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Fu Manchu Auction

KNAC reports: Fu Manchu have posted the following update at their website www.fu-manchu.com: 

"In an effort to pay tribute to the great city and people of New Orleans that have hosted the band on many an occasion, Fu Manchu have put up special collectors items for auction. All proceeds from this auction will be donated to local charities and the local ASPCA of New Orleans. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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The Academy Is Trolled

Punkbands reports: William Beckett of The Academy Is.. writes : William Beckett here. This is strange, but we have an imposter on our hands. Here is some clarification for you all. There is no possible way that Andrew Mrotek, The Butcher Bishop, has a LiveJournal... for the following reasons:

A. The Butcher is in no way computer savvy.
B. He still runs on a 56k modem.
C. He wouldn't know where to start in creating an account on here, let alone making a Live Journal icon with himself on it.
D. The REAL proof that The Butcher does not have a LiveJournal account: According to user "andrewmrotek" , Butcher is in Tampa writing songs with Mike and I. The truth is that as of 4 hours ago, Butcher got sick, cancelled his flight, and is back home in Milwaukee resting. We just got off the phone with him.
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McMahon Is Cancer Free

Punkbands reports: MTV is reporting that Andrew McMahon, lead singer of Something Corporate and Jack`s Mannequin is now in recovery from Acute Lymphatic Leukemia. McMahon was diagnosed with the illness this past June. He recieved a stem-cell transplant via a bone marrow donation from his sister on August 23rd. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Meshuggah Vs Promotor

siN's metal news reports: Sweden's MESHUGGAH have posted the following message on their official website:

"To all the fans who came to the show in Detroit only to find it cancelled....we sincerely apologize for this. Unfortunately, upon arrival and days prior to the show we found out the promotor of this date was unable to honor the agreed upon contracts for all of the bands on the tour package. We showed up for the show at load in, hoping to work something out but were unable to come to an agreement that would work for all parties involved in the tour. We are a package on this tour and it is either all of us or none of us. In the end all bands agreed it could not be worked out.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Mouth Of The Architect Cancel Tour

siN's metal news reports: MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT have posted the following message on their official website:

"Due to circumstances beyond our control we have regretfully had to cancel our entire US tour this fall. We are very sorry to have to do but we had no other option. This very upsetting for us as all of us have invested endless amounts of time, energy, money and devotion to make this tour happen. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Dragonlord Release

Chipster reports: On October 25th, 2005, Stockholm, Sweden-based ESCAPI MUSIC is set to unleash new music from DRAGONLORD.

DRAGONLORD is set to release "Black Wings of Destiny". Founded in 2001 by superhuman Testament guitarist Eric Peterson, Dragonlord presents a darker, black metal-tinged side of his musicianship. Dragonlord has previously released the critically acclaimed "Rapture". Peterson tackles both guitar and vocal work with great aptitude. Also featuring Derek Ramirez (Testament), Steve Smyth (Nevermore), Jon Allen (Sadus) and Kyle Livingston, Dragonlord is truly a musician's dream project. Recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden, "Black Wings Of Destiny" promises to satisfy the aural hunger of any black metal fan.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Ricky Warwick Supporting Def Lep

Chipster reports: Ricky Warwick - singer/songwriter/guitarist extraordinaire � is out on the road as a part of the highly anticipated Def Leppard tour, which recently kicked off. Ricky will be on the entire tour with Def Leppard, who will be joined by Bryan Adams on some dates and Cheap Trick on others.

Warwick finds himself on the road to support his second solo release, Love Many Trust Few, which was released in May 2005. Ricky wrote this very personal album with Irish singer/songwriter Kieran Goss, famed Nashville writers Sharon Vaughn (Willie Nelson, Reba McIntire, Oakridge Boys) and Rob Crosby (Martina McBride) as well as Del James (Guns N' Roses). Guest appearances include Joe Elliott and Vivian Campbell of Def Leppard. Love Many Trust Few follows Warick's 2003 solo debut, Tattoos & Alibis, which Def Leppard front man Joe Elliot produced. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Danny Diablo Dates

Total Assault reports: Danny Diablo has announced tour plans in support of his Hardcore 4 Life EP, currently in stores. Initial dates are below, and are with Agents of Man and Ringworm.

11/25 � Bloomfield Ave Café � Montclair, NJ
11/27 � The Ottobar � Baltimore, MD
11/29 � The Masquerade � Atlanta, GA
11/30 � Fuel � Jacksonville, FL
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Sparklemotion Premiere

Harper PR reports: On October 23rd at 9pm, SPARKLEMOTION will premiere the video for their single, "GIRLS LIKE YOU," at Hollywood hotspot ROKBAR. The song is their first original release and follows their cover of Cyndi Lauper's "TIME AFTER TIME," from Napoleon Dynamite, which spent five months on the itunes soundtrack singles chart. 

Rob Schroeder directed the video, having recently shot "AGAINST ALL ODDS" for The Postal Service, as well as videos for Breaking Benjamin and Adema. He's a veteran commercial and video producer/director and was excited to shoot a video featuring the unique and interesting musicians that make up SPARKLEMOTION: Meeco, Kennedy, and Grigsby. 

The party also honors bandmate Kennedy's #1 ifilm video "WHO'S LOVIN' YOUR MAMA?" Kennedy's video has become a cult smash in only a few weeks, rocketing to the top of download charts on several websites.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Girl Rocker Engaged to Ellen

Press Release reports: When Girls Collide band member is engaged to Ellen DeGeneres!

When Girls Collide has just signed an exclusive distribution contract with City Hall Records. The new CD "Hit Me with Your Tail Wag" will be on the store shelves by Oct 18th 2005. When Girls Collide is LC Messinger, former front woman to one of Europe's all time favorite female punk/jazz bands, Unknown Gender. Once branded by New York City's Village Voice as "Best Unsigned Female Vocalist", LC Messinger and Unknown Gender were responsible for unleashing the alternative girl band movement that spread throughout Western Europe and Scandinavia. When asked about her engagement to Ellen DeGeneres, Ms Messinger replied " I said engaged in viewing the TV show not to Ms DeGeneres herself�����..and don't be so ridiculous"![see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Sevendust Top 20

Press Release reports: Thanks to the enormous success of their hit single, "Ugly," SEVENDUST's newly-released fifth album, NEXT (WineDark/7Bros Records, distributed by Fontana Distribution, a division of Universal Music and Video Distribution), has debuted on Billboard's "Top 200 Albums" chart at #20 and SoundScan's "Hard Music" chart at #4, selling 41,103 its first week out. 

The album also debuted at #1 on the Music Monitor Network "Top 200 Albums" chart, which is compiled from sales at these retail outlets: Bull Moose Music, Cats Music/Pop Tunes/Monster/Sonic, Dimple Records, Gallery of Sound, Graywhale CD Exchange, Independent Records & Video, Rasputin Music, The Record Exchange, Scotti's Record Shop, and Zia Record Exchange.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Metal Hockey

Metal Blade reports: As many of you may already know; owner and CEO Brian Slagel is an extreme enthusiast of hockey and has appeared many times as a guest on Canada's TSN Off The Record (Canada's version of ESPN) expressing his opinions on the sport and much more as well as supporting Central Hockey League teams like the Wichita Thunder, Ft Worth Brahmas, Lake Charles Ice Pirates, and the Miami Manatees. And now he will be showing his support of the game by sponsoring the CHL's Power Players on their web site as well as sponsoring their weekly radio show, On Edge with the CHL, which will not only feature Metal Blade ads but will also have Brian Slagel on as a guest. Metal Blade will also be sponsoring the Ft Worth Brahmas' "shooter" warm up jerseys and during the warm ups they will be playing MB videos on their scoreboard. The Wichita Thunder will also be included as Metal Blade will be sponsoring the Player of the Week section on their web site and their radio programs.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Horse Rock

Harper PR reports: Animal Planet today announced the initial singer line-up for its new special, Trail MIX, which premieres Sunday, January 29, 2006; 8 - 10 PM (ET/PT). The eclectic mix of top performing musical artists featured include former Matchbox Twenty front-man and now solo recording artist Rob Thomas; two-time Grammy winner and cross-over country music sweetheart LeAnn Rimes; solo recording artist and legendary lead guitarist of the rock super band, Aerosmith, Joe Perry; Grammy winner and country music singer/song-writer Mary Chapin Carpenter; and world-renowned Irish tenor Ronan Tynan. Two additional singers will be named at a later date. The program is hosted by concert and recording artist and Broadway sensation, Linda Eder, who is also co-creator and co-executive producer. Eder's latest album, "By Myself: The Songs of Judy Garland," was released on October 4.

Shot in high definition, Trail MIX highlights the special bond that some of today's top musicians have with horses. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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DVD For Bangladesh

Press Release reports: Apple Corps is proud to announce the autumn 2005 release of "The Concert For Bangladesh - George Harrison & Friends" on DVD and CD. 

The Concert for Bangladesh was the first benefit concert of its kind in that it brought together an extraordinary assemblage of major artists. The two shows, a Grammy award-winning triple album boxset, and the feature film, generated millions of dollars for a charitable cause and as importantly raised global awareness of a hitherto unpublicized humanitarian disaster. It is therefore acknowledged as the inspiration and forerunner of the major global fundraising events of recent years. To quote the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan "George and his friends were pioneers".

The DVD will be released by WMG (Warner Music Group) on October 25th, 2005, as a 2-disc package, including the original 99 minute film restored and remixed in 5.1, as well as 72 minutes of extras. All artists royalties from the sales of the DVD and the CD will continue to go to UNICEF.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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