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AZRAEL'S BANE Sign With CHAVIS RECORDS
AZRAEL'S BANE, the Houston, Texas-based metal band featuring former DISTANT THUNDER drummer Rick Ward, have inked a two-album deal with Chavis Records. Chavis will reissue the band's debut CD, "Wings of Innocence", featuring the bonus track "Diary of a Madman", along with modified artwork. In additi...June 20, 2005
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EXODUS: New Album Update
EXODUS frontman Rob Dukes has posted the following update on the progress of the recording sessions for the band's new album: "Just checking in to let you know where we are at... Paul [Bostaph, drums; ex-SLAYER, FORBIDDEN] is done — fucking killed it. Gary [Holt, guitar] — rhythm tracks done...fucki...June 18, 2005
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DEEPSET To Open For JUDAS PRIEST, QUEENSRŸCHE
DEEPSET, a hard rock band featuring members of Nicko McBrain's (IRON MAIDEN) MCBRAIN DAMAGE, is set to open for JUDAS PRIEST and QUEENSRŸCHE at Sound Advice Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida. on June 23. DEEPSET features Jonathan Murphy (vocals),Rick Baum (guitar),Marcus Suarez (drums) and...June 14, 2005
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EXODUS Part Ways With Guitarist RICK HUNOLT
Guitarist Rick Hunolt has left long-running San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS, informed sources have told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Hunolt was apparently not involved in the recording process for the band's new album, which is currently being tracked at Trident studios in Pacheco, California. EXODUS'...June 13, 2005
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN: 'Uranium' Interview To Air This Week
SYSTEM OF A DOWN will be interviewed on Fuse's "Uranium", premiering on June 10 at 9:00 p.m. "Get to know a side of the band that most journalists don't have the balls to uncover," reads a press release hyping the show. "With sh*t slinging from both sides, Juliya and the band don't hold anything bac...June 7, 2005
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN: First Arena Tour Dates Announced
SYSTEM OF A DOWN will kick off its first major North American tour in three years on August 4, headlining the Long Beach Arena just outside of Los Angeles. The tour, which features THE MARS VOLTA as special guests and BAD ACID TRIP as the tour's first leg openers, will see SYSTEM OF A DOWN ...June 6, 2005
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DEF LEPPARD Frontman: 'It's Human Nature Not To Latch Onto New Stuff'
DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott recently told the New York Times that, if all goes as planned, the band's summer tour with BRYAN ADAMS and their upcoming all-covers album will succeed in bolstering the band's popularity, which has slipped since the 1980s heyday of multiplatinum albums such as "Pyro...June 3, 2005
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SALIVA Guitarist Quits, Says Band Is 'Not A Unit Anymore'
Guitarist Chris Dabaldo has left SALIVA. In a posting in the "Ask the Band' section on the group's official web site, Dabaldo writes, "I feel it is necessary to let the fans know first that I have decided to leave SALIVA as of 5/29/2005. I wanted ya'll to hear it first from me instead of ...May 31, 2005
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TEAM SLEEP: New Live Photos Posted Online
Ponyone.net has uploaded photos of TEAM SLEEP performing live at Recher Theater in Towson, MD on Sunday, May 29. Check them out at this location. TEAM SLEEP's self-titled debut album was released earlier this month via Maverick Records. The group, which features DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno, along...May 30, 2005
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AUDIOSLAVE On Track To Sell 280K Copies Of 'Out Of Exile'
According to Hits Daily Double, AUDIOSLAVE are on track to sell between 270,000 and 280,000 copies of their sophomore album, "Out of Exile", in the United States in its first week of release to debut at No. 1 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. SYSTEM OF A DOWN have a shot at landing at ...May 28, 2005
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DEFTONES Frontman Says New Album Will Be One Of The Band's Biggest Records
DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno recently spoke to The Boston Globe about his side project TEAM SLEEP, which has just released their debut album. "I think people are open to new stuff," Moreno said. "Radio and the media shouldn't think that people are dumb. And [industry types] have to take a chance a...May 28, 2005
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'Tribute To Ozzy Osbourne' Book Due In June
According to Ozzyhead.com, author Rick Rogers has penned his own "Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne" book, which will be released on June 15, 2005. The book will be available at all fine bookstores near you (Amazon.com, Borders, Waldens, etc.). This 236-page tribute is being published by Cedar Hill Publishin...May 28, 2005
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AUDIOSLAVE: Video Of KROQ WEENIE ROAST Performance Available For Download
AUDIOSLAVE fan site Audioslaved.com has uploaded video footage of the band's performance at KROQ's annual Weenie Roast on May 21 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, California. The file is available in Real Media and Windows Media formats and can be downloaded at this location. AUDIOSLAV...May 26, 2005
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JEFF KOLLMAN Joins UFO On U.S. Tour, Lands Role In HANK GARLAND Biopic 'Crazy'
Guitarist/producer Jeff Kollman (COSMOSQUAD, JKB, GLENN HUGHES) has been tapped by U.K. hard rock legends UFO to fill in for bassist Pete Way for the duration of the band's upcoming coast-to-coast U.S. tour. Kollman, who has previously played bass with the MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP on the 1998 European...May 23, 2005
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TOMMY LEE, AXL ROSE And GENE SIMMONS Are Among '20 Baddest Boys' In Music
MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee, GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose and KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons are among the 20 "baddest boys" in music, according to a list compiled by the MuchMoreMusic show "Listed". Hosted by Karina Huber, "Listed" features a weekly roster of top artists who live in the re...May 21, 2005