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PEARL JAM: European Tour Dates Announced

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that PEARL JAM will play 13 shows in Europe in June and will not, as has been claimed, appear at this summer's Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn. The band will play six headlining shows and appear at seven festivals, beginning June 8 in Lisbon. The trek ru...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS, SLAYER, KORN Confirmed For Germany's ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK Festivals

The reunited SMASHING PUMPKINS, SLAYER, KORN, STONE SOUR, EVANESCENCE and LINKIN PARK are among the confirmed bands for this year's Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 1-3 in the German towns of Nürburgring and Nürnberg, respectively. The festival billing is now shaping u...

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METALLICA's 'Master Of Puppets' Tops List Of Most Influential Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time

METALLICA's classic 1986 album "Master of Puppets" has been selected by Spence D. and Ed Thompson of IGN Music as the "most influential" heavy metal album of all time. In the accompanying blurb explaining their choice, Spence writes, "Heavy metal fans no doubt have argued till blue in the balls abou...

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MEGADETH To Play 45-Minute Set On HEAVEN AND HELL Tour

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "You [the MEGADETH fans] keep getting clever and I have to keep coming up with ways to keep you guessing. Like with the HEAVEN AND HELL tour. I said before we could officially con...

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PAPA ROACH: 'Forever' Internet-Exclusive Clip Available

Yahoo! Music is premiering a new PAPA ROACH web clip for the group's new single, "Forever", at this location. The Internet-exclusive clip is compiled of footage from PAPA ROACH performances and was directed by Devin DeHaven. PAPA ROACH has extended its current North American tour, with a newly confi...

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MEGADETH: Professionally Shot Live Video Of 'Washington Is Next' Posted Online

A professionally shot video clip of MEGADETH performing a new song, entitled "Washington is Next", on October 14, 2006 at the Loud Park '06 festival in Tokyo, Japan has been posted online at YouTube.com. The track will appear on the band's upcoming album, "United Abominations", due on May 8 via Road...

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VELVET REVOLVER 'Uninspired' Working With RICK RUBIN

Launch Radio Networks reports: VELVET REVOLVER initially began working on its second album last year with Rick Rubin, the superstar producer who's currently overseeing METALLICA and LINKIN PARK, and who has produced AUDIOSLAVE, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, JOHNNY CASH, the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS and many others...

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PAPA ROACH Extends Tour, Ponders Acoustic Recordings

Launch Radio Networks reports: PAPA ROACH has extended its current North American tour, with a newly confirmed batch of dates finishing up on March 4 in Clifton Park, New York. The trek begins on January 23 in Eugene, Oregon and will take in a number of Canadian gigs before swinging back down into t...

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IRON MAIDEN Spanish Inquisition

Living metal legends they may be, but from playing their new album in its entirety on tour to insisting they aren't metal, their legacy is hardly set in stone. Metal Hammer magazine's (web site) Geoff Barton rakes them over the coals. Read on: Q: Do you believe your fans want to hear the ...

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Report: Cyberspace Abuzz With Speculation On New Jersey Metal/Hardcore Fan's Death

James A. Quirk of the Asbury Park Press reports: Music was a central focus in the life of James C. Morrison. A guitar player who had formed his own bands, Morrison, 25, loved to attend concerts of local hardcore and metal acts — bands supported not by radio and MTV but by enthusiastic ...

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IT DIES TODAY Announces New Singer, Prepares For PAPA ROACH Tour

Trustkill recording artists IT DIES TODAY have announced that they have parted ways with vocalist Nick Brooks. Starting with the upcoming PAPA ROACH tour to begin next week, Jason Wood will take the microphone as a full-time member of the band. Brooks issued the following statement regarding his spl...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES: French Tour Dates Announced

Long-running Venice Beach thrash/punk band SUICIDAL TENDENCIES has lined up the following dates in France during April: Apr. 15 – Ancenis, FRA @ Shaker Festival Apr. 16 - Orleans, FRA @ L' Astrolabe Apr. 18 - Clermond Ferrand, FRA @ La coopérative de Mai Apr. 19 - Paris, FRA @ Elysee Montmartre Apr....

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Report: Man Killed Outside Hardcore Concert In Asbury Park; Band Denies Involvement

Michelle Sahn of the Asbury Park Press reports that a 25-year-old man was killed Sunday afternoon (January 14) outside Deep club in Asbury Park, New Jersey where several hardcore bands — including Boston, MA's RAMALLAH and Stroudsburg, PA's WISDOM IN CHAINS — were scheduled to perform later that day...

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SLAYER: Tickets To 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Performance Sold Out In Four Hours

According to a press release from mPRm Public Relations, tickets for SLAYER's January 19 appearance on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" sold out in about four hours, matching the performance of such superstar acts as JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, KORN and LINKIN PARK. SLAYER will make its first-ever network telev...

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SEVENDUST: More U.S. Dates Announced

SEVENDUST has announced more shows for its 57-date North American tour, scheduled to begin on February 8 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Also appearing on the trek will be DIECAST. The tour will be in support of the Atlanta-based band's sixth studio album, "Alpha", which arrives on March 6. SEVENDUST / DIEC...