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TESTAMENT: 'Reunion' Tour Dates Announced

TESTAMENT lead vocalist Chuck Billy and founding guitarist Eric Peterson will be joined by original guitar player Alex Skolnick and original bassist Greg Christian (HAVOCHATE) for a 10-date European run in May. Handling the drums on the upcoming trek will be either previous TESTAMENT drummer Johnny...

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IMPALED: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Masters of maniacal medical malpractice, Oakland, California's IMPALED will bring their theater-of-macabre operation to Southern California and Arizona for five shows in early April. Support at all dates will come from ENGORGED and LORD GORE. The band will also make an appearance at Baltimore's Mary...

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LIMP BIZKIT Confirmed For Germany's ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK Festivals

LIMP BIZKIT have been confirmed for the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 3-5, 2005 in Nürburgring and Nürnberg, Germany. The following is a list of the bands currently scheduled to perform at the festivals: ADAM GREEN APOCALYPTICA AS I LAY DYING BILLY IDOL BULLET FOR M...

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THE BLACK HALOS Sign With LIQUOR AND POKER MUSIC

Vancouver, Canada's "most decadent rock outfit to date" THE BLACK HALOS have inked a deal with Liquor and Poker Music. Although there have been a plethora of punk and rock revivalists over the years, THE BLACK HALOS look to a slightly different golden age than that of THE CLASH and BUZZCOCKS; THE HA...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Confirmed For Germany's ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK Festivals

MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13 has been confirmed for the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 3-5, 2005 in Nürburgring and Zeppelinfeld, Germany. Wednesday 13 will be appearing at Rock im Park on Friday, June 3 and at Rock am Ring on Saturday, June 4 The following is a...

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Commentary: GENE SIMMONS Is Nowhere Near As Cool As He Thinks He Is

Brian Moran of WCNC.com has written a commentary on last week's episode of NBC's "The Apprentice", featuring a guest appearance by KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. An excerpt from his write-up follows: "Gene Simmons' effort in this show probably deserves its own column but I'll do my best with a...

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE Says Upcoming Headlining Tour Will Be A Five-Band Package

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forum" section of the band's official web site: "I am sad to say that I have cut my right hand open and won't be able to tour for a few months. "Just kidding! Actually, I was putting air in my tires yesterday and the ...

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Classic TESTAMENT And LAAZ ROCKIT Band Lineups Confirmed For Holland's DYNAMO OPEN AIR Festival

Following ANTHRAX's example, both TESTAMENT and LAAZ ROCKIT have confirmed appearances at this year's Dynamo Open Air festival in their classic '80s lineups. TESTAMENT lead vocalist Chuck Billy and founding guitarist Eric Peterson will be joined by original guitar player Alex Skolnick and original b...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer RIPPER Talks About Solo Project

Former JUDAS PRIEST/current ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens recently spoke to MetalForever.com about his new solo project, which currently remains unnamed. Several excerpts from the interview follow: MetalForever.com: I know that ICED EARTH is your main band and we'll get into that later in the...

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TESTAMENT: 25 Copies Of 'Tilburg' DVD To Include CHUCK BILLY Autograph

25 copies of the new TESTAMENT official "bootleg" DVD, "Live in Tilburg, The Netherlands – End of the No Mercy Festival", will be autographed by singer Chuck Billy and will be randomly mailed out to 25 of the first 100 people who order it. So if you order it now, you will have a 1-in-4 ...

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M.O.D. Song To Be Featured In KIRSTIE ALLEY's Show 'Fat Actress'

Hardcore rock band M.O.D. will have "Bubble Butt" featured as one of the songs in the new show "Fat Actress", which will debut tonight, March 7, at 10 p.m. on Showtime. The unscripted reality show is based on the real-life tribulations of actress Kirstie Alley, who is best known for her role in the...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Winning Entries In Norwegian 'Metal Idol' Contest Posted Online

Norwegian daily newspaper Dagbladet recently ran a competition where readers could submit videotapes of themselves performing JUDAS PRIEST songs of their choice "Pop Idol"-style. The two best entries won an exclusive meeting with the whole JUDAS PRIEST band backstage at the Oslo Spektrum before thei...

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IN FLAMES Confirmed For Germany's ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK Festivals

Sweden's IN FLAMES have been confirmed for the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 3-5, 2005 in Nürburgring and Zeppelinfeld, Germany. The following is a list of the bands currently scheduled to perform at the festivals: ADAM GREEN APOCALYPTICA BILLY IDOL FETTES BROT GARB...

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SOUNDEVICE: New Music Posted Online

SOUNDEVICE, the Atlanta, Georgia-based band featuring former STEREOMUD frontman Erik Rogers, have posted three new song clips from the batch of new tracks they recently recorded. Check out the songs "I Know", "The Edge" and "Blister" at Soundevice.net. SOUNDEVICE's current lineup is rounded out by g...

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MORTAL SIN Frontman Talks About Touring With METALLICA, Upcoming Album

MORTAL SIN frontman Mat Maurer recently spoke to HailMetal.com about touring with METALLICA and TESTAMENT during the group's early years and their upcoming album, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: HailMetal.com: If given a chance to tour with METALLICA again would y...