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AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE Cancel U.S. Dates

AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE have cancelled three weeks' worth of dates on their current tour following their Nov. 13 performance in Atlanta. The group's next appearance will take place on December 8 in Omaha, Nebraska. A statement from the band is expected soon. As previously reported, AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE...

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Credit Where Credit Is Due

Crapped out in two weeks and recorded in another two, and fueled by his public feud with former collaborator Sebastian Bach, "Credit Where Credit Is Due" should go a long way toward erasing the international good will HENNING PAULY achieved with the stellar new FRAMESHIFT album earlier this year. It...

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OZZY Is 'Proud' To Represent Heavy Metal At ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE

Ozzy Osbourne has told the Sunday Mirror that he will be on his best behavior during his performance for the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance later this month, according to Digital Spy. "Finally the Prince Of Darkness gets to play for Her Majesty," Ozzy told the Sunday Mirror. "I'm proud to re...

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AMON AMARTH Check In From The Road

Swedish metallers AMON AMARTH have posted the following message on their official web site: "Just got off stage from the Quebec show, it was the first time for us in this city and you made us feel really welcome, thank you!! It was the perfect start for this tour, despite the problems that we had. ....

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DIECAST: Argument Over BRENDAN FRASER's Acting Skills Leads To Drummer's Departure

Boston-based metallers DIECAST have been forced to drop off the U.S. tour with AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE, INDEX CASE and BLEED THE SKY following the apparent departure of drummer Jason Costa. The band have issued the following statement on the matter: "To our fans and friends: We apologize for dropping o...

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Bassist ROGER GLOVER Admits DEEP PURPLE Were Dropped By EMI

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com recently conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover. An excerpt from the chat follows: Rockdetector.com: "Rapture of the Deep" marks a significant career step for the band, breaking away from EMI. It's hard to believe they got so complacent wi...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer's Tenth Audio Diary Entry Available

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward's official web site has been updated with the tenth entry in his audio diary series. This new edition, totaling 20:22 in length, covers several topics, some of which are: * Details about the special Christmas episode of his "Rock 50" radio show * A few thoughts on the...

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OZZY Talks About MAIDEN Vs. SHARON Fiasco, 'Under Cover' CD: Audio Available

Ozzy Osbourne spoke to Doug Podell of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM earlier this month about his recently released "Under Cover" album, the Ozzfest fiasco involving IRON MAIDEN, and his surprise appearance at the ABC's "NFL Kickoff" show in September, among other topics. Listen to the seven-minute intervi...

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CODESEVEN Go On Indefinite Hiatus

North Carolina's CODESEVEN have issued the following statement: "CODESEVEN is celebrating its 10th anniversary! Literally weeks after the oldest members graduated high school in 1995 the band was formed and has never looked back. Well, not until recently anyway. Unfortunately with this milestone com...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Perform For QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Ozzy Osbourne has been forced to pull out of his upcoming appearance at the Spike TV "Video Game Awards" later this month due to a personal request from Buckingham Palace to perform for Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Family's annual "Royal Variety Performance". Regrettably, the rehearsal and perfor...

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TRAIL OF TEARS: Mexican Tour Cancelled

Norway's TRAIL OF TEARS have been forced to cancel their previously announced Mexican tour. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "It is with a feeling of sadness and anger that we are writing these words. Having worked for months we were thrilled to finally confirm the 'Fre...

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RIOT Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE Festival

Veteran hard rockers RIOT will be performing at next year's Keep It True festival, set to take place April 8, 2006 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. This will be RIOT's first appearance in Germany in over five years and may turn out to be the only show that the band will play in t...

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THE AXIS OF PERDITION Postpone U.K. Tour

British noise black metallers THE AXIS OF PERDITION have been forced to postpone their previously announced U.K. tour "because of intractable work commitments," according to a statement released by the band. Formed in 2001 as a duo by Brooke Johnson and Michael Blenkarn, THE AXIS OF PERDITION's seco...

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GRAVEWORM Cancel European Tour

According to a posting on the Nuclear Blast Records web site, Italian gothic black metal band GRAVEWORM have been forced to cancel their first headlining tour "due to health problems of singer Stefan Fiori." No further information is currently available. GRAVEWORM's latest CD, "(N)utopia", was relea...

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DIO: Aaarhus Date Cancelled

According to a posting on Ronnie James Dio's official web site, DIO's December 1 date in Aarhus, Denmark has been cancelled. No reason was given for the cancellation. The first date of DIO's Scandinavian run will now be December 3 in Copenhagen. Also appearing on the bill will be URIAH HEEP and ASIA...