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GODSMACK Party With STING After GRAMMY Nods

The members of GODSMACK celebrated their two 2003 Grammy nominations with fellow nominee Sting (ex-THE POLICE) at the New York City club Dorsia, which is co-owned by GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna, according to the New York Post. GODSMACK's "I Stand Alone" is up for "Best Hard Rock Performance" and fo...

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GODSMACK Set First Single From Upcoming CD

GODSMACK have set "Straight Out Of Line" as the first single from their upcoming album, "Faceless", due on Apr. 8, 2003 through Republic/Universal Records. The single is scheduled to hit radio next month. In other news, GODSMACK vocalist/songwriter Sully Erna says that the group's two Grammy Award n...

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GRAMMY AWARDS Nominees Announced!

The nominees in the "Best Hard Rock Performance" and "Best Metal Performance" categories for the 45 Annual Grammy Awards are as follows: Best Hard Rock Performance: FOO FIGHTERS – "All Of My Life" GODSMACK – "I Stand Alone" P.O.D. – "Youth Of The Nation" QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE – "No One Knows" SYST...

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Former GODSMACK Drummer Joins LO-PRO

Former GODSMACK drummer Tommy Stewart has joined LO-PRO, the band featuring ex-ULTRASPANK members Pete Murray (vocals) and Neil Godfrey (guitar). The group, who are STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis' first signing to his new Geffen/Interscope imprint label, tentatively titled A.D.D., will start recording...

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DISTURBED To Launch MUSIC AS A WEAPON 2 TOUR Next Spring

DISTURBED are set to launch the Music As A Weapon 2 Tour in the spring with TAPROOT, CHEVELLE and possibly one other band, along with a local opener in each city. "[It's] just something that we want to do to kind of keep each area's local scene revived," DISTURBED frontman David Draiman explained to...

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GODSMACK, SEVENDUST To Team Up For U.S. Tour

GODSMACK and SEVENDUST are tentatively planning to team up for a U.S. tour in March. GODSMACK's new CD, "Faceless" — the group's first with drummer Shannon Larkin (ex-AMEN) — is set for release on Apr. 8, 2003 through Republic/Universal Records. ...

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GODSMACK Set Release Date For 'Faceless'

GODSMACK have set an Apr. 8, 2003 tentative release date through Republic/Universal Records for their new album, "Faceless". The follow-up to 2000's "Awake" is currently being recorded at The Hit Factory/Criteria Studios in Miami and is set to include the following cuts, among others: "Faceless", "R...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman Pays Tribute To SYSTEM OF A DOWN, ALICE IN CHAINS

Several photos and video clips of Ohio-based cover band THE SICKNESS, featuring a special guest appearance by JUDAS PRIEST frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens, have been posted online via the group's official web site at this location. Available for streaming/download are clips of Owens singing ALICE IN CHA...

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RUMBLEFISH Finish Recording Debut

Los Angeles-based RUMBLEFISH have finished recording their debut album, "Exit Highland", with producer Mudrock (GODSMACK, TRIK TURNER, POWERMAN 5000) for a March/April 2003 release through Roadrunner Records. The band, who recently signed a management deal with Bill Mcgathy/Cory Sheridan, will mix t...

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GODSMACK Frontman's Early Recordings With MELIAH RAGE To Be Released

GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna is featured as a drummer on the forthcoming release of a 1992 demo recording by Massachusetts-based power metallers MELIAH RAGE. Titled "Unfinished Business" (view artwork here),the original recording was never officially released and was initially used for shopping pur...

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GODSMACK: Facing The Demons

GODSMACK have now set "Faceless" as the tentative title of the follow-up to 2000's "Awake", currently being recorded at The Hit Factory/Criteria Studios in Miami for a March release through Republic/Universal. "It's heavy in a GODSMACK way — it's punchy, it's got a lot of grooves, but it's a little...

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Halloween Brings Out The Rockers On Both Coasts

The following item originally appeared in today's edition of the New York Post: Halloween is shaping up to be a rockin' night for revelry. GODSMACK singer Sully Erna opens his new club, Dorsia, on West 19th Street, JANE'S ADDICTION frontman Perry Farrell mans the deejay booth at Lotus, and hard-bodi...

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GODSMACK Announce Special New Year's Eve Show

GODSMACK have announced a special New Year's Eve show at The Hard Rock Cafe in Orlando, Florida. Tickets for the concert, which are priced at $85.00, were made available to the GODSMACK fan club yesterday at 10:00 a.m. and will go on sale to the general public today at 5:00 p.m. The $85.00 admission...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman Hits Cover Circuit

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens has been passing time recently by making several live appearances with an Ohio-based cover band THE SICKNESS, whose lineup includes two of Owens' former bandmates, bassist Dennis Hayes (formerly of Tim's pre-PRIEST band WINTERS BANE) and drummer Tim Semelsber...

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GARY CHERONE: VAN HALEN Were Great To Me

Despite the commercial disappointment of the critically-panned Van Halen III album (released in 1998),former VAN HALEN/EXTREME vocalist Gary Cherone claims that he has no hard feelings about his experience in the group. "Those guys were awesome," Cherone told Launch. "(We) did an album, did a tour,...