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THE GATHERING Confirm Three North American Tour Dates
Dutch rock act THE GATHERING have confirmed three North American dates as part of their "Homelands Tour 2006". Support at the shows will come from GIANT SQUID and UNEXPECT. The dates are as follows: Mar. 19 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA Mar. 20 - The Middle East - Boston, MA Mar. 21 - The Knitting ...January 23, 2006
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BIG DAY OUT Organizers Explain MUDVAYNE's Abbreviated Gold Coast Performance
The organizers of the Big Day Out festival tour of Australia and New Zealand, which kicked off January 20 in Auckland, have issued the following statement: "The Big Day Out would like to sincerely apologise to fans for the hour long loss of power twenty minutes in to MUDVAYNE's set on the Orange sta...January 22, 2006
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SILENT CIVILIAN: Former SPINESHANK Frontman's New Band Added To NOTHINGFACE Tour
SILENT CIVILIAN, the new band featuring former SPINESHANK vocalist Jonny Santos, has been added to the upcoming NOTHINGFACE tour, which is being sponsored by Jägermeister. The tour will be SILENT CIVILIAN's first of many planned treks through the U.S. in support of their debut album, "Rebirth of the...January 20, 2006
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AXL ROSE Breaks His Silence: People Will Hear New GUNS N' ROSES Music This Year
GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose spoke to a Rolling Stone reporter at KORN's tour announcement bash at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in the early hours of Saturday morning (Jan. 14). The following are several excerpts from the article, which can be read in its entirety at RollingStone.com: On the lo...January 17, 2006
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DARK FUNERAL: More European Tour Dates Announced
Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have announced more dates for their upcoming European headlining tour, dubbed "Attera Orbis Terrarum Tour 2006", which is scheduled to kick off in late February. Confirmed dates are as follows: DARK FUNERAL, NAGLFAR + Special Guest Feb. 21 - Helsinki, FIN - Tavas...January 17, 2006
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PAGE, VAN HALEN, SLASH, HAMMETT, RHOADS Named Top Guitar Soloists Of All Time
LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page of has been voted the top guitar soloist of all time for the song "Stairway to Heaven". According to The Sun Online, Page's performance topped the survey held by the web site AboutGuitars.com and beat out the likes of Eddie Van Halen for the track "Eruption". The th...January 17, 2006
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New York's 3 To Be Joined By COHEED & CAMBRIA Drummer For Japanese Festival Appearance
Woodstock, NY-based post-metal band 3 will be joined by COHEED & CAMBRIA drummer Josh Eppard for their appearance at the the Independence-D Festival in Tokyo, Japan because the group's regular skinsman, Chris Gartmann, is unable to make the trip (reportedly "because of an unavoidable family comm...January 16, 2006
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LUPARA Sign With CRASH MUSIC INC.
Crash Music, Inc. has announced the signing of LUPARA, the Chicago-land extreme metal band formed by ex-BROKEN HOPE guitarist Jeremy Wagner. LUPARA was formed in the summer of 2003 by Wagner. Jeremy, best known as the founder and chief-songwriter/lyricist and rhythm guitarist for BROKEN HOPE, decide...January 16, 2006
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DEEP PURPLE Frontman To Guest On TONY IOMMI's Radio Show
According to a posting at Deep-Purple.net, BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi announced Sunday night (January 15) on his "Black Sunday" weekly radio show on the U.K. digital station Planet Rock that DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan would be joining him for next week's program, set to air this coming...January 16, 2006
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BOB DAISLEY Joins Forces With HAMMERFALL, NARNIA Members For PLANET ALLIANCE Project
Former OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Bob Daisley, HAMMERFALL members Magnus Rosén (bass) and Anders Johansson (drums),and NARNIA guitarist Carl-Johan Grimmark are among the musicians featured on PLANET ALLIANCE, a project band where several respected, high-class musicians were carefully selected in order t...January 16, 2006
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Erased from the Memory of Man
"The common denominator of the universe is not harmony; it's chaos, hostility, and murder. The quote taken from Werner Herzog's "Grizzly Man" that is listed in the liner notes of WATCHMAKER's "Erased from the Memory of Man" CD explains a lot about the grindcore razor fight that awaits the listener....January 16, 2006
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TONY MACALPINE To Play With Members Of PLANET X At Winter NAMM
Tony MacAlpine of Steve Vai's band will be playing with prog-rock greats PLANET X (featuring Virgil Donati on drums and Rufus Philpot on bass) at the Pearl Drums booth during Winter NAMM at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Tony and the members of PLANET X will be performing Satu...January 13, 2006
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THE GATHERING Sign European Licensing Deal With SANCTUARY RECORDS
Sanctuary Records has signed a European licensing deal with the world-renowned Dutch act THE GATHERING. THE GATHERING recently entered the studio to commence work on their ninth studio album, entitled "Home". For this recording the band has set up a professional studio in a quaint old church in the...January 12, 2006
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FATES WARNING/TEMPLEWITHIN Drummer MARK ZONDER: New Audio Interview Posted Online
An audio file containing FATES WARNING/TEMPLEWITHIN drummer Mark Zonder's interview with Dementia Radio, which aired this past Monday (Jan. 9),is available for download at this location (MP3). As previously reported, TEMPLEWITHIN — the new band featuring Zonder, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP guitarist/key...January 11, 2006
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DEMIRICOUS Announce New Drummer
Indianapolis-based death/thrash metal band DEMIRICOUS have announced the addition of touring drummer Mike Rafferty to the group's ranks. "This will be a trial before making him the permanent band member," reads an official press release. "He has previously drummed for GOD BELOW and BRAND NEW SIN. He...January 11, 2006
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