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Broken Valley

By the time LIFE OF AGONY broke up in 1998, the band was a shadow of its former self. Singer Keith Caputo and drummer Sal Abruscato were both gone, the former replaced — to the horror of many — by ex-UGLY KID JOE frontman Whitfield Crane. But even LOA's third album, "Soul Searching Sun", had ...

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RAVAGE Complete Work On 'Spectral Rider'

Boston, MA-based metallers RAVAGE have completed the mixing of their debut full-length album, "Spectral Rider", and the mastering process will commence shortly. RAVAGE singer Alec "Al Ravage" Firicano described the album as a mixture of "Painkiller"-era JUDAS PRIEST, "Number of the Beast"-era IRON M...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Defends WICKED WISDOM's OZZFEST Slot

Christa L. Titus of Billboard.com has issued the following report: Since the news broke in mid-May that WICKED WISDOM, the group fronted by actress Jada Pinkett Smith, will play at this year's Ozzfest, little has been heard about the act or how it landed such a coveted gig. But whatever its music so...

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H.I.M. Play Surprise Show At Munich's Backstage Club

Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. played a surprise show at the German fan club gathering at Munich's great Backstage Club Thursday night (June 2). This weekend the band is performing at Rock im Park and Rock am Ring festivals in Nurnberg and Nurburgring in Germany and then heading for the U.K. and Down...

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SOUNDSCAN REPORT: AUDIOSLAVE, BRUCE DICKINSON, NILE, THE AGONY SCENE

The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending May 31, 2005, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan (The Billboard 200 chart position included, where applicable): AUDIOSLAVE - "Out of Exile": 263,291 (#1) BRUCE DICKINSON – "Tyranny of Souls": 5,647 (#180) NILE - "Ann...

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WOLF Part Ways With Drummer, Announce Replacement

Sweden's WOLF have parted ways with drummer Dale Bergkvist. "All you fans that saw us during May might have noticed that there was a new bastard behind the kit — Tobbe Kellgren," the band write on their web site. "Tobbe is now the new WOLF drummer. He is a cool guy and a great drummer ...

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SEPULTURA: 'Roots' Anniversary Reissue To Include Demo Tracks, Remixes

Roadrunner Records will be issuing a two-disc "Roadrunner 25th Anniversary" edition of SEPULTURA's "Roots" album on June 7. The first disc will contain the original album while the second disc will include various rarities, including remixes and demo recordings. The complete track listing for the ra...

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OZZFEST 2005: WILL SMITH May Join Wife Onstage During WICKED WISDOM's Performance

ContactMusic.com has issued the following report: Jada Pinkett Smith is set to infuriate heavy rockers even more as she considers including hip-hop husband Will Smith in her Ozzfest tour plans. Ozzfest headliner Ozzy Osbourne caused controversy earlier this month when he added the actress' metal gro...

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NILE: 'Annihilation Of The Wicked' Enters Swedish Chart At No. 27

NILE's latest CD, "Annihilation of the Wicked", has entered the Swedish national album chart at position No. 27. View the entire chart at this location. A NILE e-card containing two songs from "Annihilation of the Wicked" can be accessed at Relapse.com. NILE recently announced the addition of 19-yea...

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EXMORTEM Add Second Guitarist

Danish death metallers EXMORTEM have posted the following message on their official web site: "From now on EXMORTEM will continue as a five-piece. Andreas [Schubert, bass] has taken over the second guitarist spot and we are working with a new session bass player. The main reason for getting a second...

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Guitarist KARL COCHRAN To Join NUCLEAR ASSAULT On European Tour

Guitarist Karl Cochran (ACE FREHLEY, JOE LYNN TURNER) will be touring Europe with reunited thrash legends NUCLEAR ASSSAULT this summer. The trek is slated to kick off June 25 in Dordrecht, Holland, with dates scheduled through July 10 in Nijmegen, Holland. For more information, visit Metallysee.com....

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RIOT's 'Narita' To Be Reissued Next Month

According to MelodicRock.com, Rock Candy Records — a brand-new U.K. reissue label headed by Derek Oliver and Dante Bonutto, both of Kerrang! fame (among many other things) — will be re-releasing RIOT's classic "Narita" album on June 20. Also scheduled to be reissued on the same date are HELIX's "No...

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Report: OZZFEST Gets Jiggy? JADA PINKETT SMITH's Band Added To Lineup

Chris Harris of MTV.com has issued the following report: In one of the most unusual summer-tour pairings in recent memory, the Ozzfest Web site announced Monday night that there will be one final act added to this year's second-stage lineup: actress Jada Pinkett Smith's rock group, WICKED WISDOM. Th...

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WICKED WISDOM Confirmed For OZZFEST's Second Stage

According to Ozzfest.com, WICKED WISDOM — the five-piece band featuring actress Jada Pinkett Smith (wife of Will Smith) — has been confirmed as the final "mystery act" on the second stage of this year's Ozzfest. The band, which includes "Pocket" on guitar, "Rio" on bass, Cameron Graves on keys, Satn...

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BLACK SABBATH: More Details Surface About Newly Uncovered 1969 Live Recording

Robert Dwyer, webmaster of the Black Sabbath Live Project web site, has issued the following update on the recently uncovered 1969 live recording of BLACK SABBATH performing at a Scottish club: "I knew this story was going to be big news for BLACK SABBATH fans, but never did I realize how ...