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Wylde Zombie

Blabbermouth reports: Ryan Woodard of South Dakota's The Black Hills Pioneer is reporting that BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman Zakk Wylde joined ROB ZOMBIE on stage during the singer's headlining set at the Full Throttle Saloon in Sturgis, South Dakota Monday night (August 8). "Wylde didn't play guitar on the stage, and seemed to be up there for the main purpose of drinking beer, one of which he tossed into the crowd after taking a couple gulps," Woodard writes. "Wylde apparently had traveled to Sturgis with Zombie, since both performers will be playing at the metal festival Ozzfest later this month.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Judas Anthrax NA

BW&BK reports: According to BW&BK sources, "rumors" confirm that ANTHRAX have been offered to open JUDAS PRIEST's entire North American fall tour. The confirmed dates are as follows, with more expected to be announced soon:

September
24 at Post Gazette Pavilion in Burgettstown, PA

25 at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, OH

27 at Assembly Hall in Champaign, IL

28 at Rockford Metrocenter in Rockford, IL
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Steers Like Nugent

BW&BK reports: A rambunctious steer broke free at the Clark County Fair in Ridgefield, WA and bounded into the grandstand arena during a concert by TED NUGENT before being corralled, officials said.

The fair's executive director, Thomas D. Musser, said the young steer's unplanned entrance drew cheers from a packed house of Nugent's fans Tuesday evening, but he couldn't recall what the rocker had to say.

Musser said the animal got loose while being unloaded and bolted downhill from the livestock barns.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Dark Funeral Release

BW&BK reports: Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL have revealed through their website (www.darkfuneral.se) that they have named their new album Attero Totus Sanctus.

The album will be released through Regain Records on October 24th.
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Rare Dictators

BW&BK reports: Work has begun on assembling a single disc of demos, outtakes, and other previously unreleased bits from veteran New York proto-punk act THE DICTATORS. In the early days of CBGB, the group frequently shared the stage with like-minded acts such as the Ramones and the Dead Boys.

"We're going to do one more Dictators record, which is our demos from 1973, which sound great," bassist Andy Shernoff tells Billboard.com. "And outtakes and songs here and there that never made it onto record over the years."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Audioslave Platinum

Audio Aggression reports: Audioslave's sophmore album, 'Out Of Exile', has been certified platinum by the RIAA, with shipments of more than 1 million units. The band is set to enter the studio again very soon to record new material before hitting the road again this Fall.- Click Here for the Full Story

Post Stereophonic

NME reports: Former STEREOPHONICS drummer STUART CABLE has announced his comeback with a new band.

Cable was sacked by singer and co-founder Kelly Jones over "commitment issues" in September 2003.

The new band, as yet unnamed, features Cable and two musicians from Swansea, formerly of a band named Powder. They are still looking for a singer. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Fat Tour

Punkknews reports: Fat Wreck Chords has announced The Fat Tour. The tour, which will visit all 50 states will feature Against Me!, The Epoxies, Smoke or Fire and The Soviettes and will begin in September and end this December.

All four bands have new records out in 2005, Against Me! will release Searching for A Former Clarity on September 6th, Smoke or Fire issued their debut Above The City , The Soviettes made their Fat debut with LPIII and The Epoxies delivered Stop the Future in May. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

RR All Star CD in Malls Oct 11

siN's metal news reports: Featuring 57 artists, 45 bands, 19 tracks, and 4 'team captains', the "Roadrunner United - The All Star Sessions" 25th Anniversay album featuring collaborations of Roadrunner's finest from the past and present, has been confirmed for an October 11th release. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Meshuggah Tour

siN's metal news reports: MESHUGGAH, GOD FORBID, THE HAUNTED, and MNEMIC will be teaming up for a fall tour. Confirmed dates so far are as follows:

October 8 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
October 10 - Toronto, ON @ The Guvernment
October 12 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's Downunder
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Social D Opening

Buzztone/Day in Rock reports: A bright new light will be shining on Mid-Town Manhattan as Nokia Theatre Times Square makes its debut on Broadway this summer. Located in the heart of Times Square at the corner of Broadway and 44th Street in the Viacom/MTV building and designed by the award-winning architecture firm, Rockwell Group, the 2,100 capacity theater will attract the hottest names in entertainment, yet still provide an intimate experience for patrons. The collaboration between Nokia and AEG is a further expansion of the existing relationship which encompasses Nokia Theatre Los Angeles, a recently announced 7,000-seat theater in an AEG -developed sports & entertainment district in downtown Los Angeles, Club Nokia a 2,500 concert venue, also in the district and Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie, a 6,000 seat theatre currently operated by AEG, one of the world's leading sports and entertainment presenters.

Legendary OC punks Social Distortion have been tapped to open the venue with a string of shows starting October 1st. Check out the full story link for more info and up coming shows. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Taste of Chaos CD/DVD

MSO reports: This past Spring the inaugural Taste of Chaos Tour slammed thousands of fans together for a nonstop onslaught of music from a diverse array of today's hottest screamo and post-hardcore bands. Nearly 200,000 kids attended the 34-date Taste of Chaos trek which blazed across the U.S. and Canada. After witnessing the chaos live, fans can also experience it at home with the TASTE OF CHAOS DVD and the TASTE OF CHAOS Live Soundtrack CD, both of which will be officially released September 27 via Image Entertainment.[see full story for more including tracklisting]- Click Here for the Full Story

Clapton Release

Special Ops reports: Eric Clapton's upcoming CD Back Home will be in stores on August 30th

Featuring twelve songs, five of which were penned by Clapton with creative collaborator Simon Climie, Back Home also includes "Love Comes To Everyone" by the late George Harrison, the Spinners' "Love Don't Love Nobody," a rendition of Stevie Wonder and Syretta Wright's "I'm Going Left," and compositions by Vince Gill, Doyle Bramhall II and others. [see full story to hear the first single]- Click Here for the Full Story

Eminem, U2 Documentaries on DVD

Kayos reports: On the heels of its Metallica, Green Day and Before The Dawn histories, Spain's eclectic and far-reaching Locomotive Records will release two more movie-length documentaries on arguably the two greatest influences on popular culture today. Eminem: The Complete History and U2: The Complete History will hit stores August 30. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Dirty Benefit

i.e. marketing reports: Tribal Motorworks of Traverse City, MI is bring together lovers of speed - rockers, racers and bike builders by sponsoring a special one-night benefit for The Schoolyard Motorworks Program and the Father Fred Foundation on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at Streeters Ground Zero Nightclub.

The highlight of the benefit will be a rockin' concert with Michigan's own the Dirty Americans, Jody Raffoul and headlined by Pack of Wolves featuring famed guitarist Kenny Olson![see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Are you Disturbed?

Total Assault reports: We would like to let everyone know that the official Disturbed fan club is live! For $29.95, you'll get a year membership that includes:

ACCESS TO MEET THE BAND
PRE-SALE TICKETS
EXCLUSIVE "DISTURBED ONES" FAN CLUB SHIRT
SPECIAL EVENTS
EXCLUSIVE CONTENT
LIMITED-EDITION MERCHANDISE

Plus, you'll be the first one to officially hear their new album Ten Thousand Fists. We're giving away a Disturbed signed guitar to one of the first 5,000 people who sign up! Winner will be picked at random. We'll send an email to you first if you signed up on DISTURBED's official site when it launches, so stay tuned![see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Jason Mraz Tour

drillTEAM reports: After supporting Dave Matthews Band on two Carson, CA dates, Jason Mraz will head out on a headlining fall tour in support of his new album Mr. A-Z. Dates for the first leg have been announced and are below. Support acts include Ryanhood, Dropping Daylight, Raul Midon, Missy Higgins and labelmate James Blunt. Additional dates will be announced soon.

8/27- Carson, CA Home Depot Center (with Dave Matthews Band)
8/28- Carson, CA Home Depot Center (with Dave Matthews Band)
9/16 Stillwater, OK Oklahoma State University "Orange Peel" Event
9/20 Tempe, AZ Arizona State University
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Rumpelstiltskin Relapse

Relapse reports: Relapse Records is proud to announce the signing of criminal thrash masterminds, RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER. The band's Relapse Records debut, Buried in the Front Yard, will see an October 11th release date.

The Philadelphia, PA quintet administers waves of relentless energy on Buried in the Front Yard. Spinning speed metal into gold, RsG's Dissection vs. Kreator-esque metal and extreme genre-bending thrash is sure to ignite the moshing hordes of the underground into a sweating - yet bewildered - frenzy!

RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER frontman, Eli Shaika issued this warning upon the band's signing to Relapse, "Hold onto your wallets...cause we're not f***in' around!" [see full story for tour dates]
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Bayside Limited

Victory Records reports: Long Island, New York's Bayside specialize in straight ahead, emotional rock with edgy guitars and heartfelt songs about concepts like heaven, hell and redemption. Called "Angular but melodic emo, with two well-arranged guitars and off-kilter vocal melodies" by Guitar World Magazine, Bayside has pop sensibilities, but is edgy and aggressive enough to have a foot in both the pop and post-hardcore camps. The band spent the spring of 2005 holed up in a Manhattan studio recording their new self-titled project which hits stores on August 23rd on Victory Records. Produced by Shep and Kenny, known for their work with pop artists like Mandy Moore and Aaron Carter, the duo bring their skill with pop melodies and song craft to a new arena, bringing out the best in Bayside.

The single, "Devotion and Desire" is pricking up the ears of Alternative radio stations as we speak and in September the video will be hitting the music channels. Helmed by Major Lightener (Straylight Run, Norah Jones), it mixes performance footage with a Lord of the Flies-like setting. Singer Anthony remembers, "There was a 40-foot bonfire�and a bunch of kids in loin cloths". "I also got to make out with a nun. I had my first on-screen kiss, which was awesome. I'm a younger guy and she was like an older, mature, but absolutely gorgeous model that we hired to star in our video." Scenes from the video will no doubt be stirring up talk when it arrives online later this month!

As the release date draws near, Interpunk and Victory Records teamed up to offer fans who pre-order the CD a special limited edition autographed copy of the album, these are available only while supplies last at [the full story link]- Click Here for the Full Story

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