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2/3/2012
SEVENDUST, ALTER BRIDGE MEMBERS TEAM UP FOR NEW PROJECT
Sevendust guitarist John Connolly and bassist Vince Hornsby have joined forces with Creed and Alter Bridge drummer Scott Phillips in a new outfit called Projected. According to Blabbermouth, the lineup also features guitarist/vocalist Eric "Erock" Friedman, who has played on Alter Bridge/Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti's upcoming solo debut, All I Was. Projected has already entered the studio to begin recording its debut disc, to be made available later in the year. Connolly described the sound ...
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2/3/2012
GODSMACK SINGER SAYS NEW TOUR AND ALBUM INSPIRED BY FANS
Godsmack and Staind will head out on a co-headlining trek this spring, dubbed the Mass Chaos Tour. In addition to having the tour named by a fan through a contest, the two bands are also running a second competition in which fans are submitting designs for the tour poster. Godsmack singer Sully Erna told us he likes the idea of getting the fans involved as much as possible: "I like that we're including the fans ...
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2/3/2012
FRANCES BEAN COBAIN: COURTNEY LOVE KILLED MY PETS
Newly uncovered testimony from a 2009 deposition by Frances Bean Cobain, in which she sought to get a restraining order against her mother Courtney Love, has revealed that Frances claimed Love was an obsessive hoarder whose accumulation of things resulted in the death of two family pets. According to Loudwire, Frances, the daughter of Love and late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, alleged in her testimony that a pet cat died after being entangled in a ...
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2/3/2012
DAVE GROHL TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCE SITCOM?
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has signed on to be an executive producer of a new sitcom for the FX cable network. According to Deadline, the show will star comedian Dana Gould and will focus on a rock band that's about to become superstars but seeks therapy to avoid breaking up a la Metallica. The catch is that the therapist they enlist hates people and is on the brink of getting a divorce herself. Gould ...
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2/2/2012
PETE WENTZ'S GIRLFRIEND MISCARRIED?
Pete Wentz and girlfriend Meagan Camper are reportedly putting on a united front lately because reportedly, Meagan suffered a miscarriage around December. According to Star, Meagan's grandmother said that Meagan struggled with the pregnancy and Pete was little help. She said, "He abandoned her right off the bat... He wasn't very much help, that's for sure." Meagan and Pete reportedly started dating last September. Pete and Ashlee Simpson filed for divorce in February of 2011.
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2/2/2012
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE TO CONTINUE MAKING CONCEPT ALBUMS
My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero told Noise 11 in a new interview that the band intends to make its next album a concept record just like its last two. Iero said that the follow-up to 2010's Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys "can't just be a collection of songs," adding, "It's never going to be 'Oh, we had these 12 songs so record it real quick and we'll put them out!' ...
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2/2/2012
INCUBUS, ROB ZOMBIE LEAD SIXTH ANNUAL 'ROCK ON THE RANGE' LINEUP
Incubus, Rob Zombie and Shinedown lead the lineup of the sixth annual Rock On The Range festival, scheduled for May 18th, 19th and 20th at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Other acts confirmed to appear include Marilyn Manson, Five Finger Death Punch, Slash, Chevelle, Cypress Hill, Mastodon, Theory Of A Deadman, Volbeat, Halestorm, Escape The Fate, P.O.D., Lacuna Coil, Adelitas Way, Black Stone Cherry, Cavo, Black Tide, 12 Stones and many more. Incubus singer ...
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2/2/2012
FOO FIGHTERS THROWING SUPPORT BEHIND OBAMA'S RE-ELECTION
Foo Fighters will perform at a fundraising concert for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign on February 15th in Holmby Hills, California, according to Audio Ink Radio. The show will take place at the home of television writer/producer Bradley Bell and tickets will cost between $250 and $500, with organizers hoping to sell up to $1,000. A separate post-concert dinner at the Bell house for the president, hosted by actor Will Ferrell, will cost attendees a ...
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2/2/2012
COREY TAYLOR REVEALS DETAILS OF DAVE GROHL DOCUMENTARY
Stone Sour and Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor has revealed more details of the project that Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has been working on, which is a documentary and possible recording project based around the legendary, now-closed Sound City Studios and the Los Angeles facility's famous mixing board. According to Loudwire, Taylor told Artisan News, "(Grohl is) doing a documentary about the legendary board from Sound City that everyone and their mom recorded on. Everybody ...
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2/1/2012
SHINEDOWN POSTS SAMPLES OF NEW ALBUM ONLINE
It's two months to go before Shinedown releases its fourth studio album, Amaryllis, but the band is already giving fans a taste of what to expect. The quartet has posted samples of several tunes from the disc at its official website, including the title track, "Adrenaline," "Unity," "Through the Ghost," "Nowhere Kids" and more. We asked frontman Brent Smith how he feels the band has evolved musically on this record: "The musicianship got way stronger, ...
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