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FEAR FACTORY Vocalist Says GIGANTOUR Has Been Treating Them Just 'OK'

MTV.com reports: According to FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell the Gigantour has been treating them just "OK." The techno-driven metal band's been performing around 6 p.m. each night, but Bell finds "85 percent of the people at these shows are MEGADETH and DREAM THEATER fans, and maybe 15 percen...

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'Dirty Diamonds' Is ALICE COOPER's Highest-Charting Album In 11 Years

Billboard magazine is reporting that ALICE COOPER has his highest-charting album on The Billboard 200 in 11 years. "Dirty Diamonds" (New West) opened at No. 169 in the week ended August 7. That's COOPER's highest-debuting and highest-charting set since "The Last Temptation of Alice Cooper", which de...

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SKEW SISKIN: Cover Of AC/DC's 'Shot Down In Flames' Posted Online

SKEW SISKIN, the German band fronted by Nina C. Alice, have uploaded their cover of AC/DC's "Shot Down in Flames", recorded during an appearance on the Europe 2 radio station in Paris in front of a special audience of select fans. Download it at this location (MP3, 7 MB). SKEW SISKIN recently announ...

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VELVET REVOLVER, DISTURBED, ALICE IN CHAINS Members Jam With CAMP FREDDY In Hollywood

VELVET REVOLVER members Slash and Scott Weiland, along with Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS),David Draiman (DISTURBED) and Billy Duffy (THE CULT),were among the special guests during CAMP FREDDY performance at the X Games party on Friday, August 5 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, Californi...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Tribute Album Report Was A Hoax

A spokesperson for the surviving members of ALICE IN CHAINS has told Launch that guitarist Jerry Cantrell, bassist Mike Inez, and drummer Sean Kinney are unaware of any plans for a proposed tribute album that was previously reported to be in the works. MUDVAYNE's manager also told Launch that the al...

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KING'S X: New Song Posted Online

A brand-new KING'S X track, entitled "Alone", is available for streaming on guitarist Ty Tabor's MySpace.com page. "Alone" comes off the Texas-based rock trio's upcoming album, "Ogre Tones" (view artwork at this location),due on September 27 via InsideOut Music America. The new KING'S X album was p...

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LINEA 77 Complete Work On 'Evoluzione' Video

Italian antagonists LINEA 77 braved sweltering conditions last weekend as they completed work on the video for lead track "Evoluzione", taken from their forthcoming album, "Available for Propaganda". The band spent over 12 hours tearing through the track time and time again in the midst of what can...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Tribute Album In The Works?

According to Launch Radio Networks, an ALICE IN CHAINS tribute album is reportedly in the works from Bullygoat Records, the label formed by MUDVAYNE singer Chad Gray. The project will apparently be titled "We Pay Our Debt Sometimes: A Tribute To Alice In Chains" and is slated to feature contribution...

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ROB ZOMBIE Bassist BLASKO to Take Part In Online Chat

ROB ZOMBIE bassist bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson wil be taking part in an online chat with the readers of Abrasive Rock on Wednesday, August 3 beginning at 1:00 p.m. PST (4:00 p.m. EST). More information is available at AbrasiveRock.com. ZOMBIE is currently headlining the second stage at this year'...

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KING'S X: Album Title Changed, Artwork Posted Online

Texas-based rock trio KING'S X have changed the title of their new CD to "Ogre Tones" from the previously announced "Landscape". The CD is due on September 27 via InsideOut Music America. Commented frontman Doug Pinnick: "I made up the name 'Landslide', and we all agreed, but the record company didn...

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Dirty Diamonds

ALICE COOPER has been making albums for 36 years now, and it's amazing that he's still serving up listenable, better-than-average fare while most of his contemporaries have lost their muse completely or are content to flog the old hits over and over again. COOPER has certainly had his ups and downs...

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ALICE COOPER Guitarist Talks About 'Dirty Diamonds', Current Hard Rock Scene

Australia's Inside_Out666 recently conducted an interview with ALICE COOPER guitarist Ryan Roxie. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Inside_Out666: How much input did you have in terms of writing for the new album? Ryan Roxie: "Alice was very cool about co-writing with the band on the last couple...

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ALICE COOPER: Entire 'Dirty Diamonds' Album Available For Streaming

New West Records and PureVolume.com are hosting a free "Listening Party" for a limited time for ALICE COOPER's new album, "Dirty Diamonds". People can get a chance to hear the new album in its entirety before its official U.S. release next week (August 2). Check it out at this location. Production o...

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CAMP FREDDY To Perform At X GAMES Party In Hollywood

CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" band consisting of ex-JANE'S ADDICTION/RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS guitarist Dave Navarro, former THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (on guitar),VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum, and vocalist Donovan Leitch (the son of 1960s U.K. folk-rock...

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Cover Artist HUGH GILMOUR: BLACK SABBATH Ruined My Life

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi's official web site, Iommi.com, has posted the "fascinating story" of Hugh Gilmour's involvement with Tony and BLACK SABBATH. Hugh recently designed the cover artwork for Tony's new solo album, "Fused", and has worked on BLACK SABBATH projects for the past ten year...