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Quiet Earth

It's funny how some the name of some bands fits the music so well. One listen to "Quiet Earth" by Vancouver's BISON B.C. and images immediately come to mind of enormous horned and hairy beasts stampeding through the snow as though wounded and starving. At the risk of sound painfully corny (though it...
October 26, 2008
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'Guitar Hero World Tour' Trailer Featuring MOTÖRHEAD Available

Activision Publishing, Inc. will release Guitar Hero World Tour, the definitive rock 'n' roll music videogaming experience, on October 26, 2008. Spanning over 40 years of rock history and featuring 86 tracks, comprised entirely of master recordings, the game will deliver Guitar Hero fans the largest...
October 18, 2008
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ALICE COOPER: 'We Will Take On Any Band Of 20-Year-Olds And Blow Them Off The Stage'

Johnson Cummins of the Montreal Mirror recently conducted an interview with legendary rocker Alice Cooper. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Montreal Mirror: What were those early days in Detroit in the late '60s like, playing with the MC5, STOOGES, MITCH RYDER and so on? Alice: Detro...
October 10, 2008
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'Guitar Hero World Tour' Trailer Featuring ZAKK WYLDE Available

Activision Publishing, Inc. will release Guitar Hero World Tour, the definitive rock 'n' roll music videogaming experience, on October 26, 2008. Spanning over 40 years of rock history and featuring 86 tracks, comprised entirely of master recordings, the game will deliver Guitar Hero fans the largest...
October 2, 2008
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ACTIVISION Unveils 'Guitar Hero World Tour' Set List

Delivering unparalleled depth and diversity featuring some of the most prolific artists of all time including JIMI HENDRIX, THE DOORS, VAN HALEN, METALLICA, OZZY OSBOURNE, MICHAEL JACKSON and more, Activision Publishing, Inc. today revealed the highly-anticipated full set list for Guitar Hero World...
September 12, 2008
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DUFF MCKAGAN, WAYNE KRAMER To Perform At MUSICARES MAP FUND Concert

Wayne Kramer (MC5),Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER) and Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) have been added to the list of performers at the fourth annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert honoring legendary artist Alice Cooper and renowned guitarist Slash. The event will be held on May 9, 2008, at T...
May 1, 2008
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GARY CHERONE To Perform With TOM MORELLO In Boston

Former VAN HALEN and current EXTREME singer Gary Cherone will perform tonight (Sunday, April 27) at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston, Massachusetts on a bill that also includes THE NIGHTWATCHMAN (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello's solo project),STATE RADIO, Boots Riley of THE...
April 27, 2008
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SLASH, FARRELL, MORELLO Rock For Recovery; Video Available

Wes Orshoski of Billboard.com reports that Slash, Tom Morello, Jerry Cantrell, Perry Farrell, MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer, Jakob Dylan, Joseph Arthur, Sen Dog of CYPRESS HILL, OURS and others banded together last night in New York for a concert marking the tenth anniversary of Road Recovery, an organ...
April 18, 2008
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TOM MORELLO Joined By SLASH, PERRY FARRELL At 'Justice Tour' Kick-Off; Video Available

The Pulse of Radio reports that RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello kicked off his Justice Tour '08 at the Troubadour nightclub in Los Angeles Tuesday night (April 15),leading a lineup of guest musicians that included VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash, former JANE'S ADDICTION leader Perry...
April 16, 2008
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WARRIOR SOUL's KORY CLARKE Is One Of THE STONED

Kory Clarke of WARRIOR SOUL and Scotty T. Dimebagger (Hair) collectively known as The Gutter Twins created THE STONED! The group's new four-song EP captures the '70s monstrosity of rock sound with tracks like the motor madness of "Nobody Rides For Free", the piledriver "Drunk Drivers From Space", th...
April 3, 2008
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TOM MORELLO's 'Justice Tour' To Feature SLASH, MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN

Tom Morello, the guitarist for RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and AUDIOSLAVE who plays firebrand folk guitar as THE NIGHTWATCHMAN, launches the Justice Tour in Los Angeles on April 15. The two-week outing stops in New York, New Orleans, Asheville, NC, Washington, DC and Boston before concluding with a May...
April 2, 2008
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Former ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER Members Launch New Project

Vocalist Dave Slocum of the now-defunct Atlanta, Georgia sludge metal band ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER has issued the following update: "OK, yes, ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER is done, has been for some time. Had a great run, and had some great times! Thanks to all y'all that came out to shows, let us crash, and all th...
January 28, 2008
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN, ALICE IN CHAINS, VELVET REVOLVER Members Jam With TOM MORELLO In Hollywood

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian, Richard Patrick of FILTER, Perry Farrell and his SATELLITE PARTY, ALICE IN CHAINS members Jerry Cantrell and new singer William DuVall, Mick Mars of MÖTLEY CRÜE, VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash, and Wayne Kramer of MC5 are among the musicians...
December 27, 2007
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Sudden Departure...

When a band or its representatives begin throwing around names like the MC5, BLACK FLAG, and THE STOOGES as reference points to said act's own retro-influenced sound, it damn well better be at least somewhat accurate. We're talking about trailblazers and icons of American hard rock and hardcore here...
August 27, 2007
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TOKYO DRAGONS Prepare To Deliver 'Hot Nuts'

TOKYO DRAGONS will release their second full-length album, "Hot Nuts", in Europe on September 24 via Escapi Music. The CD will arrive in the U.S. in November. "Hot Nuts" was recorded at Seattle's legendary Litho (owned by PEARL JAM's Stone Gossard) and Avast studios with producer Kurt Bloch (NASHVIL...
August 22, 2007