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Grateful Claypool?

The PRP reports: Les Claypool of Primus, etc. fame appears to be involved in a new project dubbed "The Electric Apricot", with talk of some California area shows in the works. Rumors abound of it being a collaborative project with Bob Weir of Grateful Dead fame[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Misfits Tour

Punkbands reports: Tons of dates have been announced for the Misfits Summer Tour! Jerry, Dez and...Robo will make a few select stops in the U.S. (including Alaska, & Cleveland) prior to embarking on a full tour of Europe[see full story for dates - no Marky Ramone will not be part of this tour]- Click Here for the Full Story

Motley Vegas

Rockdirt reports: A historic 40-week deal that would put the rock group Motley Crue into the Aladdin/Planet Hollywood showroom as resident headliners is being finalized, sources tell The Las Vegas Review Journal.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

All That Remains DVD

siN's metal news reports: ALL THAT REMAINS will be performing at The Second Annual Springfield Rock Fest this Sunday, May 22nd at the Hippodrome in Springfield, MA ...During their set, ALL THAT REMAINS will be filmed in front of their hometown crowd for an upcoming live DVD release, that will hit stores this Fall. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Darkness Bands

siN's metal news reports: The first set of bands for DWELL IN DARKNESS 3 have been announced. The two-weekend event that will be taking place in Dayton, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois this September will feature the following artists - with MANY MORE to be announced, including headliners:

Dayton - September 2-4

HIRAX
ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY
JUNGLE ROT
BONGZILLA
PSYOPUS
[see full story for a lot more band]- Click Here for the Full Story

Initial Gigantour Dates

antiMusic reports: A handful of dates for this summer's Gigantour spearheaded by Megadeth have made their way online. The tour will also feature sets from Dream Theater, Fear Factory, Nevermore, And The Dillinger Escape Plan. Dry Kill Logic, And Symphony X with more bands expected to be announced soon.

Here is out the tour is shaping up right now.

07/21 - Fresno, CA - Selland Arena
07/22 - Las Vegas, NV - Thomas and Mack Arena
07/23 - Sacramento, CA - Cal Expo
[see full story for more dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

Coldplay Summer Tour

Press release reports: Coldplay will embark on its biggest world tour to date - the "Twisted Logic" tour - in support of X&Y, the follow-up to the band's Grammy-winning, triple Platinum 2002 release, A Rush of Blood to the Head. X&Y is due in stores June 7th. The North American leg of the tour will begin on August 2nd in Toronto, ON and conclude on September 30th in Bristow, VA.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Audioslave Invade Hollywood

press release reports: Rock behemoth Audioslave is set to deliver their powerful sound to the heart of Los Angeles when the group shuts down Hollywood Boulevard for an outdoor performance to be broadcast exclusively on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on May 18th. The band's notoriously explosive live show is expected to attract as many as 10,000 fans eager to hear material from their highly anticipated new album, Out Of Exile, which will be released the following Tuesday, May 24th. The performance will take place on a “Jimmy Kimmel Live” custom-built stage in the middle of Hollywood Boulevard. Two songs will be presented during the TV broadcast, which airs from 12:05 to 1:05 am ET/PT on ABC. Fans at the concert will get to hear additional songs.

Additionally, Audioslave fans will have the opportunity to purchase live recordings of the band’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” performance following the concert. The songs will be available for 99 cents per song exclusively at Sony’s www.connect.com music store. [see full story to preview the entire new CD!]- Click Here for the Full Story

Dogtown Sounds

press release reports: In a skater boy's dream come true, the true story of skateboarding legends the Z-Boys comes to the big screen with the TriStar Picture's release "Lords of Dogtown." As accompaniment to the gripping story is the Geffen Records soundtrack CD, which boasts classic songs by artists like Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, David Bowie, Ted Nugent, the Allman Brothers, T Rex, plus new recordings by Social Distortion and Rise Against. The CD drops May 24th, while the film opens nationwide June 3rd. The lead track, a Social Distortion cover of the Clash's 1979 classic, "Death or Glory," impacts radio on May 3rd.

Rock 'n' roll has always been a huge factor in skater culture, and the new CD reflects that, old school style. In addition to the Social Distortion track, Geffen band Rise Against also contributes a cover of Black Flag's blistering punk anthem, "Nervous Breakdown."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Morningwood Debut

Capitol Records reports: NYC's louder-than-life Morningwood will release their self-titled debut album, produced by Gil Norton, on August 2nd.

The band, fronted by 23 year-old tempest Chantal Claret, made their reputation in the city's clubs with a bumping, grinding frenzy of a live show and instant anthems like "Take Off Your Clothes," a dictate that some of their fans have been known to take literally. New York magazine called them "one of the hottest bands changing the New York soundscape."- Click Here for the Full Story

Five Bolt Main Studio Update

Rock Ridge Music reports: Fans of the hard rock band FLAW will be pleased to hear that lead singer Chris Volz's new band, Five Bolt Main, is hard at work in the studio right now. Five Bolt Main, who are based in Louisville, Kentucky, plan to release their debut album on Rock Ridge Music this fall. They are in the midst of the recording process right now at Louisvilles Canyon Studios. Canyon owner Chris Cassetta is assisting with production duties.

Says Volz from the studio: "The sounds are freaking incredible, the bass drum is booming, and everything is moving along ahead of schedule. It's great how this is coming together, the way I wanted to lyrically and musically stay in the same realm of emotions as I did with FLAW, the same intensity and honesty. I am more proud of these new works than I am with anything else I've done. Things are really starting to take shape, and we can't wait to get to mixdown! This is gonna be intense, slam in the face, emotional metal! Stay tuned as we get closer to the release date."[see full story for the first installment of the Five Bolt Main "making of the debut album" video]- Click Here for the Full Story

Relient K Warped

Capitol Records reports: Capitol/Gotee recording group Relient K has announced plans to spend their summer rocking North America as part of the annual Vans Warped Tour. The Canton, Ohio-based outfit - whose smash fourth album, "MMHMM," was released last November - will join the tour's North Stage lineup, beginning July 6th in Pomona, California. Relient K will continue with the trek through to its conclusion, set for August 15th at Northampton, Massachusetts' Three Counties Fairgrounds

Relient K recently won Yahoo! Music's monthly "Who's Next?" poll, scoring a striking 62% of all votes cast. To celebrate their remarkable victory, the band contributed an exclusive interview and live performance of "Be My Escape,"[see full story to check it out]- Click Here for the Full Story

SOAD TV

press release reports: If you missed System of a Down on their just-completed nine-city "guerrilla" club tour, or the band's recent appearance on "Saturday Night Live," then be sure and tune into MTV when the network airs "System of a Down Live," a half-hour concert special shot at the band's April 4 sold-out show at the Astoria in London. The show premieres this Friday, May 20 at 11:00PM EST on MTV2 with several subsequent airings.

MTV2's broadcast schedule for "System of a Down Live" is as follows: May
20 11:00PM EST
21 9:00PM EST
21 3:00AM EST
25 3:00AM EST
26 8:00PM EST
[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Action Action Tour

Victory Records reports: After spending the spring of 2005 on the road with All American Rejects and Midtown, Action Action are proud to announce their first headlining tour. Bringing along their friends from Spitalfield for the entire tour, The Forecast for select dates, and Waking Ashland and Gatsby’s American Dream on each half, the band will head out to clubs across the nation. The video for “Drug Like” has been getting lots of spins on MTVU, the college channel for MTV, making the Dean’s List last week. Action Action is one of the Bands You Need To Know in Alternative Press.- Click Here for the Full Story

Between the Buried and Me Tour

Victory Records reports: Between the Buried and Me have announced a new tour starting July 7th in Wilmington, NC - they will be joined at various stages of the tour by Sinai Beach, From A Second Story Window, The Red Chord, The Acacia Strain and Premonitions of War. See all tour dates at victoryrecords.com. Between the Buried and Me will have a new album, as yet unnamed, in the fall of 2005. Currently, front man Tommy’s side project, Giles is new and in stores, with a video on the way!- Click Here for the Full Story

Bury Your Dead "Alive" Tracks

Victory Records reports: Bury Your Dead recorded and filmed their set live at Southern California’s Chain Reaction last week, and have a track listing ready to announce. Their Dualdisc, “Alive” will hit stores on July 12th, with sound by Paul Minor (Death By Stereo, Atreyu) and live footage shot by Darren Doane. Look out for intense bonus footage – singer Mat Bruno sustained a large cut to his head that night, and Doane accompanied him to the hospital to film the application of twelve staples.

Track Listing:
Top Gun
Vanilla Sky
Mission Impossible
The Outsiders
Sundays Best
Legend
The Color Of Money
33 RPM
Eyes Wide Shut
Camo Is My Favorite Color
Magnolia
Losin’ It
- Click Here for the Full Story

Darkest Hour Update

Victory Records reports: Darkest Hour head for New Jersey tomorrow to film a video for “Convalescence” with Dale Restighini, known for his work with Hatebreed, Dillinger Escape Plan and Unearth. Slated to be a night shoot, Restighini promises the dark feel of a catacomb and some truly vicious live performance. Look for the new album, “Undoing Ruin” on June 28th, and Darkest Hour on tour with Since By Man for a week, before heading out on the Strhess Fest Tour with Bleeding Through. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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