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VICTORY, CENTURY MEDIA, METAL BLADE Among Top Indie Labels

According to Hits Daily Double, Victory Records and ADA are the indie market leaders with information gleaned from this week's current album sales chart. The RED-distributed Victory Records has .44 of the market for all labels that are not owned or partially owned by a major, not publicly traded, di...

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SICK OF IT ALL Cancels West Coast Dates With DROPKICK MURPHYS

New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL have been forced to cancel their previously announced West Coast dates with DROPKICK MURPHYS due to a back injury suffered by frontman Lou Koller. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "Our singer Lou has had very bad back problems fo...

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WILL HAVEN: Live Videos With New Singer Posted Online

Sacramento metal/harcore band WILL HAVEN has posted three video clips featuring new singer Jeff Jaworski (RED TAPE). Filmed on Monday, February 19 at the band's free headline show at The Troubador in West Hollywood, the videos capture the first live WILL HAVEN performance since the departure of orig...

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CAGE: 'Hell Destroyer' Covr Artwork Revealed

San Diego, California-based heavy metal band CAGE has posted the cover artwork for its upcoming fourth album, entitled "Hell Destroyer", on its official web site. The cover artwork was created, once again, by Marc Sasso, who did the cover for CAGE's third CD, "Darker Than Black", and who has also wo...

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METAL CHURCH Bassist To Fill In For DAVID ELLEFSON On TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY Tour

METAL CHURCH's Steve Unger will fill in for ex-MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson on TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY's upcoming U.S. tour, which is scheduled to kick off on March 7 in West Palm Beach, Florida. In addition to David Ellefson, TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY features ex-W.A.S.P. drummer Stet Howland, guitarist P...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Dead Again' Album Available

30-second audio samples of all 10 tracks that are set to appear on the new TYPE O NEGATIVE album, entitled "Dead Again", are available at BarnesAndNoble.com. "Dead Again" is scheduled for release on the following dates: March 13 - USA/Canada March 16 - Germany March 19 - Europe TYPE O NEGATIVE will...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Overwhelming' Demand For North American Tour Tickets

NIGHTWISH's North American booking agency First Row Talent has issued the following update regarding the band's upcoming tour, which is scheduled to kick off mid-October: "Due to overwhelming demand for tickets for tour kick-off in Springfield, Virginia on October 15, 2007, the date is set to go on...

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TONY IOMMI's Guitar Tech Launches HEAVEN AND HELL Tour Diary

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi's technician Mike Clement has posted the first installment in the HEAVEN AND HELL tour diary at Iommi's official message board. Mike first started keeping a diary for Iommi.com back in 2005 and his bits of backstage gossip and humorous tales from the road kept ever...

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More Than 10,000 Gather For Tribute To Late AC/DC Frontman BON SCOTT

Simon Collins of The West Australian reports that fists pumped in time to hard rock music under the searing sun at Claremont Showground Sunday (February 25) as THE ANGELS, ROSE TATTOO, SCREAMING JETS and others paid tribute to the late, great AC/DC frontman Bon Scott. More than 10,000 black T-shirt-...

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AKERCOCKE To Tour U.K. With TED MAUL, CEPHALIC CARNAGE

U.K. death metallers AKERCOCKE will team up with TED MAUL and CEPHALIC CARNAGE for a tour of the U.K. and Ireland. The dates are as follows: May 15 - The Attic - Rushden (AKERCOCKE only) May 16 - Rock City - Nottingham May 17 - The Music Box - Manchester May 18 - [to be ...

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FINNTROLL: More North American Tour Dates Announced

Finland's FINNTROLL has lined up the following North American tour dates during September/October: Sep. 18 - Allentown, Pa Crocodile Rock Sep. 19 - West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx Sep. 20 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club & Grill Sep. 21 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Sep. 22 - Bedford, NH @ .....

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PAUL STANLEY: Solo Tour Attendance Figures Revealed

KissKollector.com has revealed some of the concert attendance figures on KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley's recent U.S. solo tour. Of the 15 headline shows that have been reported to Pollstar, the percentage of sold tickets was 62% which is an average of 950 tickets sold per concert. Paul's open...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE: 'The Profits Of Doom' Sample Available

A 32-second audio sample of the new TYPE O NEGATIVE single, "The Profits of Doom", is available for streaming at this location (Real Media). The track is scheduled to go for radio adds next week. As previously reported, a brand new TYPE OF NEGATIVE song, entitled "These Three Things", is available f...

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WITH PASSION Announce U.S. Spring Tour Dates

WITH PASSION's forthcoming effort, "What We See When We Shut Our Eyes", has been met with open arms and praise by fans and reviewers alike, garnering a 7 out of 10 in the April edition of Decibel magazine. Slated to release on May 8 in the U.S., WITH PASSION's upcoming CD will be promoted with ...

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ROSE TATTOO Frontman Wary About BON SCOTT Statue Plans

ROSE TATTOO singer Angry Anderson has told The West Australian that he is "quietly amused" that West Australian fans want to erect a statue of his old mate and AC/DC legend Bon Scott in Fremantle. "Are they serious about the statue?" he said. "It's a bit like knighting Mick Jagger. "I would hope ...