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TOOL To Take Part In Online Chat

According to a posting at Toolband.com, the members of TOOL will conduct a "chat party" on Wednesday, October 12. "We did this last year, had some fun, so I thought we'd try it again," the posting adds. "Along with the members of the band, it's also your chance to chat with some of ...

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Israel's SEEK IRONY Sign Production Deal With SYLVIA MASSY SHIVY

Israeli rockers SEEK IRONY have signed a production deal with acclaimed producer Sylvia Massy Shivy (TOOL, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, SEVENDUST, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SKUNK ANANSIE, POWERMAN 5000). The band have been invited to record their first full-length album during November-December 2005 at Radio Star...

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ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS: FEAR FACTORY Side-Project To Tour In October

ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS — the project featuring Burton C. Bell (FEAR FACTORY) and John Bechdel (KILLING JOKE, FALSE ICONS) — have lined up the following dates in October: Oct. 14 - Toronto, ONT - Bovine Sex Club Oct. 15 - Pittsburgh, PA - Z Lounge Oct. 16 - Ithaca, NY - The Haunt Oct. ...

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EYES OF FIRE Embark On Tour With APOCALYPTICA; Shoot New Video

Orange County-based quintet EYES OF FIRE will embark on a U.S. tour with APOCALYPTICA today in anticipation of "Prisons", their eagerly awaited sophomore release. The trek will lead the two genre-defying artists cross-country over the course of only two weeks. The group just wrapped up a national U....

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TOOL: Studio Update

MJI Interactive reports: After months of pre-production, TOOL finally have begun recording their long-awaited follow-up to 2001's "Lateralus". According to guitarist Adam Jones' blog, the band has been working on the as-yet-untitled album for a few weeks and has been visited by QUEENS OF THE STONE A...

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NASUM: 'Grand Finale' Artwork Revealed

NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "This past week the artwork and booklet design for the last (?)NASUM release, the collection 'Grind Finale', was finalized and sent to the printer. Now I finally can give you a preview of the front cover...

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AMEN Frontman CASEY CHAOS: 'Bloodied, Broken And Penniless Yet Again'

AMEN frontman Casey Chaos has issued the following statement: "First off, I want to say 'Thank you' to everyone that has ever been a part of this rollercoaster of a life called AMEN. On both sides of the stage, it has been an honor to be able to have released three albums on three different ...

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TOOL: New Studio Photos Posted Online

TOOL guitarist Adam Jones has uploaded several photos from the recording sessions for the group's new album at this location. TOOL's webmaster had previously posted a message at the band's official site stating that "for various reasons, the (new TOOL) album is being recorded in relative secrecy...e...

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Surviving ALICE IN CHAINS Members Explore Ways To Perform Together Again

Steve Hochman of The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the surviving members of the popular Seattle grunge-metal group ALICE IN CHAINS, whose singer Layne Staley died of a drug overdose in 2002, are exploring ways they might be able to perform again on a regular basis. The seeds were planted this...

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Pitchfork and Lost Needles

With everyone appropriately ga-ga over the last couple CLUTCH albums, it's easy to forget that the shaggy, tinfoil-hat-wearing stoner rock artisans used to be a pretty abrasive, heavy, and goddamn mean sounding band. There's a vocal minority out there who think the band peaked right out of the start...

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EYES OF FIRE To Support APOCALYPTICA On North American Tour

Orange County-based quintet EYES OF FIRE will be supporting Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA on their upcoming North American tour. Confirmed tour dates are as follows: Sep. 12 - Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club Sep. 13 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza Sep. 14 - Philadelphia, PA - TLA Sep. 15 - Boston, M...

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LINEA 77 Complete Work On 'Evoluzione' Video

Italian antagonists LINEA 77 braved sweltering conditions last weekend as they completed work on the video for lead track "Evoluzione", taken from their forthcoming album, "Available for Propaganda". The band spent over 12 hours tearing through the track time and time again in the midst of what can...

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MUSTAINE: ELLEFSON Is Permitted To Mention MEGADETH's Name Only One Time Per Interview

BLABBERMOUTH.NET has obtained a copy of the 13-page complaint filed by MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine against the group's former bassist, David Ellefson, alleging Ellefson used the name of the band without permission in an advertisement for musical equipment. [Download the document in PDF format at t...

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LINEA 77 To Release New Album In September

Italian antagonists LINEA 77 will release their long-awaited new album, "Available for Propaganda", on September 26 via Earache Records. After touring extensively in support of their 2003 release, "Numb", the band spent time in the U.S. at Paramount/Ameraycan Studios in Los Angeles (famous for hosti...

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GHOST MACHINE Featuring MOTOGRATER Members To Release Debut CD

GHOST MACHINE, the new band featuring MOTOGRATER members Ivan (Ghost) (vocals) and Chris "Crispy" Binns (drums),will release their self-titled debut CD on July 26 via their own label imprint, Black Blood Records. The CD was engineered and co-produced by Pete Murray (LO-PRO). Regarding the band's mu...