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Hate Eternal Lose Member

SMN reports: HATE ETERNAL drummer Derek Roddy has issued the following statement regarding his decision to leave the band: "Real life situations have forced me to resign as a member of HATE ETERNAL. I can on longer afford the expenses of touring. I have put MUCH thought into this for the last several years and kept coming to this conclusion. I must be able to afford the quaility of life that I enjoy, and thus far... touring in extreme bands has not allowed me to do anything other than go into a financial hole. Every tour has put me in finanancial burden. Now, I'm not complaining (because I never expected to "make it" playing metal) But, I cannot continue to pay to do it either!!! Too expensive.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Jade Tree F**ked UP

The Gauntlet reports: Jade Tree is pleased to announce yet another addition to its ever growing roster; Toronto, Ontario's very own F**KED UP. F**KED UP will release its first full-length for Jade Tree, entitled Hidden World, in early Fall, with a preemptive single arriving in mid-Summer.

F**KED UP have been honing their brand of vicious hardcore for roughly five years. Hailed as the "Second coming of hardcore" by Maximum Rock and Roll[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Motley Bob Rock

The Gauntlet reports: Motley Crue is expected to head into the studio this June and July for the follow-up to 2005's compilation Red, White and Crue. The eighties metal legends have been at work with rock producer Bob Rock, who produced the group's 1989 album Dr. Feelgood, and have a month of rehearsals scheduled to prepare. 

"We need a month to get all the songs together and demo them, because there are lots and lots of ideas floating around," said singer Vince Neil to Rolling Stone. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Live Idols Live

Epic reports: Live is excited to announce U.S.tour dates this spring in support of their seventh studio album Songs From Black Mountain out May 9th on Epic Records. Kicking off the tour in Providence, RI on April 22nd, the 18 city tour will take them across the country until the end of May.

With the recent controversy swirling around American Idol contestant Chris Daughtry's strikingly similar rendition of Live's 2001 cover of the Johnny Cash favorite, "I Walk The Line," lead singer Ed Kowalczyk has nothing but praise for the American Idol fan favorite. "We wish Chris the best of luck in the competition! I thought he did a great job with the song. There's no doubt he's a talented performer and I hope he goes far," says Kowalczyk. [see full story for confirmed dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Sweet Hoffs Covers

Special Ops reports: Under The Covers Vol. 1, the new duet album celebrating 60's pop music by Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs. The album will be in stores April 18th.

Two of pop music's darlings � Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles - have joined voices in celebration of one of the most important eras in pop music. Featuring 15 of the duo's favorite pop tunes from the 1960s, Under The Covers Vol. 1 combines popular hits and obscure gems from such important names in music as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, The Who, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Zombies, The Mamas And The Papas, The Left Banke, The Bee Gees, The Marmalade, Fairport Convention, Love, The Stone Poneys, and The Velvet Underground. Sweet and Hoffs, each with a stunning and highly distinguishable voice of their own, mingle melodies and tones for new, unique harmonies that truly reflect the sounds of the time. 
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Built to Spill Revamped Tour

Cornerstone reports: Five years of waiting will finally come to an end for fans as Boise, Idaho band Built to Spill will release their already critically hailed You In Reverse out April 11, 2006. The national tour that was supposed to coincide with release is postponed due to emergency surgery. Doug Martsch suffered a detached retina and as a result is restricted to ample rest. All tickets will be honored or refundable. Check your local outlet for details. [see full story for the new tour dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Talkin Yngwie

Press Release reports: TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 53 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. The episode features a brand new interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with legendary guitarist Michael Angelo Batio as well as an interview Ostronomy conducted with legend, Yngwie Malmsteen, last fall. In the interview with Batio, topics include Batio's "Hands Without Shadows" CD and "Speed Kills 2" instructional DVD as well as Tommy Holland, Nitro, Jim Gillette, and Gene Simmons. The interview also addresses rumors involving Batio, Axl Rose, and Guns N' Roses. The podcast can be downloaded at the full story link. - Click Here for the Full Story 

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The Rewinds

Press Release reports: The Rewinds are set to release their self-titled debut album on Livewire Recordings/Ryko, June 6, 2006. The band emerged from the Birmingham, Alabama music scene with their creative blend of southern power pop rock. Focused on well-crafted songwriting and influenced by the likes of Paul Westerberg, Guided by Voices, Big Star, Sloan and Superdrag, The Rewinds bring brilliant melodies and hummable hooks to their supercharged live show infecting the audience with their rock and roll energy. The album's first single will soon hit college and commercial rock radio. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Gibson Stomp

conqueroo reports: This May, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based music festival the Ponderosa Stomp - on the road since hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Crescent City and the Gulf Coast - is setting its sights on Memphis, Tennessee. Stomp organizers the Mystic Knights of the Mau Mau, a 501c3 non-profit, will descend on the Gibson Guitar Factory in downtown Memphis May 8-10 for a three-day fundraiser benefiting the New Orleans Musicians Clinic an MusiCares. 

Although by the time the first performer hits the stage, the factory assembly line will have ground to a halt for the night, a more appropriate venue could hardly be imagined: In this monolithic building, located a block south of Beale Street, craftsmen create Gibson ES Series electric guitars - specifically, the B.B. King "Lucille" model and the Chet Atkins model. The roster for the 2006 Ponderosa Stomp reads like a Gibson guitar dream team of rockabilly, blues, R&B, and soul greats: [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Sudden Death Motorjesus

Kayos reports: Locomotive Records has an impending crash on its hands when two metal forces�Motorjesus and Sudden Death�explode in April. 

On April 4, Sudden Death, from a small town in Indiana called Angola, builds on a hardcore and thrash base to put forth Unpure Burial. Call it post-metalcore. Beau, Bill, Corey, Joe and Jon honed their craft gigging throughout Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and Iowa, establishing a fanatical fan base (that even extends to Texas and Florida where the final member of the band, Jon, joined). Their all-out assault fuses a speedzip punk aesthetic with heavy-as-hell metal to produce a sweltering effect that will be celebrated onstage with a spring tour.

On April 25, Motorjesus, from Germany, takes a Classic Rock and Trad-Metal approach with the release of Deathrider. Formerly The ----headz, Motorjesus has been rockin', in one form or another, since 1992. Guitarist Guido Reuss, bassist Mark Neschen and drummer Oliver Beck have been the foundation. Now, with vocalist Christoph Birx and lead guitarist Andreas Peters, the building is complete. The band considers the sound more traditional and less metalcore than its 2004 Dirty Pounding Gasoline debut. With the production talents of The Resetti Brothers (Vince Sorg and Jorg Umbreit) behind the board (who have finetuned albums by Kreator and Grave Digger in their own Principal Studios), Deathrider has a modernistic sheen to its appeal.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Euro Manntis

Century Media reports: Finally, the explosive Southern California quintet MANNTIS will play Europe! The band are excited to finally be able to bring their fiery live show to Europe and support their current album "Sleep In Your Grave", as part of the European Sounds of the Underground tour. Expect nothing less than unrelenting metal intensity!!!

Confirmed bands: CHIMAIRA - MADBALL - UNEARTH - TERROR - ALL THAT REMAINS - MANNTIS

Sounds of the Underground Co-Founder and Ferret Music director Paul Conroy explains "We're very pleased to bring Sounds of the Underground across the Atlantic with some of the artists that played such a huge part in launching this tour in North America last summer. Band's like Madball, Chimaira and Unearth represent the diversity and growth within the underground heavy music scene, which reflects the spirit of our tour. We're proud to have these bands as well as our friends in Terror, All that Remains and Manntis representing our 1st international tour venture."[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Cantor Pays Tribute

Press Release reports: Versailles Records is excited to announce that Grammy-winning pianist/arranger Randy Cantor will contribute piano tracks to forthcoming tribute albums to Guns N' Roses ('Don't Cry'), Def Leppard ('Love Bites'), Sammy Hagar ('Dreams'), and Motley Crue ('Afraid.) Cantor's resume includes multiple Grammy nominations, and two awards. Additionally, he has collaborated with artists including the Fugees, James Taylor, Ricky Martin (including arranging and playing keys on 'Living La Vida Loca', for which he recieved a Best Arranger Grammy Nomination), Sting, Bon Jovi, Joan Jett, Lita Ford, Bon Jovi, and more recent collaborations with Tim McGraw, Bo Bice, Carrie Underwood, the Rascal Flatts, Scott Storch, and Shaggy among others. Additionally, Cantor worked as an in-house arranger, producer, and engineer alongside legendary rock songwriter Desmond Child between 1998 and 2002." - Click Here for the Full Story 

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