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FU MANCHU Announces First Leg Of 'We Must Obey' Tour

On February 28, California rock powerhouse FU MANCHU will commence their first North American tour in nearly two years, a six-week headlining trek. This will kick off the world tour in support of their new album "We Must Obey" (street date: February 20),praised by Decibel magazine as the band's "be...

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THRESHOLD Announces New Album Title

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD have changed the projected title of their new album to "Dead Reckoning" from the previously announced "Pilot in the Sky of Dreams". On the change of album title, keyboardist Richard West commented, "We decided that the working title 'Pilot in the Sky of Dreams' w...

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TERROR: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

All dates and venues have been revealed for TERROR's "All for Revenge" U.S. tour, priced at a low ticket of $10 in most markets and featuring some of the most exciting bands in heavy music right now. "We feel like most heavy music fans are tired of seeing the same old bands tour with each ...

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THRESHOLD's JOHANNE Wins CLASSIC ROCK SOCIETY Drummer Of The Year

THRESHOLD drummer Johanne James has been named drummer of the year by the Classic Rock Society. The award was presented to him by the legendary Carl Palmer and CRS president Martin Hudson at their annual awards ceremony. THRESHOLD recently confirmed that its new CD artwork will be created by Thomas...

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SOULFLY Guitarist RIZZO Announces New Solo Dates

SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo will be taking his shredding skills to the West Coast for the first time to let more metalheads thrash to his trademark sound. Newly scheduled Rizzo solo shows are as follows: Jan. 12 - Boston, MA - TBA Jan. 13 - Lowell, MA - Rusty G's Jan. 18 - Anaheim, CA ...

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DRAGONFORCE To Guest On IRON MAIDEN Singer's Radio Show

U.K. extreme power metallers DRAGONFORCE will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Saturday, January 20 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) U.K. time (between 3:0...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DRAGONFORCE, CHIMAIRA To Team Up For U.S. Tour

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DRAGONFORCE, CHIMAIRA and HE IS LEGEND will team up for the first annual No Fear Music Tour, set to kick off in early 2007. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's new album, "As Daylight Dies", sold just under 60,000 copies in the United States during i...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist Psyched About RED SOX Getting Japanese Pitcher

Launch Radio Networks reports: AEROSMITH lead guitarist Joe Perry is thrilled about the newest man to put on the uniform of his hometown baseball team, the Boston Red Sox. Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka recently signed a deal to play for the Sox after starring for almost a decade in Japan with the Seibu...

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THE OTHER Announces West Coast Tour

Cologne, Germany-based "horror punks" THE OTHER will fly over to the States for a handful of shows on the West Coast. The band that has recently played a sold-out Halloween tour of Europe and has shared stages with MISFITS, THE 69 EYES, BALZAC, WEDNESDAY 13, METEORS, FEAR FACTORY, MY DYING BRIDE and...

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JUNGLE ROT: Final 'Victims Of Violence' Video Posted Online

Wisconsin-based death metallers JUNGLE ROT have posted the final version of their video for the track "Victims of Violence" at this location. The clip was filmed in June 2006 at a military vehicle graveyard in Wisconsin with director Dave Paul (DISTURBED, FIREBALL MINISTRY, SKANK) of DP Filmworks. "...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, ACE FREHLEY To Participate In 'Six-String Masterpieces' DIMEBAG Art Tribute

Ozzy Osbourne (BLACK SABBATH) and Ace Frehley (KISS) are among the latest artists who have signed on to participate in the "Six-String Masterpieces: The Dimebag Darrell Art Tribute" — the art exhibit of guitars that have been hand-painted, illustrated and sculpted by top rockers and modern artists i...

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ONESIDEZERO Signs With CORPORATE PUNISHMENT RECORDS

Corporate Punishment has announced the signing of Los Angeles-based ONESIDEZERO. The band is currently in the studio working with producer Ulrich Wild (STATIC-X, STABBING WESTWARD, TAPROOT) on their as-yet-untitled sophomore album, due on April 3, 2007. "We are all very eagerly awaiting the release...

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TRIUMPH's RIK EMMETT, MOUNTAIN's LESLIE WEST To Help Celebrate DEAN's 30th Anniversary

Dean Guitars is giving the world a never-before look at Winter NAMM with the Dean Guitars "Live from NAMM" webcast, January 19-21 — a live web event capturing every outlandish minute of the show. This revolutionary concept is going to blow the roof off NAMM and change forever the way the NAMM show i...

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THE ACACIA STRAIN Added To JOB FOR A COWBOY Tour

Massachusetts' THE ACACIA STRAIN, currently wrapping up dates with labelmates THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD and LIGHT THIS CITY as well as FROM A SECOND STORY WINDOW, have officially been confirmed for the upcoming January/February tour alongside JOB FOR A COWBOY, PYSOPUS, SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY and DA...

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RUSH Drummer: New Album Recordings 'Far Ahead Of Schedule'

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has posted a lengthy new update on his official web site. An excerpt follows: "Exactly one year ago (to recap a story begun in earlier reports),my bandmates and I started talking about working on some new songs. Alex and Geddy got together in Geddy's home studio in Toronto a...