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Reunited EXTREME To Play At New York City Benefit Concert

The original lineup of EXTREME will reunite for a benefit concert and auction in New York City in honor of music manager Steven Hoffman. Hoffman, who worked with RUSH, VAN HALEN and EXTREME, died of lung cancer in 2003. The event will take place on May 18 at the 450-capacity Canal Room, 285 West Bro...

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BAM MARGERA To Host 'VH1 Rock Honors'

Bam Margera ("Jackass", "Viva La Bam") has been tapped to host "VH1 Rock Honors". The second annual show, which pays homage to the legends who influenced the sound of rock, will honor OZZY OSBOURNE, GENESIS, HEART, and ZZ TOP. These honorees will perform live, along with tribute bands NICKELBACK, GR...

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VINCE NEIL To Open Dr. Feelgood's Bar In Palm Beach

According to Florida's Palm Beach Post, MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil, former Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Todd Wade and former Florida Gator southpaw quarterback Bob Hewko just signed a partnership with M&M to open a rock 'n' roll themed bar-restaurant in West Palm Beach named Dr. Feelgood...

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CHIMAIRA Announces Dates With MACHINE HEAD, LAMB OF GOD

CHIMAIRA has been confirmed to support MACHINE HEAD on a couple of U.K. dates around the time of the Download Festival. They will also be playing a one-off date as the support act for LAMB OF GOD. CHIMAIRA's pre-Download schedule: June 07 - Glasgow - Academy (w/ MACHINE HEAD) June 08 - Belfast - Bal...

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THE NUMBER TWELVE LOOKS LIKE YOU Completes Work On New Album

Forward-thinking, progressive metal sextet THE NUMBER TWELVE LOOKS LIKE YOU has completed work on its highly anticipated new album, entitled "Mongrel". "Mongrel" is set to drop on June 19, 2007 via New Jersey's Eyeball Records. THE NUMBER TWELVE LOOKS LIKE YOU, whose name is taken from a particularl...

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KING DIAMOND Guitarist: New CD Features 'Best Songs And Production We've Had In Years'

KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque is back home in Sweden after "a very heavy and intense mixing session" in Dallas, Texas with the band's singer/namesake King Diamond on the group's long-awaited new album, "Gimme Your Soul ... Please". "It's definitely the best songs and production we've had in...

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CIRRHA NIVA Parts Ways With Singer

Dutch progressive rock/metal band CIRRHA NIVA has parted ways with vocalist Arnold Kloek. Commented Kloek in a statement: "Yes, almost 10 years I have been the singer of CIRRHA NIVA. Years I will never forget. But times change and so do I. "In the last year of being busy with writing songs it slowly...

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Report: Hard Rockers Struggle To Find Mainstream Success

Todd Martens of Billbord magazine reports: SHADOWS FALL may be the latest hard rock band to jump from the indie world into the major label system, but breaking out of the metal genre and winning a mainstream fan base won't be easy. Bands like MASTODON on Reprise and LAMB OF GOD on Columbia may have...

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CHIMAIRA: New Audio Interview With MATT DEVRIES Available

An audio interview with CHIMAIRA guitarist Matt DeVries, conducted recently by Vancouver's Abort magazine, is available for download at this location. CHIMAIRA's latest music video, "Resurrection", the title track from the group's Ferret Music debut, can be viewed online at YouTube.com. The clip 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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ARCTURUS: New Audio Interview With HUGH MINGAY Available

A recent audio interview with ARCTURUS bassist Hugh Mingay, conducted by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia),can be downloaded at this location (2.41 MB). ARCTURUS' current lineup includes DIMMU BORGIR bassist Simen Hestnaes (a.k.a. ICS Vortex, ex-BORKNAGAR, LAMENTED...

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DOWN: New Orleans Headlining Show Announced

DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — h...

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L.A. GUNS Parts Ways With Bassist

L.A. GUNS frontman Phil Lewis has issued the following update: "Dear friends, it is with enormous regret we announce the departure of our good friend Adam Hamilton [bass]. Adam has been offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pursue his dreams as a producer. From this point on he will become a f...

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CHIMAIRA: 'Chaos' Audio Interview Posted Online

A podcast of the interview Full Metal Jackie conducted with CHIMAIRA on the "Chaos" show on Indie 103.1 FM earlier in the month has been made available at this location (MP3, 15 MB). CHIMAIRA's music video, "Resurrection", the title track from the group's Ferret Music debut, can be viewed online at

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FINNTROLL, PAIN OF SALVATION Confirmed For France's RAISMES FEST

FINNTROLL, PAIN OF SALVATION, BLACK BOMB A and AMPHITRYON have been confirmed for the Raismes Fest, set to take place September 8-9 at Château de la Princesse in Raismes, France. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMPHITRYON BLACK BOMB A DELAIN FINNTROLL GLENN HUGHES KORITNI MISANTROPE P...