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DOKKEN Schedule Greek Dates

According to Metal-Temple.com, veteran hard rockers DOKKEN will be playing two shows in Athens, Greece in early May. The first concert will be electric and will take place at Gagarin 205 on Sunday, May 7. The second performance will be a "special acoustic show" and is slated for the Underworld Club...

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Self-Help

Releasing "The Dead Next Door" as a trio on Solid State Records in 1999, "The Sideshow Whiplash" EP as a quartet on Goodfellow Records in 2001, SPITFIRE called it quits. With guitarists Scottie Henry (NORMA JEAN) and Dan Tulloh (SCARLET) in tow, SPITFIRE reformed as a quintet in 2005 and recently re...

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DEAD BOYS Come Alive For Shows, Recording

Greg Prato of Billboard.com is reporting that punk pioneers the DEAD BOYS are planning on doing about a week's worth of gigs in May starting around May 8 up in Montreal. "The confirmed dates so far are Montreal, Toronto, London and Hamilton," guitarist Cheetah Chrome told Billboard.com. "And then wh...

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METALLICA, LINKIN PARK, DANZIG Albums To Be Covered In RICK RUBIN's 'In The Studio' Book

In the late fall of 2006, Rock N' Roll Books will release "Rick Rubin: In the Studio", a book focusing on the mega-producer's incredible 20-plus-year producing career. Devoted as a studio study to the making of each of Rubin's multiplatinum smashes — with bands ranging from the BEASTIE BOYS and RUN-...

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UGLY Tap Producer RICK PARASHAR For Full-Length Debut

UGLY, the Detroit-based band featuring former members of BRIDGE and OUTSPOKEN, have tapped legendary producer Rick Parashar (PEARL JAM, NICKELBACK, ALICE IN CHAINS, ROB ZOMBIE) to produce their debut album, tentatively due this fall via Rust Records. Pre-production will begin in Cleveland on March 2...

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HANOI ROCKS Frontman Suffering From Ear Infection; Band Cancel Dates

HANOI ROCKS' scheduled concerts in Italy on March 24-25 and in Vienna, Austria on March 26 have been cancelled/postponed, according to a posting on the band's web site. Singer Michael Monroe "has had a severe middle-ear infection for three weeks now and it still hasn't gotten better," the posting ad...

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MEGADETH: Winner Of Mascot Redesign Contest Announced

MEGADETH's beloved mascot "Vic Rattlehead" has a new face thanks to the artists at deviantART.com. The web site, online home to the largest group of artists in the world, hosted a contest to redesign the longtime mascot for one of the most legendary metal bands of all time and frontman Dave Mustaine...

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MIKE PATTON's PEEPING TOM: Album Details Revealed

Ipecac Records has announced the final track listing for former FAITH NO MORE's upcoming self-titled album as PEEPING TOM, which will be released May 30. According to Billboard.com, the set was pieced together by swapping song files through the mail with collaborators like Norah Jones ("Sucker"),Ko...

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IN FLAMES, MÖTLEY CRÜE, ANTHRAX, OPETH Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: IN FLAMES, TRIVIUM, DEVIL DRIVER, ZAO Venue: Theatre of Living Arts City/State: Philadelphia, Pa. Date: Feb. 17, 2006 Gross Sales: $19,640 Attendance: 1,000 Capaci...

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H.I.M.: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

MTV.com is reporting that Finnish goth metallers H.I.M. will be back on North American soil this spring for a 22-date road trip that's scheduled to launch May 2 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and conclude in Las Vegas on June 8. The run includes two previously announced appearances: one at the Bambooz...

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SICK OF IT ALL Announce Tour Dates With STRETCH ARMSTRONG, FIRST BLOOD

SICK OF IT ALL have announced a headlining tour around the release of their new album, "Death to Tryants". The tour will feature sets by good friends STRETCH ARMSTRONG and new Trustkill Records signees FIRST BLOOD. "Death to Tyrants" is the band's ninth full-length album and also their most politica...

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DEATHRASH: New CD To Feature Early Live/Demo Material, New Recordings

Bassist/founding member Pat Burns of the long-defunct New Jersey thrashers DEATHRASH has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "After 20 years I'm surprised people remembered the band let alone going on about their favorite song. Me and the boys are in the process of picking the best 'live'...

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H.I.M. To Tour U.S. With AIDEN

H.I.M. will be embarking on a U.S. tour with AIDEN beginning on May 2. The venues on the trek are still being confirmed, but the tour is expected to run through June 9. In other news, the Spanish web site Terra.es has uploaded three high-quality video clips from H.I.M.'s live performance in Madrid o...

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RICKY WARWICK Is Looking Forward To 'Rockin' Out' With CIRCUS DIABLO

Former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick has posted the following message regarding CIRCUS DIABLO, his new project featuring former THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison and THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy, with help from VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum. "Back when I was a kid, growing up in B...

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METALLICA To Spend Six Months Writing Before Commencing Recording Process

RollingStone.com is reporting that METALLICA have hunkered down in a San Francisco studio, breaking ground on their ninth studio disc, with producer Rick Rubin (SYSTEM OF A DOWN, AUDIOSLAVE, SLAYER). After opening two shows for the ROLLING STONES last November, 'TALLICA got the itch to stitch togeth...