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PAPA ROACH's SHADDIX On Impact Of War

As the Iraq war debate rages on, PAPA ROACH singer Jacoby Shaddix said he doesn't know what to think about the politics of the conflict. However, as a veteran's son, he's got first-hand knowledge of how war affects those on the homefront. "I just don't know what to think," he admitted. "It just suck...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE Drummer Announces LED ZEPPELIN Tribute Gigs

TYPE O NEGATIVE drummer Johnny Kelly will perform two shows with his LED ZEPPELIN cover band, EARL'S COURT, during April. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 18 – Bethpage, NY @ Who-Ville (w/ BORGO PASS) Apr. 19 – Coney Island, NY @ Peggy's Kelly will join DANZIG for two West Coast dates in early M...

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DAVE GROHL Lays Down Drums For New KILLING JOKE Album

FOO FIGHTERS frontman/ex-NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl has laid down the drum tracks for the new KILLING JOKE album, tentatively titled "Axis of Evil", according to Billboard. The project, which will be out in June on Sony worldwide, was produced by GANG OF FOUR's Andy Gill and is the veteran U.K. rock...

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IRON MAIDEN Producer Confirms April Fool's Day Gag, Prepares To Master New CD

As expected, IRON MAIDEN producer Kevin Shirley has confirmed via his official web site that his April 1 posting regarding Ozzy Osbourne's guest appearance on the upcoming MAIDEN album was in fact an April Fool's Day joke. "Yes - I know - it was a bad April Fool's gag, but thanks for humoring me!" h...

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AMORPHIS: Changing The Face Of Modern Metal

Finnish metallers AMORPHIS have set a May 20 release date through EMI subsidiary Virgin Records for their sixth studio album, "Far From The Sun". The album's first single, "Day Of Your Beliefs", will surface later this month. "Far From The Sun" marks the beginning of a new era for the band, who have...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE's STEELE Calls New Album 'A Sonic Legacy Of Past Mistakes'

TYPE O NEGATIVE frontman Peter Steele claims that the group's upcoming album, "Life Is Killing Me", does not represent an attempt to replicate the group's past works. "That style of songwriting is still in me and I like the songs from those albums, whereas I am less fond of [1999's] 'World Coming Do...

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OZZY To Appear On New IRON MAIDEN Album?

According to an April 1 posting by IRON MAIDEN producer Kevin Shirley on his web site, MAIDEN's forthcoming studio album will include an acoustic song featuring a guest appearance by OZZY OSBOURNE. April Fool's Day joke? You be the judge: "Greetings! Well, today we finish mixing the new IRON MAIDEN...

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NIGHTWISH's Early April Fool's Day Joke

NIGHTWISH's webmaster Christian Lessner has contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET to let us know that "the news about [NIGHTWISH singer] Tarja Turunen joining TRIO NISKALAUKAUS (and singing like Wilska) was our April 1 joke. Unfortunately, it got to you early because of the time difference to Finland." We gues...

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NIGHTWISH Singer To Tour With TIMO RAUTIAINEN & TRIO NISKALAUKAUS

NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen will tour with TIMO RAUTIAINEN & TRIO NISKALAUKAUS for several weeks in June/July. "Yes, it's true. I will tour with NISKALAUKAUS for their first gigs this summer," Tarja confirmed in a statement posted on NIGHTWISH's official web site. "Timo [Rautiainen] calle...

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DANZIG: 'Blackest' Touring Lineup Confirmed

DANZIG have confirmed the group's lineup for the "Blackest of The Black" festival mini-tour, which is set to consist of two dates in early May alongside SUPERJOINT RITUAL, NILE, OPETH, LACUNA COIL and BEHEMOTH. DANZIG's lineup for the two shows will consist of the following: Glenn Danzig – vocals To...

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GODSMACK Guitarist: 'We're Getting Along Better Than Ever'

Aaron M. Fontana of Entertainment Today recently asked GODSMACK guitarist Tony Rambola how the members of the band were getting along and if they expected a big breakup in the near future. "Actually, we get along better now than we ever have," Rambola said. "We lived in a house together for five fuc...

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SAXON Begin Songwriting Sessions For New CD

SAXON members Nigel Glockner (drums),Paul Quinn (guitar) and Doug Scarratt (guitar) have been getting together at Nigel's studio over the past couple of weeks writing material for the group's next album, due before the end of the year through SPV/Steamhammer Records. Bassist Nibbs Carter is expecte...

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Former HELMET Leader Addresses Reunion Rumors

Ex-HELMET and current GANDHI mainman Page Hamilton has sent a lengthy e-mail to the unofficial HELMET site HelmetBand.com clarifying a comment made during a GANDHI show last summer/fall in which he referred to his former bandmates as "assholes" and addressing the persistent rumors of a HELMET reunio...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE: 'Life Is Killing Me' Corrected Track Listing Released

TYPE O NEGATIVE have issued the "revised and correct" track listing for their forthcoming effort, "Life Is Killing Me", due this summer through Roadrunner Records. The album, which was recorded at Brooklyn, New York's Systems 2 studios under the watchful eye of keyboardist Josh Silver, will contain...

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DESTRUCTION's SCHMIER: 'War Was Never A Solution'

DESTRUCTION bassist/vocalist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer has issued a statement via the band's official web site in an attempt to clarify the group's reasons for posting their cover version of THE EXPLOITED's "Fuck The U.S.A." as a protest against the U.S.-led war on Iraq. "This war is touching all o...