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91X Top Artists

punkbands reports: During memorial weekend the popular San Diego radio station 91X counted down the top artists in 91X history, and the entire list goes as follows. They put it together based on requests, airplay, and other really impressive data:

1 NIRVANA

2 CURE

3 GREEN DAY

4 DEPECHE MODE

5 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
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Drowning Career?

SMN reports: DROWNING POOL, following the likes of ALTER BRIDGE, have parted ways with their label, Wind-Up Records. Despite this move, ex-SOiL vocalist Ryan McCombs and co. will be touring next month with SILENT CIVILIAN, TWIN METHOD, and STEREOSIDE:June 13 - Springfield, MO @ Remmington'sJune 14 - Ft. Wayne, IN @ Pierre'sJune 15 - Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Green Carnation Fest?

SMN reports: GREEN CARNATION singer Kjetil Nordhus today commented on what he promises will be the band's biggest concert in terms of location and exclusivity:

"People will have to wait for a couple of weeks still to get the whole story, but we are creating a concert so spectacular that it will be of international interest. The reason why I'm commenting this today, is because people might need time to plan their summer, not least if Norway is going to be included in their plans. This is also a service from the band to our foreign fans, so they could have the chance to purchase tickets for the gig before it's sold out. There will be a national press conference in Norway on the location of the concert on June 13th[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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X Fest X'd

SMN reports: The previously announced X-Fest that was going to take place in Athens on June 6, featuring Dio, In Flames, Trivium, Hatebreed, Darkstar and Innerwish has now been canceled by the organizers.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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PM5K Set Release

Gauntlet reports: DRT recording artist Powerman 5000 will release their much anticipated new album, Destroy What You Enjoy, on August 1.

With a new label and a new line up, Destroy What You Enjoy promises to be the most exciting PM5K release to date. The album was produced by Mudrock (Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack), who also co-produced the band’s major label debut, Mega!! Kung Fu Radio, and was recorded at the Hobby Shop in Eagle Rock, CA. The album was mixed by Dave Schiffman (Audioslave, Johnny Cash, System of a Down).[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Crucified Barbara Summer

PR reports: This weekend, CRUCIFIED BARBARA kicks off its busy summer touring season with performances at two major European festivals: Gods of Metal in Italy (alongside Guns N’ Roses, Down and Motorhead), and Rock Hard in Germany (also featuring Dio, Soilwork and Celtic Frost). “After six crazy weeks on the road,” Coldheart says, “we are now looking forward to the really hot summer festivals, and maybe getting some hours of rest in between playing and working on new material.”

The American version of In Distortion We Trust includes a bonus track – a blistering cover of Motorhead’s “Killed By Death” – as well as music videos for the three singles CRUCIFIED BARBARA has released in their home country. The clip for “Losing The Game” can be seen at the full story link- Click Here for the Full Story

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Nevermore Temp

PR reports: Seattle's Nevermore are disappointed to announce that guitarist Steve Smyth will be unable to perform with the band on their upcoming four European festival dates. Recently diagnosed with end stage kidney failure, the result of a congenital birth defect. Commenting from the Atlanta airport on their way to Italy, the band's vocalist Warrel Dane said, "We are saddened by Steve's escalating condition. He is an active part of this band and our thoughts stay with him. We will be performing as a four-piece for these shows and will have Chris Broderick join us for the rest of our European schedule."

Jag Panzer guitarist Chris Broderick performed with the band on their three-week American tour with In Flames and Evergrey. Broderick, who first performed with the band in 2003, said, "My heart goes out to Steve Smyth and I wish him all the best. It's a dreadful situation, but I'm glad I can help out at this time."[see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Napalm Death Recording

PR reports: The British inventors of grindcore NAPALM DEATH are recording a new album entitled "Smear Campaign" as the follow-up to last year's highly acclaimed "The Code Is Red…Long Live The Code". Vocalist Barney Greenway comments on the working process: "After working our arses off on new stuff for the last couple of months, we kind of slipped into the studio when no one was looking. This thing is already sounding totally immense - even better than "Code...", from where I'm standing. It's fast and furious, as you'd expect, but we're also throwing a few curveballs in, in true NAPALM DEATH tradition. Can't wait for everyone to hear it. Take it easy peeps."

The band are currently recording at Foel Studios in Wales, England, where they also recorded their last album, and aim for a September release via Century Media Records.[see full story for more including tour dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Motley Halifax

PR reports: Rockers Halifax showed strongly on the Billboard charts this week nabbing the #1 Heatseeker position for their release The Inevitability Of A Strange World released May 23, 2006 on Drive-Thru Records. This is the band's first full-length release.

Produced by Lou Giordano (Taking Back Sunday, Sunny Day Real Estate) and Machine (Armor for Sleep, Lamb Of God, Boys Night Out) The Inevitability Of A Strange World is a full-throttle rock n' roll record replete with slick guitar work and gut-wrenching power ballads. The album's first single "Our Revolution" is an homage to 80's era Mötley Crüe inspired rock n' roll. The accompanying video, directed by Ahmi Manson highlights Halifax's love of the finer things in life. The video makes its on-air debut June 5th on FUSE'S Daily Download show, will be shown all week on Oven Fresh and is currently premiering online at MySpace.com. "Our Revolution" will impact Rock radio formats on June 12th. In addition to #1 Heatseekers, Inevitability debuted at #130 on the Top 200 this week.[see full story for tour dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Eagles of Bikini Meat

antiMusic reports: Eagles of Death Metal have teamed up with Bikini Bandits again to make two brand new videos. The first video is a live music video with Jesse and the girls drinking "Cherry Cola" and the second video is Jesse teaching the Bikini Bandits about meat. Just watch at the full story link.- Click Here for the Full Story

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Depeche Mode Reissues

PR reports: Rhino will begin the highly anticipated Depeche Mode reissue campaign with deluxe 2-disc (CD & DVD) reissues of Speak & Spell, Music For The Masses, and Violator on June 6th. The CD will include the original album and the DVD includes 5.1 Audio and Enhanced Stereo mixes of the original album along with b-sides and remixes. Each DVD also features a short film about the album featuring current interviews with band members. The deluxe packaging includes a booklet containing lyrics, rare photos and more.[see full story for details]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Pink Floyd DVD

PR reports: Pink Floyd will release the group's much-anticipated two DVD set, PULSE, on Columbia Records on Tuesday, July 11. This landmark release features the first ever film of Pink Floyd playing the band's seminal album, The Dark Side of the Moon, live in concert. The PULSE DVD set documents the 1994 Division Bell tour and was filmed at London's Earls Court during a record-breaking 14-night residency. The two-disc release contains the full concert performance with rare backstage footage and previously unseen extras making the collection a must-have for Pink Floyd fans.

Disc 2 of the PULSE DVD set features a live filmed performance of Pink Floyd -- David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright -- performing the group's towering masterpiece, The Dark Side of the Moon, in its glorious entirety during the second half of the Division Bell concert. Included on disc 1 are "Shine on You Crazy Diamond," "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)," "High Hopes" and "Learning to Fly" as well as never-before-seen rarities such as Bootlegging the Bootleggers and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of life on the road with one of the world's biggest and most influential rock bands.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Counting Crows CD/Tour

PR reports: The Counting Crows new album, New Amsterdam: Live at Heineken Music Hall 2003, will be in stores June 20th. Moreover, the Counting Crows are slated to kick off a national summer tour on June 21st in Portland, OR, to be joined by The Goo Goo Dolls on most stops. [see full story for tracklist and tour dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

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Nine Inch Photos

PR reports: Every night, talented professional photographers capture classic shots of the greatest rock n' roll acts on the planet. Those images end up in the pages of magazines or the photographers' personal archives - but they've never been available to the average fan. Until now.

Newly formed, Chicago-based company Front Row Center (www.frcphotos.com) is currently providing a selection of artist-authorized, professionally shot photographs from each stop on Nine Inch Nails' 31-date summer tour. Nine Inch Nails official photographer Rob Sheridan (also director of the music video for NIN's "The Hand That Feeds") is personally shooting and selecting an image gallery from each show, available for purchase online within two days of the show's conclusion. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

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