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THE DARKNESS Singer's Neighbors Responsible For Wheel Theft

Tips coming into Britain's The Sun indicate that the people responsible for stealing the wheel's off THE DARKNESS singer Justin Hawkins' Jaguar XK-8 coupé live in the same west London neighborhood as Hawkins does, and weren't pros. "Right, I'm heading over there now with a shovel to teach them a les...

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THE DARKNESS: Wheels Stolen From JUSTIN HAWKINS' Jag

Britain's The Sun is reporting that THE DARKNESS frontman Justin Hawkins awoke on Wednesday morning (August 4) to see his Jaguar XK8 up on bricks, the wheels and tires stolen. "I suppose bricks are perfectly adequate if you just want to park but the wheels are rather essential for driving," he joked...

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CROWBAR Sign With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

New Orleans sludge-meisters CROWBAR have signed a worldwide deal with Candlelight Records. The group's new album, "Life's Blood For The Downtrodden", is expected to see a February 8, 2005 Stateside release date. Final studio work on the album, produced by the working team of Warren Riker (DOWN) and...

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'West Memphis Three' Anthology: Launch Party Scheduled

Brett Alexander Savory and M. W. Anderson's West Memphis Three anthology, "Last Pentacle of the Sun: Writings in Support of the West Memphis Three", featuring a contribution by METALLICA frontman James Hetfield, will have its official launch concert/party on October 14 at Club Rockit in Toronto, Ont...

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DUNGEON Complete Work On New Album

Australian melodic power metal band DUNGEON have issued the following update: "Quite a few cool things happening in the DUNGEON camp right now! "Firstly, our live Japanese tour 2003 DVD, 'Under The Rising Sun', is currently being pressed and should be available in Australia in the first week or so o...

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PARADISE LOST Finish Recording New Album

PARADISE LOST have completed the recording process for their as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2002's "Symbol of Life", with singer Nick Holmes scheduled to fly home to England from L.A. this week after finishing up the final vocals for the album. The upcoming CD, which is being described by Holmes as "d...

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EVANESCENCE Singer Says She Won't Care What People Think Of New Songs

EVANESCENCE frontwoman Amy Lee has admitted to The Sun Herald that although founding member/guitarist Ben Moody's departure from the group was a "relief," it has added another layer of expectation for the band's next album. It was Moody and Lee who envisioned a goth-metal sound that incorporated the...

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ULI JON ROTH/MICHAEL SCHENKER: More Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been announced for the forthcoming American tour featuring guitar legends Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) and Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO). As previously reported, the tour will comprise of approximately 20 shows, and some of the concerts are also going to feature George Lynch. Both Uli a...

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SUN CAGED Announce New Keyboardist

Dutch progressive metallers SUN CAGED have announced the addition of keyboardist Rene Kroon to the group's ranks. "Rene is a very good player with a lot of technical abilities, and he managed to figure out the audition songs with no errors," the band write on their web site. "Also his sounds came ve...

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Australian Restaurateur Fights AC/DC Street Name Tribute

According to the Herald Sun, the owner of Melbourne institution Rosati will fight a move to rename Corporation Lane in a tribute to rock band AC/DC. Piero Gesualdi said the plan being considered by Melbourne City Council to call it "ACDC Lane" was inappropriate. Gesualdi, whose restaurant stands cl...

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AT THE GATES Launch New Web Site

Long-defunct Swedish thrashers AT THE GATES have launched a new official web site at this location. Included on the site are a bunch of rare photos, recordings and other memorabilia. One of the more melodic death metal bands to expand beyond Sweden and spread their sound across the world alongside p...

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KORN, LINKIN PARK Singers Offer Advice To New Bands: 'Find Your Own Style'

KORN's Jonathan Davis and LINKIN PARK's Chester Bennington recently spoke to Revolver magazine about the hundreds of bands that have copped their sound in the years since their came out with their first albums. "It fucking sucks," Davis said. "At first, it was totally flattering. The first time I re...

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THREE INCHES OF BLOOD: 'Advance And Vanquish' Details Revealed

Roadrunner Records has set a September 28 release date for the new album from Canadian metallers THREE INCHES OF BLOOD, entitled "Advance and Vanquish". Recorded at a Chicago studio with producer Neil Kernon (NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEICIDE),the CD was mixed by Colin Richardson (MACHINE HEAD, F...

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SUN CAGED Postpone PROGPOWER Appearance

Dutch progressive metallers SUN CAGED have been forced to postpone their previously announced appearance at the ProgPower pre-party show on September 16 in Atlanta, Georgia. "The main reason [for the postponement] is that the band is still having auditions to find the right [singer and keyboardist]...

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KALEDON: Audio Preview Of STRATOVARIUS Cover Posted Online

A 50-second preview of KALEDON's cover of the STRATOVARIUS track "Father Time" has been posted online at this location. The song will be included on the upcoming STRATOVARIUS tribute album, "Within Infinity - Tribute to Stratovarius", tentatively due in November 2004 through Steelborn Records. The p...