DARK NEW DAY, the new "supergroup" featuring Clint Lowery (ex-SEVENDUST) on guitar, Brett Hestla (ex-CREED, VIRGOS MERLOT) on vocals, Will Hunt (ex-SKRAPE, TOMMY LEE) on drums, Clint's brother Corey Lowery (ex-STEREOMUD, STUCK MOJO) on bass, and Troy McLawhorn (ex-DOUBLE DRIVE) on guitar, have released a new media player in anticipation of their upcoming album, "Twelve ...
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Bill Iddings of The Muskegon Chronicle is reporting that WHITESNAKE is among the bands that have been confirmed for Michigan's Muskegon Summer Celebration, the annual music festival that on Monday announced its final main-stage lineup for 2005. Running this year from June 30 through July 10, Muskegon Summer Celebration is entering its 13th ...
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According to the U.K.'s Terrorizer magazine, London's KILLING MIRANDA recently found themselves the subject of a fatwa (a religious decree, or judgment, issued by a recognized Islamic legal authority) after contributing music to the adult film "58 Bridge St" starring Muslim porn star Sahara. Attention was drawn to the movie after a recent edition of ...
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According to YorkshireToday.co.uk, singer Bruce Dickinson — who regularly exchanges his high-flying music career with heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN for an aircraft cockpit — was at the controls of a Boeing 737 on the first flight from Humberside Airport to Malaga Sunday (May 1). The singer, who this summer will headline the ...
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With the passing of two legends in Jakson Spires (BLACKFOOT) and Danny Joe Brown (MOLLY HATCHET), it's been a tough year for southern rock. It is people like Bobby Ingram who have helped keep the spirit of southern rock alive. Ingram sure as hell has kept MOLLY HATCHET alive and doing quite well overseas, not ...
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The following press release was issued by ANTHRAX's publicist, Maria Ferrero of Adrenaline PR: The news is spreading; not the disease. ANTHRAX, the heavy metal band has reunited with a serious purpose. Having had a very well-attended press conference at Sirius Satellite in New York City April 1, 2005, ANTHRAX continues to lead the heavy ...
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AUDIOSLAVE/ex-RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello's political folk alter ego THE NIGHTWATCHMAN will perform in New York City on Saturday, April 30 at Times Up (49 E. Houston) beginning at 7:30 p.m. sharp. THE NIGHTWATCHMAN songs are featured on "Songs And Artists That Inspired Fahrenheit 9/11" and "Tell Us The Truth: The Live Concert ...
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As first reported here on March 30, Dutch death metallers SINISTER have now officially reformed, according to a statement issued by Nuclear Blast Records. "Fact is that after numerous letters and e-mails of fans around the world we reconsidered to revive the band again", the group said in a statement, "but drastic measures were needed ...
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This New Jersey death metal band has been busting its ass since 2000, releasing music, garnering press accolades and touring with no help from others. That changes now as Screaming Ferret steps in to reissue the band's 2003 album "What the Mind Perceives" to a worldwide audience. It's always nice to see a hardworking band, ...
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QUIET RIOT frontman Kevin DuBrow recently spoke to KNAC.COM about his reputation as an "asshole" and last year's ill-fated "Bad Boys of Metal" tour with Jani Lane (ex-WARRANT) and Steven Adler (ex-GUNS N' ROSES), among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: KNAC.COM: It's true that the Internet gives a forum to ...
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Ward has responded to fans' criticism that the group's internal feud should have remained private and been dealt with away from the public eye. After being involved in a very public war of words (via the band's official message board) with FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's lead singer, Eric A.K., ...
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Frontiers Records have announced that they have secured a deal with the Los Angeles–based hard rock group BAD MOON RISING. BAD MOON RISING released during the '90s three amazing hard rock albums that highlighted the talents of British singer Kal Swan and axeman Doug Aldrich (currently guitarist for WHITESNAKE). Both musicians were former members of ...
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According to a post at Yngwie Malmsteen 100%, legendary Swedish hard rock guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN has been getting a lot of well-deserved attention recently with the release of his new album, "Unleash the Fury", via positive reviews and a renewed interest on the Internet as well as in print media. The June 2005 ...
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There's a silent majority of us out here in IRON MAIDEN fandom. Sure, we're happy when Steve Harris warms up a plate of reheated past glories, hires a community college dropout to whip up some artwork (that "Dance of Death" cover… sheesh!) and graces us with another increasingly clunky, bloodless, self-important MAIDEN album. It's kinda ...
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SOULFLY, ARCH ENEMY, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN and TEAM SLEEP are the latest acts confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Fields of Rock festival, set to be held June 18 in Nijmegen, Holland. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: AFTER FOREVER ALTER BRIDGE ARCH ENEMY ...
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John Futty of The Columbus Dispatch has issued the following report: Nathan Gale was dragged off the stage at a DAMAGEPLAN concert in Cincinnati eight months before killing the band's lead guitarist and three others at a concert in Columbus. Yesterday (April 12), Columbus police confirmed that Gale caused a disturbance on stage ...
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Finnish melodic metal act MACHINE MEN have inked a deal with Century Media Records. Earning a reputation as an excellent live band, these young musicians (in their early 20s) created quite a buzz in the realm of melodic metal with their self-titled MCD (2002) and their debut album, "Scars & Wounds", which was released in ...
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CHIMAIRA and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have cancelled their participation in this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 24-26 in Dessel, Belgium. Meanwhile, MADBALL have re-confirmed their appearance at the festival, along with latest additions MEGADETH, SKITSOTY, TERROR, AMEN, PRO-PAIN, DRAGONFORCE, GOREFEST, PETER PAN SPEEDROCK and SIRENIA. The billing for the 10th-anniversary ...
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TOOL's official web site, ToolBand.com, has been updated with the following message: "Good news, April Fool's fans. The writing and recording is back under way. When approached for comment on his recent encounter with the Son of God, Maynard said, 'That guy's a punk!' "As it turns out, Maynard was out 'location scouting' near the ...
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FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho (of WWE wrestling fame) will be conducting a CD-signing session at Utopia Records in George St Sydney, Australia on Saturday, April 9. This will take place at 1:00 p.m. prior to the WWE event in Sydney. FOZZY's third album, "All That Remains", was released in January via SPV Records. A video ...
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PAPA ROACH and MUDVAYNE are the latest additions to this year's Download Festival, set to take place June 10-12 at at Donington Park in the U.K. PAPA ROACH will play on the Main Stage on Sunday afternoon, just before NIGHTWISH, their first U.K. festival date since Ozzfest in 2001. Performing just before them, MUDVAYNE are ...
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DARK NEW DAY, the new "supergroup" featuring Clint Lowery (ex-SEVENDUST) on guitar, Brett Hestla (ex-CREED, VIRGOS MERLOT) on vocals, Will Hunt (ex-SKRAPE, TOMMY LEE) on drums, Clint's brother Corey Lowery (ex-STEREOMUD, STUCK MOJO) on bass, and Troy McLawhorn (ex-DOUBLE DRIVE) on guitar, have announced several more stops on their upcoming tour with CHEVELLE. Confirmed dates ...
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DARK NEW DAY, the new "supergroup" featuring Clint Lowery (ex-SEVENDUST) on guitar, Brett Hestla (ex-CREED, VIRGOS MERLOT) on vocals, Will Hunt (ex-SKRAPE, TOMMY LEE) on drums, Clint's brother Corey Lowery (ex-STEREOMUD, STUCK MOJO) on bass, and Troy McLawhorn (ex-DOUBLE DRIVE) on guitar, have made available audio streams of three songs from their upcoming debut album, ...
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MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn recently gave an in-depth interview to Earth-Dog.com. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Earth-Dog.com: How do you feel about the return of VIO-LENCE and why have you chosen not to take part? Robert Flynn: "While I hate to be the bearer of bad news, I feel I must ...
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Ah, the Mountain King himself, JON OLIVA, metal's own Brian Wilson. We never know what his status is, we empathize with his losses (brother and bandmate Criss was killed by a drunk driver a decade ago), we worry about his health, and when his voice cracks, or he takes years to release a proper metal ...
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DRAGONFORCE and PRO-PAIN have been confirmed for this year's Graspop Metal Meeting festival, set to take place June 24-26 in Dessel, Belgium. The billing for the 10th-anniversary edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 24: SYSTEM OF A DOWN WITHIN TEMPTATION PAPA ROACH HELMET ALTER BRIDGE KREATOR CHIMAIRA NEVERMORE ...
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COLD frontman Scooter Ward stopped by Jacksonville, Florida's Planet Radio 93.3 FM station on Thursday (March 24) to talk about the band's new album, "The Calm That Killed a Storm", and to play a few tracks from the upcoming CD. The follow-up to 2003's "Year of the Spider", "The Calm That Killed a Storm" was ...
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GOREFEST and SIRENIA have been confirmed for this year's Graspop Metal Meeting festival, set to take place June 24-26 in Dessel, Belgium. The billing for the 10th-anniversary edition of the the Graspop Metal Meeting is shaping up as follows: Friday, June 24: SYSTEM OF A DOWN WITHIN TEMPTATION PAPA ROACH HELMET ALTER BRIDGE KREATOR CHIMAIRA ...
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WHITESNAKE/WINGER guitarist Reb Beach has posted a lengthy update at his official web site regarding his collabroative project with KING'S X frontman Doug Pinnick. Read on: "The producer pulled out because of other obligations and the label suggested Kip to produce, and I, of course, was thrilled! Kip [Winger] agreed to do it and I ...
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DARK NEW DAY, the new "supergroup" featuring Clint Lowery (ex-SEVENDUST) on guitar, Brett Hestla (ex-CREED, VIRGOS MERLOT) on vocals, Will Hunt (ex-SKRAPE, TOMMY LEE) on drums, Clint's brother Corey Lowery (ex-STEREOMUD, STUCK MOJO) on bass, and Troy McLawhorn (ex-DOUBLE DRIVE) on guitar, have been tapped to open for CHEVELLE beginning in early April. As previously ...
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