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DAVE GROHL: 'I'll Take THE DARKNESS Over Whiny Emo Bands Any Day'

FOO FIGHTERS frontman/ex-NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl has "reviewed" some of his current favorite recordings for the "Playlist" column in the "Arts" section of today's New York Times. Among the bands Grohl covered were THE PIXIES, THE DARKNESS, MY MORNING JACKET and YEAH YEAH YEAHS. This is what he ha...
March 21, 2004
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SLIPKNOT Singer Ties The Knot!

SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor has posted the following message at StoneSourBoard.com: "On March 11th, 2004, [longtime girlfriend/fiancée] Scarlett and I became Mr. & Mrs. Corey Taylor in a small ceremony @ the Botanical center in Des Moines, Iowa. The wedding was small, attended by f...
March 14, 2004
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IRON MAIDEN: 'Dance Of Death' DVDA Due Later This Month

According to IRON MAIDEN's official web site, EMI Records will release a "Dance of Death" DVDA on March 22 with 5.1 surround sound specially mixed by producer Kevin Shirley and bassist Steve Harris. For the audio buffs, the DVDA portion contains the album in full crystal-clear hi-definition 24-bit/9...
March 10, 2004
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SLIPKNOT Reveal New Album Title

SLIPKNOT have set "Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses" as the title of their long-awaited follow-up to 2001's "Iowa", due on May 25 through Roadrunner Records. The first track released will be "Pulse of the Maggots", which will be made available for download on the group's web site on March 30. "It's got...
March 9, 2004
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PUDDLE OF MUDD Singer's Arrest Prompts University To Cancel Concert

Robb Murray of Free Press.com is reporting that Minnesota State University has canceled a concert by PUDDLE OF MUDD because of lead singer Wes Scantlin's arrest in Toledo, Ohio last Sunday (Feb. 22). MSU officials reportedly canceled the band's March 29 gig at the on-campus Taylor Center after heari...
February 27, 2004
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METALLICA, KISS, THE OSBOURNES On ROLLING STONE's 'Rock Rich' List

METALLICA have made it to No. 5 on Rolling Stone magazine's "2004 Rock Rich List", with an estimated income last year of $39.1 million. "METALLICA rank with THE BEATLES in the top five catalog sellers of the year, with 1.6 million copies of their old albums moving in the U.S.," the magazine writes....
February 26, 2004
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THE DARKNESS Singer Receives Death Threats, Security Stepped Up

THE DARKNESS singer Justin Hawkins has had to call in police after receiving chilling death threats, according to the U.K.'s Sun. The singer said he got the first letter as the group celebrated winning three Brit Awards last week. Justin revealed: "It was a handwritten letter, it's very weird. It's...
February 24, 2004
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THE DARKNESS Frontman's 'School Of Rock'

The Sun reports THE DARKNESS frontman Justin Hawkins, who studied for a National Diploma in Music Technology at Huddersfield Technical College, wants to spend around $186,000 of his $3.7 million fortune on creating the Justin Hawkins Studio at the college. "Justin rang a couple of weeks ago to catch...
February 21, 2004
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THE WILDHEARTS Singer Is Full Of Praise For THE DARKNESS

THE WILDHEARTS are rumored to have been offered the support slot on THE DARKNESS' upcoming U.S. tour. The two bands are currently touring Europe together. THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger recently had the following to say about their much-more-famous touring partners: "Don't, for one second, assume th...
February 20, 2004
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THE DARKNESS Strike Up Triple Trophy Success At BRIT MUSIC AWARDS

THE DARKNESS won three honors at the Brit Music Awards, the equivalent of the Grammys, held Tuesday night (Feb. 17) at Earls Court in west London The London-based band won the "Best British Group", "Best British Rock Act" and "Best British Album" for "Permission to Land". "This is a real privilege,...
February 17, 2004
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TYPE O NEGATIVE Side-Project Forced To Search For New Band Name

The new side-project featuring Johnny Kelly and Kenny Hickey from TYPE O NEGATIVE along with Rob Traynor from DUST TO DUST, have been forced to resume their search for a band name after learning that SKYND ("skinned") was already taken. Despite not having a name as of yet, the three are well into wr...
February 16, 2004
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SLIPKNOT's TAYLOR On New Album: 'People Are Either Going To Love This Or Hate It'

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has spoken to Billboard magazine about the group's much-anticipated follow-up to 2001's "Iowa", due on May 25 through Roadrunner Records. "People are either going to love this or hate it," Taylor said. "We've never been a middle-of-the-road band, and we're either going...
February 16, 2004
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SLIPKNOT, SYSTEM OF A DOWN Members At GODSMACK's Pre-GRAMMY Party

POISON's C.C. DeVille, SLIPKNOT's Corey Taylor and SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Shavo Odadjian were among the attendees at "The Rock and Roll Carnival", hosted by Coming Home Studios and Grammy-nominated band GODSMACK at The Avalon on Saturday (February 7) in Los Angeles, California. Check out pictures from S...
February 10, 2004
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New Found Power

The fall of PANTERA could have been predicted by anyone keeping an eye on the band for the last few years. Increasingly erratic performances and behavior from singer Philip Anselmo, as well as his predilection for going off and attempting enough side projects to fill a record store, made it clear th...
February 10, 2004
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ROCKETS TO RUIN: Straight-Ahead, High-Energy Southern Rock 'N' Roll

Former PIECE DOGS guitarist Mike Grimmett has formed a new Atlanta, Georgia-based band called ROCKETS TO RUIN. Influenced by groups such as KISS, THE CULT, GUNS N' ROSES, RAMONES, and STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, ROCKETS TO RUIN play straight-ahead, high-energy rock 'n' roll. The band, whose lineup is compl...
February 5, 2004