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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Music In POP-TARTS Commercial: Video Available
A Kellogg's Pop-Tarts TV commercial, featuring a brief snippet of the KILLSWITCH ENGAGE song "The Element of One", has been posted online at this location (to play the commercial, click on the TV set at the top of the page). As previously reported, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE sold 37,531 copies of their lates...May 24, 2004
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MANNHAI Confirmed For Finland's ILOSAARIROCK 2004 Festival
Finnish "stoner rockers" MANNHAI, who feature in their ranks former AMORPHIS bassist Oppu Laine and ex-XYSMA frontman Joanitor Muurinen, have been confirmed for the Ilosaarirock 2004 festival, a three-day event set to take place July 16-18 in Joensuu, Finland. Other groups scheduled to perform at th...May 22, 2004
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EVANESCENCE To Team Up With SEETHER For North American Tour
EVANESCENCE and SEETHER will be teaming up for a North American trek beginning July 7 in Vancouver, according to MTV.com. THREE DAYS GRACE and BREAKING BENJAMIN will also be joining the bill. "I thought it would be really fun to tour together since we've never had the chance," Lee said of her boyfri...May 19, 2004
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: New CD Sells 38K In First Week, Fourth Highest ROADRUNNER Chart Debut Ever
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE sold a stunning 37,531 copies of their latest album, "The End of Heartache", in its first week of release to debut at No. 21 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. This amazing accomplishment marks the fourth highest Roadrunner Records chart debut to date. The follow-up to 2002's...May 19, 2004
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Former WHITESNAKE Guitarist BERNIE MARSDEN Checks In With Latest Update
Former WHITESNAKE and current M3 guitarist Bernie Marsden has posted the following message on his official web site: "I do apologise for the long delay to you all. No excuses, just pressure of work and forgetting! Pressure — I play the guitar for a living, what kind of pressure is that? "The BIG BOY...May 18, 2004
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's 'The End Of Heartache' Debuts At No. 39 On Australian Chart
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's latest CD, "The End Of Heartache" has debuted at No. 39 on the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) album charts, according to the group's label, Roadrunner Records. In addition, the CD has entered the U.K. chart at No. 40. The follow-up to 2002's "Alive or Just Breathin...May 17, 2004
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DREAM THEATER's PORTNOY Inducted Into MODERN DRUMMER HALL OF FAME
In addition to receiving his 20th Reader's Poll award (in the "Progressive Rock" category, for the 10th year in a row),DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has been inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall Of Fame by Modern Drummer magazine, according to a posting on Portnoy's official web site. Mike jo...May 16, 2004
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The End Of Heartache
When KILLSWITCH ENGAGE burst onto the scene in 2002, they lived up to the promise of New England scene legends OVERCAST (from which they had descended) with a sound that defied the nu-metal trends of the moment and went for something a little more traditional, yet still modern enough to sound fresh....May 10, 2004
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ADLER'S APPETITE: More Dates Announced
ADLER'S APPETITE (formerly SUKI JONES),the new band featuring ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, RATT/LOVE/HATE singer Jizzy Pearl, ex-SLASH'S SNAKEPIT guitarist Keri Kelli, FASTER PUSSYCAT guitarist Brent Muscat, and ex-VINCE NEIL/RATT bassist Robbie Crane, have lined up a couple of U.S. dates...May 9, 2004
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Former LED ZEPPELIN Guitarist To Award POLAR MUSIC PRIZE To B.B. KING
Former LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page and conductor Elgar Howarth will award the 2004 Polar Music Prize to bluesman B.B. King and composer Gyoergy Ligeti, according to the Associated Press. Page will read the prize citation for King and Howarth will do the same for Ligeti at the May 24 prize cere...May 5, 2004
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DREAM THEATER, YES To Team Up For U.S. Tour: First Date Announced
DREAM THEATER and YES will be teaming up for a North American summer tour throughout August and September 2004. So far, only on date has been leaked: Saturday, August 28 at Tommy Hilfiger At Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY. More cities and dates will be announced soon. ...May 4, 2004
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TERROR Sign With TRUSTKILL RECORDS
Los Angeles tough-core unit TERROR have inked a deal with Trustkill Records. The group's debut full-length CD, "One With The Underdogs", was produced by DEATH BY STEREO's Paul Miner (ATREYU, THRICE) and is scheduled for release in August. The follow-up to the group's nine song EP "Lowest Of The Low"...May 3, 2004
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MURDERDOLLS Guitarist On Tour With AMEN
MURDERDOLLS guitarist Acey Slade (ex-DOPE) is filling in on guitar for AMEN during their U.S. tour with BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION, according to EarplugsRequired.com. AMEN played the first show of the tour Friday night (April 30) as a four-piece as guitarist Rich Jones was back in London. Acey says he go...May 2, 2004
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer: Illegal Music Downloading Hurts The Smaller Bands
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE vocalist Howard Jones was recently asked by Holland's Roar E-Zine for his opinion on the record industry's use of copy-protection technology to keep advance CDs from being mass-duplicated before their official release. "It's kind of a necessary evil," he replied. "On one hand, they...April 29, 2004
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EVAN SEINFELD's Reality TV Project Being Shopped Around To Networks
According to a posting on the official web site of porn star Tera Patrick, a "screener" for the reality TV project "Rockstar Pornstar", featuring Patrick and husband Evan Seinfeld (BIOHAZARD),is currently being "shopped around to all the networks." The proposed TV series, which is being produced in...April 22, 2004