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MINISTRY: Four Dates Added To 'C U LaTouR'

MINISTRY has added four more dates to the North American leg of its "C U LaTouR". The trek — which also features special guests MESHUGGAH and opening act HEMLOCK — will now kick off on March 26 in Calgary, Alberta, and then play Vancouver (which is just about sold out) on March 28 as previously ...

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RAGE: 'Carved In Stone' Release Date Announced

German power metallers RAGE will release their new album, "Carved in Stone", in Europe on February 22, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records. RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski previously stated about the upcoming LP, "From the beginning we decided to compose the songs for this CD more straight, concentrating o...

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Guitarist INFERNUS Launches New GORGOROTH Web Site, MySpace Page

GORGOROTH guitarist Infernus — who is involved in a legal dispute with his estranged bandmates over the rights to the group's name — has launched the "official" web site and MySpace page for his version of GORGOROTH. According to a posting on the site, GORGOROTH's lineup "has been subject to several...

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PRONG: Allentown Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of PRONG's October 29, 2007 concert at the Crocodile Rock Café in Allentown, Pennsylvania can be viewed below (courtesy of Tgod Television). PRONG's latest album, "Power of the Damager", sold 1,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielse...

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MUGSHOT To Release Full-Length Debut In April

Danish metal band MUGSHOT, which recently signed to the local branch of SonyBMG, has completed recording the instrumental parts for its debut album at Antfarm Studios with producer Tue Madsen. The vocal recording sessions are set to begin in December, with the album itself penciled in for an April 2...

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HANOI ROCKS Frontman: 'The Band Is In Great Shape'

Legendary Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS have just returned from Japan, where they played five sold-out gigs in Hiroshima, Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo. "The audience went totally crazy at our gigs and lived through every moment with the band. Japanese fans have incredible amount of energy," singer Michael...

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Former MUNDANE Members Play For DALAI LAMA

Portuguese brothers Victor and Alex Rebelo — both former members of the Canadian metal band MUNDANE — recently joined forces with Amchok Gompo from Tibet to form a new band which mixes Amchok's operatic vocal style with the the Rebelos' "soundtrackish" productions. Their group's first show was openi...

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DAVID ELLEFSON On Possible MEGADETH Reunion: 'It Needs To Just Sort Of Happen On Its Own Time'

The Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp Podcast sat down last week with former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson, who talked about his experience at camp, his current projects, how he got into and out of MEGADETH, and if he'd ever work with Dave Mustaine again. On the topic of whether he will eve...

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HANOI ROCKS: German Tour Dates Announced

Legendary Finnish hard rockers HANOI ROCKS have lined up the following dates during the coming months: Dec. 05 - Helsinki, FIN - Ice Hall / Radio Rock Finlandia Dec. 11 - Helsinki, FIN - Ice Hall (w/ MOTÖRHEAD) Dec. 12 - Tampere, FIN - Ice Hall (w/ MOTÖRHEAD)) Dec. 13 - Oulu, FIN - Teatria ...

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MINISTRY: New Audio Interview With AL JOURGENSEN Available

MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Download the 11-minute interview in MP3 format at this location (4 MB). On the heels of itws final studio release, "The Last Sucker", released September 18, 2007, MINISTRY h...

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UNEARTH: South American Dates Announced

Massachusetts metal heavyweights UNEARTH have announced the following South American tour dates: Feb. 22 - Santiago, Chile - Galpon Victor Jara Feb. 24 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Hangar 110 Sacramento, California's longest-running rock 'n' roll TV show "Capital Chaos" has captured UNEARTH performing the...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Discusses Similarities Between Boxing And Music

Since he was young, former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Phil Anselmo has been obsessed with boxing. A microcosm of the battles between mankind over the ages, a reflection of the principles of social Darwinism and a display of agility, stamina and strength, boxing is considered by some — includi...

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GORGOROTH: European Tour Diary Launched

While it may still up to the Norwegian court to decide who rightfully owns the band name GORGOROTH following a split between guitarist Infernus on one side and bassist King and vocalist Gaahl on the other, the Gaahl/King version of the Norwegian black metal outfit commenced its European tour a few d...

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MINISTRY, MESHUGGAH, HEMLOCK: Complete Tour Details Revealed

On the heels of their final studio release, "The Last Sucker", released September 18, 2007, MINISTRY has announced their final world tour, "C U LaTouR", with special guests MESHUGGAH and opening act HEMLOCK. MINISTRY kicks off the North American leg of "C U LaTouR" in Vancouver on March 28, 2008, st...

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PRONG Mainman To Guest On 'The CMS Xtreme'

PRONG, the pioneering New York City underground act (since relocated to Los Angeles) that saw success in the '80s and '90s with classics like "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" and "Whose Fist Is It Anyway?", will be featured on a special edition of "The CMS Xtreme" program. The show fill feature c...