serbia. Watch the eight-minute clip at YouTube. As previously reported, Harris is currently supporting WI...