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MANES Confirmed For Norway's QUART Festival

MANES, the Norwegian band featuring members of THIRD AND THE MORTAL, ATROX and CHTON, are among the first bands booked for the 2005 edition of the Quart festival, set to be held July 5-9 in Kristiansand, Norway. Other groups confirmed to appear at the festival include FOO FIGHTERS and GREEN DAY. MAN...

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KORN To Cover OZZY OSBOURNE's 'Diary of a Madman'

KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer has told Billboard.com that the band are planning on entering the studio in Janaury to begin work on their seventh album, tentatively slated for a late spring/early summer 2005 release. "On Jan. 2, we're going to go back and finish writing our next album," Shaffe...

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AMOK Completing Work On Debut CD

Norwegian death metal trio AMOK, featuring Lava (AETERNUS, TAAKE) on guitar and drum programming, Necrocum (MYSTICUM) on vocals, and Iscariah (NECROPHAGIA, WURDULAK) on bass, are putting the finishing touches on their debut album, "Urinal Graveyard", due in early 2005 via the newly formed label Plan...

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DISTURBED Singer, TYPE O NEGATIVE Drummer To Perform At Benefit Concert

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman and TYPE O NEGATIVE drummer Johnny Kelly are among the musicians confirmed to appear a benefit concert to raise funds to pay for the surgery and medical treatment of Raven Nicole Robinson, a two-month-old girl born with a very large hole in between the right and left...

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VREID: Former WINDIR Members To Release Debut CD In U.S.

Candlelight Records has set a January 25, 2005 U.S. release date for "Kraft", the debut album from Norway's VREID (Norwegian for "wrath"). Formed earlier this year, the band features the surviving members of WINDIR (Hváll on bass, Steingrim on drums and Sture on vocals/guitar),disbanded due to the...

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MONSTER MAGNET Announce Headlining Dates

MONSTER MAGNET have announced several headlining gigs in December. Support at all shows will come from New York City rockers SLUNT. The dates are as follows: Dec. 06 - Colorado Springs, CO @ 32 Blue Dec. 09 – Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club Dec. 10 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave / Eagles Club Dec. ...

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SCOTT WEILAND: I Can't Conceive Of Doing Heroin Again

VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland recently spoke to Steve Morse of The Boston Globe about the group's debut album, "Contraband", his drug addiction, and the near break-up of his marriage. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Q: How is the new album different from your work with STONE TEM...

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BALLISTIC Guitarist Suffers 'Mini-Stroke', Undergoes Surgery

BALLISTIC mainman Tom Gattis (ex-DEUCE, TENSION, WARDOG) has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Well, I had a mini-stroke about 3 weeks ago (T.I.A.); Turns out its tied to a hole between the left and right atria of the heart (medical term 'Patent Foraman Ovale') and it sh...

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ANNIHILATOR Mainman Hits Back At BLABBERMOUTH.NET Detractors

ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters has hit back at BLABBERMOUTH.NET detractors who have criticized him and his band in the wake of his claim that he is "the fastest/tightest-picking guitarist in the world." Writing to ANNIHILATOR's official web site, Waters said, "I know i put out some GREAT CDs/songs...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS: 'I Am The Fastest Picking Guitarist In The World'

ANNIHILATOR guitarist Jeff Waters recently took the time to answer a few fans' questions on the group's official web site. A couple of excerpts from the Q&A session follow: Q: How do you feel when you're in a recording studio? Jeff Waters: "That is a very stressful time. A LOT of self-doubt usua...

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AMEN: New Drummer Speaks Out

AMEN have announced the addition of drummer Joe Letz and guitarist Eric Amblur to the group's ranks. A brand-new posting from Letz on the band's official message board reads as follows: "Hello, everybody. For those who have, thank you for welcoming me. Yes, I am the new drummer for AMEN and my name...

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CAMP FREDDY: More House Of Blues Shots Posted Online

More photos from CAMP FREDDY's performance at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA Saturday night (Sept. 25) have been posted online at this location. CAMP FREDDY were joined by a host of well-known guest musicians during the show, including Scott Weiland (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS),Cour...

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NUCLEAR ASSAULT Drummer's Solo Album To Be Reissued

In whetted anticipation of the forthcoming NUCLEAR ASSAULT studio effort, Screaming Ferret Wreckords/Escapi Music has delved into the vaults and, on November 16, is issuing a re-mastered edition of "Attitude", the extremely rare sophomore solo effort by NUCLEAR ASSAULT's legendary drummer Glenn Evan...

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SCOTT WEILAND, COURTNEY LOVE To Perform With CAMP FREDDY At Private Birthday Bash

Scott Weiland (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS),Courtney Love (HOLE) and Jerry Cantrell (ex-ALICE IN CHAINS) are among the special guests expected to perform with CAMP FREDDY at a private birthday party at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA Saturday night (Sept. 25). The star-studded event w...

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PANTERA's 'Best Of' CD Certified Gold

PANTERA's career overview CD, "The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!" (Elektra/Rhino),has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of more than 500,000 copies in the U.S. The 16-song "Vulgar Hits!" CD, originally is...