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ICED EARTH: Drummer BRENT SMEDLEY Rejoins The Fold

ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer has sent the following announcement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "I just wanted to make a quick and exciting announcement that I think many of you will be very happy about. Brent Smedley is coming back to ICED EARTH for the recording and touring of the 'Something Wicked' saga...

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STAIND To Release Retrospective Collection Next Month

According to MTV.com, STAIND will issue a retrospective collection next month called "The Singles", featuring tons of bonus material that singer Aaron Lewis said should tide fans over "while we go away for a minute, and begin working on our next album." The disc will boast all of STAIND's singles, a...

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TOOL Confirmed To Headline Austraia's BIG DAY OUT Festival

After months of speculation and rumors, TOOL has officially been confirmed to headline the Big Day Out festival tour of Australia and New Zealand, which begins January 19 in Auckland. British pop rock trio MUSE, emo heroes MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE and Australia's JET have also been announced for the trek...

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MASTODON To Guest On INDIE 103.1's 'Chaos' Show Tomorrow

Brann Dailor and Bill Kelliher of Atlanta-based metallers MASTODON will be the special guests of Full Metal Jackie on Indie 103.1's "Chaos" metal show tomorrow (Wednesday, October 4) at 10 p.m. PST. The band will be discussing their latest CD, "Blood Mountain", as well as their first-ever televised...

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MASTODON To Perform On 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien', Open For TOOL

MASTODON will make its first national television appearance on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" on November 1. With a Wednesday night viewership of 2.4 million, this is major television exposure for the Atlanta fan favorites, whose critically acclaimed Reprise Records debut album, "Blood Mountain", h...

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BREED 77 To Be Interviewed By IRON MAIDEN Frontman

BREED 77 will join IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson in the studio on Saturday, October 7 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) U.K. time (between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. EST)...

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FAIR TO MIDLAND To Release EP Through SYSTEM OF A DOWN Frontman's Label

Genre-bending Dallas progressive rock band FAIR TO MIDLAND will release its debut EP, "The Drawn and Quartered", on November 7 via SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian's label Serjical Strike. The EP's studio tracks — "Orphan Anthem '86" and "Kyla Cries Cologne" — showcase FTM's flair for combinin...

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KAURA To Open For GODSMACK, ROB ZOMBIE In California

Berkeley, California-based rock band KAURA has been added to the GODSMACK and ROB ZOMBIE show in Concord on October 1. KAURA will take the stage at 7:00 p.m. Just one month after being invited to open for TOOL on the band's "10,000 Days" tour stop in Sacramento, KAURA (pronounced Kay-Ora) is looking...

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RAUNCHY, ILLDISPOSED, MERCENARY Among Nominees At DANISH METAL AWARDS

The nominees have been announced for the Danish Metal Awards 2006, which will be held on November 18 at Amager Bio in Copenhagen, Denmark. IN FLAMES, MERCENARY, ILLDISPOSED and THE PSYKE PROJECT will be performing live at the event. The nominees are as follows: Best Metal Album: ILLDISPOSED – Burn M...

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A PERFECT CIRCLE: 'The Sleeper Must Awaken'

TOOL/A PERFECT CIRCLE frontman Maynard James Keenan has posted the following message on the APC web site: "Peace. Sorry it's been awhile since we've posted. Been busy. Billy [Howerdel, guitar] is hard at work on his solo project and I'm on the road with TOOL, working on the www.puscifer.com website,...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist: 'Sometimes You Just Get Dealt A Bad Hand'

Alan Sculley of EastValleyTribune.com recently spoke to ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell about the group's decision to reunite after drummer Sean Kinney recruited Cantrell and bassist Mike Inez to play at a 2005 concert to benefit victims of the Indonesian tsunami. With several singers — inc...

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PAPA ROACH's New Album Takes Listeners On A 'Wild Ride'

Patricia Dao of TagWorld.com recently conducted an interview with PAPA ROACH lead singer Jacoby Shaddix and bassist Tobin Esperance. A few excerpts from the chat follow: TagWorld.com: "The Paramour Sessions" is your newest record. What was it like recording this record? Tobin: "Paramour Sessions" is...

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EYES OF FIRE Parts Ways With Guitarist

Orange County ambient-metal quintet EYES OF FIRE has posted the following message on its official web site: "EYES OF FIRE have had yet more line-up changes since we've last updated you all. Bobby Thomas [guitar] has decided to leave the band on his own accord. "EYES OF FIRE wish him the best of luck...

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MASTODON To Support TOOL In Europe

Atlanta's MASTODON has reportedly been confirmed as the support band for the entire TOOL European tour. A list of upcoming TOOL dates can be found at Toolshed.down.net. MASTODON's "Blood Mountain" sold over 24,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release — significantly more than the...

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Why Is TOOL So Cool?

TOOL was the subject of a recent ABC News report dubbed "Why the Band Tool is Cool". The two-minute segment attempts to explains how TOOL has "found success within a genre eclipsed by pop music." Watch it at this location. As previously reported, an eight-minute audio interview with TOOL bassist Jus...