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Living Colour

Living Colour Treads Conceptual Ground with The Chair in the Doorway

New album's theme and creative process reinvigorates the funk-metal icons, as the band expands its 2010 tour.

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Fates Warning, circa 1991

Fates Warning Awakens with Parallels Re-Release and Reunion Shows

Mostly dormant the past three years, Fates Warning reunites its classic lineup for a run of shows in 2010.

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Tesla, circa 2009Tesla Working on New Album, Live and Acoustic Recordings

While Tesla is enjoying some downtime from the road in 2010, the band is hard at work in the studio, working on a new album.

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