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Status Quo Sanctuary

Blabbermouth reports: Sanctuary Records have announced the worldwide signing of STATUS QUO, who have sold over 100 million records in a 40-year-long career.

STATUS QUO will release a new album in September 2005 to coincide with the launch of their 40th anniversary celebrations. The band is currently in the studio recording with producer Mike Paxman. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Death Supergroup

Blabbermouth reports: Members of LOST HORIZON/LUCIFERION (Sweden), FOREST OF IMPALED (USA) and DAMNATION (Poland) have teamed up in a brand new death/mystery/”black" formation with a base in Chicago. No band name has yet been chosen, but the group's initial recordings are already underway, with sessions taking place in the U.S. and Sweden. The band, who have completed four songs thus far, are currently seeking a vocalist to round out the project. - Click Here for the Full Story

Pink Korn

Blabbermouth reports: KORN fan site KornWeb.cjb.net conducted a brief interview with KORN frontman Jonathan Davis Tuesday night (April 26). An excerpt from the interview follow:

"... I feel this album is gonna be our 'Dark Side of the Moon'. Not to compare us with [PINK] FLOYD, they kick our ass. . . But how that album was so experimental. They just lost Syd Barrett, he went crazy. There is a lot in common, it's a trip[see full story for a lot more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Solo Darkness

NME reports: THE DARKNESS singer JUSTIN HAWKINS is set to release a solo album.

The frontman is expected to put out the record two months after the second Darkness album hits the shops in the autumn. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Downset Tour

The PRP reports: Downset. will soon be hitting the road with Ramallah and Demean, dates include:

May 13th Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground
May 15th Cleveland, OH - The Odeon
May 16th Grand Rapids, MI - Ten Bells
[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Lamb Delay

The PRP reports: Lamb Of God's upcoming "Killadelphia" release now has yet another new release date. It is now slated to hit stores through Epic on June 21st. [see full story for more breaking metal news]- Click Here for the Full Story

Funeral Tracks

punkbands reports: You can find the tracklisting for Funeral For A Friend's new album, Hours, below.

01. It's All The Rage
02. Streetcar (remix)
03. Roses For The Dead (remix)
04. Hospitality
05. Drive On
06. Monster's Ball
07. History (Main)
[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

New Hate Coming

BW&BK reports: Polish death mongers HATE will spend six weeks in early summer 2005 recording their new album, Anaclasis, at Hertz Studios in Poland. Vocalist Adam The First Sinner comments: “Just to let you know that we finished composing for the new album. All the stuff is ready and we just can't wait to put it all on tape. The album will be entitled Anaclasis with a subtitle A Haunting Gospel Of Malice And Hatred. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

iPod Radio

AP reports: Infinity Broadcasting Corp., a terrestrial radio company whose business model is being challenged by the iPod phenomenon, is borrowing a page from its rival's playbook.

Next month, Infinity will convert an underperforming station in San Francisco to a format that will play only "podcasts," or amateur recordings distributed via the Internet to listeners' iPods and other digital music players. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Ringo's New Band

Contact Music reports: Former BEATLE RINGO STARR has recruited a new band for his upcoming album because he's tired of being a solo star.

The drummer's new album, CHOOSE LOVE, will be released by RINGO + THE ROUNDHEADS in June (05). [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

DWELL IN DARKNESS II

press release reports: June 10th-11th will mark the return of the nationally acclaimed 'Dwell in Darkness' festival that is set to bring a dark cloud over the city of Dayton, Ohio for two straight days. In a waning metal scene, SMNnews.com in conjunction with JagerMeister, and The End Records will be breathing new life back into Dayton, Ohio for a two day metal extravaganza that will feature a myriad of international, national, regional, and local bands.

The 2 days of pure metal fury will be unleashed at Elbos, a premiere Dayton venue that will be housing most diverse festival that North America has to offer. Located in the heart of the "Oregon District", Elbos features an outdoor patio, pool tables, vendorville and merch areas, and a full bar.

[see full story for more including the impressive lineup!]- Click Here for the Full Story

Stereophonics Support

Enepic Records reports: Epic recording artists Augustana are hitting the road with Stereophonics for a tour that begins April 24th at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.

The California-based quartet (vocalist/pianist/guitarist Dan Layus, guitarist Josiah Rosen, bassist/keyboardist Jared Palomar and drummer Justin South) will be previewing material from their much-buzzed-about Epic debut ALL THE STARS AND BOULEVARDS. The album, produced by Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young), arrives in stores this summer. [see full story for a song preview]- Click Here for the Full Story

Audioslave Tease

Fanscape reports: Head to www.audioslave.com/download to listen to a clip of "Your Time Has Come", the highly anticipated new single from Audioslave, and enter to win a Sony PSP!! But, there's a catch... when one million fans have accessed the stream, it will to unlock a FREE download of the full song, so send this to all your friends![see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Days Away Debut

Big Hassle reports: Days Away will be releasing their debut album Mapping An Invisible World on Fueled By Ramen records May 10th.

Days Away were just named a band to watch in 2005 by Alternative Press and have been handpicked by the likes of The Starting Line, Finch and Taking Back Sunday to join them on the road. They will head out on a two month nationwide tour with Mae & The Academy Is...next month.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

BSOJC Complete CD

antiMusic reports: Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash's bastard in chief Mark Stuart tells antiMusic that they have just completed work on their new album "Mile Markers" which is set for a July release on their own label Texicali Music (distributed by Sony Red). The band has a couple of California shows coming up. One this week and one at the end of May. See the full story link for details. We'll post more details about the new CD when we know more. - Click Here for the Full Story

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