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AC/DC To Tour Australia Early Next Year?

Australia's Herald Sun daily newspaper published the following item in its May 6 edition (page 2 of the Sunday entertainment liftout): "AC/DC will tour next year — with plans to take the show to the Red Centre [region of Australia]. Concert industry sources at Coachella said AC/DC leader Angus Young...

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PAPA ROACH, BUCKCHERRY, HINDER: More Tour Dates Announced

Launch Radio Networks reports: More dates have been announced for the Bad Boys of Rock tour, which will feature HINDER, PAPA ROACH and BUCKCHERRY. A number of new shows, mostly in the Midwest, have been unveiled, with more to be announced in the weeks ahead. HINDER continues to support its double pl...

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Charges Dismissed Against Four Teens In METALLICA-Related Fan Death

Canadian Press reports that all charges have been dismissed against four teenagers in the death of a man on an Edmonton, Alberta, Canada transit bus after a fight over the heavy metal band METALLICA. The four were charged with manslaughter in the March 2006 death of Stefan Conley (photo),35, origin...

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'Six-String Masterpieces' Benefit Auction Now Live on eBay's Live Auction Site

Six-String Masterpieces, a charitable art exhibit that pays tribute to heavy-metal's most influential guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, and supports music education in public schools, is now live and open for bidding on eBay's live auction site. The exhibit features over 60 electric guitars; hand-...

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OVERKILL Founder RAT SKATES Revisits Thrash Metal's Old School In New Film

"Born in the Basement", a documentary from filmmaker/OVERKILL founder Rat Skates, will be released on May 12, 2007 by Kundrat Productions. Written and narrated by Skates, this is an autobiographical journey that begins in 1980, when the East Coast of North America experienced a massive culture clash...

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CLAWFINGER Confirmed For Estonia's RABAROCK Festival

Swedish rap/metal combo CLAWFINGER is among the newly confirmed bands for the Rabarock festival, set to take place June 15-16 in Järvakandi (about 80 km from Tallinn),Estonia. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AGENT M (EST) APOPTYGMA BERZERK (NOR) CLAWFINGER (SWE) DAGÖ (EST) ELECTRIC S...

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AC/DC's Classic Song 'Highway To Hell' Among APRA Nominees

According to News.com.au, AC/DC's classic song "Highway to Hell" has been nominated in the "Most Performed Australian Work Overseas" category at the 25th Australian Performing Rights Association (APRA) awards. The 20,000 members of APRA will decide the winners of the awards honoring songwriters. The...

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TESLA: Guitarist DAVE RUDE Named Official Member

TESLA bassist Brian Wheat has issued the following update: "We are real proud to announce the 'Real to Reel World Tour'. For the first time in 15 years we will be playing Europe and plans to go to Japan are in the works. But don't you Americans fret as we will be playing more than ...

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RATT Tribute Dragster To Be Run By CLAY MILLICAN

Stephen Pearcy and the rock band RATT enjoyed their 1980s drag racing exposure so much that they are back for more — literally. Two decades later, their name will be emblazoned on the Clay Millican-driven, Evan Knoll dragster for the balance of the 2007 NHRA POWERade tour promoting their upcoming Ju...

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W.A.S.P.: Paris Concert Photos Available

A number of high-quality photos of W.A.S.P. perfoming live at the Elysée Montmartre in Paris, France on May 6, 2007 have been posted online at www.metalchroniques.fr. W.A.S.P.'s setlist was as follows: 01. Medley: On Your Knees / Electric Circus / Hate to Love Me 02. L.O.V.E. Machine 03. Wild Child...

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KATAKLYSM Singer Checks In From 'Invaluable Darkness' Tour

Vocalist Maurizio Iacono of the Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM has issued the following update: "Here we are, almost half way through the 'Invaluable Darkness' tour and the fans' reception to KATAKLYSM has been nothing short of astonishing. Opening a tour like this is a big task for any band and...

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AC/DC: New Album Coming In January?

According to a posting on the AC/DC fan site AC/DC Highway to Hell, it is rumored that AC/DC has completed editing video footage for a brand new double DVD set to be released September, which will contain one Bon Scott DVD and one Brian Johnson DVD of AC/DC live in concert. The band ...

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TESLA: More 'Real To Reel' Samples Available

Four songs from TESLA's upcoming sixth studio album, "Real To Reel", are available for listening at this location. The CD, which sees TESLA paying homage to their hard rock heroes, is due out June 5 on the band's own independent label, Tesla Electric Company Recordings (in partnership with Ryko Dist...

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BAD BRAINS To Perform At SCHOOL OF ROCK MUSIC FESTIVAL

BAD BRAINS will perform at the first annual festival being organized by The Paul Green School of Rock, the famous after-school rock program that was the subject of both the documentary "Rock School" and the Jack Black comedy "School of Rock". The School of Rock Music Festival will take place in Asbu...

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DIMENSION ZERO Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

DIMENSION ZERO — the Swedish band featuring IN FLAMES guitarist Jesper Strömblad (on bass),ex-MARDUK vocalist Joakim "Jocke" Göthberg, LUCIFERION/DIABOLIQUE drummer Hasse Nilsson, and PATHOS guitarist Daniel Antonsson — has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival,...