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TRIVIUM Seek 'Biggest Fans' For Upcoming Video Shoot
On Tuesday, June 21, TRIVIUM will be shooting a music video for their song "A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation" in their hometown of Orlando, Fl. Ever the fan-friendly band, TRIVIUM are putting out the call for 300 of their biggest fans to come down and be a part of video. The band is ...June 16, 2005
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STARBREAKER Guitarist Launches Official Web Site
STARBREAKER guitarist Magnus Karlsson has just launched his official web site at www.magnus-karlsson.com. The site includes an overview of his past recordings with MIDNIGHT SUN, LAST TRIBE and the ALLEN/LANDE project. In other news, the STARBREAKER track "Die for You" is included on the cover-mounte...June 14, 2005
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IRON MAIDEN: 'The Essential' Two-Disc Compilation Due In July
Legendary metal band IRON MAIDEN will release the career-spanning, two-CD compilation "The Essential Iron Maiden" through Sanctuary Records on July 12, 2005. "The Essential Iron Maiden" features some of the greatest heavy metal music ever recorded. IRON MAIDEN have had huge worldwide impact these pa...June 10, 2005
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DREAM THEATER's PORTNOY To Take Part In THE DRUM PAD's 20th Anniversary Celebration
DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy will be among the performers at the 20th anniversary celebration for The Drum Pad on Sunday, September 18 at The Vic Theater in Chicago, Illinois. Other artists scheduled to appear at the event include Terry Bozzio and Chad Wackerman, THE JIMMY CHAMBERLIN COMPLEX, Jeff H...June 10, 2005
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SHARON OSBOURNE Defends WICKED WISDOM's OZZFEST Slot
Christa L. Titus of Billboard.com has issued the following report: Since the news broke in mid-May that WICKED WISDOM, the group fronted by actress Jada Pinkett Smith, will play at this year's Ozzfest, little has been heard about the act or how it landed such a coveted gig. But whatever its music so...June 7, 2005
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THE ETERNAL Name New Album
Australian melodic doom metal band THE ETERNAL (formerly CRYPTAL DARKNESS) have set "Sleep of Reason" as the title of their forthcoming second album, due late September via Firebox Records. The follow-up to last year's "The Sombre Light of Isolation" was recorded at Palm Studios in Melbourne and is...June 5, 2005
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FREE Bassist ANDY FRASER: Rumors Of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
FREE bassist Andy Fraser, the man who penned the staggeringly successful rock anthem "All Right Now", has been out of the limelight now for so long that recently a flurry of almost believable Internet obituaries appeared. The truth was that Andy, although now totally recovered, has spent many years...June 3, 2005
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CAMP FREDDY Finishing Up Work On Debut Album
CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" band consisting of ex-JANE'S ADDICTION/RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS guitarist Dave Navarro, former THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (on guitar),VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum, and vocalist Donovan Leitch (the son of 1960s U.K. folk-rock...May 28, 2005
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OZZFEST 2005: WILL SMITH May Join Wife Onstage During WICKED WISDOM's Performance
ContactMusic.com has issued the following report: Jada Pinkett Smith is set to infuriate heavy rockers even more as she considers including hip-hop husband Will Smith in her Ozzfest tour plans. Ozzfest headliner Ozzy Osbourne caused controversy earlier this month when he added the actress' metal gro...May 27, 2005
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JOE LYNN TURNER: 'I Really Want To Tour The U.S.'
Vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) recently spoke with "The Hairball John Radio Show" regarding his involvement in the HEAVEN AND EARTH project featuring Stuart Smith as well as his recent solo disc. Joe Lynn Turner: "Right now I am very excited because I have just released a new CD in...May 24, 2005
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SOUNDSCAN Report: TEAM SLEEP Makes Respectable Debut, GEEZER BUTLER Flops
TEAM SLEEP's self-titled debut has sold 18,159 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land at position No. 52 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. The group, which features DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno, along with Moreno's childhood friend Todd Wilkenson on guitar, DJ C...May 18, 2005
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Report: OZZFEST Gets Jiggy? JADA PINKETT SMITH's Band Added To Lineup
Chris Harris of MTV.com has issued the following report: In one of the most unusual summer-tour pairings in recent memory, the Ozzfest Web site announced Monday night that there will be one final act added to this year's second-stage lineup: actress Jada Pinkett Smith's rock group, WICKED WISDOM. Th...May 17, 2005
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Legendary New York City Rock Club Eyeing Last-Ditch Summer Benefit Tour
Billboard.com is reporting that CBGB is hoping to host a 30-date festival of big-name acts this summer in a last-ditch effort to save the legendary punk rock club, founder and owner Hilly Kristal told the handful of journalists and supporters who turned out yesterday (May 16) for the start of a fund...May 17, 2005
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WICKED WISDOM Confirmed For OZZFEST's Second Stage
According to Ozzfest.com, WICKED WISDOM — the five-piece band featuring actress Jada Pinkett Smith (wife of Will Smith) — has been confirmed as the final "mystery act" on the second stage of this year's Ozzfest. The band, which includes "Pocket" on guitar, "Rio" on bass, Cameron Graves on keys, Satn...May 16, 2005
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COMBAT RECORDS To Relaunch
KOCH Records has announced the relaunch and resurrection of the classic Combat Records label brand, the birthing place of hard rock and hard core titans like VENOM, EXODUS, MEGADETH, POSSESSED, C.O.C., NUCLEAR ASSAULT, DEATH, DARK ANGEL and many more. The new venture will focus on developing new ban...May 13, 2005
