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Gigaflop

Blabbermouth reports: Billboard magazine has released the attendance figures for several more stops on the Gigantour festival trek, which features MEGADETH and DREAM THEATER in the co-headlining slots, alongside FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY and SYMPHONY X, among others. The following is a complete list of the the attendance figures for Gigantour available so far (includes previously reported figures):

Artist/Event: Gigantour: MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC, BOBAFLEX
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
City/State: Fort Wayne, Ind.
Date: Aug. 11, 2005
Attendance: 1,623
Capacity: 7,100[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Mega Di'Anno

Blabbermouth reports: Former IRON MAIDEN frontman Paul Di'Anno is among the artists contributing to an upcoming MEGADETH tribute album, due later in the year. The CD will be released in Europe and Argentina under the title "Hangar of Souls - A Tribute to Megadeth", and will be supported by a festival, featuring some of the bands appearing on the tribute. [see full story for tracks]- Click Here for the Full Story

Dimebag Shrine

BW&BK reports: For heavy metal fans, the violent death of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott in December 2004, ranks among rock's greatest communal losses: BUDDY HOLLY, JOHN LENNON and KURT COBAIN.

But if "Dimebag's" murder at a Columbus, Ohio concert marks the day the metal music died, his rowdy spirit lives on as was evident at Hard Rock Cafe on Wednesday.

Abbott's live-in girlfriend, Rita Haney, and his brother and band mate, drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, were on hand to unveil an electric guitar belonging to the murdered guitarist, among new memorabilia items installed at the restaurant. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Candlemass DVD

BW&BK reports: It's ready at last, the second Candlemass DVD!!

Filmed at Stockholm’s Klubben in November 2003, it contains the entire Candlemass show from the legendary evening with FORCE OF EVIL and TROUBLE, sharing the same stage with the kings of doom. The sound and editing is awesome and Candlemass bombs out classics as ‘Well Of Souls’ and ‘Gallows End’, in front of an enthusiastic crowd, together with more rare gems as ‘A Cry From The Crypt’ and ‘Black Stone Weilder’. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Britney Names Offspring

andPOP reports: Britney Spears spills the dirt on baby names and her sex life (again) in the October issue of Elle magazine in what is being toted as "her final interview and shoot before giving birth."

"Ever since I was a little girl I thought, for a boy I love Sean Preston - or London Preston. Isn't London pretty? And for a girl I love Addison Shye. I think that's pretty," Spears says. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Green Aid

NME reports: GREEN DAY are set to play a hurricane relief concert later this month.

Following the recent devastation of New Orleans and the American Gulf Coast after they were lashed by the full force of Hurricane Katrina, the band will join Alicia Keys in an benefit concert for the victims on September 10.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Coldplay Extend Tour

NME reports: COLDPLAY have extended their UK tour after the huge success of pre-sale on dates.

Tickets don’t go on general sale until tomorrow, but sales to members of the band’s website mean that three dates at London Earl’s Court are now confirmed.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Run a Label

Punkbands reports: If you think you can run a record label better than the clowns that are currently doing it, this is your chance. Sign up now at www.getintothebiz.com. The online reality show sign-ups are ending soon.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Dismember Dismiss Member

siN's metal news reports: Swedish death metallers DISMEMBER have posted the following message on their official website:

"Johan Bergebäck has left band due to lack of the time DISMEMBER requires nowadays. The band is looking for a new bassist, situated in the Stockholm area[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Mastodon Back On SharonFest

siN's metal news reports: To confirm our previous report concerning MASTODON's removal from OZZFEST 2005 - the band have now be asked to rejoin the tour. Starting tomorrow MASTODON will complete the remaining selection of OZZFEST 2005 dates. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Gamma Ray Get Majestic

Press Release reports: Gamma Ray is set to release their latest effort Majestic on October 11, 2005 through Sanctuary Records. The line-up for Majestic includes Kai Hansen (guitar, bass), Dirk Schlächter (bass), Henjo Richter (guitar, keyboards) and Daniel Zimmerman (drums), who have been together for the last several releases after a number of line-up changes in the early stages of the band's career. Majestic will be the band's first release since 2003's Skeletons in the Closet. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Genesis Platinum Collection

Press Release reports: On September 13th, Rhino Records will release the 3 CD career-spanning 'Genesis Platinum Collection' and 'Genesis Video Show' as well as a new album and a hits collection from the side project Mike + The Mechanics.

'Genesis Platinum Collection' is the first and only retrospective to cover both Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins eras. The four hours of music on three CDS is the most comprehensive collection to date featuring everything from earlier Gabriel-era favorites like "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" to Top 40 hits like "Hold On My Heart" and Billboard Top 10 chart smashes "Invisible Touch". "Follow You Follow Me" and "Counting Out Time" are a few of the 24 newly remixed tracks. A twenty page booklet with liner notes by Hugh Fielder accompany the discs. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Manntis Go Extreme

Press Release reports: The IEMF tour welcomes Century Media Recording artist Manntis sliding into the direct support position prior to God Dethroned. You might remember them from the Battle for Ozzfest tour or maybe you have seen their new album 'Sleep in Your Grave" on end cap's in your local record haunt. The new album rips and they bring a killer American Metal Flavor to the tour. They pick up the tour in Long Beach California on Sept. 17th and they run with the tour thereafter.

A note from Century Media Records: It's great to have Manntis join the International Extreme Music Festival. The extreme metal scene is more ripe than ever, and Mannits and label mates Nightrage are looking forward to pushing the live envelope and delivering huge doses of metal to the masses.-CMR [see full story for more on the tour including dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

Chart Victory

Press Release reports: Victory has an unprecedented 3 albums in the Top 200 and 7 albums on the Independent chart. No other independent label can make this claim. Virgin, for example, has 2 in the Top 200.

TOP 200:
#81 Silverstein (almost 40K in sales in two weeks!)
#88 Hawthorne Heights (35th week on the chart)
#171 Bayside [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Agent Sparks Coming Soon

Meyer PR reports: After being together for only one year, Agent Sparks are gearing up for their first release, Not So Merry to hit stores September 20th on Immortal Records. The 5 song EP was produced by Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger and will be followed with a full-length album in early 2006. The release is available for pre-orders at www.immortalrecords.com and any purchases by September 16th will receive an autographed copy.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Nocturne Join Music for Freedom Tour

Press Release reports: Riding high off the success of their fourth album Guide to Extinction (Triple X Records), the industrial metal band Nocturne has announced that they have teamed up with Jägermeister, Mushroomhead and Dope as part of the Music for FREEdom Tour that runs through September.

The Music for FREEdom Tour was designed to give something back to the countless military personnel who have gone above and beyond the call of duty and grants anyone with a valid military I.D. free admission to the show. [see full story for dates]
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Day of the Equinox

Press Release reports: We are six weeks away from DAY OF THE EQUINOX and it is shaping up to be a great event with a load of talented bands playing…

GREEN CARNATION (Norway) *exclusive North American debut*
AGALLOCH (USA)
DECEASED (USA)
NOVEMBERS DOOM (USA)
UNEXPECT (Can)
WOODS OF YPRES (Can)

The Opera House October 14th, 2005 Toronto, Ontario, Canada [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Augustana Space Hit

Press Release reports: Epic Record's Augustana is currently the #4 most requested artist on the wildly popular online community site www.myspace.com. The band is offering users the opportunity to listen to their entire album prior to its release on September 6th. Produced by Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Springsteen, Wallflowers) the Nashville Scene praises their songs "which mix Americana-inflected rock with soaring guitars and beautiful, unvarnished vocals." Hit single "Stars and Boulevards" has been a consistent favorite at LA's world renowned radio station KROQ-FM.

Currently on the Take Cover Tour with Acceptance, Augustana has added dates in November with Switchfoot and Eisley. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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