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Former BUCKCHERRY Singer Lines Up More Solo Dates

Former BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd and his solo band have added more tour dates to their ongoing U.S. trek in support of their "You Made Me" album, available through a partnership between Todd Entertainment, LLC and XSRecords. They will be playing a bunch of gigs with TESLA, a show with ORGY, and...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Announce U.S. Tour

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN have announced their second headlining tour of 2004 in support of their new album, "Miss Machine". Hot off the conclusion of their highly successful "F$#king With The Lights On" tour, DILLINGER will kick off a five week U.S. tour on September 29 in New Haven, CT. The tour i...

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HELMET Announce First Tour In Seven Years

As HELMET get ready to release their first album of new material in seven years — "Size Matters", due September 14 on Interscope Records — the band have announced a return to the road beginning September 17 in Atlanta. This five-week club swing marks their first trek in seven years and they’ll retur...

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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist: Jamming With AC/DC Singer Was One Of Career Highlights

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French has posted the following message regarding the band's recently completed European mini-tour: "We want to thank all of our new fans in Spain for the amazing response that you gave us following our show with the SCORPIONS in Granada. The reviews have been just a...

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OZZFEST 2004 Gets Graphic: Media Goes Black With BLACK SABBATH

Orlando, FL-based Media Evolutions has recently completed video creation, graphical elements and playback control for the national Ozzfest 2004 tour and headliner BLACK SABBATH, according to a press release. Media Evolutions developed custom created video and graphical imagery elements that provided...

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Original AC/DC Singer Says Jealousies Within Band Contributed To His Departure

Original AC/DC singer Dave Evans recently spoke to ic Wales about his split with the Australian rock legends in the early '70s. Dave Evans was the singer on AC/DC's debut single, "Can I Sit Next To You Girl". The song was later re-recorded with Bon Scott's vocal for the group's "TNT" album. Evans, ....

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Original AC/DC Singer Says He Is Looking Forward To Performing In His Native Wales

Original AC/DC singer Dave Evans is performing in his native Wales this weekend for the first time in 30 years, according to BBC News. Evans, originally from Carmarthen, is a headlining act at what is being billed as the world's largest AC/DC convention in Wrexham. Ten tribute bands will also perfor...

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THOR Voted One Of Top Frontmen Of All Time

Canadian heavy metal legend THOR (a.k.a. Jon Mikl Thor) was voted one of the top 100 frontmen of all time by England's Classic Rock magazine. Thor reportedly defeated the likes of Courtney Love, Bret Michaels and Suzi Quatro. Other legends on the list included Ozzy Osbourne, Freddie Mercury, Steven...

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POWER QUEST Part Ways With NOW AND THEN RECORDS

U.K. melodic power metal band POWER QUEST have amicably terminated their multi-album recording deal with Now and Then Records. "There are still a couple of 'loose ends' to be sorted out before we can elaborate further but in the meantime the band are shopping for a new label," the group write in a s...

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AC/DC Singer Jams With TWISTED SISTER: Photos Available

AC/DC fan site Crabsody In Blue is reporting that AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson made a guest appearance at the Rock and Blues Custom Show 2004 at Penrich Derbyshire in England on Saturday (July 31). Brian joined TWISTED SISTER during their set and performed a version of "Whole Lotta Rosie" with TS si...

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THIN LIZZY's 'Live and Dangerous' Voted Best Live Rock Album

THIN LIZZY's "Live and Dangerous" has been voted "best live rock album of all time" by the readers of Classic Rock magazine, according to Scotsman.com. UFO's "Strangers in the Night", released in 1979, came in second, while DEEP PURPLE's "Made In Japan" came third. "If You Want Blood, You've Got it"...

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AC/DC: U.K. Reissues Delayed

According to AC-DC.net, the Epic/Sony reissues AC/DC's "Ballbreaker" (1995) and "Stiff Upper Lip" (2000) albums in the U.K. have been pushed back to August 23. No reason was given for the delay. Both albums will be presented in digipak format, similar to last year's reissues, with extensive new book...

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BLACKEST OF THE BLACK: Tentative Tour Dates Announced

The tentative routing has been released for this fall's edition of the "Blackest Of The Black" tour, featuring DANZIG, DOYLE (featuring ex-MISFITS guitarist Doyle),MAYHEM, DEVILDRIVER, DEATH ANGEL and EYES OF FIRE. As previously reported, "Blackest of the Black" organizer Glenn Danzig and ex-MISFIT...

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Report: AC/DC Laneway Decision Deferred

News.com.au is reporting that a council decision on renaming a Melbourne central business district laneway in honour of legendary band AC/DC has been deferred until later in the year. Melbourne City Council said last month it was considering changing the name of Corporation Lane, a narrow alley whic...

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MACHINE HEAD To Play Entire 'Burn My Eyes' Album At Philadelphia Show

MACHINE HEAD will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the worldwide release of their classic debut album, "Burn My Eyes", by setting aside their regularly scheduled set list and performing the record in its entirety on August 8 at the Philadelphia stop on their "Road Rage" tour. Widely considered to b...