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Report: AEROSMITH Cancel Brit Awards Duet With THE DARKNESS

TeenMusic.com is reporting that AEROSMITH pulled out of a planned duet with rising U.K. stars THE DARKNESS at this year's Brit Awards after fearing they would be upstaged. According to sources cited by TeenMusic.com, the organizers of February's ceremony were gleeful when they persuaded Steven Tyler...
January 23, 2004
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Report: The Perils Of The 'Mosh Pit' Examined

Jodie Minus of The Australian is reporting that when Stephen Taylor saw the Austrian extreme-metal band PUNGENT STENCH at a Sydney pub eight years ago, he came home with more than a bad smell and a ringing in his ears. "I was stage diving. I jumped off the stage and my mate was there – ...
January 16, 2004
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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: 'We Are Coming Back With A Whole New Sickness'

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has spoken to Britain's Rock Sound magazine about the group's as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2001's "Iowa", tentatively due this summer through Roadrunner Records. According to Taylor, SLIPKNOT entered the studio with 13 complete songs. They have since written 10 more. M...
January 13, 2004
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Label: SLIPKNOT To Record 3-4 More Songs For New Album

According to a posting at the Roadrunner Records web site, SLIPKNOT are officially back in the Hollywood Hills, California as of Monday, January 12 finishing up the recording of their as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2001's "Iowa", tentatively due this summer. "Word has it the band is still going to lay...
January 12, 2004
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THE DARKNESS Score Highest-Climbing Album On BILLBOARD Chart

U.K. rock sensations THE DARKNESS have scored the highest-climbing album on this week's U.S. chart, making their first appearance in the top 100, according to Ireland Online. Their album "Permission To Land" went from number 173 to 92 in one week on the Billboard chart. The flamboyant rock group, in...
January 9, 2004
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SLIPKNOT Singer To Ring In 2004 With One-Off Cover Band

SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor will perform with a one-off side project called the DUM FUX on New Year's Eve at The House of Bricks in Des Moines, Iowa. Dizzy Draztik (Ryan McMurray, ex-leader of Des Moines punk band THE REJECTS) and other local friends will be joining in on the fun. SLOPSYCLE, THE NI...
December 29, 2003
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OZZY OSBOURNE Voted Rock Star Of 2003

Injured singer Ozzy Osbourne has been voted rock star of the year in a poll of music fans, according to BBC News. Osbourne, who is recovering from a quad bike crash and recently secured his first U.K. No. 1 single, won the accolade from Virgin Radio listeners. Justin Hawkins, frontman with THE DARKN...
December 29, 2003
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Report: New SLIPKNOT Album To Surface In May Or June

SLIPKNOT's much-anticipated follow-up to 2001's "Iowa", which is currently being recorded in the Hollywood Hills, California with producer Rick Rubin (SYSTEM OF A DOWN, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, AUDIOSLAVE, SLAYER),has had its projected release date pushed back to May or June 2004, according to a stud...
December 19, 2003
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SLIPKNOT, AUDIOSLAVE, SOAD Members To Perform At L.A. Benefit Concert

SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR's Corey Taylor, AUDIOSLAVE's Tom Morello and Brad Wilk, and SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Serj Tankian will be performing with other artists tomorrow — Thursday, December 18 — at the Roxy in West Hollywood, Ca. at a benefit for striking L.A. grocery store workers. All proceeds from the even...
December 17, 2003
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THE DARKNESS Frontman Held By NYC Cops In Case Of Mistaken Identity

The New York Post is reporting that Justin Hawkins, lead singer for the British "glam rock" band THE DARKNESS, nearly missed a coveted cover shoot for Spin magazine the other day after cops held him for two hours at Kennedy Airport. Police were looking for a wanted criminal coincidentally named Just...
December 4, 2003
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ROLLING STONE Magazine Publishes 'Greatest Albums Of All Time' List

The editors at Rolling Stone magazine recently polled an array of musicians, critics, and influential industry figures to come up with these 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. Nearly 300 such music experts (including METALLICA's James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, BLACK SABBATH's Geezer Butler and Bill Wa...
December 2, 2003
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DAGOBA To Support KILL II THIS, SLITHERYN On French Tour

France's DAGOBA will support England's KILL II THIS and the USA's SLITHERYN (the band produced by SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor) on their joint French tour starting next week. The dates are as follows: Nov. 21 – Colmar, FRA @ Le Grillen (w/ KILL II THIS only) Nov. 22 – Maurepas, FRA @ Café de la ...
November 16, 2003
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PIG DESTROYER To Release EP Through ROBOTIC EMPIRE

On January 27, 2004, Robotic Empire Records will issue a PIG DESTROYER collection CD, entitled "Splits", containing material from the band's split CDs with BENUMB and GNOB. This hard-to-find material has been completely remastered by PIG DESTROYER's own Scott Hull (NILE, DYING FETUS, VOIVOD) at Visc...
November 10, 2003
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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: Our New Album Will Surprise People

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor recently spoke to Rolling Stone magazine about the group's as-yet-untitled new album, tentatively due in early 2004. The Des Moines, Iowa, metal outfit are currently working on the set in Los Angeles with producer Rick Rubin (AUDIOSLAVE, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, RED HOT CHILI...
October 23, 2003
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PANTERA's New Found Power Has A Name: DAMAGEPLAN

PANTERA guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul have officially named their new band DAMAGEPLAN. The group, whose debut album is due January 27 through Elektra Records, also features singer Patrick Lachman, who used to play guitar in HALFORD and DIESEL MACHINE. Former JERRY CANTRELL back-u...
October 16, 2003