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BEATALLICA: Illinois Dates Announced

Milwaukee-based BEATALLICA, a satirical mashup act whose hilarious schtick marries the songwriting prowess of the BEATLES to the deep-throated rock growl of METALLICA, has lined up the following dates during December: Dec. 16 - Addison, IL @ Legends Music Café Dec. 30 - Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Au...

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DANZIG: Equipment Truck 'Stolen', Santa Cruz Show Cancelled

World Entertainment News Network reports that Glenn Danzig is keen to take the law into his own hands after a tour truck carrying his stage equipment was stolen on Thursday night (Nov. 30). Danzig and his namesake band DANZIG were relaxing after a show in Los Angeles when the equipment vehicle was s...

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BLACK MAJESTY Confirmed For Czech Republic's MASTERS OF ROCK Festival

Australian melodic power metal band BLACK MAJESTY has been added to next year's installment of the Masters of Rock festival, set to take place July 13-15, 2007 in the Czech Republic. Other confirmed bands include MOTÖRHEAD, RAGE, STRATOVARIUS, DIE HAPPY, PINK CREAM 69, AFTER FOREVER, EPICA, THE TOMM...

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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist Announces Winner Of 'Unsigned Band' Competition

4FT PIMP from Southend-On-Sea in England were chosen by BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi as the winner of the "Black Sunday 2006 Unsigned Band Competition", which aired on Iommi's "Black Sunday" program on Planet Rock. The group will receive an exclusive prize of some Iommi model stage equipment c...

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ROB HALFORD, ROBERT PLANT, BON SCOTT, OZZY Are Among 'Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists'

Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Robert Plant (LED ZEPPELIN) and Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) are among the singers who appear on Hit Parader magazine's (cover) list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" (published in the November 2006 issue). Commented the editors of the magazi...

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BURST: 'The Immateria' Video Looking Good

Sweden's BURST has issued the following update: "About a week or two ago we finished filming the video for the song 'The Immateria' off the 'Origo' album, and yesterday we recieved a first sneak preview of the damn thing. Looking good, looking good. Where the previous video for 'Where the Wave Broke...

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THE CHARIOT, BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE: European Tour Dates Announced

U.S.-based chaos core outfit THE CHARIOT and progressive modern death metal act BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE are teaming up for a powerful tour package set to hit Europe in January/February 2007. also scheduled to appear on the bill are SHAPED BY FATE. The dates are as follows: Jan. 16 - Hamburg, Germany...

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AMON AMARTH, MOONSORROW, INSOMNIUM To Perform At FINNISH METAL EXPO

A lot has happened since the first Finnish Metal Expo in January 2005. Finnish metal has really gone where no one ever thought it would go, both domestically and internationally. Top of the charts, gold records and headline tours. Hell, the Finns even won the Eurovision Song Contest. Well, that's al...

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DEBAUCHERY Signs With AFM RECORDS

German death metallers DEBAUCHERY have inked a deal with AFM Records. The group recently spent time at House of Music studios in Winterach, Germany with producer Dennis Ward recording its debut album, "Back in Blood", for a 2007 release. The new set will come as a double digipack, featuring a bonus...

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BELPHEGOR To Guest On Tonight's 'Chaos'

Austria's supreme death/black metal artists BELPHEGOR, who are currently on the road for the first time in North America with DANZIG's "Blackest Of The Black" tour, will be guests on tonight's special edition of Los Angeles' Indie 103.1's "Chaos" show with Full Metal Jackie. The show will be broadca...

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STARKWEATHER Welcomes Back Guitarist BILL MOLCHINOW

Philadelphia-based hardcore/metal act STARKWEATHER has announced the return of guitarist Bill Molchinow to the group's ranks. Molchinow played all the solos on the band's version of "Hushabye", which appeared on the "Definitely Not the Majors" compilation in 1996. Commented guitartist Todd Forkin, "...

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TIGERTAILZ Launches 'School Band' Competition

Reunited U.K. rockers TIGERTAILZ have launched a competition to find a local "school band" to open their forthcoming show at Cardiff St David's Hall on Saturday, February 10, 2007. The competition is open to any students who attend a South Wales secondary school and play in a band. The 'TAILZ are ke...

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'The Family Values Tour 2006' CD Samples Available

30-second audio clips of the entire "The Family Values Tour 2006" CD are currently available at the Circuit City web site. Three tracks off the album — KORN's "Coming Undone", FLYLEAF's cover of U2's "Pride (In the name of Love)" (featuring ARMY OF ANYONE/FILTER frontman Richard Patrick),and DEADSY...

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BLACK SABBATH's 'The Dio Years' Release Will Be A Single-Disc Collection

HEAVEN AND HELL — the new band featuring legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) alongside original BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, plus new addition Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH) — was interviewed earlier in the week in England by VH1 Clas...

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SYMPHORCE Launches Studio Diary

Guitarist Cede Dupont of the German power metallers SYMPHORCE has launched a studio diary on the group's official forum. The band has just entered House of Music studios in Winterach, Germany with producer Dennis Ward to begin recording its new album, "Become Death", due in February/March via Metal...