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AUDIOSLAVE Has Finally Arrived
Canada's Chart Attack is reporting that AUDIOSLAVE are planning a North American tour from April 7 to 30, including a confirmed show at Toronto's Kool Haus April 26, with a second date in Vancouver soon to be announced. AUDIOSLAVE will release their as-yet-untitled new album May 16. The album's firs...March 14, 2005
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Former EMPEROR Drummer FAUST Joins ABORYM
Former EMPEROR and current SCUM drummer Bård "Faust" Eithun has officially joined Italy's ABORYM as a a full-time member. "I am gonna go to Rome at the end of April to record the fourth album of these cyber black metallers," Faust said in a statement. "I am very excited to hear the result since this...March 14, 2005
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AXIS OF JUSTICE Celebrates Farmworkers' Victory
AUDIOSLAVE's Tom Morello and SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Serj Tankian are proud to join in the celebration of the decisive victory that the farmworkers of Immokalee, Florida (the Coalition of Immokalee Workers — CIW) have just claimed. For more than four years, the CIW has been embroiled in a boycott of Taco...March 13, 2005
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OBITUARY: In Mixing Mode
OBITUARY frontman John Tardy has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Our work at RedRoom Recorders is done and we now move to Morrisound Studios [in Tampa, Florida] where we will be doing the mixing. Things went really well and the new songs sound great already and I can't...March 12, 2005
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Original MOLLY HATCHET Singer DANNY JOE BROWN Dead At 53
The southern rock family was dealt a huge blow on March 10 with the passing of original MOLLY HATCHET singer Danny Joe Brown. He had only just been released from hospital, after treatment for pneumonia and other ailments, but died upon his return home. He was 53 years old. Although earlier, establis...March 12, 2005
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Former THE ALMIGHTY Frontman Records Acoustic Cover Of IRON MAIDEN Classic
Former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick has posted the following message in the "Forum" section of his official web site: "This week's show at The Joint [in Los Angeles] will be the second last show there for a while, the last being a bit of a St. Patrick's day bash on March 16th (yes, I ...March 12, 2005
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Former LEMMING PROJECT Guitarist Dies At Age 33
Michael Schmale, guitarist and main songwriter of the German death metal band LEMMING PROJECT, died on Thursday, February 17 at the age of 33. LEMMING PROJECT initially formed in 1986 and eventually signed to Noise Records for the release of the two albums "Extinction" and "Hate And Despise", the la...March 11, 2005
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PARADISE LOST's JEFF SINGER Selling BLAZE Drum Kit
According to a posting on BlazeFans.com, PARADISE LOST/ex-BLAZE drummer Jeff Singer is selling his drum kit off "to anyone who has the cash burning a hole in their pocket. This is the same kit that was used on [BLAZE's] 'Silicon Messiah' and 'Tenth Dimension' tours, including the Big Bash where 'As...March 10, 2005
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BEN JACKSON GROUP To Release 'All Over You' This Month
Florida-based heavy metal band the BEN JACKSON GROUP is set to release its new album "All Over You" on March 29, via Screaming Ferret Wreckords. "All Over You" is the band's second album. Vocalist/guitarist Ben Jackson created his own band to further expand the musical direction explored by his prev...March 8, 2005
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GUNS N' ROSES' Manager Slams NY TIMES Over 'Rubbish' 'Chinese Democracy' Article
Merck Mercuriadis, worldwide CEO for the Sanctuary Group and manager of GUNS N' ROSES, has responded to The New York Times article entitled "Success, excess and a music industry phantom" about GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited "Chinese Democracy" album, which was dubbed by the paper "probably the most exp...March 6, 2005
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In the Wake of Separation
Let's get the hype out of the way first. THINE EYES BLEED includes Tom Araya's brother, Johnny, on bass guitar. I'm happy for the PR and label folks that have an immediate selling point based on the surname, but it's pretty meaningless beyond that. Sure, there's plenty of SLAYER-esque guitar-squawki...March 6, 2005
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Former CIRCLE II CIRCLE Guitarist Performs With Ex-RATT Singer: Video Available
Former CIRCLE II CIRCLE guitarist Tom McDyne has uploaded a four-minute video of him performing with ex-RATT singer Stephen Pearcy on the "Cowhead & Brent" morning show in Tampa, Florida on March 2, 2005. Tom and Stephen play the big hits like "Round and Round", "Lay it Down" and a few others. C...March 4, 2005
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AEROSMITH Bassist To Perform At Boston Charity Event
AEROSMITH's Tom Hamilton will blow the dust off his road cases and break out his favorite bass to peform in Boston this Friday, March 4. Tickets are still available to see Tom jam at a Boston benefit presented by Peace Games, an organization of which Tom has been a longtime supporter. A host of the...March 4, 2005
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Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Working On 'Autobiographical' Solo Album
Billboard.com is reporting that original KISS drummer Peter Criss is currently hard at work at his own recording studio, laying down tracks for an as-yet-untitled solo album. "I started writing this stuff a couple of years back, actually," Criss told Billboard.com. "I was procrastinating, that's the...March 3, 2005
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TRIPP EISEN's Attorney: 'We'll Deal With The Charges In Court'
Marc Pollack, manager for STATIC-X, has confirmed that the band have parted ways with troubled guitarist Tripp Eisen (real name Tod Rex Salvador),but would not use the term ''fired'' in connection with the break with Salvador, 39, of Burbank, Calif. Speaking to Tom Coombe of Allentown, Pennsylvania...March 2, 2005
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