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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE: New Single 'Little Sister' To Go For Radio Adds This Month

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE have apparently selected "Little Sister" as the first single off their fourth album, "Lullabies To Paralyze", due on March 22 via Interscope. The song is scheduled to go for radio adds on January 24. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Josh Homme recorded the album with an almos...
January 5, 2005
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NINE INCH NAILS To Begin Touring In February?

According to a posting at Bloody-Disgusting.com, NINE INCH NAILS will kick off their upcoming North American tour in February and will concentrate on mostly smaller venues. No further details are currently available. As previously reported, NINE INCH NAILS have completed work on their new album, "Wi...
January 3, 2005
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LAIDLAW Song Selected As Official Theme Of FLORIDA HURRICANE RELIEF CONCERT BENEFIT

LAIDLAW's song "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" was selected as the official theme of the Florida Hurricane Relief Concert Benefit held on Saturday, January 1 at Treasure Coast Harley Davidson in Stuart, Florida. The song comes off the group's second CD released in September 2003 on Yessir Records. T...
January 3, 2005
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PURE SWEET HELL Mourn Loss Of Former Collaborator

Multi-instrumentalist Christ Eichhorn of the two-man project PURE SWEET HELL, which also features in its ranks NEVERMORE drummer Van Williams, has issued the following statement: "I'm writing this because I can't yet speak. "PURE SWEET HELL has lost a true friend and brother. "Jeff Wolfe lost his li...
January 2, 2005
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NINE INCH NAILS Complete Work On New Album, Begin Rehearsing For Tour

According to a posting by Trent Reznor on NINE INCH NAILS' official web site, NIN have completed work on their new album, "With Teeth", and are currently rehearsing for their upcoming tour. "I can't wait to present this music to you — on your stereo and in your town." The follow-up to 1999's "The Fr...
January 1, 2005
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MÖTLEY CRÜE: 25 New North American Tour Dates Officially Announced

During their live performance on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on New Year's Eve, MÖTLEY CRÜE announced that, per intense fan demand, they are adding 25 new dates to their "Red, White & Crüe Tour 2005 ... Better Live Than Dead", presented by VH1 and VH1 Classic. Reuniting for a major tour for...
January 1, 2005
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SEBASTIAN BACH: Remembering DIMEBAG DARRELL

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has issued the following statement in memory of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott: "My relationship to this sick series of events goes way back, some 18 years. I joined a band from Detroit called MADAM X back in 1986 and the very first p...
December 30, 2004
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School Play Combines Humor And '80s Heavy Metal

Bernie Smith of Waltham, MA's Daily News Tribune is reporting that a fourth-year Brown Middle School math instructor wrote and is directing the school's latest play, "Thröw the Göat", billed as "a heavy metal, head-banging extravaganza." "Thröw the Göat" plays upon every cliche from 1980s' hard-rock...
December 29, 2004
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MICHAEL ANTHONY: 'I'm Not Sure What The Future Holds For VAN HALEN'

VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony has posted the following message on his official web site: "I'd like to wish everybody a happy & bashing holidays and all the best for the new year to come! It was great to be out on the road again rockin' everybody's asses off! I would like to personally thank...
December 29, 2004
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AYREON: 'The Final Experiment' Bonus Disc Guest Vocalists Announced

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist Arjen Lucassen (ex-BODINE, VENGEANCE),have announced the guest singers who will appear on the semi-acoustic bonus disc that will go with "The Final Experiment" re-issue. The singers and the tracks they will appear on are as follows: Astrid van der Veen (THE...
December 28, 2004
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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'Bach To Europe' Tour Diary

Daniel Stanton of Anger Management/Coallier Entertainment has submitted the following tour diary documenting Sebastian Bach's (ex-SKID ROW) most recent "Bach To Europe" European trek: "With many tours under my belt, nothing will come close to the psychotic world of working with the hyper madman name...
December 25, 2004
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Journalist: The Only Thing Legendary About DIMEBAG DARRELL Was His Drinking Habit

Geoff Harkness of The Pitch writes: Sympathies flooded the Web shortly after guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was shot and killed during a December 8 DAMAGEPLAN concert in Ohio. Frenzied metal message boards were filled with tearful statements from rockers prominent and obscure. Some called Abbott...
December 23, 2004
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METALLICA, VAN HALEN, VELVET REVOLVER Featured In GUITAR WORLD Magazine's Anniversary Issue

MediaPost.com is reporting that the 25th anniversary issue of Guitar World magazine will be on newsstands next Tuesday, December 28. The special collector's issue features what the editors are calling "the most spectacular group of guitarists ever assembled" on the cover, including Jimmy Page (LED Z...
December 23, 2004
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JOSH HOMME Says New QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Album Is 'Dark And Romantic'

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Josh Homme told NME.com that the band's fourth album, "Lullabies To Paralyze", is "dark and romantic," adding, "I feel like all through the years we've been learning to be QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, and now we've finally got ther...
December 23, 2004
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EDDIE VAN HALEN And PEAVEY End Long-Term Partnership

Peavey, the world-famous musical instrument manufacturer, has announced that it has parted with Edward Van Halen after a 13-year partnership. Peavey collaborated with the guitarist on his signature-model Peavey Wolfgang Series electric guitars and Peavey 5150 Series amplifiers. According to the comp...
December 21, 2004