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JOB FOR A COWBOY: Australian Tour Dates Announced

Glendale, Arizona extreme metal band JOB FOR A COWBOY will embark on an Australian tour in September. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 14 – Brisbane, AUS @ Arena Sep. 15 - Sydney, AUS @ Manning Bar Sep. 16 - Melbourne, AUS @ Hi Fi Sep. 17 - Adelaide, AUS @ Fowlers Sep. 18 - ...

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VELVET REVOLVER, ALICE IN CHAINS: North American Tour Dates Released

VELVET REVOLVER and ALICE IN CHAINS will team up for a North American tour beginning early August. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Aug. 05 - Baltimore, MD @ Pimlico Race Course Aug. 06 - Verona, NY @ Turning Stone Resort & Casino Aug. 08 - Sturgis, SD @ Buffalo Chip Campground Aug. 11 ...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY To Play Australia In September

According to the web site of the Hifi Bar and Ballroom in Melbourne, Australia, Glendale, Arizona extreme metal band JOB FOR A COWBOY is scheduled to perform at the venue on Sunday, September 16. More Australian dates are expected to be announced soon. JOB FOR A COWBOY was named "Best Underground Ba...

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OZZY OSBOURNE's Infamous Bat Bite 'Recreated' In Online Game

According to The Washington Times, the VH1 Online Arcade pays tribute to the latest inductees of the "VH1 Rock Honors" program with some free games devoted to OZZY OSBOURNE, HEART, GENESIS and ZZ TOP. Ozzy gets the ultimate honor with a challenge based on the infamous incident when he bit off the he...

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Drummer JOHN MACALUSO Talks About New Solo Album

Sea of Tranquility recently conducted an interview with drummer John Macaluso (ARK, TNT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, STARBREAKER). A couple of excerpts follow: Sea of Tranquility: You've played on around 200 CDs so far. How do you think [your new solo album] "The Radio Waves Goodbye" differs from your past wo...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist's New Solo Album To Feature GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist

Magna Carta Records has set a September 12 release date for the new solo album from DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess, entitled "The Road Home". Having been influenced by classic progressive acts such as GENESIS, YES and GENTLE GIANT, Rudess revisits some of the great songs from those bands wi...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY Guitarist Comments On 'Best Underground Band' Award

Red hot extreme metal unit JOB FOR A COWBOY was named "Best Underground Band" at the 2007 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. JOB FOR A COWBOY joins an esteemed list of metal titans that have laid claim to the award including SATYRICON, MESHUGGAH, MASTODON and IN FLAMES. The band was present at the Jun...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY Guitarist Can't Explain Band's Internet Buzz

FMQB recently conducted an interview with JOB FOR A COWBOY guitarist Bobby Thompson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: FMQB: How do you feel about your album debuting at #54 and selling more than 12,000 copies in one week? Bobby: We could not be happier. It was totally unexpected. We had .....

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MEGADETH Mainman Shares His Aussie And Brit-Rock Faves With Rolling Stone Magazine

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine shared his "Top 5" list for the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine (web site). His list is as follows: 01. CROWDED HOUSE – "Don't Dream It's Over" "I hear this wherever I go," says Mustaine of the melancholy love song off the Aussie band's 1986 debut. "I could ...

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CHRIS CORNELL Ponders SOUNDGARDEN Reunion: 'Maybe Like When We're Really, Really Old'

Jane Stevenson of the Toronto Sun recently asked Chris Cornell if all the recent reunion tours — THE POLICE, GENESIS, CROWDED HOUSE and SMASHING PUMPKINS, to name a few — have meant that promoters been throwing piles of money at him to get his old Seattle band, SOUNDGARDEN, back together. "No," said...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist VINNIE VINCENT" 'Guitars From Hell' Audio Clip Released

Vinnie Vincent's (KISS, VINNIE VINCENT INVASION) former drummer Andre Labelle, who played on Vinnie's unreleased "Guitars from Hell" recordings, has posted a clip from one of the songs, called "Shocker", on his MySpace page. This is the first time that anything outside of a practically inaudible dem...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY: 'Genesis' U.K. Chart Positions Revealed

Glendale, Arizona extreme metal band JOB FOR A COWBOY's debut album, "Genesis" has registered the following U.K. chart positions: Top 50 Indie Album Chart: #28 Top 40 Rock & Metal Album Chart: #26 Last week the CD entered the Billboard chart at No. 54 after shifting nearly 13,000 copies in the U...

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Genesis

The hype machine has been turning about Arizona's JOB FOR A COWBOY for several months now. A group of kids barely out of high school with a name that hardly befits a death metal band and an album that debuted at a staggering #54 on the Billboard chart (selling 13,000 copies in its first week),...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, QUEENS OF THE STONE, ALICE IN CHAINS 'Rock Honors' Video Footage Available

Several performance clips from the 2007 edition of "VH1 Rock Honors" have surfaced on YouTube: OZZY OSBOURNE – "I Don't Wanna Stop": Video QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE – "Paranoid" (BLACK SABBATH): Video ALICE IN CHAINS with GRETCHEN WILSON – "Barracuda" (HEART): Video "VH1 Rock Honors" was taped on ...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY's Debut Has 'Exceeded Expectations'

Glendale, AZ extreme metal band JOB FOR A COWBOY's debut album, "Genesis" landed at # 54 on Billboard's Top 200 chart this week, shifting nearly 13,000 units. Referred to as "the most anticipated debut release from a metal band in years," "Genesis" exceeded expectations and joined the initial releas...