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Report: Iraqi Heavy Metal Rockers Find New Home In Turkey

Sarah Rainsford of BBC News reports: After fleeing the violence in Iraq, the struggling band ACRASSICAUDA has found a home in Turkey. They call themselves the only heavy metal band in Baghdad. But for over a year now ACRASSICAUDA has been on the run. The band members first fled the violence in Iraq...

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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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LACUNA COIL Performs At Italian 'Guitar Hero III' Launch Party: Video Footage, Photos Available

As the first Italian band to contribute a song to the Guitar Hero video game series, LACUNA COIL was invited to perform at the official Italian launch party for Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock, held in Milan on November 29 2007. The band played a four-song set, including "Closer" (the track feature...

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THREAT SIGNAL Interviewed By 'Fashion Model': Video Available

"International fashion model" Jordan conducted an interview with Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL for the new show "Invoke the Metal". The nine-minute clip — which includes THREAT SIGNAL performance footage — can be viewed below. THREAT SIGNAL recently uploaded the demo version of a new song, entitl...

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FILTER Mainman: 'This Is Not A Comeback'

FILTER frontman Richard Patrick spoke to MTV.com earlier this week abut the group's forthcoming album, titled "Anthems for the Damned", which is expected in stores in early 2008. "I'm not straying from that classic FILTER sound," Patrick told MTV.com. "But, because I'm a little older and a little wi...

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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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THREAT SIGNAL: Third Video Tour Blog Available

Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL have posted the third video blog documenting their fall 2007 "The Hard Harvest Tour". Watch the six-minute clip below. Drummer George Parfitt recently left THREAT SIGNAL in order to focus on his family life. He has since been replaced by Norm Killeen. As previously r...

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SANCTITY Replaces VISIONS OF ATLANTIS On SONATA ARCTICA Tour

SANCTITY has replaced VISIONS OF ATLANTIS as the support act for SONATA ARCTICA on their February 2008 North American tour. The dates are as follows: Feb. 01 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre Feb. 02 - Bedford, NH @ Mark's Place Feb. 03 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom Feb. 05 - Quebec City, QUE...

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NIGHTWISH: VIP Tickets For Spring 2008 Tour To Include Meet-And-Greets

VIP tickets to NIGHTWISH's May 2008 North American tour will now include pre-show meet-and-greets as well as the originally promised signed poster and early entry. All VIP ticket holders will be admitted to the venue one hour prior to doors for the meet-and-greet so it is advised that you arrive the...

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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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SONIC SYNDICATE To Support NIGHTWISH In North America

Sweden's SONIC SYNDICATE has been confirmed as the support act for NIGHTWISH on their spring 2008 North American tour. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 05 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom May 06 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre May 07 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ Chance Theater May 09 - Quebec City,...

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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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AGENT STEEL Performs JUDAS PRIEST Classic At Colombia's ROCK AL PARQUE; Video Available

Video footage of California-based metallers AGENT STEEL performing a cover of the JUDAS PRIEST classic "The Ripper" on November 3, 2007 at the Rock Al Parque festival in Bogota, Colombia can be viewed below. The following day the band made a Colombian newspaper. Check out the article at this locatio...

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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...

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PRONG: 'The Banishment' Video Posted Online

PRONG's video for the song "The Banishment" can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's latest CD, "Power of the Damager", which sold 1,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release. According to a press release, the album "maintains the razor-sharp signature riffs band found...