2010 marks the 30th anniversary of quintessential Los Angeles punk rock pioneers BAD RELIGION, and to kick off the yearlong celebration the band will perform music spanning their storied career at multiple-night shows at House of Blues in Los Angeles, Anaheim, San Diego and Las Vegas beginning March 17.
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Québec City, Quebec, Canada-based metallers BLINDED BY FAITH are preparing to enter the studio to record three new songs (“The Pace Of The Race”, “Dead End” and “Drastic Medicine”), to be used to procure a new record deal.
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Finnish metal band MEMOIRA has announced the addition of female vocalist Kati Rantala (pictured below) to the group’s ranks.
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Italian web site SpazioRock.it conducted an interview with vocalist Timo Kotipelto of Finnish melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS prior to the band’s January 21, 2010 concert at the Alcatraz Club in Milan, Italy.
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SLAYER and MEGADETH are thrilled to announce the new, confirmed routing for the “American Carnage” North American Tour, which will commence with the rescheduled “Canadian Carnage East” dates in Quebec City on Friday, July 23.
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Legendary guitarist Slash (GUNS N’ ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) was interviewed at at music mogul Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy gala at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday night (January 30) before he performed the GUNS N’ ROSES classic “Sweet Child O’ Mine” with the THE BLACK EYED PEAS.
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DEVILDRIVER and PAPA ROACH have been confirmed for the “Aardschok” stage at this year’s Zwarte Cross (Black Cross) festival, set to take place July 16-18, 2010 in Lichtenvoorde, Holland.
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Suslin of the WRSU FM radio show “Metal Health Awareness” recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Heri Joensen of Faroese Viking metallers TÝR.
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Danish thrash metal veterans ARTILLERY have scheduled the following dates: Feb.
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With an impressive 20 releases in 21 years, the AXEL RUDI PELL band counts among the most consistent, lasting and creative acts in the whole of Europe.
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