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MORBID ANGEL Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

MORBID ANGEL have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CALIBAN CARNIVORE CELTIC...

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VINNIE PAUL Talks About Honoring DIMEBAG: Audio Available

Several audio clips of former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul talking about running his new record label, Big Vin Records; honoring his late brother "Dimebag" Darrell; and on the possibility of being in a band again, among other topics, can be found at DallasNews.com. Speaking to The Dallas M...

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BLEED THE SKY, UNDERDOG Pull Out Of Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

BLEED THE SKY and UNDERDOG have cancelled their appearances at this year's installment of the With Full Force festival, set to take place June 30 – July 2 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. Meanwhile, WITH HONOR and LIAR have both been confirmed for the event, which is being headlined by...

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It's Official: COURTNEY LOVE Sells Share Of NIRVANA Publishing Rights

MTV.com is reporting that Courtney Love has "finally and officially" sold 25 percent of her share of NIRVANA's publishing rights, her spokesperson confirmed Thursday (April 13). The singer — owner of her late husband Kurt Cobain's songwriting copyrights — had been looking to take on an investor "as...

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IN FLAMES, DARK FORTRESS, SLAPSHOT Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

IN FLAMES, DARK FORTRESS and SLAPSHOT have been confirmed for this year's installment of the With Full Force festival, set to take place June 30 – July 2 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): A.O.K. AGNOSTIC FRONT AMORPH...

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DANKO JONES, FLESHGORE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

DANKO JONES and FLESHGORE have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CALIBAN CELT...

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J.B.O., DISENGAGE Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARZ OPEN AIR Festival

J.B.O., BLUTSBRÜDER and DISENGAGE have been confirmed for the Rock Harz Open Air festival, set to take place July 7-8 in Osterode-Dorste, Lower Saxony, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ATROCITY BLOODMOON BLUTSBRÜDER CRAYFOX CRUCIFIED BARBARA CRYPTER...

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EDEN To Play With LEATHERWOLF In Southern California

Orange County metal band EDEN will be playing with LEATHERWOLF on June 15 at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, CA. The concert will mark one of EDEN's first live appearances with newly enlisted drummer Kurt Custer, whose first national recognition came with the Southern California band LITTLE AMERICA...

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COURTNEY LOVE Sells NIRVANA Rights Share To ex-VIRGIN RECORDS Executive

Kurt Cobain's widow Courtney Love has told RollingStone.com that she has finally sold twenty-five percent of her share of NIRVANA's sought-after publishing catalog — to Larry Mestel of Primary Wave Music Publishing, former COO/GM of Virgin Records. "I took on a strategic partner, Larry Mestel, to he...

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ARCH ENEMY, HERMAN RAREBELL Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

ARCH ENEMY and HERMAN RAREBELL have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ARCH ENEMY ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CALIBAN CELTIC F...

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MENTORS: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

One of the most controversial of metal bands of all time — the MENTORS — will be embarking on a U.S. tour beginning in early May. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: May 11 – Rockafellas - Bradenton, FL May 12 - The Brass Mugg - Tampa, FL May 13 - The Island Oasis ...

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VREID, CALIBAN Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

VREID and CALIBAN have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 3-5 in Wacken, Germany. The billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABORTED AMON AMARTH ATHEIST BATTLELORE BLOODTHORN BORN FROM PAIN CALIBAN CELTIC FROST CHILDREN OF BODOM D...

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NIRVANA Stake To be Acquired By U2's BONO?

James Hall of the U.K.'s Telegraph.co.uk is reporting that Elevation Partners - the private equity company whose partners include Bono, the U2 singer - is thought to be the front-runner in a multi-million pound deal to acquire a stake in the back catalogue of NIRVANA, the 1990s grunge pioneers. The...

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Dead Under Décor

It's never a bad thing when an album starts and your first reaction is "did these guys steal MOTÖRHEAD's gear?" And when a look at the liner notes reveals that the producer is Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE, BOTCH),the picture becomes a little clearer. This is some noisy, abrasive, sardonic hardcore/metal (...

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KURT COBAIN Action Figure Coming In June

A new Kurt Cobain action figure, which features the striped sweater and stringy hairstyle the late NIRVANA frontman sported in his band's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video, will be available via NECA (National Entertainment Collectibles Association) in late June. Check out photos of the figurine at th...