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SCOTT WEILAND's 'Beautiful Day' Chosen As First Single Off 'Bug' Movie Soundtrack

VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland's solo track "Beautiful Day" will reportedly be the first single off the "Bug" movie soundtrack. The CD, which will be released on May 22 through Lions Gate Entertainment, will also include new music from SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Serj Tankian. "Bug" (cover) movie sou...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Frontman Discusses Upcoming Solo Album

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian is planning a fall release for his first solo album, "Elect the Dead", telling Billboard.com it's "a rock record, but it's pretty progressive. It's very wide sounding — lots of different sounding instruments. The excitem...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Singer Will 'Elect The Dead' This Fall

Launch Radio Networks reports: SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian will end an extended break from the spotlight this fall with the release of his debut solo album, titled "Elect The Dead". The record is currently being mixed and tentatively scheduled for a September/October release. Tankian told L...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist Launching New Site For Unsigned Acts

Launch Radio Networks reports: SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian is launching a new online music initiative called urSession.com. According to a press release, the site is an "innovative digital community and record label designed to give independent and unsigned acts a promotional platform to...

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CHRIS CORNELL Visits KROQ In L.A.; Audio Interview, Performance Available

Former SOUNDGARDEN/AUDIOSLAVE singer Chris Cornell was in the KROQ studios in Los Angeles recently to talk with Kevin and Bean and to perform acoustically. Listen to the interview and performances of the tracks "Like a Stone" (AUDIOSLAVE),"No Such Thing", and the SOUNDGARDEN hit "Black Hole Sun" at...

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CHRIS CORNELL: New Single Posted Online; 'Rockline' Appearance Scheduled

Former AUDIOSLAVE/SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell's new single, "No Such Thing", has been made available for streaming via his MySpace page. The track comes off the singer's upcoming Suretone/Interscope album, "Carry On", due on June 5. In other news, Cornell will be the featured guest on the nat...

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CHRIS CORNELL: More Solo Tour Dates Announced

Former AUDIOSLAVE/SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell will embark on a spring solo tour to preview material from his upcoming Suretone/Interscope album, "Carry On". The outing will begin April 6 in Las Vegas and run through May 2 in Los Angeles. Chris Cornell tour dates, according to Billboard.com: A...

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CHRIS CORNELL: First Solo Dates Announced

According to Ticketmaster, former AUDIOSLAVE and SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell will play the following solo dates in April: Apr. 14 - Toronto, ON - The Phoenix Apr. 19 - Boston, MA - Avalon Apr. 22 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre Of Living Arts Chris Cornell's second solo album, "Carry On", is sched...

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CHRIS CORNELL Delays Solo Album Release

Launch Radio Networks reports: Former AUDIOSLAVE and SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell's second solo album, "Carry On", has had its release date pushed back from May 1 to June 5. No explanation was given for the delay. Cornell began working on the disc last fall after the release of AUDIOSLAVE's thir...

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New Music From SCOTT WEILAND, CHRIS CORNELL, SERJ TANKIAN Featured In 'Bug' Movie

New music by VELVET REVOLVER's Scott Weiland, AUDIOSLAVE's Chris Cornell and SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Serj Tankian is set to be included in the upcoming movie "Bug", which is slated for a May 25 theatrical release. Weiland's contribution will come in the form of the song "Beautiful Day", which he performe...

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FAIR TO MIDLAND: New Single Posted Online

Genre-bending Dallas progressive rock band FAIR TO MIDLAND has posted the first single, "Dance of the Manatee", from their forthcoming full-length debut, "Fables from a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True", due out on April 24 via SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian's label Serjical Strik...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN's 'Screamers' Flick Opens In New York, Virginia

"Screamers", a new documentary about the history of genocide throughout the 20th century featuring SYSTEM OF A DOWN, opens today (Friday, January 26) in New York and Alexandria, Va. The members of SYSTEM OF A DOWN are all descended from survivors of the Armenian genocide, during which the Turkish go...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Future Uncertain

World Entertainment News Network reports: SYSTEM OF A DOWN insist they are not splitting up — but admit the band has an uncertain musical future. John Dolmayan, Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian and Shavo Odadjian announced their hiatus from the band earlier this year to work on separate projects. And fr...

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Documentary Featuring SYSTEM OF A DOWN Opens Today

Launch Radio Networks reports: "Screamers", a new documentary about the history of genocide throughout the 20th century featuring SYSTEM OF A DOWN, premieres in Los Angeles today (Friday, December 8),with the film expanding to other cities in January. The members of SYSTEM OF A DOWN are all descend...

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ROB HALFORD, ROBERT PLANT, BON SCOTT, OZZY Are Among 'Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists'

Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Robert Plant (LED ZEPPELIN) and Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) are among the singers who appear on Hit Parader magazine's (cover) list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" (published in the November 2006 issue). Commented the editors of the magazi...