Club Fire Kills 186

The fire spread within minutes as people rushed to try and escape, according to survivors and eyewitnesses. Investigators found that four of the six exit doors were locked shut with wire or padlocks. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 
 

Rocker Vs Ashlee

Rockdirt reports: Motley Crue singer Vince Neil took part in an interview with WRIF in Detroit and was asked to comment on the Ashlee Simpson 'Saturday Night Live' lip-synching fiasco. "I'm glad [she was exposed on national TV], too, because there's a lot of people... the majority of the new people that are out there now, these teenagers basically do movies and then figure they can just go out and put out a record," Neil said. "The way the technology is today, you can just go in there and sing, and a guy can actually adjust every syllable and every word that you just sang and make it sound amazing. And then these people go on stage, and they have no talent, so they lip-synch. And it's cheating everybody. I'm glad she got caught. And I've seen her sing since then, and she sucks."- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Navarro Joins Crue?

BW&BK reports: According to BW&BK sources, rumor has it that MOTLEY CRUE guitarist Mick Mars will be replaced by RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS guitarist Dave Navarro on their forthcoming reunion tour. Mars' ongoing health problems are the reason for the switch. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 
 

Opeth Discuss Next CD

BW&BK reports: OPETH singer/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt spoke to Australia's HailMetal.com recently. 

HailMetal: I`ve heard you`ve been having a few ideas for the next album. An epic, occultist, darker concept album was on your mind last I heard. There was also some mention of Celtic Frost influence, as well as Gregorian Chanting. Have any of these ideas solidified in your song writing yet? How much has been written so far, and in what direction? 

Mikael: "Haha, yes, that was said after I`ve written this certain part that sounded a bit like CELTIC FROST, after it came a mellow part with Gregorian chant style vocals. I`ll say these things for the people to have something to talk about. People probably think that that`s what the next album will be like as a whole. Obviously that`s not true, and I don`t really know myself yet. I`m working on maybe four different songs right now and all I know is that it`s gonna be great!"[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Armor For DVD

Punkbands reports: The first pressing of Armor For Sleep's 2nd full-length "What To Do When You Are Dead" out February 22nd will come with a limited edition dvd filled with videos, live footage, and behind the scenes info. [see full story for a link to a preview of the cd]- Click Here for the Full Story 
 

P2P Battle Pops

tinfoil reports: Overpeer, the firm that floods P2P networks with bogus files, is corrupting files even more by placing popups and (potentially) adware in some WMA and WMV files. 

The company gained it's notoriety in 2002 by working with record companies to flood P2P networks with bogus files that matched commonly searched songs. These bogus files made it difficult to find true song copies and made life difficult for many using the more popular networks targetted by the company. 

Overpeer plans on selling advertisements based on key word searches. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 
 

Life of Agony Plan Spring Release

siN's metal news reports: LIFE OF AGONY have taken a chance this Christmas period to wrap up recording tracks for their forthcoming re-union album. The currently untitled disc will see a release sometime in Spring of 2005 through Epic Records, mixing is scheduled for January.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 
 

Chimaira Recording

siN's metal news reports: As a reminder to all, CHIMAIRA will be hitting Spider Studios on January 10th, with Ben Schigel producing, to begin recording their followup to 2003's "Impossibility of Reason". As a side-note, frontman Mark Hunter has also shaved off his once famous dredlocks, and is now said to be sporting a new look, with a completely shaved head.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Motley Greed

Blabbermouth reports: The four members of MÖTLEY CRÜE were recently interviewed by Metal Edge magazine for a cover story about their upcoming reunion tour. 

Metal Edge: It seems like everyone's got their different reasons for going back to the band. Why do you think MÖTLEY is getting back together right now? 

Mick Mars: "Greed. Not on my part. And I won't say on everyone else's part, but there is greed around me. There's greed in everything, though, not just this. It's everywhere." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 
 

Evanescence Get Creepy

Blabbermouth reports: EVANESCENCE frontwoman Amy Lee recently spoke to Metal Edge magazine about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the group's follow-up to their multi-platinum major-label debut, "Fallen". 

Metal Edge: How has the music changed? What's the new direction? 

Amy Lee: "It's really hard for me to explain! It's not like anything I've ever heard, to be honest — It sounds like EVANESCENCE, but it's creepy, it's kind of sexy, it's groovy, it's not so . . . It's sort of PORTISHEAD, A PERFECT CIRCLE, bands that take more artistic freedom — PORTISHEAD because they have more groovy, weird, sultry vibe, very similar to that. We're literally at the very beginning of this project, though, and it can all change . . . It can be a completely different record." 

Metal Edge: So, for all we know, it could come out like a Gwen Stefani record. 

Amy Lee: "I will never — It's not going to be an '80s record! [Laughing] I know the goal is — the heavy stuff will be heavier, and the soft stuff will be softer, we just took extremes and pulled them apart." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 
 

Dimebag Murder Club Reopening

Blabbermouth reports: Alrosa Villa, the Columbus, Ohio nightclub that was the site of the deadly shootings last month which claimed the lives of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and four others, will be reopening on January 14, 2005 with a benefit show for the victims' families. BOBAFLEX will be headlining the concert, with support from ODIOUS and other bands to be announced. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Darkness Royal Battle

Gigwise reports: The sons of an Earl and a Lord are quaintly battling it out to host The Darkness’ homecoming gig. 

The two toffs who have recently had their Suffolk estates handed over to them by their fathers are desperate to prove that they’re in touch with the common people. 

The ridiculously named Hektor Rous, 26, who runs a 4,000 acre estate named Henham Hall and Hugh Crossley lord of Somerleyton Hall are both said to be in talks with the band's management, reports The Independent. The pair plan to hold massive gigs in their stately homes’ grounds.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 
 

Tsunami Benefit Show

BBC reports: Cardiff's Millennium Stadium is trying to stage a 'Live Aid' style concert to raise more than £1m for the Asian tsunami disaster appeal. Stadium bosses are in talks with some of the UK's top performers to mount the charity gig on 22 January. 

They believe the event to aid the victims of the tsunami disaster on Boxing Day could raise more than £1m. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 
 

Vandals Rock Iraq

AP reports: While Saddam Hussein spent a second New Year's Eve in a jail cell, a Southern California rock band known for such albums as "Hitler Bad, Vandals Good" and "Look What I Almost Stepped In" played in the heart of his former empire. 

The 3rd Brigade of the Army's 1st Cavalry Division got a one-hour show by punk perennials The Vandals during a modest Friday night party in the Green Zone. The show was one of the few entertainments provided for U.S. troops in Iraq on New Year's Eve, a day marked chiefly by a relative lull in violence. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 
 

Phish Dress

AP reports: Drummer Jon Fishman's offbeat "sonic rhythm dress" — which is stitched together from recycled cassette tapes — is going on display at a museum this month. 

The dress commissioned by Fishman, of the enormously popular jam band Phish, is going on display at Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, The Boston Globe reported in Thursday's editions. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 
 

OneSideZero Reunion?

IAYM reports: Abloom have parted ways with their frontman Jasan Radford and are seeking a replacement. As a consequence, Radford's former band OneSideZero are heavily rumored to be plotting a full-scale reunion[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 
 

NIN Complete CD

IAYM reports: According to a fresh update at Nine Inch Nails' official website, www.nin.com, the group's new album "With Teeth" has at last been completed. Frontman Trent Reznor had the following to add: "The band is rehearsing. I can't wait to present this music to you - on your stereo and in your town. Happy New Year." - Click Here for the Full Story 
 

Suicidal Plan Two CDs

IAYM reports: Suicidal Tendencies are tentatively plotting to release two CD albums in 2005, the first of which is titled "Return To Venice".[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 
 

Professional Murder Music Covers CD

IAYM reports: Professional Murder Music's long in-the-works acoustic/covers effort now looks to be nearing completion, with an early 2005 release date being eyed at present. Amongst the cover-songs said to be included is a rendition of the Stone Temple Pilots' 'Still Remains'. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Bach's New Gig

Metal-Rules reports: DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie was unable to reprise his role in FRAMESHIFT for the upcoming new album, Human Grain, thus a new body was brought in to replace him. According to ProgRock Records president Shawn Gordon, taking LaBrie's place is none other than Sebastian Bach. The vocals are due to be recorded next week, with a tentative release date planned for February. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 
 

Death Angel Boxset

Metal-Rules reports: a three-CD/DVD box set featuring newly remastered versions of DEATH ANGEL's "The Ultra-Violence" (1987) and "Frolic Through The Park" (1988) outings is being readied for release by Restless Records under the moniker "Archives & Artifacts" on February 1, 2005.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 
 

Brides Recording Soph

Metal-Rules reports: Ex-L.A. GUNS/current BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION guitarist TRACII GUNS has posted the following update on his official website: 

"...This year we are starting rehearsal Jan 3rd and recording starts Feb 1st. The Brides have a new bassplayer... he has black hair and tattoos (DUH!!) and is 100 percent Brides approved including Nikki. 

...We will hit the road as soon as the record is released or shortly before. Looking at a June release for the new record. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Frames Plan Feb Release

Aversion reports: Ireland's Frames will drop their fifth album on the world in early February. 

The band's next Anti- Records release, Burn the Maps, is scheduled for a Feb. 7 release in Europe. The band's American fans will have to wait an extra day to get their hands on it. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 
 

Grindcore Supergroup

Aversion reports: A group made up of some of hardcore's most high profile acts will test its hand at grindcore. 

Alternative Press reports that Thursday's Geoff Rickly and Glassjaw's Daryl Palumbo have started playing with a couple other less notables in a grindcore project. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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Missing GNR Fan Found

Totalrock reports: A Guns n' Roses fan who's been missing for two years has been found safe and well. According to blabbermouth.net, Kirsty Ormerod flew fron Newport in wales to Chicago to see the band in November 2002 - and then disappeared. Now she's been located, having got married and settled down in America. - Click Here for the Full Story 
 

Disturbed Plan Spring Release

Totalrock reports: Disturbed are planning to release their new album in the Spring. The record doens't yet have a title [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 
 

30 Seconds To Mars Soph CD

Totalrock reports: 30 Seconds To Mars are to release their second album through Virgin in July. It's to be called 'The Battle Of One'. - Click Here for the Full Story 
 

Royal Who

Totalrock reports: Congratulations to The Who's Roger Daltrey. He's been awarded a CBE in the New Year's Honours List, for services to music, the entertainment industry and charity.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Prong, Bird Added to Raven's Heart Benefit

Day in Rock reports: A quick update on the Raven's Heart Foundation Benefit concert that will take place on Jan 20th at the Hard Rock Cafe in Beverly Hills. Prong has been added to the line-up as well as former Bird3 frontman Bird who will open the show. Not to mention the all-star jam that will close out the night. Confirmed so far: members of Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Ministry, Misfits, Guns N' Roses, Murderdolls, Fear Factory, Disturbed, Type O' Negative and more. It's for a great cause, see the full story link for more info on the show and the Raven's Heart Foundation.- Click Here for the Full Story 
 

Jack White Single

DiS reports: In a disappointment to all who dream of red and white weddings, White Stripes frontman Jack White has split with his celebrity girlfriend Renee Zellweger. 

Rather distressingly, the announcement was made to People magazine via Zellweger's publicist who says that they "remain good friends" and that there is "no scandal" and "no new relationships". [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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