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EVANESCENCE Frontwoman Sued By Former Management Company

According to TMZ.com, EVANESCENCE frontwoman Amy Lee is being sued by her former management company over alleged unpaid commissions. Under the agreement, Rider Management was entitled to 20 percent of gross earnings. Lee gave Rider the boot and claims she has no obligation to pay the management comp...

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H.I.M. Frontman Talks About Songwriting Process For 'Dark Light', Breaking U.S. Market

Sauli Vuoti of Imhotep recently conducted an interview with H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the songwriting process for "Dark Light": Ville Valo: "We really had fun doing the album — for the first time in ten years. We have always had all these contrasts in...

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MUDVAYNE Confirmed For Australia/New Zealand's BIG DAY OUT Festival

MUDVAYNE have joined the lineup for the Big Day Out festival tour of Australia and New Zealand, which begins January 20 in Auckland. Also scheduled to appear are THE MARS VOLTA, FRANZ FERDINAND, THE WHITE STRIPES, and IGGY AND THE STOOGES, among others. MUDVAYNE Australian/New Zealand dates: Jan. 20...

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Third Age of the Sun

They may look like a junior-league theater troupe at a parking-lot Renaissance faire, but BATTLELORE are all business when it comes to creating enchanting, Tolkien-inspired medieval metal with a groove. Similar in sound to (but less complex and mystical than) Holland's ORPHANAGE, BATTLELORE mix tast...

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EVANESCENCE Guitarist Remixes Track For Boxing World Champion

Little Rock, AR-based Official 1 Records has enlisted EVANESCENCE guitarist John LeCompt and Phil Tayler, frontman for alternative rock band FUTURE LEADERS OF THE WORLD, to remix a track inspired by Arkansas' world-champion boxer Jermain Taylor as he prepares to defend his belt against ex-champ, Ber...

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Former THY MAJESTIE Singer Producing Italy's VIOLET SUN

Former THY MAJESTIE and current PLATENS singer Dario Grillo is currently producing a new album from the Italian gothic-power metal band VIOLET SUN, led by the soprano Alessandra Amata. The group's musicial style is being described as a mixture of "EVANESCENCE, NIGHTWISH, KOVENANT and LACUNA COIL." A...

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Former EVANESCENCE Guitarist Produces Songs For LINDSAY LOHAN, BO BICE

Former EVANESCENCE guitarist Ben Moody has teamed up with Lindsay Lohan for a song on her new album, "A Little More Personal", due on December 6. Moody produced Lohan's cover of Stevie Nicks' "Edge of Seventeen". "A Little More Personal" is the follow-up to Lindsay's debut album, "Speak", which came...

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MUDVAYNE Drummer To Guest On 'Rockline'

MUDVAYNE drummer Matt McDonough and actor Donnie Wahlberg (ex-NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK) will take part in a special edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" dedicated to the upcoming "Saw II" movie, which opens in theaters nationwide this Friday (Oct. 28). The live show will air on Mo...

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EDGUY Members Consider Sex Change

German melodic metallers EDGUY have posted the following message on their official web site: "Against certain rumors and speculations, Tobias Sammet [EDGUY vocalist] has not undergone a sex change operation yet: 'Of course, after the success of NIGHTWISH, WITHIN TEMPTATION and EVANESCENCE, we sat do...

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MUDVAYNE: 'Forget To Remember' Video Posted Online

MUDVAYNE's video for their new single, "Forget to Remember", has been posted online at Yahoo! Music. The clip was shot in Toronto in September with "Saw II" director Darren Lynn Bousman. The song is the lead single off the "Saw II" soundtrack and the clip consists of performance footage and scenes f...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: I Never Found RITCHIE BLACKMORE Difficult At All

DME Music Site recently conducted an in-depth interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO). Several excerpts from the chat follow: DME: This is the first time you go to the Middle East. Still, you used the Eastern inflections before, in songs like "Egy...

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SUPLECS: PEPPER KEENAN-Produced Album to Surface In November

SUPLECS' new full-length album, "Powtin' on the Outside, Pawty on the Inside", will be released on on November 8 via Nocturnal Records. The long-awaited CD will be supported with national tour dates to be announced shortly. "Powtin' on the Outside, Pawty on the Inside" was produced by CORROSION OF C...

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STONE SOUR: Producer Announced; Recording To Begin In January

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has issued the following update on his STONE SOUR project: "Well, it's been nearly 3 years (for obvious reasons),but the wheels are starting to turn slowly on the machine that is STONE SOUR! Updates galore and more in store as we begin the pre-production process, so l...

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RAVEN Frontman Says Band 'Went Down Great' At U.K. BLOODSTOCK Festival

RAVEN bassist/vocalist John Gallagher has posted the following message regarding the band's appearance at this past weekend's Bloodstock festival in Derby, U.K.: "It was a blast!!! We were amazed at how well the festival was run, great venue, atmosphere and great audience. Most of the bands fell int...

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Former EVANESCENCE Guitarist Writing Material For LINDSAY LOHAN

Former EVANSCENCE guitarist Ben Moody is working with Lindsay Lohan on material for her second solo album, according to People magazine. The follow-up to Lohan's "Speak" debut (2004) is expected sometime next year. Moody is currently puting the finishing touches on his first solo album, "Can't Regre...