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Latin Band ILL NINO Reacts To Immigration Law Protests

As bilingual Latin metal band ILL NINO prepares to embark on a 28-city major market U.S. tour aimed at cities with strong Latino communities, members of the politically and socially conscious New Jersey sextet paused to comment on today's nationwide protests of Congress' attempts to toughen immigrat...

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Rebel Meets Rebel

There's almost no way to review "Rebel Meets Rebel" in an objective fashion, since it represents the last completed recordings — aside from demos for the second DAMAGEPLAN album — to feature "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Recorded over a four-year period before Dime's death in December of 2004, this long...

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THE LIZARDS To Tour With ULI JON ROTH

Hard rock band THE LIZARDS, featuring Bobby Rondinelli (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH) and Mike DiMeo (RIOT),will be playing a series of U.S. dates with guitar legend ULI JON ROTH (SCORPIONS). They will follow this up by playing a one-off gig with rock legend RONNIE MONTROSE. THE LIZARDS...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Confirm Japanese Tour Dates

The reunited ALICE IN CHAINS are scheduled to take part in one of Japan's biggest music festivals — the Udo Music Festival. Set over two days in two different locations, the Udo Music Festival features dozens of acts and about 50,000 concert-goers. And for the first time ever, AIC will be part of th...

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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist Wasn't Aiming To Summon The Devil With Early Material

BBC News has published an article on the so-called Devil's Interval, a musical phenomenon suppressed by the Church in the Middle Ages. On the surface there might appear to be no link between BLACK SABBATH, Wagner's "Gotterdammerung", "West Side Story" and the theme tune to the "Simpsons". But all of...

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DEATH ANGEL: Sacramento 'Warm-Up' Date Announced

San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL have added a Sacramento "warm-up" date to their current itinerary. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Jun. 09 - Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA (w/ HOSTILITY, MUDFACE, IRRITANT) Jun. 23 - Bang Your Head Festival - Balingen, GER Jun. 24 - Graspo...

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ARMORED SAINT To Take Part In Online Chat This Afternoon

ARMORED SAINT vocalist John Bush and bassist Joey Vera will take part in an online chat with their fans on the Evolution Festival web site this afternoon at 6:00 p.m. CET. You can join the chat at this location. Evolution Festival '06 will be held July 14-16 in Toscolano Maderno (Brescia) on the ...

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STRATOVARIUS: More North American Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been announced for STRATOVARIUS' upcoming North American tour, which is scheduled to take place in September/Ocrober. The details are as follows: Sep. 27 - Quebec City, QC - Salle Albert Rousseau Sep. 29 - Montreal, QC - Le Medley Oct. 01 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx Oct. 02 - New York,...

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NEVERMORE Bassist To Undergo Crohn's Disease Treatment; Ex-MEGADETH Man To Fill In

NEVERMORE bass player and one of the founding members Jim Sheppard will soon be undergoing a minor procedure for Crohn's Disease, a condition he's managed for over 15 years. Unable to perform with the band during the first part of their upcoming tour with IN FLAMES, Sheppard is expected to rejoin th...

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ALICE IN CHAINS: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

MTV.com is reporting that the reunited ALICE IN CHAINS — guitarist Jerry Cantrell, bassist Mike Inez and drummer Sean Kinney, along with COMES WITH THE FALL frontman William DuVall — have booked five very intimate club dates that will act as a primer for the band's European festival tour, beginning...

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MOONSTONE PROJECT: Ambitious CD Project Finally Available

MOONSTONE PROJECT, the ambitious musical creature of Italian guitarist Matt Filippini, has finally released its debut album, "Time to Take a Stand". The CD is described as a collection of classic rock songs written by Filippini himself and played by his band, along with some rock legend guests: Ian...

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MELDRUM Working With Producer TOBY WRIGHT

MELDRUM, the Swedish/American band led by former PHANTOM BLUE guitarist Michelle Meldrum (wife of EUROPE axeman John Norum),are currently in the studio with producer Toby Wright (ALICE IN CHAINS, KORN, METALLICA, SLAYER, PRIMUS, JERRY CANTRELL, SEVENDUST) recording more material for the follow-up t...

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Spine of God

I remember seeing MONSTER MAGNET at the State Theater in Detroit, Michigan sometime around 1991. The quartet opened a bill that featured SOUNDGARDEN with SWERVEDRIVER as direct support, and I'll never forget Dave Wyndorf entering stage left carrying a long neck bottle of Budweiser in one hand with a...

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GRAHAM BONNET: Recording Appearances Detailed

Legendary hard rock vocalist Graham Bonnet's (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI) web site has been updated with the following message: "MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP's 25th anniversary full album 'Tales of Rock 'N' Roll' and maxi EP 'Revolution Mind' have been released worldwide! Bot...

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KORN, MÖTLEY CRÜE, KITTIE, OPETH, IN FLAMES Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: KITTIE Venue: The Big Easy City/State: Boise, Idaho Date: April 13, 2006 Gross Sales: $4,681 Attendance: 378 Capacity: 999 Artist/Event: MUSHROOMHEAD, GIZMACHI, BE...