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METALLICA Confirmed For LIVE EARTH Concert At London's Wembley Stadium

METALLICA has posted the following message on its web site: "Another one of those well-kept METALLICA 'secrets' that you guys have been chatting about for weeks now is indeed confirmed. We are honored to be playing at the Live Earth concert in London at Wembley Stadium on July 7th along with the RED...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS To Perform On 'The Late Show With David Letterman'

SMASHING PUMPKINS will make their first televised performance since 2000 when they bookend the week of July 9 on "The Late Show with David Letterman" by performing Monday, July 9 and Friday, July 13. These appearances coincide with the July 10 release of "Zeitgeist", the band's much-anticipated sixt...

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RINGWORM: New Album Track Listing Finalized

Cleveland-based metal/hardcore band RINGWORM has finalized the track listing for its new album, "The Ninth Circle: The Venomous Grand Design", due on August 21 via Victory Records. The CD was recorded at Spider Studios in Strongsville, Ohio with producer Ben Schigel (CHIMAIRA, DROWNING POOL, INTEGRI...

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Former DAMAGEPLAN Head Of Security To Be Honored With Charity Concert

Jeffery "Mayhem" Thompson, former head of security for DAMAGEPLAN who died December 8, 2004 at a nightclub shooting in Columbus, Ohio which also claimed the life of DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, will be honored with a special concert on Friday, July 13 at the Lakewood Theater in Dal...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Comments On Remastered Reissues

EMI has just re-released BLIND GUARDIAN's early albums in remastered form. The remasters include bonus tracks, new booklets, liner notes, rare band photos and videos. In addition, the first two LPs, "Battalions of Fear" (1988) and "Follow the Blind" (1989),have been remixed. Commented BLIND GUARDIA...

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Ex-ICED EARTH Drummer's Directorial Film Debut Available On YouTube

Acclaimed heavy metal drummer Richard Christy (ex-ICED EARTH, DEATH, LEASH LAW, CONTROL DENIED),who currently works for "The Howard Stern Show", has posted his directorial film debut, "Evil Ned 3 -The Return of Evil Ned 2 - Electric Boogaloo", on YouTube. Christy previously stated about the movie,...

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SOLEMNITY Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Germany's SOLEMNITY has parted ways with drummer with Jürgen The Butcher. According to a posting on the group's web site, Jürgen was forced to leave SOLEMNITY "due to serious problems in his private life." The band adds, "We are proud to announce that our long-time friend and professional drummer Ha...

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'Speed Kills… Again' Track Listing Revealed

Inspired by the legendary 1980s compilation series which showcased some of the era's heaviest hitters such as METALLICA, VENOM, SLAYER, CELTIC FROST, POSSESSED etc., "Speed Kills… Again" stands as a tribute to the past as well as a testament to the return of true heavy metal and thrash that is curre...

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HARLOTS Sign With LIFEFORCE RECORDS

Lifeforce Records America has announced the signing of Ohio's HARLOTS. Formed in Ohio during the winter of 2002/2003, the band has released two full-length albums, "The Woman You Saw is the Great City that Rules Over the Kings of the Earth" (Feeling Faint Productions, 2004) and "This is the Second D...

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THE HAUNTED: New Live Clip Posted Online

Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED have uploaded a video clip of the band performing the song "99" on May 31, 2007 at Molotow in Hamburg, Germany. The clip, which was shot by David Potvin of LYZANXIA at the last show of the two groups' joint "Cursed Earth Tour", can be viewed at YouTube. Commented ...

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RAINBOW: 'The Polydor Years 1975-1986' Compilation Released In Japan

According to a posting on The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy web site, another RAINBOW compilation, entitled "The Polydor Years 1975-1986", is being released in Japan, featuring a limited-edition box set comprised of eight CD albums and one two-CD set. It includes the following LPS: "Ritchie Blackmore's Rai...

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ICED EARTH: New Audio Interview With TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Available

Baconmusic's James Allman recently talked to former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens. To listen to the interview, click here. ICED EARTH's new EP, "Overture of the Wicked", was released last week via SPV. The group's eighth full-length studio release, "Framing Armagedd...

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ATHEIST Frontman Preparing For Final European Trip

Vocalist Kelly Shaefer of the reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST has issued the following update: "Well, we are about to embark on our final trip to the other side of the earth for three shows that promise to be amazing. We start in Bucharest, Romania, and then we do Graspop in Bel...

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OZZFEST 2007: More Than 428,000 Tickets Given Away So Far

When Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne and the world's largest live music company, Live Nation, announced in February their plans to stage the 2007 Ozzfest as a free show, some industry people said it would never work. Today Ozzfest yet again has made history, as the fans clearly have spoken. Over the past f...

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ICED EARTH: JON SCHAFFER Audio Interview Posted Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features and interview host Mark Strigl and special guest Rich Catino of MetalAsylum.net conducted with Jon Schaffer of ICED EARTH. Topics include the "Framing Armageddon" album, the current ICED EARTH lineup, touring, a possible live DVD, Larry Grohmann's ampli...