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ANGRA, SPOCK'S BEARD, JON OLIVA'S PAIN Confirmed For San Francisco's BAY AREA ROCK FEST

ANGRA, SPOCK'S BEARD and JON OLIVA'S PAIN have been confirmed as the headlining acts of the inaugural Bay Area Rock Fest, a two-day progressive rock and metal festival set to take place May 4-5 at The Independent in San Francisco. ANGRA returns to North America for the first time since 2005 for an e...

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MOB RULES Confirmed For U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK INDOOR FESTIVAL

German melodic metallers MOB RULES have been confirmed for the Bloodstock Indoor Festival, set to take place Friday, August 31 and Saturday, September 1 at the Derby Assembly Rooms, Market Square, Derby, England. MOB RULES will perform on August 31 while the other currently confirmed acts — NWOBHM (...

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ARMORED SAINT Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

ARMORED SAINT has been confirmed for this year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 25-27 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH ARMORED SAINT AXEL RUDI PELL BULLET CATARACT DARK FUNERAL GRAVE DIGGER HARDCOR...

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CLUTCH: North American Tour Dates Announced

CLUTCH has lined up the following North American tour dates with DUB TRIO and FAIR TO MIDLAND: Feb. 28 - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH Mar. 01 - Exit/In - Nashville, TN Mar. 02 - Center Stage - Atlanta, GA Mar. 13 - The Vogue - Indianapolis, IN Mar. 17 - Opera House - ...

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MIKE PORTNOY, PAUL GILBERT Featured On New NEAL MORSE Solo CD

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy and guitarist Paul Gilbert (RACER X, ex-MR. BIG) make guest appearances on the latest album from former SPOCK'S BEARD/TRANSATLANTIC frontman Neal Morse's new CD, "Sola Scriptura", due on February 26. This will be Neal's fourth progressive rock solo release, followi...

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CLUTCH: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed

CLUTCH has set "From Beale Street to Oblivion" as the title of its new album, due on March 20 via DRT Entertainment. Produced, recorded and mixed by Joe Barresi (KYUSS, TOOL, MELVINS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE) at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles, the CD "floods the room with riffs, melodies, and mon...

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CLUTCH To Take Part In WALTER SALB Memorial Concert

CLUTCH will take part in a memorial concert for Walter Salb (CLUTCH drummer Jean-Paul Gaster's drum teacher) on January 7, 2007 at El Boqueron II in Rockville, MD. Proceeds from the event will go to the Walter Salb Scholarship Fund. Click here for flyer and details. A Washington Post article on Walt...

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MOB RULES: European Tour Dates Announced

German melodic metallers MOB RULES have lined up the following tour dates: Feb. 10 - Oldenburg, Germany @ Amadeus Feb. 23 - Bremen, Germany @ Aladin (w/ MASTERPLAN) Feb. 26 - Hamburg, Germany @ Headbangers Ballroom (w/ MASTERPLAN) With UFO: Mar. 01 - Hamburg, Germany @ Fabrik Mar. 03 - Worpswede, Ge...

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CLUTCH: New Music Posted Online

A brand new CLUTCH song, entitled "Power Player", can be heard on DRT Entertainment's inaugural podcast, dubbed DRTcast. The 40-minute podcast also features an exclusive interview with Oderus Urungus of GWAR as well as music from SOIL, 36 CRAZYFISTS, STREET DOGS, ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER, GWAR and POWERMA...

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CLUTCH: European Tour Dates Announced

CLUTCH has announced the following European tour dates in April: Apr. 03 - Sugar Mill - Stoke, UK Apr. 04 - Academy 3+2 - Manchester, UK Apr. 05 - King Tut's - Glasgow, UK Apr. 06 - Barfly - Birmingham, UK Apr. 07 - Zodiac - Oxford, UK Apr. 08 - Mean Fiddler - London, ...

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CLUTCH: BBC Session To Air Tonight

The CLUTCH BBC session will be airing tonight (Nov. 28) on the BBC Radio 1 "Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter". The program, which airs between midnight and 2:00 a.m., will feature live-in-the-studio recordings of the songs "Electric Worry", "Politician", "Cypress Grove" and "Shiny Cadillackness". To...

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BLOODJINN Announces New Guitarist

Greensboro, North Carolina's BLOODJINN has announced the addition of former HE IS LEGEND guitarist McKenzie Bell to the group's ranks. McKenzie replaces departing guitarist Hunter McBride. Commented the band: "McKenzie Bell sucks!! We are only using him for his shredabilities and beard length. If yo...

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GUNS N' ROSES: View From The Side Of The Stage

Longtime GUNS N' ROSES associate Del James has released the following report via the band's official web site: "Hello and welcome to 'View From The Side Of The Stage.' I was asked to write a column for GunsNRoses.com and have mixed emotions about doing so. I have a 21-year history with GUNS N' ROSES...

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SPOCK'S BEARD Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

SPOCK'S BEARD has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 25-27, 2007 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AMON AMARTH AXEL RUDI PELL BULLET CATARACT DARK FUNERAL GRAVE DIGGER HARDCORE SUPERS...

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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist Recalls Four Decades Of Rock 'N' Roll Mayhem

In a recent interview with Mel Bradman of the U.K.'s Times Online, BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi, 58, recalled the outrageous practical jokes he has played on his bandmates, and their often near-fatal consequences: "I'd been a prankster from school days, and it carried on into the band. Bill Wa...