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FLYLEAF: Limited-Edition 'Music As A Weapon' EP To Benefit WORLD VISION

In conjunction with the "Music As A Weapon Tour" — also featuring DISTURBED, STONE SOUR and NONPOINT — Texas-based FLYLEAF is issuing the limited-edition "Music As A Weapon" EP, available only at shows, featuring four original non-album tracks: "Fully Alive" (acoustic live performance),"Justice and...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY Guitarist Talks About Touring With BLACK LABEL SOCIETY

Kevin Karr of The Times-Herald recently conducted an interview with BLACK STONE CHERRY guitarist Ben Wells. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: The Times-Herald: How does it feel to team up with label mates BLACK LABEL SOCIETY for a U.S. tour? Ben Wells: It's great to be on the road with ...

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PHIL LEWIS Says TRACII GUNS Is 'Lowering Himself' By Playing With Other Version Of L.A. GUNS

L.A. GUNS vocalist Phil Lewis recently spoke with "The Hairball John Radio Show" about the band's latest release, "Loud and Dangerous", and his excitement about the group's future, which includes a new studio album in 2007. Lewis also expressed his opinion on the controversy of two different version...

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SKINLAB: New Rehearsal, Interview Video Footage Posted Online

A video clip containing brand-new rehearsal and interview footage of acclaimed San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB has been posted online at this location. SKINLAB bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel told BLABBERMOUTH.NET in September, "We're basically gonna be writing a shitload of material and se...

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THERION To Be Joined By AESMA DAEVA Singer For Upcoming Tour

Sweden's THERION has announced the addition of singer Lori Lewis from Minneapolis, Minnesota to its touring lineup. "She is the singer of AESMA DAEVA (a band that actually supported THERION on one of the shows on the U.S./Canada tour 2005)," the group writes on its web site. "Thanx to John (Prassas)...

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DEF LEPPARD Worked Hard To Match JOURNEY On Tour

Launch Radio Networks reports: The dust is still settling from the successful tour that JOURNEY and DEF LEPPARD just finished. The bands were together pretty much from late June until this past Sunday (November 19),playing to sold-out crowds all across North America. Neither band has ever been afra...

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VIO-LENCE: 'Opressing The Masses' Press Kit Sells For $1,000

An original Megaforce-issued VIO-LENCE "Opressing the Masses" press kit — featuring a black leather-like folder with a VIO-LENCE sticker; three glossy promo pictures; three original slides, and a two-page signed statement from vocalist Sean Killian about the controversy about the "Torture Tactics" t...

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DEF LEPPARD Frontman: Still No Truth To KISS Tour Rumors

DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott has dismissed as false a rumor published by the Richmond Times-Dispatch (citing information obtained from Richmond Coliseum general manager Dolly Vogt) that a DEF LEPPARD/KISS tour is being explored for early 2007. According to Elliott, the rumor, which has been circ...

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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist's Limited-Edition GIBSON To Go On Display In Dublin

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has lent one of his guitars to the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin for a new exhibition called "RockChic: The Life and Times of the Electric Guitar 1931-2006". The exhibition will feature more than 100 legendary, vintage, rare and customized guitars, including...

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THIN LIZZY, CHEAP TRICK: Australian Tour Cancelled

According to MelodicRock.com, the previously announced Double Trouble tour of Australia, featuring THIN LIZZY and CHEAP TRICK, has been cancelled. Refer to point of purchase for a full ticket refund. As previously reported, THIN LIZZY has been added to to the bill for next year's DEEP PURPLE/STYX U....

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Sale Of JIMI HENDRIX Songs Blocked By Judge

United Press International reports that a strongly disputed $15 million sale of Jimi Hendrix's songs has been temporarily blocked by a New York judge. Manhattan Federal Court Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that the multi-million dollar sale of song rights by former Hendrix manager Michael Jeffrey would re...

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DEF LEPPARD Glad Fans Still Enjoy Their Songs

Launch Radio Networks reports: DEF LEPPARD's had a big year on the road. After doing their own shows in Europe in the spring, they've been touring with JOURNEY since late June, and the tour has been extended a few times because of demand from fans. DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen told Launch that...

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DOWN: Photos From This Past Weekend's' 'Sunday Music Workshop Series' Available

DOWN members Pepper Keenan (guitar; also in CORROSION OF CONFORMITY),Jimmy Bower (drums; also in EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL),Kirk Windstein (guitar; also in CROWBAR),and Philip Anselmo (vocals; also in SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) performed at Tiptina's in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday (N...

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WITCHFINDER GENERAL Reunites, Begins Work On New Album

WITCHFINDER GENERAL, one of the few bands of the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) era to opt for the classic early BLACK SABBATH dirge rather than the more uptempo metal of most of their countrymen, has reformed and is presently holding auditions to replace singer Zeeb Parkes. "Derm [drummer...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION Completes Songwriting Process For New Album

Veteran Florida-based extreme metallers MALEVOLENT CREATION have issued the following update: "The band has completed the writing and pre-production demos for 13 songs and will begin the recording of their tenth full-length album, 'Doomsday X', in the coming weeks of November. We're very happy with...