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HENRY ROLLINS Cited As 'Possible Threat' By Australian Government
According to News.com.au, American punk rock icon and writer Henry Rollins was reported to the National Security hotline during his recent Australian tour because of a book he was reading on a flight to Brisbane. A furious Rollins was informed he was "nominated as a possible threat" for reading "Jih...February 18, 2006
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MERCENARY Drummer Breaks Leg
Drummer Mike Park of the Danish metallers MERCENARY broke his leg in a minor accident last week, according to a posting on the band's official web site. "As it was a clean and uncomplicated break, Mike is expected to recover quickly and this will not delay MERCENARY's upcoming album recordings durin...February 16, 2006
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LINKIN PARK Getting Down To Business With RICK RUBIN
Launch Radio Networks reports: LINKIN PARK announced last week that the band will record its third studio album with Rick Rubin, the world-famous producer known for his work with SYSTEM OF A DOWN, SLIPKNOT and the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, among many others. Although the band hasn't started recording y...February 14, 2006
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H.I.M. Frontman Arrested For Threatening To Kill Neighbor
According to the Finnish tabloid newspaper Iltalehti, H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo was taken into custody by the Finnish police over the weekend for allegedly threatening to kill his neighbor and resisting arrest. At approximately 2:30 a.m. on Monday (Feb. 6),Valo allegedly became belligerent and vio...February 9, 2006
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LINKIN PARK Rapper Losing Money On Solo Project's Tour
Launch Radio Networks reports: It's a good thing LINKIN PARK has made a lot of money, because band MC Mike Shinoda isn't scrimping with his solo project, FORT MINOR. His live entourage includes two more rappers, a drummer, a DJ, three string players, and four additional singers. Shinoda told Launch...February 2, 2006
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Cop Who Took Out DIMEBAG's Killer Named NRA Law Enforcement Officer Of The Year
According to Ohioans For Concealed Carry, the National Rifle Association has named Columbus Police Officer James D. Niggemeyer — who is widely credited for saving lives more than a year ago when he entered a local nightclub without backup and killed a crazed gunman responsible for blowing away four...February 1, 2006
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Sis Masis
Exercises in futility don't get much more futile than this one. I'm not talking about "Sis Masis", obviously, because it's a monster of an album with a high rating. But it almost seems silly to write a review for a disc so obscure I had to hunt it down and special order it for $35 ...January 30, 2006
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LINKIN PARK's New Album Won't Be Hampered By FORT MINOR Tour
Launch Radio Networks reports: LINKIN PARK's Mike Shinoda is about to hit the road with his rap side project, FORT MINOR, but his main band's next album won't suffer as a result. Shinoda told Launch that LINKIN PARK is in the thick of preparing its third studio album and plans to keep working on it...January 28, 2006
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LINKIN PARK Drummer: 'We Have Around 50 Rough Ideas For Songs'
LINKIN PARK drummer Rob Bourdon has issued the following update on the band's current activities: "We have been writing new songs for the next [LINKIN PARK] album for the last three months or so. We have been working in pairs out of our home studios and trading ideas with each other every few weeks....January 24, 2006
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Amped
This band frustrates me. They've got the tools, but consistency is often a problem. While "Amped" has its moments, there is never enough going for it to make it a well rounded, quality album of traditional heavy metal. One can always find some satisfactory Jack Frost riff heft here and there, but wi...January 23, 2006
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SINGLE BULLET THEORY: New Song Available For Download
A brand new SINGLE BULLET THEORY track, entitled "Sea of Inequity", has been made available for download at this location. It can also be heard online at www.myspace.com/singlebullettheory. "The song is a 'near'-final mix and minor finishing touches are still being made to the recording," the Philad...January 21, 2006
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EYEHATEGOD Frontman: 'PHILIP ANSELMO Helped Me Get Out Of Jail'
Five days after Hurricane Katrina demolished New Orleans, EYEHATEGOD frontman Mike Williams and his girlfriend Alicia Morgan barely escaped the city alive. Within hours of arriving in Morgan City, Louisiana hotel room, the pair were locked up on drug charges. Williams spent 91 days in the Morgan Cit...January 14, 2006
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THREAT SIGNAL Announce New Drummer
Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL have announced the addition of drummer George Parfitt from Pennsylvania to the group's ranks. THREAT SIGNAL recorded their debut album, "Under Reprisal", this past fall with producer Christian Olde Wolbers of FEAR FACTORY. The CD is set to be released in Europe in th...January 14, 2006
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer Says Throat Problems Helped Improve Music
Launch Radio Networks reports: AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows says that a recurring throat problem forced him to change his vocal style for the better on the band's current album, "City of Evil". Shadows pretty much screamed his way through the group's first two releases, but told Launch that h...January 9, 2006
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Vintage SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, BLACK FLAG Footage Featured In 'American Hardcore' Documentary
Greg Prato of Billboard.com is reporting that a new documentary focusing on the punk rock and hardcore scenes of the early '80s, entitled "American Hardcore: The History of American Punk Rock 1980-1986", will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival at the end of the month. The 90-minute film features...January 6, 2006