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Pantara Boxset- Crue Fest Lineup- Artists Scalp Fans- Rihanna Remaking Whitney Film?- Metallica Club Gig- John Lennon Film- Bullet For My Valentine and more


03/17/2009
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(antiMusic) Down/former Pantera bass player Rex Brown reportedly confirmed during a radio interview the rumors that there will be a Pantera boxset released later this year. Although no details have been revealed about the package, Brown claims that it will contain more than just the old albums.

The Crue Fest 2 lineup will feature Motley Crue, Godsmack, Theory of a Deadman, Drowning Pool & Charm City Devils. Worth the inflated ticket prices? You'll have to decide that.

Guess who is screwing you! Performers often scalp tickets to their own performances, using TicketsNow.com and StubHub.com as outlets, says Nine Inch Nails founder Trent Reznor in a blog posting.more

MTV.UK reports that Rihanna looks set to take the lead role in remake of the classic Whitney Houston/ Kevin Costner film The Bodyguard. Channing Tatum of G.I Joe fame has been rumored for Costner's role in The Bodyguard. more. What ever happened to originality? Hollywood is brain dead. Need proof? read this!

As I Lay Dying will be sitting out the first five shows of their upcoming tour with Lamb Of God. However, the crowd will not be disappointed as replacing them on April 2nd, 4th, 5th and 7th will be Los Angeles legends Suicidal Tendencies with Devildriver filling in for As I Lay Dying on April 3rd in Los Angelesmore

It's been years since Metallica have played to an audience of less than 20,000, but on Friday (20 March), they'll entertain a crowd one-tenth that size at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.more

"Iron Maiden: Flight 666" the feature-length documentary film which follows the Iron Maiden bandmembers on the first leg of their "Somewhere Back In Time World Tour" in February and March of 2008 had its world premiere Saturday (March 14) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.more

Misfits and Gorgeous Frankenstein guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein unleashes yet another assault on your senses! With robust flavor and a formidable heat level, this hot sauce is truly Made In Hell! The first 100 bottles sold will be numbered and personally autographed by Doyle! more

Madonna has said she may adopt another child from the poor southern African country of Malawi despite the controversy surrounding an earlier adoption.more

Nachtmystium has been forced to cancel their slot on The Haunted's upcoming U.S./Canadian tour. Frontman Blake Judd "had an accident" last weekend and suffered a broken leg.more

DJ AM is seeking $20 million in damages related to a plane crash in South Carolina last year that killed four others.more

Mass Grave and Samothrace have been confirmed for the fifth annual Los Angeles Murderfest, set to take place May 9-10, 2009 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California more

Earth Crisis has issued the following statement about an upcoming tour alongside Walls of Jericho: 'Hey everyone, we are happy to announce that we will be heading out on tour the entire month of May in the U.S.! Along with us are Walls Of Jericho, Reign Supreme, Unholy and Blood Stands Still.more

Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne) has told LiveDaily that he will return to the studio in April to continue work on Ozzy Osbourne's new album, tentatively due in early 2010.more

The Weinstein Co. has acquired a host of rights for "Nowhere Boy," the story of John Lennon's tumultuous childhood. The company has secured U.S., Latin American and German rights from producer Ecosse Films. "Boy," with its titular allusion to Beatles song "Nowhere Man," looks at a battle between Lennon's aunt and mother for custody and affections of the young musician. more

A judge quashes an arrest warrant for actress/wanna be poptart Lindsay Lohan, after it transpires she kept the terms of her parole. more

Former Judas Priest and Iced Earth front man Tim 'Ripper' Owens has announced that his upcoming solo album will be titled 'Play My Game.' 'Play My Game' is set for release on May 15th in Germany, May 18th in the rest of Europe, and May 19th in North Americamore

Two music videos which represent actor Heath Ledger's last directorial work before his death in January 2008 will be released this year. One for Modest Mouse and one for Grace Woodroofe more

Bullet For My Valentine has revealed that they are currently writing the music for their third studio album. Frontman Matt Tuck claims that there are around four to five songs that are completely finished so far.more

Down, Lacuna Coil, Chris Cornell and Journey are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's Download festival, set to take place June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom.more

On March 10, The Northern California man who started the petition drive to get Led Zeppelin a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame reached his 1,000-signature goal.more

Royksopp will release their new album Junior on March 23 and ahead of that have given MTV the exclusive artwork for your viewing pleasure. The Norwegian duo have scattered a design relating to each song on their new album across the internet with fans challenged to track them down. check it out

Sentinel Beast tells fans, "We would like to announce the departure of bassist, Nic Atomica X. Nic decided to leave the band to pursue his career as a Recording Engineer." more

Toubab Krewe have added another exciting festival to their summer itinerary. The Asheville-based quintet are set to play the second annual Rothbury festival (July 2-5), after the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival (June 11-14).

For the first time in the history of the Academy of Country Music, fans can vote online in the Entertainer of the Year category. George Strait's peeps ask you to vote for him here.

Teenage Rehab have announced via their myspace page that their new full length album will be titled Let's Be Enemies and will include 17 tracks, one which features punk rock legend Wimpy Rutherford on lead vocals.more

The Paper Chase have announced plans to release their next full length this Spring. The record is titled Someday This Could All Be Yours, Part 1 and is due out May 26, 2009.more

P2Free: Forty-five percent of Canadians believe that those using peer-to-peer services to freely download music and movies are "doing what people should be able to do on the Internet," according to a poll by Canadian firm Angus Reid Strategies. [Wonder if the other 55% opted for porn? ] - more



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