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BERNIE MARSDEN To Launch New Solo Project In The Fall

Former WHITESNAKE and current M3 guitarist Bernie Marsden has posted the following message on his official web site: "This year has been interesting to say the least. The new [Bernie Marsden] solo project is ready for release in the autumn. It features Jimmy Copley on drums, John Gordon on bass and...

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Former LED ZEPPELIN Bassist Guests On 'Conan O'Brien': Video Available

Video footage of former LED ZEPPELIN bassist John Paul Jones performing with THE MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY on NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" on August 12 has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). THE MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY is Glen Phillips (ex-TOAD THE WET SPROCKET),with Sa...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD: New Album To Include TOM JONES Cover

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, the Canadian extreme metal band led by guitarist/vocalist Devin Townsend, entered The Armoury Studios in Vancouver, B.C. on Thursday (August 19) to begin recording their fourth album. Devin is producing the effort, while engineering duties are being handled by Shaun Thingvold. A...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Guitarist Says He Doesn't Know What Sets His Band Apart From Other Groups

In a brand-new interview with the Richmond Times-Dispatch, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Joel Stroetzel was asked to name what it is that might set the band apart from what other groups are doing. "I'm not really sure, to tell you the truth," he responded. "There are a lot of bands going on now who ha...

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Former LED ZEPPELIN Bassist To Perform On 'Conan O'Brien'

Former LED ZEPPELIN bassist John Paul Jones will be performing with THE MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY on NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" Wednesday night/Thursday morning (August 11-12) at 12:35 a.m. THE MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY is Glen Phillips (ex-TOAD THE WET SPROCKET),with Sara Watkins, Chris...

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DAATH Begin Pre-Production On Sophomore Album

Atlanta-based technical death metallers DAATH have begun pre-production on their second album, to be titled "The Hinderers". The follow-up to this year's "Futility" is tentatively scheduled for release in the winter. In other news, DAATH are still looking for a bassist and keyboard player. "We need...

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GUANO APES, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Confirmed For Portugal's ILHA DO ERMAL Festival

GUANO APES, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, RATOS DO PORÃO (R.D.P.) and MOONSPELL are among the bands confirmed for this year's edition of the Ilha do Ermal festival, scheduled to be held August 25-27 in Vieira do Minho, Portugal. Also set to appear at the DANKO JONES, RE:AKTOR, ANGER and CATHEDRAL. The...

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DROWNING POOL To Open For KISS In Memphis And New Orleans

DROWNING POOL will be opening for KISS on their "Rock the Nation" world tour on Friday, August 6 at The Pyramid Arena in Memphis, TN and Saturday, August 7 at New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, LA. DROWNING POOL singer Jason "Gong" Jones recently told The Hartford Courant that he is slowly finding a...

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LED ZEPPELIN Defend LIVE AID DVD Move

Scotsman.com is reporting that LED ZEPPELIN's former members have defended a decision to pull out of the Live Aid DVD which is being released by Sir Bob Geldof to raise money for Sudan. The remaining members of the rock group have refused to allow what they called their "sub-standard" 1985 performan...

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SENTENCED Perform At Finland's ILOSAARIROCK 2004: Photos Available

SENTENCED were among the bands that performed at the Ilosaarirock 2004 festival July 16-18 in Joensuu, Finland. Photos of SENTENCED's appearance at the festival can be viewed here. Other groups that performed at the three-day festival included CRADLE OF FILTH, THE 69 EYES, TAROT, MANNHAI, DIABLO, DA...

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DANKO JONES To Launch Spoken-Word Tour

Canadian rocker Danko Jones is about to launch his first-ever spoken-word tour, according to Chart Attack. The tour will cover various cities in Norway and Sweden throughout the month of August while the band maintain their regularly scheduled European festival dates. In addition, Jones' record labe...

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OZZFEST 2004 Hits Jones Beach: Photos Available

JUDAS PRIEST, SLAYER, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, DIMMU BORGIR and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY were among the bands that performed at the Ozzfest 2004 stop at the Jones Beach Amphitheater in Wantagh, New York on Wednesday (July 14). Check out pictures from Film Magic. A detailed review of the show is available at MT...

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World's Largest AC/DC Convention To Be Held In Early August

Caroline Jones of icNorthWales is reporting that hundreds of rock fans are expected to descend on a Welsh town for a weekend of quality music when Wrehxam plays host to the world's largest AC/DC convention. Fans of the Australian rock group will be entertained with a weekend of partying featuring 10...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: 'PANTERA Is Dead'

Ben Ratliff of The New York Times is reporting that SUPERJOINT RITUAL, a raw, sloppy hardcore punk band led by former PANTERA singer Philip Anselmo, is on a quixotic mission to convince the world that his new group is better than his old one. "The exercise is both fun and enervating to watch; it inv...

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Review: OZZFEST 2004 Ruled By The Old School Of Rock

Isaac Guzman of the New York Daily News reviewed the Ozzfest 2004 traveling festival when it hit Long Island's Jones Beach Theater Wednesday (July 14). "Collectively, the three headliners — BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST and SLAYER — have been performing for nearly 90 years, and they're three of the me...