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TAPROOT To Split With ATLANTIC RECORDS?

Gary Graff of Billboard.com is reporting that the members of TAPROOT are considering a future that may not include their current label, Atlantic Records, after the disappointing sales of their third album, "Blue Sky Research". "We had hoped for really big things," drummer Jarrod Montague said of "Bl...

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VAN HALEN Bluegrass Tribute Featuring DAVID LEE ROTH: Entire CD Available For Preview

Original VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth is featured on three tracks on "Strummin' with the Devil: The Southern Side of Van Halen", a collection of VAN HALEN songs done in bluegrass style that will be released on June 6. Roth joins the JOHN JORGENSON BLUEGRASS BAND for twangy renditions of "Jump"...

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AUDIOSLAVE Cancel European Tour

AUDIOSLAVE have cancelled their entire European tour scheduled for the summer, according to NME.com. The U.S. rockers — who consists of former members of RAGE AGANST THE MACHNE and SOUNDGARDEN — were due to play the Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds festivals in England in late August. AUDIOSLAVE r...

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RUSH Worship At Toronto's Rogers Centre

The Toronto Sun has issued the following report: "Toronto Blue Jays catcher Gregg Zaun makes no secret of his music interests or the fact that he is a huge fan of the band RUSH. So at a recent Toronto game against the Oakland Athletics at the Rogers Centre, Zaun was sufficiently psyched when he lear...

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THE PANIC CHANNEL Check In From The Road

THE PANIC CHANNEL — the new band featuring three quarters of the most recent lineup of JANE'S ADDICTION (guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins, and bassist Chris Chaney) and former SKYCYCLE vocalist Steve Isaacs — are in the middle of a U.S. club headlining tour in support of their upcomin...

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Rebirth of the Temple

I've got to admit, based on the snippets of music I had heard from SILENT CIVILIAN's "Rebirth of the Temple", my first thought about the idea of reviewing this one was, "Christ, not another growl-n-croon emocore band!" As it turns out, "Rebirth of the Temple" does feature a healthy does of those spa...

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TAROT: Throat Infection Forces Concert Cancellations

Finland's TAROT, the group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala, have been forced to cancel their previously announced gigs in Lappeenranta (May 19) and Helsinki (May 20) "because of Marco's throat infection," according to a posting on the band's web site. As previously reported, TAROT...

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RANDY COVEN To Perform With TEDDY And BOBBY RONDINELLI

Bassist Randy Coven (ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will be playing at Grizzly's in Bayshore, New York on Saturday, June 3 at 10:00 p.m. Performing with Coven will be Teddy Rondinelli (guitar/vocals; VANILLA FUDGE) and Bobby Rondinelli (drums; BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT). Coven recently teamed...

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LUNARMILE Featuring TONY IOMMI's Daughter: Debut EP Due In June

LUNARMILE (Photo#1, Photo#2, Photo#3),the British band featuring frontwoman Toni-Marie (daughter of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi) and bassist bassist Alex Hill (son of JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill),will release their debut EP, simply titled "LunarMile" (view cover here),on Monday, June 12....

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MANNTIS Prepare For Massive U.S. Tour; New Video Posted Online

Southern California quintet MANNTIS are currently preparing for a massive U.S. tour as direct support to DOPE that kicks off on June 14 and runs through August 7. The trek also features BLEED THE SKY (whom MANNTIS will swap the direct support slot with every other night) and A NEW REVOLUTION. The gr...

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New TNT Singer Speaks

SHY vocalist Tony Mills has issued the following statement regaridng his decision to join TNT as the band's new lead singer: "Having been in discussions with the members of TNT in Norway over the last few weeks, I have decided to take the band up on an offer to front them throughout their forthcomin...

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TAROT Release New Single In Finland

Finland's TAROT, the group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala, have just released their long-awaited new single, "You", in Finland. The single contains two tracks: A straight-forward classic heavy metal song "You", taken from the upcoming full-length TAROT album, and a BLUE ÖYSTER CUL...

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EWIGKEIT: Free EP Available For Download

U.K. progressive metallers EWIGKEIT (pronounced Ay-vish-kite) have released a free EP, entitled "Return to the Land of Fog". Commented EWIGKEIT mainman James Fogarty: "The idea was to revisit my favorite tracks from the 'Land of Fog' album. As these have largely not been heard by the people who have...

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SHARK ISLAND To Release 'Gathering Of The Faithful' In July

Frontiers Records has announced the European release of SHARK ISLAND's highly anticipated new album, "Gathering of the Faithful", on July 7. Born out of the ashes of THE SHARKS, SHARK ISLAND was among the biggest and most prolific live acts in Los Angeles. This was in an era when there were literall...

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GODYVA: New Album Samples Posted Online

Italian gothic metal sensations GODYVA will be releasing the new full-length CD, entitled "In Good and Evil", on June 6 through SorceryStudios Media Group. GODYVA — who have been likened to EVANESCENCE, LACUNA COIL and NIGHTWISH — recorded the follow-up to their acclaimed "Advent" EP (2002) at Jolly...