11.18.03 (Billboard) In spite of the album's title, it wouldn't have been right to "Let It Be," given the circumstances and outcome of THE BEATLES' January, 1969 recording project. Several attempts by engineer Glyn Johns to complete an album to the band's satisfaction, and additional production by Phil Spector notwithstanding, THE BEATLES' penultimate full-group effort had never attained the original intent: a live, no-overdubs recording akin to their first album, "Please Please Me." Twelve thousand, seven hundred thirty-seven days after they started, that intent will be heard today with the release of "Let It Be... Naked," a de-mixed and remixed version of the "Let It Be" album, originally released in May, 1970. Surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and... [full story]
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11.18.03 (RockAndMetal.com) If you're a FEAR FACTORY fan, you'll likely have noticed that their official site is down right now. Not much news has been reported on them lately. Here's a studio update from bass player Christian Olde Wolbers: "Everything is going great! We just finished tracking 14 songs at Rumbo Recorders in LA. This is where Guns N Roses recorded all their albums! The studio had a great vibe. A lot of history in this place! Roy Orbison still wanders thru the hallways! I must say this was the smoothest record we have ever recorded. We tracked the whole thing in 28 days! The record is called "Archetype" and was produced by FF ourselves. We used Ken Marshall (Skinny Puppy) to engineer and record the album. Another Canadian!! LOL..." [full story]
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11.18.03 (RockAndMetal.com) The new CKY DVD, "Infiltrate.Destroy.Rebuild - The Video Album," is being released today by Universal Music. The DVD contains videos for every song on the "Infiltrate - Destroy - Rebuild" album, as well as the songs '96 Quite Bitter Beings' and 'Disengage The Simulator.' The first 40,000 copies come with a three-hour bonus DVD, "Chopped And Sliced," featuring approximately 3 hours of live shows, fan footage, rare stuff, and crazy mayhem that you can't get anywhere else. It's also region-free (it will play in any DVD player, anywhere in the world). "Infiltrate.Destroy.Rebuild - The Video Album" also features lots of full-length commentary, and is mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound.
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11.18.03 (Reuters) U.S. sales of METALLICA's latest album, which fell off the pop charts earlier this month, are a "bummer," according to the veteran group's singer, James Hetfield. But the band is not giving up on its U.S. fans, and plans to launch a six-month tour of indoor arenas on March 2nd, it announced backstage at The American Music Awards on Sunday. METALLICA performed at the event, but lost the race for favorite alternative music act to Linkin Park. "St. Anger" has sold about 1.5 million copies in the United States since it debuted at No. 1 in June. "It's a bummer," Hetfield said. "In Europe it's doing really good, and some other places ... It is what it is. We can't change that. We do our best and that's all we can do." Drummer Lars Ulrich said "St. Anger" is Metallica's best seller in Europe since its 1991 self-titled release, the so-called... [full story]

11.18.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Coming kicking and screaming out of Barry, South Wales, MY RED CELL have released their limited edition debut EP, the "My Red Cell EP." The band also head out on their first tour as part of "The New World Disorder Tour." MY RED CELL toss off the new rock regurgitation riffola for the cheap and beautiful trick that it is, then get stuck into the good stuff with echoes of all the best moments rock ever offered us, but with a younger, angrier voice. The "My Red Cell EP" features four tracks; the incendiary 'She's Leaving,' the slightly restrained '50 Quid,' and the punk-fuelled songs 'Dedication' and 'Today.' The "My Red Cell EP" was recorded at Toerag Studios, and produced by Liam Watson of The White Stripes.
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11.18.03 (RockAndMetal.com) BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION, the new band featuring MOTLEY CRUE bassist Nikki Sixx, L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns, vocalist London LeGrand, and drummer Scot Coogan (ex-PAUL GILBERT, ONI LOGAN/ROWAN ROBERTSON, SINEAD O'CONNOR), have set December 25th as the release date through an as-yet-undisclosed label for distribution of their debut album, "Here Come The Brides." The CD, which features contributions from previous members John Corabi (ex-MOTLEY CRUE, UNION) and Kris Kohls (ADEMA), contains album-quality demos recorded during the pre-production sessions for what was supposed to be the group's "proper" full-length debut. All songs were produced by Stevo Bruno at Klown Records in Santa Monica, CA.
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11.18.03 (AP) Grammy-winning singer MEAT LOAF, who collapsed on stage during a concert in London yesterday, is being treated for exhaustion brought on by a virus, hospital officials said Tuesday. A spokesman for Mercury Records, the singer's recording label, said a second concert planned for Tuesday night at London's Wembley Arena had been postponed. MEAT LOAF, 52, collapsed Monday on the first sellout date at the venue. A spokesman for North West London Hospitals said the pop star was in Northwick Park Hospital recovering "from exhaustion due to a prolonged viral infection." "Meat Loaf will be re-evaluated by doctors today and further information about his status will be made available," the spokesman said.

11.18.03 (RockAndMetal.com) CATARACT will be supporting STAMPIN' GROUND on their upcoming UK Tour. Venue Dates: November 30th Sheffield [Corporation] • December 1st Glasgow [King Tut's] • December 2nd Manchester [Manchester Academy] • December 3rd Leeds [Joseph's Well] • December 4th Liverpool [Liverpool University] • December 5th Cardiff [Engine Room] • December 6th Oxford [Zodiac] • December 7th Portsmouth [Wedgwood Rooms] • December 8th Nottingham [Rock City] • December 10th London [Mean Fiddler (K-Fest)] • December 11th Gloucester [Guildhall] • December 13th Exeter [Lemon Tree] • December 14th Colchester [Colchester Arts Centre]
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11.18.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Fearless Records has announced the release of THE AQUABATS's first DVD, "Serious Awesomeness." The zany, crime fighting heroes are at it again, bringing over 3 hours of live footage, music videos and skits to all AQUABATS fans on this 2-disc offering. Disc One contains a full-length live show from February 2003, featuring AQUABATS songs like 'Giant Robot Birdhead,' 'Powdered Milk Man,' and 'The Story Of Nothing.' The disc also includes a video history of THE AQUABATS, plus two new music videos. Disc Two contains 10 different songs from ten different shows from the past ten years (with special live nonsense between each song, including fights and funny stuff), including 'Journey To The Stars,' 'The Cat With Two Heads,' and 'The Thing In The Bass Amp.'
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11.18.03 (RockAndMetal.com) The full-length debut album from Germany's DESPONDENCY, "God On Acid," is now available from Revenge Productions. Located in the north of Germany, Leer/East Frisia-based Death/Grind-band DESPONDENCY was founded in the spring of 1999. The band can best be described as strongly influenced by the brutal U.S.-style Death Metal. DESPONDENCY«s debut MCD, "Extinction," was released in February, 2001 in a quantity of only 500 copies. The Promo CD-R, "Womb Of Shit," included three new tracks, and was released in December, 2002. After receiving many offers from interested labels, Revenge Productions from Germany won the race, and so DESPONDENCY signed to them in March 2003. "God On Acid" was recorded at Soundlodge Studios in Germany.
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11.18.03 (Reuters) Microsoft Corp. confirmed Monday that it will enter the suddenly crowded online music business, a sector whose recent entrants include retailers Wal-Mart and Best Buy, along with the nascent business' leader, Apple Computer's iTunes. Ironically, the world's biggest software company is entering the business of selling songs online to U.S. consumers just as Vivendi Universal, parent of the world's largest music company, sheds its MP3.com online music unit by selling it to CNet. Microsoft declined to divulge any details of its service, except that it is expected to launch next year. But for those searching for clues as to what it might look like, they should look toward UK MSN, which operates the MSN Music Club, whereby users purchase credits that they may spend on songs that can be burned onto CDs or, for... [full story]

11.17.03 (Reuters) JOHN LENNON's handwritten lyrics for the Beatles song 'Nowhere Man' will be auctioned next week, auction organizers said on Friday. Christie's spokeswoman Margaret Barrett said the lyrics were expected to fetch between $80,000 and $100,000 at the auction in New York City tomorrow. Online auctioneers itsonlyrocknroll.com said they would put a fiberglass yellow submarine -- displayed at the 1968 Los Angeles premier of the Beatles movie of the same name -- on sale on Tuesday along with an unreleased, 26-minute Christmas message taped for fan clubs in 1965. Bids on the six-foot (two-meter) long mock submarine will start at $15,000, while the Beatles Christmas tape is expected to sell for about $25,000.

11.17.03 (RockAndMetal.com) MOTORHEAD's "Live At Brixton Academy" CD is being released worldwide today. Up until now, the 25th Anniversary MOTORHEAD concert had appeared only partly on the band's previously-released "Boneshaker" DVD. Track Listing - Disc 1:
1.We Are Motorhead • 2.No Class • 3.I'm So Bad (Baby I Don't Care) * • 4.Over Your Shoulder • 5.Civil War * • 6.Metropolis • 7.Overnight Sensation * • 8.God Save The Queen • 9.Born To Raise Hell • 10.The Chase Is Better Than The Catch • 11.Stay Out Of Jail • 12.Dead Men Tell No Tales
Track Listing - Disc 2: 13.You Better Run * • 14.Sacrifice • 15.Orgasmatron * • 16.Going to Brazil • 17.Broken • 18.Damage Case • 19.Iron Fist * • 20.Killed By Death • 21.Bomber • 22.Ace Of Spades • 23.Overkill
* - Exclusive Tracks Not Available On The "Boneshaker" DVD

11.17.03 (RockAndMetal.com) MOLLY HATCHET's "25th Anniversary - Best of Re Recorded" CD set has been released by SPV Records. The band, surrounding guitarist Bobby Ingram present numerous classics from the band's history, all of them re-recorded in a fresh, contemporary sound. At the same time, Ingram leaves no doubt about his great pride in the original versions from the past. "We're not here to make something better. That would be impossible, the original versions just have too much of a life of their own. We set out to make the old tracks sound tougher, bigger and more dynamic." MOLLY HATCHET recently supported SPV Records label-mates Deep Purple on tour.
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11.17.03 (RockAndMetal.com) German band DISILLUSION have put the finishing touches on their Metal Blade debut album, "Back To Times Of Splendor," which is slated to be released on January 26th, 2004. The band worked for five months on the recordings, and is very pleased about the process of it. "We take our time as we want to deliver an album that fulfills our own very high expectations", says guitarist Rajk. "We are hard to please ourselves, and always try to develop and progress our music. Actually, we are really psyched about the new songs and I am very confident that the fans will love the stuff as well!" he said. "Back To Times Of Splendor" was mixed in Tam Recording Studios in Zwickau, and mastered at Mastersound Studios in Fellbach with Atrocity's Alex Krull.
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11.17.03 (RockAndMetal.com) JOHN MELLENCAMP will headline an All-Star tribute to Buddy Holly at The Drury Theater, Cleveland Play House, in Cleveland, Ohio on December 6th. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum has announced the details of it's eighth annual American Music Masters program. Holly was inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1986. Mellencamp has long had an affinity for Buddy Holly and his work. "What I like most about Buddy Holly is his songwriting," commented Mellencamp. "His songs had a common, likeable tone to them; he was able to speak with very few words and convey a big message." John's management has told Mellencamp.com that John and his band will likely play 4 songs, including several of Buddy Holly's hits.
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11.17.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Capturing all possible rhythms, riffs, chops, drum licks, blend with unimaginable brutality and speed, Gore/Grind band PUSTULATED take a slightly different perspective and influence on their newly-released album, "Inherited Cryptorchidism." Compared to it's predecessor ("Pathognomonic Purulency"), "Inherited Cryptorchidism" is a lesson in massive audio annihilation by PUSTULATED. This is brutal, ultra-guttural and putrid hyper-gore/grind in the vein of bands such as DEVOURMENT, BRODEQUIN & RETCH.
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11.17.03 (RockAndMetal.com) PETER GABRIEL's film of his recent world tour, "Growing Up Live" is now available for purchase in The UK in PAL format. "Growing Up Live" captures the show over two days at The Filaforum in Milan. Directed by Grammy-nominated and BRIT Award-winning Hamish Hamilton, the show was shot in high definition in state of the art 5.1 surround sound. Twenty six cameras were used to capture the show, which once again brought together Peter and leading theatrical director Robert Le Page who also collaborated together on PETER GABRIEL's ground-breaking Secret World Tour in 1993. Staged "in the round" with a revolving outer rim, Gabriel performs suspended upside down from the stage and trapped inside a giant "zorg ball."
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11.17.03 (RockAndMetal.com) ANTHRAX have postponed the filming of the video for the track 'What Doesn't Die' until January. "We needed a bit more time to plan things and get the production side in place," explains drummer Charlie Benante. As previously reported, Brian Posehn, who acts in the TV sitcom "Just Shoot Me", will direct the clip, which will reportedly be very "creepy," with a bunch of "zombies" in it. 'What Doesn't Die' comes off ANTHRAX's latest CD, "We've Come For You All," which has sold approximately 47,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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11.17.03 (NME) JOEY RAMONE will be officially honored by the New York City on November 30th, when the corner of East Second St. and The Bowery is renamed in memory of the late singer. The street corner is to be called "Joey Ramone Place," and is on the north of the block that houses CBGB's- the legendary club where The Ramones made their name. CBGB's owner Hilly Kristal said: "As far as the city recognizing Joey, it's about time. The Ramones meant a lot to this city and to music. They were the original punk rock band." He told Rolling Stone: "Their longevity supersedes anybody who sold more records, and the consistency and meaning of their name is greater than anybody in the punk rock field." A meeting of the local council approved the motion to rename the corner on November 7, 2001. JOEY RAMONE died in April, 2001 of lymphatic cancer.

11.17.03 (RockAndMetal.com) GUY SPERANZA, the original lead vocalist for long-time Power Metal band RIOT, passed away last week in an Orlando, Florida hospital of pancreatic cancer at age 47. GUY SPERANZA fronted the band from their initial beginnings in Brooklyn, New York in early 1976. His unique vocal style can be heard on RIOT's first three studio recordings, "Rock City" (released in 1977), "Narita" (released in 1979), and the highly-praised "Fire Down Under" (released in 1981).

11.17.03 (AP) CNET Networks Inc. said Friday it reached an agreement with Vivendi Universal Net USA to buy MP3.com, one of the first online music services. CNET intends to use MP3.com for a new digital music service launching next year. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. San Francisco-based CNET runs several websites offering software downloads, technology news and reviews. CNET spokeswoman Martha Papalia declined to give details on the planned music service, except to say it would not compete directly with music pay-per-download services. With MP3.com, the firm hopes to attract the same audience that currently uses it's GameSpot website, which features computer game downloads, she said. MP3.com has sent a notice to its subscribers announcing that the site would go off-line on December 2nd.

11.16.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Before BOWLING FOR SOUP begins work on their upcoming album, "A Hangover You Don't Deserve," they've decided to do one small regional tour, visiting several cities in the Southwestern U.S. Here are the venues where they're doing it:
11/16 Austin, TX [La Zona Rosa] (All Ages) • 11/17 San Antonio, TX [White Rabbit] (All Ages) • 11/18 Houston, TX [Engine Room] (All Ages) • 11/19 San Angelo, TX [Steel Penny Pub] • 11/20 Stillwater, OK [Wormy Dog Concert Hall] • 11/21 Springfield, MO [Rockwell] (All Ages) • 11/22 Tulsa, OK [Curly's] (All Ages) • 11/23 Oklahoma City, OK [Diamond Ballroom] (All Ages) • 11/24 Lawrence, KS [Granada Theatre] (All Ages) • 11/25 Lubbock, TX [Jake's Back Room] (All Ages) • 11/26 Fort Worth, TX [Ridglea Theatre] (All Ages)
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11.16.03 (RockAndMetal.com) ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY is gearing up for their first run of dates with new vocalist Johnny Weils. The quintet will do a short run of dates through the Northeast and Eastern Canada before entering the studio to complete work on their next full-length record, "Fulton Hill." 12/5 Baltimore, MD [Otto Bar] • 12/6 Brooklyn, NY [North Six] • 12/7 Providence, RI [The Sickle] • 12/8 Montreal, PQ [Foufounes Electrique] • 12/9 Toronto, ON [The 360] • 12/10 Rochester, NY [Water Street Music Hall] • 12/11 Cleveland, OH [Agora Shop] • 12/12 Youngstown, OH [Nyabinghi] • 12/13 Philadelphia, PA [Balcony Bar]
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11.16.03 (RockAndMetal.com) MOBY is set to release a brand new DVD set, "18 + B-Sides," tomorrow in The UK. The self-directed DVD is packed with a huge variety of film including behind-the-scenes vignettes, videos from "18," including the video for 'Jam For The Ladies' (featuring Princess Superstar, which has never been available previously in The UK., Moby sketches, outtakes, footage from the recent South Bank Show on Moby plus live footage including his closing performance at the Glastonbury Festival 2003. Additionally, the DVD has an audio section with over 20 outtakes and bonus songs, plus an hour-long megamix by Moby of his favourite remixes from "18." The "B Sides" CD contains all the B-sides of the singles from "18" on one CD for the first time, plus four new tracks.
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11.16.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Long-time German Metal band AXXIS has signed a long-term, worldwide contract with Germany's AFM Records to release their next several albums, starting with the upcoming "Time Machine" On January 26, 2004. Singer Bernhard Weiss once again leads the charge on "Time Machine," which was mixed by Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69) in the House Of Audio studios. Impressive cover artwork has also been created by Derek Gores. Track Listing:
1. Mystery Of Time (Intro) • 2. Angel Of Death • 3. Time Machine • 4. Wind In The Night (Shalom) • 5. Lost In The Darkness • 6. The Demons Are Calling... • 7. Wings Of Freedom • 8. Dance In The Starlight • 9. Battle Of Power • 10. Alive • 11. Gimme Your Blood • 12. Don't Drag Me Down

11.16.03 (RockAndMetal.com) MOUNTAINEERS (Alex Germains, Ceri James and Tomas Kelar) are set to release their debut album, "Messy Century," in North America on Wednesday. Originally from Wales (now based in Liverpool), MOUNTAINEERS have so far released two limited, untitled EP's (on Deltasonic and Mute). The Mute EP, known as the "Self Catering EP," was released in February of this year and described by NME as "...lush postmodern electronica complemented by delicious songwriting," which tipped MOUNTAINEERS as ones to watch by publications as diverse as Jockey Slut and The Sunday Times. Highlights from "Messy Century" include the single 'Ripen', plus several other sublime and inventive tracks - a dense, layered construction of catchy computer psychedelia.
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11.16.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Razorback Records has unearthed the underground's best kept secret for over 10 years - the unheard of, unknown, cult-as-hell grind/gore album from the legendary "lost" late 80's/early 90's band, BLOOD FREAK. Entitled "Sleaze Merchants" and recorded back in 1990, the album is a relic of classic grindgore/death metal that brings to mind the catchy, morbid riffs and vocals of Impetigo and the grind/speed devastation of Repulsion. This is -- simply put -- grind/gore before its time. Horror fans are also in for a treat as master splatter writer/artist Chas Balun (Deep Red, Gorezone, etc.) has drawn an amazing piece of artwork for the "Sleaze Merchants" album. BLOOD FREAK has also included their remastered '88 demo as bonus tracks for the album.
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11.16.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Noted session drummer TONY THOMPSON, who found a permanent slot with superstar rock group The Power Station (featuring singer Robert Palmer) in the mid-to-late 80's, has died of renal cell cancer at the age of 47 in Los Angeles, California. TONY THOMPSON was also an original member of disco-funk group Chic who had big hits with the mega-hit songs 'Le Freak,' 'Good Times,' and 'Dance, Dance, Dance' in the late 1970's and early 80's.

11.16.03 (RockAndMetal.com) New York death metal band PYREXIA and their label RexxCorp. have signed a three-year exclusive distribution deal for North America and Europe with Crash Music, Inc., who plans to release the band's upcoming album, "Cruelty Beyond Submission," on January 27th, 2004. The new PYREXIA album is currently being recorded by the band at Sabella Studios. The underdogs of brutality, PYREXIA has been a driving force for over 10 years in an underground movement started in the late 80's. An iron fist in the face of change and adversity, a standout in a sea of growls and blasts, PYREXIA has consistently and continuously surprised all and delivered the most extreme variations of their own REX-METAL or REX-CORE. However you try to describe it, there are no limits to PYREXIA's style, which blends practically all forms of heaviness.

11.16.03 (RockAndMetal.com) European independent music companies oppose the joint venture announced last week between BMG and Sony and also the planned merger between EMI and Warner. IMPALA, the independents' body in Brussels, is confident that any and all such mergers by the majors will be blocked because of the impact on competition. The independents do not accept that these moves are a valid response to the crisis in the recording sector which needs less rather than more concentration. The independents object because further market concentration causes more damage to competition in the music market, reduces consumer choice and severely impacts cultural diversity. It will enhance the majors' dominance to the detriment of the independents who represent the entrepreneurial and creative part of the music market. [full story]

11.15.03 (RockAndMetal.com) SUPER FURRY ANIMALS will release the DVD version of their current album, "Phantom Power," on Monday, November 17th. The package features psychedelic animation designed to compliment the album tracks and remixes featured on the release. "Phantom Power" is the sixth album for Super Furry Animal's and the second LP to be released on DVD as well as traditional CD for the Welsh super group. The DVD features the work of animator Pete Fowler, who has created visual wallpaper that morphs throughout the playing of the album's songs, as well as tiny animation clips that run in between the songs on the DVD, for which the band recorded all new mini-soundtracks. Also included are remixes for each of the album's songs.
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11.15.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Nevada noisecore sensations DECEMBER have finally released their debut album, "Praying, Hoping, Nothing" for the first time in Europe. The album was originally released in 1998 on Negative Attention Records, which brought DECEMBER to the attention of LA's rock-n-roll porn king Matt Zane, who quickly signed them to his fledgling Inzane Records. Zane released a remastered version of "Praying, Hoping, Nothing" with additional tracks and artwork by Travis Smith (Opeth, Death, Nevermore) in 2000. Now in 2003, "Praying, Hoping, Nothing" has it's first official release outside the U.S., with 4 new bonus tracks (including Motorhead's 'Ace of Spades', Skunk Anansie's 'Selling Jesus' and Death Angel's 'Seemingly Endless Time').
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11.15.03 (RockAndMetal.com) THE EXPLOITED are ready to kick off a new tour of South America this Friday, November 21st. However, they have been banned from playing in Mexico City, because city officials are worried that a riot may ensue (due to the riot in Montreal earlier this month). This tour will also see THE EXPLOITED head to Argentina for the first time since band member Wattie declared that The Falklands are British forever, while on stage at a show in Buenos Aires over 10 years ago. Confirmed South American Tour Dates: 11/21 Monterrey, MEXICO [Cafe Iguana] • 11/27 Lima, PERU [Teatro Raja Tabla] • 12/04 Sao Paulo, BRAZIL [Direct TV Hall] • 12/05 Curitiba, BRAZIL [Via Reboucas] • 12/06 Santiago, CHILE [Estadio Chile] • 12/07 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA [Hangar]

11.15.03 (RockAndMetal.com) SYMPHORCE has announced the final track listing for their upcoming album, "Twice Second," due to be released on Metal Blade Records January 12th.Guitarist Cedric 'Cede' Dupont says: "I don't know why and I don't know how we made it, but we've created our strongest and most powerful work ever. Forget about everything you've ever heard before - these new songs are so fuckin' heavy! It's a blast and every single note and line comes straight from our young and modern metal hearts!" Album Track Listing:
1. Fallen • 2. Tears • 3. Whatever Hate Provides • 4. Cause Of Laughter • 5. In The Cold • 6. Take What's Mine • 7. Face Of Pain • 8. Searching • 9. Two Seconds To Live • 10. Cry On My Shoulder • 11. Under The Curse (Bonus Track)
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11.15.03 (Billboard) Adding another cover to it's film soundtrack resume, SMASHMOUTH contributes a version of The Beatles' 'Getting Better' to "The Cat In The Hat" soundtrack, due November 18th on Decca Records. SMASHMOUTH scored a hit with it's cover of The Monkees' 'I'm a Believer' on the "Shrek" soundtrack, and the group's version of War's 'Why Can't We Be Friends?' made it on the 1998 "BASEketball" soundtrack. SMASHMOUTH also contributed a rendition of Steely Dan's 'Do It Again' to 2000's "Me, Myself & Irene," while this year's "Jungle Book 2" featured the band's run through 'Wanna Be Like You (The Monkey Song),' performed by Louis Prima in the original Walt Disney film. The group's own 'All Star' has also appeared on various other soundtracks.
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11.15.03 (RockAndMetal.com) New York's WASTEFORM has just finished with the recording of their second album, "Innocence Through Sovereignity," which is scheduled for a mid-December release on Xtreem Music. A recent addition to that label's growing roster of artists, WASTEFORM have previously issue a split CD and the 2002 full-length album, "Crushing The Reviled," on the Step Up Presents label. For those who aren't familiar with WASTEFORM, they are a really brutal, heavy and catchy-yet-technical Death Metal band pretty much in the vein of early 90's New York Death Metal such as SUFFOCATION, PYREXIA, INTERNAL BLEEDING, etc., with a hint of DYING FETUS too.
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11.15.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Singer AIMEE MANN will re-release her 2002 album "Lost In Space" this Tuesday, November 18th, as a two-CD set that will include 10 new tracks and a video clip. This 'Special Edition' of 20,000 copies (2,000 of which will be individually numbered) will come packaged as a bound book with additional illustrations by comic artist Seth, who created the original artwork for "Lost in Space." Two brand-new studio recordings, two non-LP B-sides, and six live performances round out the additional CD.

11.15.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Texas Gore/Death Metal band EXULCERATE plan to release the split CD, "The Grotesque On Display," with Bowel Erosion sometime in early 2004. The band took shape this past June after the break-up of one of the sickest bands to ever come out of Texas, Putrilage. Two ex-members of Putrilage (vocalist Aaron Mendiola and bass player Eddie Blanquiz - also of the band Disembowel) and drummer Lee Eubanks decided to form a new super sick, gore-soaked Death Metal band. EXULCERATE played their first show today on the Bloodletting Tour in San Antonio. Track Listing:
1. Massive Abdominal Blunt Force Injury • 2. Intense Stench Of Deterioration • 3. Voluntary Amputation • 4. The Sound Of Breaking Bones • 5. Resurrection Of The Insane Killing Kind

11.15.03 (AP) Universal Music Group announced last week it has reached a deal to buy DreamWorks Records, the music unit of the entertainment company formed by film and music moguls Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The purchase is expected to be completed early next year, subject to regulatory approval. Universal plans to fold DreamWorks Records into it's Interscope/Geffen/A&M label, which is run by veteran music executive Jimmy Iovine. DreamWorks Records launched in 1996. "Despite the challenges of the music business today, Universal is acquiring a wonderful asset and the sale will assure the strongest possible future for our artists," Mo Ostin, head of DreamWorks Records, said in a statement. The deal could help Universal, the music industry's global market leader, retain it's position atop the U.S. music market if a proposed merger between Sony Corp. and Berteslmann AG is finalized.

11.14.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Two and a half decades on, long-time influential band KILLING JOKE are preparing to head to Australia for a brand new national tour. The band will be supporting the release of their latest album, "Killing Joke" which features the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl on drums. With the tour only days away (it's scheduled to kick off 11/19 at The Metro in Sydney), KILLING JOKE are set to play Australia for the first time in almost twenty years. "We never split up, but when it's right, Killing Joke is great," explains frontman Jaz Coleman regarding KILLING JOKE's comeback. "I didn't feel it was the right time for Killing Joke until last year really, to be honest. It was a combination of factors. I think we have to be surrounded by quite a lot of tension to make Killing Joke work. It's one of those weird chemistry things."
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11.14.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Orange County quintet EYES OF FIRE will unleash their debut album, "Ashes to Embers," on Century Media in late February or early March, and plan to tour the U.S. extensively throughout 2004. The band has just wrapped up a video for the song 'Hopeless' with acclaimed director Bill Henderson (Sepultura). Featuring ex-members of Mindrot (vocalist/guitarist Dan Kaufman and bass player Matt Fisher), EYES OF FIRE break down the barriers of conventional music by incorporating monstrous, pounding, tribal and atmospheric sounds into their heavily guitar-driven attack. An ever-evolving enigma, EYES OF FIRE focus on fusing emotion in the balance of melody and brutality.
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11.14.03 (RockAndMetal.com) BARENAKED LADIES' current release, "Everything To Everyone," is now available in stores as a "Special Edition" version, which features an alternative cardboard sleeve with specially-designed artwork. The "Special Edition" version of "Everything To Everyone" also includes a bonus DVD so listeners can experience the new album in 5.1 Surround Sound, plus watch video footage of BARENAKED LADIES performing 11 acoustic songs. Five internet bonus clips and a non-album track are also included on the DVD.
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11.14.03 (RockAndMetal.com) After years of near-inavailability, Displeased Records have worked out a recent deal with Norwegian Black Metallers BORKNAGAR to re-issue the band's self-titled debut album, which is scheduled to happen on December 28th (with revised artwork, and the manufacturing of a vinyl edition as well). For those who missed out: this is one of their most impressive full-length issues, and an essential for all fans of BORKNAGAR as well as raw, black metal in general. The line-up on the BORKNAGAR debut album includes members of Arcturus, Ulver, and Gorgoroth.
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11.14.03 (RockAndMetal.com) THE FUCKING CHAMPS' new album, "Greatest Hits," is due for release this Monday on Matador Records. Largely instrumental, "Greatest Hits" is a combination of THE FUCKING CHAMPS' releases, I-V. The album alternates between "let's-squeeze-every-Queen-riff-into-one-song" rockers, ultra-pretentious-mellotron-laden space-outs, and strange attempts to outdo Billy Gibbons' after-school-special-of-the-extreme-future-sequencing. For those of you who have been around the block a couple of times, THE FUCKING CHAMPS take you to a time when things were simpler. Listen to "Greatest Hits," and you will cascade on gleaming metallic waves of relentlessly riffing guitars, drums and synthesizers -- the composite of which inspired the carving of all those hair-band names into your desk at school.

11.14.03 (RockAndMetal.com) UPHILL BATTLE are currently writing material for the follow up to their self-titled Relapse Recordsdebut. Look for it to be released sometime in Spring of 2004. Recent post from the band: "Hello everyone, we've been very, very busy. 1st off we've been recording a new album. We are excited to announce that Matt Bayles is mixing the album. The album is going to be titled Wreck Of Nerves, and shall have 11 songs on it. Hopefully, it'll be out in Feb/March next year on Relapse Records. We also have a DEMO version of the song Wreck Of Nerves coming out on the next Contamination Comp that should be released sometime around the beginning of 2004.
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11.14.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Oxnard, California band IN CONTROL has signed up with The Netherlands' Reflections Records to release a 9-song CD worldwide. Martyr Records will also put out the vinyl version of the upcoming release as well. The band toured the U.S. this summer promoting their current full-length CD on Indecision Records. Some words from guitarist Zack on the beginnings of IN CONTROL: "Coming from a town like Oxnard, it's hard. It just happened that three of my best friends were perfect. In Control recorded in October at the Ghost Chamber in Ventura, and the demo was out a week later... just in time for our first show at the infamous Lazerstar in Oxnard for the last Lazerstar show ever. That was over two years ago, and here we are now.

11.14.03 (RockAndMetal.com) KORN's "Take A Look In The Mirror" is due November 25th on Epic Records. Meanwhile, the album's final track listing has been announced by the band to run as follows: 1.Right Now (Dirty Version) • 2.Break Some Off • 3.Counting On Me • 4.Here It Comes Again • 5.Deep Inside • 6.Did My Time • 7.Everything I've Known • 8.Play Me (Featuring NAS) • 9.Alive • 10.Let's Do This Now • 11.I'm Done • 12.Ya'll Want A Single • 13.When Will This End • 14.One
Also, Limited Edition copies of "Take A Look In The Mirror" will be bundled with a bonus DVD, featuring 30 minutes of content such as "Korn Kut Up" (a mix of music videos), an alternate video for "Right Now,", a live version of "Here To Stay," plus behind-the-scenes footage from KORN's 2002 "Untouchables" tour.
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11.14.03 (MTV) Continuing to labor away in a Los Angeles studio, AVRIL LAVIGNE was reluctant to give too much away about the follow-up to 2002's "Let Go." She promised, however, that when she returns to the fray with her second album, she won't be the wide-eyed newbie she was a year ago. "I'm a lot wiser now," she said. "Now I know what the business is like -- what you have to do and how to work it. As a writer, I'm growing and my guitar-playing is getting better. I know what it's all about now, so I'm ready to go back out there and do it all again." Lavigne spoke of her newly acquired savvy while in New York to perform with Sarah McLachlan for the Oxygen Network's "Sarah McLachlan Custom Concert Featuring Avril Lavigne," which was broadcast Sunday night. [full story]
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11.14.03 (RockAndMetal.com) All-Star Hardcore/Metal band RAG MEN have signed a new recording deal with Eulogy Recordings. A dynamic band hell-bent on creating a riotous cacophony designed to put all others in their place, RAG MEN claims members in such well-known bands as MERAUDER (vocalist Jorge Rosado), SKARHEAD (guitarist Mitts), EARTH CRISIS (bass player Ian 'Bulldog' Edwards) and HATEBREED (drummer Rigg Ross). With such talented members, RAG MEN is unafraid to draw from a number of different genres. Though hardcore at heart, this crew feasts upon the carcasses of a wide range of styles, including old-school hardcore, metal, rock, and punk.
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11.14.03 (Reuters) In the scramble by online music services to broaden their distribution, one leading provider on Monday announced a tie-up with a broadband Internet service while its rival announced a deal with a major consumer electronics retailer. Broadband Internet provider Comcast Corp. on Monday said it would deliver the Rhapsody music service to its nearly 5 million high-speed Web customers via a co-branded Web site. Privately held MusicNow online music service and retailer Best Buy, meanwhile, launched the "MusicNow Download Store" on the Internet and at special kiosks at Best Buy stores. The service will be based on the Windows Media standard. Rhapsody, owned by digital media firm RealNetworks Inc,, is a subscription service that enables subscribers to stream more than 400,000 songs and burn... [full story]

11.13.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Artemis recording artist JEFFREY GAINES will release an as-of-yet untitled live album in early 2004. The recording of that album took place at Philadelphia's Theater Of The Living Arts on November 6th. Jeffrey Gaines topped the charts in 2001 with a cover of Peter Gabriel's 'In Your Eyes' from his debut release, "Always Be." Since then, he has impressed both critics and crowds, touring with the likes of Tori Amos, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty, and Sheryl Crow. Earlier this year, Gaines was honored with an Emmy nomination for his song 'I Want You To Want Me,' which was featured on ABC's "All My Children." JEFFREY GAINES has sold over 250,000 albums in total -- the most recent being 2003's "Toward The Sun, " which was co-produced by Gaines with Mitchell Froom.
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11.13.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Sweden's IN FLAMES have posted the following update on the recording process for their new album: "Hello all, now we are done with the recording of the upcoming IN FLAMES album, due out next spring. It took almost 7 weeks in total to record and the way we choose to do it was the most challenging, interesting way we've ever recorded an album. As you might know, we did this in Denmark, where we had found a house suitable for our purposes earlier this year. It was located just outside Fredrikshamn, so even though we were camped in the middle of nowhere, we had just a few minutes to reality. We took all our gear and hired our two great friends and producers Orjan Ornkloo and Daniel Bergstrand to produce the..." [full story]
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11.13.03 (RockAndMetal.com) An HMV in-store performance in Australia by THE LIVING END turned into mayhem yesterday as fans, caught up in the excitement of catching Melbourne's mightiest rocking out in their hometown, caused thousands of dollars in damage to the premises. The release of the album "MODERN ARTillery" has cemented THE LIVING END as one of the finest Aussie bands around. All the energy came to a head recently at HMV Bourke Street Mall when fans started tumbling over each other to get closer to the band - bringing down part of the store in the process. A broken security gate, damaged power boards, fixtures and stock damage added up to $4000 worth of destruction. "All up. the damage looks worse than it actually is. The vibe in the store was fantastic, the band rocked and the fans loved it... at the end of the day we're a music store, and it rocked!" said Philippa Lamb, the Assistant Mgr.

11.13.03 (RockAndMetal.com) MORBID ANGEL are now on tour in support of the CD "Heretic," with Superjoint Ritual. Nov. Dates:
11/13 Philadelphia, PA [Theatre Of Living Arts] • 11/14 Asbury Park, NJ [Convention Hall] (NJ Metal & Hardcore Festival) • 11/15 Lackawanna, NY [Cruise Inn] • 11/17 Brooklyn, NY [Lamour] • 11/18 West Springfield, VA [Jaxx] • 11/19 Spartanburg, SC [Ground Zero] • 11/20 Charleston, WV [Sound Factory] (Morbid Angel Only) • 11/21 Urbana, IL [The Canopy] • 11/23 Minneapolis, MN [First Avenue] • 11/25 Chicago, IL [Vic Theatre] • 11/28 Flint, MI [The Machine Shop] • 11/29 Detroit, MI [Harpo's] (Morbid Angel Only)
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11.13.03 (Billboard) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit last week affirmed a summary judgment in favor of THE BEASTIE BOYS in a copyright infringement suit, Billboard Bulletin reports. In 1992, The Beastie Boys got a license from ECM Records to sample a copyrighted sound recording from James W. Newton Jr.'s flute composition, 'Choir.' The group copied a six-second, three-note sequence and looped it throughout it's song 'Pass the Mic,' featured on the 1992 Capitol album "Check Your Head." Eight years later, Newton sued The Beastie Boys, alleging that the remix infringed the "heart" of his flute composition, and that the band should have obtained a license from him as the composer of the underlying work. The case, Newton v. Diamond, was originally... [full story]

11.13.03 (RockAndMetal.com) On November 18th, the Century Family brings the metal back to the masses with a specially priced double-disc set. The compilation, "Metal For The Masses Volume II," is exclusively available at all Hot Topic retail outlets nationwide and features one 20-track disc clocking in over 75 minutes with new tracks from such groundbreaking and up and coming artists as Arch Enemy, Diabolic, Dimmu Borgir, Eyes Of Fire, Glass Casket, Haste, Shadows Fall and Watch Them Die, among others. This disc will also have exclusive new tracks from Enforsaken and God Forbid, whose new albums will not be unleashed until the first quarter of 2004. The second disc in this blistering set is comprised of over 150 MP3 tracks from a diverse array of artists such as... [full story]

11.13.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Self-styled, punk-rockin' Anti-hero, T.RAUMSCHMIERE (Marco Haas) returns with his new single, 'Rabaukendisko' (translated literally as "Hooligan Disco" - due for release on November 18th), the follow-up to June 2003's immensely popular 'Monstertruckdriver' single. His bold debut for Novamute laid down the anarchic manifesto, which is further strengthened with his bold "Radio Blackout album, which was released on September 22nd. It's perhaps unfair to dwell on genre tags with his music, as T.RAUMSCHMIERE is perhaps happiest melding musical forms into a style all his own -- bound by an overtly punk aesthetic. [full story]
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11.13.03 (Metal Hammer) MORTIIS is locked away at Silvertone Studios in Fredrikstad, Norway with producer Vegard Blomberg, working on the follow up to the 2001 album, "Smell Of Rain." "The songs so far sound a lot more certain of themselves, and all around it is a lot harsher, a lot heavier," says Mortiis. "It contains the anger I was unable to vent last time around, basically." The upcoming as-yet-untitled MORTIIS album will be released next summer through Earache Recordings.
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11.13.03 (Reuters) A British court has ordered singer VAN MORRISON to pay $66,868 in damages to a hotel owner who said the singer had ruined him by canceling a concert. Gary Marlow had sued the 58-year-old singer and his production company, Exile, for up to $668,680 over cancellation of the concert at The Crown Hotel in western England last August. But Justice Peter Creswell ruled Tuesday that Marlow was only entitled to $66,868, including an $33,434 advance fee paid to Exile. Marlow's claim included the advance plus lost profits from tickets, alcohol, food and tobacco, and damage to the business' reputation. Marlow had turned down "substantial offers" by the Belfast-born singer to settle the case, the court heard. The 17th-century inn had previously hosted concerts by Peter Green and John Mayall.

11.13.03 (RockAndMetal.com) SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera, well known for his adventurous, experimental approach to thrash metal, recently recruited MEGADETH bassist Dave Ellefson to play on some new recordings. "He's a great guy," says Cavalera. "I've been into his bass playing for a long time, and it's awesome to work with him." Cavalera invited Ellefson to play on four new Soulfly songs at a Phoenix studio. The tracks, 'Defeat U,' 'Prophecy,' 'Mars' and 'Xecution,' may surface on Soulfly's as-yet-untitled fourth album, which is due in 2004. "Max and I have shared stages over the years for events like Ozzfest and Rock in Rio, but I had never actually sat down and played with him before," said Ellefson. "It was cool to work with him on a brand-new Soulfly record."

11.13.03 (Reuters) SONY MUSIC, home to such artists as Beyonce Knowles and Bruce Springsteen, on Monday said it plans to introduce new CD technology in Germany that prevents users from copying songs to file-sharing sites, but allows them to make copies for their personal use. The record industry blames its recent sales slump on file-sharing services like KaZaa, which it says are havens for piracy. Last year, major labels issued "copy-protected" CDs that prevent them from being played on computers. The copy-protected discs faced a backlash from customers and music fans, and several lawsuits emerged from some customers that complained these CDs caused their computers and other devices to malfunction. But Sony thinks it has an appealing approach... [full story]

11.12.03 (RockAndMetal.com) "Suppressive Acts I-X," the aggro-tastic new album from LESSER (J Lesser), has been released on Matador Records. A collection of ten songs that try to bind a history of metal to a career in electronica, "Suppressive Acts I-X" is a study in thriftiness; reusing a base of 50-or-so samples, and manipulating them enough to render them useful across an entire album. Such a constraint makes for a far more cohesive outing than 2000's "Gearhound. Metal song aside, if you think "Gearhound" was schizophrenic, then "Suppressive Acts I-X" is meticulous paranoia.
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11.12.03 (Billboard) POWERMAN 5000 are rumored to have been dropped by Dreamworks Records as a result of the disappointing sales performance of the band's current outing, "Transform," according to Billboard. The band was originally scheduled to release "Transform" on August 28, 2001. But just two weeks before the release date, the band announced they were heading back into the studio to record new songs for the album. Meanwhile, early last month, POWERMAN 5000 withdrew from their tour with MUDVAYNE, FINGERTIGHT and V-SHAPED MIND after their tour support was reportedly pulled by Dreamworks. Frontman Spider One, blamed the move on declining record sales, stating that "The music business is in the toilet."
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11.12.03 (RockAndMetal.com) DEPECHE MODE has released the DA Pennebaker film "101" for the first time ever on DVD, coupled with their concert "Live At The Rose Bowl - June 18th 1988." This collectable DVD package features over 3 hours of footage and includes recent interviews with Martin Gore, Andrew Fletcher and Dave Gahan, filmed by director DA Pennebaker especially for the new DVD release of "101.". 1988 was a pivotal year for DEPECHE MODE. It was during their "Music For The Masses" World Tour that they exploded into the musical mainstream. The Rose Bowl concert was the 101st and last date of that tour, and both discs capture a band and their audience at the height of their love affair. Acclaimed film-maker DA Pennebaker was best known for... [full story]

11.12.03 (RockAndMetal.com) The debut album from DARK AT DAWN has been released under the flag of AFM Records. Entitled "Of Decay And Desire," The band has remained faithful to their roots since their inception, and play excellent Dark Romantic Power Metal music. "Of Decay And Desire" was mixed by Andy Classen (Tankard, Holy Moses, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, Paradox) at the Stage One studios, with mastering done by Mika Jussila at the popular Finnvox Studios in Helsinki. The cover artwork was created by Thomas Ewerhard, who has also done projects with Hypocrisy and Spock's Beard.
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11.12.03 (RockAndMetal.com) A new ROD STEWART tribute musical entitled "Tonight's The Night has opened in London, which features more than 20 of the singer's hits, including 'Do Ya Think I'm Sexy,' 'Sailing' and 'Maggie May.' It was written by comedian and dramatist Ben Elton, responsible for turning rock group Queen's output into the musical "We Will Rock You," which was panned by the critics but has become a huge box office success. Stewart, 58, will not appear in the musical, named after one of his best-known songs, but has given it his full backing to the production. The musical chronicles the exploits of a shy young man who attempts to win over the love of his life by emulating his hero -- Rod Stewart.
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11.12.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Germany's FARMER BOYS will see the release of their fourth studio album on January 26th, 2004, entitled "The Other Side." Matthias Sayer [vocals], Alex Scholpp [guitar], Dennis Hummel [keyboards], Till Hartmann [drums] and new entrant Toni Leva [bass] have managed to create something special that a lot of other metal bands never could. The FARMER BOYS draw the perfect bow around brachial metal for the new millennium and British pop music of the 80's; charming bombast, glam, measured melancholy and catchy hook lines. Heaviness and melody are good friends within FARMER BOYS compositions. Thus solemn, spherical moments go hand-in-hand with bulky and rough riffing - without disregarding the groove.
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11.12.03 (RockAndMetal.com) BLURsinger DAMON ALBARN will release a new solo album, entitled "Democrazy, on November 24th in the U.K. only. It will be issued on vinyl in a limited edition of 5,000 copies on Honest Jon's Records. "It deconstructs everything the music industry has built up," Albarn says. "But I thought it would be interesting to let people hear a side to the music-making process they never get to hear. It's the lowest lo-fi record ever." Last year, Albarn released "Mali Music," which was recorded with various African artists. "I hope it gives other people the confidence to put out records like this. I'd like to make it a series," he adds. Blur is currently on a European tour through December in support of their latest album, "Think Tank."

11.12.03 (RockAndMetal.com) After a long and grueling search, Brooklyn-based quartet SCAR CULTURE have solidified a new vocalist. "After many, many months of auditions, we have found the person we feel can properly handle the older material and offer a lot more to the new stuff," says SCAR CULTURE guitarist John Conley. "His name is Roman Garbacik. He hails from Connecticut, and formerly tore up most of New England with 8 Trak Mind and Mourn Makes Movement. With him on board the writing for the next CD is in full swing. Things are only getting started." SCAR CULTURE plans on releasing a new album sometime next summer through Century Media.
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11.12.03 (Billboard) When an undiagnosed congenital heart defect claimed JOE STRUMMER's life last December, legions of music fans were left not only stunned but feeling as though the life had been sucker-punched out of them as well. To these people, Strummer was not just a singer, but a hero of gigantic proportion. Considering how hard the 50-year-old ex-Clash frontman's passing hit strangers, it must have been even more difficult for his family, friends and former bandmates. But his widow, Lucinda, would have none of that. At her insistence, literally two weeks after Strummer's death, Martin Slattery and Scott Shields -- of THE MESCALEROS, the band Strummer played with during his last five years -- were back in the studio piecing together the album they and Strummer... [full story]

11.12.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Holland brutal death metal band CAEDERE's new album 'Mass Emission" has been released by Goregiastic Records. The band has created a high impact of furious, devastating and technical extremity on "Mass Emission," delivering violent passages of hyper-grinding assault, as vicious guitar riffs lash out among merciless drum blasts and a massive vocal onslaught. A sprawling, scorching attack - and a brilliant production that will surely take CAEDERE's sound to new levels of brutality in the future.
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11.12.03 (AP) In the latest version of musical efforts to promote social consciousness and challenge the government, some rock, blues and country artists have embarked on a tour to fight changes in federal rules governing ownership of newspapers, television and radio stations. Billy Bragg, Lester Chambers, Steve Earle and other artists on the "Tell Us The Truth Tour" contend the rules from the Federal Communications Commission will make it harder for many performers to get airtime. The musicians are making their case in song in a tour that began Friday in Madison, Wis., and ends Nov. 24 in Washington. The tough part, says British folk-rock artist Bragg, may be find a way to work "Federal Communications Commission" into any of his lyrics. [full story]

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