The Pulse of Radio reports: ATREYU and AVENGED SEVENFOLD will hit the road together for the first time in several years when the two bands appear on the upcoming 2008 edition of the Taste of Chaos tour. Although both outfits rock hard and come from Southern California's Orange County region, ATREYU vocalist Alex Varkatzas told ...
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Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have teamed up with Hot Topic to give their fans a special listening party for their new album, "Scream Aim Fire", on January 18. At 7:00 p.m. on Friday, all Hot Topic stores will be playing "Scream Aim Fire" in its entirety. Fans will receive a special gift with ...
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Bellingham, WA-based atmospheric rock duo IDIOT PILOT will join AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ATREYU, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE and BLESS THE FALL for the fourth annual Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour. In an unprecedented move for the tour — the only worldwide lifestyle festival of its kind — IDIOT PILOT will perform two special sets each night ...
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Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have scheduled the following signing sessions in the UK: * HMV Cardiff – Sunday, January 27 at midnight * HMV Oxford Circus – Monday, January 28 at 6:00 p.m. The London event will also include a 15-minute performance. BULLET FOR MAY VALENTINE's Matt Tuck and Michael Paget recently gave ...
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BLOODSIMPLE's video for the song "Out to Get You" is currently being streamed on the Metal Hammer web site at this location. The clip contains footage from George A Romero's "Night of the Living Dead", which BLOODSIMPLE was apparently able to use this without any clearance as the movie is said to be ...
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BULLET FOR MAY VALENTINE's Matt Tuck and Michael Paget recently gave a track-by-track breakdown of their forthcoming album, "Scream Aim Fire", to Germany's Metal Hammer magazine. Read it in English, German. A new video interview with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE conducted by Germany's Rockster.tv can be viewed at this ...
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The Pulse of Radio reports that BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's new single, "Scream Aim Fire", has made an instant impact at rock radio as the band prepares to issue the album of the same name on January 29. Singer Matt Tuck told The Pulse of Radio that the group knew it had a killer track ...
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IRON MAIDEN has confirmed a Spanish date as part of its "Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008". The concert will take place on July 11 at the Via de La Plata Festival, which will be held in Merida, in southwest Spain. According to The Metal Circus, some rumors suggest that SLAYER and ...
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The Pulse of Radio reports: ATREYU is getting ready to join fellow Orange County, California residents AVENGED SEVENFOLD on this winter's Taste of Chaos tour. Although the tour doesn't begin until February 29 in Denver, ATREYU singer Alex Varkatzas told The Pulse of Radio that his band is keeping busy with rehearsals and planning a ...
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HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with THROWDOWN drummer Ben Dussault prior to the band's show in Montreal, Quebec, Canada this past summer. Watch the five-and-a-half-minute clip below. THROWDOWN's latest album, "Venom & Tears", was released on August 7, 2007 via Trustkill. The CD was produced by Mudrock, who has done seminal work with such bands as ...
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The following is a list of the Top 20 "Headbanger's Ball" videos as voted by the viewers: 01. MUSHROOMHEAD - "12 Hundred" 02. DREAM THEATER - "Constant Motion" 03. AVENGED SEVENFOLD - "Almost Easy" 04. IN THIS MOMENT - "Beautiful Tragedy" 05. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH - "The Bleeding" 06. THE AGONIST - "Business Suits ...
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Frontman Dave Peters of the Orange County, California-based hardcore/metal act THROWDOWN has issued the following update: "Singing with Max Cavalera and SOULFLY… destroying South America... and actually they happened completely independently of each other in spite of the fact that Mr. Cavalera hails from a town only a couple hours from Sao Paulo, Brazil, where ...
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IDOLS ARE DEAD, the new Italian band featuring former members of ELECTROCUTION and FOLDER, has inked a deal with Scarlet Records. According to a press release, IDOLS ARE DEAD was formed "with the intent of mixing [the bandmembers'] never-ending thrash influences (METALLICA, SLAYER, TESTAMENT and ANTHRAX above all) with a modern edge that can bring ...
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ATREYU, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE and BLESSTHEFALL have been confirmed for next year's "Taste of Chaos" tour, which is set to kick off Friday, February 29 in Denver, CO, and play more than 40 cities in the U.S. and Canada through to late April. The 2008 installment of the trek will also feature ...
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A preview of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's animated film "A Little Piece of Heaven" is available below. The full film will be released on all registered CD+MVIs on January 7, 2007. To purchase AVENGED SEVENFOLD's new, self-titled album in MVI format, click here. AVENGED SEVENFOLD recently shot a video for the track "Afterlife" with director ...
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Orange County's AVENGED SEVENFOLD recently shot a video for the track "Afterlife" with director Wayne Isham, who has a long video history working with METALLICA, QUEENSRŸCHE, JUDAS PRIEST, OZZY OSBOURNE, MÖTLEY CRÜE, BON JOVI, and DOKKEN, among others. AVENGED SEVENFOLD's self-titled fourth album sold 94,000 copies in its first week of release, nearly three times ...
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BLOODSIMPLE will open for AVENGED SEVENFOLD on the following UK/Ireland dates: Jan. 17 - Southampton, UK - Guildhall Jan. 18 - Norwich, UK - UEA Jan. 20 - Wolverhampton, UK - Civic Jan. 21 - Manchester, UK - Academy Jan. 23 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City Jan. 24 - London, UK - Brixton Academy ...
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The Pulse of Radio reports that ATREYU, AVENGED SEVENFOLD and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE are all expected to participate in the 2008 Taste of Chaos tour. ATREYU will headline the trek, which is tentatively slated to begin in March. Dates, venues and additions to the lineup will be announced in the weeks ahead. Representatives for ...
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The Pulse of Radio reports: LINKIN PARK's Music For Relief charitable organization has launched a new benefit auction on eBay to raise funds for the victims and survivors of Cyclone Sidr, which devastated Bangladesh on November 15. More than 3,300 people were killed and 40,000 injured, with 564,000 homes destroyed. A total of more than ...
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Former MUDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13 is gearing up for the All American Massacre U.S. tour starting in late January and running until the beginning of March. The trek will also include THE VINCENT BLACK SHADOWS, THE AKA'S and CREATURE FEATURE. In other news, Wednesday 13 has announced that the band will remain a five-piece with ...
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Headbanger's Blog has uploaded THROWDOWN's video for the song "Holy Roller". The clip, which was directed by Andy Reale, can be viewed below. (Note: Video stream is **NOT** available to non-U.S. residents.) According to a press release, the video is full of performance footage combined with images of snakes and torture, and the ...
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Horror High, LLC is currently putting together a compilation album titled "Blood, Feathers And Lipstick: A Tribute to the Music of Wednesday 13". A late summer/early fall release is expected. According to a press release, "This is an idea Wednesday 13 [ex-MURDERDOLLS singer] and Horror High, LLC had kicked around for some time. We never ...
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Orange County's AVENGED SEVENFOLD were the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn, on November 19, 2007. The program is now available for streaming at this location. AVENGED SEVENFOLD's self-titled fourth album sold 94,000 copies in its first week of release, nearly three times what its 2005 ...
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A number of high-quality photos from WEDNESDAY 13's November 18, 2007 concert at Biebob in Vosselaar, Belgium have been posted online at Metal-Experience.com. WEDNESDAY 13's setlist was as follows: 01. 197666 02. Die My Bride 03. My Home Sweet Homicide 04. Scary Song 05. Oogie Boogie 06. Night Breed 07. Rot For Me ...
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The Pulse of Radio reports: Up-and-coming Los Angeles-based rockers OPERATOR are about a quarter of the way through their highest-profile tour yet, as opening act for AVENGED SEVENFOLD. Singer Johnny Strong told The Pulse of Radio that he thinks the match-up is the perfect night out for fans of real rock 'n'roll. "We're melodic hard ...
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Jesse Capps of RockConfidential.com recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: RockConfidential.com: It's been a few years since we've got to hear a true Sebastian Bach CD. It's got to feel good knowing that "Angel Down" is just around the corner. ...
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STATIC-X has donated a signed ESP LTD Static-600 to non-profit organizations Music for Relief and Unite the United for a huge eBay auction. All proceeds will aid in recovery and reforestation following the recent Southern California wildfires. To view and bid on all auction items, please visit www.musicforrelief.org and click on the wildfire ...
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According to The Orange County Register, modern-rock mainstay LINKIN PARK, Tom DeLonge's ANGELS & AIRWAVES, veteran punk act BAD RELIGION and Huntington Beach's AVENGED SEVENFOLD are among the acts who will take part in the first night of KROQ's annual Almost Acoustic Christmas shows at Gibson Amphitheatre. The concerts, often the most coveted events of ...
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Fuse TV will air a "Making of the Album" special focusing on AVENGED SEVENFOLD's latest, self-titled CD on Monday, November 19 at 8:00 p.m. EST. Repeat broadcasts are scheduled for Wednesday, November 21 at 3:30 p.m. EST and Sunday, November 25 at 12:30 p.m. EST. AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Zacky Vengeance has issued a statement on ...
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POWERMAN 5000 has issued the following update: "Well, back from tour now and it was a rollercoaster of a run with some amasing moments!! Special thanks to all the folks in Lubbock, TX for making the last night such a blast... "Looks like we will be taking an extended break from touring, other than a ...
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