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SUPLECS: New Album Produced By CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Frontman
Long-running New Orleans sludge-rock act SUPLECS have completed work on a new album with producers Pepper Keenan, best known for his long tenure with CORROSION OF CONFORMITY and DOWN, and Dave Fortman, the former UGLY KID JOE guitarist and producer behind the multimillion-selling EVANESCENCE major-l...August 6, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER To Perform On German TV
VELVET REVOLVER will appear on "TV Total", one of Germany's most popular comedy shows, on September 6. The band will perform "Fall To Pieces" live and guitarist Slash will be interviewed by the show's host Stefan Raab. In other news, VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum has posted the following messag...August 4, 2004
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Former PLASMATICS Guitarist Collaborates With Adult Contemporary Singer
Billboard is reporting that former PLASMATICS guitarist Richie Stotts has co-written four songs on the new album from Canadian-born adult contemporary singer-songwriter Carla Lother. "I knew about Richie and the PLASMATICS from my brother," Lother told the magazine. "He listened to all the PLASMATIC...August 2, 2004
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MUDVAYNE Offer Fans Chance To Choose Drum Kit For Upcoming Tour
MUDVAYNE drummer Matt McDonough is giving his fans a chance to choose the drum kit he will be playing in support of their upcoming CD. Go to www.pearldrum.com to check out how to send in your drum kit idea. You can also win Pearl Drums equipment, MUDVAYNE CDs and DVDs, and autographed items ...July 29, 2004
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SAXON Singer Says The New Album Is A Mixture Of Early And New Influences
SAXON frontman frontman Biff Byford recently spoke to the U.K.'s long-running magazine Terrorizer about the group's brand-new album, "Lionheart", due on September 20 through SPV Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Killing Ground" was completed at Gems24 studio near Boston, Lincolnshire, England with p...July 25, 2004
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MOTÖRHEAD, DARK ANGEL, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM To Appear On METALLICA Tribute Album
MOTÖRHEAD, DARK ANGEL, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM and various members of KISS, DEEP PURPLE and TESTAMENT are among the musicians featured on the upcoming METALLICA tribute album, "Metallic Attack: Metallica - The Ultimate Tribute" (view cover here),due on August 3 through Big Deal Records. The complete tra...July 25, 2004
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COLD Sign With ATLANTIC RECORDS
COLD have signed a new deal with Atlantic Records following their split with the Geffen label back in March. At the time, the group's frontman Scooter Ward blamed the split on "a disagreement on how to promote our band. They wouldn't do what we wanted, so we asked if they would let us go," he ...July 23, 2004
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VAN HALEN: Bassist MICHAEL ANTHONY Nowhere To Be Heard On New Tracks
According to MelodicRock.com, bassist Michael Anthony isn't credited on the three new songs ("It's About Time", "Up For Breakfast", "Learning To See") included on the new VAN HALEN compilation, "Best of Both Worlds", due on July 20. Appearing on the new tracks are Alex Van Halen on drums, Sammy Haga...July 17, 2004
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ANGUS YOUNG: AC/DC Would Consider Playing Gig At 'ACDC Lane'
AC/DC guitarist Angus Young has told Australia's The Age that the group are completing work on a new album, with a release and tour scheduled for next year. He also said they would consider playing a gig at "ACDC Lane" — the proposed new name of "Corporation Lane" in Melbourne's central business dis...July 16, 2004
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NEW YORK DOLLS Bassist Dies Of Leukemia
Hits Daily Double is reporting that NEW YORK DOLLS bassist Arthur "Killer" Kane died of advanced leukemia in an L.A. area hospital Tuesday night (July 13). Kane, who had reunited with surviving bandmates David Johansen and Syl Sylvain for last month's acclaimed performance at Morrissey's Meltdown Fe...July 14, 2004
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CANCER Begin Writing Material For Full-Length Album
CANCER guitarist/vocalist John Walker and drummer Carl Stokes will spend the next few months writing material for a new full-length album, tentatively due in 2005 through Copro Records. In the meantime, guitarist Rob Engvikson will re-launch his ASATRU project, which is tentatively scheduled to rele...July 13, 2004
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MURDERDOLLS Frontman Reassembles Solo Band, Announces Tour Dates
MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13 has abandoned plans to utilize Floridian "grave rockers" DEATH BECOMES YOU as his backing band during his upcoming U.S. and European solo tour dates. "The reasoning why they will not be joining me is not anything bad nor personal," Wednesday writes on his web site....July 12, 2004
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MUDVAYNE: Pre-Production Photos Posted Online
A bunch of photos of MUDVAYNE taken during the songwriting sessions for the group's upcoming third studio album have been posted online at this location. As previously reported, MUDVAYNE entered The Plant studio in Sausalito, California in early June to record the follow-up to 2002's gold-certified...July 8, 2004
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Supreme Court Blocks Execution Of METALLICA-'Influenced' Killer
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 7) blocked the scheduled execution of a man who chanted the chorus to METALLICA's "No Remorse" — "Another day, another death, another sorrow, another breath" — after fatally shooting a man in the head in Corpus Christi and robbing him of $13 twenty years ago...July 7, 2004
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WARGASM: Reunion Show Confirmed
After a ten-year hiatus, Boston's thrash pioneers WARGASM will return to unleash their unique brand of power metal on Saturday, September 18 at the Middle East Club in Cambridge, Ma. Billed as the "First Annual Rawkshow", proceeds from the event will benefit the Boston-based non-profit organization,...June 28, 2004
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