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Invitro Week: New Disease

antiMusic reports: Invitro is the new project from ex-Snot/Soulfly guitarist Mikey Doling that made quite a name for themselves on the Family Values tour this summer. Their debut ' When I Was A Planet' hit stores this month and to celebrate we asked frontman Jeff Weber to pick his favorite five tracks from the CD and tell us a little bit about each one. We'll now turn it over to him for today's song "New Disease":

New Disease is the first song that we as a band ever recorded to be passed on to the public. It has been the opener to ninety percent of our live shows, and is also the opening song on our record. The song was initially named robotic bible after one of my favorite lyrics in the song, but was eventually changed to the more fitting, New Disease. 

Got you interested? Then check it out and learn more about the group- right here

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Fan Killed At Pumpkins Show

Gigwise reports: A man has died after an incident in the crowd at a Smashing Pumpkins concert in Vancouver on Monday (September 24th). Police say the man was unconscious when he was pulled from the crowd after becoming involved in either a moshing or crowd surfing incident. 

He was then taken to the side of the stage at the PNE Forum where first aid personnel worked on him before he was transferred to St. Paul's Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. 

Const. Howard Chow said that police had "determined that there wasn't any foul play or suspicious circumstances involved," but admitted that the death "could" have been the result of an out of control mosh-pit. - more on this story

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Spector Mistrial, Judge Threatened

antiMusic reports: Celebrity Justice in the US continues it's losing streak with prosecutors failing to convict another celeb. This time "Wall of Sound" record producer Phil Spector convinced enough of the jurors in his murder trial that the victim died of suicide to deadlock the jury. And authorities are also investigating a Myspace murder threat against the judge. 

The judge in the trial declared a mistrial after the jury declared they were hopelessly deadlocked. But prosecutors haven't given up, they plan to take Spector to trial again where he faces 15 years to life if found guilty of murdering "b" movie actress Lana Clarkson at his home in 2003. Meanwhile, the judge in the case, Larry Paul Fidler, is taking some heat online with Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigating a murder threat posted on Myspace.- more on this story

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Kanye Dethroned

antiMusic reports: 50 Cent didn't have what it takes to beat Kanye West but Reba sure did. While he still has the biggest ego in popular music but Kanye West is no longer king of the charts after a 76% drop in sales he was dethroned from the top of the charts after only one week by country queen Reba McEntire's star-studded new effort "Reba Duets."

"Reba Duets" sold 301,000 copies last week according to Nielsen SoundScan data released by Billboard magazine. Kanye's "Graduation" landed at No. 2 with sales of 226,000 copies which helped him again beat 50 Cent. Fiddy's "Curtis" suffered an almost 80% drop in sales with 143,000 sold last week to earn him 3rd place. 

Kenny Chesney's "Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates" rounded out the top 5 with 112,000 in sales. James's Blunt's sophomore effort "All the Lost Souls," sold 92,000 copies to debut at No. 7 while Chamillionaire's "Ultimate Victory" placed a distant 8th with 79,000 first week sales. KT Tunstall's second effort, "Drastic Fantastic," debuted at No. 9 after selling 50,000 in the US. and Twista sold 41,000 copies of his new one "Adrenaline Rush 2007" to finish out the top 10.- more on this story

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Elton Address Child Porn Investigation

antiMusic reports: As we reported yesterday, a photo owned by Elton John has sparked a child porn investigation in the UK. Elton's website posted a statement about the photo in question and says that it has been exhibited around the world without issue in the past. Here is the statement: The photograph entitled "Klara and Edda belly-dancing" (1998) is one of 149 images comprising the "Thanksgiving" installation by renowned US photographer Nan Goldin.

The photograph exists as part of the installation as a whole and has been widely published and exhibited throughout the world. It can be found in the monograph of Ms Goldin's works entitled "The Devil's Playground" (Phaidon, 2003), has been offered for sale at Sotheby's New York in 2002 and 2004, and has previously been exhibited in Houston, London, Madrid, New York, Portugal, Warsaw and Zurich without any objections of which we are aware.- more on this story

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B.I.G. Lie

antiMusic reports: The theory that the LAPD had something to do with the murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G. took a major blow this week when a witness changed his story saying he lied about police involvement in the case. 

Billboard reports: A prison inmate who implicated a former Los Angeles Police Department officer in the murder of Notorious B.I.G. says he lied about the officer's involvement, a move that provides another twist in a complex and unsolved killing.

Waymond Anderson, a former R&B artist now serving a life sentence for murder in a separate case, said in an Aug. 20 deposition that he lied as part of a scam to win a monetary settlement from the city.- the plot thickens, read on. 

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Lamb of God Tour

PR reports: Grab your earplugs and prepare for some of the most earth shattering, blazingly deafening metal you will hear this holiday season! Genre defining metal titans Lamb of God have announced that they will be teaming up with Killswitch Engage for a late fall co-headlining tour. 

Almost four years after their first run together on MTV2's Headbangers Ball Tour, the two powerhouses have reunited to bring holiday mayhem throughout the US. The tour will begin on November 28th in Lowell, Massachusetts and end on December 17th in Albuquerque, New Mexico with Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage alternating headlining slots each night. Directly supporting these metal juggernauts will be [KSE's Mallcore Records labelmates] DevilDriver, with Swedish metallers Soilwork kicking off the show each evening.- more on this story

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The Sex Pistols Expand Reunion Again

antiMusic reports: The Sex Pistols have extending their reunion plans once again after the initial show and subsequent shows sold out. Two more dates were added to what has now become a reunion tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Never Mind The Bollocks" album.

So as of now it looks like the Pistols will play the Brixton Academy in London on November 8th, 9th and 10th with a new show added for the 12th. They will then play Manchester's MEN Arena on November 17th.

Tickets for the new shows go on sale Friday. More than doubling the prices didn't hurt sales any with a lot of rich punks wanting to witness the Sex Pistols perform.- more on this story

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Twiztid Car Crash KillsTour

PR reports: Twiztid's upcoming "Toxic Terror Tour" featuring Mower has been cancelled. The tour cancellation was due to a recent car accident involving Twiztid's Monoxide where he suffered a torn ACL muscle in his knee, a serious injury that requires him to stay off it for the next 6-8 weeks for fear of tearing it further.

"It's unfortunate, but we got the news that the upcoming tour with Twiztid has been cancelled. We were all looking forward to playing for the Juggalos on this tour, as they've been nothing but cool to us. We wish Monoxide a quick recovery and hope he can get back to work soon," says Mower frontman Brian Sheerin. "We got the bad news right at the same time that we found out that 'Road Rage' is now the #3 most requested metal track on Sirius Hard Attack. It's unfortunate because we need to connect with the people around the country who have been supporting Mower and want to see us perform live. We are working on getting back out on the road on another tour before the end of the year, so hopefully we'll be out there tearing up your town soon."- more on this story

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Puddle of Mudd Banned From Graceland for Stupidity

antiMusic reports: It's good to see that some things never change. Even though they are a few years past their heyday, Puddle of Mudd's Wes Scantlin is still a bozo. Puddle of Mudd's Famous comes out on October 9th and what a perfect way to hype your new CD then to get banned from Graceland for doing something really stupid like jumping into the Kings pool because you just feel like it. 

The hype or rather announcement reads: Puddle of Mudd has been banned from Graceland! The band was touring the mansion of Elvis Presley on September 24th when front man Wesley Scantlin decided to jump into the pool. The guards removed him and he is now banned from Graceland for life! 

"I just wanted to go for a swim," he said. For those fans that remain you can check out a sample of the track Psycho- here

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Mudvayne Enlist Fans For New CD

PR reports: Mudvayne and Epic Records are proud to announce the upcoming release, By The People, For The People which is set to hit stores November 27th. The highly anticipated new album consists of several live recordings, rarities, demos, as well as two new recordings including the first single, "Dull Boy" � which was produced by Dave Fortman and recorded in New Orleans - as well as an incredible never before heard cover of the Police's "King of Pain."

The album is aptly titled By The People, For The People, because it is entirely fan-generated. Mudvayne is creating history by offering their diehard fans the opportunity to participate in creating the entire content of the album. Starting on September 26th, fans will be able to visit www.mudvayne.com and www.myspace.com/mudvayne to help pick the track listing, submit fan generated album artwork, and participate in creating the video for first single, "Dull Boy" which makes its radio debut in early October. "We have some of the greatest fans and this album is a way for us to give back to those that have supported us throughout the years," states Chad Gray of Mudvayne.
- more on this story

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Nick Drake Reboxed

PR reports: On November 6, 2007, UME/Fontana will release an updated version of the legendary Nick Drake box set Fruit Tree. Originally released in 1979, Fruit Tree has been out of print for seven years. In addition to all three of Nick Drake's classic studio albums - Five Leaves Left, Bryter Layter and Pink Moon, this one time only, limited edition pressing (8,000 copies) of Fruit Tree includes, on DVD for the first time, the Nick Drake biographical film "A Skin Too Few", and a new 108-page book. 

The book includes comprehensive lyric sheets, exclusive interviews with Nick's producer Joe Boyd and engineer John Wood who discuss each song Nick recorded under their auspices, a song-by-song musical breakdown and history by Robin Frederick and the original sleevenotes by Arthur Lubow. The sleeves feature replicas of the original Fruit Tree artwork.

Additionally, a limited quantity of the set (2,000 units) will be available on premium vinyl. This vinyl set, which includes the DVD and book, is also a one-time run only.- more on this story

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Abigail Williams Reunite After 5 Month Breakup

Metal Underground reports: After calling it quits this past spring, metal band Abigail Williams has reformed. In addition to relocating from Arizona to the Ohio area, the group now boasts a retooled line-up. 

Details have yet to be publicly released, but Ashley Jurgemeyer is reportedly no longer in the band. An official statement on the matter is expected to surface in a few days. 

As you've likely noticed, Abigail Williams was recently announced as a participant in the upcoming Malevolent Creation, Cattle Decapitation, Light This City, and Veil Of Maya tour.- more metal news

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Who Needs Tommy Lee?

antiMusic reports: Tommy Lee said in a recent interview that he was kinda over rock well it seems that his now former band Motley Crue is kinda over Tommy Lee. This according to what Nikki Sixx told Howard Stern in a recent interview. 

Metalunderground has this recap: "Howard asked Nikki about the chicks he's banged and if he names any of the really famous chicks he had. He wasn't going to get into those names so Howard asked him what's up with the band now. Tommy Lee has quit the band so he's out now. 

Nikki said that they had this manager working with the band and he started to demand more money to have Tommy in it with them. The guy kept demanding more money and they ended up suing the guy because of what he was doing. He said they lost 10s of millions of dollars because Tommy was out doing solo stuff. He said that guy cost them a lot of money so they had to sue him. Tommy pulled out of the band because of that and the battle is still going on. He said you'd think that Tommy would support the band but that's not the case. Nikki said that Tommy isn't the singer or songwriter so they should be fine without him.
- Metal Underground Story

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