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VELVET REVOLVER To Kick Off Two-Month U.S. Tour On May 13

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash has told Launch Radio Networks that the band will kick off their first nationwide tour on May 13 in St. Louis, Missouri. Dates and venues for the trek, which will run through July 22, could be announced as early as Tuesday (April 13). As previously reported, VELVET RE...

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PISSING RAZORS: Tour Dates Announced

PISSING RAZORS are set to embark on a month-long tour of the Midwest U.S. next month. Dates are as follows: May 11 – Bozeman, MT @ The Filler May 12 - Great Falls MT @ The Loading Zone May 13 - Twin Falls, ID @ The Ball Room May 14 – Salt Lake City, UT ...

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TEMPER: Former SPINESHANK Frontman Announces Hollywood Gig

TEMPER, the new Los Angeles-based band featuring former SPINESHANK singer Jonny Santos, will be performing at the Viper Room (8852 Sunset Blvd.) in West Hollywood on April 20. In addition to Santos, TEMPER's current lineup includes ex-THE FAMILY DOG members Matt Geiger (drums) and Rob Galvin (bass),...

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Former SPINESHANK Singer Resurfaces In TEMPER: Audio Available

Former SPINESHANK singer Jonny Santos has resurfaced in a brand-new Los Angeles-based band called TEMPER. Joining vocalist/guitarist Santos in the new formation are ex-THE FAMILY DOG members Matt Geiger (drums) and Rob Galvin (bass),plus relative unknowns Jeremy "Jermz" Harper (beat box) and Chris...

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CAMP FREDDY: Official T-Shirt Available Online

CAMP FREDDY, the Los Angeles-based "jam" band consisting of JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro, former THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (on guitar),ex-GUNS N' ROSES/THE CULT drummer Matt Sorum, and vocalist Donovan Leitch (the son of 1960s U.K. folk-rock icon Donovan),have made availab...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST A&R Executive Passes Away At Age 58

Paul Atkinson, a former head of A&R at CBS, RCA and MCA, where he signed the likes of JUDAS PRIEST and ABBA, among others, has died, according to the Associated Press. He was 58. Atkinson died peacefully in his sleep Thursday at the UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center after a long battle with liver...

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TRIVIUM Sign With ROADRUNNER RECORDS

Orlando, Florida's TRIVIUM have inked a deal with Roadrunner Records. The band — Matthew Heafy (lead vocals, guitar),Cory Beaulieu (guitar),Brent Young (bass) and Travis Smith (drums) — released their debut album, "Ember To Inferno", on Germany's Lifeforce Records last year and caught Roadrunner's...

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Guitarist KELLY HAYES Quits COLD

Guitarist Kelly Hayes has left COLD and has been temporarily replaced by Matt Laughran, formerly of the pre-COLD outfit GRUNDIG. "Yes, it is true," COLD frontman Scooter Ward confirmed in a posting on the band's official message board. "Kelly has left us. and instead of canceling the tour we got Mat...

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New Book Alleges COURTNEY LOVE Had A Part In KURT COBAIN's Death

NBC's Matt Lauer talked with authors Max Wallace and Ian Halperin and Tom Grant about their new book "Love and Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain", where they allege Courtney Love had a part in the death of her NIRVANA husband. Watch the interview that aired on Monday morning's "Today" at MSN.com. ...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Lays Down Vocals On Reworked MD.45 Album: Song Available For Download

A reworked version of the MD.45 track "The Day the Music Died", featuring lead vocals by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine, has been made available for download in MP3 format at this location. "The Day the Music Died" will be included on the upcoming reissue of the MD.45 album, "The Craving", due for r...

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CAMP FREDDY To Play Free Show In Los Angeles

CAMP FREDDY, the Los Angeles-based "jam" band consisting of JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro, former THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (on guitar),ex-GUNS N' ROSES/THE CULT drummer Matt Sorum, and vocalist Donovan Leitch (the son of 1960s U.K. folk-rock icon Donovan),will be playing a...

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MACHINE HEAD To Film Detroit Show For Possible Live DVD

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has posted the following message to the band's official web site: "Hails and salutations fuckers! "The release of our new record, 'Through The Ashes Of Empires' (from here on out referred to as 'TTAOE') is less than a month away! The new, exclusive track, 'Seasons...

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MUDVAYNE Name-Dropped On 'The Sopranos', Are Subject Of String Quartet Tribute

For recording artists MUDVAYNE, being name-dropped on an episode of "The Sopranos" was an unexpected plot twist in the band's evolution. The episode — which premiered Sunday, March 28 — featured A.J. Soprano, played by actor Robert Iler, going to a MUDVAYNE concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Man...

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DEATH Tribute CD Update: CHIMAIRA, KING DIAMOND Members Lay Down Their Tracks

Guitarist James Murphy (ex-DEATH, OBITUARY, TESTAMENT) has issued the following update regarding the status of the upcoming tribute CD, "Within The Mind - In Homage To The Musical Legacy Of Chuck Schuldiner": "Hi everyone, I have some recent progress on the DEATH tribute project, 'Within The Mind',...

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AVIDOST Recording Debut Album With Veteran Producer NEIL KERNON

Veteran producer Neil Kernon (NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEICIDE, QUEENSRŸCHE) is currently working with an unsigned, female-fronted band called AVIDOST. Based out of Chicago, Illinois, the five-piece group "has a lot of different flavors to their music, from black metal, to progressive metal to we...