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AEROSMITH To Officially Announce MÖTLEY CRÜE Tour On Monday?

AEROSMITH's official fan club, Aero Force One, will make an official announcement regarding the band's fall touring plans on Monday, June 19. The group are expected to confirm that they will be teaming up with MÖTLEY CRÜE for a U.S. tour beginning in early September. So far, the following dates are...

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DANKO JONES Undergoes Emergency Eye Surgery

DANKO JONES' frontman/namesake was scheduled to play at NXNE in Toronto on June 8, 2006. After a routine visit to the doctor he was advised that he needed immediate eye surgery, as he had a retinal detachment in his right eye. Surgery was successful, and Danko is recovering well. "We do not foresee...

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SHINEDOWN Confirmed As Opening Band On GODSMACK/ROB ZOMBIE Tour

Jacksonville, Florida's SHINEDOWN has been confirmed as the opening act on the upcoming GODSMACK/ROB ZOMBIE U.S. co-headlining tour. The trek is a two-month alliance starting in Dallas, TX at the Smirnoff Music Center and ending October 1 in Concord, CA at the Chronicle Pavilion. GODSMACK has teamed...

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PAPA ROACH Singer On New CD: 'It's Like A Meat Locker 'Cause There's Just Hooks Everywhere'

PAPA ROACH singer Jacoby Shaddix recently spoke to Corey Moss of MTV.com about his band's fourth major-label release, due in September or October. "It's like a meat locker 'cause there's just hooks everywhere," the frontman formerly known as Coby Dick said. "I'm not lying. "It's the best album we've...

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METALLICA, RUSH, SCORPIONS, IRON MAIDEN Tracks Among 'Greatest Conservative Rock Songs'

Tracks by METALLICA, RUSH, SCORPIONS, IRON MAIDEN, LED ZEPPELIN and AEROSMITH have made National Review's Top 50 list of "greatest conservative rock songs." According to National Review political reporter John J. Miller, the following ingredients are required to make a great conservative rock song:...

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GODSMACK, ROB ZOMBIE Tour Dates Announced

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on April 26, GODSMACK have now officially confirmed that they will be teaming up with ROB ZOMBIE for a North American co-headlining tour beginning in late August. According to MTV.com, GODSMACK drummer Shannon Larkin said this fall tour is the band's way of thankin...

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TOOL Guitarist Says Making Albums No Mystery

Launch Radio Networks reports: How does TOOL go about making its albums, with their complex musical content and elaborate artwork and packaging? While it may seem like a vast, mysterious process, guitarist Adam Jones told Launch that it's just a matter of "connecting the dots." "We write this song,...

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Peeping Tom

A schizophrenic mix tape from former MR. BUNGLE and FAITH NO MORE vocalist Mike Patton, whose output after those bands has ranged from the harshly accessible (the excellent TOMAHAWK) to the attention-deficit deranged (FANTOMAS) to the downright irritating (the ridiculous "Adult Themes For Voice" rec...

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KORN Reveal More 'Family Values' Dates

Launch Radio Networks reports: KORN has revealed more dates for the upcoming Family Values tour, which is scheduled to kick off on July 27 in Virginia Beach. Tickets for the first batch of shows went on sale two weeks ago, with the newly announced stops going on sale tomorrow (Saturday, June 3). In...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman: 'If You See Me Looking Dark, Looking Aggressive — That's Real'

To mark the release of "Monotheist", CELTIC FROST's first studio album in 14 years, Tom G. Fischer and Martin Ain of CELTIC FROST appeared on Sirius Hard Attack's "Bloody Roots" show Tuesday night (May 30) to discuss the new album, their thrash peers, and their classic pre-FROST band HELLHAMMER. Dur...

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DROWNING POOL Part Ways With WIND-UP RECORDS

DROWNING POOL have officially parted ways with their label Wind-Up Records, a source close to the band has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET. The Dallas, Texas-based act issued two albums through Wind-Up, each featuring a different lead singer: 2001's "Sinner" and 2004's "Desensitized". DROWNING POOL's...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG: Solo Album Samples Posted Online

Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young has posted three songs from his upcoming debut solo album, "Equilibrium", at this location. Commented Young: "'Equilibrium' represents a life's work — or life's play, as it were. A majority of the music is written and performed on flamenco and classical guitar ho...

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PEEPING TOM Featuring MIKE PATTON: 'Conan' TV Appearance Posted Online

A video clip of PEEPING TOM's performance of the track "Mojo" on NBC-TV's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" — which was taped Friday afternoon (May 26) for broadcast later that night — has been posted online at YouTube.com. "Mojo" comes off PEEPING TOM's self-titled debut album, due on May 30 via the...

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ACE FREHLEY Guitar To Be Auctioned For Charity

Famous guitars by such world-renowned rock musicians as Ace Frehley (KISS) and Steve Jones (SEX PISTOLS) are being auctioned as part of ItsOnlyRocknRoll.com's rock 'n' roll, music and entertainment auction, which will go live in June and close on Saturday, June 24. The auction includes autographed g...

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MIKE PATTON: No FAITH NO MORE Reunion — For Now

Former FAITH NO MORE frontman Mike Patton recently spoke to Reuters about the release of his "Peeping Tom" project, a melody-based record that fuses hip-hop and alternative rock. "This is more song-oriented. I needed some balance," Patton told Reuters in a recent interview. "A lot of melodic song id...