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MONSTER MAGNET Set American Release Date For 'Monolithic Baby!'
MONSTER MAGNET have set a May 25 American release date through SPV USA for their latest album, "Monolithic Baby!" After liberating themselves from their major label contract following the 2001 release of "God Says No", MONSTER MAGNET frontman Dave Wyndorf says that the feeling of freedom and optimis...April 8, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER: 'Slither' Full-Length MP3 Available For Download
"Slither", the first single from VELVET REVOLVER's much-anticipated debut album, "Contraband", has been made available for download in MP3 format at this location (courtesy of FMQB.com). "Contraband", due on June 8 through RCA Records, will include twelve of the more than fifty tracks the band co-wr...April 7, 2004
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Hanging Out With SLASH In New York City
Tricia Romano of the Village Voice has included the following tidbit in the April 5 installment of her "Fly Life" regular column: "Still in recovery mode the next night, I went to my weekly moonlighting DJ gig at the Soho Grand. The four hours are usually passed with mellow house music and downtempo...April 6, 2004
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DREAM EVIL: 'The Book Of Heavy Metal' Release Date Pushed Forward
DREAM EVIL's third album, "The Book Of Heavy Metal", will be issued on May 24 — one week ahead of its previously announced May 31 release date. The follow-up to last year's "Evilized", "The Book Of Heavy Metal" was recorded at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden and features special guest appearanc...April 5, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER: SLASH/DUFF MCKAGAN's Interview With VIRGIN RADIO Posted Online
Slash fan site Slash's World has uploaded the former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist's recent interview with Virgin Radio (U.K.) in six parts at this location. Also present for the discussion about all things GNR and VELVET REVOLVER was Slash's bandmate Duff McKagan. Slash and Du...March 30, 2004
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SCOTT WEILAND: It's Hard For Me To Bet I Will Stay Sober
In the April 2004 issue of Metal Hammer U.K., current VELVER REVOLVER and former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland discusses his relationship with drugs. "I've been drinking since I was 15. I've been doing drugs since I was 16, I've been doing heroin since I was 23, " Weiland said in the in...March 28, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER: Q Magazine Seeks Readers' Help In Composing Questions For SLASH
Britain's Q magazine will be interviewing former GUNS N' ROSES/current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash for their "Cash For Questions" slot — the section of the magazine where readers get to send in the questions they've always wanted to ask a star. The magazine will put the best ones to Slash, and p...March 25, 2004
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SCOTT WEILAND To Leave Rehab For Nine Hours To Shoot 'Slither' Video
MTV.com reports: "A judge in Los Angeles refused to allow VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland to leave rehab to shoot a video for 'Slither' on Tuesday, but she did allow him nine hours to do so on April 4, with certain provisions, a court spokesperson said. The judge also modified the singer's sent...March 24, 2004
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DREAM EVIL Set Release Date For 'The Book Of Heavy Metal'
DREAM EVIL, the Swedish band featuring acclaimed producer Fredrik Nordström (HAMMERFALL, IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, etc.) and drummer Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME),have set a May 31 European release date through Century Media Records for their t...March 23, 2004
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WITHIN TEMPTATION Video Used In Videogame Trailer
TDK Mediactive is using WITHIN TEMPTATION's video for "Mother Earth" to launch their new game "Knights of the Temple" made for X-Box, PS2, Nintendo and PC. View the trailer here. The "Mother Earth" clip was directed by Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Films, who has previously worked with IN FLAMES, DIMMU...March 23, 2004
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SCOTT WEILAND: DUI Case Postponed
MTV.com reports: "A California court has postponed the DUI case of VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland until April 23. Last October, Weiland was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs after crashing his BMW into a parked van. On Tuesday, the singer is scheduled to receive a progress repo...March 22, 2004
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TAPROOT Collaborate With BILLY CORGAN, DEFTONES' CARPENTER
TAPROOT recently collaborated with former SMASHING PUMPKINS/ZWAN mainman Billy Corgan on material for the group's upcoming third Velvet Hammer/Atlantic album. "We went to meet Billy hoping to learn how to approach songwriting in a new way," drummer Jared Montague told Billboard.com. "We ended up get...March 15, 2004
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Report: BYZANTINE Represents Metal With A Message
Justin McElroy of The Herald-Dispatch reports that though environmental issues and Appalachian history aren't at the forefront of most metal, one Huntington man, along with the rest of his band BYZANTINE, is attempting to be the first. With a recent nationally released CD, and profiles in magazines...March 14, 2004
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ENTOMBED/THE COFFINSHAKERS Split Single On The Way
Primitive Art Records will release a split single of ENTOMBED and THE COFFINSHAKERS covering LEE HAZLEWOOD songs. ENTOMBED will contribute their version of "Some Velvet Morning" (taken from their 2002 release "Sons Of Satan Praise the Lord"),while THE COFFINSHAKERS will appear with "Dark in My Hear...March 13, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER: 'Contraband' Release Pushed Back To June
The release date of VELVET REVOLVER's much-anticipated debut album, "Contraband", has been postponed to June 8 from the previously announced May 18, according to the web site of the group's record label, RCA Records. No reason was given for the delay. The album's first single, "Slither", will be del...March 12, 2004