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DARKEST HOUR: Canadian Tour Dates Announced

DARKEST HOUR will be hosting MTV2's "Heabanger's Ball" on Saturday, September 18. In other news, DARKEST HOUR will tour Canada with CURSED in October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 07 - London, ON @ Embassy Oct. 08 - Toronto, ON @ Kathedral Oct. 09 - Kingston, ON @ Clark Hall Pub Oct. 10 - .....

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OTEP Singer Calls GEORGE BUSH An 'Asshole', Says 'Fahrenheit 9/11' Is 'Fantastic'

In a recent interview with KNAC.com, OTEP frontwoman/namesake Otep spoke about the group's involvement with the Rock the Vote movement and their views on the upcoming presidential election. Several excerpts from the interview follow: KNAC.com: How do you feel about certain artists such as Linda Rons...

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DEATHSTARS Begin Recording New Album

Sweden's DEATHSTARS have issued the following update on their recent activities: "We have had some really cool festival shows this summer, the Wave Gotik Treffen, the Zillo Festival and last but not least the Stockholm Pride which is undoubtedly the most bizarre show we ever did. Both the Wave Gotik...

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SLAYER Frontman Rushed to Hospital, JÄGERMEISTER MUSIC TOUR Dates Announced

SLAYER were forced to cancel their show in Myrtle Beach, SC Wednesday night (Sep. 1) after the band's frontman, Tom Araya, was allegedly rushed to a hospital as a result of suffering from either kidney stones or a possible bad allergic reaction. There was been no official update with regards to Tom'...

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DARKEST HOUR: 'Border Complications' Force Ontario Cancellation

DARKEST HOUR were forced to miss their scheduled performance with DIMMU BORGIR in Kitchener, Ontario Friday night (August 27) "due to complications at the [USA/Canada] border," according to a posting on the group's web site. "This will not affect our scheduled tour in October," the band write. "We a...

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Review: ROB HALFORD Saves The Day At OZZFEST In Camden

Patrick Berkery of Philadelphia's The Inquirer reviewed the Ozzfest 2004 traveling festival when it hit Camden, NJ on Thursday (August 26). An excerpt from his review follows: "BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward had just delivered the buzz-kill news to the 25,000 members of Ozzfest Nation, some of whom...

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AIR GUITAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS To Be Held In Finland This Week

Chris Heard of BBC News reports: The ninth annual Air Guitar World Championships (photo#1, photo#2, photo#3) — where would-be rock gods attempt to impress with an imaginary instrument — are being staged in Oulu, Finland. Belgium may not be internationally renowned for its rock stars, but Ron ...

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KISS: New Live Video Clip Posted Online

A live video clip of KISS performing their classic "Love Gun" in Monterrey, Mexico during their recent "Rock the Nation 2004" world tour has been posted online at this location (choose settings first). In other news, several old, never-before-seen photos of KISS, which were shown on the KISS VH1 spe...

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DARK FUNERAL Explain METAL CAMP Cancellation

Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL were forced to cancel their previously announced participation in the Metal Camp festival, a two-day event held August 20-21 in Tolbin, Slovenia. The group's official statement on the matter is as follows: "On Saturday morning, August 21, at approximately 5.00 am...

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TOMMY THAYER: 'KISS Fans Rock Like No Other'

KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer has issued the following post-tour message via his official web site: "We just finished the KISS Rock The Nation 2004 tour last night in Mexico City and what an incredible four-month journey it was! "I feel like we covered a lot of ground this year from Australia to Japan...

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ZO2 In Talks With Major Label

Brooklyn, NY-based trio ZO2, who recently came off a support slot on the KISS/POISON "Rock the Nation" U.S. tour, are rumored to be negotiating a deal with Atlantic Records. The band, who are currently promoting their debut album, "Tuesdays & Thursdays", released independently on their own Spliv...

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SOULFLY Cancel Festival Appearance, Leave Native Metal Fans Pissed Off

Rick Abasta of NativeTimes.com is reporting that SOULFLY cancelled their previously announced appearance at the Window Rock Fest II in Window Rock, Arizona on Saturday (August 14) because of a brief shower of rain early Saturday evening. SOULFLY's decision to cancel their appearance at the festival...

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MORIFADE To Support EVERGREY In Sweden

Sweden's MORIFADE, who recently announced the departure of vocalist Stefan Pettersson, will support EVERGREY at Skylten in Linköping, Sweden on September 25. "This will be a perfect opportunity to try out a new potential singer for the band (if we manage to find one until then!)," the group write on...

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MARILYN MANSON: 'Lest We Forget' Artwork, Final Track Listing Revealed

MARILYN MANSON has set "Lest We Forget" as the title of his upcoming "best of" collection, due on September 28. Besides all of the group's classics, the album will feature the new single, a cover of DEPECHE MODE's "Personal Jesus". The best-of will contain rare photos and artwork by Manson himself....

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AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT Announce Toronto Show

AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT, the solo project of former KITTIE guitarist Fallon Bowman, will be performing at The Vatikan in Toronto, Canada on Saturday, August 21. Also appearing on the bill will be DELICA and PULSE PLANT. AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT released their self-financed debut album, "District 6", in May 200...