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IN FLAMES: New Studio Photos Posted Online
New pictures from the guitar- and bass-recording sessions for the new IN FLAMES album in Gothenburg, Sweden have been posted online at the group's official web site, InFlames.com. Check them out at this location. IN FLAMES singer Anders Fridén recently told Nuclear Blast magazine that the upcoming a...April 29, 2005
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VELVET REVOLVER Drummer Says He's 'Not Afraid' Of Playing OZZFEST
Launch Radio Networks reports: Though it's been common knowledge for several weeks, VELVET REVOLVER has officially announced its participation in Ozzfest 2005. The quintet will play the final seven dates of the 26-city tour beginning on August 23, taking over IRON MAIDEN's slot on the Ozzfest mainst...April 29, 2005
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TAPROOT: New Album Due In August
Velvet Hammer/Atlantic has reportedly set an August 16 release date for the new TAPROOT album, entitled "Blue-Sky Research". The follow-up to 2002's "Welcome", "Blue-Sky Research" was produced by Michael Beinhorn in Los Angeles and features guest appearances by Billy Corgan (ex-SMASHING PUMPKINS) an...April 28, 2005
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OZZFEST 2005: New 'Mystery Band' Slot Added To Second Stage
Ozzfest.com has added a second "mystery band" slot to the lineup of acts performing on the Hot Topic second stage at this year's travelling festival. BLOODSIMPLE, the New York-based band featuring former members of VISION OF DISORDER, DOWNSET and MEDICATION, are a favorite to fill one of the slots....April 28, 2005
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Is A Hit On Japanese TV
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's official web site has been updated with the following message: "The [Japanese] TV show 'Hebimetasan', which features Marty each week as a regular, is a smash hit! The premise of the high-energy show is to introduce, explain and have fun with (as well as mak...April 28, 2005
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VELVET REVOLVER Frontman Co-Produces Sophomore Album From THE ACTUAL
VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland has done some co-production work on the upcoming sophomore album from the Los Angeles power trio THE ACTUAL. The band, who feature in their ranks singer Max Bernstein (son of famed Pulitzer Prize-winning Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein),are recording the CD...April 28, 2005
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Reward Offered In Connection With Assault At VELVET REVOLVER Concert
San Francisco's CBS 5 is reporting that authorities announced Tuesday (April 26) that a $1,000 reward is being offered in connection with an April 19 assault at the VELVET REVOLVER concert at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. According to the California Highway Patrol, the assault o...April 27, 2005
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It's Official: VELVET REVOLVER To Replace IRON MAIDEN At Final Seven OZZFEST Shows
MTV.com is reporting that it's been finally made official that VELVET REVOLVER will be taking over for IRON MAIDEN as one of Ozzfest's main attractions when this year's traveling festival hits Albuquerque, New Mexico, on August 23. In mid-March, IRON MAIDEN disclosed the bad news: because of previou...April 27, 2005
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VINNIE PAUL To Continue Writing REVOLVER Advice Column
Despite a previous announcement to the contrary, PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul will continue to write his advice column for Revolver magazine. In a statement posted in the magazine's May 2005 issue, Revolver editors write that there was a miscommunication between Vinnie and Revolver and tha...April 26, 2005
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IN FLAMES Upgraded To OZZFEST's Main Stage
According to Ozzfest.com, IN FLAMES have been upgraded to a main-stage slot at this year's Ozzfest. The Swedish band will open the proceedings on the main stage, where they are scheduled to go on right before BLACK LABEL SOCIETY. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Main Stage: BLACK S...April 25, 2005
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CARNAL FORGE: 'CHILDREN OF BODOM Can Name Their Albums Whatever They Want'
Swedish thrashers CARNAL FORGE have issued a statement defending themselves against accusations that they have attacked CHILDREN OF BODOM's "originality" by questioning C.O.B.'s plans to use almost exactly the same title ("Are You Dead Yet?") for their upcoming CD as that of CARNAL FORGE's latest ef...April 25, 2005
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ZAKK WYLDE Says GUNS N' ROSES Would Sound Like VELVET REVOLVER If He Had Joined The Band
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman Zakk Wylde recently answered a few questions for Argus Leader, South Dakota's largest newspaper. The question-and-answer session follows: Q: You and Dimebag Darrell — the former PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist who was murdered on stage last year — were very close. Was it...April 23, 2005
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VELVET REVOLVER: More North American Tour Dates Announced
VELVET REVOLVER have added several dates to their North American headlining tour, spanning from an Aug. 11 performance in Mt. Pleasant, Mich., through an Aug. 21 stop in Tucson, Ariz. These shows apparently will overlap with the band's previously announced Ozzfest stint, which drummer Matt Sorum had...April 22, 2005
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METAL HAMMER GOLDEN GODS Awards: Nominees Announced
The nominations for the 2005 Metal Hammer Golden Gods, the U.K.'s most prestigious rock and metal awards ceremony, were announced on Wednesday (April 20). On Monday, June 13, the Metal Hammer Golden Gods will relocate to the heartland of London's rock mecca, the London Astoria, for its third annual...April 21, 2005
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INME: New Album Due In June
Britain's INME will release their eagerly anticipated sophomore album, "White Butterfly", on June 20 via V2 Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Overgrown Eden", which was recorded in Los Angeles with revered producer Josh Abraham (KORN, COURTNEY LOVE, LIMP BIZKIT, VELVET REVOLVER),"fulfills all the e...April 21, 2005
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