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DAREDEVIL Reform, Announce First Show

Australian stoner rock 'n' roll band DAREDEVIL have reformed after a two-year break and have lined up their first show back on June 12 at The Bat & Ball Hotel in Sydney. Also appearing will be Melbourne's THE SPECIMENS and fellow Sydneysiders HELL CRAB CITY. Citing influences from past greats su...

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CRYSTAL EYES: 'Vengeance Descending' To Receive U.S. Release

Sweden's CRYSTAL EYES will issue their third full-length album, "Vengeance Descending", in North America through Neoblast Records. The Canadian release is scheduled for the middle of the summer, with the U.S. release to follow about 4-6 weeks later. "Vengeance Descending" was produced and mixed by g...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Members Sue AXL ROSE Over Control Of Songs

Former GUNS N' ROSES members Slash (guitar) and Duff McKagan (bass) have filed a lawsuit against the band's lead singer, Axl Rose, claiming he ripped them off to the tune of at least a million dollars, according to Celebrity Justice. In the suit, Duff and Slash claim Rose doesn't have any controllin...

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IN FLAMES, FEAR FACTORY, HELLOWEEN Confirmed For Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST

IN FLAMES, FEAR FACTORY, HELLOWEEN and ROSE TATOO are among the bands confirmed for Earthshaker Fest 2004, a two-day open-air event set to take place July 23-24 in Geiselwind, Germany. The complete list of artists current scheduled to perform at Earthshaker Fest 2004 is as follows: IN FLAMES FEAR FA...

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SCOTT WEILAND Threatens Magazine Writer Over CD Review

VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland has slammed Maxim magazine writer Jon Caramanica over his review of the group's debut album, "Contraband", stating — among other things — that Caramanica "knows about as much about me and my legal situation as he does about our music." Read on for Caramanica's br...

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Ex-DEEP PURPLE Guitarist RITCHIE BLACKMORE: Birthday Party Photos Posted Online

Photos from ex-DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore's recent 59th birthday celebration (Ritchie was born April 14, 1945) have been posted online at this location. Ritchie's current band, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, released their most recent studio album, "Ghost Of A Rose", in the U.S. last August...

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SOULFLY Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

SOULFLY have been confirmed for the 11th edition of With Full Force festival, a three-day event set to be held July 2-4 at airport Roitzschjora, Löbnitz near Leipzig, Germany. The complete list of bands set to appear at the festival is as follows: A.O.K. ADJUDGEMENT AGNOSTIC FRONT ATROCITY BEATSTEAK...

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GUNS N' ROSES Top U.K. Album Chart

GUNS N' ROSES' "Greatest Hits" compilation rose to No. 1 on the U.K. charts in its fifth chart week, replacing ANASTACIA's self-titled third Epic album at the top, according to Billboard. The Axl Rose-fronted band's only previous U.K. best-seller was "Use Your Illusion II", which spent a solitary we...

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MACHINE HEAD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Videos To Air On 'Headbanger's Ball'

MACHINE HEAD's video for "Imperium" and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's clip for "Rose Of Sharyn" will receive their U.S. premiere on the April 24 episode of MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball". An edited version of the "Imperium" video (minus the song's build-up intro) will kick off the show, which is being hosted by J...

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AJAX GARCIA: I Was Approached About Playing Guitar For GUNS N' ROSES

Ajax Garcia, founder of late '90s punk rock n' roll band THE NAPOLEON BLOWNAPARTS, was reportedly approached about filling the vacant guitarist slot in GUNS N' ROSES following the recent departure of Buckethead. In a press release date April 7, 2004, Ajax explained how he came to be mentioned as a p...

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Reporter: GENE SIMMONS Doesn't Have A Sense Of Humor About Himself

Chris Rose of Louisiana's The Times-Picayune writes in the following in this weekend's installment of "Living News": "I've always looked at [exercise guru Richard] Simmons as a healer. My first encounter with him came at a big celebrity confab in New Orleans a few years ago when I saw him standing i...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: Preview Entire New Album Online

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's entire new CD, "The End of Heartache", can be previewed online via the newly launched KILLSWITCH ENGAGE E-Card. Check it out here. The follow-up to 2002's "Alive or Just Breathing", "The End of Heartache" was produced by guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz and was mixed at Backstage Studio...

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WATCH THEM DIE To Open For GWAR

Oakland-based purveyors of aggression WATCH THEM DIE will embark on a national U.S. tour alongside GWAR this May. The group kick off their touring insanity with a short West Coast run with DARKEST HOUR on April 9 and will wrap things up in early June. This quintet rose from the ashes of several high...

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JERRY CANTRELL To Open For KID ROCK

One of the most influential guitarists of his generation, JERRY CANTRELL will be opening for KID ROCK on tour dates beginning April 15 in Albuquerque, NM. After five platinum and multi-platinum albums with ALICE IN CHAINS, Cantrell embarked on a solo career in 1998. "Boggy Depot" (Columbia),his fir...

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AEROSMITH Sell More Than 160K Copies Of 'Bobo', Land At No. 5

AEROSMITH's critically acclaimed blues album, "Honkin' on Bobo" (Columbia),has landed at No. 5 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart with sales of 160,500 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The band's last album, 2001's "Just Push Play", arrived at No. 2 with 240,000 copies and has gone on to...