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DEFTONES: More Tour Dates Announced

DEFTONES have announced the complete details of their upcoming club tour, which starts on September 26 at Grand in San Francisco. The dates are as follows: Sep. 26 - San Francisco, CA - Grand Sep. 28 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues Sep. 29 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues Sep. ...

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AC/DC Singer, Bassist To Headline RED CROSS Benefit Event

AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson and bassist Cliff Williams will headline a benefit concert in Florida that could bring in more than $100,000 for the American Red Cross and its efforts to help replace the things Hurricane Charley blew away, according to the Naples Daily News. The concert, which will...

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SLIPKNOT, METALLICA, THE DARKNESS Among 'Best Band' Nominees At KERRANG! AWARDS 2004

SLIPKNOT, METALLICA, THE DARKNESS, H.I.M., RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS and BLINK-182 are battling it out for the "Best Band" award at the Kerrang! Awards 2004, according to the BBC News. The nominees for Kerrang! were revealed at a live gig in London on Tuesday (August 24),where bands like the LOSTPROPHE...

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AC/DC Items To To Fetch Top Dollar At SWAMPY Auction

An Angus Young (AC/DC) jacket is expected to go for between AUS$6,000 to AUS$8,000 (between $4,250 and $5,670) and the "Forty Licks" setlist from Toronto autographed by all members of AC/DC and the ROLLING STONES is expected to fetch between AUS$5,000 and AUS$6,000 (between $3,540 and $4,250) at the...

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Former BUCKCHERRY Singer Lines Up More Solo Dates

Former BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd and his solo band have added more tour dates to their ongoing U.S. trek in support of their "You Made Me" album, available through a partnership between Todd Entertainment, LLC and XSRecords. They will be playing a bunch of gigs with TESLA, a show with ORGY, and...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Announce U.S. Tour

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN have announced their second headlining tour of 2004 in support of their new album, "Miss Machine". Hot off the conclusion of their highly successful "F$#king With The Lights On" tour, DILLINGER will kick off a five week U.S. tour on September 29 in New Haven, CT. The tour i...

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HELMET Announce First Tour In Seven Years

As HELMET get ready to release their first album of new material in seven years — "Size Matters", due September 14 on Interscope Records — the band have announced a return to the road beginning September 17 in Atlanta. This five-week club swing marks their first trek in seven years and they’ll retur...

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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist: Jamming With AC/DC Singer Was One Of Career Highlights

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French has posted the following message regarding the band's recently completed European mini-tour: "We want to thank all of our new fans in Spain for the amazing response that you gave us following our show with the SCORPIONS in Granada. The reviews have been just a...

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OZZFEST 2004 Gets Graphic: Media Goes Black With BLACK SABBATH

Orlando, FL-based Media Evolutions has recently completed video creation, graphical elements and playback control for the national Ozzfest 2004 tour and headliner BLACK SABBATH, according to a press release. Media Evolutions developed custom created video and graphical imagery elements that provided...

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Original AC/DC Singer Says Jealousies Within Band Contributed To His Departure

Original AC/DC singer Dave Evans recently spoke to ic Wales about his split with the Australian rock legends in the early '70s. Dave Evans was the singer on AC/DC's debut single, "Can I Sit Next To You Girl". The song was later re-recorded with Bon Scott's vocal for the group's "TNT" album. Evans, ....

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Original AC/DC Singer Says He Is Looking Forward To Performing In His Native Wales

Original AC/DC singer Dave Evans is performing in his native Wales this weekend for the first time in 30 years, according to BBC News. Evans, originally from Carmarthen, is a headlining act at what is being billed as the world's largest AC/DC convention in Wrexham. Ten tribute bands will also perfor...

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THOR Voted One Of Top Frontmen Of All Time

Canadian heavy metal legend THOR (a.k.a. Jon Mikl Thor) was voted one of the top 100 frontmen of all time by England's Classic Rock magazine. Thor reportedly defeated the likes of Courtney Love, Bret Michaels and Suzi Quatro. Other legends on the list included Ozzy Osbourne, Freddie Mercury, Steven...

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POWER QUEST Part Ways With NOW AND THEN RECORDS

U.K. melodic power metal band POWER QUEST have amicably terminated their multi-album recording deal with Now and Then Records. "There are still a couple of 'loose ends' to be sorted out before we can elaborate further but in the meantime the band are shopping for a new label," the group write in a s...

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AC/DC Singer Jams With TWISTED SISTER: Photos Available

AC/DC fan site Crabsody In Blue is reporting that AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson made a guest appearance at the Rock and Blues Custom Show 2004 at Penrich Derbyshire in England on Saturday (July 31). Brian joined TWISTED SISTER during their set and performed a version of "Whole Lotta Rosie" with TS si...

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THIN LIZZY's 'Live and Dangerous' Voted Best Live Rock Album

THIN LIZZY's "Live and Dangerous" has been voted "best live rock album of all time" by the readers of Classic Rock magazine, according to Scotsman.com. UFO's "Strangers in the Night", released in 1979, came in second, while DEEP PURPLE's "Made In Japan" came third. "If You Want Blood, You've Got it"...