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SMASHING PUMPKINS: Full-Length 'Tarantula' Stream Available

The new SMASHING PUMPKINS single, "Tarantula", has been posted online at Spinner.com. The song, which is expected to go for radio adds on Monday, will appear on the band's first album since 2000, titled "Zeitgeist", due July 10 via Martha's Music/Reprise. SMASHING PUMPKINS earlier in the week reveal...

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DIMEBAG DARRELL Art Tribute Auction Raises Money For Charity

ModernGuitars.com reports that Hollywood California's House of Blues played host last night to the Six-String Masterpieces: The Dimebag Darrell Art Tribute auction in which 50 Dean ML electric guitars painted or otherwise customized by a variety of music, entertainment, and fine art celebrities were...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Talks 'American Idol'

Dave McGurgan of phillyBurbs.com recently conducted an interview with legendary hard rock rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: phillyBurbs.com: What is your take on "American Idol"? Is it anything at all like the "real" mu...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Team With SHEPARD FAIREY For 'Zeitgeist' Cover

To capture the mood of our times with the album cover for "Zeitgeist" — the forthcoming album by the SMASHING PUMPKINS — the band turned to acclaimed Obey Giant graphic designer and illustrator Shepard Fairey. After being given the album's title to work with, Fairey came up with a haunting image: it...

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DROWNING POOL Launches Podcast Series

Dallas-based metallers DROWNING POOL have just launched their podcast series on iTunes. The band will release a new episode to the podcast every week up to the July 24 release of its new album, "Full Circle". The podcasts offer their fans a glimpse of never before seen footage of the recording proce...

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ALICE IN CHAINS, OZZY OSBOURNE Talk To Press At 'VH1 Rock Honors'; Video Available

A three-minute video clip of ALICE IN CHAINS and Ozzy Osbourne talking to the media in the press room at the second annual "VH1 Rock Honors", which was taped Saturday night (Saturday, May 12) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, has been posted at YouTube. This year's celebration honored...

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Ex-DIO Guitarist TRACY G: Second Part Of TheRighttoRock.com Audio Interview Available

TheRighttoRock.com has has issued its latest podcast (episode #17) featuring the second part of an interview with former DIO/WWIII guitarist Tracy G. Tracy discusses vocalists that suffer from the "lead singer disease" (LSD). The interview lasts approximately 35 minutes. To check out the podcast, go...

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DUBLIN DEATH PATROL: Another Song Posted Online

Another DUBLIN DEATH PATROL (DDP) track, entitled "DDP 4 Life", has been added to the band's MySpace page. The song is the title cut of the band's debut album, "DDP 4 Life", which is available now on Godfodder Records. "DDP 4 Life" track listing: 01. R.I.P. 02. Unnatural Causes 03. Mentally Unstable...

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INFECTION CODE Signs With BEYOND PRODUCTIONS

Italian noise-makers INFECTION CODE have inked a deal with Beyond Productions. The group's new CD, entitled "Intimacy", was recorded at Nadir Studios by Tommy Talamanca, and was mixed by Billy Anderson at Lowered One Studios in San Francisco. A fall release is expected. The follow-up to 2004's "Ster...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist Appears On Japan's Top-Rated TV Show

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's May 5 appearance on the Japanese hit TV show "Chubaw Desuyo!" pulled the No. 1 nationwide rating in Japan's fiercely competitive Saturday night 11:00 p.m. time slot. Video footage of Friedman and his solo band performing in Zoetermeer, The Netherlands on Ap...

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BIOHAZARD Frontman EVAN SEINFELD Returns With THE SPYDERZ

After 20 years of screaming his head off in BIOHAZARD, Evan Seinfeld felt it was finally time to spread his wings and take his musical ability to the next level. THE SPYDERZ is his brainchild, a reinvention of hard rock to the next level. The marriage of riffs and melody fused with lyrics straight f...

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TESTAMENT: East Coast Dates Announced

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have announced several East Coast dates July. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Europe: Jul. 06 - Mortegliano (Udine),Italy @ Festa in Tenda Jul. 07 - Leeuwarden, Netherlands @Waldrock Festival USA: Jul. 13 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: New Single Snippet Available

A 30-second snippet of the new SMASHING PUMPKINS single, "Tarantula", has been posted online at AOL Music. The song, which is expected to go for radio adds next Monday, will appear on the band's first album since 2000, titled "Zeitgeist", due July 10 via Martha's Music/Reprise. As previously reporte...

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DUBLIN DEATH PATROL: 'DDP 4 Life' Track Listing Revealed

DUBLIN DEATH PATROL (DDP),the new band featuring TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy and former EXODUS vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza, has revealed the track listing for debut album, "DDP 4 Life", which is available now on Godfodder Records. It is as follows: 01. R.I.P. 02. Unnatural Causes 03. Mentally Uns...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Plan Residencies In Asheville, San Francisco

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports: The SMASHING PUMPKINS will set up camp in Asheville, N.C., and San Francisco for multiple-night stands this summer, during which they will draw from a different set list each night. The Billy Corgan-led group will visit the Orange Peel in Asheville on June 23...