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VELVET REVOLVER To Perform At MUSICARES MAP FUND BENEFIT CONCERT

According to MTV.com, VELVET REVOLVER have been added to the list of performers scheduled for the second annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert, which is honoring METALLICA frontman James Hetfield and concert promoter and manager Bill Silva. ALICE IN CHAINS' Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney, Tom Wa...

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Former MINISTRY Drummer teams Up With R.E.M., KING CRIMSON Members In SLOW MUSIC

Greg Prato of Billboard.com is reporting that former MINISTRY/current-R.E.M. drummer Bill Rieflin has teamed up with R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck and KING CRIMSON guitarist Robert Fripp is a new project called SLOW MUSIC. The completely improvised band also features keyboardist Hector Zazu, bassist F...

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MEAT PUPPETS Reunion To Feature PRIMUS Drummer

Greg Prato of Billboard.com is reporting that for the first time in more than a decade, Curt and Cris Kirkwood will work together on a new album by influential rock act MEAT PUPPETS. The sibling duo will soon begin rehearsing new material as a precursor to hitting the studio. "I've got the album ...

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SHATTER MESSIAH Set Release Date For 'Never To Play The Servant'

SHATTER MESSIAH, the new band featuring former NEVERMORE/ANNIHILATOR guitarist Curran Murphy and ANNIHILATOR drummer Robert Falzano, will release their debut album, "Never to Play the Servant", on August 28 via Germany's Dockyard 1 Records. Audio samples from the band's two EPs — "Your God's Demise"...

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DIO Confirms TONY IOMMI Collaboration, Shoots Down RAINBOW Reunion Rumors

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (DIO, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH) has confirmed to Greg Prato of Billboard.com that he is collaborating once more with BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi. "There's a box set that's going to be released, called 'Black Sabbath: The Dio Years'," he said. "The...

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DAVID LEE ROTH: 'I Was Booted, Tossed, And It's Going To Cost Somebody'

The Associated Press is reporting that rocker-turned-radio host David Lee Roth, who accepted the no-win task of replacing ratings king Howard Stern in January, was bounced from the airwaves Friday (April 21) after barely three months on the air in New York, Philadelphia, Boston and four other market...

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VOIVOD: 'Katorz' North American Release Date Announced

Canada's pioneering metal band VOIVOD have set July 25, 2006 as the North American release date (via The End Records) for their much-anticipated new album, "Katorz". As previously reported, VOIVOD recorded and mixed the album with producer Glen Robinson (ANNIHILATOR, TEA PARTY, GWAR) at Multisons st...

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WIDE OPEN THROTTLE To Release Debut Album Next Month

Houston, Texas-based metal band WIDE OPEN THROTTLE will be releasing their debut album, "Life Trials", on May 13 with a headline show at Houston's Forgetta Bout it rock club. The self-produced CD was recorded and mastered by Greg Gill of Spyder Studios and features 12 original hard rock tracks that...

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INFERNAL MAJESTY: Former Singer's Claims Are 'Publicity Stunt'

Canadian metallers INFERNAL MAJESTY have commented on ex-singer Chris Bailey's recent interview in which he accused his former bandmates of withholding royalties that were rightfully his and lanching a smear campaign against him after he had made a decision to leave the group. In an interview with M...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman On New Album: 'We're Getting Incredible Results'

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has spoken to Greg Prato of Billboard.com about the songwriting process for their new album, which will tell the story of the 16th century French prophet Nostradamus. "We're writing right now," Halford told Billboard.com. "I'm here in the Midlands near Birmingham, w...

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VOIVOD Documentary In The Works

MTV.com reports: After Canadian documentarian Sam Dunn interviewed members of VOIVOD for his upcoming movie "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey", VOIVOD recruited him to make a film about their group. "It was a real honor to be asked, and we've already started shooting," said Dunn. "The documentary is go...

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SHATTER MESSIAH Sign With DOCKYARD 1

SHATTER MESSIAH, the new band featuring former NEVERMORE/ANNIHILATOR guitarist Curran Murphy and ANNIHILATOR drummer Robert Falzano, have inked a deal with Dockyard 1 Records. The band's debut album, "Never to Play the Servant", is tentatively scheduled for release later in the year. Audio samples f...

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THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: 'Storm' U.S. Release Date Confirmed

Candlelight Records has set a June 27 North American release date for the new album from Norway's THEATRE OF TRAGEDY, entitled "Storm". The CD was recently issued in Europe via Germany's AFM Records. Produced by Rico Darum at Toproom Studios in Norway and mixed by Greg Reely (PARADISE LOST, FEAR FAC...

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More Photos, Video Clips From Dubai's DESERT ROCK Festival Posted Online

The LebaneseBands.com web site has been updated with photos and video clips taken at this year's Desert Rock 2006 festival, which happened on March 16 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Check out the footage at this location. Desert Rock 2006 marked MEGADETH's first live appearance with new bassist Jam...

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TIGERTAILZ: New Demo Song Posted Online

The TIGERTAILZ version featuring original members Steevi Jaimz (vocals) and Ace Finchum (drums) have posted a demo version of the song "Something Good /Something Bad" on their MySpace.com page. The track, which was recorded at a studio in Stockholm, Sweden, can be heard at this location. A completel...