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METALLICA: Swedish, Norwegian Concerts Sell Out In Less Than 90 Minutes

Tickets to METALLICA's July 12 concert at Stadion in Stockholm, Sweden and July 10 gig at Valle Hovin Stadion in Oslo, Norway reportedly sold out less than an hour and a half after they went on sale this morning (Monday, February 26). A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of Anders D. Ajer (a.k.a....

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ARCTICFLAME Hard At Work On New CD

New Jersey power metallers ARCTICFLAME recently entered the studio to record the follow-up to their debut CD, "Primeval Aggressor" (Battle Cry Records). The sessions are being held at Dead City studios, helmed by Mike Sabatini of ATTACKER (Sentinel Steel Records). Commented the band: "Artwork for th...

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SEVENDUST Guitarist Says New CD Is 'Darker' And 'Angrier' Than Previous Efforts

Ben Smithwick of MyRecordJournal.com recently conducted an interview with SEVENDUST guitarist Sonny Mayo. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the writing process for the band's upcoming CD, "Alpha": "Initially we had spent a little bit of time in our respective homes writing riffs and lyrics. Th...

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Former KALAS Guitarist Joins TARRAKIAN

Founding member, guitarist and vocalist Jessi Knop of the Bay Area's TARRAKIAN has left the band to pursue a career helping to open and organize a new non-profit community space in Chicago. Ex-KALAS, CRUEVO and HIGH TONE SON OF A BITCH guitarist Paul Kott will be replacing her. TARRAKIAN will also b...

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SAXON: Rescheduled U.K., Irish Tour Dates Announced

British heavy metal legends SAXON have announced the rescheduled U.K./Irish tour dates. As reported yesterday, SAXON was forced to postpone its previously announced British and Irish trek because singer Biff Byford was suffering from "a throat infection and bad case of flu," according to a statement...

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SAXON Frontman's Radio Show To Air Tomorrow

SAXON frontman Biff Byford's "My Planet Rocks" radio show will air this Saturday, February 24 at 7:00 p.m. U.K. time. It will be repeated again next Thursday, March 1. For more information, visit www.planetrock.com. As previously reported, SAXON's official web site has been updated with the first ex...

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KORN To Perform At BOOST MOBILE ROCKCORPS Concert

KORN is among the artists that will perform at the annual Boost Mobile RockCorps concert on March 30 at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre. BMRC is a national youth volunteerism movement, and the concert will reward 3,000 local youth who have volunteered for community service. RockCorps and Boost Mobile, a w...

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VAN HALEN, LED ZEPPELIN Members File Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Colorado Business

Steve Lynn of Colorado's VailDaily.com reports: Several famous musicians are suing a local business owner for copyright infringement for allowing cover bands to play their songs without permission. Van Halen Music Company, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and Patricia Bonham are all named a...

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SAXON Frontman BIFF BYFORD's Autobiography: First Excerpt Available For Download

SAXON's official web site has been updated with the first excerpt from the soon-to-be-released autobiography by the band's singer, Biff Byford. Acccording to a posting on the site, the book, entitled "Never Surrender (Or Nearly Good Looking)" (cover),will be released in April via I.P. Publishing an...

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THE HAUNTED Checks In From Finland

Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED have issued the following update: "Thank you! These shows [in Finland] have been fucking amazing. It's been colder than anyone not from the north could imagine, but still all you people showed up packing the venues! "[Support act] BURST have been fucking crushing and we...

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EVANESCENCE To Perform On 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

EVANESCENCE will be the musical guests on NBC-TV's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Tuesday, March 13. Check your local listings for time and station. As previously reported, EVANESCENCE will perform on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on the March 14 episode (which will actually air the morning of...

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MACHINE HEAD Completes 'Now I Lay Thee Down' Video

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Hey, hey, hey fuckers! "I write to you from the thriving metropolis that is Lubbock, Texas... day off, kickin' it right next to the freeway... woo - hoo. "We've now got the first three dates of the...

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ABYSMAL DAWN: New Songtitles Revealed

ABYSMAL DAWN, the Los Angeles-based extreme metal band featuring former members of RISE and INHUMAN VISION, has issued the following update: "We're proud to announce our addition to this year's Los Angeles Murderfest lineup. We will be playing on Saturday, March 24th with such legends as OBITUARY, A...

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CAGE To Headline MEXICALI METAL FEST

San Diego, California-based heavy metal band CAGE has been announced as the headliner of the first-ever Mexicali Metal Fest, to be held on Saturday, March 10, 2007 at Parque Vicente Guerrero in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. The complete festival line-up is as follows: CAGE (Headliner) ECHOES OF...

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POISON Drummer's CHOP SHOP Under Consideration For Reality-TV Show

Chop Shop Drum Company, which counts POISON drummer Rikki Rockett as one of its partners, is rumored to be under consideration for a reality TV show similar to "Orange County Choppers", only in this case it will be showing the making of custom drums each week instead of custom bikes. No further info...