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Former UNIDA Members Resurface In HOUSE OF BROKEN PROMISES
What started out being three guys from the popular "stoner rock" band UNIDA — songwriter and guitarist Arthur Seay, drummer Mike Cancino, bass player Eddie Plasciencia — became a new, melodically charged, heartfelt, passionate four-piece band called HOUSE OF BROKEN PROMISES (HOBP). UNIDA — who were...June 23, 2005
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DEF LEPPARD Drummer's Wife Escapes Driving Ban
Sheffield Today has issued the following report: The wife of DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Savage has escaped a drink drive conviction after her lawyer spotted a "fatal flaw" in the prosecution's case. Celebrity lawyer Nick Freeman, dubbed "Mr Loophole" spotted that police failed to follow proper procedu...June 22, 2005
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ALARUM: 'Eventuality' To Receive European Release
Antipodean outfit ALARUM will finally get a European release for their highly praised "Eventuality" album on July 11 via Willowtip/Earache. Having developed their technical/progressive style of jazz-fusion-influenced death/thrash metal to include a variety of styles over the past few years, ALARUM a...June 22, 2005
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ROB ROCK: U.S. Release Date Set For 'Holy Hell'
Singer ROB ROCK's (ex-IMPELLITTERI, DRIVER, JOSHUA) latest solo album, "Holy Hell", is scheduled to be released in the U.S. on September 6 via Candlelight/Caroline Records. Meanwhile, Danish producer Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, INVOCATOR) is mixing the bonus tracks for JVC/Victor Entertainment release of...June 21, 2005
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THE RAMONES: 'Weird Tales Of The Ramones' Box Set Due In August
According to Billboard.com, Rhino has set an August 16 release date for THE RAMONES box set, "Weird Tales of the Ramones", featuring 85 tracks onto three discs of music and the DVD debut of "Lifestyles of the Ramones". Originally issued in 1990, the latter rounds up the band's complete Sire music vi...June 20, 2005
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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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