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MEGADETH: More 'Blackmail the Universe Tour' Dates Announced

More dates have been announced for MEGADETH's "Blackmail the Universe Tour", which is scheduled to begin October 23 in Reno. NV. All dates will include EARSHOT and EXODUS except where noted. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 23 - Reno, NV @ Reno Hilton * Oct. 24 - Las Vegas, NV @ The ...

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VERACITOR Make Pro-BUSH Song Available For Download

Virginia-based metal band VERACITOR have posted a full-length MP3 of a song called "Warmongers of Discontent" at their official web site. Download the track at this location. The song's lyrics reflect the band's strong support for the war on terror and the war in Iraq. The group's guitarist and lyri...

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CRASHDÏET Sign With STOCKHOLM RECORDS

Swedish "sleaze" rockers CRASHDÏET have signed a deal with Universal Music, Stockholm Records and Ten Production and are currently recording material for their full-length debut, tentatively due in early 2005. The first single, "Riot in Everyone", has already been completed, and a video for the trac...

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Report: KISS 'Rock The Nation' Tour Was One Of Summer's Biggest Flops

According to an article in the USA Today, KISS' "Rock the Nation" tour was one of the summer's bigger flops. Based on the figures released by Billboard Boxscore, KISS sold 49 percent of all tickets, with an average of 8,444 tickets sold per show. The hottest acts of the summer were bands like JIMMY...

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SHADOWS FALL To Perform On Halloween Edition Of 'Headbanger's Ball'

SHADOWS FALL will be performing on the special Halloween edition of MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball", to be taped at the BloodRayne 2 Launch Party on October 21 at the House of Blues in Los Angeles. This party will be hosted by HATEBREED's Jamey Jasta and also will feature lots of surprises, including som...

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SEX PISTOLS Art And Fashions Displayed In London Exhibition

Chris Heard of BBC News Online is reporting that the infamous art and fashions that surrounded the rise of influential punk group the SEX PISTOLS are displayed in an exhibition that opened on Thursday (Oct. 7). Items of clothing and publicity posters that set out to shock the nation in the late 1970...

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12 STONES Drop Off MEGADETH's 'Blackmail The Universe Tour'

Christian hard rockers 12 STONES have officially dropped off MEGADETH's "Blackmail The Universe Tour", which is scheduled to kick off on October 23 in Reno, NV. Previously announced openers EARSHOT will act as support for the entire trek except for six West Coast dates, which will feature San Franci...

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DAMNED NATION Complete Work On New Album

Swedish heavy rock act DAMNED NATION have completed work on their fourth album, "Sign of Madness", tentatively due in mid-November via Italy's Scarlet Records. Produced by the "father" of the Swedish death metal sound, Tomas Skogsberg, "Sign of Madness" features a "modern and raw approach, still lin...

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MEGADETH: North American Tour Dates Updated

MEGADETH have released the venue information for their upcoming "Blackmail The Universe" North American tour. Support at all dates is expected to come from the Los Angeles-based quintet EARSHOT and an as-yet-unannounced third act. The tour is currently shaping up as follows: Oct. 23 - Reno, NV @ Ren...

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KISS Official Quarterly Magazine: Second Issue Detailed

According to a posting at the KISS web site, the second issue of the official KISS quarterly magazine will contain the following: * Interviews with Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer, and Paco Zimmerman. * Features about NASCAR, the KISS Jet, and the making of "Rock and Roll Over". * Product r...

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AT THE GATES Tribute Album Due Next Week

Drowned Scream Records has set a September 24 release date for the AT THE GATES tribute album, "Slaughterous Souls - A Tribute to At The Gates". The complete track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. TAETRE (Sweden) – "At the Gates" 02. GODHATE (Sweden) - "Kingdom Gone" 03. MÖRK GRYNING (Swede...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist Launches Download Site

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Buckethead has launched his own download site with full concert downloads and a free download of "Enter the Dragon" (recorded live at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, CA on July 3, 2004). Check it out here. Buckethead will be touring the U.S. with COLONEL CLAYPOOL'S BUCKET...

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AMORPHIS Guitarist Says Fill-In Vocalist Is Sounding 'Great'

AMORPHIS guitarist Esa Holopainen has posted the following update on the group's official web site: "A good time to inform [everyone] that the rehearsings with JP Leppäluoto [CHARON singer and fill-in vocalist for AMORPHIS' upcoming U.S. tour] goes further exellent. We have been now two days in rehe...

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MELIAH RAGE: Festival Appearances Announced

Reunited Boston-based metallers MELIAH RAGE are scheduled to appear at two upcoming New England area heavy metal music festivals that are doubling as CD release parties. Formed in Boston in 1986 (and featuring GODSMACK's Sully Erna on drums for the release of "Unfinished Business"),MELIAH RAGE rece...

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MORIFADE To Perform With Singer STEFAN PETTERSSON One Last Time

Sweden's MORIFADE will be utilizing the services of their most recent vocalist, Stefan Pettersson, during their appearance at Skylten in Linköping, Sweden on September 25 (supporting EVERGREY). "We feel that there are not enough time to use a new singer for the gig at Skylten so we asked Stefan if h...