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PAUL GILBERT Confirmed For Benefit Concert Organized By VAI/SATRIANI

Guitarist Paul Gilbert (RACER X, ex-MR.BIG) has been confirmed as one of the performers at a special benefit show being organized by Joe Satriani and Steve Vai friend and music industry veteran Cliff Cultreri on Saturday, September 30 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California. Cliff Cultre...

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DAVE NAVARRO Comments On 'Rock Star: Supernova' Conclusion

THE PANIC CHANNEL guitarist and "Rock Star" co-host Dave Navarro has posted the following message on his web site: "Well, it's finally over... Lukas [Rossi] won [the 'Rock Star: Supernova' reality TV contest]! Good for him! I [THE PANIC CHANNEL] am looking forward to the tour with those guys in Janu...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman Comments On North American Tour Kick-Off

Swiss metal pioneers CELTIC FROST launched their North American assault last night (Sept. 12) at West Springfield, Virginia's Jaxx. Commenting on the first of the venue's two shows, vocalist/guitarist Tom Gabriel Fischer had this to say, "The commencement of our first North American tour in 17 years...

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CELTIC FROST Kicks Off North American Tour: Photos Available

Visionary extreme metal pioneers CELTIC FROST kicked off their North American tour last night (Tuesday, September 12) at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia. Check out pictures from the gig — which also included appearances by 1349 and SAHG — at the Jaxx web site. CELTIC FROST's new video, "A Dying G...

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CLUTCH Announces New Year's Eve Show

CLUTCH has scheduled a special New Year's Eve (Dec. 31, 2006) show Ram's Head Live in Baltimore, Maryland with THE SWORD, WILLIAM ELLIOT WHITMORE and one more as-yet-announced act. CLUTCH will enter the studio in October on the West Coast with producer Joe Barresi (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, KYUSS, TO...

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DRAGONFORCE To Play Acoustic Set On INDIE 103.1's 'Chaos' Tomorrow

U.K. extreme power metallers DRAGONFORCE will be the special guests tomorrow night (Wednesday, September 13) on Indie 103.1 FM's "Chaos" metal show with host Full Metal Jackie. The band will be performing an acoustic set during the program as well as discussing their latest album "Inhuman Rampage" a...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN: 'It's Been A Crazy Week'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has issued the following update: "It's been a crazy week. Played [House of Blues in West Hollywood, California] with [fiancée] Pearl [Aday; singer and Meat Loaf's daughter] Wednesday [Sept. 6], flew to [New York City] Thursday and met my friends at Blue Ribbon (best fried...

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ENTOMBED, DISMEMBER, GRAVE: Final Tour Dates Announced

ENTOMBED, DISMEMBER, GRAVE and THE ABSENCE will be teaming up for a West Coast tour in December. The final confirmed dates are as follows: Dec. 01 - Hollywood, CA @ Knitting Factory Dec. 02 - San Francisco, CA @ The Pound Dec. 03 - Bend, OR @ Domino Room Dec. 04 - Portland, OR @ ...

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SUFFOCATION: More CD Signing Session Details Available

Legendary New York death metallers SUFFOCATION will take part in a CD signing session on Tuesday, September 19 at Looney Tunes Rocords in West Babylon, NY beginning at 7:00 p.m. More information is available at this location. In other news, SUFFOCATION shot a video for the new track "Abomination Reb...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Is A Sellout In Australia

Australia's Soundworks Touring has announced that the upcoming CANNIBAL CORPSE shows in Adelaide and Sydney have officially sold out. Sydney fans who have missed out need not worry as CANNIBAL CORPSE have agreed to schedule a second all-ages show on Sunday, October 8 at the Gaelic Club. The West Aus...

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Ex-SKID ROW Drummer PHIL VARONE To Perform With CODY MARKS In Hollywood

Former SKID ROW/SAIGON KICK drummer Phil Varone will be sitting behind the kit for up-and-coming female singer CODY MARKS (MySpace profile) at her September 15, 2006 appearance at The Roxy in West Hollywood, California. "I have blown the dust off my drumsticks and oiled up my limbs," Varone said in...

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PASSION Signs With GOODFELLOW RECORDS

Goodfellow Records has announced the signings of Philadelphia, PA-based hardcore quintet PASSION. The group's new album, "The Fierce Urgency of Now", is scheduled for release on October 10. According to a press release, "PASSION is set on a goal that surpasses playing music. That goal is to bring th...

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MSRcast Pays Tribute to JESSE PINTADO

MSRcast (web site),brought to you by Metal Injection Radio, has posted episode 32 of their podcast, which pays tribute to the late Jesse Pintado. They pay homage to the guitarist by playing songs from all of his bands, including NAPALM DEATH, LOCK-UP and TERRORIZER. The songs picked out for the sho...

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SPINECAST Working On New Material

Alabama-based death metal band SPINECAST is working on material for a new album. FLESHTIZED drummer Gary White is on board to provide drum duties, while founding members Cameron Pinkerton, Zac Kerr, and Leslie Keeble remain intact. After releasing the self-financed "Disease of Worthlessness" CD in 1...

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IRON MAIDEN: 'A Matter Of Life And Death' Tops Swedish, Czech Charts

IRON MAIDEN's new album, "A Matter of Life and Death", has entered the Swedish and Czech national album chart at position No. 1. The updated first-week chart positions are now as follows: Sweden: #1 Finland: #1 Italy: #1 Germany: #1 Czech Republic: #1 Switzerland: #2 Norway: #2 U.K.: #4 Spain: #4 Ir...