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KSE Off-fest

The PRP reports: Killswitch Engage will be playing a number of "Ozzfest" off-dates with As I Lay Dying and Soilwork in tow, dates announced so far include:

July 20th State College, PA - Crowbar
July 22nd Johnson City, NY - Magic City Music Hall
August 05th Louisville, KY - Jillian's
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Mudvayne Conan

The PRP reports: Mudvayne will be performing their current single "Happy?" live on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" on May 20th.[see full story for breaking metal news]- Click Here for the Full Story

Opeth Summer

siN's metal news reports: According to Bravewords.com, OPETH is looking for their eighth full-length album to be out in late August / early September, most likely through Roadrunner Records. The band, now set as a five piece with the permanate addition of keyboardist Per Wiberg, is also planning a world tour to follow the release of the album, with a headlining tour in North America in the works. In the mean time, OPETH will be a part of the main stage at this summer's Sounds of the Underground festival. [see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

An Angle Release Party

Drive-Thru reports: An Angle CD Release Show

with special guests Day At The Fair, John Conner, and Holden

May 18th
The Key Club
9039 Sunset Blvd.
west hollywood, ca
tickets are $5- Click Here for the Full Story

Jr Motorheads

Blabbermouth reports: S.K.W.A.D., the Cardiff, U.K.-based band featuring MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell's two sons Todd (guitar, vocals) and Dane (drums), have launched their MySpace.com page. Available for listening on the site are four songs ("BornLieFightDie", "Pink Sweatband", "Why" and "Hopes and Reason") from their recently completed 16-song CD. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

AC/DC Delay

Blabbermouth reports: According to a post at AC/DC Ruff Stuff, the release date of the new AC/DC DVD and book, entitled "Inside AC/DC", has been postponed from the previously announced May 9 to sometime in August. The disc, which will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players, features rare archive footage and commentary from renowned critics.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

SYL LP

Blabbermouth reports: Hot on the heels of Deepsend Records signing an exclusive distribution deal with CM Distro (a division of Century Media), the label has also secured the licensing rights to press all future Century Media releases on vinyl. The label will start this vinyl deal off with a limited-edition pressing of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's "Alien" on gatefold LP and later will issue DARK TRANQUILLITY's "Character" on LP format as well.

All vinyl will be extremely limited to a special one-time only pressing of 500 copies all hand-numbered to commemorate the first time ever that these bands have had a release on vinyl format, including STRAPPING YOUNG LAD. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Black Crowes at Bonnaroo

press release reports: The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has added rock favorites the Black Crowes to its diverse lineup. This announcement comes soon after the band sold out its five-night run, that took place March 22-27 (as well as March 29 and 30) at New York City¹s Hammerstein Ballroom. The Black Crowes put their 15-year, seven-album career on indefinite hiatus in October 2001, when bandleaders and brothers Chris and Rich Robinson decided to part ways to pursue solo projects. Their appearance at Bonnaroo 2005 is the first to be confirmed since the Hammerstein run was announced. This will be the second Bonnaroo appearance for Chris Robinson, who played at Bonnaroo 2004 with his solo project, The New Earth Mud.

Bonnaroo is also pleased to welcome West Coast hip-hop crew Jurassic 5 back for the first time since 2002.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Dry Kill Logic Dates

press release reports: Mark your calendar....the new DKL dates are posted and reality struck and DKL will not be playing on 5/28 or 6/11 with Drowning Pool.

Added:
Wednesday May 11th - Purgatory, Oklahoma City, OK
Sunday May 22nd - First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
Thursday May 26th - Rockwell, Springfield, IL
Friday May 27th - The Live Room, Abilene, TX
Sunday May 29th - Window Rock Sports Center, Window Rock, AZ
Wednesday June 1st - House of Blues San Diego, San Diego, CA
Wednesday June 8th - Lo-Fi Café, Salt Lake City, UT
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Indigo Girls Release

Epic reports: The Indigo Girls � songwriter/singer/guitarists Amy Ray and Emily Saliers � have sold millions of records over the course of their nearly two-decade career, but have never lost their enthusiasm as music fans. Having contributed to a number of tribute albums, film soundtracks and benefits, the Grammy-award winning duo will now, for the first time, make available a unique collection of tracks called Rarities on June 14th. With selections ranging from never before released tracks to hard-to-find covers and collaborations, Rarities gives Indigo Girls' fans a chance to catch up on their extraordinary catalogue of recordings.

Some of the previously unreleased tracks include "Let Me Go Easy," "Winthrop," a demo of "Ghost," a remix of "Free In You" and "Point Hope." Also included is one of Amy Ray's first compositions, "Cold As Ice"; concerning the song's title, she admits, "I always felt bad for using a Foreigner title for my song." An ultra-rarity on the collection is an original Emily Saliers song called "Walk Your Valley," which was recorded only once at a soundcheck. Emily notes, "I felt sure no one would have a bootleg copy of this." [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Groove Pocket Top 20 Ranking

press release reports: Groove Pocket from Hamilton, NJ just ranked 16th out of 260 acts for radio play on Brooklyn's Radio Crystal Blue, "Top 55 Internet Airplay Recording Artist for the Spring of 2005". Qualification for this chart included 2 songs receiving airplay in a 3 month period, and a 7 song rotation between 4/04 and 3/05. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Steel Train at Bonnaroo Contest

Drive-Thru reports: Win Tickets to see Steel Train at Bonnaroo!! Winner will receive 2 tickets to Bonnaroo to see Steel Train, two Steel Train Shirts, the 1969 ep and a signed copy of the new release Twilight Tales From The Prairies Of The Sun... click the full story link to enter- Click Here for the Full Story

The Coral In Aug

Columbia Records reports: Deltasonic/Columbia Records will release The Invisible Invasion, the eagerly-awaited new album from the critically-acclaimed UK band The Coral, on Tuesday, August 30.

North American fans of The Coral will get a first taste of the group's new album in June 2005 when the band crosses the Atlantic for a select series of headlining club dates (see itinerary following). The Coral will return to the states in late August for a full-length North American tour (details TBA).[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Sarah Jane Morris DVD

MVD reports: Music Video Distributors and Inakustik are pleased to announce the home viewing release of Sarah Jane Morris - In Concert: Ohne Filter for North American distribution on DVD.

There is no doubt that Sarah Jane Morris is an extraordinary woman. And it's not only the mournful songs of the blues with which the diva from the southern English port of Southampton gives her audience goose bumps. As an artist she has never been short of new ideas, and her versatility is almost dizzying. What's more, the only daughter among six brothers is just as happy on the theatrical stage as she is on the musical one. As a singer she easily straddles soul and jazz, pop and singer-songwriter ballads, musicals and avant-garde. She feels equally at home in the intimate atmosphere of a smoky London jazz club and a Sicilian open-air arena. And when she's not touring her own material or recording a new album, she's happy to lend her three-octave voice to a respected colleague or to delight the audience at a benefit concert. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story

Son Volt Retrospect

Special Ops reports: Son Volt's A Retrospective 1995-2000 - a 20 song collection will be released on May 24th!

As Son Volt founder Jay Farrar opens a new chapter on his influential alt-country band, Rhino Records pays tribute to the group with A Retrospective: 1995-2000. Full of fan favorites, this 20-song collection makes the perfect introduction for those unfamiliar with Son Volt's work, but also offers loads of rarities for those already on the bandwagon. Jay Farrar formed Son Volt in 1994 after leaving the seminal alt-country band Uncle Tupelo.[see full story for the online listening party]- Click Here for the Full Story

Peter Murphy Solo Tour

press release reports: PETER MURPHY will launch his first U.S. tour in support of his new solo album, UNSHATTERED, on May 12 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The three-week, 13-date tour is the Bauhaus frontman's first in the U.S. in three years, and will hit clubs and theaters in major markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco; see below for a complete list of tour dates. The tour follows Murphy's performance at the Coachella Valley Music Festival in Indio, California, with the reunited Bauhaus.

UNSHATTERED, Murphy's eighth solo album, was released in the fall of 2004. Although the album was written and recorded in a few weeks, some of the music dates back to sessions in 2002, including contributions from former Bauhaus drummer Kevin Haskins, former Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery and former Porno For Pyros/Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins. Other collaborators on the album include Murphy's somtime-writing partner Paul Statham (Deep) and producer Gardner Cole (who has also worked with Madonna).[see full story for more including dates]- Click Here for the Full Story

Lowfive's Major Deal

Day in Rock reports: We just got word that antiFest alumbi Lowfive just inked a deal with Universal Records this week. An EP will hit stores later this month and the band is in the studio working on their major label debut. This is band you need to check out! Click the full story link to visit their website and hear a little bit of what is come!- Click Here for the Full Story

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