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EVANESCENCE Singer Leads National And Global Health Effort
The Epilepsy Foundation announced Friday (Nov. 10) that EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee has agreed to be the American Chair of the international "Out of the Shadows" campaign, a global effort to increase epilepsy awareness, raise additional funds for research, eliminate stigma, and end discrimination aga...November 11, 2006
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MNEMIC Singer Fractures Kneecap; Band Vows To Continue Touring
Guillaume Bideau, singer of MNEMIC, recently fractured his kneecap during one of the shows, and has been rushed to the hospital for urgent treatment. Commented the band: "The three remaining shows on the 'Last Stab Tour' will continue in the name of heavy metal, so please don't be surprised if you s...November 9, 2006
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SILVERCHAIR: 'A New Tomorrow' Book On The Way
Former Rolling Stone Editor Jeff Apter will soon release a new book on SILVERCHAIR called "A New Tomorrow", which is a rewrite of his previous tome on the band that was published three years ago. The following question-and-answer session with the author was posted on SILVERCHAIR's official web site:...November 7, 2006
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GUNS N' ROSES: Tonight's Concert In Portland, Maine Cancelled
GUNS N' ROSES has cancelled its scheduled performance tonight (Monday, November 6) at the Cumber County Civic Center in Portland, Maine. According to a spokesperson for the venue, the concert was called off by the artist and not by the promoter. More information is expected soon. GUNS N' ROSES confi...November 6, 2006
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GUNS N' ROSES: View From The Side Of The Stage
Longtime GUNS N' ROSES associate Del James has released the following report via the band's official web site: "Hello and welcome to 'View From The Side Of The Stage.' I was asked to write a column for GunsNRoses.com and have mixed emotions about doing so. I have a 21-year history with GUNS N' ROSES...November 1, 2006
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MACHINE HEAD: 'Burn My Eyes' Reissue Pushed Back To September 2007
Despite an announcement on the Roadrunner Records U.K. web site that the reissue of MACHINE HEAD's classic debut album, "Burn My Eyes", will surface in January, a Roadrunner representative has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the "Burn My Eyes" re-release has actually been pushed back to September...October 31, 2006
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MACHINE HEAD: 'Burn My Eyes' To Be Reissued In January
Roadrunner Records has set a January 8, 2007 European release date for the reissue of MACHINE HEAD's classic debut album, "Burn My Eyes". The CD, which originally came out in 1994, will be packed with extra features, including a bonus CD of previously unreleased tracks and rarities. MACHINE HEAD is...October 31, 2006
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Canada To Preserve RUSH's '2112' Album
JAM! Music reports that the prog-rock experiments of the band RUSH are among works that should be preserved for future generations, says a committee tasked with saving the best in Canadian television, radio, film and music. The band's 1976 album "2112", a unique blend of classic rock and synthesizer...October 19, 2006
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Canadian Church Uses Heavy Metal To Reach Teens: Video Available
Canada's CTV News reports that high school metalheads gathered in a Moncton, New Brunswick church this week — not to pray, but to fight it out in a deafening battle of the bands. Organizers at the Moncton Wesleyan Church hoped to reach out to youth who would normally stay far away from the ...October 19, 2006
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MEGADETH Debuts Another New Song In Japan
MEGADETH debuted another new song, "Gears of War", during its headlining appearance in Nagoya, Japan Tuesday night (October 17). The group's complete setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Blackmail The Universe 02. Set The World Afire 03. Wake Up Dead 04. Skin O' My Teeth 05. Tornado Of Souls 06....October 17, 2006
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FLYLEAF Singer Recalls First Time Seeing KORN
Launch Radio Networks reports: FLYLEAF is jumping from one major tour to another, finishing up the Family Values trek with KORN last month and getting ready for DISTURBED's Music As A Weapon jaunt in November. Singer Lacey Mosley told Launch that her favorite moment from Family Values was seeing KOR...October 11, 2006
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MACHINE HEAD Tears Up SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND: Video Available
Go behind the scenes with MACHINE HEAD as they tear up the Sounds of the Underground tour. Joining the tour for six select dates before entering the studio to record the new album, the band played to electric crowds night after night, and it was all captured on film, including the live debut of the...October 3, 2006
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LAYNE STALEY Book To Be Made Into A Movie?
According to a press release from ARTS Publications, Argentinean journalist/author Adriana Rubio has been contacted by writer/director Eric Moyer from Philadelphia about turning her biography of late ALICE IN CHAINS frontman Layne Staley, titled "Layne Staley: Get Born Again", into a movie. Layne St...September 28, 2006
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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Storms Off Stage In Toronto
A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of Tom has submitted the following report from last night's (Sept. 25) Gigantour stop in Toronto, Ontario: "The [third] song into [headliners MEGADETH's] set ('The Scorpion') Dave [Mustaine, MEGADETH guitarist/vocalist] kept poking at his ear a lot, moving his...September 26, 2006
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MACHINE HEAD: Studio Update
MACHINE HEAD is continuing work on its sixth studio album, "The Blackening", tentatively due in early 2007 via Roadrunner Records. The group is recording the new CD at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, CA, with MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn returning to the producer's chair, and Mark Keaton once ag...September 22, 2006