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Australia's MANDRAKE To Join DEEP PURPLE / STATUS QUO Oz Tour

Australian power trio MANDRAKE will join the DEEP PURPLE/STATUS QUO tour in Melbourne on April 29-30, and Canberra on May 14. MANDRAKE will also be releasing their new self-titled EP in time for the tour and will soon be announcing EP launch dates in Sydney to coincide with the release. Asked how an...

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Self-Help

Releasing "The Dead Next Door" as a trio on Solid State Records in 1999, "The Sideshow Whiplash" EP as a quartet on Goodfellow Records in 2001, SPITFIRE called it quits. With guitarists Scottie Henry (NORMA JEAN) and Dan Tulloh (SCARLET) in tow, SPITFIRE reformed as a quintet in 2005 and recently re...

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Nothing Positive, Only Negative

So the question is: Why wouldn't you sign a band that released an album called "Shit Bloody Shit"? Well, that and the aptly described "southern fried dirt metal" will get an aptly-named band like FACEDOWNINSHIT a grubby spot on the Relapse roster. Take a little burned out punk rock soul, the heart o...

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TOMMY LEE, JASON NEWSTED And GILBY CLARKE Could Run Into Legal Trouble Over SUPERNOVA Name

MTV.com is reporting that SUPERNOVA — the new supergroup featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee, former METALLICA bassist and current VOIVOD member Jason Newsted, and onetime GUNS N' ROSES axeman Gilby Clarke — could end up running into some legal trouble down the line over their name. Back in the...

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MIKE PATTON's PEEPING TOM: Album Details Revealed

Ipecac Records has announced the final track listing for former FAITH NO MORE's upcoming self-titled album as PEEPING TOM, which will be released May 30. According to Billboard.com, the set was pieced together by swapping song files through the mail with collaborators like Norah Jones ("Sucker"),Ko...

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HIGH ON FIRE To Appear On THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL's 'Monster Garage'

HIGH ON FIRE are set to appear on a brand-new episode of the hit television show "Monster Garage". HIGH ON FIRE will be performing the songs "Devilution" and "Brother in The Wind" from their critically acclaimed album "Blessed Black Wings" during "Monster Garage" episode #82. The episode will debut...

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SILVERCHAIR To Play 'Secret' Show In Sydney; More Details About Upcoming CD Revealed

Australia's SILVERCHAIR will be doing a very special warm-up show in Sydney Thursday night (March 16) as SHORT ELVIS (the name they had before they were called INNOCENT CRIMINALS). They will be supported by guest DJ Seymour Butz. The "undercover" gig will happen at the Gaelic Theatre in Devonshire S...

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German Band OOMPH! 'Censored' Over 'God Is A Popstar' Song

According to a posting on OOMPH!'s official web site, the long-running German band are experiencing an unprecedented round of censorship with their current single, "Gott ist ein Popstar" ("God Is A Popstar"). After receiving firm confirmation two weeks ago for an appearance at this year's ECHO award...

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Entering the Diabolic Trinity

Long-running underground U.S. black metal act SATHANAS drop their fifth album courtesy of Singapore's Pulverised Records (pay attention to this label). Blackened thrash is more like it, with an emphasis on the thrash part. The secret to "Entering the Diabolic Trinity" is in its non-nonsense, in-your...

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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Chinese Democracy' To Be Released As Three-Disc Set?

David Lindquist of The Indianapolis Star is reporting that GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose caught the THE BIG DAMN BAND / DEREK TRUCKS BAND Feb. 23 performance at the Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, California. Afterwards, Rose hit a VIP party at upstairs bar On the Rox. BIG DAMN BAND members the Rev. .....

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STAIND To Support Troops With Trio Of Shows At U.S. Army Bases

Flip/Atlantic recording group STAIND has announced plans to perform a series of very special live dates for United States military service members. The multi-platinum band will take time out from their eagerly awaited European tour to play three concerts at U.S. Army installations in Germany. The sh...

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Flying High Again: Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

Tribute albums are usually good for a little fun, maybe even surprising you with a couple of bands you wouldn't expect to be covering a classic song by a classic band/artist. In my case, I typically check out the album, appreciate it for the handful of cool covers, and never again take it off the .....

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Former FAITH NO MORE Frontman To Guest On New DUB TRIO Album

Greg Prato of Billboard.com is reporting that former FAITH NO MORE/current FANTOMAS frontman Mike Patton recently collaborated with ROIR recording artists DUB TRIO on a song called "Not Alone" from their latest CD, "New Heavy", due on May 9. "We played with Patton and performed 'Not Alone' in Brookl...

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DANKO JONES: Support Acts For European Tour Announced

Canada's powerhouse rock trio DANKO JONES have announced that they will be supported by BRANT BJORK AND THE BROS. (March 10 to April 6) and TOKYO DRAGONS (April 7-23) on their upcoming European tour, which is scheduled to kick off in Karlstad, Sweden. In other news, BigTV.com recently visited the gr...

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MIKE PATTON Putting Finishing Touches On PEEPING TOM CD

Former FAITH NO MORE and current FANTOMAS frontman Mike Patton has told MTV.com that the last four months of his life have been devoted exclusively to finishing the first of three PEEPING TOM records in the works, which is due May 30. "I'm overjoyed to finally have this out of my hair," Patton ...