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SABATON Announces North American Headlining Tour

Swedish metallers SABATON will embark on a North American headlining tour in the spring. “Swedish Empire Tour 2012″ dates are as follows: Apr. 10 – Tampa, FL – Brass Mug Apr. 12 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar Apr. 13

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TOOL: New Tour Dates Announced

Just days after two TOOL tour dates appeared and then mysteriously vanished on Ticketmaster‘s web site, the band has officially unveiled the first batch of shows for a 2012 winter tour. The dates begin on January 14 in Reno, Nevada,

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Meshuggah Announces April U.K. Tour Dates

Meshuggah has announced a series of concerts dates confirmed for the U.K. in April of 2012. This will mark the first return to Britain since co-headlining the 2010 Bloodstock festival. The band had planned to release a new album this

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God Dethroned Checks In With Update On The Band’s Final Shows

Just four more shows and that’s it for God Dethroned as the group officially disbands. Guitarist Danny Tunker gives us a look inside the heart and soul of the band with the following update: “God Dethroned, the final year. 2011.

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Black Cobra Kicking Off Headlining Tour Tonight

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Having just wrapped up a near three-week tour supporting Kyuss Lives! and The Sword, Black Cobra‘s first headlining tour in support of the new album, “Invernal,” kicks off in Brooklyn tonight. The duo will hammer their way around the country

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Darkest Era to Join “Useless Drunken Bastards” Tour Of U.K.

Scottish pirate metallers Alestorm have announced that Northern Ireland’s Darkest Era will provide support along with Australia’s Claim The Throne for the “Useless Drunken Bastards“  Tour of the U.K. and Ireland in February of 2012. Confirmed dates of the tour

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LORD announce Australian shows with Iced Earth in 2012

“Australian metal heavy weights LORD have announced that they will be supporting Iced Earth for their two exclusive Australian debut shows in 2012. Wednesday April 4th – Billboard the Venue, Melbourne Thursday April 5th – The Hifi, Sydney Commented LORD bassist

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ULI JON ROTH Schedules ‘Sky Academy’ Seminar, Announces North American Tour Dates

Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth‘s (SCOPRIONS) Sky Academy seminar is now confirmed for Anaheim, California for January 23, 2012. Sky Academy was conceived by Uli to provide knowledge and inspiration to those who take guitar seriously and to help them

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DEVILDRIVER, THE FACELESS, JOB FOR A COWBOY, DYING FETUS Set For Metalliance Tour

According to Lambgoat, DEVILDRIVER, THE FACELESS, DYING FETUS, JOB FOR A COWBOY, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD and IMPENDING DOOM will join forces for the second annual Metalliance Tour in March/April 2012. So far, the following dates have been released: Mar.

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ONSLAUGHT Announces First-Ever North American Tour

British thrash metal veterans ONSLAUGHT will cross the Atlantic for their first-ever North American tour in March 2012. The three-week trek will see the band performing a setlist spanning all its studio albums — “Power From Hell”, “The Force”, “In

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