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WITCHCRAFT: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Swedish doom/'70s-influenced heavy stoner rock kings WITCHCRAFT are returning to the United States this October and November. The band, who released "Firewood" last year on Candlelight Records, will be touring with DANAVA. The initial dates are as follows: Oct. 23 - Sunset Tavern - Seattle, WA Oct....

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MINISTRY: Video Interview Available

Metal Hammer magazine recently hooked up with MINISTRY's Al Jourgensen and Mike Scaccia for a few glasses of "vino" before their London performance to talk about MINISTRY's "friends": writers, junkies, philosophers, occultists, psychedelic drug experimentalists and a whole host of other loonies. But...

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EXPERIENCE HENDRIX Comments On Upcoming JIMI HENDRIX Auction

Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. has commented on the recent announcement by Ocean Tomo Auctions, LLC, a division of the Chicago-based intellectual capital merchant banc, Ocean Tomo, that it has been retained by the administrator of the estate of Michael Frank Jeffery to sell their rights, title and inter...

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JORMUNGAND Calls It Quits

Erie, Pennsylvania-based black metal band JORMUNGAND has apparently split up following the departure of Imperial Lord Balaam (vocals),Fury (guitar) and Ihnnos. Commented Fury in a posting on the band's MySpace page (since deleted): "As it has always been said, all good things must come to an end. F...

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ZOMBI To Tour With SUPERSYSTEM

Fresh on the heels of a wildly successful European tour with ISIS and acclaimed performance at the respected Supersonic Festival, Pittsburgh's sci-fi instrumental rock duo ZOMBI has announced North American fall tour plans with SUPERSYSTEM. ZOMBI will pair up with Touch and Go's SUPERSYSTEM (formerl...

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EIGHT AND ONE HALF's AL JOURGENSEN-Produced Recordings To See Light Of Day

Criterion International is set to release a project by the band EIGHT AND ONE HALF, entitled "The Jourgensen Sessions", produced by MINISTRY's Al Jourgensen in 1983. This collection spans a tapestry of sounds, from funk-inspired dance grooves in the vein of ABC, to dark electro synths reminecent of...

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AUDIOSLAVE And SYSTEM OF A DOWN Members Named In Anti-BUSH Ad

Launch Radio Networks reports: AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello and SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian are among the people listed in an anti-George W Bush petition, in a full-page newspaper ad that ran Thursday (August 3) in the New York Times. The full-page ad from the group World Can't Wait a...

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MINISTRY: Australian Tour Dates Announced

Industrial metal pioneers MINISTRY have lined up the following dates in Australia: Oct. 08 - The Arena Ent. Complex – Brisbane, AUS Oct. 09 - The Big Top at Luna Park – Sydney, AUS Oct. 10 - The Palace Complex – Melbourne, AUS Oct. 12 - Metropolis Fremantle - Perth, AUS As previously reported, MINIS...

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CAULDRON Featuring Ex-GOAT HORN Members: Audio Available

CAULDRON, the new band featuring former GOAT HORN members Jason Decay (bass/vocals) and Al Biddle (drums),has uploaded a demo version of the song "The Striker Strikes" from its upcoming EP "Jump in the Cauldron". Check it out at this location. "Fans of GOAT HORN are sure not to be dissapointed!!!"...

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CHEAP TRICK Guitarist Jams With REVOLTING COCKS: Photo Available

According to Billboard.com, the sold-out crowd at Chicago's House of Blues Theatre was treated to an all-star rock n' roll extravaganza on July 2 when CHEAP TRICK's Rick Nielsen hit the stage for a special performance with Al Jourgensen (MINISTRY) and his band, REVOLTING COCKS. Nielsen was among the...

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SOIL Announces U.S. Tour Dates With STAIND

SOIL will support STAIND on the following dates in August/September: Aug. 08 - Topeka, KS @ Topeka Performing Arts Ctr Aug. 09 - St. Paul, MN @ Myth Aug. 11 - Grand Island, NE @ Heartland Events Ctr Aug. 13 - Council Bluff, IA @ Mid America Recreation Aug. 16 - Kelseyville, CA @ Konocti ...

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JIMI HENDRIX's Brother Denied Cut Of Estate

The Seattle Times reports that a state appeals court on Monday (July 24) upheld a lower court ruling that denied Jimi Hendrix's brother a portion of the legendary guitarist's fortune. Leon Hendrix had appealed a King County Superior Court ruling in 2004 that determined he had failed to prove his ste...

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GENE SIMMONS' NO GOOD TV Withdraws Part Of IPO

According to KissKollector.com, financial experts wonder if Gene Simmons will be able to thrill Wall Street with NGTV's IPO (Initial Public Offering),after he "has thrilled rock fans for three decades as the lead singer of KISS." Turns out that NGTV (No Good TV) — with Gene as the chairman — withdr...

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ESTRADASPHERE: 'Palace Of Mirrors' Release Date Announced

Santa Cruz, California's eclectic and unclassifiable musical group ESTRADASPHERE has set September 19, 2006 as the release date for their fourth album — and debut for The End Records — titled "Palace of Mirrors". The album will be released in digipak format. Within their music ESTRADASPHERE brings t...

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Ex-INCANTATION Guitarist SONNY LOMBARDOZZI Joins JORMUNGAND

Guitarist Sonny Lombardozzi (ex-INCANTATION, SEVEN GATES, FLESHTIZED) has joined the Erie, Pennsylvania-based black metal band JORMUNGAND as the group's bassist. Sonny, who is said to be "only the second person alive to master the double guitar (the first being Michael Angelo Batio)," now completes...