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DEFTONES, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, SHADOWS FALL Featured On 'Best Of The Taste Of Chaos' CD
Billboard.com is reporting that Warcon Enterprises is readying a two-disc compilation of unreleased tracks, rare outtakes and special songs from artists participating in the first and upcoming installments of the Taste Of Chaos tour. Due Jan. 24, "Best of the Taste of Chaos" boats 36 songs from the...December 8, 2005
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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer Signs Management Deal With NIJI
KNAC.COM is reporting that ICED EARTH/ex-JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens and his band BEYOND FEAR have signed on with Niji Management in Los Angeles. Niji is owned by Wendy Dio, who also manages Ronnie James Dio. Legendary drummer Aynsley Dunbar (WHITESNAKE, JOURNEY, ZAPPA, JEFFERSON STARSHIP...December 7, 2005
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CHRIS CORNELL Becomes Third-Time Dad
E! Online is reporting that AUDIOSLAVE frontman Chris Cornell and wife Vicky welcomed a son Monday night, his publicist has announced. Christopher Nicholas Cornell was born in Los Angeles at 7:08 p.m., tipping the scales at 8 pounds, 6 ounces, and measuring 21 inches. The 41-year-old singer and his...December 6, 2005
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Full Lineup Announced For ROADRUNNER RECORDS' 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
The lineup for the Roadrunner Records 25th Anniversary concert at the Nokia Theater in New York City on December 15, 2005 has been officially announced. Previously a closely guarded list of metal luminaries, the rumors that have been circulating within the rock community and on many web sites are be...December 5, 2005
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Heavy Metal Musicians Remember DIMEBAG DARRELL
MTV News spoke with members of some 30 hard rock and metal bands about their memories of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. They told MTV how much he'd meant to them, they shared fond memories and spoke of the impact he made on their lives and their music. A few excerpts fro...December 5, 2005
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SHADOWS FALL, Ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singers Confirmed For ROADRUNNER's Anniversary Concert
SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair and former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE/current SEEMLESS singer Jesse Leach been confirmed as two of the performers at Roadrunner Records' 25th Anniversary Concert taking place at the Nokia Theater in Times Square (New York City) on Thursday, December 15. Tickets are on sale no...December 2, 2005
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THE ACACIA STRAIN To Release 'The Dead Walk' In March
Springfield, Massachusetts' suppliers of all things heavy THE ACACIA STRAIN have entered the studio to record a new record, entitled "The Dead Walk". Previously reported to be called "Victims", "The Dead Walk" is scheduled for a March 2006 release through Prosthetic Records. The new record will be p...December 1, 2005
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JUDAS PRIEST: OWENS-Era Live Recordings Posted Online
Live recordings of JUDAS PRIEST performing the tracks "Devil's Child" and "Exciter" in 2002 with Tim "Ripper" Owens (currently in ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR) on lead vocals have been posted online at Owens' official Brazilian web site. Download them in MP3 format at this location. As previously reported...December 1, 2005
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'New Wave Of American Heavy Metal' Book Documents Over 600 Bands
Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector has just published "New Wave of American Heavy Metal", a 376-page book with over 90 photos, featuring over 600 U.S. and Canadian alternative metal, emocore, hardcore, math metal, metal, metalcore, neo-thrash and screamo bands. In the mid-'90s, in the wake of grunge...November 30, 2005
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CALIBAN Finalize Track Listing For 'The Undying Darkness'
German metalcore band CALIBAN have finalized the track listing for their fifth full-length album, "The Undying Darkness", due in Europe on February 27, 2006 via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2004's "The Opposite from Within" was once again produced by Anders Fridén (IN FLAMES frontman),with...November 30, 2005
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SOUNDSCAN Report: SOAD, RUSH, QOTSA, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, OZZFEST, CRADLE OF FILTH
The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending November 29, 2005, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan (all figures are rounded to the nearest thousand, except numbers under 1,000, which are rounded to the nearest hundred): SYSTEM OF A DOWN - "Hypnotize": 326,000 (...November 30, 2005
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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Perform At ROADRUNNER UNITED LIVE
Former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens has been confirmed as one of the performers at "Roadrunner United Live", the biggest event in Roadrunner history, which is happening on December 15 at the Nokia Theatre in Times Sq. New York City. Tickets are on sale...November 29, 2005
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HIMSA, THE ACACIA STRAIN To Support DARKEST HOUR
Prosthetic Records has announced that both HIMSA and THE ACACIA STRAIN will be teaming out to tear through the United States this February and March. The Prosthetic labelmates will help round out the melting pot of sounds along a string of North American dates that also features DEAD TO FALL, A LIFE...November 29, 2005
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ROADRUNNER VP Of A&R MONTE CONNER: 'Number One Thing I Look For Is Originality'
Monte Conner, Senior Vice President of A&R at Roadrunner Records, recently answered several fan questions regarding his career achievements and the newly released "Roadrunner United: The All Star Sessions" album celebrating the label's 25th anniversary. A couple of excerpts from the question-and...November 24, 2005
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SEPULTURA's 'Roots', SOULFLY's Debut Certified Gold
Roadrunner Records has announced another round of RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) sales certifications, capping Roadrunner's 25th year of operations. Announced this week were platinum certifications (signifying a million copies shipped) for NICKELBACK's "All The Right Reasons" as we...November 21, 2005
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