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IRON MAIDEN Announces North American Tour Dates
IRON MAIDEN has announced that they will be beginning their 2006 World Tour with eight dates across the USA and three dates in Canada starting October 4 in Hartford, CT. Tickets for the shows will start going on to the general public from the weekend of August 12, with details of local box office an...July 24, 2006
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PLANET GEMINI: New Album To Feature Former BLACK SABBATH/DIO Drummer
Boston-based traditional doom metal band PLANET GEMINI, who recently tapped original TROUBLE drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson to play on its upcoming CD, has issued the following update: "In a previous press release, PLANET GEMINI announced that they would be working with Jeff 'Oly' Olson. While this projec...July 23, 2006
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TRIVIUM Drummer: 'METALLICA Could Touch A Pile Of Junk And I'd Go Out And Buy It'
David Glessner of the San Antonio Express-News recently conducted an interview with TRIVIUM drummer Travis Smith. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's influences: "Everyone in the band is into metal, but everyone gets the melody from different influences like QUEEN, THE EAGLES an...July 20, 2006
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JEFF LABAR: 'I Don't Think CINDERELLA Will Ever Put Out Another Record'
As part of his month-long Bananiversary Celebration, rock 'n' roll comic C.C. Banana spoke to guitarist Jeff LaBar about the future of his bands CINDERELLA and NAKED BEGGARS. A few excerpts from the interview follow: C.C. Banana: We hear that there are certain legal complications preventing CINDEREL...July 19, 2006
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DEICIDE Guitarist: 'I've Done Stupid Things, But Throwing Bottles At Cops Isn't One Of Them'
Guitarist Ralph Santolla of the Florida-based death metallers DEICIDE has issued a statement regarding the events of last Friday (July 14) when the band's show at Hustlers in Laredo, Texas was shut down by the police after four songs and Santolla was arrested during the ensuing chaos (allegedly for...July 18, 2006
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The Scar is our Watermark
Once upon a time there were three Detroit youths by the names of Sean H. (vocals/guitar),Brian Repa (drums/destruction),and Nathan Miller (bass) that took a primal hardcore aesthetic and twisted it into forms unrecognizable by the human ear, reeking havoc on conventional forms of entertainment and...July 17, 2006
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Texas Heavy Metal Fan Charged With Murder Of Classmate
Houston Chronicle reports that an 18-year old Texas heavy metal fan, whose MySpace profile opens with a blaring "Meaning in Tragedy" by AS I LAY DYING, is charged — along with his best friend and next-door neighbor — with murder in the death of a classmate, accused of shooting her in ...July 16, 2006
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COMPOS MENTIS Announce New Live Guitarist
Danish death metal band COMPOS MENTIS have posted the following message on their official web site: "We are proud to announce that Ken Holst from ADVERSARY has joined COMPOS MENTIS as our live guitarist. We are very excited about this because Ken is a very cool guy who handles the guitar quite excel...July 15, 2006
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Hawaii's 8MM OVERDOSE Is First Heavy Metal Band To Tour China
Hawaii's thrash/hardcore metallers 8MM OVERDOSE will become the first American metal band to tour mainland China in July, according to MidWeek. However, despite 10 years together, the local following for the band is much smaller than the world's. This is because of the unique take 8MM took on gettin...July 14, 2006
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CRIMSON GLORY Guitarist: 'We Had A Very Successful Trip To Athens'
Reunited Florida metallers CRIMSON GLORY performed at the Rockwave Festival on July 12 at Terravibe in Malakasa, Greece. The band's guitarist Jon Drenning has posted the following update on the band's official blog: "We had a very successful trip to Athens this last week. After a few common flight s...July 14, 2006
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THE HUMAN ABSTRACT: Another New Song Posted Online
Los Angeles-based technical progressive metal band THE HUMAN ABSTRACT has released a second song from their upcoming Hopeless Records debut, "Nocturne". Check out the track "Vela, Together We Await the Storm" at myspace.com/thehumanabstract. Due on August 22, "Nocturne" was recorded at a studio in N...July 14, 2006
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DECEASED Guitarist Steps Down From Touring; Replacement Announced
Virginia-based old-school thrash metallers DECEASED have posted the following message on their official web site: "After 16 years with the band, Mike Smith [guitar] has made the decision to step down from playing shows with us. He will continue to be an active member of DECEASED in other areas, thou...July 14, 2006
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Church Officials Attempt To Ban 'Blasphemous' Dutch Metal Festival
According to an article on TCTubantia.nl, church officials in Holland are attempting to stop the Dutch metal festival Els Rock Open Air from going ahead because of concerns over the "blasphemous" lyrical territory covered by several of the bands (including SUFFOCATION and HOLY MOSES) that are schedu...July 13, 2006
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DEICIDE: New Audio Interview Posted Online
An interview with legendary Florida-based death metallers DEICIDE, which originally aired Tuesday night (July 11) on the "Mike Davies Rock Show" on BBC Radio 1, is available for listening online at this location. DEICIDE were recently awarded a silver disc by the independent music industry trade bod...July 12, 2006
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Canadian Teens Suspected Of Vandalism At Cemetery On 6/6/06
Hamilton Spectator is reporting that six teenagers in Hamilton, Ontario were charged with mischief and breaking and entering with intent in connection with an incident on June 6, 2006 — also known as 666, Devil's Day — when over 230 tombstones at a local cemetery were desecrated (photo). Several of...July 11, 2006
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