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DEF LEPPARD: More Tour Dates With JOURNEY Announced

DEF LEPPARD has added more shows to its current North American tour with JOURNEY. The newly added dates are as follows: Oct. 11 - Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center Oct. 13 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl Oct. 14 - San Bernardino, CA @ Hyundai Pavilion Oct. 16 - Albuquerque, NM @ Journal ...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Fans Have Conflicting Emotions About Seeing Band With New Singer

Robert Morast of South Dakota's Argus Leader reports that ALICE IN CHAINS sold a couple thousand tickets or so in advance for the show Saturday night (August 12) at the Sioux Empire Fair that was to feature COMES WITH THE FALL singer William DuVall with the surviving AIC members — Jerry Cantrell, Mi...

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NAPALM DEATH Joins Forces With PETA2 To 'Save #99'

Look for ads this month rolling out with NAPALM DEATH supporting PETA2.com's "Save #99" campaign. The anti-vivisection ad, which can be viewed at this location, quotes NAPALM DEATH vocalist/activist Barney Greenway as saying, "Vivisection is one of the ultimate acts of disrespect, and conclusions fr...

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Guitarist 'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK: AXL ROSE Is One Of The Best Frontmen I Have Ever Seen

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH) has issued the following update: "Well, I took my four days of well-needed sleep after the SEBASTIAN BACH/GUNS N' ROSES European tour. I think my alcohol poisoning should be in the control stage now. What a rush. The tour was fan...

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NAPALM DEATH: European Tour Dates Announced

British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH have lined up the following European dates during October/November: Oct. 18 - Newcastle, UK @ University Oct. 19 - Southampton, UK @ TBA Oct. 20 - Bradford, UK @ Rio Oct. 21 - TBC, UK @ TBC Oct. 22 - Haarlem, NETH Patronaat Oct. 23 - Bochum, GER @ Matrix ...

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DEMOLITION RECORDS Signs North American Deal With WARCON ENTERPRISES

Demolition Records, one of the UK's leading independent rock labels, has inked a North American deal with Warcon Enterprises. The link-up will see all of Demolition's releases distributed by Fontana/Universal in the U.S., and EMI in Canada. Ged Cook, Demolition Records owner, said "We've been search...

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VAN HALEN Bassist MICHAEL ANTHONY: 'Being Ill SUCKS!!'

VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony has posted the following message on his official blog: "Sammy [Hagar] and I were very disappointed that we had to cancel the [August 6] show at the Soboba casino [in San Jacinto, CA]. Sammy was quite ill, and as our fans all know, he would never get up on stage ...

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KISS Reaps Plenty Of Online Support In ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Bid

The Plain Dealer reports that KISS fans pounded the computer keyboards and the pavement this weekend to make the argument that their favorite band belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. While the KISS Army rallied Saturday outside the Rock Hall, KISS got the most votes in an online poll at ...

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ONE 90 GRAIN's Debut Album To Be Co-Produced By BLACKFOOT Singer

ONE 90 GRAIN, the Spartanburg, South Carolina-based "Southern progressive metal" band featuring former SHAITAN MAZAR drummer Brett Goode, will trek to Muscle Shoals, Alabama in October to begin tracking its debut album with Jay Johnson, the current lead singer and guitarist for the legendary souther...

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DIAL Featuring Former PAIN OF SALVATION, ELEGY Members: Debut Album Completed

DIAL is a brand new Dutch/Swedish alternative rock group, formed by the musicians Liselotte Hegt, Kristoffer Gildenlöw (ex-PAIN OF SALVATION) and Rommert van der Meer. After hooking up with drummer Dirk Bruinenberg (ELEGY, PATRICK RONDAT) and producer Devon Graves (DEADSOUL TRIBE, ex-PSYCHOTIC WALTZ...

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GOREFEST Replaces ILL NINO At Holland's LOWLANDS Festival

Reunited Dutch metallers GOREFEST have replaced ILL NINO on the billing of this year's Lowlands festival, set to take place August 18-20 in Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands. "So... what one thinks would be within reach and with some effort possible won't happen and what one didn't expect to happen in...

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LED ZEPPELIN, AC/DC And METALLICA Are Among Top-Selling Artists Of All Time

LED ZEPPELIN, AC/DC, GUNS N' ROSES and METALLICA have released some of the top-selling albums in the United States of all time, according to the figures released by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Here is a list of the all-time top selling albums (number in perenthesis indicate...

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DAVID LEE ROTH: More Tour Dates Announced

Former VAN HALEN frontman DAVID LEE ROTH has lined up the following dates during the coming months: Aug. 12 - Sturgis, SD @ The Legendary Buffalo Chips Campground Aug. 15 - St. Charles, MO @ Ameristar Casino Aug. 17 - Sault Ste Marie, MI @ Kewadin Casino Aug. 19 - Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy ...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES, IRON MAIDEN, MÖTLEY CRÜE Members Pay Tribute To VAN HALEN

Deadline/Cleopatra Records has just released "'80s Metal Tribute To Van Halen", a collection of VAN HALEN covers performed by some of the biggest hard rock stars of the '80s metal scene. The complete track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Paul Di'Anno (IRON MAIDEN) – "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Lo...

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THE GATHERING To Team Up With GREEN LIZARD For Split Single

THE GATHERING will join forces with GREEN LIZARD for a split single to coincide with the two bands' appearances at the Sziget festival in Budapest, Hungary (set to take palce August 9-16). A total of 5,000 copies of this single will be given away exclusively at the festival. GREEN LIZARD's contribut...