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Local (Borås, Sweden) hard rockers SANCHEZ have signed a record deal with Las Vegas label Retrospect Records. Their new album, "Run The Streets", will be released late 2010. myspace.com/sanchezkicks 2010-08-21 18:25:43 |
 A 1-hour IRON MAIDEN special will air on Planet Rock on Saturday, August 21 at 6:00 p.m. U.K. time and will be repeated on Thursday, August 26 at 11:00 p.m. www.planetrock.com 2010-08-20 21:52:44 |
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New bassist for WHITESNAKE is 35 year old Michael Devin (LYNCH MOB). WHITESNAKE are currently recording a new album, which will be released through Frontiers in early 2011. www.whitesnake.com 2010-08-20 21:37:24 |
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Legendary anarcho punk act CRASS will be remastering and reissuing their back catalogue over the next few months. The series will kick off with a repackaged version of 1978's "The Feeding of the 5000", which will feature remastering from the original analog studio tapes and bolstered with rare and unreleased tracks. Following that release will be new editions of 1979's "Stations of the Crass" and 1981's "Penis Envy". www.southern.com/southern/band/CRASS/ 2010-08-18 20:16:33 |
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Swedish sleaze rockers JENNYFER STAR & THE CLUSTER BOMBS have parted ways with guitarist Lia due to "too many disagreements when it comes to how the band should be ran". The group is now looking for a new guitarist, which means that their gig at Hell Bar in Sundbyberg (Stockholm), Sweden on September 25 is cancelled. www.jennyferstar.com 2010-08-17 21:25:32 |
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Marky Ramone, legendary Rock Hall of Fame drummer for RAMONES, will perform a special all-star fund-raising concert on Friday, October 8 at 8pm in the MI Concert Hall, Hollywood, California. The concert is in benefit for the newly-created Marky Ramone Drum Scholarship for Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA. The band's lineup will be announced in 2 weeks. myspace.com/markyramone 2010-08-17 21:14:04 |
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According to The Daily Telegraph, Australia's Family Jewels, a new exhibition celebrating the history, music, performance and creativity of AC/DC, will open at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney on September 11. www.dailytelegraph.com.au 2010-08-17 20:51:46 |
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Canadian hard rock veterans HELIX are putting together a compilation album consisting of songs that were released between 2000 and 2010, including 3 tracks that originally appeared on singer Brian Vollmer's solo album. HELIX will also enter the studio in September to record an acoustic CD of "all the HELIX hits". www.planethelix.com 2010-08-16 22:53:25 |
 IMV Blueline has set an October 19 release date for the "Attack In Switzerland: Live In 2002" DVD from MOTÖRHEAD. The film was recorded for Swiss TV at the Open Air Gampel Festival in Wallis, Switzerland on August 16, 2002. www.imotorhead.com 2010-08-16 22:46:35 |
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KRUX - the Swedish band featuring CANDLEMASS bassist Leif Edling, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen singer Mats Levén, ex-ENTOMBED drummer Peter Stjärnvind, guitarist Jörgen Sandström (also in THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED/GRAVE), OPETH/ex-ARCH ENEMY guitarist Fredrik Åkesson and OPETH keyboardist Pär Wiberg - will enter the studio this fall to record its third album for an early 2011 release. 2010-08-16 22:43:54 |
 SLAYER will be releasing a new vinyl discography box set called "The Vinyl Conflict". The limited edition album will feature 10 albums on 11 discs: "Reign In Blood", "South of Heaven", "Seasons In The Abyss", "Decade of Aggression" (Double LP), "Divine Inter vention", "Undisputed Attitude", "God Hates Us All", "Christ Illusion" and "World Painted Blood". www.slayer.net 2010-08-16 22:37:23 |
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Swedish national radio's "P3 Live" will broadcast the following bands during the coming weeks: CANDLEMASS - August 19 IN FLAMES - August 25 HAMMERFALL - August 26 The shows start at 20.30 (CET) and can also be heared online. sr.se/p3/live 2010-08-16 22:14:43 |
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"Second Place Heroes" is a new book by author/musician Greg C.Pearson. It's a "Get In The Van" style book about the UK punk band Greg played for between 1998-2003 called MR.ZIPPY. A great story of some friends from a small town that fought upstream and did something that changed their lives. It features stories about and person input from many other punk musicians such as CAPDOWN, SNUFF, KING PRAWN, 4FT FINGERS, Mr.SHIRAZ, ADEQUATE 7, MU330, MUSTARD PLUG and more.. MR.ZIPPY never exactly took over the world but did get out of their small town and all round the country, to Scandinavia and even to Japan. Starting as a small band at school and going on to become professional recording artists playing to thousands, and how that affected their lives. It also touches on many other punk bands and just a whole celebration of the scene at the time and what they did with it - how they grew, and where they fell. A great read for anyone around at the time or a good guide for any new bands starting out. Have a look at the link below: www.lulu.com/product/paperback/second-place-heroes/12042648 2010-08-16 21:46:35 |
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British punk veterans EDDIE AND THE HOT RODS plan to tour the U.S. east and west cost in March/April 2011. myspace.com/eddieandthehotrods 2010-08-15 18:15:32 |
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British punk veterans GBH have posted a couple of tour dates in New Zealand and Australia on their MySpace page. There's also some Japanese dates in the works.. myspace.com/gbh 2010-08-15 18:09:55 |
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Swedish hard rockers DEBBIE RAY has recruited a new bassist, Martin Söderqvist is his name. myspace.com/debbieray1 2010-08-15 18:07:27 |
 Swedish death metallers EVOCATION will be doing a special showcase at Bambi Galore in Hamburg, Germany on September 3. They will play songs from their upcoming album, "Apocalyptic", due in late October. Support will come from FACEBREAKER and HUMAN DEBRIS. www.evocation.se 2010-08-15 18:01:18 |
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Virginia trashers MUNICIPAL WASTE will embark on a European tour in December. Support on the trek will come from Californian metallers SAVIOURS and Boston crossover thrashers RAMMING SPEED. The dates are: Dec. 03 - Belfast, UK - Spring & Airbrake Dec. 04 - Dublin, Ireland - Whelans Dec. 05 - Manchester, UK - Academy 2 Dec. 07 - Paris, France - Glazart Dec. 08 - Cologne, Germany - Underground Dec. 09 - Gent, Belgium - Minus One Dec. 10 - Essen, Germany - Cafe Nova Dec. 11 - Eindhoven, Netherlands - Speedfest (no support) Dec. 13 - Bristol, UK - Fleece & Firkin Dec. 14 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms Dec. 15 - Glasgow, UK - Ivory Blacks Dec. 17 - London, UK - Academy 2 Dec. 18 - Helsinki, Finland - Nosturi (no support) 2010-08-15 16:32:56 |
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Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER are scheduled to release their new album, "Death Machine", on September 24 via Massacre Records. The effort will be made available as a standard CD, a digipak and a limited-edition (500 copies) gatefold LP. 2010-08-15 16:20:03 |
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Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY will embark on the "The United Kingdom Of Heavy Metal" U.K. tour in November with support from GRAND MAGUS, MALEFICE and CHTHONIC. The dates are as follows: Nov. 23 - Academy - Manchester, UK Nov. 24 - Garage - Glasgow, UK Nov. 25 - Wulfren Hall - Wolverhampton, UK Nov. 27 - HMV Forum - London, UK www.archenemy.net 2010-08-15 16:02:07 |
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