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Unearth Instore
PR reports: Attention Unearth fans in San Diego, CA! Meet Unearth and get your copy of III: In the Eyes if Fire autographed by the band on Sunday Sept 17th at Blue Meannie Records. See them live later that night at Soma! Tickets for the show are on sale now! 

Where: Blue Meannie Records 1164 North 2nd Street El Cajon CA , 92021 (619) 442-5034 When: Sunday Sept 17th from 3-4 pm - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Down Writing
blabbermouth.net reports: According to DOWN's webmaster, the acclaimed New Orleans 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) is "in the writing phase" of the group's third album. An early 2007 release is expected.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Broadway Idol
Wenn reports: AMERICAN IDOL finalist CONSTANTINE MAROULIS is heading to Broadway to join the cast of THE WEDDING SINGER in September (06).

Maroulis will play the title character's best friend, SAMMY, on the New York City stage until 5 November (06).[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Regurgitate Release
SMN reports: Swedish grindcore mainstays REGURGITATE have set an October 17th North American release date (October 23rd internationally) for their new album, Sickening Bliss. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Porphyria Voiceless
SMN reports: New England based death metallers PORPHYRIA have posted the following update:

"Due to personal reasons, vocalist Tim Murphy has decided to leave PORPHYRIA to focus on other aspects of his life. While this was sprung on us at an unexpected time, we weren't all that suprised since we're obviously aware of what he's doing aside from the band. There were no fights, none of us are mad or anything negative like that. We've had a lot of good times together in the band and he'll still be one of our best friends. We obviously wish him luck with everything that's going on and his future endevours. [see full story for more including info on his final shows]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Manowar Releases
KNAC reports: Manowar will release a new EP called The Sons Of Odin, on October 6, followed by a new DVD, The Live At Earthshaker Fest 2005 containing their performance on November 10th. The Sons Of Odin will be available in two different versions: a jewelcase edition and a "special edition six-flap digipack" featuring a bonus DVD.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Cellador Support Trivium 
PR reports: CELLADOR confirm tour dates with Trivium! Omaha Power-metallers are proud to announce their addition to the east coast dates of the Trivium U.S. tour! 

10/01 Lake Buena Vista , FL House of Blues Orlando 
10/02 Atlanta , GA Masquerade 
10/03 Norfolk , VA Norva Theatre 
10/04 Baltimore , MD Recher Theatre
[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Catalina Island Blues Festival
PR reports: Santa Catalina Island will rock this September 29 - October 1, when the 2006 Catalina Island Blues Festival salutes veteran Blues/rocker and Avalon resident, Spencer Davis, founder of the Spencer Davis Group (SDG), one of the most exciting, influential groups to come out of England in the early 1960s. 

The Festival kicks off Friday night with the Avalon Blues Walk, featuring a variety of Blues Bands performing at establishments throughout Avalon. A blues band plays Saturday afternoon on Wrigley Stage in Avalon. Then, Saturday night at the Casino Ballroom, Spencer Davis is featured performer, with special guests Chicago-based Roger Connelly & The Blues Merchants opening the show. Sunday afternoon, performances will be held outdoors at the Descanso Beach Club.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Tesla Boxed
blabbermouth.net reports: Debby Rao of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with TESLA frontman Jeff Keith.

Keith: We are doing this covers record that we plan on releasing next April. We are planning on putting a box set together with some DVD things. We have a ton of DVDs that we have in the archives. So we plan on going through that. It will be a three-disc that will include DVD footage, TESLA's songs that revisited acoustically and maybe some covers.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Rose Hill Drive Tour
PR reports: Rose Hill Drive have announced a fall tour that will see them traveling around the world in support of their debut studio album. The band recently sold out the Fox Theatre in Boulder in celebration of their album release. After spending the last couple years building an enormous underground buzz with thrilling live shows, the Boulder-based trio released their self-titled debut on August 22, 2006 via Megaforce Records/Sci Fidelity. 

8-27-06 -- Belly Up, Aspen CO
8-30-06 - University of Wyoming (Prexy's Pasture), Laramie WY
8-31-06 - Iowa City Yacht Club, Iowa City IA
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Horroring for Honors
PR reports: fuse, the nation's only viewer-influenced music television network and Fangoria Entertainment, the number one brand in horror for the past 25 years, have announced that the first-ever televised fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Awards will be held Sunday, October 15th at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles. An ideal attraction through which viewers can embrace the Halloween spirit, this premiere award show spotlighting the best in horror themed cinema, music and television will premiere on fuse Sunday, October 22nd at 9:30 p.m EST.

The awards will honor the best of modern horror themed cinema and television and its growing influence on popular music, from the looks of the stars to the music videos directly inspired by seminal scare flicks. Performers nominated in the music categories include Gnarls Barkley, AFI, 30 Seconds to Mars, My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Evanescence and Red Hot Chili Peppers. fuse viewers and horror fans alike will have the chance to help determine the winners by voting at www.fuse.tv between September 1st and, naturally, Friday, October 13th.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Joey Vera Solo CD
PR reports: JOEY VERA announces details of his new solo album: My new solo project is finally leaving my prison cell. I am calling the project A Chinese Firedrill and the record is titled "circles". The record has 7 tracks and comes in at a total playing time of 46:00 - I used to love old records (uh, actual records... as in LP, a big round plastic thing you put on a turntable... no, I don't mean like a DJ thing... oh, never mind) Anyway I used to like when records were only about 30 -35 minutes of total playing time. My attention span is too small these days for a one hour record. Hopefully yours is too� As on my first solo record, I play and sing just about everything with the exception of drums handled by my buddy Greg Studgio�. Initially it will only be available through my website and www.cdbaby.com[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Outta The Snakepit
PR reports: Rod Jackson(former vocalist for Slash's Snakepit) and Stefan "Big Swede" Svensson (currently working with Reeves Gabrels- engineer, drummer, programmer, producer) new band 3 Of A Different Kind have released a new album. 3 Of A Different Kind is a band that takes several styles, blending them together to make it their own. The band mixes rock, blues and soul with a flair of country sounds - You will experience the ups and downs of Los Angeles city life, through the album "There's A Rhythm To These Streets". The sounds of "3 Of A Different Kind" is fresh with a varied range of emotion, sometimes serious, sometimes silly. The album was written and recorded in it's entirety, at "Big Swede Studios"(www.bigswedestudios.com), located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. This influenced the band heavily throughout the project.

Band members:
David "Razz" Rasmussen - Guitars,Bass, Backup-vocals
Stefan "Big Swede" Svensson - Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Loops
Rod Jackson - Lead Vocals, Backup-Vocals
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Apiary's Abominable Tour
PR reports: APIARY announces tour with The Abominable Iron Sloth: Well, this is something we've been wanting to do for quite some time now. We are very fortunate to share Iron Sloth's last few weeks in the US with them. We could use help with some of the shows, so if any of you are down with doing so, please feel free to email us. Thanks, hope to see you folks while we're out there! -Apiary 

Here are the confirmed tour dates: 
9/23 Seattle , WA Studio Seven w/ Hunab Ku, and Only Human 
9/25 Chico , CA 1078 Gallery w/ Blood of Cain and Jon Wesley 
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Ephel Duath Tour
PR reports: Eccentric jazz-metallers EPHEL DUATH will be taking to the road in September and October to confound audiences with their self styled "intentional discomfort". The band will be playing a series of headlining shows in Europe, including a full tour of the UK, in support of their most recent album 'Pain Necessary To Know'

14/09/06 CH GENEVE -Piment Rouge
15/09/06 CH DÜDINGEN - Bad Bonn
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