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Former DOPE/PRIMER 55 Drummer Claims GODSMACK Stole His Song

Nick Belardes of ABC23 reports that former DOPE/PRIMER 55 drummer Preston Nash — who currently works as a radio shock jock for Bakersfield, California's 1560 KNZR — claims the GODSMACK song "The Enemy" (audio),which appears on the band's 2006 album "IV", sounds like a jingle he created (audio) ...

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Korea's KNOCKDOWN Releases New Music

Korea's hardcore/death metal act KNOCKDOWN has posted two new songs — "Distress of Existence" and "Against the Karma" — on its MySpace page. The tracks come off the group's latest CD, "Violence for Violence". "Violence for Violence" is KNOCKDOWN's first CD for Dope Entertainment. Since the album's r...

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LOVE/HATE To Reunite For U.K. Tour

LOVE/HATE members Jizzy Pearl (vocals),Skid Rose (bass) and Joey Gold (drums) will reunite for a U.K. tour in December. Commented Jizzy: "They said it would never happen (Well, I said it would never happen) but I finally wrangled the guys over the pond for one more round! First show is December 17t...

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Korea's MAHATMA To Release New Album Next Month; Audio Available

Korea's long-running thrash outfit MAHATMA has posted a new track, entitled "Unseen Enemy", on the MySpace page of the group's record label, Dope Entertainment. The song comes off MAHATMA's new album, "Perseverance", due on October 1. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. There is No H...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: 'Last Call' Tour Dates Announced

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY has lined up three exclusive live dates on the "Last Call 2007" tour with openers DOPE. The schedule is as follows: Oct. 02 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre Oct. 03 - Anaheim, CA - Grove of Anaheim Oct. 04 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues "VM Underground" recently conducted ...

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ANEW REVOLUTION Signs With KOCH RECORDS

ANEW REVOLUTION, the Austin, Texas-based band featuring former members of SLAVES ON DOPE and UNLOCO, has inked a worldwide deal with Koch Records. Scott Givens, Vice President of Metal for Koch Records, took notice of the quartet's talent, work ethic and grassroots approach. He states, "Having follo...

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GODHEAD Hard At Work On New Album

GODHEAD frontman Jason Miller has issued the following update: "We just played an amazing concert in Madison, WI a few weeks ago called 'Band Camp.' It was great to meet up with a lot of bands we hadn't seen in a while like STONE SOUR, SEVENDUST, NONPOINT, DOPE, KITTIE and many others! "Here ...

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AMORPHIS, TAROT Confirmed For ON A DARK WINTER'S NIGHT Festival

AMORPHIS, TAROT (featuring NIGHTWISH bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala),SAMSAS TRAUM, BLIND, DOPE STARS INC., JESUS ON EXSTASY, and VAN CANTO have been confirmed for the On A Dark Winter's Night festival, which is set to take place in two installments this year: in Salzburg, Austria on December 28 and...

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NOCTURNE Frontwoman Featured On VH1's 'Rock of Love With Bret Michaels'

Vocalist Lacey Conner of industrial-metal rockers NOCTURNE is currently featured as a cast member of the VH1 "reality" TV show "Rock of Love with Bret Michaels", starring Bret Michaels from POISON. In a posting on her MySpace page, Lacey writes, "The reason I did the show 'Rock of Love' is basically...

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SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON: U.S. Tour Opening-Night Setlists Revealed

SLAYER and MARILYN MANSON kicked off their joint U.S. tour last night (Wednesday, July 25) in West Palm Beach, Florida. Their setlists were as follows: SLAYER 01. Flesh Storm 02. War Ensemble 03. Chemical Warfare 04. Cult 05. Threshold 06. Disciple 07. Payback 08. Jihad 09. Seasons In The Abyss 10....

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KICKING K8 Signs With CORPORATE PUNISHMENT RECORDS

San Diego rockers KICKING K8 have signed a deal with Corporate Punishment Records. The group's debut album is scheduled for release on October 9. For KICKING K8, the past two years of cultivating a fan base and non-stop touring has paid off. "We were in talks with CPR for over a year and the timing...

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Ex-DOPE/SKRAPE Member BRIX MILNER Joins SLAUGHTER For SUMMERFEST Performance

Brix Milner (ex-SKRAPE, DOPE) reportedly played lead guitar for SLAUGHTER this past Saturday (June 30) at Milwaukee's Summerfest where the band headlined the "Classic Rock Stage." Brix was filling in for Jeff Blando, who was unable to make the gig. It is not presently known if Milner will join SLAUG...

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Former STATIC-X Guitarist Out On Parole

According to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections, former STATIC-X and DOPE guitarist Tripp Eisen was paroled from the Mid-State Correctional Facility and was released from custody on April 17, 2007 after serving time for allegedly meeting and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old gi...

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DESTROPHY Confirmed For INDIANAPOLIS METAL FEST

DESTROPHY, the Iowa City, Iowa-based band featuring former STONE SOUR guitarist Bruce Swink, has been confirmed for the Indianapolis Metal Fest, set to take place on September 22. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: DAATH TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY DESTROPHY BYZANTINE BENEATH THE SKY EMMURE...

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Eat Me, Drink Me

Can we all please finally agree that Marilyn Manson has not made a single great album in his entire career? Although each of his previous studio efforts has featured at least a couple of excellent songs ("The Beautiful People", "The Dope Show"),most of his output has been subpar, lacking any truly...