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METAL CHURCH Members To Play Acoustic Show For Charity

METAL CHURCH frontman Ronny Munroe has issued the following update: "If you find yourself in the San Francisco Bay Area on October 4, please join Ronny Munroe and Rick Van Zandt [METAL CHURCH guitarist] for an acoustic performance to benefit a great cause. The benefit sponsored by the Castro Valley...
June 27, 2008
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YouTube Tribute To KING DIAMOND Gets Singer's Stamp Of Approval

King Diamond has commented on a popular YouTube clip of two suburban Tennessee teenagers driving around in their car singing along to the classic 1988 KING DIAMOND track "Welcome Home". The video, which can be seen below, has gotten more than 15,000 views since it was originally posted a year ago. I...
June 26, 2008
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WHAT'S HE BUILDING IN THERE? Announces Cross-Canada Tour

Southern Ontario's newest progressive metal force WHAT'S HE BUILDING IN THERE? has announced its upcoming cross-Canada tour dates. The tour begins with a hometown performance in Waterloo, ON on July 10 and will spread through Western Canada with support on select dates from Vancouvers NINJASPY. The...
June 26, 2008
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Original AC/DC Singer Says 'Clashing Personalities' Caused His Departure From Band

According to The Sydney Morning Herald, original AC/DC singer Dave Evans has dismissed as "bullshit" the version of his departure from the band published in the AC/DC "bible", Clinton Walker's "Highway To Hell". In the book, Walker calls Evans a "shameless exhibitionist in his position more for the...
June 26, 2008
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SOIL Bassist To Guest On 'Uncensored Net Noise'

Bassist Tim King of Chicago heavy rockers SOIL will guest on tomorrow night's (Friday, June 27) edition of "Uncensored Net Noise" beginning at 10:00 p.m. EST. You can listen to the program live via the Internet at this location. SOIL recently inked a deal with Driven Music Group the Phoenix, Arizona...
June 26, 2008
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EXTREME: Two New Short Audio Samples Available For Download

Frontiers Records has released a couple of 90-second audio samples from "Saudades de Rock" (pronounced "sow-dodge"),the first studio album in thirteen years from the reunited Boston hard rockers EXTREME. The European version of the album, which is due on August 1, will include a bonus track, the "A...
June 26, 2008
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Brazil's 'Stay Heavy Metal Stars' Concert Event To Be Held This Weekend

"Stay Heavy", the Brazilian television program dedicated to heavy metal, will hold the third annual "Stay Heavy Metal Stars" event on Sunday, June 29 at the Manifesto Bar in So Paulo. The concert will feature members of more than 40 different Brazilian heavy metal bands performing classic hard rock...
June 26, 2008
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ULI JON ROTH: Dates For New York City 'Sky Academy' Changed

Due to scheduling conflict with shows that have been scheduled with legendary guitar virtuoso Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) and the SCORPIONS in the UK, the dates for Uli's Sky Academy at Producer's Club Theater in New York City have been changed to October 8-11 from the previously announced October 1...
June 26, 2008
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LITA FORD Interviewed On XM RADIO's 'Eddie Trunk Live'; Video Available

On Monday, June 9, '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford was the featured guest on the "Eddie Trunk Live" show heard nationally on XM 41 The Boneyard. Watch video footage of the interview in seven parts below. Lita Ford will play a few warm-up shows for her upcoming Rocklahoma appearance beginning in late...
June 25, 2008
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HAMMERFALL Singer Offers 'Masterpieces' Track-By-Track Breakdown

On June 27, two new HAMMERFALL releases will see the light of day: a covers CD a collection of all the covers recorded by HAMMERFALL to date plus three new, unreleased ones and a DVD continuing chronicling the band's career. * "Masterpieces" covers CD: 01. Child of the Damned (WARLORD) 02. Ravenlord...
June 25, 2008
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PAUL STANLEY: Pennsylvania Art Shows Announced

Wentworth Gallery, one of the nation's leading fine art retailers, will present two art exhibitions by artist, rock icon and legendary KISS frontman Paul Stanley. He will make two special appearances at the Wentworth Gallery in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Both appearances are open to the public a...
June 25, 2008
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LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT: Tour Diary Available

LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT the instrumental progressive rock/metal project featuring DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy (drums),John Petrucci (guitar) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards) alongside progressive rock icon Tony Levin (bass) of KING CRIMSON and PETER GABRIEL fame is in the middle of a short U....
June 25, 2008
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THE HUMAN ABSTRACT: First 'Midheaven' Album Teaser Posted Online

The first of three teasers for "Midheaven", the second full-length CD from the Los Angeles-based technical progressive metal band THE HUMAN ABSTRACT, can be viewed below. The 30-second clip was directed by Michael Grodner (CHIODOS, PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS). Due on August 19 via Hopeless Records, "...
June 25, 2008
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CAGE Hard At Work On New Material

San Diego's CAGE has issued the following update: "We are hard at work on the new record and hope to have it out around April 2009! That is right no four-years-later crap this time. We have a huge push going now after 'Hell Destroyer' and we are keeping up the momentum. We hope to have ...
June 24, 2008
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FIREWIND To Headline Greece's SCHOOLWAVE Festival

Greek metallers FIREWIND have confirmed one and only exclusive show in Greece this summer at the Schoolwave festival. Schoolwave is a very special event which gives young unsigned bands from all over the country the chance to play their music in front of thousands of people. Entrance to the festival...
June 24, 2008