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Parfitt Cancer Free

Gigwise reports: Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt does not have cancer his doctors have confirmed after doing a biopsy on his larynx.

The band was forced to cancel their UK tour after the scare but Parfitt has now described the news as "the best Christmas present that I could possibly have".[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Hug A Tree Fest

Ananova reports: The Strokes and Super Furry Animals have confirmed they are to appear at a massive concert in Cardiff next year.

The Darkness will also play at the One Earth Concert at the Millennium Stadium on January 28, reports NME.com.

Ten acts are to be announced for the show, in support of a global campaign to tackle environmental change, which will be broadcast by the BBC.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Sick of Dropkick Murphys

siN's metal news reports: The DROPKICK MURPHYS will be touring through March with SICK OF IT ALL, HORRORPOPS, and THE TOSSERS:

March 1 - New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre
March 2 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
March 3 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
March 4 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade 
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Nothingface Tour

siN's metal news reports: The recently reunited NOTHINGFACE have lined up the following shows:

February 11 - Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
February 12 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's Down Under
February 14 - Sauget, IL @ POP's
February 17 - Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
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Opeth USA

siN's metal news reports: As first announced here, OPETH will be returning to North America next February. Three dates for the tour have now been released. They are as follows:

February 16 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
February 17 - Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
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Raging Nile

The Gauntlet reports: Raging Speedhorn have been added to Nile's 2006 "Annihilation Of The Wicked" tour. The tour, sponsored by Metal Maniacs, is shaping up to be one of the most devastating offerings of early '06, with Hypocrisy, Soilent Green, Decapitated and With Passion all in tow to bring fans plenty of skull-crushing, manical metal madness for their dollar.[see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Hermit Age Debut

Press Release reports: The dark metal band HERMIT AGE is releasing their first full length, titled Sinnocence, after eight years of activities. Created by Diego Voges (ex-Penitence, ex-Megalon), the band, after a little time on hold, is back now with Lilly on female vocals and a new website, which has a complete biography, with details of the band' activities through almost a decade of existence. 

The new album has six tracks, with four new songs and two re-recordings of "The Mirror's Inversion" and "When they Awake". The track list is:

01. Preach and Live
02. Innocence Bleed Innocence
03. Kill the Sun
04. The Mirror's Inversion
05. The Winter of Soul
06. When They Awake[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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More Burst Euro Dates

Relapse reports: Sweden's BURST have announced the dates for their forthcoming European headlining tour. 

Hot on the heels of their recent European tour supporting OPETH, BURST will return for a 19 city tour beginning February 14th in Scotland through March 5th in Brussels. As previously reported, one week will be spent in the U.K. for a Rock Sound and Totalrock sponsored run of dates. 

BURST tour dates:
14 February Scotland, Glassgow Barfly
15 February England, Birmingham Bar Academy
16 February England, Exeter Cavern Club[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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The 88 06

It's Alive reports: The 88 are hitting the road again in 2006!

Tour dates are as follows:

1/12/06 @ Crocodile Café, Seattle, Wa.
1/13/06 @ The Brown Lantern, Anacortes, Wa.
1/14/06 @ Doug Fir, Portland, Or.
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Dead Kennedys So Cal

It's Alive reports: Dead Kennedys are about to hit the road for a short California jaunt through the Southland in support of the 25th Anniv. Editiion of FRESH FRUIT FOR ROTTING VEGETABLES (Manifesto Records). This classic punk rock record has been remastered and reissued with a previously unreleased bonus DVD documentary which included interviews with the band and archival live footage of the band at the very beginning that has never been seen before. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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All American Rejects Video Diary

Fleishman-Hillard reports: For those who haven't been able to check out AAR's fall tour, www.RUCingular.com/aar will post 6 video diary entries plus blog entries from the band's appearance in Phoenix, Arizona from 11/30. Two of the video entries are up now and #5 - where Tyson gives a video tour of the tour bus is hysterical. The following four video entries will be up in the coming weeks.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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