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BLACK SABBATH: DOWNLOAD Festival Setlist Revealed

Legendary British heavy metal band BLACK SABBATH closed this year’s edition of the Download festival earlier tonight (Sunday, June 10) at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. The band’s setlist was as follows: 01. Black Sabbath 02. The Wizard 03.

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EUROPE Drummer Explains DOWNLOAD Festival Cancelation

Drummer Ian Haugland of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE has issued the following update: “What a bummer at [U.K.'s] Download [festival]. We were forced to cancel the show due to the fucked up weather… We had a bad start already in

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HIGH ON FIRE Forced To Pull Out Of ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL

Oakland, California metal band HIGH ON FIRE has announced that it will be forced to miss this summer’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival as frontman and guitarist Matt Pike enters treatment for alcohol rehabilitation. The award-winning power trio (also featuring

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SLIPKNOT’s ‘Knotfest’ To Include Circus Big-Top Tents, Pillars Of Fire, Amusement Park Rides

According to RollingStone.com.com, the inaugural installment of SLIPKNOT‘s first-ever festival, Knotfest, will be held over two day-long events, the first on Friday, August 17 at Mid America Motorplex in Pacific Junction, Iowa, and the second on August 18 in Somerset,

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SLIPKNOT To Headline KNOTFEST In August

According to Ticketmaster.com, SLIPKNOT will headline the inaugural installment of their own festival, Knotfest, on Friday, August 17 at Mid America Motorplex in Pacific Junction, Iowa. Scheduled performers: SLIPKNOT DEFTONES LAMB OF GOD DETHKLOK SERJ TANKIAN THE URGE PRONG Tickets

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AGNOSTIC FRONT, MADBALL Confirmed For CBGB FESTIVAL

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Legendary New York hardcore band AGNOSTIC FRONT will play the exact same set from its classic live album, “Live At CBGB”, during its upcoming performance at the CBGB’s Festival. The show will take place on July 5 at the Webster

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METALLICA: ROCK AM RING Festival Performance To Be Streamed Online

METALLICA‘s June 2 performance at the Rock Am Ring festival in Nürburgring, Germany will be streamed live at OrionMusicAndMore.com. Tune in on Saturday around 9 p.m. local time (3 p.m. EST, 2 p.m. CST and noon PST) to watch the

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RUSH Announces First European Festival Appearance In 35 Years

Canadian rock legends RUSH have been confirmed for next year’s edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 5-8, 2013 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. It will mark the band’s first appearance at a European festival in 35 years

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EXODUS: Three-Guitar Attack Planned For Belgium’s GRASPOP METAL MEETING

As previously announced, former EXODUS guitarist Rick Hunolt will be joining the band’s vocalist Rob Dukes, drummer Tom Hunting, bassist Jack Gibson, and guitarist Lee Altus for their appearance at the Scion Rock Fest in Tampa, Florida on June 2

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ANTHRAX Chooses MAYHEM’s Jägermeister Stage For Special ‘Bare-Bones, Guerilla’ Performance

When ANTHRAX was given the choice of playing this summer’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival main stage or the festival’s Jägermeister Stage, the band opted to headline the latter, and to do something special for the crowd. Explained ANTHRAX‘s Charlie Benante,

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