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 Los
Angeles Murderfest Accused |
SMN reports: THE ACCUSED and DESPISE YOU have
been added to the bill for the SMNnews.com sponsored Los Angeles Murderfest.
With them comes along the full confirmed
line-up:
SATURDAY MARCH 24th
OBITUARY
ATHEIST
REPULSION
DECEASED
PROFECIA
INSANITY
DEKAPITATOR
KYLESA
GENGHIS TRON
LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR
BOOK OF BLACK EARTH
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| Rush
Tour |
SMN reports: According to RUSH fansite and
Blog, Rushisaband.com, a considerable amount of rumored tour dates have
been leaked over the past few weeks. A collection of these unconfirmed
tour dates are as follows, with an official announcement expected from
the band sometime next week:
June 13 - Atlanta, GA @ HiFi Buys Amphitheater
June 15 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Sound
Advice Amphitheater
June 16 - Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheater
@ Florida State Fairgrounds
June 19 - Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless
Amphitheater
June 27 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center
June 29 - Scranton PA @ Montage Mountain
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| !!!
Tour |
SMN reports: !!! have announced the following
upcoming North American tour dates:
April 28 - Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley
Music & Arts Festival
April 29 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
April 30 - Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s Night
Club
May 1 - Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre
May 2 - Portland, OR @ Someday Lounge
May 3 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
May 4 - Vancouver, BC @ Richard’s On Richards
May 6 - Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room
May 7 - Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos Cantina
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| Poison,
Ratt and Great White Summer Tour |
sleazeroxx.com reports: BW&BK has learned
that POISON will once again be embarking on a North American Summer Tour.
This year, they will co-headline with a reunited RATT and special guests
GREAT WHITE, in addition to one other band yet to be named.
Ratt's lineup is expected to feature vocalist
Stephen Pearcy, guitarist Warren DeMartini and drummer Bobby Blotzer. Bassist
Juan Croucier is still discussing the possibility of joining the festivities.
Great White will be celebrating their 25th
anniversary as a band. [see full story for more]- Click
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| Necrophagist
Lose Member |
Lambgoat reports: Necrophagist has announced
the impending departure of drummer Hannes Grossmann. Further information
regarding his exit has yet to be released. Grossmann, who joined Necrophagist
in 2003, will play his final show with the band on April 1st at California
Metalfest.[see full story for more metal news]- Click
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| Born
From Pain Lose Singer |
Lambgoat reports: Vocalist Che Snelting has
officially left Dutch metalcore band Born From Pain after ten years with
the group. Snelting has released the following statement:
"In the summer of '97 I bought a ticket
for a rollercoaster ride called Born From Pain, and got more than I bargained
for. Ever since the very first beginning I played so many shows, met even
more great people and learned a lot about the world, music and especially
me as a person. During the last year and a half however, I started struggling
with my priorities and found out I wasn't into the band that much anymore
as I was in our early career. This resulted in one of the hardest decisions
I ever had to make in my life; me quitting Born From Pain. I found myself
not being able to put energy into the band outside of the live shows, and
later it became even harder and harder for me to get into the tour van
to go to shows. I felt like I was lightly burnt out by a lot of things
and especially Born From Pain. This led to me estranging from the band,
to a certain extent, and I started thinking about a life without Born From
Pain. The more I thought about it, the more I started to like the idea
about having a regular life, a normal career and different hobbies without
Born From Pain 'dictating' my life.[see full story for more]-
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| No
More Scars Of Tomorrow |
Lambgoat reports: Orange County, California
hardcore/metal outfit Scars Of Tomorrow has announced plans to call it
quits following a spring tour of the West Coast. Formed in 1999, the band
has released multiple albums with both Victory Records and Thorp Records.
Frontman Mike Milford has issued the following statement:
"In 1999 I joined this band without even
knowing the amazing things that would happen to me over the last few years
.We have had so many ups and downs throughout the years but one thing I
can say for sure is that these days have been some of the greatest things
in life I have ever been able to experience. We have had the opportunity
to play with some of the greatest bands around and thank every single person
that has helped us out since the beginning. I want to give a big thank
you to Alex and his dudes in Atreyu for helping us get signed and bringing
us on the raddest tour ever. You have been a huge help and inspiration
to SOT and I am forever in debt to you.[see full story for more]-
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| Solarcade
Killers |
Solarcade reports: [antiFest 02 alums) Solarcade
has been added as an opening act for The Killers' sold out 2007 U.S. arena
tour! We will be playing two amazing Southern California shows! The first
will be at The Staples Center in Los Angeles on April 9th and the second
will be at The RIMAC Arena in La Jolla on April 10th! We are so thankful
to lead singer Brandon Flowers and The Killers for inviting us to perform
on their amazing tour! More info and dates to come!!! [congrats to the
guys in Solarcade! You can check them out at the full story link.]-
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| Corporate
Punishment Drowning in Conspiracy |
PR reports: Corporate Punishment is extremely
proud to announce the signing of Florida’s Am Conspiracy, the new project
featuring former Drowning Pool vocalist Jason "Gong" Jones. Jason, who
replaced late Drowning Pool vocalist Dave Williams for their hugely successful
2004 release Desensitized (which included the hit single "Step Up" which
served as the theme for numerous major sports events and Marvel Film's
The Punisher, and its Gold certified soundtrack), left the band in 2005
after a year of touring in its support.
Their self-titled debut record, produced
by Rae Dileo (Filter, Army of Anyone), will hit stores on July 17th. Demo
versions of "High" and "Absence" are available on their Myspace at the
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| Villebillies
Skratch n Sniff Hed PE |
PR reports: Villebillies are confirmed to
support Hed PE Skratch n Sniff Mix tour!
May 2 - Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
May 3 - Oklahoma City, OK The Conservatory
May 4 - Dallas, TX TBD
May 5 - Houston, TX TBD
May 7 - Tallahassee, FL Floyd's
May 8 - Tampa, FL TBD
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| Crystal
Visions of Stevie Nicks |
PR reports: Reprise Records will release Crystal
Visions…The Very Best of Stevie Nicks CD & DVD on March 27th. Crystal
Visions…The Very Best of Stevie Nicks is an extraordinary collection of
songs from the multi-platinum, multi-Grammy Award winning Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame inductee's extraordinary three decade career as a solo artist
and member of the legendary Fleetwood Mac on CD and DVD. Highlights consist
of live performances of "Landslide" and "Edge of Seventeen" recorded with
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, classic hits including "Stand Back", “Leather
and Lace" with Don Henley, "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" with Tom Petty,
"Sorcerer" with Sheryl Crow, "If Anyone Falls In Love", and "Silver Springs"
from the original master of Rumours - a cult favorite and originally the
"B" side of "Go Your Own Way".
The DVD component is comprised of 13 videos
with voice-over commentary by Stevie Nicks and never before seen home video
filmed during the making of five-times platinum Bella Donna album. Full
spring and summer Stevie Nicks tour dates (with Chris Isaak) will be announced
shortly. Stevie Nicks will also be performing at Caesar’s Palace in Las
Vegas March 20-March 24. [see full story for tracklisting]-
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| Sillyworld
of Stone Sour |
PR reports: Grammy-nominated Stone Sour has
just unleashed their latest video for the hit single “Sillyworld,” from
the band’s latest RIAA gold-certified Roadrunner Records release, Come
What(ever) May. Directed by David Brooks for Factory Features and shot
on Jan 9th, 2007, “Sillyworld” is chock full of political commentary. The
video will start spinning on MTV2 and Fuse, among other stations, this
week.[see full story for more]- Click
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| Leftover
Salmon Return |
PR reports: Colorado-based Leftover Salmon
announces it will return to the stage later this year. Confirmed by a statement
today from band manager John Joy the return will mark the end to the band’s
27-month hiatus.
The returning lineup for Leftover Salmon
features Vince Herman (acoustic guitar, vocals), Drew Emmitt (mandolin,
guitar, vocals), Jeff Sipe (drums), Greg Garrison (bass, vocals), Bill
McKay (keyboards, vocals), and Noam Pikelny (banjo). The confirmed performances
have the band making festival appearances on opposite coasts including
the High Sierra Music Festival in Northern California and the All Good
Music Festival in West Virginia’s hills. [see full story for more]-
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| Sigh
Set Release |
PR reports: THE END RECORDS has set June 12th,
2007 as the release date for the much-anticipated 7th studio album from
groundbreaking Japanese act SIGH titled ‘Hangman’s Hymn.'
SIGH is planning a mid-summer tour of North
America in support of the new album. "We are excited about coming over
to play North America again," he comments. "The timing of the tour is perfect.
Hope to see you all on tour!" Next month the band will play this year's
Inferno Festival, which is scheduled to take place April 5-7 at the Rockefeller
Music Hall in Oslo, Norway. Other bands scheduled to play include a reunited
Immortal, Zyklon, Suffocation and Tiamat. At that event the newest member
of SIGH, saxophone player Mikannibal, will make her live debut of the band.
Says the singer of the new member, "She's truly musically talented. She
plays the saxophone really well and she's a real good singer too. Moreover,
she's the craziest woman I've ever met." To see a picture of Mikannibal,
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| Starcastle's
Song Of Times |
PR reports: Progressive Rock is alive and
well and living at California-based label ProgRock Records with the release
of the new Starcastle CD Song Of Times . It's the band's first new release
in over two decades making this an even more historic event! Formed in
Champaign, IL in the late 1960s. Starcastle released four critically acclaimed
albums between 1976 and 1978 on CBS/Epic Records which sold over a million
units combined. The band toured extensively into the 1980s, appearing with
such artists as Aerosmith, Jethro Tull, Roxy Music, Ted Nugent, Rush, Kansas,
ELO, Peter Frampton, Santana, Boston, and Todd Rundgren, amongst many others.
Now signed to ProgRock Records , who's name says it all about the label's
roster of tremendous 'progressive' talent, the band prepares to take to
the skies with their new release! Starcastle's new CD Song Of Times, which
dons stunning artwork by Ed Unitsky, is quite possibly their best work
yet!
With original and new band members joined
together, Starcastle are anticipating another run of mega-success. Songs
like "Babylon " are sure to put a smile on any radio program director's
face, with its catchy melody, commercial song structure and stunning vocalizations
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| Tangerine
Dream DVD |
PR reports: To dovetail Tangerine Dream's
40th Anniversary (1967 - 2007), the release of their forthcoming studio
album "Madcap's Flaming Duty" (released 2nd April) and their London Astoria
concert on 20th April, the band will release a live DVD entitled "Phaedra
35th Anniversary Concert: Live At Shepherd's Bush" on Monday 14th May.
The 35th Anniversary concert DVD documents
the band performing the recording of the landmark 1974 album Phaedra. The
concert which was filmed on June 11th, 2005 was performed in front of a
sell-out audience and features material from Phaedra alongside newer, more
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| Point
One Bring the Rock This Year |
PR reports: The heavy alt rock scene is alive
and kicking in the Northwest and Seattle’s own POINT ONE are leading the
charge. Groove oriented, Unapologetic, pile driving hard rock that takes
you back to the day when bands really knew how to rock. Their first single
“Monochrome Mistress” (getting lots of play on college and metal radio)
summons early Motley and GnR, but it doesn’t stop there. POINT ONE has
a sound all their own. Anyone who has seen this band live can attest to
that catharsis, onstage or in the pit.
See it for yourself as POINT ONE hit the
road with VAST, and be on the look out for their highly anticipated full
length release Unlucky Stars (Wenzl Hopper/Adrenaline), in-stores on May
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Exclusive photos of Nickelback,
Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace 2007 Tour - Check
out Rob's Photo Blog of this show
This sweet faced Jewish boy
from American Idol has grown up. The album is full of songs about love
and devotion-- many are of a fast paced mainstream pop nature and syncopated
rhythms not usually seen on Idol. (4 stars)
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the full Elliott Yamin review
Stardawn isn't the most groundbreaking
album out there, but you've got to respect a band with this kind of longevity
who stays true to their roots. This is surely another hit in the books
for LMP.- Read
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With this masterful, genre-redefining
album, Wolves in the Throne Room has nothing to do with the original black
metal scene at all! And therein lies the greatness that this band could
have; the fact that they aren't afraid to recast conventions, including
their own. - Read
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