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FU MANCHU: New Album To Receive European Release Via CENTURY MEDIA

After nine albums, countless world tours and more than a dozen years of leading their scene, FU MANCHU — perhaps the definitive Southern California hard rock band of the last decade — have signed a worldwide recording agreement with The Century Family. Their tenth, as-yet-untitled album will surface...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Cover PANTERA, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Tackle DIO: Audio Samples Available

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's version of PANTERA's "Walk" (mp3 clip) and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's take on DIO's "Holy Diver" (mp3 clip) are among the exclusive tracks available on a special CD accompanying Kerrang!'s 25th anniversary issue, which hit the newsstands in the U.K. this past Wednesday (May 31). Entitle...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Featured On KERRANG!'s 25th Anniversary CD

Kerrang! magazine will be celebrating its 25th birthday by giving away a CD with its 06.06.06 issue (in stores in the U.K. Wednesday, May 31). Entitled "High Voltage", the 15-track disc is made up of classic rock and metal songs covered by contemporary bands, with 10 of the tracks recorded exclusive...

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AMERICAN HEARTBREAK To Release Sophomore Album In April

San Francisco-based quintet AMERICAN HEARTBREAK — co-founded by Billy Rowe, onetime guitarist for JETBOY, and featuring former EXODUS bassist Michael Butler — will release their eponymous second full-length album on April 18 via Liquor and Poker Music. The CD was co-produced by Rick Parker (BLACK RE...

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Former NINE INCH NAILS Drummer To Release NEARLY Debut

Jerome Dillon, best known for his work over the past six years as drummer and occasional guitarist with NINE INCH NAILS, will release "Reminder", the first album from his band NEARLY on April 11 via Kufala Recordings/La Cosa Nostra. "Reminder" was recorded in Los Angeles and features Dillon as the p...

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GRIM REAPER's 'Fear No Evil' Revisited In WEEZER Clip: Video Available

WEEZER's video for the track "We Are All on Drugs", which is essentially a cleverly re-edited version of the "Fear No Evil" video by GRIM REAPER, the semi-popular '80s British heavy metal band fronted by powerhouse vocalist Steve Grimmett (later of ONSLAUGHT and LIONSHEART),has been posted online a...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN, SLIPKNOT Among Nominees At 2005 KERRANG AWARDS

The 2005 Kerrang Awards nominations have been announced at this year's Day Of Rock. In the middle of sets by BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, INME, NINE BLACK ALPS, TOWERS OF LONDON and THE MASCARA STORY, Kerrang! editor Paul Brannigan named GREEN DAY and SYSTEM OF A DOWN as leaders of the pack, with five n...

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SLAYER's New Album To Surface Via AMERICAN/WARNER BROS. RECORDS

Warner Bros. Records has announced that American Recordings — headed by legendary hip-hop and rock producer Rick Rubin — has joined the Warner Bros. family of labels. The partnership entails that American Recordings will sign and provide creative services for artists, while Warner Bros. will handle...

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GRIM REAPER's 'Fear No Evil' Revisited In New WEEZER Video

MTV.com is reporting that a cleverly re-edited version of the "Fear No Evil" video by GRIM REAPER, the semi-popular '80s British heavy metal band fronted by powerhouse vocalist Steve Grimmett (later of ONSLAUGHT and LIONSHEART),is the basis for the new clip from WEEZER, "We Are All on Drugs". In th...

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DAVE GROHL Talks About Playing On New NINE INCH NAILS Album

Launch Radio Networks reports: Sometime in the last year, while making the new FOO FIGHTERS album, Dave Grohl also found time to go into the studio with Trent Reznor and play drums on the latest NINE INCH NAILS record, "With Teeth". While it might seem like coordinating their schedules would be a ni...

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THE NUMB ONES To Release Debut Album In August

Ft. Lauderdale, FL-based band THE NUMB ONES will release their debut album, "Everything In Between", on August 23 via Cleopatra Records. The CD, which was produced by Fred Coury (of CINDERELLA fame),features a sound that is being described as "somewhere in the vein of AFI, JET, WEEZER, FOO FIGHTERS...

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VELVET REVOLVER Frontman Co-Produces Sophomore Album From THE ACTUAL

VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland has done some co-production work on the upcoming sophomore album from the Los Angeles power trio THE ACTUAL. The band, who feature in their ranks singer Max Bernstein (son of famed Pulitzer Prize-winning Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein),are recording the CD...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Film Video For 'B.Y.O.B.'

MTV.com is reporting that SYSTEM OF A DOWN shot a video for their new single, "B.Y.O.B.", last weekend in downtown Los Angeles with director Jake Nava, who has helmed mainly pop and R&B clips over the years. "B.Y.O.B.", an acronym for "Bring Your Own Bombs", is about the business behind war, amo...

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LIMP BIZKIT Confirmed For Germany's ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK Festivals

LIMP BIZKIT have been confirmed for the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 3-5, 2005 in Nürburgring and Nürnberg, Germany. The following is a list of the bands currently scheduled to perform at the festivals: ADAM GREEN APOCALYPTICA AS I LAY DYING BILLY IDOL BULLET FOR M...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Confirmed For Germany's ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK Festivals

MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13 has been confirmed for the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 3-5, 2005 in Nürburgring and Zeppelinfeld, Germany. Wednesday 13 will be appearing at Rock im Park on Friday, June 3 and at Rock am Ring on Saturday, June 4 The following is a...