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Metal Underground reports: Music equipment is everything to a rock band. But one Dallas band has felt the sting of having its equipment stolen not once, but twice in one month. "We always joke that DROWNING POOL has a black cloud that follows us," said Mike Luce, the band's drummer. The holidays have been anything but happy for the alternative-metal band. On the day before Thanksgiving, cameras caught thieves stealing the band's amplifiers and other valuable sound equipment. "I think someone has a target aimed right at us. We're in the crosshairs," said bassist Stevie Benton.
Convinced that the thieves focused on them alone, DROWNING POOL moved the rest of their gear from a rehearsal studio in North Dallas to Public Storage just a block away. But as bad luck would have it, lighting would strike twice exactly one month later.
"I got here and saw it was cut, and then I opened the door up and literally started crying," said guitarist C.J. Pierce.
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BBC reports: Sony BMG is set to launch a service that will let consumers buy some downloadable albums that are free of copy protection software. The decision means that all the world's four biggest music companies offer music free of software locks, or Digital Rights Management systems.
Music fans will be able to get at the DRM-free tracks by buying gift cards for Sony's Platinum MusicPass service.
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Metal Underground reports: Swedish metallers IN FLAMES have set "A Sense of Purpose" as the title of their new album, due in Europe on April 4 via Nuclear Blast Records.
"We are extremely happy with the end result and so proud of what we have achieved with the new album and can't wait for you all to hear it," the band says in a statement. IN FLAMES' follow-up to 2006's "Come Clarity" was recorded at the band's own IF Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden. The group received assistance during the vocal-recording sessions from producer Daniel Bergstrand, who previously produced the vocals on "Reroute To Remain", "Soundtrack To Your Escape" and "Come Clarity".
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Lambgoat reports: Lambgoat can confirm that Through The Eyes Of The Dead drummer Josh Kulick quit the band last week. An official announcement has yet to be made.
Kulick's exit comes roughly three months after the departure of Through The Eyes Of The Dead guitarist Chris Anderson.
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SleazeRoxx.com reports: Former Guns 'N' Roses star Slash has launched a heartfelt appeal to help find his missing brother-in-law. The guitarist is hoping to help his wife, Perla Hudson, locate her brother, Ivan Pablo Padilla, who disappeared in Hollywood in December 2001. Padilla is now 43 years old and was known to wear a gold chain with a medal bearing an Indian head - and Slash is urging anyone who knows of his whereabouts to email [email protected].
Slash and Hudson were married in 2001, and they have two children together.
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PR reports: Ronnie Milsap, has become the pre-eminent country soul singer of his time, using his emotionally expressive voice and remarkable musical talent to become the most consistent and enduring artist of the '70s, '80s, and early '90s. A humble man with a winning smile, he has always let his knack for finding good songs and for entertaining crowds speak for him. Today, his track record speaks loud and clear: 40 #1 hits, six Grammy awards, eight Country Music Association awards, and the Academy of Country Music Pioneer award recipient mark him as one of the best-loved, and most important artists in country music history.Music lovers can catch Milsap performing in 2008 on "The #1 Hits Tour" as it crosses across the United States and hits a few spots in Canada.
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PR reports: Massachusetts' ALL THAT REMAINS has finalized all dates for the band's forthcoming headlining tour, which is slated to start later this month and will feature support from Chimaira, Five Finger Death Punch, Divine Heresy and Prosthetic labelmates Light This City. Divine Heresy will open the tour's first string of dates with Light This City taking over opening duties on Feb. 21.
"We are gonna be pulling out all the stops for this one," ALL THAT REMAINS frontman Phil Labonte previously said. "We're gonna have a far bigger production than we have ever had. I won't make any promises and we're probably not gonna play anything off of 'Behind Silence.' No time to teach old songs. We have a record to write as well as get ready for a tour. And it's gonna be a sweet tour!"
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Gigwise reports: The United Kingdom's first Rock and Roll 'Hall Of Fame' will form part of new exhibition at the O2 Arena in London, it's been revealed. Popworld, which will boast rare memorabilia and interactive features, is expected to open at the former Millennium Dome venue early next year.
A spokesperson for O2 operator AEG said that the exhibition would "cement the O2 as the headquarters of music in Britain".
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Gigwise reports: All pubs and clubs in the Berkshire town of Reading could be forced to ban 'Gangsta Rap' from their venues following a spate of violence in the early hours of New Year's Day. A massive brawl involving around 20 people spilled out onto the street outside the Caf� du Sport venue into the town, with a 24-year-old man suffering serious damage to his head from a glass bottle.
Town inspector John Relph is meeting up the club manager and will discuss whether the music inside in the venue had any impact on spurring the violence. Inspector Relph, said: "If the general consensus throughout all town centre bars and clubs is that the heavier side of R'n'B, hip hop and gangsta rap music attracts violence, Thames Valley Police will look into banning it.
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PR reports: All Time Low (Hopeless Records) and Mayday Parade (Fearless Records), the two hottest bands on the 'scene' right now, are teaming up for a month long tour starting next week to get 2008 started out right. All Time Low/Mayday Parade Tour Dates:
1/11/08 Wilkes Barre,PA Caf� Metropolis
1/13/08 Poughkeepsie, NY TBD
1/14/08 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
1/15/08 Syracuse, NY Saint Claire Theatre
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PR reports: Trill Entertainment/Asylum/Atlantic recording artist Webbie has announced details of his eagerly anticipated new album, "SAVAGE LIFE 2." Highlighted by the hit single, "Independent (Feat. Lil' Phat and Lil' Boosie)," the set drops in stores and online on February 26th."SAVAGE LIFE 2" sees the Baton Rouge-based rapper joined by such hip-hop luminaries as Bun B, Young Dro, and Birdman, along with a number of his Trill Entertainment/Asylum/Atlantic labelmates, including Lil' Boosie, Foxx, Big Head, and 3 Deep's Mouse, Shell, and Lil' Phat. The production line-up is equally impressive, with studio contributions from Mouse, Mannie Fresh, B-Real, and BJ. Along with "Independent," the album includes such future singles as the upcoming "Missing You."
Webbie � who recently wrapped a national tour alongside his Trill Fam partners Boosie and Foxx � is set to embark on a major coast-to-coast promotional itinerary. Full details of the late January/early February trek will be announced shortly.
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PR reports: Lightning Rod Records will release singer/songwriter James McMurtry's new CD, titled Just Us Kids, on April 15, 2008. McMurtry's ninth album, which features 12 new songs, is a follow-up to 2005's critically acclaimed and award-winning project, Childish Things.
McMurtry has long been known as fine storyteller, but he has lately received nationwide attention for his role as a musical activist. On Just Us Kids, McMurtry picks up where he left off with his controversial anthem "We Can't Make It Here." On "Cheney's Toy," McMurtry once again reminds us that the war in Iraq is still going on, with veiled references to Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib and the stark image of a soldier who returned from the conflict, blind and brain damaged. The lyrics of "God Bless America" call out the corporate profiteering and cronyism of the heads of state who led the country to war. McMurtry's songs introduce the listener to characters that exist on the fringes of society. Drug addicts, murderers, crooked politicians, and other unsavory folks all play a part on Just Us Kids.
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Filter reports: With the release of their sophomore album on the horizon, Black Mountain have announced dates towards an enormous upcoming tour. With In The Future dropping January 22nd via Jagjaguwar, the tour will span three months and four touring companions (Howlin' Rain, Blood on The Wall, Bon Iver and Ladyhawk).
So there are no excuses to miss out.
Black Mountain Tour Dates:
January
31 Seattle, WA - Neumo's *
February
2 Portland, OR - The Doug Fir *
4/08 San Francisco, CA - The Independent *
5/08 Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour *
7/08 San Diego, CA - Casbah *
8/08 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress !
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Over the last few years, Thrice have made vast jumps in their musical direction. On their latest release, a set of 4 EP's concerning the elements, Thrice gives their fans something old and something new. (4 stars)
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This sophomore submission is slightly different than their first in being more melody driven, cohesive rock music and not quite as raw or hard. Submersed seems to have bypassed the sophomore jinx and scored with this collection of original songs. (3.5 stars)
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Doom/death metal is often stamped as a boring and lackluster approach to slower music, yet bands like Sol give off a lot more than what most would expect from metal's highly underrated genre.
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