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RUSH: Baroque Tribute Album Out Now

Vitamin Records has just released "A Baroque Tribute to Rush", an album that promises to "revive the strength and unity that was produced in some of the legendary Canadian band's best work such as 'Madrigal' and 'Time Stands Still'," according to a posting on the label's web site. The complete track...

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DRAGONLAND: New Album Samples Posted Online

DRAGONLAND, the Gothenburg, Sweden-based melodic metal sextet, have uploaded five one-minute audio clips from their third album, "Starfall", at this location. Commented guitarist Olof Mörck: "These five samples we've chosen are just a small tip of the iceberg of 'Starfall', although we think the new...

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AUDIOSLAVE Guitarist Has No Plans For NIGHTWATCHMAN Album

Launch Radio Networks reports: Tom Morello's protest-singing alter ego THE NIGHTWATCHMAN has finally appeared on an album, but don't expect a lot more from him anytime soon. The AUDIOSLAVE guitarist said he hasn't thought about doing a full-scale NIGHTWATCHMAN project. "Not that I have plans for," h...

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SLAYER To Add Theatrical Blood To Select JÄGERMEISTER Tour Dates

SLAYER will push the envelope of rock and roll performance art for their upcoming tour with an effect dubbed the "Wall of Blood." SLAYER's Wall of Blood will make its North American touring debut when the band headlines the Jägermeister Music Tour, set to kick off October 29 in Springfield, MO. At s...

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AUDIOSLAVE Guitarist Applauds VOTE FOR CHANGE Artists

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello isn't part of the Vote For Change tour, but he's supporting the effort. Morello has been a political activist since before his days with RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, and he cofounded the Axis Of Justice political organization with...

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JEFF KOLLMAN BAND: Audio Samples Posted Online

The JEFF KOLLMAN BAND, aka JKB, have made available MP3 samples of four songs, "Never Gonna Get It" (mp3),"By Myself" (mp3),"Stupid Little Girl" (mp3),and "Can't Let You Go" (mp3),off their just-released debut disc, "Bleeding the Soul". The latter cut is a haunting tribute ...

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AEROSMITH Honored For 'Album Of The Year' At BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS

AEROSMITH earned major label "Album of the Year" honors for the bluesy "Honkin' on Bobo" at the 17th annual Boston Music Awards on Wednesday (Sept. 29). The ceremony, which took place at the Avalon Ballroom in Beantown, honored the region's top musicians. Accepting the award for "Album of the Year",...

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Former NINE INCH NAILS Drummer To Tour With MARILYN MANSON

According to The NIN Hotline, MARILYN MANSON confirmed in an interview on the radio station DC101 that former NINE INCH NAILS drummer Chris Vrenna will be playing on MANSON's upcoming "Against All Gods" tour. As previously reported, MARILYN MANSON drummer Ginger Fish was injured when he fell from a...

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AUDIOSLAVE Guitarist: New Album Could Go In A Number Of Different Directions

AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello recently told Launch Radio Networks that he can't predict what the group's still-in-progress sophomore album will sound like. "It's hard to say," he said. "We've written 22 songs, and depending which of those we choose to put on the record, it could go in a number of...

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SINNER To Record WACKEN 2005 Appearance For Upcoming DVD

SINNER, the long-running German band featuring PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner, will play a very special show at next year's Wacken Open Air festival. "We tried to bring the band back together for this years event, but it was too short termed and better to prepare this exciting event with the needed...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer To Attend 'Dance To The Music' Benefit

QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate is among the celebrities scheduled to appear at the "Dance to the Music" benefit supporting elementary-level music instruction in the Seattle Public Schools on Thursday (Sept. 30) at the Armory on South Lake Union in Seattle, WA. Other celebs expected to appear at the e...

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One listen to "rEVOLVEr", the fourth album in six years from Sweden's prolific THE HAUNTED, and it's clear why they did the not-so-subtle capitalization in the middle of the title. The band is trying to stretch out their sound somewhat, by varying tempos and moods more than ever before, while also b...

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SLAYER Forced To Cut Munich Show Short After TOM ARAYA Loses Voice

SLAYER were forced to cut their set short in Munich, Germany Monday night (Sept. 27) after frontman Tom Araya lost his voice mid-performance. The following report was e-mailed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET by a web site visitor in Munich: "[The show] started quite good with a lively HATEBREED performance. SLI...

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BLOODCUM Reunion In The Works

Late '80s Californian thrash outfit BLOODCUM, who are perhaps best known for their loose affiliation with SLAYER (the group's bassist was John Araya, younger brother of SLAYER frontman Tom Araya),are in the process of reforming with a view towards playing a few local shows and having "some fun" all...

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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist: We Didn't Re-Record 'Stay Hungry' To Get Back At Anybody

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French has spoken to Wisconsin-Music.com about the group's decision to re-record their classic "Stay Hungry" album for re-release under the new title "Still Hungry". Asked about producer Tom Werman's remarks regarding the group's reasons for re-recording the album, F...