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EDEN To Play With LEATHERWOLF In Southern California

Orange County metal band EDEN will be playing with LEATHERWOLF on June 15 at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, CA. The concert will mark one of EDEN's first live appearances with newly enlisted drummer Kurt Custer, whose first national recognition came with the Southern California band LITTLE AMERICA...

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COURTNEY LOVE Sells NIRVANA Rights Share To ex-VIRGIN RECORDS Executive

Kurt Cobain's widow Courtney Love has told RollingStone.com that she has finally sold twenty-five percent of her share of NIRVANA's sought-after publishing catalog — to Larry Mestel of Primary Wave Music Publishing, former COO/GM of Virgin Records. "I took on a strategic partner, Larry Mestel, to he...

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ARCH ENEMY, HERMAN RAREBELL Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

ARCH ENEMY and HERMAN RAREBELL have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CALIBAN CELTIC F...

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MENTORS: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

One of the most controversial of metal bands of all time — the MENTORS — will be embarking on a U.S. tour beginning in early May. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: May 11 – Rockafellas - Bradenton, FL May 12 - The Brass Mugg - Tampa, FL May 13 - The Island Oasis ...

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VREID, CALIBAN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

VREID and CALIBAN have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CALIBAN CELTIC FROST CHILDREN OF BODOM D...

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NIRVANA Stake To be Acquired By U2's BONO?

James Hall of the U.K.'s Telegraph.co.uk is reporting that Elevation Partners - the private equity company whose partners include Bono, the U2 singer - is thought to be the front-runner in a multi-million pound deal to acquire a stake in the back catalogue of NIRVANA, the 1990s grunge pioneers. The...

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Dead Under Décor

It's never a bad thing when an album starts and your first reaction is "did these guys steal MOTÖRHEAD's gear?" And when a look at the liner notes reveals that the producer is Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE, BOTCH),the picture becomes a little clearer. This is some noisy, abrasive, sardonic hardcore/metal (...

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KURT COBAIN Action Figure Coming In June

A new Kurt Cobain action figure, which features the striped sweater and stringy hairstyle the late NIRVANA frontman sported in his band's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video, will be available via NECA (National Entertainment Collectibles Association) in late June. Check out photos of the figurine at th...

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Original ANTHRAX Singer To Guest On 'The Vault Of Metal' This Wednesday

Neil Turbin, the original voice of ANTHRAX, will appear on "The Vault of Metal" this Wednesday, March 22, 2006 with DJ Raven the Devil at 9 p.m. (EST) / 3 a.m. (CET). Turbin will talk about his new band NEIL TURBIN'S DEATHRIDERS' upcoming album, "A Fate Worse than Death", and will be taking live req...

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SHELTER Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

SHELTER have been confirmed for this year's installment of the With Full Force festival, set to take place June 30 – July 2 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): A.O.K. AGNOSTIC FRONT AMORPHIS ARCH ENEMY BLEED THE SKY BL...

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LUMSK, DO OR DIE Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

LUMSK and DO OR DIE have been confirmed for this year's installment of the With Full Force festival, set to take place June 30 – July 2 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): A.O.K. AGNOSTIC FRONT AMORPHIS ARCH ENEMY BLEE...

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NOCTURNAL RITES Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish melodic metallers NOCTURNAL RITES have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CELTIC FROST CHI...

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WHITESNAKE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

WHITESNAKE have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CELTIC FROST CHILDREN OF BODOM D'ESPAIRSRAY DIE...

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COURTNEY LOVE To Sell NIRVANA Back Catalog

According to NME.COM, Courtney Love has said she is preparing to sell a share of her rights to the NIRVANA back catalogue. Love has been in London over the last week. While in the U.K. she's had meetings about a new record deal, making a TV documentary, taking a theatre role in the ...

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AGNOSTIC FRONT, OBITUARY, SOILWORK, THE HAUNTED Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE

AGNOSTIC FRONT, OBITUARY, SOILWORK and THE HAUNTED have been confirmed for this year's installment of the With Full Force festival, set to take place June 30 – July 2 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): A.O.K. AGNOSTIC...