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BILLY CORGAN To Reform SMASHING PUMPKINS
Reuters is reporting that singer Billy Corgan said on Tuesday (June 21) he plans to revive the SMASHING PUMPKINS, his Grammy-winning band which broke up in 2000 after more than a decade of blending alternative rock with the avant-garde. In full-page advertisements in Chicago newspapers, the bald-hea...June 21, 2005
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NASTY SAVAGE Frontman: 'People Were Always Tryin' To Fuck With My TV Sets'
Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with notorious NASTY SAVAGE vocalist "Nasty" Ron Galletti. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: In hindsight, how would you describe your early touring experiences? Ron Galletti: "We did a lot of silly stuff like the 'Will Work For Fo...June 15, 2005
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SEBASTIAN BACH Performs With Swedish Pop Singer SOFIA At SWEDEN ROCK Festival
Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach invited Swedish pop singer Sofia to sing with him on stage at this past weekend's Sweden Rock Festival. At Sweden Rock Festival in Solvesborg, Sweden last Saturday (June 11),Sebastian Bach and his band entered the stage in front of a wild crowd of 15,000 rock...June 14, 2005
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DEFTONES Frontman Says New Album Is A 'Roller Coaster Of Sounds'
DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno recently spoke to MTV.com about the making of their fifth album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Maverick Records. "It's just like this roller coaster of sounds. There's really aggressive stuff — super-aggressive stuff — that, like, I don't think we've d...May 31, 2005
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TAPROOT: New Song Available For Download
A brand-new TAPROOT track, entitled "Facepeeler", has been made available for download in MP3 format at this location. "Facepeeler" comes off the group's upcoming CD, "Blue-Sky Research", due on August 16 via Velvet Hammer/Atlantic. The follow-up to 2002's "Welcome", "Blue-Sky Research" was produced...May 22, 2005
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Sirius Radio Honors Fallen METAL CHURCH Frontman DAVID WAYNE
Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack channel will air a tribute to the late METAL CHURCH singer David Wayne on Ian Christe's "Bloody Roots" program this Tuesday, May 17 beginning at 9:00 p.m. EST. (repeat airs Friday, May 20 at 2:00 p.m. EST) In addition to classic tracks by METAL CHURCH and rare mu...May 16, 2005
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Mezmerize
SYSTEM OF A DOWN has done it again. With its third record (not including the "Steal This Album!" collection of leftovers from 2002),the band has created another work of thoroughly eccentric, tuneful, and heavy metallic rock that mixes a wide range of influences, adds a dash of loopy, surreal humor,...May 15, 2005
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NINE INCH NAILS: 'With Teeth' Tops BILLBOARD Album Chart
NINE INCH NAILS have sold 271,563 copies of their latest release, "With Teeth", in the United States in its first week of release to debut at No. 1 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. "With Teeth" was recorded in part at Sound City Studio in Van Nuys, Ca., and features a guest appearance on ...May 11, 2005
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BILLY CORGAN: 'Walking Shade' Video Posted Online
Former SMASHING PUMPKINS/ZWAN leader Billy Corgan's video for the track "Walking Shade" has been posted online at Yahoo! Music. "Walking Shade" comes off Corgan's debut solo album, "TheFutureEmbrace", due out June 21 on Warner Bros. Records. "TheFutureEmbrace" was produced by Corgan along with Bjorn...May 11, 2005
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STRYPER Is 'Reborn'
The multi-platinum and Billboard-charting rock band STRYPER is back and set to release "Reborn" via Big3 Records on August 16, 2005. "Reborn" marks the band's first complete studio release of original material in over a decade, since 1990's "Against the Law", and features 10 original tracks marked b...May 6, 2005
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BILLY CORGAN To Kick Off World Tour In Early June
Former SMASHING PUMPKINS/ZWAN leader Billy Corgan will embark on a world tour June 1 in Portugal in support of his debut solo album, "TheFutureEmbrace", due out June 21 on Warner Bros. Records. Over the course of eight weeks, the modern rock pioneer and his band will visit intimate venues in 11 coun...May 3, 2005
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TAPROOT: New Album Due In August
Velvet Hammer/Atlantic has reportedly set an August 16 release date for the new TAPROOT album, entitled "Blue-Sky Research". The follow-up to 2002's "Welcome", "Blue-Sky Research" was produced by Michael Beinhorn in Los Angeles and features guest appearances by Billy Corgan (ex-SMASHING PUMPKINS) an...April 28, 2005
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Hate.Malice.Revenge
Much is made of the mixing of hardcore and death or thrash metal, the term "metalcore" being beaten into the ground by critics and fans alike. At some point, you've got to look at it as nothing more than a band's influences coming together and being realized through the music that is created. I happ...April 10, 2005
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TRENT REZNOR Hosts BBC Radio 1 'Rock Show': Audio Available
On Wednesday's (April 6) BBC Radio 1 "Rock Show", Trent Reznor from NINE INCH NAILS sat in for regular host Mike Davies, who was away in Los Angeles. Listen to a replay of the two-hour program and check out the playlist (which included a trio of NIN tracks) at BBC.co.uk. NINE INCH NAILS's ...April 9, 2005
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METAL CHURCH Begin Demoing New Material
METAL CHURCH have posted the following message on their official web site: "Hello again metal heads! It's been awhile since our last news post, but we have been BUSY! "October, November, and December of 2004 saw METAL CHURCH on a state-side tour supporting 'Weight of the World', and we want to once...April 8, 2005
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