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ALIVE IN OZ Festival Tickets Available
> OzProg.com is selling a number of tickets to the upcoming Alive in Oz festival cheaper than anywhere else.
MAMMAL announce national tour
> Melbourne funk rockers MAMMAL will tour the nation in support of their new live album Vol 1: The Aural Underground.
PROTEST THE HERO's new CD delayed
> The release of the new album from PROTEST THE HERO has been pushed back to early 2008.
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE announce Australian tour
> Following their recent coffer-building reformation in the US, RATM are bringing themselves down under.
THE MERLIN BIRD seeking musicians
> Melbourne-based, international-touring progressive rockers THE MERLIN BIRD are in need of a guitarist and keyboardist.
LED ZEPPELIN reunion confirmed - sort of
> Vocalist Robert Plant has said that a LED ZEPPELIN reunion is happening this year.
IRON MAIDEN announce Australian tour
> IRON MAIDEN's official site lists Australian dates for Feburay 2008.
ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA announces tour - again
> Following a false start earlier this year, DWEEZIL ZAPPA will present the music of his father to audiences in Australia.
OPETH to release live CD
> Swedish progressive death metal band OPETH will release double-CD live album The Roundhouse Tapes in October.
MP3 of James LaBrie on Aussie radio
> James LaBrie of DREAM THEATER appeared on triple j's Full Metal Racket this week. Download an MP3 of the interview here.
BIRDS OF TOKYO announce national tour
> Perth alt-rockers BIRDS OF TOKYO will celebrate the release of their fourth single with a national tour in October.
DEAD LETTER CIRCUS announce national headlining tour
> Capping off their meteoric rise to prominence in the past year, Brisbane's DEAD LETTER CIRCUS have announced their first national tour.
MUSE return in November
> British rockers MUSE will return to Australia for the second time in a year with a string of dates in November.
MONO announce tour of Australia
> Japanese post-rock band MONO will tour the east coast in August.
PELICAN to tour Australia for the first time
> American post-metal band PELICAN will tour Australia in October.
VANISHING POINT post new video clip online
> The first video from the upcoming VANISHING POINT album The Fourth Season has been posted on YouTube.
CIRCA SURVIVE join MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE's Australia tour
> Progressive post-hardcore poster boys CIRCA SURVIVE have landed the main support for MCR's December tour down under.
ICED EARTH website mentions Australian tour plans
> Website of the Wicked, the official Iced Earth web presence, lists Australia in 2008 tour plans.
MIKE PORTNOY thanks Australian fans
> DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has thanked the band's Aussie fans for sending their latest album Systematic Chaos to #23 on the charts.
ALCHEMIST announce new album and shows
> Canberra's ALCHEMIST will release Tripsis in September, and before heading to Europe will play two Australian shows previewing songs from it.