12.09.03 (RockAndMetal.com) SOME GIRLS' "All My Friends Are Going Death" compilation CD has just been released on Deathwish Inc.. Comprised of "The Rains" 7"EP (Deathwish 2002) , "The Blues" 7"EP (Deathwish 2003), as well as their Demo sessions (2001) and brand new material, "All My Friends Are Going Death" has been remixed and remastered by Paul Miner (Death By Stereo). SOME GIRLS have managed to excite the hardcore/punk world with the release of very little material, and just a few intense live performances. This may have something to do with the band being comprised of a cast of members that includes Wes Eisold (Give Up The Ghost/AN), Rob Moran (Unbroken, Over My Dead Body), and Justin Pearson (The Locust, Swing Kids) among their collective line-up.
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12.09.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Poland Death/Thrash Metallers SPINAL CORD will see the Americans release of their new Empire Records album, "Remedy," through distribution via Crash Music Inc. in February. SPINAL CORD originates from the town of Busko Zdroj and started playing as a unit in August 1999. In April 2000, the band began work on their 3-track promotional demo "A.D.2000" in Lublin's Hendrix Studio. At the same time, SPINAL CORD was given the opportunity to play their first big concert on "Behemoth's Millenium Tour 2000" that year. The band has also backed VADER and BEHEMOTH at gigs in Poland in the recent past. "Remedy" was recorded at Screw Factory Studios in Debicy and produced by Janusz Bryt -- the first of a 3-album deal signed with Empire Records at the beginning of this year.
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12.09.03 (RockAndMetal.com) TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS have earned their first Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA) "Diamond" award for their 1993 MCA Records compilation "Greatest Hits." The set was certified in November for U.S. shipments of 10 million copies. Through a career that saw them inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2002, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS have shipped more than 28 million copies of their albums in the U.S., according to the RIAA's accounting. November also saw recently reunited duo Simon & Garfunkel and classic rock stalwarts Boston reach a new milestone. Boston's self-titled 1976 Epic Records debut was certified for shipments of 17 million copies, while 1972's "Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits" (Columbia) notched the 14 million mark.
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12.09.03 (AP) OZZY OSBOURNE was seriously injured Monday in an accident on the grounds of his estate in England and underwent emergency surgery, a spokeswoman said. The 55-year-old rock star was riding a "quad bike," or all-terrain vehicle, on his Buckinghamshire property when the accident occurred, according to publicist Cindy Guagenti. His injuries were not considered to be life-threatening, she said. An examination showed Osbourne broke his collarbone, six ribs and a vertebra in his neck, according to Guagenti. He was in surgery Monday evening at an undisclosed English hospital. The operation was intended to lift the collarbone, which was believed to be resting on a major artery and interrupting blood flow to his arm. Surgeons also were trying to stem "some bleeding into his lungs," Guagenti said. Osbourne was taking a day off from... [full story]

12.09.03 (RockAndMetal.com) A new 8-song EP from former Screaming Trees frontman and current Queens Of The Stone Age member MARK LANEGAN was released today by The Beggars Group. "Here Comes That Weird Chill (Methamphetamine Blues, Extracts and Oddities)" is available on both on CD and 10" vinyl, heralding the way for Lanegan's forthcoming new album, "Bubblegum," which will be released in Spring of 2004. Conceived as a single from the forthcoming album, "Here Comes That Weird Chill..." was expanded with the inclusion of outtakes from the album sessions (the 'Extras and Oddities' part). One such 'oddity' is a cover of Captain Beefheart's 'Clear Spot,' and the new song 'Skeletal History,' which was written by Lanegan and Queens Of The Stone Age band mates Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri.
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12.09.03 (RockAndMetal.com) HYPOCRISY have wrapped up recording and production on their upcoming album, "The Arrival," which is scheduled to be released on February 16th, 2004. The follow-up to 2002's "Catch-22" was recorded at band leader Peter Tagtgren's Abyss Studios in Sweden, and will feature a wide variety of songs that have the same kind of feeling as HYPOCRISY's 1999 self-titled album, according to Tagtgren, but with more 'finesse' to it. The final 9-song track listing for "The Arrival" is as follows:
1. Born Dead Buried Alive • 2. Eraser • 3. Stillborn • 4. Slave To The Parasites • 5. New World • 6. The Abyss • 7. Dead Sky Dawning • 8. The Departure • 9. War Within
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12.09.03 (RockAndMetal.com) SEVENDUST are currently out on the road and on tour in support of their new album "Seasons," with several bands including Ill Nino and Lo-Pro. Remaining tour date are as follows, with tickets still available for most shows:
December 11th San Diego, CA [San Diego Sports Arena] • December 13th Phoenix, AZ [Dodge Theatre] • December 14th Albuquerque, NM [Sunshine Theater] (All Ages) • December 16th Anaheim, CA [House Of Blues] (All Ages) • December 17th Modesto, CA [Modesto Centre Plaza] (All Ages) • December 18th Reno, NV [The New Oasis] (All Ages) • December 20th Denver, CO [Ogden Theatre] (All Ages) • December 31st Lake Buena Vista, FL [House Of Blues] (All Ages) • Jan 3rd, 2005 Atlanta, GA [Tabernacle] (All Ages) • Jan 4th, 2005 Norfolk, VA [The Norva] (All Ages) • Jan 8th, 2005 Philadelphia, PA [Electric Factory] (All Ages)
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12.09.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Australia's No Escape Records has captured two of the Razorback Hive's most dangerous bands, and has teamed them up for a vicious gore-grinding bloodbath on a rand new split-MCD. Featuring unreleased songs from both bands, this terrifying ordeal marks the debut release for Splatterhouse - Portland, Oregon's newest murder merchants. Taking cues from early Sanitys Dawn and Exhumed they rip through 4 horrific tracks of thick and chunky metallic goregrind, including a storming cover of the Haemorrhage song 'Decom-posers.' Spain's undead cannibalistic savages Gruesome Stuff Relish resurrect the spirit of 'Reek Of Putrefaction' in a voodoo rite sure to thrill and terrify. Bludgeoning and battering gore-grind, with tombstone-heavy riffs strong enough to tear flesh from bone in a rabid frenzy.
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12.09.03 (Toronto Sun) If the last year and two months of GORDON LIGHTFOOT's life were a song, "what a tale" it would tell. First and foremost was the 65-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter legend's well-documented brush with death last September. As he was preparing for an afternoon soundcheck for a concert at the Opera House in his native Orillia that night, he suffered an abdominal hemorrhage. "I was lying on the floor of my dressing room and I swear I could not get up," Lightfoot told The Toronto Sun in an exclusive interview prior to his induction into the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame lat week at the Glenn Gould Theatre. "Once I was down, I was down for good. I don't remember anything after 6:30 in the evening. For six weeks I was like that. I did not come to until the middle of October. The rest is..." [full story]

12.09.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Bay Area Thrashers EXODUS have filmed a video for the song 'War Is My Shepherd' with director Maurice Swinkels. The clip was shot "on a Navy aircraft carrier named the U.S.S. Hornet, which has a very long history for shooting down more planes and disabling more ships than any other military fighter in U.S. history," EXODUS manager Steven Warner told Blabbermouth.net. "It also has been very well documented as being haunted. There have been numerous programs on the Discovery Channel and the History Channel regarding the paranormal that's been going on [there] for several years. 'War Is My Shepherd' comes off EXODUS' upcoming studio album, "Tempo Of The Damned," due to be released in Europe on February 2nd by Nuclear Blast Records. "Tempo Of The Damned" was recorded at Prairie Sun and Tsunami Studios with producer Andy Sneap (Machine Head, Skinlab, Arch Enemy), and marks EXODUS' first studio release since 1992's "Force Of Habit."

12.09.03 (Reuters) A federal judge has approved a settlement that gives discount vouchers to more than 8 million members of various music clubs who had accused record groups of conspiring to fix CD prices. The settlement, approved by U.S. District Judge D. Brock Hornby in Portland, Maine, calls for immediate mailing of vouchers providing for 75 percent discounts on regular CD club prices. The class action lawsuit was filed several years ago against Bertelsmann AG's BMG Music Club, Columbia House and several other CD manufacturers and distributors, alleging they conspired to set prices of CDs sold to music club members. BMG declined comment, while officials of Columbia House were not immediately available. Under the settlement, class members will receive up to three discount vouchers, said Michael Jaffe, an... [full story]

12.08.03 (Billboard) A JIMI HENDRIX tribute album being spearheaded by the rock icon's half-sister Janie will feature a previously unreleased Stevie Ray Vaughan medley. Also included will be newly-recorded covers from Prince, George Clinton and Bootsy Collins, Eric Clapton, Musiq and several others. Titled "Power Of Soul," after Hendrix's song of the same name, the disc will benefit the United Negro College Fund. Due May 4th by Los Angeles-based Image Entertainment and in conjunction with Experience Hendrix, the album contains a 1983 live Vaughan medley of 'Little Wing' and 'Third Stone From The Sun,' Musiq's cover of 'Are You Experienced?,' Eric Gales doing 'Foxy Lady' and Prince's reimagination of 'Red House' as 'Purple House.' Songs from Sting, Santana, John Lee Hooker, Earth, Wind & Fire, Chaka Kahn with... [full story]

12.08.03 (The Sun) THE OSBOURNES' brand new book, "Ordinary People," is now out in The UK. Excerpts from and about KELLY OSBOURNE were published last week by The Sun: Curvy KELLY OSBOURNE is happy with her own shape - and was furious when mum Sharon considered cosmetic surgery to make herself look slimmer. 19-year-old Kelly says: "I don't see myself as fat. I'm 5ft 2in and weigh around 120 lbs. I'm normal. Girls come up to me and tell me I've made them feel better about themselves. A while ago, one girl wrote to tell me that I helped give her the confidence to stop being bulimic. Fuck the whole weight thing. If you feel good, leave it. Don't push the issue. In high school I was the fat kid. I didn't care that I wasn't skinny. I'm not going to starve myself or work out. I'm not going to take diet pills. I don't even count calories. That's why I didn't talk to my mum for two weeks after I found out she was thinking of having cosmetic surgery to make her thinner. "It was one of the most disgusting..." [full story]

12.08.03 (RockAndMetal.com) THE OFFSPRING mark their long-awaited return with the release of their brand new album "Splinter" tomorrow. single this month. Although there's no mistaking the band's unique style on the current single, 'Hit That,' it sees THE OFFSPRING venture into new musical territory. Band members chose "Hit That" as the first single for a number of reasons including the cool fusion of hip hop and punk on the track. "We really wanted to put that song out as our first single because we thought it sounds like us for sure, but it has some different sounds that we haven't done before," says front man Dexter. "To me, it sounds like a song with a Hip-Hop verse and a punk chorus. I know some people are saying, 'Wow, what the hell?' when they first hear it, and I like that. You gotta mix it up, you know what I'm saying?"
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12.08.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Black Metallers CARPATHIAN FOREST have released their current album, "Defending The Throne Of Evil," on a vinyl, limited-edition double LP through France's Seasons Of Mist Records. Included is a bonus track, 'Humiliation Chant,' which can only be found on this particular vinyl release. CARPATHIAN FOREST has been surrounded by pure cult status within the underground, and among those devoted to the True Norwegian Black Metal scene. In spite of the releasing just a few albums during their 10 years existence, CARPATHIAN FOREST are one of the few living legends in a scene that more than overcrowded with trendies and newcomers than ever before. Since their inception, CARPATHIAN FOREST have followed an obscure path made of obsessive, morbid and grim sounds - a trademark of the band.
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12.08.03 (Reuters) DAVID BOWIE's first full North American tour in eight years has got off to a bumpy start, with the British rocker forced to postpone the two opening shows after being confined to bed by influenza, his publicist said on Friday. His "A Reality" tour was scheduled to begin on Saturday in Atlantic City, N.J., and continue to Washington, D.C. the next day. Those shows will be rescheduled. The tour is now expected to kick off in Boston tomorrow at the Fleet Center. Bowie, 56, received a Grammy nomination on Thursday for a track off his current album "Reality," which spent just four weeks on the U.S. pop charts. The just-finished European leg of his tour received wide critical acclaim, as he dug deep into his back catalog to play some rarely performed songs from the past.

12.08.03 (RockAndMetal.com) BEYOND THE EMBRACE's follow-up to their debut album, "Against The Elements," is in the process of being recorded. Entitled "Insect Song," the album is being produced by Ken Susi from the band UNEARTH. Singer Sean Gallagher comments: "I'm really looking forward to hearing what our next CD is going to sound like. Our new songs are much more involved musically than most of our songs in the past. I believe we've evolved musically, some of our new songs are heavier than usual and some are more rockin' than usual. It's definitely going to be a very diverse album for us, and for Ken Susi as a producer. I feel that our three guitarists (Oscar, Jeff, & Alex) need to be heard individually among a tight mix, and I'm confident that Ken will get the best mix and the best takes out of them as well as..." [full story]
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12.08.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Having toured with Motorhead, and with a Darkness tour just around the corner, YOUNG HEART ATTACK's brand new single. 'Misty Rowe.' has been released BY XL Recordings. The single has been picking up some nice support on Radio One and Xfm, and you should be able to see the video on MTV2. YOUNG HEART ATTACK are a six piece hailing from Austin, Texas. Guitarist Frenchie says: "We want to make records that teenagers would lose their virginity to - we want to make records that teenagers would get arrested the first time to." Since first making their mark at the South By South West music convention in Austin, YOUNG HEART ATTACK have been gathering fans on both sides of the Atlantic. Imagine AC/DC jamming with The Supremes, and you come up with YOUNG HEART ATTACK.
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12.08.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Australian band THE AMENTA have signed a rcording deal with Listenable Records for release of their upcoming album, "Year Zero, which will be released in Spring of 2004. " Combining elements of Death, Black, Industrial and Noise, and pandering to no outmoded traditions or dogma, THE AMENTA represent a new age in metal extremism. Their debut EP, "Mictlan," received rave reviews from publications including Metal Maniacs, BWBK and Chronicles Of Chaos. In a review by the latter, THE AMENTA were described in th following quote: "Fusing blasting, aggressive death metal with synthetic atmospheres usually endemic to the black metal genre, THE AMENTA sound like a strange, yet utterly lethal hybrid of Myrkskog, Cryptopsy and Nile. Loaded to the brim with unrelenting, punishing blast beats, razor-sharp time changes, insane start/stop onslaughts, and an atmosphere of suffering and decay."
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12.08.03 (RockAndMetal.com) LOS STRAITJACKETS' "Christmas Pageant" got underway Friday in New York, and will make 14 stops before closing December 20th. Each show features the potent combination of the mysterious Mexican wrestling masked instrumental act's surf guitar music and the burlesque go-go dancing of The Pontani Sisters. Remaining LOS STRAITJACKETS Tour Dates:
12/8 Rochester, NY [Dinosaur BBQ] • 12/9 Toronto, ONT [Horseshoe Tavern] • 12/11 Columbus, OH [Lil' Brothers] • 12/12 Detroit, MI [Magic Stick] • 12/13 Cleveland, OH [Beachland Ballroom] • 12/15 Champaign, IL [Highdive] • 12/16 Green Bay, WI [Oneida Bingo Casino] • 12/17 Minneapolis, MN [First Avenue] • 12/18 Madison, WI [Luther's Blues] • 12/19 Chicago, IL [Abbey Pub] • 12/20 Berwyn, IL [Fitzgerald's]
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12.08.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Dutch Progressive Metal band XYSTUS will finally be releasing their long-awaited debut album, "Receiving Tomorrow," through DVS Records in Early 2004. XYSTUS, a young band who recently signed with DVS, played this year's ProgPower Europe 2003 festival to some strong reviews, as well as at the recent Metal Bas XL. XYSTUS was formed in 1999 by Bas Dolmans (guitar and vocals) and Ivo van Dijk (drums). Tim van Dijk (ex-bass) and Pim van Drunen (ex-synths) were then recruited to complete the original line-up of the band. In their relatively short existence, XYSTUS has recorded 3 demos and played well over 100 live gigs. "Receiving Tomorrow" was produced by Rob van Boeckel, with artwork created by Niall Parkinson, a graphic designer from Ireland.

12.08.03 (Reuters) Internet users who copy music through "peer-to-peer" networks should pay a flat fee to compensate musicians and record labels whose songs they download, a technology trade group has proposed. The proposal by the Distributed Computing Industry Association is intended to nudge the popular peer-to-peer networks toward respectability, and forge peace with the record labels that have hounded them and their users in court. Under the proposal, peer-to-peer users would pay a flat monthly fee to the networks or to Internet service providers, which would be divided up among the record labels and musicians whose songs were downloaded. Music fans could eventually be charged small amounts for downloading individual... [full story]

12.05.03 (RockAndMetal.com) On September 10th and 11th, 2003, JEFF BECK made a stop in New York City for two intimate and rare shows at B.B. King Blues Club. He was joined on stage with long-time collaborators and touring mates drummer Terry Bozzio and keyboard player Tony Hymas. The audience included legendary guitarist Les Paul, David Letterman Show music director Paul Schaffer, tennis champion John McEnroe and members of the band Living Colour. Epic Records is commemorating the two-day gig with an online-only CD release that features music from JEFF BECK's most recent album "Jeff," 'Freeway Jam' from Beck's classic "Blow By Blow" album, Jazz great Charlie Mingus' song 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat,' and a cover of The Beatles' 'A Day In The Life' - with an audience member strumming the final note on Beck's guitar. Get it at www.jeffbeckbootlegs.com.
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12.05.03 (The Sun) THE OSBOURNES' brand new book, "Ordinary People," is out in The UK. Excerpts from and about JACK OSBOURNE were published this week by The Sun: JACK OSBOURNE is astonished by his transformation to sex god since the start of "The Osbournes." He says: "Until the show aired, the only people who ever talked with me were guys from my dad's live shows or regulars at a Sunset Strip club where I hung out. "But suddenly people were gawping at me on the street. Little kids and grandmas asked for autographs. "Things really started getting warped when we went to the Emmy Awards. Brad Pitt strolled up just to tell me what he thought of the show. All I could do was stand there thinking, 'What is going on here?' "Not long afterwards I was at a club and Britney Spears asked me to come over and say hi. Drew Barrymore came up to me. It was all just totally insane. Not only that, the girls have been completely amazing..." [full story]

12.05.03 (AP/RockAndMetal.com) A Manhattan judge has ordered the eviction of the BOTTOM LINE nightclub from the Greenwich Village space it has occupied for the past 30 years. Civil Court Judge Donna Recant found that the club, which had no lease and admittedly owed more than $190,000 in back rent, must relinquish it's space to it's landlord, New York University. The judge stayed the eviction for five days. The music mecca's lawyer, Mark Alonso, said Wednesday that he expected the ruling. "But the thing that's the most galling to me is that NYU was saying they weren't suing for eviction," Alonso said. "They just didn't want us there." He hinted that the club could reopen at another site. "What makes the Bottom Line is not the building,"... [full story]

12.05.03 (RockAndMetal.com) German Brutal Death Metal band FLESHCRAWL have just finished the recording of their new album, "Made Of Flesh," at Studio Underground in Sweden. Reportedly, the album kicks off where "Soulskinner" ended, but promising a lot more intensity, variety, and deadliness. FLESHCRAWL was formed under the original names of MORGOTH and SUFFOCATION in 1987. They released their first 7" EP, "Lost In A Grave," in 1991 on Morbid Records. FLESHCRAWL's second album, "Impurity," was released in 1993, and was produced at Dan Swano's Unisound Studios. Their third album, "Bloodsoul," was issued in 1995, followed by "Bloodred Massacre" in 1997. "As Blood Rains From The Sky....We Walk The Path Of Endless Fire" dropped in 2000, after which "Soulskinner" was released in 2002.
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12.05.03 (RockAndMetal.com) BELLE & SEBASTIAN's new retrospective DVD compilation, "Fans Only," will be released by Matador Records under license from Jeepster Recordings on January 20th, 2004 (#OLE-587). "Fans Only" is a record of the development of BELLE & SEBASTIAN during their time with Jeepster, from "...Sinister" to "Storytelling." Featuring all the duo's videos, live performances, interviews, out-takes, TV appearances, early documentary footage, exclusive material and behind-the-scenes insights into the evolution of the band, it has been released and is currently available in PAL format. "Fans Only" was compiled by Glasgow-based film maker Blair Young and BELLE & SEBASTIAN over a period of 8 months. The Matador edition of the DVD will be regionally encoded for region 1 NTSC, and Toshiba EMI will release the DVD in Japan encoded for region 2 NTSC.
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12.05.03 (RockAndMetal.com) On the heels of the release "To Die For," INTEGRITY are on a current tour of North America. Tour Dates: 12/5 Memphis, TN [The Caravan] • 12/6 Baton Rouge, LA [The Waiting Room] • 12/7 Houston, TX [Mary Jane's Fat Cat] • 12/8 Amarillo, TX [The Refuge] • 12/9 Albuquerque, NM [The Attic] • 12/10 Pheonix, AZ [Modified Arts] • 12/11 Las Vegas, NV [Skate City] • 12/12 Tijuana, Mexico [The Voodoo House] • 12/13 Corona, CA [Showcase Theatre] • 12/14 Bakersfield, CA [Jerry's Pizza] • 12/15 West Hollywood, CA [Whiskey A Go-Go] • 12/16 Salinas, CA [Jim Dandy's] • 12/18 Portland, OR [Meow Meow] • 12/19 Boise, ID [The Venue] • 12/20 Salt Lake City, UT [Albee Square] • 12/22 Omaha, NE The [Ranch Bowl] • 12/26 Indianapolis, IN [Rehearsal Studios] • 12/31 Providence, RI [The Living Room]
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12.05.03 (Reuters) SIMON AND GARFUNKEL brought their much-anticipated reunion tour to their hometown of New York this week, joking about their years of estrangement and turning out the soaring harmonies that made them singing icons in the 1960's. Receiving a lengthy standing ovation before they even played a note on opening night on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden, the two, both 62, kicked off with the song 'Old Friends' to roars of delight from the sold-out crowd. The tour, which began in October, is SIMON AND GARFUNKEL's first full-fledged tour in 20 years. Childhood friends who grew up together in New York, the two joked on stage about the much-publicized disagreements and disputes that kept them from playing -- or even talking -- together for decades. "We started to sing together when we were 13 years old," Paul Simon... [full story]

12.05.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Orange County quintet EYES OF FIRE are about to unleash their debut full-length album, "Ashes To Embers," in early 2004. The band has been extremely busy lately shooting a new video and lining up some additional tourdates. Guitarist Dan Kaufman checked in with the following EYES OF FIRE update: "Hey there!!! Well, kiddies, we've been super busy doing album related behind the scenes work. After the couple of shows we played with LACUNA COIL the timeline to get everything in so the album can still come out as scheduled was rapidly approaching. We are playing two shows with LACUNA COIL again at The Mason Jar in Phoenix on December 9th, and also at The House Of Blues in Anaheim on December 10th. We are definitely looking forward to those shows. It's always a blast hanging out with the Coil!!!!"
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12.05.03 (RockAndMetal.com) GREENWHEEL will be starting pre-production on their new album this month, and will be touring with the new material in January and February, mainly in the Midwest. After the tour, GREENWHEEL will then hit the recording studio in Los Angeles, CA at Sound City (the studio where Nirvana recorded "Nevermind"), with producer Jim Wirt. The band's postponed gig at The Pageant in St. Louis, MO has also been moved to December 19th and 20th at Mississippi Nights, a VH1 "Save the Music" Benefit Concert, where there will be 5 bands playing each night with 2 acoustic bands.
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12.05.03 (RockAndMetal.com) DISFEAR have released their latest 7" single, 'Powerload,' on Spain's excellent Throne Records, and will soon be issuing the vinyl version of 'Misanthropic Generation' on Yannick from TRAGEDY's Feral Ward Records. Both releases also feature exclusive tracks. DISFEAR are also on a current 3-week Scandinavian tour with ENTOMBED and RAISED FIST, as part of the second installment of the "Close Up Made Us Do It" Tour series. Upcoming Tour Dates:
12/5 Sandviken, Sweden [Kungen] • 12/6 Orbro, Sweden [Downtown] • 12/8 Goteborg, Sweden [Karen] • 12/9 Arhus, Denmark [Voxhall] • 12/10 Kopenhamn, Denmark [Pumpehuset] • 12/11 Malmo, Sweden [KB] • 12/12 Halmstad, Sweden [Diezel] • 12/13 Mariestad, Sweden [Klubb Kaliber] • 12/16 Varnersborg, Sweden [Cafe Mic] • 12/17 Boras, Sweden [Rockborgen] • 12/18 Karlstad, Sweden [Nojesfabriken/Garaget] • 12/19 Linkoping, Sweden [Skylten] • 12/20 Stockholm, Sweden [Arena]

12.05.03 (Reuters) The Recording Industry of America has filed 41 new lawsuits against Internet users who trade songs online, saying the legal campaign was producing a growing number of settlements and drawing greater public support. The trade group filed its third wave of lawsuits since September in federal courts across the United States, targeting users who each uploaded about 1,000 copyrighted music files on peer-to-peer networks, a spokesman said. The RIAA planned to warn another 90 users that they may be sued, the spokesman said. Under copyright law, each defendant can be held liable for $750 to $150,000 in damages if the lawsuit is successful. The RIAA said it had reached monetary settlements with 220 Internet users it had accused of illegally copying and distributing music online through peer-to-peer networks such as... [full story]

12.04.03 (RockAndMetal.com) BOWLING FOR SOUP's 1997 album, "Rock On Honorable Ones" has just been released for the first time in The UK. The album was BOWLING FOR SOUP's first real studio album. Band member Jaret Von Erich comments: "We were all still working day jobs, and pretty much NO ONE knew who our band was, even locally. We saved every penny from shows and t-shirt sales, and recorded it as cheaply as possible. It was our first time working with our producer Eric Delegard, and he was still learning as well... We recorded over a period of months in the summer of '96. It was then that we met up with FFROE, who agreed to put the album on his local label, and who would eventually become our manager, and my business partner. This album was basically the start of BOWLING FOR SOUP being a full-time band."
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12.04.03 (The Sun) THE OSBOURNES' brand new book, "Ordinary People," has been released in The UK. Excerpts of SHARON OSBOURNE's comments were published this week by The Sun: "When I talk about the early days of the love affair between Ozzy and me, I have to be honest -- it wasn't just the two of us. Randy was a vital part of the tale. He was the softer, kinder, more understanding peacemaker. When Ozzy and I weren't speaking, we turned to Randy, and when we were on loving terms he was there too. During a stop in Phoenix, Randy had to have all four of his wisdom teeth out and was left in agony. Ozzy and I nursed him through the night by putting him in our bed and sleeping on either side of him. It wasn't the first or the last time the three of us slept together. On the road we often ended up in the back of the tour bus together, watching TV at three in the morning and dozing off without thinking anything of it. Other times it just... [full story]

12.04.03 (RockAndMetal.com) DOROTHY SANCHEZ and long time Volcom Entertainment family rockers CKY are finishing up a current European tour that includes stops in the UK, Germany, Scotland, and the Netherlands. The band has been issuing limited edition t-shirts and hats, as well as samplers for their upcoming full-length debut release, which is due out in Europe in February. A U.S. release date has been set for April, 2004. Remaining Tour Dates: 12/4 Kentishtown, UK [The Forum] • 12/5 Birmingham, UK [Birmingham Academy 2] • 12/7 Glasgow, Scotland, EU [The Garage] • 12/10 Berlin, Germany, EU [The Magnet] • 12/11 Koln, Germany, EU [Prime Club]
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12.04.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Lizzy Borden/Legacy bass player MARTEN ANDERSSON has joined Dokken/Lynch Mob guitarist George Lynch for his US tour, which kicks off tonight. "I feel very honored and privileged to get this opportunity to join George on his tour, it will be a great time!" Andersson said. Tour Schedule:
12/04/2003 Palo Alto, CA [The Edge] • 12/05/2003 Sacramento, CA [Roadhouse] • 12/06/2003 Concord, CA [Bourbon Street] • 12/11/2003 Santa Ana, CA [The Galaxy Theatre] • 12/12/2003 Studio City, CA [Platinum Live] • 12/13/2003 San Diego, CA [Brick By Brick] • 12/17/2003 Mt. Clemens, MI [Hayloft Liquor Stand] • 12/18/2003 Bloomington, IL [JuJu's Night Club] • 12/19/2003 Chicago, IL [House Of Blues] (with Michael Schenker) • 12/20/2003 Chicago, IL [House Of Blues] (with Michael Schenker)
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12.04.03 (AP) Singer RAY CHARLES is recovering in his Beverly Hills home after undergoing a hip replacement last week. "I feel terrific, and am so thankful to the good Lord that all is going well for me," Charles says. "I can't wait to get back on the road, which is my second home." Discomfort in his left hip forced the 73-year-old singer to cancel his remaining 2003 tour dates -- the first time Charles had canceled a tour in 53 years. Charles is also undergoing physical therapy, and expects to start a national tour again in March. While hospitalized in November, Charles donated $1 million to Dillard University in New Orleans, and has been working on a duets album at his private studio. Charles has won 13 Grammy Awards, and was one of the original inductees into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1986.

12.04.03 (RockAndMetal.com) French Symphonic Black Metal band DESTINITY are currently writing songs for their next album for Adipocere Records, "In Ecxelsis Dementia," which will be recorded at FURIA's recording studio next month. DESTINITY is also preparing a Spring tour with label mates BENIGHTED and a headlining European band. "In Ecxelsis Dementia" will contain 10 tracks of Extreme Metal, with both heavy Black and Death influences, and is scheduled to be released in March of 2004. The first 500 copies will be a hand-numbered limited edition digi-pack. DESTINITY formed in Lyon, France in 1996, and released the demo tape "Enigmatic Forest." Their debut full-length album, "Wepts From The Sky," was released in 1999, followed up by 2001's "Supreme Domination's Art" and this year's "Under The Smell Of Chaos."
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12.04.03 (RockAndMetal.com) CREED have commenced writing and rehearsing material for the follow up to their last album, "Weathered." After taking most of 2003 off, CREED is primed to return with several new releases next year. The band is already working on a special package with plans for release before the end of 2004. The collection will combine previously unreleased materialm and new songs they plan to record in the coming months. In addition, both front man Scott Stapp and guitarist Mark Tremonti are working on solo albums that are being targeted for release next year. The band has not set any touring plans, although Stapp and Tremonti may tour behind their respective solo projects.
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12.04.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Gore/Death Metal band MUTILATED's latest album, "Devirginated Genital Pulp," has been released on Forever Underground Records. Recorded at Studio One (Disgorge, Gorgasm, Fleshgrind, etc.), the album is a heavy dose of gore-soaked death and brutality in the vein of Suffocation or Cannibal Corpse. Originally formed under the name DECAPITATOR in 2000, MUTILATED played their first show in September, 2001 - opening for Mortician and Exhumed. The band also played recently at the Ohio Death Fest. Track Listing:
1. Hollowed Out Cunt • 2. Axe Vs Throat • 3. Female Face Breaker • 4. Lactating Blood • 5. Crush The Skull... Consume The Contents • 6. Shit Stuffed And Broiled • 7. Her Spaded Anus • 8. Burnt Off Human Face • 9. Impetuous Bloodshed • 10. To Fuck The Rotted
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12.04.03 (RockAndMetal.com) JOE COCKER's 35-year career is captured on the new "Joe Cocker: The Ultimate Collection 1968-2003," just released in The UK by EMI Records. CD Track Listings:
CD 1: 1.Unchain My Heart • 2.Feelin' Alright • 3.Summer In The City • 4.You Can Leave Your Hat On • 5.Up Where We Belong • 6.You Are So Beautiful • 7.With A Little Help From My Friends • 8.Cry Me A River • 9.The Letter • 10.Delta Lady • 11.Many Rivers To Cross • 12.When The Night Comes • 13.Night Calls • 14.Don't You Love Me Anymore • 15.She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
CD 2: 1.Could You Be Loved • 2.Civilized Man • 3.First We Take Manhattan • 4.The Simple Things • 5.N'Oubliez Jamais (Album Version) • 6.That's All I Need To Know/Difendero (Live) • 7.Have A Little Faith In Me • 8.Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me • 9.Now That The Magic Has Gone • 10.Sweet Lil' Woman • 11.(All I Know) Feels Like Forever • 12.My Father's Son • 13.Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word • 14.Never Tear Us Apart • 15. Ruby Lee

12.04.03 (AP) MARILYN MANSON is the target of a criminal inquiry in Switzerland, after a religious group made a formal complaint about his stage act. Zurich District Prosecutor Michael Scherrer told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the artist was under investigation for allegedly breaching Swiss law protecting religion as well as making incitements to violence during a concert in the city in February of 2001. Manson (whose real name is Brian Warner) and his band members take their first names from pop culture icons and their surnames from famous serial killers. He also uses the sobriquet "Antichrist Superstar," and is known for his ghastly, cadaverous look and macabre lyrics. Baptized as a Satanist and an honorary priest in The Church Of Satan, Manson has ripped a Bible during previous stage shows. His act has made him the target of religious and conservative groups around the world, including the Swiss-based... [full story]

12.04.03 (AP) The recording industry has filed 41 more lawsuits against computer users in at least 11 states it said were caught illegally distributing songs over the Internet, continuing its aggressive campaign against online music piracy. The latest copyright suits this week bring to 382 filed since the Washington-based Recording Industry Association Of America announced it's legal campaign nearly six months ago. The group's president, Cary Sherman, said the group has no plans to cut back, even as media coverage over the continuing lawsuits wanes. "People who engage in illegal file-sharing should be aware, whether or not they hear about it this month, that doesn't mean the enforcement program has been reduced in any way," Sherman said. "If anything it will be increased." The recording industry is monitoring popular Internet services where computer users can download song files, searching for people illegally distributing the largest music collections. Court-issued subpoenas compel Internet providers to identify their customers linked to the online accounts used to download songs. Among the RIAA's recent targets is retiree Ernest Brenot, 79, of Ridgefield, Wash., who wrote in a handwritten note to a federal judge that he does not own a computer, nor can he... [full story]

12.03.03 (RockAndMetal.com) The new INCUBUS album, "A Crow Left Of The Murder," is slated to be released on February 3rd, 2004 by Sony Music. Meanwhile, band members Mikey and Brandon are currently taking the new album overseas on an international promo tour. The guys just played the whole of "A Crow Left Of The Murder" last night for all the fans in Sydney, Australia. Next up on the tour are stops in Tokyo, London, Amsterdam, Cologne and Paris. INCUBUS also just finished the video for the first new single, 'Megalomaniac,' in Los Angeles, CA before heading overseas. Incu-fans will be getting the first glimpse of 'Megalomaniac' on www.enjoyincubus.com soon, so stay tuned to the site to check it out in about 2 weeks. The clip was directed by Floria Sigismondi, who just won an MTV Europe Video Of The Year award for Sigur Ros' 'O.'
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12.03.03 (The Sun) A brand new book by THE OSBOURNES, entitled "Ordinary People," is due for release tomorrow in The UK. Excerpts of OZZY OSBOURNE's comments were published this week by The Sun: "I couldn't remember anything that had happened when I woke up in the prison cell. All I knew was that I felt like crap, and was not sure why I was there. Shaking and sick, I asked the guard if he knew the charges. When I heard him say "attempted murder" of my wife, I couldn't believe a word. "Could you read that again?" I asked. He turned to a page on a clipboard and read: "John Michael Osbourne, you are hereby charged with attempted murder of your wife, Sharon Rachel Osbourne." I spent the weekend in that cell and I couldn't have felt sicker. Without anything to drink, smoke or swallow, I went through two days of painful withdrawal that made every part of my body ache. When I finally walked into court, I saw Sharon across the room. As soon as... [full story]

12.03.03 (RockAndMetal.com) She's AA & XXX. She makes, mixes & mutilates her own music. She'll also eat you for breakfast. Why, it's the electro-punk goddess herself, PEACHES. You may have seen her in John Malkovich's recent short film, "Hideous Man," propping up bars with IGGY POP, guesting in a Black Rebel Motorcycle Club video or out on the road with Queens Of The Stone Age, The White Stripes, Bjork & ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead recently. PEACHES' second album, "Fatherfucker," has caused quite a a controversy, but you've had it easy so far... Having recently been on tour with Marilyn Manson, and with a support slot for The Distillers just announced for February 11th at Brixton Academy, PEACHES is preparing for the release of a new duet with IGGY POP, 'Kick It,' due for release in January on XL Recordings. Check out the video:
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12.03.03 (RockAndMetal.com) After months of planning, the 2004 CONVERGE European Tour is now a reality. The trek will run through February 1st, and will also include support from either Nine or Rise & Fall on select tour dates. Tour Schedule:
1/16 Arnhem, Holland [Goudvishal]• 1/17 Ruhrpott Area, Germany [TBA] • 1/18 Canterbury, UK [The Scout Hut] • 1/19 Manchester, UK [Satan's Hollow] • 1/20 Dundee, UK [The Reading Room] • 1/21 Leeds, UK [Joseph's Well] • 1/22 Dublin, Ireland [Voodoo Lounge] • 1/23 Cardiff, UK [The Engine Room] • 1/24 London, UK [TBA] • 1/25 Paris, France [Locomotive] • 1/26 Brussels, Belgium [TBA] • 1/27 Berlin, Germany [Kato] • 1/28 Leipzig, Germany [Coney Island] • 1/29 Munchen, Germany [Backstage] • 1/30 Milan, Italy [TBA] • 1/31 Geneva, Switzerland [Le Kab De L'Usine] • 2/1 Amsterdam, Holland [TBA]
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12.03.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Two years after the release of their debut album "Filed Of Names," DVS Records has just issued Progressive Rock band ALIAS EYE's new follow-up album, entitled "A Different Point Of You." First reactions are more than positive, especially in ALIAS EYE's home territory of Germany: This time ALIAS EYE have gone for a more progressive approach, with more melodies in their music. The musicianship is tops, and the guys know not only how to handle their instruments, but also how to write a good and catchy song. Their music might be technical, but they never forget the basics of songwriting. The production of the album is also very good, but not over-polished. Highly recommended to all progressive rock fans around the world who like bands that try to do something different from the "normal" thing. - Walls Of Fire
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12.03.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have just returned home from a very successful stint on the Jagermeister tour alongside ARCH ENEMY, HATEBREED and SLAYER. Recently, vocalist Steev Esquivel checked in with the following tour update, and the band's future plans: "Yo yo, what up everyone, we're back and coming to you proud and clear!! The Slayer tour has been an experience that we'll never forget, we had such a killer time hanging with all the bands/crews and of course all our Jager peeps (freaks)!!! We got to play in front of thousands of die hard Slayer fans not to mention our very own showing up early enough to catch our brief 20 minute set. To our surprise, we didn't get "Slayered" (a term used when the crowd starts telling you to get the fuck off the stage, and starts chanting the almighty... [full story]
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12.03.03 (RockAndMetal.com) Two-time ARIA nominee PETE MURRAY will join an All-Star line up of home grown talent celebrating nine years of festival fun at Homebake this month. Murray will play alongside the likes of Something For Kate, The Vines, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds and more at the annual music marathon held in Sydney's Domain on Saturday, December 6th. Murray has also just announced he will perform at Albury's Vodafone Summer Jam Festival on Saturday, December 13th. There, he joins some of Australia's finest including INXS, Diesel, Rogue Traders and more at the all-ages festival. Tickets for both events are available now, with more details available on PETE MURRAY's official website at www.petemurray.com.
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12.03.03 (RockAndMetal.com) On December 8th, METALLICA will release their new "Live Sh*t: Binge & Purge" multi-disc CD/DVD box set in PAL format. The new 3-CD/2-DVD set contains material up to and including the self-titled "Black" album, including concert favorites 'Creeping Death' and 'Seek & Destroy,' as well as classics like 'For Whom The Bell Tolls,' 'Welcome Home (Sanitarium),' and 'Fade To Black.' There are also a couple of ripping-fast solos from Jason Newsted and Kirk Hammett, plus covers of 'Last Caress,' 'Am I Evil?' and 'Stone Cold Crazy.' The videos are from a 1992 San Diego concert, and a 1989 stop on the "Damaged Justice" tour in Seattle. "Live Sh*t: Binge & Purge" is actually a re-release of the original VHS box set, which was first issued on November 23rd, 1993. The original 72-page, full-color booklet is now on DVD, and a new commemorative backstage pass and a "scary guy" stencil are also included.

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