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A PERFECT CIRCLE Announces New Bassist

A PERFECT CIRCLE, the band led by Maynard James Keenan (TOOL, PUSCIFER) and Billy Howerdel (ASHES DIVIDE),will boast a new bassist when it hits the road for a five-city tour this fall. Joining Keenan (vocals),Howerdel (guitar, vocals),James Iha (guitar) and Josh Freese (drums),will be Matt McJun...

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TOOL Frontman Talks 'Blood Into Wine' Documentary In New Interview

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with Maynard James Keenan (TOOL, A PERFECT CIRCLE, PUSCIFER) about "Blood Into Wine", the documentary about Maynard's Arizona vineyard business. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: Does "Blood Into Wi...

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It's Official: A PERFECT CIRCLE Is Back

A PERFECT CIRCLE has returned from its self-imposed hiatus. The band, led by Maynard James Keenan (TOOL, PUSCIFER) and Billy Howerdel (ASHES DIVIDE),will embark on a five-city tour this fall (dates and ticket on-sale information will be announced shortly). Shows in Phoenix (Marquee Theatre),Los An...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Belgrade Backstage Rider Revealed

According to Blic Online, GUNS N' ROSES' rider for the band's September 23 performance in Belgrade, Serbia includes singer Axl Rose's request for the his dressing room to all black and decorated with fresh roses. He has also reportedly asked to have champagne, vodka, tequila, red wine and beer avail...

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DOWN's 'Diary Of A Mad Band' CD+DVD Gets Official U.S. Release Date; More Details Revealed

"Diary Of A Mad Band", the long-awaited new CD+DVD from DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and voc...

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TOOL Frontman's 'Blood Into Wine' Documentary: New Teaser Clip Released

A new two-minute teaser for "Blood Into Wine", the award-winning documentary that Filmcritic.com dubbed a "rock 'n' roll version of 'Sideways'" and the Village Voice said was one of the "most intriguing documentaries we've seen in a while," can be viewed below. The film will be loaded with bonus fea...

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APOCALYPTICA Says TOOL Singer Came Close To Appearing On New Album

According to The Pulse of Radio, APOCALYPTIC's new album, "7th Symphony", contains a credit for former EVANESCENCE songwriter and guitarist Ben Moody in the liner notes. Although no songs by Moody appear on the record, APOCALYPTICA member Eicca Toppinen revealed to The Pulse of Radio that he did wor...

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DOWN: 'Diary Of A Mad Band' DVD To Arrive In October?

According to an August 24, 2010 tweet from the French branch of Roadrunner Records, the label has set an October 11 French release date for "Diary Of A Mad Band", the long-awaited new DVD from DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan,...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Featured In Smithsonian's National Museum Of The American Indian Exhibition

TESTAMENT vocalist and Native American activist Chuck Billy is featured in the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian's new exhibition, "Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians in Popular Culture". The exhibition is located on the National Mall on the second-floor level of the Sealaska Ga...

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SEX PISTOLS Launch Official Perfume

Legendary punk rock act SEX PISTOLS has teamed up with perfume company Etat Libre D'Orange to launch its own official band fragrance. According to the company, the scent offers "a fresh, restless bite of lemon, sharpened and intensified by deiant black pepper. It's the unruly turbulence of a prune a...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: Quality Denver Footage Available

Video footage of the reunited classic "Animosity" lineup of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY — Mike Dean (bass, vocals),Woody Weatherman (guitar) and Reed Mullin (drums) — performing the songs "Consumed", "Loss For Words" and one new track last night (Saturday, August 14) in Denver, Colorado can be viewed b...

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DOWN Guitarist On Songwriting Process For Next Album: 'Everyone's Got That Spark Now'

When DOWN performed at this year's High Voltage festival at the end of July in London, England (see video below),the U.K. branch of Roadrunner Records sat down with guitarist Kirk Windstein for a quick chat regarding the group's current and upcoming activities. On the topic of the songwriting sessi...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist On 'The Shred Epidemic'

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick has penned a blog for GuitarPlayer.com on "The Shred Epidemic." An excerpt follows below. "I don't consider myself a 'shredder.' I realize this is a statement that may be surprising to some, but it's true. There are those who call me a shredder and I don't take it a...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's MIKE DEAN Talks About Forthcoming Album

On August 9, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with vocalist/bassist Mike Dean of the reunited "Animosity"-era lineup of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY. An excerpt from the chat folows below. Metal Assault: A new C.O.C. album is supposed to be in the works. A lot of people mu...

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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Guitarist Talks 'Animosity' Lineup Reunion, Future Plans

MetalSucks recently conducted an interview with guitarist Woody Weatherman of the reunited "Animosity"-era lineup of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MetalSucks: With this reunion, has Pepper [Keenan, guitar/vocals] left the band? Woody: No. It's kind of a we...