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Another Perfect Day

Lemmy may be God, but you get past "Iron Fist" in MOTÖRHEAD's storied discography, and the blasphemers start crawling out from under rocks and taking potshots at 'im. (Say it to his warts, poseurs!) Some weak-kneed, genitally inferior types even call "Another Perfect Day" the band's downfall, when g...

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The Trident

Relapse has a nose for sniffing out those special kinds of acts that usually bridge gaps, push boundaries, or possess that something extra to help set them apart from the rest of the herd. NYC's UNEARTHLY TRANCE is not quite as "out there" as vocalist/guitarist/noise-maker Ryan Lipynksy's black meta...

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SAXON: 'The Eagle Has Landed Pt. III' Details Revealed

Every truly great act in the history of rock music has had two distinctive traits: a sure hand for hit-worthy compositions, but also the skill and that inner fire to translate these compositions just as hauntingly in their shows. SAXON certainly have both characteristics: having composed countless m...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Guests At THE DAVE HILL EXPLOSION Show In L.A.: Photo Available

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) was a guest at THE DAVE HILL EXPLOSION show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Hollywood, California on Thursday, March 23. "Dio was an awesome guest and one of the nicest guys I've ever met," Dave Hill told BLABBE...

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DEF LEPPARD: North American Tour Dates Announced

DEF LEPPARD will kick off their 2006 summer North American tour on June 23 at the Tweeter Center in Camden, New Jersey. After last year's success of co-headlining with BRYAN ADAMS, the 2006 trek will see DEF LEPPARD co-headline with JOURNEY (plus other guests will appear at selected shows). Tickets...

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RAISE HELL To Release New Album In May

Swedish death/thrashers RAISE HELL will release their fourth album, "City of the Damned", on May 19 via Black Lodge Records. The CD was recorded at Sheepvalley Productions in Stockholm and will be available in both standard jewel case and digipack formats. In other news, RAISE HELL will release a ne...

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Metal Musicians On 'Headbanger's Ball': Then And Now

To celebrate the release of the third installment of the "MTV Headbanger's Ball" compilations, entitled "MTV Headbanger's Ball - The Revenge" (due on April 11 via Roadrunner Records),some of the participants have got together to answer questions on their relationship with the MTV series and compila...

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HANOI ROCKS: Paris Date Cancelled

HANOI ROCKS' scheduled concert in Paris, France on April 1 been cancelled/postponed, according to a posting on the band's web site. This is the fourth date in a row the band have called off, following the cancellation of the group's shows in Italy (March 24-25) and in Vienna, Austria (March 26). Sin...

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ANTHRAX Drummer Talks About Jamming With DREAM THEATER

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "I want to start a prog rock band! Who's with me??? "Last night [March 18] was inspirational... I was going to see DREAM THEATER play here in Chicago as I've never had the chance to see them live. It al...

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Reach For the Surface

Melodic European riffs? Harsh vocals? Clean choruses? With the metalcore scene as glutted now as rap-rock was not long ago, there's gonna be a residual prejudice against Texas hopefuls DRYLINE right off the bat. They may be coming late to the party, but don't count them out without giving them a lis...

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HANOI ROCKS Frontman Suffering From Ear Infection; Band Cancel Dates

HANOI ROCKS' scheduled concerts in Italy on March 24-25 and in Vienna, Austria on March 26 have been cancelled/postponed, according to a posting on the band's web site. Singer Michael Monroe "has had a severe middle-ear infection for three weeks now and it still hasn't gotten better," the posting ad...

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NINE INCH NAILS To Team Up With BAUHAUS For North American Tour

NINE INCH NAILS will be teaming up with U.K. gloom merchants BAUHAUS for their next tour, which is scheduled to kick off on May 26 in George, Washington, according to MTV.com. The first 14 dates of the tour will also feature TV ON THE RADIO. The band has yet to book a second opener for ...

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SONATA ARCTICA Confirmed For Finland's RUISROCK Festival

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have been confirmed for the Ruisrock festival, set to take place July 7-9 in Turku, Finland. Also scheduled to appear are TOOL, BACKYARD BABIES, THE RASMUS, APOCALYPTICA, DANKO JONES, SAXON, OPETH, SOILWORK, THE GATHERING, HANOI ROCKS, THE 69 EYES, NEGATIVE a...

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California Punk Concert Riot: Video Footage, Photos Available Online

California's NBC4-TV is reporting that more than 40 businesses were damaged Saturday night (March 4) when a riot erupted at the National Orange Show Events Center in San Bernardino after police responded to a report of a stabbing at a punk rock concert. About 1,500 concert goers were attending the B...

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Wicked Wisdom

I went into this review as skeptical as anyone and expected little from this debut album from the band fronted by actress Jada Pinkett-Smith. I came out of it with a healthy appreciation for the heavy rock/modern metal of WICKED WISDOM. Cutting to the chase, if your music of choice doesn't involve b...