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KAYSER Added To EKTOMORF European Tour

KAYSER, the Swedish band featuring former SPIRITUAL BEGGARS frontman Spice and ex-THE MUSHROOM RIVER BAND drummer Bob Ruben, has been confirmed as direct support for EKTOMORF on their upcoming European tour beginning on February 1 and running through March 10. Also appearing on the bill is Sweden's...

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STUCK MOJO Guitarist Interviewed By BEN BARRACK: Audio Available

STUCK MOJO guitarist Rich Ward was interviewed this past Christmas Eve (December 24) by Ben Barrack of KTEM 1400 in Austin, Texas. Listen to the hour-long program at this location (Note: Ward first appears around the 23-minute mark). Commented Ward: "[The interview] took place at eight o'clock on Su...

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Auction Launched To Raise Money San Francisco Punk Promoter DIRK DIRKSEN

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Kathy Peck, bass player for pioneering S.F. lady-punks the CONTRACTIONS and co-founder of HEAR Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to alerting musicians of the permanent hearing damage that can result from repeated exposure to concert-decibel musi...

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GODHEAD: Acoustic Performance Posted Online

GODHEAD participated in an all-star Toys for Tots benefit on December 15 at the Roxy in West Hollywood, California. Watch the acoustic version of "Far Too Long" at this location. GODHEAD has been confirmed as the main support on SOIL's U.K. tour in January. The three-week Euro-trek will reach more t...

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Primordial Domination

Bandwagons are not for a band like INCANTATION, neither is tech metal overkill or digitized studio wizardry. From day one guitarist/vocalist John McEntee has stayed true to his seminal band's brutal and doomy death metal, the kind of death metal in which feeling reigns supreme and pretentious postur...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DRAGONFORCE, CHIMAIRA: North American Tour Dates Revealed

House of Blues, a Live Nation brand, has partnered with clothing and lifestyle company No Fear in presenting Grammy-nominated Roadrunner Records recording artists KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. Also featured on the bill will be Roadrunner labelmates DRAGONFORCE, as well as CHIMAIRA, and HE IS LEGEND. The 35-cit...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DRAGONFORCE, CHIMAIRA Tour To Kick Off Late February

House of Blues, a Live Nation brand, has partnered with clothing and lifestyle company No Fear in presenting Grammy-nominated Roadrunner Records recording artists KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. Also featured on the bill will be Roadrunner labelmates DRAGONFORCE, as well as CHIMAIRA, and HE IS LEGEND. The 35-cit...

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LUDICHRIST And SCATTERBRAIN Announce Support Acts For Reunion Show

'80s hardcore metal act LUDICHRIST and the band formed out of its remains, SCATTERBRAIN, will reunite for a one-off performance at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City on February 23, 2007. Joining them on the bill will be NORMAN BATES AND THE SHOWERHEADS, NO REDEEMING SOCIAL VALUE and...

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STUCK MOJO Guitarist Talks To FOX NEWS RADIO; Audio Available

STUCK MOJO guitarist and songwriter Rich "Rick" Ward appeared on Fox News Radio Tuesday evening (December 19) on John Gibson's "The Big Story" to discuss the song/video "Open Season" from the new STUCK MOJO album "Southern Born Killers". The audio of the interview is available at this location. With...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist: 'It's Been Great To Get Up And Play These Old Songs'

ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Inez has issued the following update: "First of all, and most importantly, I'd like to thank each and everyone of you cool fuckers for coming out and saying hello this year. It was a SUPREME pleasure playing for you and seeing y'all face to face. Those songs we played ar...

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IRON MAIDEN Comments On DESERT ROCK Festival Appearance

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported yesterday, IRON MAIDEN has now confirmed that it will be headlining the Desert Rock 2007 festival in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Friday, March 9, 2007. The supporting bill for this day is currently THE PRODIGY plus STONE SOUR, IN FLAMES, MASTODON, CHILDREN OF BO...

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MADBALL Working On Its 'Hardest Record To Date'

New York hardcore legends MADBALL have issued the following update: "Another year came and went and we want to give everyone a heads up on a few things. First off, thanks to everyone who continued to support the band in 2006. We did some amazing tours of Europe, Australia/New Zealand, South America,...

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DISTURBED Planning Second Leg Of MUSIC AS A WEAPON

Launch Radio Networks reports: DISTURBED wraps up the first leg of the latest Music As A Weapon tour tomorrow night (Friday, December 22) in Madison, Wisconsin, and plans are already in the works for a second leg in early 2007. Although dates, venues and acts are not confirmed, DISTURBED vocalist Da...

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FIRST BLOOD Announces Headlining Tour

FIRST BLOOD has announced its first national headlining tour for January 2007. Support acts on the bill chosen by the band include DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR, BLOODLINED CALLIGRAPHY, and DEAD HEARTS. Releasing their full-length debut, "Killafornia", on Trustkill this year, the group has already completed...

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VADER, SOLITUDE AETURNUS, ONSLAUGHT: Polish Gig To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD

VADER, SOLITUDE AETURNUS and ONSLAUGHT will team up for a mini-festival on February 12, 2007 at the Stodola Club in Warsaw, Poland. All three bands' sets will be filmed for separate DVD releases, tentatively due next year. A fourth, as-yet-undisclosed group will also appear on the bill. VADER will j...