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SWEDEN ROCK Festival Nearing Sell-Out
Last year, Sweden Rock festival sold out all the 15,000 two-day tickets two days before the first band took the stage. That was actually the first time ever the festival was sold out. This year the tickets will sell out much earlier. As of today, more than 13,000 of the 16,000 three-day tickets have...April 22, 2004
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SCAR CULTURE Hard At Work On New Material
The Brooklyn-based SCAR CULTURE have been busy writing the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut, "Inscribe". The as-yet-untitled CD will be the group's first to feature new vocalist Roman Garbacik. Guitarist John Conley commented: "Sorry it's been so long since the last update but we've bee...April 20, 2004
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MESHUGGAH Confirmed For Finland's PROVINSSIROCK Festival
Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH have been confirmed for this year's Provinssirock festival, a three-day event set to take place June 18-20 in Seinäjoki, Finland. MESHUGGAH will perform on Saturday, June 19 alongside HYPOCRISY and DIABLO. Other bands scheduled to appear at the festiv...April 20, 2004
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A PERFECT CIRCLE's HOWERDEL Slams BILLY CORGAN Over IHA Comments
A PERFECT CIRCLE guitarist Billy Howerdel has slammed former SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan over his recent disparaging comments against ex-PUMPKINS/current A PERFECT CIRCLE guitarist James Iha, calling Corgan "sick" and speculating that he " probably has seven therapists telling him seven...April 20, 2004
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STAIND Singer To Embark On Acoustic Solo Tour
STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis will be kicking off a new set of acoustic solo dates on May 7 in Uncasville, CT. The trek is shaping up as follows: May 07 - The Arena @ Mohegan Sun Casino - Uncasville, CT May 13 - The Theater @ Hard Rock Casino - Tampa, Fl May 14 - ...April 20, 2004
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LIFE OF AGONY Record New Material, Announce More Tour Dates
LIFE OF AGONY have entered the studio to record four songs to be included on the group's first album of new material since 1997's "Soul Searching Sun", tentatively due late 2004/early 2005 through an as-yet-undetermined label. The songs being tracked during the recording session this week are "Love...April 16, 2004
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MANNHAI: 'Rock To The Top' Video Posted Online
Finnish "stoner rockers" MANNHAI, who feature in their ranks former AMORPHIS bassist Oppu Laine and ex-XYSMA frontman Joanitor Muurinen, have uploaded the video for their new single, "Rock To The Top", at this location. "Rock To The Top" comes off the band's third album, "The Exploder", which was re...April 14, 2004
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ACHERON Set Title For New Album
Columbus, Ohio-based black/death metal cult band ACHERON have been working on music for their next album, tentatively titled "Sanctum Regnum". The band are taking it slowly and are enjoying the songwriting process. The theme for the CD will be "a very apocalyptic concept." Songtitles set to appear o...April 14, 2004
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SCORPIONS: Career-Spanning Box Set Due Next Month
Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS will be releasing a three-CD career retrospective, called "Box Of Scorpions", on May 25, according to Launch Radio Networks. The set features 51 tracks from throughout their recording history, which started with 1972's "Lonesome Crow". There aren't any unrelease...April 13, 2004
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Former BLACK CROWES Frontman Finalizes Track Listing For THE NEW EARTH MUD Debut
Former BLACK CROWES frontman Chris Robinson and his band THE NEW EARTH MUD have finalized the track listing for their debut album, "This Magnificent Distance", due on June 29 through Vector Recordings. For "This Magnificent Distance", Robinson penned five songs and co-wrote six with Paul Stacey and...April 13, 2004
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KELLY KEELING Checks In From The Road
Powerhouse rock vocalist and former Atlantic recording artist Kelly Keeling (BATON ROUGE, BLUE MURDER, MSG, JOHN NORUM),who is currently touring the U.S. as part of guitarist George Lynch's (ex-DOKKEN) solo band, has posted the following message on his official web site: "Well, as usual, so much to...April 13, 2004
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HOPE COLLAPSE To Release Debut EP In May
HOPE COLLAPSE, the brand-new quartet featuring Dave Witte (BURNT BY THE SUN, DISCORDANCE AXIS, HUMAN REMAINS) Carlos Ramirez (BLACK ARMY JACKET) Andrew Orlando (BLACK ARMY JACKET, MILHOUSE) and Pete Ciccotto (MILHOUSE, THE FIFTY-TWO X),will be releasing their debut EP in May through Imperial Record...April 12, 2004
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'Monsters of Metal Vol. 2': The Ultimate Metal DVD Compilation Returns With Second Installment
Nuclear Blast Records Europe has just released "Monsters of Metal Vol. 2" (view cover here),the second installment of what it calls "the ultimate metal DVD compilation," featuring both Nuclear Blast artists and bands signed to other labels. The complete track listing for the two-disc set is as foll...April 10, 2004
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ACHERON Announce New Guitarist
Columbus, Ohio-based black/death metal cult band ACHERON have announced the addition of guitarist Stacey Connolly (LIFE IS LOST) to the group's ranks. Band founder and frontman Vincent Crowley commented: "Stacey Connolly has been working with us since the departure of Michael Estes, and he has shown...April 9, 2004
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COURTNEY LOVE Lashes Out At Accusers, COBAIN's Grandfather Believes KURT Was Murdered
Courtney Love is lashing out at a book that alleges she may have had a hand in the death of her husband, NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain, in 1994. Max Wallace and Ian Halperin, authors of "Love & Death", have "opportunistically used the anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death to promote their ongoing ca...April 8, 2004