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GOREFEST Replaces ILL NINO At Holland's LOWLANDS Festival

Reunited Dutch metallers GOREFEST have replaced ILL NINO on the billing of this year's Lowlands festival, set to take place August 18-20 in Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands. "So... what one thinks would be within reach and with some effort possible won't happen and what one didn't expect to happen in...

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FIREBALL MINISTRY Frontman To 'Marry' BAM MARGERA

Today's Philadelphia Inquirer reports that when skateboard star and MTV personality Bam Margera marries his fiancée Missy Rothstein this winter, the ceremony will be conducted by FIREBALL MINISTRY frontman James A. Rota. An ordained minister, Rota is a longtime friend of Margera; his band was hand-p...

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FERRET MUSIC Partners With INDEPENDENT LABEL GROUP

Independent Label Group (ILG),composed of Warner Music Group Corp.'s Asylum Records, East West Records and Cordless Recordings, today (August 7) announced it has acquired a stake in Ferret Music, an entertainment company specializing in metal-based music. Under the agreement, ILG will work hand in...

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DAVID LEE ROTH: More Tour Dates Announced

Former VAN HALEN frontman DAVID LEE ROTH has lined up the following dates during the coming months: Aug. 12 - Sturgis, SD @ The Legendary Buffalo Chips Campground Aug. 15 - St. Charles, MO @ Ameristar Casino Aug. 17 - Sault Ste Marie, MI @ Kewadin Casino Aug. 19 - Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy ...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist To Hit The Road With HOOKERS 'N' BLOW

GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed will be taking his ultra-fun side project HOOKERS 'N' BLOW (a.k.a. HOLLYWOOD BULLDOZER) out for a two-week tour starting on August 22 in Baton Rouge, LA. and ending on September 9 in Hollywood, California for the band's first Los Angeles performance in over thre...

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TRIBE OF GYPSIES Offer Up Peace Anthem: 'Stop Bombing Each Other!'

Los Angeles, CA-based Latin hard rockers TRIBE OF GYPSIES, featuring acclaimed guitarist/producer/songwriter Roy Z, (JUDAS PRIEST, BRUCE DICKINSON),have uploaded a full-length version of "Stop Bombing Each Other!" at their MySpace page. The song comes off the band's brand new album, "Dweller On The...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Bemoans Potential Loss Of TOWER RECORDS

Charles Duhigg and Geoff Boucher of the Los Angeles Times report that at least three major music companies cut off CD shipments to Tower Records on Thursday after record executives said that the iconic music retailer had stopped paying its bills. Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group Corp. and E...

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LORD BELIAL Begins Recording New Album

Sweden's LORD BELIAL has entered Los Angered studio (owned by KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque) outside Gothenburg to begin recording its seventh full-length album, entitled "Revelation". A late 2006 release via Regain Records is expected. LORD BELIAL's sixth full-length album, "Nocturnal Beast...

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FIREWIND To Support DRAGONFORCE On European Tour

Greek metal act FIREWIND has entered the national album chart in their home country at position No. 11 with their latest CD, "Allegiance". Commented guitarist/mastermind Gus G.: "We certainly didn"t expect our CD single ['Falling to Pieces', which debuted on the Greek chart at No. 11] to enter the c...

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DARK FUNERAL: 'It Will Be Killer To Finally Return Overseas'

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have issued the following update: "Just returned from Spain, where we played Metalway Festival together with TESTAMENT, MINISTRY, METAL CHURCH and CELTIC FROST, among others. How fucking awesome line-up wasn't that!? Getting to see TESTAMENT and MINISTRY complete...

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OPETH: European Tour Dates Announced

Sweden's OPETH has announced a number of European dates in December. The details are as follows: Dec. 02 - Berlin, GER @ Columbia Club - GER Dec. 03 - Cologne, GER @ Live Music Hall - GER Dec. 05 - Paris, FRA @ Elysee Montmartre - FR Dec. 06 - Lyon, FRA @ Transbordeur - ...

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GOREFEST Guitarist FRANK HARTHOORN: 'The Metal Flowed Freely'

Guitarist Frank Harthoorn of the reunited Dutch metallers GOREFEST has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "This weekend we found ourselves hot, sweaty, sticky and steaming. And we weren't even naked! On Friday, we had an early show at this year's sweltering Earthshaker Fes...

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SOIL Announces U.S. Tour Dates With STAIND

SOIL will support STAIND on the following dates in August/September: Aug. 08 - Topeka, KS @ Topeka Performing Arts Ctr Aug. 09 - St. Paul, MN @ Myth Aug. 11 - Grand Island, NE @ Heartland Events Ctr Aug. 13 - Council Bluff, IA @ Mid America Recreation Aug. 16 - Kelseyville, CA @ Konocti ...

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AUDIOSLAVE Coming To An End?

Hits Daily Double (web site),the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, reports: "AUDIOSLAVE's third album, the Brendan O'Brien-produced 'Revelations', is slated for a Sept. 5 release, but insiders are saying this will be the band's last, with Chris Cornell splitting for a solo career...

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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR: European Tour Dates Announced

Swedish sleaze rockers HARDCORE SUPERSTAR have lined up the following dates during the coming months: Jul. 26 - Karlstad, [SWE] Nöjesfabriken Jul. 28 - Helsingborg, [SWE] Tumstock festivalen Jul. 29 - Sävsjö, [SWE] Festivalen Aug. 18 - Linköping, [SWE] Nykvarnsfestivalen Sep. 15 - Göteborg, [SWE] Li...