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More Hellfest Bands

The PRP reports: The fourth round of bands for this years "Hellfest" festival have been announced and among the latest additions are Boysetsfire, Norma Jean, Unearth, Haste The Day, Sworn Enemy, Throwdown, Doomriders and many more.- Click Here for the Full Story

Five Bolt Main Update

The PRP reports: Five Bolt Main (ex-Flaw) have set "The Venting" as the title to their upcoming Rock Ridge Music debut which will land in stores on September 13th. The band will begin touring in support of it this month with the following dates line up so far:
July 07th Raleigh, NC - The Brewery
July 08th Fayetteville, NC - Jesters Pub
July 09th Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Hollies Vs Hollie

BBC reports: Members of the 1960s pop group The Hollies have asked the High Court to jail one of their founder members.

They claimed bass player Eric Haydock has flouted a court order made in 1998 not to play under their name.

They also claim that Peter Hughes plays with Mr Haydock in a group calling itself Eric Haydock's Hollies and music manager James Cozens helps set up gigs. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

"Big" Al Downing RIP

AP reports: "Big" Al Downing, a singer-songwriter and pianist who had success in country, rockabilly, rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll and even disco, has died after suffering from leukemia. He was 65.

Downing, of Leicester, Mass., was hospitalized last week and died Monday in Massachusetts, his publicist Martha Moore said Tuesday. He was one of the few successful black country artists. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Rockin' The Corps DVD

Blabbermouth reports: Image Entertainment will release the "Rockin' The Corps" DVD and audio CD on September 6, 2005. The DVD will feature performances from the concert, as well as backstage footage and other exclusive content. The CD will feature an exclusive bonus DVD with content from the show and behind the scenes footage.

"Rockin' The Corps" was held on April 1 at Camp Pendleton, a U.S. military base near San Diego, for nearly 50,000 U.S. Marines and their families. The concert featured performances by DESTINY'S CHILD, KISS, RICHIE SAMBORA, HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH, TED NUGENT and GODSMACK. The evening was hosted by Cedric The Entertainer, with celebrities such as Sharon Stone, Randy Jackson, Heather Locklear, Cindy Crawford, Alyssa Milano and Carmen Electra, amongst many others on-hand to introduce the performers. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Coal Chamber Reissue

The PRP reports: Coal Chamber's self-titled debut will see the "Roadrunner 25th Anniversary Edition" reissue when it gets re-released to stores with as-yet unannounced bonus content on September 13th.
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Missing Fan

Rockdirt reports: WCTV reports that seventeen-year-old Leah Deltedesco was visiting Wild Adventures to see a concert by the band Simple Plan Saturday night with her grandmother, brother and sister. During the concert, family members say Leah left to buy a drink and hasn't been seen since. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Vader Dates

siN's metal news reports: The tour routing for the forthcoming VADER, DECAPITATED, DEW-SCENTED US tour has been revealed as follows:

November 5 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium w/ SUFFOCATION, CRYPTOPSY, ABORTED, DESPISED ICON
November 6 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx w/ SUFFOCATION, CRYPTOPSY, ABORTED, DESPISED ICON
November 7 - New York City, NY @ BBKings Blues Club w/ SUFFOCATION, CRYPTOPSY, ABORTED, DESPISED ICON [see full story for more dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

Shadows Fall, Fear Factory More To Tour

siN's metal news reports: TERROR vocalist Scott Vogel has posted the following message on the band's official website:

"whats up everyone....im writing this from berlin germany where we play tonight with STRETCH ARM STRONG........everything is great......we played some crazy fest in the last two weeks with HATEBREED, MADBALL, MERAUDER, MURPHYS LAW, DIO, IRON MAIDEN, MEGADETH and lots more....so shits been pretty fucking insane.....last night was supposed to be our first time in poland and we had to miss the show.....soooo, sooo sorry to everyone there.......it was out of our hands and there was nothing we could do...please support us and let us come back soon.......sorry again [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Razorlight Live 8 Profit

Daily Mail reports: When they appeared at Live 8, they made an impassioned plea for the G8 leaders to 'fulfill their promises'.

But last night, Razorlight declared they will not be donating any profits from increased album sales this week to Live8's charitable arm, despite a plea by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd.

They said they had already donated the proceeds of one song to charity, and felt they had done their bit for Live8. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Pearl Jam Top US Band

theskyiscrape.com reports: USA Today's Whitney Matheson, who writes about popular culture in her "Pop Candy" article, asked her readers the question of who is the greatest American rock band ever.

While some of you may have known this for a while, Pearl Jam emerged as the winner!

"the Seattle rockers outranked powerhouses such as Van Halen (No. 3), The Doors (No. 9) and Nirvana, which landed at No. 18."
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Zucchero & Co

Special Ops reports: For his Concord Records / Starbucks Hear Music debut Zucchero & Co., the multi-platinum pop sensation delved into his deep catalog of stunning duet performances and then rearranged, reproduced, and, in some cases, re-sang them for a fresh, contemporary feel. The tracks include an historic recording of "Dune Mosse" with Miles Davis from 1988, and a new version of "Senza Una Donna" (Without A Woman) with Paul Young that originally topped the charts in almost every European country, as well as the U.S., when it was released in 1991. Other collaborations to make the cut for this new "best of the best" CD include: Vanessa Carlton, Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, Macy Gray, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Solomon Burke, Cheb Mami, Maná, Luciano Pavarotti / Andrea Bocelli, Dolores O'Riordan, and Sting. - The CD will be in stores July 12th [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

KROQ Star Go Home

press release reports: Just days after announcing that Stephen Perkins, legendary drummer of Jane's Addiction, Porno for Pyros and The Panic Channel, was slated to be its 'Celebrity Blogger', Rock Star Go Home made another statement concerning the prizes available to its players. This time, the Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ (106.7FM) was referenced in the press release.

Game prizes will be awarded to those players which score the most amount of points during the 15-week Rock Star Go Home season. Those prizes include a cash award of $1,067, a Sony PlayStation Portable, an Apple iPod Shuffle, a Microsoft Xbox, Studiophonic In-Ear Speakers, eBay and Amazon gift cards. - Weekly prizes include DW drumsticks autographed by Stephen Perkins and Hearos Rock-n-Roll Ear Filters to name a few. - Why the unique dollar amount of $1,067 for the grand prize? - "We wanted a number that meant something to rockers," site creator Adam Pick stated, "Something that represented an edge, a uniqueness..." "In the city of Los Angeles, one of the hearts of rock," Pick continued, "That number could be no other than the call numbers of K-R-O-Q radio, 106.7FM." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Loony Tunes

Tribute Albums reports: Get ready to relive your childhood with "Complete Balanced Breakfast," a tribute to Saturday morning and cartoon theme songs! This CD will feature a host of favorites spanning from the 50's right up until today! Remember Scooby-Doo and Land of the Lost? The Pink Panther and The Banana Splits? Anamaniacs and Courageous Cat? They are all here on "Complete Balanced Breakfast." Artists include Kid Shaleen featuring Rick Criniti (Cinderella, Blackeyed Susan), Emerald Monkey, Phat Sk8Trax, and many more! In addition to the musical content on the CD, "Complete Balanced Breakfast" will be enhanced with computer accessible extras including song/show histories, artist backgrounds, photos, and all kinds of goodies!- Click Here for the Full Story

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MTV2 Lay Dying

Adrenaline PR reports: AS I LAY DYING Command Acclaim With "Shadows Are Security"!!! Their Record Breaking, Metal Blade Records. AS I LAY DYING Torched The Stage June 24th To A Sold Out Crowd At The CD Release Party At Soma, San Diego's Legendary Music Hot Spot!!! AILD Will Continue To Create Pandemonium On Ozzfest 2005 Where They Co-Headline The Second Stage Along Side Killswitch Engage And Rob Zombie. Now, These Metal Core Mavens Are Headed To Tell All On MTV2's Headbangers Ball July 9th!!!

AS I LAY DYING's "Shadows Are Security" arrived on the Billboard charts at #1 independent record in the country and # 35 on the Top 200. and now in week two we tally over 47,000 copies sold first two weeks alone, that is Metal Blade Record's biggest number and highest charting position since the Goo Goo Dolls (the Goo Goo Dolls was a joint effort with Warner Brothers- so this is Metal Blade's biggest solo release ever.) - Click Here for the Full Story

Lydia Lunch DVD

MVD reports: Music Video Distributors and Atavistic are pleased to announce the home viewing release of Lydia Lunch - Willing Victim for worldwide distribution on DVD.

Lydia Lunch is a prolific and influential performer whose work has stretched over 25 years. Lunch has expressed her nihilistic aggression and sexuality as a musician, poet, novelist, playwright, actress, director and visual artist. She has worked with members of Sonic Youth, Foetus, Swans, The Birthday Party, and Einsturzende Neubauten, and fronted important no-wave band Teenage Jesus and The Jerks, as well as Beirut Slump, 8 Eyed Spy, and 13.13. No other artist of the 20th century has fought, forged, punched, and sculpted her own artistic vision in such a uniquely original way. Defying categorization, Lydia Lunch actively has conquered new territories, and has gained international recognition for the innovative quality of her work. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Finding Core Tracks

press release reports: A very strong buzz & a huge following for the band out of Ontario, Canada. Ontario & Montreal Canada as well as Michigan & New York are going crazy for the 4 piece "power" rock band reminicent of Shinedown, Creed & 3 Doors Down to name a few. The band has shared billing with such names as Great White, Ronnie James Dio, Quiet Riot, Default, Thornley plus many others. The following are the 10 tracks for their debut, as of yet independent debut cd. Samples of their songs are available on their web site.

1. Only You
2. So Deep
3. Freakin' Out
4. Ballad of April
5. Silence
6. Sick & Tired
7. Surely
8. In The Sun
9. Touch
10. Fly
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SOAD 2nd Leg

System of a Dwon reports: With many of the dates on Leg One already sold out, a Top 5 track at radio with "B.Y.O.B.," and a Platinum album for "Mezmerize" under their collective belt, System of a Down announces dates for the second leg of their Summer North American headline tour. In addition, the band confirms a Boston-area date for Leg One to be played at The Centrum in Worcester on August 27.

Leg Two:
September
17 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC
19 Pengrowth Arena, Calgary, AB
20 Rexall Arena, Edmonton, AB

[see full story for more info and complete dates for both legs]- Click Here for the Full Story

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