Despised Icon To Join Aggressive Tendencies 2007

Despised Icon will continue their non-stop North American tour onslaught this fall by taking part in the Aggressive Tendencies 2007 tour alongside The Locust, which runs exclusively throughout Canada from November 3rd through November 16th. This trek marks the group's fifth tour in support of their highly acclaimed new album, The Ills Of Modern Man.

Vocalist Alex Erian comments,"We’re finally doing a full Canadian tour in November. We haven’t been to western Canada in almost two years and can't wait to see all our friends out there. It should be awesome!"

Despised Icon is currently on tour alongside Darkest Hour, Jobe For A Cowboy, A Life
Once Lost and The Faceless. This devastating package is a one of the most brutal, fan-friendly, affordable tours this summer and is sure to be the perfect alternative to the oversaturated festival events. This trek leads them directly into another crushing U.S. tour with label-mates Suicide Silence and Winds Of Plague, which kicks off on September 2nd and runs through September 26th.

Despised Icon with The Locust – Aggressive Tendencies 2007 Tour

November
3 - Vancouver, BC - UBC Ballroom
5 - Edmonton, AB - Velvet Underground
6 - Calgary, AB - The Underground
8 - Regina, SK - The Exchange
9 - Winnipeg, MB - West End Cultural Centre
10 - Thunder Bay, ON - TBA
12 - London, ON - Call the Office
13 - Hamilton, ON - The Casbah
14 - Toronto, ON - The Reverb
15 - Montreal, QC - Le Studio
16 - Ottawa, ON - Babylon

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Dir en Grey Interview With Scuzz TV, London Report

Japanese natives,Dir en Grey, were interviewed by Scuzz TV backstage at their Islington Academy gig in London, England on August 2, 2007. Watch the interview in two parts here and here.

Tickets for Dir en Grey's first-ever U.K. show at London's Islington Academy sold out within just two days of going on sale back in April, despite no official advertising. Details of how to order the first 80 tickets were disclosed in mid-April via a "J-Rock" community, and sold out within six minutes. The remaining 720 tickets, priced at £28 each, went on sale at midday on Monday, April 16, and had all been purchased by Wednesday, before any advertising had time to hit the streets.

The phenomenal demand for Dir en Grey in the U.K. can be attributed to the same word of web buzz that launched the careers of artists like LILY ALLEN and THE ARCTIC MONKEYS. Having had no publicity, official releases or shows so far in the U.K., the band has captured the imaginations of British music fans through web sites like YouTube and MySpace, where they're racking up an incredible number of plays.

The Japanese band has already experienced incredible success in Asia and continental Europe, as well as in the USA, where, according to reports, shows are filled with hysterical, screaming fans, some of whom have been known to pass out in scenes reminiscent of THE BEATLES' shows.

Dir en Grey's new album, "The Marrow of a Bone", received a U.K. release on May 7 via Gan-Shin Records.

Dir en Grey interview part 1:

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Deep Purple Offer VIP Concert Packages

DEEP PURPLE's broad base of fans worldwide can now access a totally new official web site for the legendary hard rock band to get the latest news, detailed information on the band, the best VIP concert ticket packages and exclusive new merchandise at www.deeppurple.org. The dynamic new site that launched today was crafted by their newly appointed webmaster Paid Inc. celebrity services.

"The band wanted a site where their fans could find everything they're looking for all at once," said DEEP PURPLE manager Bruce Payne. "The new web site gives them the opportunity to interact directly with their fans, as well as offer official collectible merchandise and VIP ticketing that fans know is authentic and the best quality."

The new web site currently includes a fan forum, audio interviews with band members, historical information, discography and news.

Within the next 60 days, the site will offer VIP ticket packages for the band's upcoming European tour, which kicks off in Italy in November and hits France and Belgium. Keith Garde, President of Paid celebrity services, said the site will be a central place for fans to stay connected and gain access to high-end concert experiences that includes some of the best seats in the house, opportunities to meet the band members, backstage tours and more. Merchandise is still being developed, and fans can expect to find a broad and ever-changing array of items filling the online store in the coming weeks.

"Our first goal since signing with DEEP PURPLE a couple weeks ago was to immediately establish an official online presence," Garde said. "Now we will expand it by adding the fun bells and whistles such as the online store, streaming video, contests and other opportunities for the fans and band to interact with one another. The site will be continually changing to keep fans engaged and entertained."

Since their start in the U.K. in 1968, DEEP PURPLE has reinvented itself multiple times, first establishing the sound that would eventually be known as "hard rock." Fans worldwide immediately recognize the pulsating chords of DEEP PURPLE's "Smoke on the Water", "Child in Time" and "Highway Star" (ranked as the 8th greatest rock guitar solo of all time). The band's numerous best-selling albums, including their seminal "Deep Purple in Rock" (1970) and "Machine Head" (1972), and their more recent successes such as "Rapture of the Deep" (Townsend 2005), have placed them firmly in the ranks of the top-70 best-selling artists of all time across all genres, with more than 100 million records sold.

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Slayer Frontman Talks About Family Life

Cullen Hendrix of San Diego CityBEAT recently conducted an interview with SLAYER frontman Tom Araya. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:

On his kids:

"My son sits behind Dave [Lombardo] and mimics his drum playing. He gets all into it. [My kids] are 8 and 11. They think it's crazy how some of the fans are — the pits and everything. But it's good. They get to see what I do when I'm away."

On his ranch in Texas, where Araya spends his days away from the band:

"I've got nine head of cattle — Black Angus. They're not much, but they're growing. They're like big dogs. I walk out and there's this huge, 2,000-pound bull that'll come up to me and nudge me, asking me to pet him.

"I get a lot of pleasure in knowing that they can trust me with their lives. [Listening to] the subject matter that I write about, you wouldn't [expect] that. But what I get out of them is the trust they have in me. I hold their lives in my hand."

"Where I live, there are a lot of people that live with very little means, and they're happy. It just blows my mind how people are in the country. They don't look at you before they help you — they just help you. In the city out here, they'll look at you before they'll decide to help you or not."

On being blamed by parent and music-watchdog groups for teenage tragedies: (In 1996, the murder of Elyse Pahler resulted in two lawsuits against SLAYER that were ultimately thrown out of court.)

"Everybody's pointing fingers, and no one wants to take responsibility. It's hard to look in the mirror as a parent and realize that you could have been so blind, so unaware."

On TAKING BACK SUNDAY:

"I like that band. We went and saw their show in Dallas and got to hang out and meet the band. They were all excited to meet our kids. That's it for the modern day bands — there just doesn't seem like there's much happening."

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Queensryche DVD Enters German Chart

QUEENSRŸCHE's two-DVD set, entitled "Mindcrime at the Moore", has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 78 (German chart rules allow music DVDs to enter album charts).

Warner Music Entertainment has set a September 3 U.K. release date for QUEENSRŸCHE's legendary hometown Seattle concert performance of their mega successful "Mindcrime" albums — "Operation: Mindcrime" Parts 1 and 2.

This timely DVD release dovetails QUEENSRŸCHE's forthcoming 17-date co-headline U.K. tour with THIN LIZZY which kicks off on November 22 at Leicester De Montfort Hall.

The concert DVD includes a full theatrical production mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound, video imagery and actors portraying the concept albums' characters onstage with the band. Bonus features include exclusive Tour Documentary, Rock & Ride Featurette and "The Chase" performed with Ronnie James Dio.

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Def Leppard Singer Says Newer Bands Get A Raw Deal

The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: DEF LEPPARD is currently touring with two other veteran classic rock acts, STYX and FOREIGNER, all of whom are able to play a show filled with hits, and make money without having a new record out. DEF LEPPARD's lead singer Joe Elliott says, however, that new bands starting out today wouldn't be allowed to make money touring and growing their audience over the course of four or five albums, because record companies are so demanding and give new bands a raw deal. "Contracts nowadays, record labels, what's left of 'em, are trying to actually get parts of a band's merchandise when they tour," he said. "It's like, how dare you! It's two separate things! You know, I just can't see Roger Waters willingly giving up 20 percent of his T-shirts. Luckily we aren't in that kind of bag. I just feel bad for the new bands. I mean, there's the odd artist that can sell records these days. But most people, if they don't have a second record make profit, they don't make a third record."

While the band has mostly finished working on a new album, they aren't playing any of their new songs on tour, so it's a greatest-hits evening.

Their upcoming record will be called "Songs From The Sparkle Lounge", but no release date has been set for it. It will be their first album since last year's "Yeah!", which was a collection of covers of songs by artists who had influenced the band. Their most recent studio album of original material was 2002's "X".

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Taproot "Nearly Finished" New Album

Bassist Phil Lipscomb of the Ann Arbor, Michigan hard rock band TAPROOT has issued the following update:

"I've been getting a lot of messages from people asking me for album updates, so now I'm FINALLY getting around to telling you guys what's going on. WE ARE FINISHED!!!...almost. As far as recording goes, I'm going to be re-recording my bass on the verses of one of our songs to give it a different feel (something a little more straight-forward than I did before) and one little vocal part on another song is going to be redone, and then WE'LL BE FINISHED!!!...almost. Then comes mixing and mastering, getting the albums printed, promo for the album, getting it distributed in stores, iTunes, etc., etc. Still some time to go, but the end is in sight. I'm sure everyone wants a release date so they can mark their calendars and have something to look forward to, but for now we really don't know. I don't even want to give an estimate because sometimes things just take longer than expected. Thank you all for your patience, and I hope you feel it's worth the wait. I'm also going to be bringing TaprooTube [TAPROOT video channel] back soon, I have lots of footage I've been playing with, but I'm working with a new video program (Final Cut) which although has a ton more features than Windows Movie Maker, it's also a lot more complicated and takes me a bit longer to get things done. Soon, though, soon..."

TAPROOT's follow-up to 2005's "Blue-Sky Research" is reportedly being produced by Tim Patalan. It's unknown yet if it will be released independently or through a major label.

The new album will be the band's first since parting with Atlantic Records in June 2006. They're also reportedly working on a DVD, but there's no word as to when that will see the light of day.

TAPROOT, which formed in 1997, is perhaps best known for its 2002 album, "Welcome". It included the hit singles "Poem" and "Welcome".

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Cannibal Corpse Bassist Issues Tour Update

CANNIBAL CORPSE bassist Alex Webster has issued the following update:

"[I] ust wanted to update you all on how the tour is going. We have had another major dissapointment, and that is that the concert in Venezuela was cancelled by the local authorities mere hours before we were to begin. This is an enormous disappointment for us, as all of the fans were already there, and many of them had traveled a great distance to get there. We are so frustrated, because there is no question this would have been an incredble concert. The venue was great, the equipment was great, all of the organization done by the local promoter seemed really well done. The audience outside of the concert seemed really excited about the show, and so were we. Unfortunately, the local government decided to shut the show down, and despite the best efforts of all envolved the show was cancelled. We are so sorry to all of the fans who came to see us play, you are no doubt the only people who are more dissapointed and frustrated than we are.

"In other tour news, we have learned a little more about the situation in Colombia. Apparently, a short announcement was made by a member of the local promoter's crew shortly after I made my announcement. I and the other guys did not hear this announcement as we were busy with our gear or greeting the fans, but while Paul was working on his drums he said he saw a man hiding behind the amplifiers talking into a microphone. From what we understand this man blamed the show stoppage on my illness, which as we have stated before is completely untrue. This dishonest announcement helps explain a great deal about why the audience was so angry. The guy who made the announcement was no doubt part of the same group of people that had just told us to stop playing because the police were shutting the show down. We are completely disgusted that this kind of misleading bullshit took place. We also have heard that the local promoter is saying similiar misleading statements on his website. We have never been put in a worse position by a promoter in the history of our band and we are furious about it. We also want to repeat that we are very sorry to our fans in Colombia for this early stoppage of the concert, we are so unhappy about all of this.

"OK, now that new have the bad news out of the way, I'd like to say a big thank you to all of the fans who came to the shows in El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Ecuador. Those shows went very well, and the audience response was just incredible. These shows have really helped lift our spirits during a tour that has had more than its fair share of problems.

"Also, just to let my friends know, I'm feeling fine now, and thank you so much for the support."

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Judas Priest And Machine Head Win Kerrang! Awards

According to BBC News, Welsh rock act LOSTPROPHETS has been named "Best British Band" at the Kerrang! awards for the second year in a row.

Four-times nominees ENTER SHIKARI won "Best Live Act", with MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE securing Best International Band — also from four nominations.

San Francisco metal group MACHINE HEAD scooped "Best Album" for "The Blackening", while 30 SECONDS TO MARS won "Best Single" for "The Kill".

Birmingham heavy metal veterans JUDAS PRIEST won the "Hall Of Fame" honor.

Industrial rock group NINE INCH NAILS was presented with an icon award by Hollywood actress and rock singer Juliette Lewis in recognition of their long-standing career.

Experimental heavy rock band the DEFTONES was also honored with the classic "Songwriter Award" for "creating memorable and timeless songs".

MACHINE HEAD and ENTER SHIKARI won an additional two gongs — "Hard Rock Hero" and "Spirit of Independence" respectively.

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Prejudice Reveal Album Title And Tracklisting

Belgian technical death metallers PREJUDICE have issued the following studio update:

"Here's another update from the Prejudice camp! The album recordings are finished and everything turned out just great! Just the mastering has to be done. Here are some new details about the record, as far as we can already spread around. The new album will be entitled Megalomanic Infest and will contain the following 11 songs (in no particular order):

'Improved Chaos', 'Exanimate', 'Compulsive Leech', 'Beneath The Flesh', 'Lack Of Comprehension', 'Stigmatized – Impassive', 'Terminal', 'Profane', 'Darkened', 'Prejudice', 'Die!'.

Artwork and layout will be handled by Par Olofson. So look out for more news on Megalomanic infest over the next couple of weeks as further details are unraveled."

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Grim Reaper And Jaguar Confirmed For Dutch Fest

STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER and JAGUAR are among the acts confirmed for the Heavy Metal Maniacs Festival VIII, which will take place Saturday, October 27, 2007, at Manifesto in Hoorn, Holland. Acts confirmed include: JAGUAR, STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER, BULLET, PREDATÜR, DOUBLE DIAMOND.

Tickets are 17 euros at the door (pre-sale 15 euros). For tickets contact maniacs@heavymetalmaniacs.com.

As reported earlier today, The Steve Grimmett Band, the new group featuring legendary UK singer Steve Grimmett (GRIM REAPER, ONSLAUGHT, LIONSHEART), will release their new album Personal Crisis on October 26th through Metal Heaven. The record was produced by Pete Newdeck with Dennis Ward (PINK CREAM 69) and features Lionsheart bandmate Ian Nash on guitars, Pete Newdeck (PAUL Di'ANNO, THE SHOCK) on drums and Ritchie Walker on bass. It also includes guest musicians Eric Ragno (keyboards/Jeff Scott Soto), Bob Daisley (bass/Ozzy, RAINBOW), Carsten Schulz (EVIDENCE ONE) and Tony Mills (SHY, TNT).

The tracklist is as follows: 'Karma', 'Wait Forever', 'Feedom', 'Lonely', 'Afterglow', 'Enemy', 'Promises', 'Invincible', 'Strength', 'Wrath Of The Ripper', 'Fallen'.

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Domain Announce New Singer

German power metallers DOMAIN have announced that Nicolaj Ruhnow is their new frontman of the band. Nicolaj, who filled the vocal position of the power metal band IRONY and his solo-project NICK HELLFORT so far, will be heard first time at the
yet untitled upcoming Domain album, which will be released in spring 2008.

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Blaze Bayley Announces More Tour Dates

BLAZE BAYLEY (ex-IRON MAIDEN) has updated his forthcoming tour schedule as follows:

August
24 - Patriot Games Rock Festival at Monmouth Showground - Monmouth, England (acoustic date)

September
9 - Rock Of Ages Festival at The Palace - Tamworth, England
14 - The Twist - Colchester, UK
15 - Little Civic - Wolverhampton, England (acoustic date)
16 - Toms Bar - Pontypridd, Wales (acoustic date)
17 - Wrexham Station - Wrexham, England (acoustic date)
18 - Camden Underworld - London, England (acoustic date)
22 - TBA - Swindon, UK
28 - The Junktion7 - Nottingham, UK
29 - TBA - Cheltenham, UK (acoustic date)
30 - TBA - Cardiff, UK (acoustic date)

October
18 - Heavy Metal Cruise - Sweden

November
23 - Rio - Leeds, England
24 - TBA
25 - Bierkeller - Bristol, England

December
8 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland (Big Bash 2007)
15 - JBs - Dudley, England (Big Bash 2007)
27 - TBA - Swindon, UK (acoustic date)
30 - Madhouse - Birmingham, UK (acoustic date)

As previously reported, Metal Mind Productions will be releasing the first Blaze Bayley DVD, Alive In Poland, in North America on August 28th according to the label's new press release. It was originally scheduled for an October release. A preview of the track 'Alive' is available in the video section of the official Metal Mind Productions MySpace page and at this location.

The DVD was recorded during the 21st edition of the Metalmania Festival, which took place on April 24th in Katowice, Poland. Blaze and his band performed for over an hour and a half, presenting the best tracks from his discography as well as select tracks from his previous band, Iron Maiden ('Man On The Edge', 'Futureal').

The DVD will also include many great bonus features such as an interview with Blaze Bayley, an interview with all members of Blaze's band (featuring footage filmed during their visit to Poland) and more. The title will also be available in a limited edition including a CD with songs recorded at the concert.

Alive In Poland DVD tracklist is as follows: 'Intro','Speed Of Light', 'The Brave', 'Futureal', 'Alive', 'Tough As Steel', 'Man On The Edge', 'Virus', 'Ten Seconds', 'Two Worlds Collide', 'Look For The Truth', 'Kill And Destroy', 'Silicon Messiah', 'Tenth Dimension', 'Sign Of The Cross', 'Born As A Stranger'. Bonus video: 'Hollowhead' video clip.

Also featured: Photo gallery, Biography, Discography, Desktop images, Weblinks, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

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Our Darkest Day Signs with Redemptive Records

Springfield, MA metalcore outfit Our Darkest Day has signed with Redemptive Records. The band's new seven-song EP will surface in Spring of 2008. In the meantime you can check them out here.

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Insect Warfare and Unholy Grave To Tour West Coast

Insect Warfare and Unholy Grave will hook up for a West Coast run next month. Here are the tour dates:

9/20 San Diego CA @ Che Cafe
9/21 Long Beach CA @ TBA
9/22 Berkley CA @ Gilman
9/23 Portland OR @ the Satyricon
9/24 Seattle WA @ TBA
9/25 Portland OR @ Ground Control
9/26 Sacramento CA @ TBA
9/27 San Francisco CA @ Annies Social Club
9/28 Santa Cruz CA @ TBA
9/29 Corona CA @ Showcase Theatre

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Inhale Exhale Drops Off Tour

Inhale Exhale has dropped off their current tour, which had originally been with Nodes Of Ranvier. Here's the official word from the band:

"We will be heading home today and not hitting the last week or so of dates. Due to a mix up of booking and such (too much to explain), Nodes of Ranvier decided to head home last week and prepare for a Sept. tour they have coming up which started a chain reaction of other bands heading home. My Bitter End also had to drop off. Not sure what happened ultimately but with a couple bands bailing, and therefore several shows/dates falling through from that, Inhale Exhale was only able to play until the 20th (a big thank you to everyone that came to see us in Virginia Beach). We are really bummed at what's happened and are already trying to work out a way to make it back out in the coming months to make it up."

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As I Lay Dying Streaming Entire Album On MySpace

As I Lay Dying have posted their entire new album, "An Ocean Between Us," for streaming on their MySpace page. The effort was produced by Adam Dutkiewic and will hit stores on August 21st via Metal Blade Records. The final "An Ocean Between Us" track listing is as follows:

01. Separation
02. Nothing Left
03. An Ocean Between Us
04. Within Destruction
05. Forsaken
06. Comfort Betrays
07. I Never Wanted
08. Bury Us All
09. The Sound of Truth
10. Departed
11. Wrath Upon Ourselves
12. This is Who We Are

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Paradise Lost To Issue "In Requiem" On Vinyl

Due to the "massive" success of the new PARADISE LOST album "In Requiem", the limited 4 x 7" box (2,000 copies) was sold out in the first week of release. To please all vinyl fans, Century Media Records and PARADISE LOST have decided to release the album as a vinyl LP as well. It will contain the regular album tracks and comes in heavy cardboard gatefold cover, including a newly designed poster.

It is available in Europe now:

Germany / Austria / Switzerland / Benelux: Friday, August 17, 2007.
UK / France / Denmark / Norway / Rest Of Europe: Monday, August 20, 2007.
Sweden / Finland / Hungary: Wednesday, August 22, 2007.
Italy: Friday, August 24, 2007.
Spain / Portugal: Tuesday, August 28, 2007.

PARADISE LOST achieved the following first-week chart positions with their 11th studio opus, "In Requiem":

Germany: #12
Austria: #28
Switzerland: #41
France: #43
Sweden: #33
Finland: #19

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Usurper To Re-issue Album

Chicago's USURPER will re-release its 1997 CD, "Threshold of the Usurper" (originally issued through Necropolis Records) re later this year as a 10th anniversary package featuring new artwork by Juha Vuorma (of "Skeletal Season" artwork fame) with additional bonus tracks and a DVD.

USURPER will head out to Europe this fall for a two-week headlining tour. The trek, which will also include NOCTURNAL BREED (Norway), THE STONE (Serbia) and DECAYED (Portugal), will kick off October 25 in Hamburg, Germany and will run through November 10 in Berlin. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon.

USURPER is currently busy rehearsing material for its sixth full-length album, which the band plans to record later in the year. New songtitles include "Talons of Steel", "Rebel Wolf", "Planet of the Humans", "Zombie Revolution" and "Replicants of the Apocalypse".

USURPER last year parted ways with vocalist Dan Tyrantor due to "ongoing circumstances and issues" in his personal life. The remaining four members have announced plans to continue as a four-piece, with guitarist Rick Scythe and bassist Jon Necromancer taking over the vocal duties.

USURPER's fifth full-length album, "Cryptobeast", was released in 2005 via Earache Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Twilight Dominion" was recorded at Chicago's Rax Trax Studios with producer Neil Kernon (JUDAS PRIEST, DEICIDE, CANNIBAL CORPSE).

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Aerosmith Guitarist To Honour Elvis Presley

According to CMT.com, AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry will join Toby Keith onstage Friday (Aug. 24) in Buffalo, N.Y., to tape a performance for an upcoming ABC News special commemorating the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. The footage from Keith's Big Dog Daddy tour will be featured in "Elvis: Viva Las Vegas", a two-hour program analyzing Presley's connection to the gambling mecca. Keith is among several contemporary artists who will perform Presley classics in the special airing on Sept. 18.

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Down Announce Further Tour Dates

DOWN, the acclaimed New Orleans-based band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist), bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA), guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR), and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA), have confirmed more "An Evening With..." dates in North America. The band's updated itinerary is now as follows:

September
27 - Reno, NV - Stoney’s
28 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
29 - Chico, CA - Senator Theatre

October
1 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
2 - Spokane, WA - Big Easy
4 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
5 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
6 - Boise, ID - Big Easy Concert House
8 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
10 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
11 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Club
13 - St. Louis, MO - Pop's
14 – Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
16 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
17 - Minneapolis, MN - 1st Ave
19 - Detroit, MI - Harpo’s
20 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart’s
22 - Toronto, ON - The Phoenix
23 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
25 - New York City - Roseland
26 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
27 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
28 - Montreal, PQ - Metropolis
30 - Albany, NY - Northern Lights
31 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar

November
7 - Atlanta, GA - Roxy Theatre
9 – St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
10 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
11 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
13 - Houston, TX - Meridian
14 - San Antonio, TX - Sunset Station
15 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete St.
17 - Lubbok, TX - Pavillion
18 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine
19 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee
20 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
23 - Los Angeles, CA - Santa Monica Civic
24 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues

Down are set to release Down III - Over The Under on September 25th through ILG/Warner Music Group. The full tracklisting: '3 Suns And 1 Star', 'The Path', 'N.O.D', 'I Scream', 'On March The Saints', 'Never Try', 'Mourn', 'Beneath The Tides', 'His Majesty The Desert', 'Pillamyd', 'In The Thrall Of It All', 'Nothing In Return (Walk Away)'.

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The Berzerker Seek New Touring Guitarist

THE BERZERKER's Luke Kenny has issued the following update:

"Unfortunately, the guitarist I was working with in Brisbane didn't work out. So there is now a position available for a long term/full time touring guitarist. But please, before you even contact me about this, the reason I am looking for new people is very simple:

-- My normal guys cant get enough time off work, with out losing their jobs to tour.

-- They don’t want to be away from loved ones for extended periods of time.

-- They can earn more money working their day jobs.

And that’s it really. They could play the material with no problems and we all get along very well. It just touring is hard on relationships and finances. If after reading that, you are a guitarist that wants to show the world how good you really are, The Berzerker is the perfect vehicle for you.

No drugo’s, drunks, egotistical attitudes (Fuck…if NAPALM DEATH don’t have egos and they started this whole thing 20 years ago neither should you...). Must be easy going, punctual, dedicated to both your craft and the band, ready to drop everything and work hard to refine your skills. Please feel free to contact me at lukeberzerker@gmail.com and remember I live in Melbourne, Australia.

You made even have a chance to work on writing and recording new BERZERKER material."

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Fozzy To Release Rarities Collection

FOZZY, the band featuring vocalist Chris Jericho (WWE wrestling fame) and members of STUCK MOJO, have released a collection of never heard before demos, early mixes and instrumental versions taken from guitarist Rich "The Duke" Ward's personal library.

The tracklisting is as follows:
'To Kill A Stranger' (Instrumental)
'Happenstance' (Instrumental)
'With The Fire' (Instrumental)
'Crucify Yourself' (Instrumental)
'It's A Lie' (Instrumental)
'Lazarus' (Instrumental)
'All That Remains' (Rough mix featuring Rich Ward's guide vocals)
'Enemy' (Rough mix featuring Rich Ward's guide vocals)
'End of Days' (Instrumental)
'Feel the Burn' (Instrumental)
'Metal Gods' (Rough mix featuring Rich Ward's guide vocals)
'Metal Gods' (Instrumental)
'Don't You Wish You Were Me' (Rich Ward's original writing demo)

The first 1,000 copies will be hand numbered and include one of two out-of-print Fozzy band member guitar picks (The Duke or Chris Jericho). The first 100 orders will also include a free limited edition Fozzy sticker. Fozzy Rarities Vol. 1 will be shipped first class mail in a slim-line jewelcase with an insert containing a description of each track and each one will be signed by Rich Ward.

Only $10! (plus shipping and handling) - $18 outside the US includes shipping.

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Astriaal Out Of Studio, Playing Gig

Australian extreme metal act Astriaal, after months in the studio recording their upcoming album, will be ripping it up once more at the Step Inn on Friday September 21st. The supporting acts include progressive death metallers 'Neath alongside Defamer, Biolysis and Excruciate. In related news, "The Spiders Sleep", the new album from Brisbanites 'Neath, sees release in Australia this month through Obsidian Records.

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