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CHARLIE BENANTE: 'This ANTHRAX Reunion Is About The Fans And The Music'

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Sorry I've been laying low with the blasts, I really had nothing to say I do have some shit to talk about now. We've been over here for a bit now and the shows are going really well. I would ...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE And STATUS QUO Rejected By LIVE 8 Organizers

MÖTLEY CRÜE and STATUS QUO are among the 65 bands that were reportedly rejected by the the Live 8 organizers after the artists offered to play the flagship concert in London next month, according to The Scotsman. "We simply don't have room for them," Harvey Goldsmith, the promoter, said. STATUS QUO...

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H.I.M. To Embark On European Club Tour In September

Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. will embark on a very special series of European club shows before the release of their new album, "Dark Light", in September. Confirmed dates are as follows: Aug. 29 - Stockholm, SWE @ Circus Sep. 02 - Munich, GER @ Zirkus Krone Sep. 05 - Paris, FRA @ Le Trabendo Sep....

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GAVIN ROSSDALE Says INSTITUTE Debut Will Be 'Heavier' And 'Stronger' Than BUSH

INSTITUTE, the new band fronted by former BUSH frontman Gavin Rossdale, will release their self-titled debut album in the early fall. The first single, "Bulletproof Skin", is expected at radio later this summer. Rossdale's first post-BUSH project was produced by HELMET mastermind Page Hamilton and f...

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VERACITOR: Pro-BUSH Video Clip Posted Online

Virginia-based pro-Bush outfit VERACITOR have filmed a video for the controversial song "Warmongers of Discontent", which supports President Bush in the war on terror and the war in Iraq. The clip shows "scenes of soldiers fighting in Fallujah clearly in danger, but clearly dominating the battlefiel...

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VELVET REVOLVER Confirmed For LIVE 8 Concert In London

VELVET REVOLVER have been confirmed for the Live 8 London concert on July 2 in Hyde Park. A total of five enormous, free concerts will be held July 2 in Philadelphia, London, Paris, Berlin and Rome, according to the Washington Post. The extravaganza, which is being organized by Bob Geldof, who 20 ye...

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MTV Responds To NINE INCH NAILS' 'Movie Awards' Cancellation

MTV has issued a statement in response to NINE INCH NAILS' decision to drop out of the "2005 MTV Movie Awards" following a dispute over NIN's plan to incorporate an image of George W. Bush into their performance of the song "The Hand That Feeds". NIN's decision to pull out of the show ...

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NINE INCH NAILS Cancel 'MTV Movie Awards' Appearance Over GEORGE W. BUSH Backdrop

NINE INCH NAILS have cancelled their previously announced appearance at the "2005 MTV Movie Awards", which will be taped on June 4. "We were set to perform 'The Hand That Feeds' with an unmolested straightforward image of George W. Bush as the backdrop," NIN mainman Trent Reznor writes on the group'...

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JOEY BELLADONNA Says ANTHRAX Reunion Tour Is Not Motivated By Money

Australia's Inside_Out666 recently conducted an in-depth interview with ANTHRAX frontman Joey Belladonna. Several excerpts follow: Inside_Out666: For all the fans back home that haven't seen the reunion shows yet, what can they expect to see on this tour? Joey Belladonna: "They will get to see the s...

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HENRY ROLLINS Targets BUSH Administration

Punk rock icon Henry Rollins recently appeared on the Australian TV show "Lateline" to discuss his political views. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On combining writing and acting with spoken-word tours which blend self-deprecating comedy with acidic attacks on the U.S. administration: "...

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Moroccan Heavy Metal Fans Rock For Jesus

Samuel Loewenberg of The New York Times is reporting that several American evangelical groups and the Moroccan government last weekend staged a three-day Christian rock festival called the Friendship Fest in Marrakesh, Morocco. The concert was staged despite criticism from Moroccan Islamic groups an...

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AUDIOSLAVE Guitarist Discusses Decision To Dust Off RAGE And SOUNDGARDEN Classics

AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello (ex-RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE) recently spoke to The News Tribune about "Out of Exile" — the follow-up to the band's self-titled debut, due May 24 — the decision to dust off old RAGE and SOUNDGARDEN tunes; and his work with Axis of Justice, the grass-roots political g...

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Bassist TONY FRANKLIN: Florida In-Store Clinic Tour Announced

Bassist extraordinaire Tony Franklin (WHITESNAKE, THE FIRM, BLUE MURDER) has announced a three-date in-store clinic tour of Florida in mid-May. Franklin has shared the stage with some of the greatest names in rock history — Jimmy Page, David Gilmour, Eric Burdon, Paul Rodgers, Kate Bush, David Cover...

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ANTHRAX Drummer CHARLIE BENANTE: 'My Heart Is With JOHN BUSH'

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante recently spoke to Blistering.com about the group's upcoming "reunion" tour, which is scheduled to kick off Friday night (April 29) at Harpo's in Detroit. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: On the fans' confusion over ANTHRAX's decision to reform the band'...

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AUDIOSLAVE Guitarist Says New Album 'Rocks More Furiously' Than Debut

AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello has told The Flint Journal that the group's upcoming sophomore album, "Out of Exile", "rocks more furiously" than the group's self-titled debut. "The first one was about the excitement of the creative explosion of four guys who were thrilled to be writing songs toget...