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AGANKAST Accused Of Insulting British Metal Fans By Pulling Out Of Contest
Craig Keddie of Borders Today is reporting that AGANKAST — the new British metal band featuring former ATOMKRAFT guitarist Rob Matthew (a.k.a. Redhead) — this week sensationally snubbed followers of the rock music scene in Hawick, England. The thrash four-piece revealed they would not be competing i...May 21, 2006
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STAIND To Rock INDIANAPOLIS 500
Flip/Atlantic recording group STAIND has been invited to perform live at the upcoming 90th running of the Indianapolis 500. The multi-platinum rockers will be featured on ABC-TV's pre-race telecast, set to kick off at noon ET on Sunday, May 28 (check local listings). STAIND will perform two songs: o...May 18, 2006
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FIREBALL MINISTRY To Support H.I.M.; Tour With DISTURBED Kicks Off This Weekend
L.A. hard rock quartet FIREBALL MINISTRY will support Finland's H.I.M. at the House of Blues in Hollywood, Calif. on June 11. This will be H.I.M.'s final U.S. performance of the summer, and the groups' first West Coast show together. (They performed five concerts along the East Coast late last year...May 18, 2006
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Extremely Rare OZZY OSBOURNE Song Unearthed: Sample Available
OZZY OSBOURNE fan site Ozzyhead.com has posted the following update: "In 1977, a singer/song writer/producer by the name of Chris Sedgwick asked his close friend Ozzy Osbourne, who was living in the U.K., to sing back-up vocals on a cover of the ANIMALS song 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood'. Ozzy com...May 18, 2006
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PLEASURE MAKER Sign With SPIRITUAL BEAST RECORDS
Spiritual Beast has announced the signing of Brazilian hard rockers PLEASURE MAKER. The first release under the deal will be a "revitalized" version of their debut album, "Love on the Rocks", which was previously released in Latin America. It will be re-mastered and feature completely new artwork by...May 16, 2006
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Report: Progressive Metal Band's Name Causes Cancellation Of Benefit Concert
New Jersey's Asbury Park Press is reporting that the the name and web site of a local progressive metal band — DIVINITY DESTROYED — sparked enough worry about sacrilege that leaders of St. Mary's parish in Barnegat canceled a long-planned charity concert meant to benefit the terminally ill and disab...May 16, 2006
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Bahraini Metal Concert Organizers Affected by 'Devil Worship' Claims
Tariq Khonji of Bahrain's Gulf Daily News is reporting that a Bahraini MP claims Bahrain has hundreds of devil worshippers — many of whom are followers of certain types of rock, such as heavy metal and death metal — and is calling on all segments of society to unite to combat what he ...May 16, 2006
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ROB ZOMBIE, H.I.M. Perform At KROQ's WEENIE ROAST: Photos Available
ROB ZOMBIE, H.I.M., AFI and WOLFMOTHER were among the performers at KROQ's annual Weenie Roast on May 13 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, California. Check out pictures from Wire Image, Film Magic. ...May 15, 2006
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KHOMA: U.K. Dates With 36 CRAZYFISTS Announced
In addition to their confirmed date at the Download festival, KHOMA (formerly KOMA) — the Swedish band featuring members of CULT OF LUNA, THE PERISHERS, and the DEPORTEES — will be playing a handful of gigs with labelmates 36 CRAZYFISTS. The details are as follows: Jun. 09 – Sheffield, UK @ Corporat...May 15, 2006
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CASEY CHAOS To Front THE DAMNED At 30-Year Anniversary Gig Of Debut CD
Over 30 years ago, the biggest tour in punk rock was announced and featured the SEX PISTOLS, CLASH, and THE DAMNED. THE DAMNED were considered the anti-BEATLES, and consisted of the only local punks who could actually play their instruments. Today the founding members of THE DAMNED, Rat Scabies and...May 12, 2006
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FIREBIRD: 'Hot Wings' To Receive European Release In July
FIREBIRD, the British band led by former CARCASS/NAPALM DEATH guitarist Bill Steer, will release their new album, "Hot Wings", in Europe in early July via Rise Above Records. The CD will be issued in Japan on May 31 through Victor Entertainment. The track listing for the effort is as follows 01. Car...May 12, 2006
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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Working With Ex-BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Drummer
Arizona-based extreme metal band ABIGAIL WILLIAMS have issued the following update: "We are now gearing up to record our first full-length CD for Candlelight Records, which we think will hit stores in the fall. Right now we are currently hammering out pre-production demos and putting the final touch...May 12, 2006
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Former GREAT WHITE Tour Manager To Be Sentenced In Fatal Fire
The Associated Press is reporting that a judge is expected to decide Wednesday (May 10) whether former GREAT WHITE tour manager Daniel Biechele — who started the 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people — should go to prison. [Watch today's sentencing hearing, going on now, courtesy of WPRI.com at...May 10, 2006
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DEF LEPPARD's Cover Of DAVID ESSEX's 'Rock On' Available Via iTunes
The first single off DEF LEPPARD's upcoming covers album, "Yeah!" (which will hit the stores May 23) is now available, and it is LEPPARD's version of the DAVID ESSEX classic "Rock On". But you can't go to your local record store to pick it up on CD; that seems to be the old-fashioned way for ...May 10, 2006
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GREAT WHITE: Portraits Emerge Of Lives Lost In Second Day Of Nightclub Hearing
The Associated Press has issued the following report: Robert Reisner, the school bus driver who lived with his mother and was known as "Mr. Rob" to the students on his route, went to the concert. So did Scott Griffith, a California-born man and self-taught musician who headed out with a group of off...May 9, 2006
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