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DAVE NAVARRO Comments On Possiblity Of Another JANE'S ADDICTION Reunion

Dave Navarro visited "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Monday night (August 21),where THE PANIC CHANNEL guitarist was asked if his former band, JANE'S ADDICTION, is over with forever. "Here's the thing about JANE'S ADDICTION," Navarro replied. "As much as I love it and was a huge part of my life, we have reunit...

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Godfather

If "Godfather" by Poland's ELYSIUM sounds this derivative of the Swedish thrash/death sound (specifically, AT THE GATES and contemporaries),then I have to wonder what the first four albums sounded like. Of course, there is that whole thing about imitation being the sincerest form of flattery. And y...

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AC/DC: 'Classic Album Under Review: Back In Black' DVD Due In October

MVD Entertainment Group has set an October 31, 2006 release date for the AC/DC "Classic Album Under Review: Back In Black" DVD. According to a posting on the MVD web site, "this DVD documentary is the ultimate review and critical analysis of AC/DC's most influential and successful album. With the en...

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AUDIOSLAVE And SYSTEM OF A DOWN Members Named In Anti-BUSH Ad

Launch Radio Networks reports: AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello and SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian are among the people listed in an anti-George W Bush petition, in a full-page newspaper ad that ran Thursday (August 3) in the New York Times. The full-page ad from the group World Can't Wait a...

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JANE'S ADDICTION: 'Up From The Catacombs' Compilation Due In September

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that Rhino has set a September 19 release for the JANE'S ADDICTION compilation "Up From the Catacombs", which culls material from each of the group's albums. No new or rare tracks are included on the 16-track set. The group's members are now split into two cam...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Covered By 'Lounge Singer' On Australian TV: Video Available

In the wake of the recent calls by Australian community groups for CANNIBAL CORPSE's upcoming concert in Perth to be banned over the band's alleged glorification of "child rape, suicide, murder and necrophilia" in its lyrics (see previous BLABBERMOUTH.NET article),Australian comedy team The Chaser...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE's Australian Tour Sparks Outrage, Calls For Group To Be Banned

The West Australian newspaper reported in its July 8 edition that CANNIBAL CORPSE's October concert in Perth, Australia has sparked calls for the band to be banned over its alleged glorification of "child rape, suicide, murder and necrophilia" in its lyrics. Community groups have joined shadow polic...

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Live In Japan

Like everything else about their career these days, this DVD from FLOTSAM AND JETSAM is a decidedly low-budget affair. Plain-jane packaging, a 45-minute concert with one video from the new record tacked on as the sole "bonus", and a poorly-lit show filmed with two, maybe three stationary cameras — t...

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WICKED WISDOM, MELIAH RAGE Confirmed For LOCOBAZOOKA! UNITED WE ROCK FESTIVAL

WICKED WISDOM and MELIAH RAGE are among the bands that have been added to the line-up of the Locobazooka! United We Rock Festival at the Tweeter Center on Sunday, August 13, 2006. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: ALICE IN CHAINS BUCKCHERRY WICKED WISDOM RA MELIAH RAGE BLACK STONE C...

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State of Disgrace

The problem is not that HOURCAST's "State of Disgrace" is bland, radio-friendly, nu-rooted modern rock/metal. Oh wait, that is at least part of the problem. The big problem is that the light-to heavy (relatively speaking) arrangements are tolerable if the songwriting is especially catchy or the band...

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Ex-JANE'S ADDICTION Bassist To Join Reunited SMASHING PUMPKINS?

Former JANE'S ADDICTION bassist Eric Avery has been tapped to join the reunited SMASHING PUMPKINS, according to a posting on a fan site dedicated to Avery's long-defunct POLARBEAR project. SMASHING PUMPKINS recently announced via their official web site that they have officially reformed and are cur...

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THE PANIC CHANNEL Featuring Ex-JANE'S ADDICTION Members: Club Tour In The Works

THE PANIC CHANNEL, the new band featuring three quarters of the most recent lineup of JANE'S ADDICTION (guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins, and bassist Chris Chaney) and former SKYCYCLE vocalist Steve Isaacs, are "currently routing a three-week, 16-date special limited club tour somewhe...

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LORDI To Represent Finland In EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Finland's hard rockers LORDI, whose live show is described as "a combination of theatre, fire and horror," have been selected as the Finnish representatives in the Eurovision Song Contest. LORDI won the Finnish national selection with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" and will represent the country in...

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STAIND Singer Misses New Daughter While Touring

Launch Radio Networks reports: STAIND began its winter North American tour this past weekend and singer Aaron Lewis admits that the hardest part is being away from his family. Lewis and his wife had their second daughter in June of 2005, and Lewis told Launch it was difficult to leave her for the fi...

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Ex-JANE'S ADDICTION Guitarist DAVE NAVARRO Gets Into Near Bust-Up With 'Dissed' Fan

Former JANE'S ADDICTION and current THE PANIC CHANNEL guitarist Dave Navarro has posted the following message on his official web site: "OK, here is a little story from [Thursday] night [Jan. 5]. I went to Rokbar [Los Angeles bar/dining lounge co-owned by Navarro, MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee and and int...