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ACCEPT To Tour North America With SABATON

Reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT will embark on another North American headlining tour in Apri/May 2011. Support on the trek will come from Swedish metallers SABATON. The dates are as follows: Apr. 09 - Orlando, FL - The Club at Firestone Apr. 10 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room Apr. 13 - West...

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DEVILDRIVER To Tour North America With CANCER BATS, BAPTIZED IN BLOOD

Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER will embark on the 2011 installment of the "Bound By The Road" North American tour in January with support from CANCER BATS and BAPTIZED IN BLOOD. The dates are as follows: Jan. 20 - Oakland, CA @ Oakland Metro Jan. 21 - Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory Jan. 22 - C...

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EVILE Guitarist Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT RADIO (Video)

Metal Assault Radio's DJ Shredder conducted an interview with guitarist Ol Drake of British thrashers EVILE when the band played in Sayreville, New Jersey on November 20, 2010 with OVERKILL. You can now watch the chat below. EVILE is currently on the road in North America as part of a three-month to...

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VINNY APPICE, RUDY SARZO, CARLOS CAVAZO, MARK SLAUGHTER To Peform At 'Jailhouse Rock' Benefit

On Sunday, December 5, Nashville's 12th & Porter is hosting a "holiday benefit" to raise funds for the Williamson County Literacy Council's efforts to raise awareness and funds for its GED and education programs. These "benefit" programs are offered to prison inmates and provide an educational r...

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NEW DEVICE, LETHARGY, MILLION $ RELOAD, THE TREATMENT To Join Forces For 'Powerage Tour'

Powerage Records, the joint venture record label founded by Classic Rock magazine and Plastic Head Music, has announced details of the inaugural Powerage live tour. Tagged the "Power Supply" tour, the event will consist of a four act bill playing a total of eleven U.K. shows next February/March. In...

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LICK THE BLADE Parts Ways With Drummer, Seeks Replacement

Cleveland, Ohio-based traditional metallers LICK THE BLADE have parted ways with original drummer Greg Behnke (pictured below). John Arkey will temporarily fill the position until a permanent replacement can be found. Arkey plays drums in a heavy metal cover band VERTIGO with LICK THE THE BLADE bass...

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BUDGIE's BURKE SHELLEY Thanks Fans, Polish Surgeons For Their Support

Vocalist/bassist Burke Shelley of legendary Welsh rockers BUDGIE, who recently underwent emergency surgery, forcing the band to cancel its previously announced European tour, has issued the following statement: "I'd like to say sorry to all the Polish and Czech fans for the recent cancellation of th...

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IRON MAIDEN To End 'The Final Frontier World Tour' In London

Live Nation has announced that due to the overwhelming demand of their fans for tickets which went on sale today for August 5, British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have already added a second show at the London O2 Arena. The additional show is now on sale and will take place on Saturday, August 6...

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BRET MICHAELS Provides Promotional Music For 'Top Gear' (Video)

According to Billboard.biz, POISON singer Bret Michaels is providing the promotional music for "Top Gear", the History Channel's version of the popular British car show, which debuts on November 21. Michaels' music will be part of the trailer to promote the show, both on-air and online. In addition,...

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DEVILDRIVER Guitarist Interviewed In San Francisco (Video)

Bassy Stacy of BayAreaRocks.com conducted an interview with guitarist Jeff Kendrick of Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER on August 10, 2010 at Slim's in San Francisco, California. You can now watch the chat below. DEVILDRIVER has set "Beast" as the title of its fifth album, due on February 22,...

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AC/DC, OZZY OSBOURNE, RUSH, GUNS N' ROSES On List Of '80s' Greatest Riffs

According to The Pulse of Radio, Gibson.com has compiled a list of the 10 greatest guitar riffs of the Eighties, or as the site put it, the 10 riffs "we deem the most totally awesome of the (decade)." Included on the list are riffs from acts like RUSH, GUNS N' ROSES, JUDAS PRIEST ...

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Reunited U.K. Rockers SALEM To Play First Gig In 27 Years

1980s U.K. rock/metal band SALEM will play its first show in 27 years this Saturday, November 20 at The Adelphi, De Grey Street, Hull, England. According to This Is Hull & East Riding, the band has been rehearsing feverishly in a Wincolmlee studio for the past few weeks and says it's ready to .....

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JASON BONHAM Gives Kudos To KEITH MOON And NEIL PEART

During a November 17 interview with Steve Newton of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada's Straight.com, drum great Jason Bonham chatted about his LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE — a multimedia event which sees him performing select ZEPPELIN tunes with a live band and talking about his relationship with his...

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DEVILDRIVER Bassist Forced To Sit Out European Tour Dates

Bassist Jon Miller of Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER has issued the following update: "To all of the DEVILDRIVER fans who will be attending the remaining dates of our current fall/winter European run, it is to my dismay that I will not be able to finish the tour due to a family emer...

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IRON MAIDEN Announces German, Dutch, French Tour Dates

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have confirmed the following European shows as part of "The Final Frontier World Tour 2011": May 28 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Festhalle May 29 - Oberhausen, Germany @ Kopi Arena May 31 - Munich, Germany @ Olympiahalle Jun. 02 - Hamburg, Germany @ O2 World Jun. 03...