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IN FLAMES, THROWDOWN, NEVERMORE, EVERGREY: More U.S. Dates Announced

Sweden's IN FLAMES will be embarking on a second North American headlining tour in support of their critically acclaimed new album, "Come Clarity". The trek is slated to commence on May 5 and follows the band's recent sold-out North American tour of the same name. Support on the IN FLAMES tour will...

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IN FLAMES, THROWDOWN, NEVERMORE, EVERGREY: First U.S. Dates Announced

Sweden's IN FLAMES have announced a second North American headlining tour in support of their critically acclaimed new album, "Come Clarity". The trek is slated to commence on May 5 and follows the band's recent sold out North American tour of the same name. Support on the IN FLAMES tour will be pro...

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IN FLAMES To Tour U.S. With THROWDOWN, NEVERMORE, EVERGREY

IN FLAMES will be returning to the U.S. for a headlining tour in May. Support on the trek will come from THROWDOWN, NEVERMORE and EVERGREY. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. IN FLAMES will kick off their European tour on March 12 in Oslo, Norway. Main support on the trek will come from...

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GOD FORBID, THROWDOWN, FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND Rumored For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

GOD FORBID, THROWDOWN, FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, ZEBRAHEAD, PROTEST THE HERO and COHEED & CAMBRIA are rumored to be playing this year's Download Festival, which is set to take place from Friday, June 9 until Sunday, June 11 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England. They will join the acts alread...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'We're Not In Super-Record Mode'

"It was the size of a shower stall, it was 250 degrees in there with 100 percent humidity, and we were at 8,000 feet of altitude, but for seventy-five minutes, it was a fucking blast," METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich told Rolling Stone magazine about the band's surprise Sundance throwdown in Park City...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman Reveals Track Listing For Upcoming Album

SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair has issued the following update: "First off, I would like to apologize for my extended absence from my weekly updates. I have been spending all of my time at Planet Z lately finishing up the vocals for our upcoming release on Century Media called 'Fallout From the Wa...

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SLIPKNOT, HATEBREED, IRON MAIDEN Featured On 'Headbanger's Ball - The Revenge' Compilation

Roadrunner Records has set an April 11 release date for the third installment of the "MTV Headbanger's Ball" compilations, entitled "MTV Headbanger's Ball - The Revenge". The final track listing for the collection is as follows: Disc 1: 01. SLIPKNOT - Before I Forget (exclusive mix never commericall...

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STILL REMAINS Announce Headlining Tour Dates

STILL REMAINS have announced nearly 60 North American tour dates including a headlining tour that will take them into May. The massive run starts with a stint as direct support to THROWDOWN, then a batch of dates with SHADOWS FALL and finally the headlining tour. "We love touring," stated singer TJ...

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REMEMBERING NEVER Announce Headlining Tour

REMEMBERING NEVER have announced the first of many headlining tours to come in 2006, this one to be supported by RAMALLAH, DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR and SUFFOCATE FASTER. REMEMBERING NEVER have a long history in the hardcore scene, and their sound can be described as fierce, chaotic hardcore with melodi...

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Ex-JANE'S ADDICTION Guitarist DAVE NAVARRO Gets Into Near Bust-Up With 'Dissed' Fan

Former JANE'S ADDICTION and current THE PANIC CHANNEL guitarist Dave Navarro has posted the following message on his official web site: "OK, here is a little story from [Thursday] night [Jan. 5]. I went to Rokbar [Los Angeles bar/dining lounge co-owned by Navarro, MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee and and int...

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EYES OF FIRE To Team Up With LOSA, PLATOON 13 For U.S. Tour

Orange County-based quintet EYES OF FIRE will be teaming up with LOSA and PLATOON 13 for a U.S. tour beginning in early February. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Feb. 03 - Pheonix, AZ - Metal Devastation 2 Feb. 05 - Houston, TX - The Engine Room Feb. 06 - Oklahoma City, OK - ...

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THROWDOWN Announce Headlining Tour With THE RED CHORD, STILL REMAINS

Orange County, CA-based band THROWDOWN have justed wrapped up a U.K. tour with ARCH ENEMY. "U.K. fans are just as loyal as they are open to new music," commented singer Dave Peters. "We had dudes in TESTAMENT and THE HAUNTED shirts praising us after our set which was even cooler than it was strange....

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AEROSMITH, MÖTLEY CRÜE, DEF LEPPARD, DISTURBED Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: AEROSMITH, LENNY KRAVITZ Venue: Pepsi Arena City/State: Albany, N.Y. Date: Nov. 30, 2005 Gross Sales: $1,136,582 Attendance: 12,662 Capacity: 12,662 Artist/Event:...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer Checks In From Glasgow

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "What's up there? We are pulling into Glasgow as I write this. The flight over to the U.K. was a piece o' cake, and we got to see the huge oil refinery fire that happened just outside London, .....

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'New Wave Of American Heavy Metal' Book Documents Over 600 Bands

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector has just published "New Wave of American Heavy Metal", a 376-page book with over 90 photos, featuring over 600 U.S. and Canadian alternative metal, emocore, hardcore, math metal, metal, metalcore, neo-thrash and screamo bands. In the mid-'90s, in the wake of grunge...