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KORN, VELVET REVOLVER, LAMB OF GOD, DIMMU BORGIR Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

KORN, VELVET REVOLVER, LAMB OF GOD, DIMMU BORGIR, DRAGONFORCE and DEVILDRIVER have been confirmed for the Download festival, set to take place June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BRING ME THE HORIZION DEVILDRIVER DIMMU BORGIR DRAGONFOR...

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More Details Emerge On TOOL Tour Postponement

Launch Radio Networks reports: TOOL drummer Danny Carey apparently injured himself while lifting something at home, according to sources close to the band. Carey tore his bicep last week, requiring surgery and forcing the group to postpone its North American tour, which was scheduled to begin on Mar...

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GUNS N’ ROSES: FRANK FERRER And RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL Special Podcast Online

In this episode of "Taking Metal", titled "Eating with Frank & Bumblefoot," hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy sit down at New York's Triple Crown Ale House with GUNS N' ROSES members Frank Ferrer and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. Topics include "Untouchable", "Chinese Democracy", and exciting new Ac...

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CHEVELLE Teams With Horror Director In Video Contest

Launch Radio Networks reports: CHEVELLE has teamed up with famed horror director Wes Craven for a contest in which fans can create their own video for the band's new single, "Well Enough Alone". Craven, director of "Nightmare On Elm Street", "Scream" and many other horror classics, will choose the w...

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TOOL Postpones North American Tour

TOOL has been forced to reschedule its previously announced North American tour "due to an injury in the band," according to a press release issued by the group earlier today (Wednesday, February 21). "Over the weekend, drummer Danny Carey tore a bicep. Danny underwent surgery today and is recoverin...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman Says 'Nostradamus' May Turn Into Double Album

JUDAS PRIEST is currently recording a concept album about the 16th Century French prophet Nostradamus. In a recent interview with Rockdetector's Garry Sharpe-Young, Rob Halford admitted the band's often perceived secrecy was sometimes intentional. "Look, I love the Internet as a tool for knowledge g...

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A Symphony of Suffering

It was the fertile swamplands of southern Florida that spawned, among scads of other bands, the groundbreaking NOCTURNUS in the late 1980s. Their use of a full-time keyboardist was controversial at the time, when the instrument was considered a crutch of the sappiest of the hair-farmer acts. Now, of...

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40 BELOW SUMMER: 'Rain' EP Reissue To Include Bonus Demo Tracks

40 BELOW SUMMER will reissue its previously out-of-print and much-sought-after debut EP, "Rain", on May 8 via Crash Music Inc. The EP will be made available along with seven previously unreleased bonus demo tracks. The complete track listing is as follows: 01. Falling Down 02. Endorphines 03. Letter...

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AEON SPOKE Featuring CYNIC Members: Single Available For Free Download

AEON SPOKE, the progressive, ethereal-rock project featuring CYNIC members Paul Masvidal (vocals, guitar) and Sean Reinert (drums),will release its self-titled debut album in Germany on March 2 via SPV Records. A free MP3 of the album's first single, "Emmanuel", is available for download at this lo...

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WOLFMOTHER Is First Australian Act In 25 Years To Win Grammy

Launch Radio Networks reports: Australian trio WOLFMOTHER issued a statement yesterday (Tuesday, February 13th) regarding its Grammy win for "Best Hard Rock Performance". The Sydney-based band became the first Australian act to win a Grammy in 25 years, with its single "Woman" beating out entries by...

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FU MANCHU: New Album Available For Streaming

"We Must Obey", the new album from Southern California fuzz-rockers FU MANCHU, is now available for streaming at the band’s official MySpace page. It will remain posted until the album's Feb. 20 street date. Vocalist, guitarist and founding member Scott Hill describes the record as his "favorite FU...

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GOTTHARD To Release 'Domino Effect' In April

Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD will release their new album, "Domino Effect", on April 27. According to singer Leo Leoni, "it is the best GOTTHARD album ever to be released". GOTTHARD entered the studio late last year with producers Leoni and Ronald Prent (who worked with the band on their last effort,...

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TOOL: More Tour Dates Announced

TOOL has announced the following U.S./Canadian dates in March/April: Mar. 15 - Las Vegas, NV The Pearl Mar. 16 - Las Vegas, NV The Pearl Mar. 18 - Reno, NV Reno Events Center Mar. 20 - San Diego, CA Cox Arena Mar. 21 - Tucson, AZ TCC Arena Mar. 23 - Albuquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum ...

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TOOL Confirmed For BONNAROO '07

According to MTV.com, TOOL, THE POLICE and the WHITE STRIPES top an initial list of more than 70 artists scheduled to appear at Bonnaroo '07, to be held June 14-17 in Manchester, Tennessee. Others on that list include WILCO, FRANZ FERDINAND, THE DECEMBERISTS, REGINA SPEKTOR, THE FLAMING LIPS, THE HO...

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SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, WOLFMOTHER and BRING ME THE HORIZON have been confirmed for the Download festival, set to take place June 8-10 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England. Other acts that are scheduled to appear at this year's event include headliners IRON MAIDEN (June 10),...