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TEAM SLEEP, PANIC CELL, SLUNT Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

Chino Moreno's TEAM SLEEP is among the final clutch of bands to be announced for the third, Napster-sponsored stage at this year's Download 2005 festival. The lineup for the U.K.'s biggest rock weekender, which takes place at the spiritual home of rock Donington Park on June 10-12 and is approaching...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Talks About GIGANTOUR

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently spoke to Australia's The Metal Forge about a number of topics, including Gigantour, the group's upcoming summer festival tour with DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE and THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: On the fact...

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GUNS N' ROSES Fans Disappointed By AXL ROSE's No-Show

Janet Morrissey of The Associated Press has issued the following report: Axl Rose hasn't cut a new album in 10 years, but his name still draws crowds — even without the man himself. That was the case Friday night at Coyotes, a small club in Cartersville, Ga., about 40 miles outside of Atlanta. Contr...

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BOLT THROWER Launch Official Web Site, Prepare To Enter Studio

British extreme metal pioneers BOLT THROWER have launched their official web site at www.boltthrower.com. Included on the site are song rarities, videos, an official forum and other features. BOLT THROWER are currently in final rehearsals for their eighth, as-yet-untitled studio release. In mid-May,...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Performance To Air Tonight

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's appearance on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live", originally scheduled for April 20 and then pushed back to April 22, has now been rescheduled for tonight, April 21. The band performed the title track from their latest CD, "The End of Heartache", on the program, which airs in most markets...

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Photos From RITCHIE BLACKMORE's 60th Birthday Celebration Posted Online

Photos from ex-DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore's 60th birthday celebration on April 14, 2005 at the Old Mill Inn in Mattituck, Long Island have been posted online at this location. As previously announced, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, the band featuring Blackmore and his fiancée Candice Night,...

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ROSE TATTOO Guitarist Issues DOOMFOXX EP

DOOMFOXX, the Australian band led by ROSE TATTOO guitarist Mick Cocks, have released a four-song EP via Blast Records. The EP is available at all of the group's shows and word has it that the promo video for the single will be premiered at their April 20 concert. Upcoming DOOMFOXX shows: Apr. 20 – S...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Performance To Air On Friday

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's appearance on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" has had its air date pushed back to April 22 from the previously announced April 20. The band performed the title track from their latest CD, "The End of Heartache", on the program, which airs in most markets at 12:05 a.m. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE...

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MY DYING BRIDE: Box Set Details Revealed

Snapper Music/Peaceville Records has set a May 23 release date for the MY DYING BRIDE box set, entitled "Anti-Diluvian Chronicles". The three-CD set contains a comprehensive collection of the band's work spanning their whole career. It features tracks from the band's 10 albums, including live tracks...

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DUFF MCKAGAN: 'AXL ROSE Is A Very, Very Fickle Guy'

Aidin Vaziri of The San Francisco Chronicle recently conducted a "pop quiz" with VELET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan. An excerpt from the interview follows: Q: Let's get the big question out of the way first. What's going on with the GUNS N' ROSES album "Chinese Democracy"? Duff: Yo...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: GUNS N' ROSES Is 'The Tragedy Of Last 20 Years'

In an interview with Alice Cooper (on his "Nights with Alice Cooper" radio show) that was posted online yesterday, Ozzy Osbourne spoke about the great rock bands of the past. "How more simple can you get than 'You Really Got Me' [by THE KINKS]?'. I bought that single and I played it until I had ...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist Pays Tribute To GUNS N' ROSES

In the special "Immortals" issue of Rolling Stone magazine chronicling "The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time," AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry pays tribute to GUNS N' ROSES: "I remember someone handing me a copy of 'Appetite for Destruction' and saying, 'You've got to hear these guys — they're the new...

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SEVENDUST Drummer: New Album Will Be Out 'Sooner Than You Think'

SEVENDUST drummer Morgan Rose has issued the following update: "We've been writing and recording for the past two months in Florida. In the near future everyone will have the info on when to expect the next album. I will tell you this, it will be sooner than you think. Other than that, we just finis...

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CHIMAIRA Pull Out Of Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING; MEGADETH, MADBALL Others Added To Bill

CHIMAIRA and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have cancelled their participation in this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 24-26 in Dessel, Belgium. Meanwhile, MADBALL have re-confirmed their appearance at the festival, along with latest additions MEGADETH, SKITSOTY, TERROR, AMEN, PRO-PAIN...

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Former AXL ROSE Assistant Says 'Chinese Democracy' Songs Are 'Phenomenal'

Craig Duswalt, former assistant to Axl Rose, has spoken to Sp1at.com about his time with Rose and GUNS N' ROSES. On Rose, Craig said, "Axl is one of the nicest guys in the world. He's not so great in public but I think it's because he's uncomfortable with his fame and probably because ...