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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO To Donate CD Proceeds To AMERICAN RED CROSS

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, have announced that all proceeds from their CD sales on CDbaby.com will be donated to the American Red Cross to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. CDbaby.com is contributing their cut as well, so that...

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CRASH MUSIC To Donate Percentage Of Online Store Sales To Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund

Crash Music has announced that they will donate 15 percent from all September online webstore orders to the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief fund through the American Red Cross. "Crash Music hopes to help New Orleans and the other Gulf states affected by this terrible disaster," the label writes in...

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L.A. GUNS Bassist: 'I Am In Shock' About What Has Happened In New Orleans

L.A. GUNS bassist Adam Hamilton has issued the following message regarding the destructive power of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation it has wreaked on New Orleans: "I am in shock about what has happened. Britt, Nikole, and all our friends who live in and around New Orleans, we are thinking abou...

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RICHARD PATRICK Calls On FILTER Fans To Support Charities For Hurricane Victims

FILTER mainman Richard Patrick has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "My thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by Hurricane Katrina. I'd like to call on the FILTER fans to band together to help support the charities that will directly assist those affected. It...

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OZZFEST Tour Finale To Raise Funds For Hurricane Katrina Victims

For the final night of this summer's Ozzfest, the tour and promoter have joined forces with the Red Cross to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Volunteers from the Red Cross will be on hand accepting cash donations at this Sunday's (September 4) show at the Sound Advice Amphitheater i...

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NINE INCH NAILS Frontman: 'To See A Place You Love Destroyed Is Overwhelming'

NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "I'm truly at a loss for words right now. To see a place you love and have spent a good portion of your life in [New Orleans] destroyed… is overwhelming. My heart goes out to everyone involved in ....

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VELVET REVOLVER To Perform Benefit Concert For Hurricane Victims

On Tuesday, September 6, VELVET REVOLVER will perform a benefit concert for victims of 2005 hurricanes, including Katrina, at the Hard Rock Live concert venue in Orlando. The supergroup, comprised of former members of GUNS N' ROSES Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, frontman Scott Weiland, formerly...

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CAMP FREDDY To Play Benefit Show For Victims Of Hurricane Katrina

CAMP FREDDY/DOHENY guitarist Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist) has posted the following message: "I don't have the words to express my utter disbelief at what has happened in the southern states over the last few days. The city of New Orleans (one of my favorite places in America and home to quit...

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LILLIAN AXE Guitarist On Hurricane Katrina: 'This Is A Devastating Situation'

LILLIAN AXE guitarist and Lousiana resident Steve Blaze has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "I got word that my house has minor damage but my animals are inside with no food I can't get to them because of the gas shortage. Derrick, LILLIAN's singer, is in Metairie with...

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Partial Proceeds From TED NUGENT Concert To Benefit Hurricane Victims

According to Richmond.com, partial proceeds from tonight's TED NUGENT concert at Miller Lite Presents Innsbrook After Hours in Glen Allen, Virginia will go to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina. "Given the devastation evident from the continuous news coverage we have witnessed, we feel that we...

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'VH1 Classic Metal Mania: Stripped Volume 2: The Anthems' Track Listing Revealed

"VH1 Classic Metal Mania: Stripped Volume 2: The Anthems" is set for release on October 18, 2005. With "Volume 1" containing all your favorite '80s metal ballads, "Volume 2" brings back all those shower sing-alongs in hard to find acoustic versions. Imports, live recordings, rare performances, and t...

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God the Lux

Featuring members Daray (drums, percussion) and Orion (guitar, vocals) of VADER and BEHEMOTH, respectively, Poland's VESANIA is no side project. The duo formed the symphonic black/death metal band in 1997, years before either man joined the ranks of the Polish elite. On "God the Lux", the follow-up...

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ASIA Part Ways With Ex-AC/DC Drummer, Announce Replacement

Hot off their successful world tour in support of their fan and critically acclaimed album "Silent Nation", ASIA have parted amicably with drummer Chris Slade (THE FIRM, AC/DC). Replacing Slade in the group's lineup is Jay Schellen (BADFINGER, HURRICANE). "Jay was always our first choice as a replac...

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The Fire in our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw

I remember hearing all the hype about PELICAN's 2004 debut full-length album, "Australasia". "How exciting could an instrumental album really be, regardless of riff heaviness and earth moving rhythms," I asked myself. Well, I finally broke down and bought the damn thing. Still carrying a healthy lev...

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MY RUIN Announce New Rhythm Section, Plan New CD Release

MY RUIN, the Los Angeles-based band fronted by ex-TURA SATANA singer Tairrie B., will release their new album, "The Brutal Language", on September 27 via their own label imprint, Rovena Recordings. "We've been discussing the idea of our own label for a while now and we were made an offer we couldn't...