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It's Official: SMASHING PUMPKINS Reunite, Begin Work On New Material
According to a posting on SMASHING PUMPKINS' web site, the band have officially reformed and are currently writing songs for their upcoming album, their first since 2000. No release date has yet been set, but the group plans to begin recording this summer. In early February, onetime SMASHING PUMPKIN...April 21, 2006
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CULT OF LUNA: Free U.K. 7-Inch Single To Include Exclusive Tracks
U.K.-based fans of Sweden's CULT OF LUNA are being offered a special treat when they rush out to purchase the band¹s fourth sonic outing "Somehere along the Highway" on Monday, April 24. At participating Indie stores across the U.K., anyone who snaps up "Somehere along the Highway" on any format wil...March 30, 2006
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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Sign With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS
Arizona-based extreme metal band ABIGAIL WILLIAMS have signed a three-album deal with Candlelight Records. According to a press release, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS "take their influences from the best of the best from the old and the new and blend it into a unique and multifaceted hybrid. They have the groove...March 23, 2006
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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME To Begin Recording Covers CD In April
Raleigh, North Carolina's BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME will enter the studio in April with producer Jamie King (THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD) to begin recording an album's worth of covers called "The Anatomy Of". The CD, which is scheduled for release in June through Victory Records, will feature the f...March 20, 2006
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METALLICA Concert Woes: Food Inspections To Come
Mail & Guardian Online is reporting that Saturday's (March 18) Coca-Cola Colab Massive Mix concert at Supersport Park in Centurion, South Africa — featuring a host of local artists and several international acts, including METALLICA — was attended by more than 42,000 people. On Monday, Beeld, th...March 20, 2006
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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME To Cover PANTERA, SEPULTURA On Upcoming CD
MTV.com is reporting that BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME will issue an album's worth of covers called "The Anatomy Of" sometime in June. The band puts its stamp on PANTERA's "Cemetery Gates", SEPULTURA's "Territory", SOUNDGARDEN's "The Day I Tried to Live", MÖTLEY CRÜE's "Kickstart My Heart", PINK FLOYD'...March 10, 2006
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SOCIETY 1 Mainman To Host Weekly Radio Show
SOCIETY 1 band leader and adult film director Matt Zane has just inked a deal to host his own weekly radio show on the Internet's most notorious station, Radio Free Satan. Starting in March, Matt Zane will take over the airwaves for his own program, dubbed "Why Do We Live?", which guarantees to be "...February 26, 2006
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THE CULT: Bring Me The Head Of DAVE GROHL
THE CULT frontman Ian Astbury was recently asked by a fan on the band's official message board if it's true that while recording their last studio album, 2001's "Beyond Good and Evil", they titled one of the demos "Bring Me the Head of Dave Grohl". "Yes, [it's] true," Astbury replied. "It all starte...February 18, 2006
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Report: SMASHING PUMPKINS Reunion Is Underway
MTV News is reporting that onetime SMASHING PUMPKINS bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur as well as an undisclosed source "close to the situation" have confirmed that PUMPKINS bandleader Billy Corgan has been working on material that will, at some point, surface in the form of a new SMASHING PUMPKINS album...February 2, 2006
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SMASHING PUMPKINS Sign New Management Deal
According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, Jared Paul and Paul Geary have snagged the reactivated SMASHING PUMPKINS for the Irving Azoff management empire (VAN HALEN, EAGLES, CHRISTINA AGUILERA, FLEETWOOD MAC, JEWEL, AEROSMITH). As previously reported, S...February 2, 2006
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SMASHING PUMPKINS To Headline This Year's LOLLAPALOOZA?
SMASHING PUMPKINS are rumored to be a primary target for a headliner at this year's Lollapalooza festival, which will return to Hutchinson Field at Chicago's Grant Park, with dates tenatively set for Aug. 4-6, according to Billboard.com. The lineup for the event won't be announced for weeks. THIEVER...February 1, 2006
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SMASHING PUMPKINS Staying Smashed?
Launch Radio Networks reports: When the lineup for this year's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is revealed later today (Monday, January 30),rumors are rampant that the reunited SMASHING PUMPKINS will be one of the headliners. But according to FMQB.com, a spokesperson for frontman Billy C...January 30, 2006
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Former HOLE/SMASHING PUMPKINS Bassist AUF DER MAUR Gets A&R Gig
Karen Bliss of Jam! Music is reporting that Montreal musician Melissa auf der Maur, formerly of HOLE and THE SMASHING PUMPKINS, has been hired by Toronto-based EMI Music Canada as an artist & repertoire (A&R) consultant. She will seek out both Anglo and French-language acts of all genres. "I...January 25, 2006
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SMASHING PUMPKINS To Perform At COACHELLA Festival?
According to World Entertainment News Network, Billy Corgan's desperate attempts to reform the SMASHING PUMPKINS have reportedly paid off, with the band rumored to be playing at this April's Coachella festival in California. Corgan began his campaign last June when he famously took out an ad in the...January 19, 2006
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The Truth
More often than not a band's claims of its new album being both heavier and more melodic than a highly regarded predecessor equates to nothing more than a steaming pile of donkey dung. In the case of BLEEDING THROUGH's "The Truth", the claim is basically truthful. One could argue whether it is heavi...January 16, 2006
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