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KORN Frontman To Star In 'Sin-Jin Smyth' Horror Film
According to a posting at Bloody-Disgusting.com, KORN frontman Jonathan Davis is in talks to join the cast of next year's much anticipated horror film "Sin-Jin Smyth". The script for "Sin-Jin Smyth" (written by Ethan Dettenmaier and currently being circulated with dummy pages in it),which is widely...July 15, 2005
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's SIXX: 'It's Important For Us To Put A Great Record Out'
MÖTLEY CRÜE's 55-date North American summer expedition — with openers Sum 41, THE EXIES and SILVERTIDE — is set to kick off July 27 in Sacramento, California. Bassist Nikki Sixx told MTV.com that the second time around the continent's going to similar to their last outing. "We'd initially planned on...July 15, 2005
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ROB ZOMBIE: 'My Future Is Movies'
According to The Boston Globe, ROB ZOMBIE is planning to phase out music in the next few years to concentrate on writing and directing horror films. His first feature, "House of 1000 Corpses", earned $15 million in theaters and another $45 million in DVD sales, he said. Zombie's second film, "The De...July 15, 2005
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W.A.S.P., UFO, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DEF LEPPARD Concert Grosses Revealed
The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert grosses, as reported by Billboard magazine: Artist/Event: W.A.S.P., L.A. GUNS, STEPHEN PEARCY Venue: House of Blues City/State: San Diego, CA. Date: June 29, 2005 Gross Sales: $3,761 Attendance: 184 Capacity: 1,019 Artist/Event: UFO...July 14, 2005
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PLACE OF SKULLS To Enter Studio In August
PLACE OF SKULLS, the Knoxville, Tennessee-based band featuring former PENTAGRAM guitarist Victor Griffin, will enter Lakeside Studios studio on August 1 with producers Travis Wyrick and Mike Dearing to begin recording their third full-length CD, tentatively due in early 2006 via Exile On Mainstream...July 14, 2005
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ROB ZOMBIE: TV Appearances Scheduled
ROB ZOMBIE has lined up the following TV appearances during the next couple of days: Thursday, July 14: 08:00 a.m. ET - ESPN2 "Cold Pizza" 09:00 p.m. ET - IFC "Dinner for Five" Friday, July 15: 12:35 a.m. ET - NBC "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" 05:00 a.m. ET - IFC "Henry's Film Corner" As ...July 13, 2005
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U.S. Death Metal Band EXMORTIS Return!
U.S. death metal band EXMORTIS, who released two classic demos (1988's "Descent into Chaos" and 1989's "Immortality's End") in the genre's heyday, has been resurrected featuring original members Brian Werking (guitarist/vocalist) and drummer Aantar Lee Coates (formerly of DIABOLIC and UNHOLY GHOST a...July 13, 2005
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EVANESCENCE Co-Founder Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder, Planning Solo Album
EVANESCENCE co-founder Ben Moody recently spoke to RollingStone.com about his upcoming solo album, tentatively due this fall. "It's a rock record, but it's a lot more organic than stuff I've done in the past," says Moody. "When it's heavy, it's straight-ahead heavy." Moody is producing the album, wi...July 12, 2005
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LED ZEPPELIN Voted 'Ideal Supergroup'
BBC News has issued the following report: The four members of LED ZEPPELIN have been voted the U.K.'s ideal supergroup, with Robert Plant beating the late Freddie Mercury to best singer. About 3,500 music fans were polled for Planet Rock Radio and were asked to create their fantasy band. Jimmy Page...July 10, 2005
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CLOVEN HOOF To Release New Album In September: Audio Available
Reunited NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends CLOVEN HOOF will release a new album in September via XZec Records. The as-yet-untitled effort (the original choice for an album title, "Absolute Power", was reportedly abandoned because another band has previously used the title for their CD...July 9, 2005
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MÖTLEY CRÜE: 'Red, White & Crüe' Officially Certified Platinum
MÖTLEY CRÜE's two-CD "greatest hits" collection, "Red, White & Crüe", was officially certified platinum in June by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies (multi-disc albums get counted once for each disc within the album; regular platinum c...July 8, 2005
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CATHEDRAL Frontman To Launch RISE ABOVE RELICS Label
CATHEDRAL frontman Lee Dorrian's label Rise Above Records will shortly be starting an offshoot label called Rise Above Relics. Accoding to Dorrian, the label "will be dedicated to unearthing and re-releasing lost gems from the various genres of music we at Rise Above like. From doom through to prog/...July 8, 2005
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE: 'Tommyland: The Ride' Artwork Posted Online
The cover artwork for MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee's upcoming solo album, "Tommyland: The Ride", has been posted online at this location. Lee recently entered into an agreement with Handleman Company to have "Tommyland: The Ride" released on August 9 in conjunction with his new reality TV show, "To...July 7, 2005
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DAVID LEE ROTH To Replace HOWARD STERN?
FMQB.com is reporting that former VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth is rumored to be replacing Howard Stern as Infinity Broadcasting's next radio star after The King Of All Media winds down his run on terrestrial radio. The Roth rumor, which has legs, was started by a report from Steppin' Out magazi...July 7, 2005
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RUSH: New GEDDY LEE Interview To Be Published In Special Edition of Q And MOJO Magazines
According to a posting on the RUSH fan site Power Windows, the publishers of the U.K. monthly music magazines Q and Mojo are releasing a special edition on progressive rock titled "Pink Floyd and the Story of Prog Rock", which will include an in-depth story on RUSH with a new interview with Geddy .....July 7, 2005