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CAMP FREDDY To Play Free Show In Los Angeles
CAMP FREDDY, the Los Angeles-based "jam" band consisting of JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro, former THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (on guitar),ex-GUNS N' ROSES/THE CULT drummer Matt Sorum, and vocalist Donovan Leitch (the son of 1960s U.K. folk-rock icon Donovan),will be playing a...April 1, 2004
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MACHINE HEAD To Film Detroit Show For Possible Live DVD
MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has posted the following message to the band's official web site: "Hails and salutations fuckers! "The release of our new record, 'Through The Ashes Of Empires' (from here on out referred to as 'TTAOE') is less than a month away! The new, exclusive track, 'Seasons...March 31, 2004
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MUDVAYNE Name-Dropped On 'The Sopranos', Are Subject Of String Quartet Tribute
For recording artists MUDVAYNE, being name-dropped on an episode of "The Sopranos" was an unexpected plot twist in the band's evolution. The episode — which premiered Sunday, March 28 — featured A.J. Soprano, played by actor Robert Iler, going to a MUDVAYNE concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Man...March 30, 2004
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DEATH Tribute CD Update: CHIMAIRA, KING DIAMOND Members Lay Down Their Tracks
Guitarist James Murphy (ex-DEATH, OBITUARY, TESTAMENT) has issued the following update regarding the status of the upcoming tribute CD, "Within The Mind - In Homage To The Musical Legacy Of Chuck Schuldiner": "Hi everyone, I have some recent progress on the DEATH tribute project, 'Within The Mind',...March 29, 2004
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AVIDOST Recording Debut Album With Veteran Producer NEIL KERNON
Veteran producer Neil Kernon (NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEICIDE, QUEENSRŸCHE) is currently working with an unsigned, female-fronted band called AVIDOST. Based out of Chicago, Illinois, the five-piece group "has a lot of different flavors to their music, from black metal, to progressive metal to we...March 26, 2004
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Ex-SAIGON KICK Singer To Form New Band
Former SAIGON KICK singer Matt Kramer has posted the following message on his official web site: "2004 seems to be bringing some interesting things to the table already. [My solo album] 'War & Peas' is about to be licensed in Germany with two deals on the table!! January was the NAMM show and it...March 25, 2004
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MUDVAYNE: New Album To Surface In The Fall
After opening for METALLICA on the band's Summer Sanitarium tour, MUDVAYNE spent the holidays recuperating before starting work on the quartet's third, as-yet-untitled, Epic Records release. Scheduled for this fall, the upcoming album follows the success of MUDVAYNE's first two albums — "L.D. 50" (2...March 25, 2004
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CODESEVEN Sign With EQUAL VISION RECORDS
North Carolina's CODESEVEN have officially joined the Equal Vision Records roster. Originally formed back in 1995 by three brothers (James, Jon, and Matt Tuttle),CODESEVEN have seen a tremendous evolution throughout their history. Most recently the band released "The Rescue" (The Music Cartel) in M...March 25, 2004
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JAG PANZER Guitarist Apologizes For IN FLAMES Remarks
JAG PANZER guitarist Mark Briody has issued an apology over his previous statement regarding the circumstances that led IN FLAMES vocalist Anders Fridén to refer to ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer as "the only person on this planet that I can't stand." As previously reported, Fridén slammed Schaffer...March 24, 2004
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KING DIAMOND Drummer Records Track For DEATH Tribute CD
KING DIAMOND drummer Matt Thompson has recorded a guest appearance for the upcoming DEATH tribute CD, "Within The Mind - In Homage To The Musical Legacy Of Chuck Schuldiner". Thompson is featured on a cover version of the track "Spirit Crusher", which originally appeared on the final DEATH studio al...March 22, 2004
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EYES OF FIRE Part Ways With Keyboardist, Announce Replacement
EYES OF FIRE, the experimental Orange County, California-based featuring Matt Fisher and Dan Kaufman from the legendary cultists MINDROT, have parted ways with keyboardist Ben Smith. "[Ben] informed the band a couple of weeks ago that he needed to straighten things out in his life and he was unable...March 21, 2004
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JAG PANZER Guitarist Comments On IN FLAMES/ICED EARTH 'Feud'
JAG PANZER guitarist Mark Briody has offered more information about the circumstances that led IN FLAMES vocalist Anders Fridén to refer to ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer as "the only person on this planet that I can't stand." As previously reported, Fridén slammed Schaffer in a recent interview ov...March 20, 2004
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THE HAUNTED To Support FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND In The U.K.
Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED have been confirmed as the main support act for FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND on their U.K. headlining tour in May. FUNERAL frontman Matt Davies commented: "THE HAUNTED are truly ferocious and a definite favorite of ours." THE HAUNTED have also been added to the lineup of bands...March 18, 2004
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SOCIETY 1: Suspension Show Packs L.A.'s Key Club, Makes History
On Thursday, March 11, at L.A.'s Key Club, SOCIETY 1's Matt Zane became the first rock singer in history to perform live while "suspended" — pierced through the back and hoisted up in the air, supported only by the hooks in his flesh. An uncommonly disciplined and daring feat that has never been acc...March 17, 2004
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MISERY INDEX Part Ways With Drummer, Seek Replacement
MISERY INDEX, the Baltimore, Maryland-based band featuring Jason Netherton (bass/vocals, ex-DYING FETUS),Sparky Voyles (guitar, ex-DYING FETUS, M.O.D.),and Bruce Greig (guitar, ex-DYING FETUS, NEXT STEP UP),have parted ways with drummer Matt Byers. "Matt has decided himself to move on and do othe...March 16, 2004