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ALICE IN CHAINS: Photos From Tsunami Benefit Concert Posted Online

The surviving members of ALICE IN CHAINS were joined on stage by Maynard James Keenan (TOOL),Wes Scantlin (PUDDLE OF MUDD),Patrick Lachman (DAMAGEPLAN) and Ann Wilson (HEART) during their performance at a benefit for tsunami relief Friday night (Feb. 18) night in Seattle, Washington. ALICE IN CHAI...

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Concert Review: TOOL's KEENAN Is 'Near-Perfect' Singer For ALICE IN CHAINS

Travis Hay of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer has issued the following report: Who would've thought Maynard James Keenan, the spooky singer for TOOL and A PERFECT CIRCLE, would have made a near-perfect singer for ALICE IN CHAINS? That was one of the many surprises Friday night when some of Seattle's...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Joined By TOOL, PUDDLE OF MUDD, DAMAGEPLAN Singers During Benefit Concert

The surviving members of ALICE IN CHAINS were joined on stage by Maynard James Keenan (TOOL),Wes Scantlin (PUDDLE OF MUDD),Patrick Lachman (DAMAGEPLAN) and Ann Wilson (HEART) during their performance at a benefit for tsunami relief Friday night (Feb. 18) night in Seattle, Washington. ALICE IN CHAI...

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SHADOWS FALL Drummer To Perform At MODERN DRUMMER FESTIVAL WEEKEND

SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner will be a featured performer at the upcoming Modern Drummer Festival Weekend. It will be held on May 28-29 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark, New Jersey and will also feature Chris Adler (LAMB OF GOD),Danny Carey (TOOL) and many others. Yo...

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BLOODBATH Land Endorsement Deal With ES GUITARS

According to a posting on BLOODBATH's official web site, Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström and BLOODBATH have entered an exclusive endorsement deal with ES Guitars from Connecticut, USA. Nyström's choice of axe is a model called SS-88AN and was based on their line of "anti-corporate" handcrafted designs to...

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Character

"Character" has been awaited obsessively by the self-appointed defenders of heavy, who've pinned their Swede-metal hopes on DARK TRANQUILLITY after lamenting loud and long the "selling out" of IN FLAMES, SOILWORK, et al. Good news — Mikael Stanne's much-maligned clean vocals are history, his emotive...

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THUNDERSTONE: Tour Dates Announced

Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE have lined up the following dates during the coming months: Mar. 25 - Tampere, FIN @ Pakkahuone/Tulliklubi w/ HAMMERFALL, LORDI, FIREWIND: Apr. 21 - Pratteln, SWI @ Z 7 Apr. 22 - Filderstadt, GER @ Filharmonie Apr. 23 - Lichtenfels, GER @ Stadthalle Apr....

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THUNDERSTONE: New Album Details Revealed

Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE have set "Tools of Destruction" as the title of their third full-length album, tentatively due in Europe on April 18 via Nuclear Blast Records. Release dates for the USA and Japan will be announced soon. "Tools of Destruction" was mixed at Timo Tolkki's (...

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APHELION Announce New Singer

APHELION (formerly MANDYLION),the Oslo, Norway-based group featuring former members of SACRALIS, OLD MAN'S CHILD, PECCATUM and DIMENSION F3H, have announced the addition of singer Cecile Langlie to the group's ranks. "We hope to start recording the new vocals [for the full-length debut] shortly and...

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JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE Guitar Pedal Available From DIGITECH

According to Axetopia.com, DigiTech has introduced the Jimi Hendrix Experience Artist Series Pedal (photo). Working closely in conjunction with Eddie Kramer, the legendary recording engineer and producer who captured Hendrix's amazing talent on the albums that redefined the role of the electric guit...

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A PERFECT CIRCLE's JOSH FREESE Drumming For STING

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that singer Maynard James Keenan has gone back to TOOL, bassist Jeordie White has joined the touring lineup of NINE INCH NAILS, and now A PERFECT CIRCLE drummer Josh Freese has found something to do while APC is on hiatus. Freese will sit behind the kit for former...

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ISIS: 'In Fiction' Video Posted Online

ISIS' video for the track "In Fiction" has been posted online at Launch.com. "In Fiction" comes off the group's third full-length album, "Panopticon", released last October through Ipecac Records. The follow-up to 2002's "Oceanic", "Panopticon" was produced by Matt Bayles (MASTODON, PEARL JAM) and f...

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RE:IGNITION: New Songs Posted Online

RE:IGNITION, the new band featuring SKINLAB members Steev Esquivel and Snake, have uploaded two new songs, "Left Behind" and "Unbearable", at MySpace.com. RE:IGNITION recently spent time at RadioStar studios in Weed, California recording material with acclaimed producer Sylvia Massy Shivy (TOOL, SEV...

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SPOCK'S BEARD To Release 'Octane' Next Month

SPOCK'S BEARD, one of the leaders of the modern progressive rock movement worldwide, will release their new studio album, "Octane", on February 1 through InsideOut Music America. It is the band's eighth album and the follow-up to their 2003 release "Feel Euphoria". With "Octane", lead vocalist/drumm...

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THUNDERSTONE: In Mixing Mode

Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE have commenced the mixing process for their third album at Timo Tolkki's (STRATOVARIUS) Goldenworks studio with producer/guitarist Nino Laurenne. 11 songs are being finalized, with the track listing, album title and release date soon to be announced. Song...