Justice and Fired Up Tour Dates

Belgian hardcore band Justice are kicking off their third North American tour with Connecticut's Fired Up. Here are the dates:

7/21 Brockton, MA @ The Tiger's Den w/ The First Step
7/22 Montreal, QC @ Cafe Linco w/ The First Step
7/23 Hamilton, ON @ The Underground w/ The First Step
7/24 Detroit, MI @ Static Age w/ RZL DZL
7/25 Chicago, IL @ Pulaski Park Filedhouse w/ Think I Care
7/26 Kansas City, MO @ The Icehouse
7/27 Tulsa, OK @ TBA
7/28 Fort Worth, TX @ Competition Music (no Justice) w/ Bats & Knives
7/28 Ventura, CA @ Sound and Fury Fest (no Fired Up)
7/29 Austin, TX @ 423 Tillery Artspace w/ Iron Age
7/30 Houston, TX @ Rayford Community Center
8/1 Daytona Beach, FL @ Backstage w/ Black SS
8/2 Marietta, GA @ TBA
8/3 Johnson City, TN @ TBA
8/4 Richmond, VA @ Nancy Raygun w/ Cold World, Iron Boots
8/5 Lemoyne, PA @ Champion Ship w/ Cold World, Iron Boots
8/6 New York, NY @ CBGB's w/ Cold World, Iron Boots

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By Autumns End Signs w/ Hand Of Hope Records

Hand Of Hope Records has officially signed Buffalo, NY hardcore/rock outfit By Autumns End. According to the label, they are "comparable to such bands as Every Time I Die and Norma Jean." Their debut full-length is expected to hit streets in early-2007. For now, you can check out some of their material here.

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"A Life Less Lived - The Gothic Box" Details

Billboard.com reports that Rhino have rounded up the top names in goth rock (while only semi-relevant to metal, there are a few relevant bands involved) for the four-disc boxed set "A Life Less Lived -- The Gothic Box," due Sept. 19. Despite loathing the titular term that came to describe their music, bands like Joy Division, the Cure, Bauhaus and the Jesus & Mary Chain transcended labeling to revolutionize rock in the late '70s and early '80s.

Key tracks from those bands are featured on "A Life Less Lived," including opener "Dead Souls" by Joy Division and Bauhaus' "She's in Parties." Other acts represented throughout include the Sisters of Mercy, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Love And Rockets, the Mission (U.K.), the Chameleons, the Damned, Skinny Puppy and AFI.

The fourth disc in the box is a DVD with such evergreen videos as Bauhaus' "Bela Lugosi's Dead," the Cure's "Lullaby," Echo & the Bunnymen's "The Killing Moon," a live version of the Cult's "Spiritwalker" and Love And Rockets' "Ball of Confusion."

Here is the track list for "A Life Less Lived": More...

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Falconer Completes Work On New Album

Swedish epic/power metallers FALCONER have finished recording their fifth studio album, entitled "Northwind" — their first since the departure of singer Kristoffer Göbel and return of Mathias Blad.

Commented guitarist Stefan Weinerhall: "'Northwind', the fifth album of FALCONER, is a return to the folkish style after some experiment on the last one. Very melodic and catchy, and with Mathias back on vocals he gives the album that extra epic touch that none other can do. The album is not a concept album although the title sums up the atmosphere of both the music and the lyrics. From catchy metal to sweet ballads to medieval minstrels gone electrified, there´s something for all tastes."

"Northwind" will be released as a limited first edition featuring a bonus CD containing four Swedish folk songs and a video documentary of the album recordings.

"Northwind" track listing:

01. Northwind
02. Waltz with the Dead
03. Spirit of the Hawk
04. Legend and the Lore
05. Catch the Shadows
06. Tower of the Queen
07. Long Gone By
08. Perjury and Sanctity
09. Fairyland Fanfare
10. Himmel Så Trind
11. Blinded
12. Delusion
13. Home of the Knave
14. Black Tarn (instr)
15. Child of the Wild 2006 (Japan bonus)

Bonus CD:

01. Kristallen Den Fina
02. Ridom Ridom
03. Liten Vätte
04. Vårvindar Friska
+ video documentary of the recording

"Northwind" will be released on September 22 (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and September 25 (the rest of Europe) via Metal Blade Records.

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Born From Pain To Support Six Feet Under

Dutch metalcore act BORN FROM PAIN has been confirmed as the support act for SIX FEET UNDER on their European summer dates. The details are as follows:

Aug. 05 - Wacken, GER @ Wacken Open Air
Aug. 06 - Haarlem, NETH @ Patronaat
Aug. 07 - Stuttgart, GER @ Röhre
Aug. 09 - Vosselaar, BEL @ Biebob
Aug. 10 - Rotterdam, NETH @ Baroeg
Aug. 11 - Düdingen, SWI @ Bad Bonn
Aug. 12 - Bad Berka, GER @ Party.San Open Air

BORN FROM PAIN'sthird full-length album, "In Love with the End", was released last year via Metal Blade Records.

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Poison, Kiss, GNR Have Recorded Wussiest Songs

POISON, KISS, GUNS N' ROSES and MR. BIG have penned some of the "wussiest songs" of all time, according to AOL Music. Although much of AOL's list of "The 111 Wussiest Songs of All Time" consists of pop-artist selections, several rock acts made the cut, including the following:

99. "Don't Cry" - GUNS N' ROSES (1991)
76. "To Be With You" - MR. BIG (1991)
36. "Beth" - KISS (1976)
27. "More Than Words" - EXTREME (1991)
05. "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" - POISON (1988)

To view the entire list, and to read explanations for why each song was selected, visit Music.AOL.com.

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Mnemic New Track To Feature Napalm Death Singer

Danish modern metallers MNEMIC have announced that their upcoming third album will feature guest appearances by Jeff Walker (CARCASS) and Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH).

Commented guitarist Mircea Gabriel Eftemie: "Last weekend, we hooked up with two fine gentelmen, Jeff and Shane from U.K. grind masters CARCASS and NAPALM DEATH. We grew up on the 'Symphonies', 'Necroticism' and 'Harmony Corruption' records, and it's nothing short of an honour to have such legendary musicians on our new album. Jeff did an amazing job singing along with Guillaume [ex-SCARVE and current MNEMIC singer Guillaume Bideau] and Shane doing back-ups. The song turned out really brutal and we simply can't wait to hear the final mix!"

Check out pictures from the recording sessions at this location.

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Katatonia To Tour Turkey, Then The US

Sweden's KATATONIA has announced a four-date Turkish tour in September. "It has always been a pleasure coming to Istanbul, so this time it should be exciting to visit the remaining cities as well," the band writes in a statement. The details are as follows:

Sep. 14 - Yeni Melek - Istanbul, Turkey
Sep. 15 - Dungeon Club - Izmir, Turkey
Sep. 16 - Saklikent - Ankara, Turkey
Sep. 17 - 222 Club - Eskisehir, Turkey

As previously reported, KATATONIA will be teaming up with MOONSPELL and DAYLIGHT DIES for a North American tour beginning in October.

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New Testament Tour Dates Announced

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have added two California dates to their current itinerary. The group's schedule is shaping up as follows:

Jul. 25 - Bradford Rio - Bradford, England
Jul. 26 - JB's - Dudley, England
Jul. 28 - Metalway Festival - Jerez, Spain
Jul. 29 - Metalway Festival - Gernika, Spain
Aug. 04 - Bourbon Street - Concord, CA
Aug. 05 - Kennel Club - Sacramento, CA
Aug. 25 - Kaliakra Stadium - Sofia, Bulgaria
Oct. 13 - The Big Bop Concert Hall - Toronto, Canada
Oct. 14 - BW&BK 6-Pack, Le Medley - Montreal, Canada

As previously reported, TESTAMENT drummer Louie Clemente is unable to perform with the band on the upcoming shows in July/August due to "medical reasons." Filling in for Louie is Paul Bostaph — a former member of TESTAMENT for a brief period starting around February 2004, who had also previously played several live dates with the group in 1992 and appeared on the band's 1993 live EP, "Return To The Apocalyptic City".

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Slayer and Mastodon To Do Next MySpace Secret Show

SLAYER and MASTODON will be playing the next MySpace secret show, July 25th at In the Venue in Salt Like City. Check out the poster here.

For more info, check out http://www.myspace.com/secretshows

SLAYER will release Christ Illusion, featuring the single "Cult" on August 8 and MASTODON's Blood Mountain will follow on September 12

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Metallica Guitarist Selling California Home

According to SF.Curbed.com, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett is selling his Pacific Heights, California house for $12.5 million. The Georgian Mansion with 9,519 square feet, nine bedrooms, seven full baths, three half baths, a library, and a "billiard/family room" includes "a deep grassy garden and detached 2-car side-by-side garage," according to a posting on Hammett's realtors' web site. "The gated motor court affords ample off-street parking. Faithfully maintained and upgraded for more than a century, this property is among a select handful of timeless classics...at one of the City's very best locations."

For a "virtual tour" of Hammett's home, click here. To view the floorplan, go to this location.

For more information, click here.

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Mastodon Announce More Headlining Dates

Atlanta's MASTODON will be embark on a headlining tour in September, with CONVERGE and THE BRONX as the support acts. Confirmed dates are as follows:

Sep. 06 – Baltimore, MD @ Ramshead Live
Sep. 07 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts (TLA)
Sep. 08 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Sep. 09 - Worcester, MA Palladium
Sep. 10 – Montreal, QUE @ Spectrum
Sep. 12 – Toronto, ONT Phoenix Theater
Sep. 13 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
Sep. 14 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
Sep. 15 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic
Sep. 16 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's
Sep. 18 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada
Sep. 19 – Denver, CO @ Cervantes
Sep. 21 – Boise, ID @ The Big Easy
Sep. 22 – Portland, OR @ Roseland
Sep. 23 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox
Sep. 25 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
Sep. 28 – Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee
Sep. 29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda
Sep. 30 - San Diego, CA @ SOMA
Oct. 03 - Dallas, TX @ Gypsy Ballroom*
Oct. 04 - Austin, TX @ Emo's*
Oct. 05 - Houston, TX @ Meridian*
Oct. 07 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade*

*w/ THE BRONX only

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Warhead Completes Work On New Album

German metallers WARHEAD, whose original lineup included former REBELLION/current SILVER MAIDEN frontman Björn Eilen, have finished recording their fourth album, entitled "Captured", tentatively due later this year. Meanwhile they are still searching for a suitable new label home.

WARHEAD are Peter Breitenbach (drums), Benjamin zur Heide (bass), Stefan Rolf (guitar) and Michael "Mitch" Mueller (vocals).

The follow-up to 2000's "Beyond Recall", "Captured" will contain the following tracks:

01. Into The Abyss
02. Thanx Killing
03. Purple People
04. Battle Royale
05. Deatheater
06. Phantoms
07. Lies!
08. Captured
09. City Of God

WARHEAD's third album, "Beyond Recall", was produced by former GRAVE DIGGER/current REBELLION guitarist Uwe Lulis.

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Terrorizer Removed From Auditory Assault Festival

TERRORIZER will not be playing now, but don't worry, we have a back-up plan which includes 2 headlining quality bands that are nearly confirmed.

Want the explanation? We'll be glad to give you one. This is a very, very messy situation and we still can't believe how out of hand it's gotten. In the 4 years of organizing festivals, we've never had to experience such unprofessionalism as we have with the agency which we dealt with for TERRORIZER. Deadlines and promises were never met, but we were patient the entire time. We were promised clearance to announce TERRORIZER on Monday, then were asked to wait until Tuesday to announce it. Well it was announced and suddenly today we received emails from the agency demanding that we take it off the web site and that the deal was never confirmed, despite the fact that we were given a 100% confirmation from the agency that it would happen. A whole lot of money was on the table from our side for this deal, we were patient the whole time, and now we are being called assholes, meatheads, dickheads and whatever else just for asking why it's our problem that the agency fucked everything up. Each time I called the agency, they hung up on me immediately and clearly could not talk to me like a man. So whatever, we'd like to put this shit behind us and move on. I'm taking down the AA fest site for a very short time, and then we'll re-launch it with 2 headlining quality bands and the rest of the billing. We think you won't be disappointed with what will come instead of this TERRORIZER disaster. The bright side is that tickets have not yet gone on sale and this was only announced a few days ago.

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Hinder's New Video "Lips of An Angel" Online

HINDER's brand new video for the single "Lips of an Angel" off "Extreme Behavior", in stores now, debuts on Yahoo! Music today. Check out the video for the single that's been blowing up radio and retail all summer at this location.

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10 Years Prep For Family Vaules Tour, 2nd Single

After selling more than 320,000 CD's of their latest release, "The Autumn Effect," their last single for "Wasteland" charting #1 on the Active Rock chart and #1 on the Alternative chart for more than 9 months, 10 YEARS will hit the road with the Family Values Tour.. Along with 10 Years, the tour boasts the heavy hitting lineup featuring; KORN, DEFTONES, STONE SOUR, FLYLEAF, BURY YOUR DEAD and more making this the 'must see' tour this summer. 10 YEARS is also getting ready to release their highly anticipated next single for the track "Waking Up."

According to 10 YEARS drummer Brian Vodinh "We are excited to perform on the Family Values Tour. We respect and look up to many of these bands but we are mainly looking to prove ourselves to the hard rock community. This time around we refuse to bring out any flashy production just to undoubtedly display to everyone that if you give us a stage and some instruments we will kick your fuckin ass no matter what. We are on the verge of a gold record, more than a half-million fans don't lie."

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Soulfly Adds More Dates To Upcomming Tour

Soulfly have added more stops to the itinerary for their upcoming tour with Full Blown Chaos and Incite, the latest stops include:
September 21st Salt Lake City, UT - Club Vegas
September 26th Flint, MI - The Machine Shop
October 01st Winston-Salem, NC - Ziggy's
October 02nd Charlotte, NC - Almo's South End
Wicked Wisdom will be onboard the bill throughout the first leg of dates, while Scars Of Tomorrow will then replace them on the bill come October.

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Ill Nino Inks Deal With Cement Records

Ill Nino have signed a deal with Cement Shoes Records/Universal and are currently in Los Angeles, CA recording a new 5 song EP which will feature two new tracks from the band along with 3 as-yet unannounced covers. A fall release is expected. Furthermore, the band have also weighed in on their recently announced split with Roadrunner Records, you can read what they had to say at www.illnino.com.

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UFC Ultimate Beatdowns To Be Re-Issued

The UFC backed compilation "UFC Ultimate Beatdowns Vol. 1" will be reissued on August 29th via Nitrus with a revised track listing. Here's how it will now shape up:
01 - UFC Intro - "Optimus Bellum Domitor"
02 - Stemm - "Face The Pain"
03 - Slayer - "Warzone"
04 - Damageplan - "Blunt Force Trauma"
05 - Hatebreed - "Live For This"
06 - American Head Charge - "Cowards"
07 - Shadows Fall - "Power Of I And I"
08 - Sepultura - "Bullet The Blue Sky" (U2 cover) 09 - Fear Factory - "Slave Labor"
10 - Icepick - "Born To Crush You"
11 - Killswitch Engage - "Breathe Life"
12 - Chimaira - "Indifferent To Suffering"
13 - U.P.O. - "It's Alright"
14 - Index Case - "Listen"
15 - Black Flood Diesel - "Lost Cause"
16 - Scars Of Life - "Dying Here"

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War of Ages Post New Track Online

War Of Ages have made their new track "Strength Within" available online here. The song comes from the groups upcoming new album "Pride Of The Wicked", which will see a September 05th release date through Facedown. In other news, the band will be touring in support of in October with Remembering Never and Full Blown Chaos, dates and venues have yet to be announced.

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Iron Maiden Announce Headlining US Tour Dates

Iron Maiden has announced that they will be beginning their 2006 World Tour with eight dates across the USA and three dates in Canada starting October 4th in Hartford, CT.

Tickets for the shows will start going on to the general public from the weekend of August 12th, with details of local box office and on-sale times at ironmaiden.com. Iron Maiden has also arranged for a special fan club pre-order for all shows beginning August 1 and continuing through to the public on-sale date.

This follows the recent announcement that their highly anticipated new studio album, "A Matter Of Life And Death," will be released by Sanctuary Records on September 5th.

Says Bruce Dickinson "This is the first time we've started a tour in the States for many, many years. It's going to be great to get out there so the fans can get to hear the new material and see the new show first for a change. We're all incredibly pleased with the album, and the tremendous response of those people who have had the chance to hear it so far. Their reaction has been phenomenal and we expect to play a lot of it on tour."

"We will be bringing the full show to America, which we are currently putting the final touches to, and we fully intend to make it as spectacular and memorable as we can. And of course, our mate Eddie has already booked a place on the plane with us."

On the topic of A Matter of Life and Death, Bruce comments, "This album has to be our best since working with Kevin Shirley (Producer). There is such a wide scope of musicianship on this album. Every one of us has put everything into this record and it's really paid off."

The upcoming North American dates represent the beginning of the "A Matter of Life and Death World Tour," which will continue into Japan and then travel through to Europe, finishing with two shows at London's Earls Court Arena just before Christmas. All the shows on the European leg have been on sale since March with the majority of shows already sold out months in advance.

Accompanying Iron Maiden on the USA tour (excluding the Hartford and Los Angeles) are new UK metal sensation, Bullet for My Valentine, who have been receiving rave reviews while on tour with Guns N' Roses throughout Europe.

The full tour dates are:

4 OCT USA - New England Dodge Music Center - Hartford, CT
6 OCT USA - Agganis Arena - Boston, MA
7 OCT USA - Tweeter Center At the Waterfront - Camden, NJ
9 OCT CANADA - Colisee Pepsi Arena - Quebec City, QC
10 OCT CANADA - Bell Centre - Montreal, QC
12 OCT USA - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Uniondale, NY
13 OCT USA - Continental Airlines Arena - East Rutherford, NJ
16 OCT CANADA - Air Canada Centre - Toronto, ON
17 OCT USA - Palace of Auburn Hills - Auburn Hills, MI
18 OCT USA - Allstate Arena - Rosemont, IL
21 OCT USA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Irvine, CA

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Coldworker Sign to Relapse Records

Relapse Records announces the signing of Sweden’s COLDWORKER.

COLDWORKER features former NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson and includes guitarists Anders Baerilsson and Andre Alvinzi, bassist Oskar Palsson, and vocalist Joel Fornbrant. The band, formed by Jakobson in January, has been hard at work on their debut album The Contaminated Void.

On the development of The Contaminated Void, which contains the band’s first songs, Jakobson says: “This is probably the fastest first album ever made! I mean we've gone from not knowing each other to having a mastered copy of our first full length recording in our hands in approximately five months.” Fornbrant adds: “I hope people will get a good feeling of spontaneity listening to the album.”

“The reason everything came together so quickly,” Jakobson continues, “is because all the members are deeply involved in the songwriting process. It sort of clicked from the first rehearsal in February and we've surfed on that creative wave ever since, sacrificing lots of hours in the rehearsal room. We came out with something that was both fast and furious but also heavy and a little bit technical. Playing these songs has been something of a challenge for me as the style is completely different from what I’ve done before. I can’t wait to share these songs with the world!”

The Contaminated Void was recorded by the band this past June and mixed by Dan Swano. Advance song titles include: “The Interloper”, “An Unforgiving Season”, “The Contaminated Void”, “Return To Ashes”, “Strain At The Leash”, “Flammable”, “Antidote”, “Heart Shaped Violence” and “Generations Decay”. The Contaminated Void is expected to see a European release this Fall, followed by a North American release in early 2007. A three minute audio sampling of The Contaminated Void can be heard here.

More information on COLDWORKER can be found via the band’s official website and MySpage page.

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Insision Part Ways With Earache/Wicked World

Sweden’s INSISION have posted the following update at their website:

Announcement...

After nearly six years, two full-length monstrosities and tons of great touring - Swedish death metal masters Insision has parted ways with UK-label Earache/Wicked World. The band is currently looking for a new label, ready to go with us further into brutality.

New album...

The material for Insision's next album has already been written. Ten new songs are completed and Mick Usher, who also worked on Insision's latest album Revealed & Worshipped, has designed the cover. The recording is planned to be done in Black Lounge Studio (SCAR SYMMETRY, CENTINEX, etc.) in October/November 2006. More...

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Suffocation Post New Song Online

A brand new SUFFOCATION track, entitled "Misonceived", has been posted online at myspace.com/suffocation. The song comes off the group's new, self-titled album, due on September 19 in North America (September 25 internationally) via Relapse Records. The CD was recorded at Full Force Studios in Long Island, NY and will feature artwork from tattoo artist JonZig. Preview the artwork at this location.

Drummer Mike Smith commented on the new album: "We never feared our abilities what we fear is the ability of the industry to finally take the scene to the level it should be, in the forefront of all that is extreme. The kids are starving for music made from the heart." More...

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Koldborn Seeks New Bassist

Danish death metal band KOLDBORN is currently seeking a full-time bass player preferably living in or close to Aarhus, Denmark. Interested parties can contact Heinz at Henrik@koldborn.dk.

Commented the band: "We have a few gigs lined up for the rest of the year, and have just signed a deal to release our new album, 'The Uncanny Valley', through a very respected label worldwide. We will announce the details soon."

For sound samples of the band's material, click here.

The follow-up to 2002's "First Enslavement", "The Uncanny Valley" was recorded in August 2005 and mixed in January 2006 at Smart 'n' Hard studios with producer Jacob Bredahl and is said to be "the most brutal, fastest, heaviest and most catchy material" the band have penned to date. More...

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Fireball Ministry To Support Alice Cooper

As the touring cycle for the critically acclaimed "Their Rock Is Not Our Rock" soldiers on, L.A. rock warriors FIREBALL MINISTRY — who in recent months have toured alongside such heavyweights of rock and metal as DISTURBED, H.I.M., OPETH, NEVERMORE, CLUTCH and CKY, in addition to a one-off performance with JUDAS PRIEST — will soon return to the road, this time in support of ALICE COOPER.

"ALICE COOPER is one of the main reasons this band exists," says FIREBALL MINISTRY vocalist/lead guitarist James A. Rota. "It is an honor for us to be opening these shows. DIO, PRIEST and now ALICE. We are one very lucky band to say the least."

FIREBALL MINISTRY with ALICE COOPER:

Aug. 12 - Great Salt Air - Salt Lake City, UT
Aug. 13 - House of Blues Mandalay Bay - Las Vegas, NV

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Kingdom Come Announces New Album Title

KINGDOM COME has set "Ain't Crying for the Moon" as the title of their new album, due in Europe on October 13. The CD will be issued in Russia and the Baltic States on September 15.

In other news, former KINGDOM COME bassist Frank Binke, who played with the group in 2001, has rejoined the band.

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The Black Dahlia Murder Post Australia Tour Dates

Detroit, Michigan-based melodic death metallers THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will tour Australia for the first time in November. The dates are as follows:

Nov. 07 - Amplifier Bar – Perth, AUS
Nov. 08 - Uni Bar – Adelaide, AUS
Nov. 09 - The Corner Hotel - Melbourne, AUS
Nov. 10 - Gaelic Club - Sydney, AUS
Nov. 11 - HMB Basement Bar - Brisbane, AUS

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER's most recent album, "Miasma", was released in July 2005 via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded with Eric Rachel (NORA, ATREYU, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, BURNT BY THE SUN, EVERY TIME I DIE, GOD FORBID) and Andreas Magnusson (formerly of SCARLET) at Trax East studios in New Jersey.

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Stream Terror's Entire New Release On AOL Music

AOL Music has the entire CDs of the following new releases for streaming online:

• Terror - Always The Hard Way


• New York Dolls - One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This

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Guns N Roses Decline Encore Due To Cowards?

GUNS N' ROSES's management has issued the following press release regarding the band's abbreviated performance in Newcastle, England last Wednesday (July 19):

GUNS N' ROSES want the people of Newcastle to know that the crowd at their sold-out show Wednesday night was terrific. The band played a sweaty two hour show on the hottest night in a lifetime bolstered by the audience's incredible support. Unfortunately, the band was not able to give the crowd the encore they deserved due to the behaviour of a couple of cowards in the audience.

GUNS N' ROSES keyboard player Dizzy Reed explained: "Newcastle was one of the best gigs of the entire tour. I had puddles of sweat underneath my keyboards and loved every second of it except when some idiots decided to throw things at the stage. When Axl got hit the first time, the audience pointed out who threw the object and security tossed him out, so we came back. Then Axl got hit in the mouth with another object, so thanks to the behavior of two morons who obviously don't know how to behave at a rock concert, the show ended with no encores. I've been in this band for sixteen years and stupid shit like throwing stuff at the stage is something we won't tolerate. We're not targets, we're musicians."

Guitarist Robin Finck stated, "We had a great time Wednesday night and Axl sang his ass off but you do not wait around to get hit in the mouth for a third time."

GUNS N' ROSES vocalist Axl Rose had this to say: "Getting hit wasn't a big deal. We stopped the song and gave a warning. We came back and started the song over and completed it. We then said goodnight. The house lights went down and I got hit a second time, in the mouth, by a solid object thrown by someone in the audience. After having warned the crowd that we would leave, and having played more than two hours, we left the stage and called it a night with the full support of everyone in the band, our guests and management. Izzy was the first to immediately support the decision verbally to me personally before I had physically left the stage area. Tommy and Frank came to my dressing room to say how much they appreciated the decision to not continue under those conditions, and express their support for not tolerating anyone throwing items at the stage with a negative intent. This has been GNR's policy since playing Donington in 1988. We thank everyone for coming, we hope everyone got home safely and we hope to play Newcastle again — hopefully without those looking for enjoyment at others expense. Cheers!"

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Cavalera Excited About Possible Sepultura Reunoin

SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera recently spoke to Holland's Toazted.com about the possibility of a reunion with his former SEPULTURA bandmates at some point in the not-too-distant future. Asked about the rumor that a reunited SEPULTURA was in talks several months ago to play this year's Ozzfest, Max said, "There's been a lot of rumors. SEPULTURA is one of the most rumored things out there. [Laughs] I talked to my brother [ex-SEPULTURA drummer Igor Cavalera] recently. He has a new son named Antonio, which is my middle name. He says he looks a lot like me. I've only seen a picture. I plan to visit him sometime next year. We're in a very good relationship, which is great, after all this bullshit. Ten years… Life is too short to hold [grudges]. So I think in a weird way, God has a way to manage these things and he's putting it all together now. With or without the reunion — I don't really care — it's important that we're brothers… blood, family… it's a great thing. But to tell you the truth, it would be cool to have a reunion. Even my kids wanna see it. My [stepson] Richie is like, 'Oh, my God, I've gotta… I know I saw SEPULTURA, but I was too little, I don't remember.' And SEPULTURA has touched so many people. So it would be really, really cool."

With regards to how a SEPULTURA reunion might affect SOULFLY, Max said, "I think SOULFY [and SEPULTURA] are completely different things. SOULFLY has its own identity and its own vibe. And it will not conflict with SEPULTURA, I don't think — it's two completely different things. And touring with BLACK SABBATH last year — I was really inspired. It was so good to see… Those guys, they hated each other for a long period, and you see that they make up and they go on tour, and they… I don't know. You can really see that Ozzy loves BLACK SABBATH. It's in his blood. He loves [the band]. How can you not? It was inspiring for me. So I think I understand more now why people want to see [a] SEPULTURA [reunion]. It makes more sense now than it did… When we first split up, I was like, 'No, I'm never doing that shit again. Screw this, I hate this shit,' but I think different now. It's working itself [out]. When it happens, it'll happen, and it'll be good."

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Ozzy Osbourne Struggles At Ozzfest

Jon M. Gilbertson of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reviewed this year's Ozzfest when it hit the the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin on Saturday (July 22). An excerpt from his review follows:

The traveling heavy-metal mega-show known as Ozzfest has lasted for 11 years thus far, and a lot of that longevity might have to do with the man for whom the festival is named: John Michael Osbourne, a.k.a. Ozzy.

Nevertheless, when his festival stopped by the Alpine Valley Music Theatre on Saturday, Ozzy was headlining the second stage (normally for lesser-known bands) about 4 p.m. (so as not to interfere with the main stage's entertainment, which began after his set odd scheduling for a man nicknamed "the Prince of Darkness").

If he didn't melt in the light, he didn't shine, either. He displayed his usual demeanors — that of a 12-year-old child when excited about audience response and that of a schoolmarm when gently exasperated about insufficient audience response — but he didn't match his legend.

Normally, the classic songs, from power ballad "Mama, I'm Coming Home" to the ever-barreling "Crazy Train", would have carried Ozzy, as would have the solid three- piece band, including solo-heavy guitarist Zakk Wylde.

Yet Ozzy was not in tune, vocally, with the band or in sync with the crowd, problems all the more sadly evident without the sort of eerie, Halloween-style power he can have under cover of night.

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