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DROWNING POOL: 'Step Up' Video Posted Online

DROWNING POOL's video for their new single, "Step Up", has been posted online at this location. "Step Up" comes off the group's upcoming sophomore album, "Desensitized", due on April 20 through Wind-Up Records. The track will also be will be featured on the upcoming "Punisher: The Album" soundtrack,...

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TOMMY LEE Bassist To Tour With PRONG

TOMMY LEE bassist Marty O'Brien has issued the following update on his recent and upcoming activities: "I've been pretty busy lately. Tommy Lee is locked up in his home studio writing new songs, so I'm taking advantage of the time off and I'm playing for anyone and everyone… Most importantly, I've g...

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MACHINE HEAD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, ARCH ENEMY Confirmed For NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL

MACHINE HEAD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, ARCH ENEMY, ICED EARTH, CHILDREN OF BODOM have been confirmed to headline this year's New England Metal & Hardcore Festival, set to take place April 30-May 1 at The Palladium in Worcester, Mass. The following groups are currently scheduled to appear at the festiv...

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DAMAGEPLAN's Collaboration With JERRY CANTRELL Confirmed For 'Punisher' Soundtrack

DAMAGEPLAN's collaboration with ex-ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell, a song called "Ashes To Ashes", will be featured on the upcoming on the soundtrack to the movie "Punisher", due on March 23 through Wind-Up Records. The complete track listing for the album is as follows: 01. DROWNING POOL...

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DAMAGEPLAN: Webcast Video Posted Online

The DAMAGEPLAN webcast that originally aired on February 8 has been posted online online in at this location (Windows Media). As previously reported, DAMAGEPLAN will be teaming up with HATEBREED, DROWNING POOL and UNEARTH for the second installment of the "Headbanger's Ball" tour beginning in late M...

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UNEARTH Officially Added To 'Headbanger's Ball Tour II'

Massachusetts-based metallers UNEARTH have been officially added to the forthcoming "Headbangers Ball Tour II", featuring HATEBREED, DAMAGEPLAN and DROWNING POOL. "Touring with HATEBREED, the most credible, hard working hardcore/metal band around today is something we have wanted to do since this ba...

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Former EVANESCENCE Guitarist To Collaborate With 'American Idol' Winner

In addition to writing material for Avril Lavigne's new CD, former EVANESCENCE guitarist Ben Moody is collaborating with "American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson on tracks for her second album. "It's cool because [Kelly] wants to do some branching out, and I'm doing nothing but branching out," Moody to...

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HATEBREED, DAMAGEPLAN, DROWNING POOL To Team Up For U.S. Tour

HATEBREED, DAMAGEPLAN and DROWNING POOL will be teaming up for the second installment of the "Headbanger's Ball" tour beginning in late March, according to an audio message from DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul distributed in the group's latest newsletter. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon...

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DROWNING POOL Announce New Singer, Audio Clip Posted Online

In a widely expected move, DROWNING POOL revealed during a "Headbanger's Ball" (MTV2) appearance Saturday night (Jan. 24) that they have recruited ex-BUILT XL frontman Jason "Gong" Jones to fill the singer slot left vacant by the death of Dave Williams (as exclusively reported here back in June 2003...

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DROWNING POOL To Announce New Singer On 'Headbanger's Ball'

DROWNING POOL are advising their fans to tune in to "Headbanger's Ball" this Saturday, January 24 at 10:00 p.m. for a "special announcement that you don't want to miss!" The Texan band are expected to reveal that they have recruited ex-BUILT XL frontman Jason "Gong" Jones to fill the singer slot lef...

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NAMM 2004: Even More Photos Posted Online

Dave Mustaine of MEGADETH, Dan Donegan of DISTURBED, DOPE, DROWNING POOL, KORN, Paul Stanley of KISS, SLAYER, SLIPKNOT, STATIC-X, SLAVES ON DOPE and Michael Anthony of VAN HALEN were on hand for the NAMM convention on Saturday (January 17) at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Che...

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Report: Top-Grossing OZZFEST Shows Of All Time (1996-2003)

As part of a special spotlight on the Osbournes in the current issue of Billboard, the magazine has compiled a list of the top 10 highest-grossing Ozzfest shows in the travelling festival's eight-year history. Since its inaugural run in 1996, Ozzfest has grossed a staggering $146.5 million from 236...

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KAIZEN: Video Posted Online

French metalcore act KAIZEN have posted a video for the song "Spearhead of Lies" at their official web site. Check it out: Windows Media, Real Media. The video was directed by Julien Metternich (THE OLD DEAD TREE, DAYLIGHT DIES) and was shot in a club in France. "Spearhead of Lies" comes ...

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DROWNING POOL Bassist Denies SW1TCHED Singer Was Asked To Join

DROWNING POOL bassist Stevie Benton has accused SW1TCHED frontman Ben Schigel of "making shit up" by claiming that he was asked to join Benton's band as the replacement for Jason "Gong" Jones, who has been unofficially working with the Dallas-based metallers for much of the past year. In an intervie...

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Report: SW1TCHED's SCHIGEL Turned Down Offer To Join DROWNING POOL

Jason Bracelin of Cleveland Scene is reporting that SW1TCHED frontman Ben Schigel was asked to join the platinum metal band DROWNING POOL, replacing the replacement (Jason "Gong" Jones) for former frontman Dave Williams, who died during the Ozzfest 2002 tour from cardiomyopathy, a heart muscle disea...