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Pure Rock Newswire 06/14/02 By Sefany Jones, Contributing Editor Friday, June 14, 2002 @ 11:49 AM
Reverend, featuring Wayne frontman David Wayne (ex-Metal Church), and Byfist guitarists Davey Lee and Notch Vara, will be the opening act for Judas Priest and Budgie on August 2nd at the Sunken Garden Theatre in San Antonio, Texas. 11/18/02 Nürnberg, GER Hirsch 11/20/02 Frankfurt, GER Batschkapp 11/21/02 Halle, GER Easy Schorre 11/22/02 Hamburg, GER Markthalle Doro’s title cut from her forthcoming CD Fight can be downloaded as an MP3 at this location. Fight is due out on August 19th through SPV/Steamhammer Records. TRUSTcompany's forthcoming debut The Lonely Position Of Neutral has now been pushed back to a July 23rd release date through Geffen. Clutch are scheduled to master their as-yet-untitled live album tomorrow for a summer release through River Road Records. In other news, the band "have been writing new material, recording it in stages, but for all intents and purposes, we have not started recording 'the record'," according to singer Neil Fallon. Korn have tapped Puddle Of Mudd to support them on their upcoming U.K. dates in September. Disturbed will shoot the video for "Prayer," the first single from the band's upcoming sophomore album of the same name, with directors the Brothers Strause in Los Angeles later this month.
08/05/02 Hollywood, CA Hollywood Palladium 08/07/02 Mesa, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre 08/09/02 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium 08/13/02 New York, NY Roseland Ballroom 08/15/02 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory 08/17/02 Worcester, MA The Palladium 08/20/02 Cleveland, OH Nautica 08/21/02 Columbus, OH PromoWest Pavilion 08/22/02 Pontiac, MI Phoenix Center Drummer Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle), guitarist Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters), bassist Scott Shiflett and vocalist Trevor Keith (both of Face to Face) have joined forces in a brand new project called Viva Death. The group's debut album is due on August 27th. Every Mother's Nightmare has announced additional tour dates as follows: 07/12/02 Parma, OH Revolution 07/13/02 Lakewood, OH HiFi 07/19/02 Woodlands, TX The 19th Hole Grill & Bar 07/25/02 Tarzana, CA Paladino's 07/26/02 Anaheim, CA The Shack 07/27/02 Las Vegas, NV Pink E's Guitarist Stephen Carpenter (Deftones) and drummer Raymond Herrera and bassist Christian Olde Wolbers (both ex-Fear Factory) make a guest appearance on New York rappers Non Phixion's debut album, The Future Is Now. The trio appear on a track titled "The CIA Is Still Trying To Kill Me!" 
Jerry Cantrell will be making a couple of in-store appearances over the next week in support of his upcoming release, Degradation Trip:
Autograph Signing (first 300 customers to pre-purchase the CD): 06/14/02 @ 3:00 PM CD World Eatontown, NJ Live In-Store Appearance: 06/18/02 @ 3:00 PM Newbury Comics Woburn, MN Bassist Michael Anthony (Van Halen) will be joining Sammy Hagar and The Waboritas on stage at the Cricket Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ on June 21st. Axl Rose, and his band Guns N’ Roses, have tentatively lined up the following dates: 08/14/02 Hong Kong/China 08/16/02 Tokyo, JAP Summer Sonic Festival 08/17/02 Osaka, JAP Summer Sonic Festival 08/23/02 Leeds, UK Carling Weekend Festival 08/24/02 BEL Pukkelpop Festival 08/26/02 London, UK Docklands Arena 08/27/02 London, UK Docklands Arena According to unconfirmed reports, a US tour is currently being planned for the fall. 
Boy Sets Fire will be filming their show on July 19 at Krome in South Amboy, NJ for an upcoming DVD. The performance will also be recorded for a live EP due out this September. Their next full length effort has been completed at a Los Angeles-area studio, though it's release has been pushed back to an as-yet-determined date in early 2003 on Wind-Up.
Despite previous announcements to the contrary, Down will in fact be partaking in the July 27th concert at Tampa, Florida's USF Sun Dome, the group's official web site has confirmed. Also appearing on the bill, according to down-nola.com, will be System Of A Down, Meshuggah, and Pulse Ultra. It is not presently clear if P.O.D. is on the bill as previously reported.
07/01 – 07/03/02 Athens, GRE Athens Rock Wave 07/20/02 Quincy, WA Gorge Amphitheatre 07/22/02 Billings, MT Oscar Park Amph. 07/23/02 Fargo, ND Fargodome Clutch have announced a few new dates with Alabama Thunderpussy: 06/26/02 Myrtle Beach, SC The Music Warehouse 06/27/02 Charleston, SC Music Farm 06/28/02 Charlotte, NC Tremont Music Hall 06/29/02 Nags Head, NC The Pit Rammstein were forced to cancel last weekend's scheduled live appearances after keyboard player Flake Lorenz was struck by an acute case of food poisoning, for which he had since received treatment in an inpatient hospital ward. He is expected to recover fully in time to join Rammstein at their planned appearance at the Hultsfred Festival in Sweden on June 13th. Spineshank will enter a Los Angeles studio on June 24th with producer Howard Benson (i.e. Sepultura) to begin tracking their third full-length album, Violent Mood Swings, for a late 2002 release through Roadrunner Records. Vex Red's I AM/Virgin debut, Start With A Strong And Persistent Desire, has now been pushed back to a July 16th release. Down are no longer being listed on the 98Rock.com web site as one of the support acts at System Of A Down's headlining gig at Tampa, Florida's USF Sundome on Saturday, July 27th. Instead, it now appears that P.O.D., Meshuggah and
06/19/02 Cleveland OH Agora Theater 06/20/02 Detroit MI Shelter At. St. Andrew's 06/21/02 Chicago IL Fireside Bowl 06/22/02 Louisville KT Krazy Fest 07/06/02 Burlington, VT Monsterfest 07/12/02 Syracuse, NY Hellfest Dillinger Escape Plan's Irony Is A Dead Scene EP, featuring a guest appearance by Mike Patton (Mr. Bungle) is set for an August 27th release through Epitaph Records. Grave have pushed back the release of their comeback CD, Back From The Grave, to an as-yet-unspecified September date through Century Media Records. According to a message posted on the band's official web site, "the album was not completed as scheduled before the [recently-completed European] tour started, and therefore the release will be in September instead of June which was the original plan. Nine songs are recorded and the mixing/mastering will be done in late June."
02. Back From The Edge 03. Broken 04. Revelations 05. Accident Of Birth 06. Dark Side Of Aquarius 07. The Tower 08. Tears Of The Dragon 09. Laughing In The Hiding Bush 10. Innerspace 11. Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter 12. Tattoed Millionaire 13. The Prisoner 14. Powerslave 15. Delilah (TOM JONES cover) 
Tommy Lee has reportedly begun filming a reality TV show based on his daily/family life for VH1. The project sees the former Mötley Crüe drummer following in the footsteps of Ozzy Osbourne, whose show The Osbournes is the highest-rated show in MTV history.
The first issue of Gene Simmons Tongue Magazine is now on newsstands. The magazine features Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner, Fred Durst, Donna D'Errico, and articles on Spider-Man and porn stars. Simmons told Launch.com that Tongue does have some boundaries. "No nudity. I want to be sold everywhere. No risqué stuff. Only stuff that makes you appreciate life. Every day above ground is a good day. It is a lifestyle magazine. It is about enjoying life. It is about beautiful women and making no apologies for it. Any wife that has a problem with it should go buy Bride magazine and leave us alone."
The initial dates for the forthcoming US tour featuring Kittie, Poison The Well, Killswitch Engage, Hotwire and Shadows Fall have been announced:
07/09/02 St. Louis, MO Pop's 07/10/02 Bloomington, IL Lafayette Club 07/12/02 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue 07/13/02 Madison, WI Club Raven 07/14/02 Fargo, ND Playmaker's Pavilion 
Superjoint Ritual's full-length video for the track "Fuck Your Enemy" and an excerpt from the "The Alcoholik" video can be viewed at this location.
Down and Pulse Ultra will be supporting System Of A Down at the latter's headlining gig at Tampa, Florida's USF Sundome on Saturday, July 27th. Tickets go on sale on June 14th.
Dog Fashion Disco have set July 9th as the release date for their forthcoming limited edition re-release of Anarchists Of Good Taste. The new version of the album will feature 2-3 previously unreleased songs, the unedited video for the bands track "Leper Friend" and revamped artwork.
The Murderdolls, a group which features members of Slipknot and Static-X, among others, are said to have set Right To Remain Violent as the tentative title to their forthcoming Roadrunner/Island Def Jam debut. The album is expected out in late August, while an mp3 of their track "Dead In Hollywood" is set to be posted on their official website, murderdolls.com.
Down have confirmed some Ozzfest 'one-off' dates for this summer: 07/09/02 Rochester, NY, Water Street Music07/14/02 Old Bridge, NJ, Birch Hill Nite Club 
WASP’s Blackie Lawless will participate in an America Online Live Chat on Wednedsay, June 12th at 9:00 PM (EST). Don’t forget to check him live on air at KNAC.COM with Philthy Phil on Thursday, June 13th.
Starting in August, Earache Records will be releasing 10 classic, groundbreaking Earache titles on vinyl for the first time in the US. These albums will include all the original (and in some cases, banned) artwork and liner notes, and will be pressed on heavyweight vinyl. Scheduled for late summer-fall release are:
Napalm Death - Scum Carcass - Reek of Putrefaction Bolt Thrower - Realm Of Chaos Terrorizer - World Downfall Morbid Angel - Altars Of Madness Carcass - Symphonies Of Sickness Napalm Death - From Enslavement To Obliteration Sleep - Sleep's Holy Mountain Carcass - Heartwork At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul A gathering of family and friends in memory of late Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby will be held at Wind And Sea Beach in La Jolla, California on Friday, June 14th at 6:30 PM. How ironic: During the open-air Scorpions concert at The Cricket Amphitheater in Phoenix, AZ, a female fan was literally STUNG by a scorpion. She even took it backstage to the band to prove it! 
Queens Of The Stone Age have set August 13th as the release date for their long-awaited new album, Songs For The Deaf, through Interscope Records.
Deicide, Behemoth, Destroyer 666, Diabolic, Antaeus, and Centinex will be teaming up for a European tour in November:
11/09/02 Trier, GER Exil 11/10/02 Vosselaar, BEL Biebob 11/11/02 Essen, GER Zeche Carl 11/12/02 Paris, FRA La Locomotive 11/13/02 Amneville, FRA After Club U.D.O., featuring vocalist Udo Dirkschneider (ex-Accept), have announced the following summer appearances: 06/28/02 Oslo, NOR Rock in 06/29/02 Lillehammer, NOR Olympia Park 07/27/02 Rieneck, GER Rock am Tunnel 08/03/02 Wacken, GER Wacken Open Air Festival 08/17/02 Crete, GRE National Stadium 08/24/02 Berlin, GER TBA Motorhead continue on their Hammered Tour in Europe: 06/12/02 Oberhausen, Germany Turbinehalle 06/14/02 Zurich, Switzerland Volkshaus 06/15/02 Graz, Austria Orpheum 06/16/02 Vienna, Austria Arena 06/18/02 Rome, Italy Valle Giulia 06/19/02 Turin, Italy Palastampa 06/20/02 Venice, Italy Marcon Sport Arena 06/22/02 Bergum, NET Waldrock Festival 06/29/02 Dublin, Ireland Xtremefest 07/03/02 Athens, Greece Rockwave Festival 07/06/02 Leipzig, Germany With Full Force Festival 07/27/02 Pula, Croatia Medulin Club Aerodrome 
Halford performed the following set at Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden on Friday, June 7th:
01. Painkiller 02. Jawbreaker 03. Resurrection 04. Made In Hell 05. Locked and Loaded 06. Into the Pit 07. Nailed To the Gun 08. Exciter 09. Sinner 10. Betrayal 11. Golgotha 12. Cyberworld 13. Freewheel Burning 14. The Hellion 15. Electric Eye 16. Riding On the Wind First Encore: 17. Screaming For Vengeance 18. You've Got Another Thing Coming Second Encore: 19. Breaking the Law The Genitorturers, featuring David "Evil D" Vincent (ex-Morbid Angel vocalist) on bass, have announced the following dates: 06/28/02 Tampa, FL Masquerade 07/04/02 Atlanta, GA Masquerade (w/ Mushroomhead, Reveille) 07/05/02 Tallahassee, FL Cow Haus 07/06/02 Destin, FL Yesterdays Sw1tched’s debut video for “Inside” will be airing on MTV2 next week. If you cannot until then, you can check it out online at sw1tched.net.
07/09/02 Huntington, WV YWCA (Feat. Ringworm) 07/21/02 Virginia Beach, VA Virginia Beach Amphitheatre 08/28/02 Portland, OR Meow Meow (Feat. Glassjaw) 08/29/02 Boise, ID The Big Easy (Feat. Glassjaw) 
Slipknot's Corey Taylor and James Root will be performing together as Stone Sour at the Toad Holler in Des Moines, IA on June 23rd with Downthesun and Index Case. The group are expected to perform some of their original material along with tracks from Taylor's forthcoming solo offering, which will now reportedly be issued under the Stone Sour. The aforementioned album is currently being mixed by Toby Wright (Korn, Alice In Chains) and is tentatively eyeing a September 9th release through Roadrunner/Island/Def Jam. Both Taylor and Root were originally full-time members of Stone Sour prior to joining Slipknot.
In Flames will continue to tour this fall after their summer gigs with Slayer and Soulfly:
10/07/02 Hamburg DE Docks 10/08/02 Halle DE Easy Schorre 10/09/02 Langen DE Stadthalle 10/10/02 Köln DE Live Music Hall 10/11/02 Hardenberg NL Podium 10/12/02 Osnabrück DE Hyde Park 10/13/02 London UK The Mean Fiddler 10/14/02 Paris FR Elysee Montmatre 10/15/02 Bordeaux FR Koslow 10/17/02 Porto POR Hard Club 10/18/02 Madrid ESP Macumba 10/19/02 Bergara ESP Sala Jam 10/20/02 Barcelona ESP Razzmatazz II 10/22/02 Pratteln CH Z7 10/23/02 Milan IT Alcatraz 10/24/02 Nürnberg DE Löwensaal 10/25/02 Salzburg AU Rockhaus 10/26/02 Vienna AU Planet Music 10/27/02 Stuttgart DE Ika 10/28/02 Dortmund DE Big Island 10/30/02 Malmö SWE KB 10/31/02 Gothenburg SWE Kåren 11/01/02 Oslo NOR Betong Club 11/02/02 Stockholm SWE Klubben 11/04/02 Helsinki FIN Nosturi EMI is reporting that Queensryche's "Building Empires" video is being re-released on DVD, with a tentative release date of September 24th of this year.
06/08/02 Syracuse, NY Lost Horizon (CD Rls Party feat. Neural Groove) 06/11/02 Worcester, MA The Palladium (w/ Superjoint Ritual) 06/14/02 Cleveland, OH Phantasy Niteclub w/ Abdullah and Red Giant 06/15/02 Louisville, KY Headliners Music Hall 06/16/02 Panama City, FL Clublavela.com (w/ Neurotica) 07/02/02 San Jose, CA. The Usual (w/ Fu Manchu) 07/03/02 San Francisco, CA. Justice League (w/ Fu Manchu) 07/05/02 Portland, OR. Berbatis Pan (w/ Fu Manchu) 07/06/02 Seattle, WA. Graceland (w/ Fu Manchu) 07/07/02 Vancouver, CAN Richards On Richards (w/ Fu Manchu) 07/08/02 Calgary, CAN Macewan Ballroom (w/ Fu Manchu) 07/09/02 Edmonton, CAN Rev Cabaret(w/ Fu Manchu) Did you know… Ozzy Osbourne's backing band on a rendition of "Paranoid" at this weekend's Queen of England's Golden Jubilee celebration consisted of guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Pino Palladino, and none other than vocalist Phil Collins (ex-Genesis) on drums. Godsmack have amicably parted ways with drummer Tommy Stewart, according to an official statement issued by the group. "Tommy is a great guy and a tremendous drummer," singer Sully Erna said. "We wish him all the success in the world. ... He deserves it." They have yet to name a replacement for Stewart, who will pursue other musical interests. Meanwhile, the band will resume work on the follow-up to 2000's Awake for a tentative 2003 release through Republic/Universal Records. As reported by the New York Daily News: We're not sure if we'd like to smell like Gene Simmons, but that isn't stopping the KISS rocker from launching a line of perfume named after his band. "KISS just sounds perfect for a fragrance," Simmons told us at Tuesday's FiFi Awards, before elaborating on how he would develop the perfect fragrance for a woman. "You start with a woman and sniff. You get lots of beautiful women together and sniff them all. Somewhere in there is the right sniff." 
Monster Magnet's gig tonight, June 6th, with Kid Rock at UTEP Don Haskins Center in El Paso, TX has been cancelled. No reason was given for the cancellation. They are still scheduled to support Kid Rock in Lubbock and San Antonio prior to their headlining show in Hollywood, California on June 18th. Currently scheduled dates are as follows:
06/07/02 Lubbock, TX West Texas Canyon Amph. 06/08/02 Selma, TX Verizon Wireless Amph. 06/18/02 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour Vocalist Robert Plant (ex-Led Zeppelin) will be performing at the Astoria in London on June 10th. Ball drummer Brian Tichy (ex-Ozzy) will be offering private drum and/or guitar lessons while on tour this July and August throughout the US and Canada as the percussionist for Billy Idol. "Unfortunately a drum set will not be available in the hotels," writes Tichy on his web site, "but there is still plenty that can be covered in the form of warm-up exercises, hand/wrist/finger techniques, rudiments, hand-foot independence, speed exercises, etc... Lessons will be $60.00 p/hr. On show days, lessons can only be in the afternoons. Off days are usually spent in the city we are playing the following day. To set up a private lesson, contact me at [email protected]. Or call 818.569.5449. Please contact at least five days ahead to avoid last minute scheduling conflicts and to allow time for messages to be retrieved." Vex Red have announced more U.S. headlining dates, the latest additions are as follows: 06/08/02 Nashville, TN Exit/In 06/09/02 Atlanta, GA Masquerade 06/13/02 Philadelphia, PA The Pontiac Grille 06/14/02 Old Bridge, NJ Stingrays at Birch Hill 06/15/02 Poughkeepsie, NY Club Crannel Street 06/18/02 New York City, NY Mercury Lounge The groups forthcoming I AM/Virgin debut Start With A Strong And Persistent Desire is currently slated for a July 2nd release in the US. All That Remains have recruited guitarist Mike Martin (Flatlined, Unnearth) to replace the departed Chris Bartlett. They have confirmed a few northeast dates and expect to hit the road in August for a full US tour: 06/30/02 Springfield, MA Fat Cats 07/05/02 Worcester, MA Mulligan's 07/13/02 Syracuse, NY Hellfest 07/14/02 Attleboro, MA Jarrods Place 08/24/02 Salem, MA MegaKungFu.com Showcase Comedian and metal head Brian Posehn (Mr. Show, Titanica, SOD's Kill Yourself DVD) will have a Comedy Central special this coming Monday June 10th at 10PM EST. We’ve heard “It's pants-shitting funny.” Morning Wood, a little-known early '90s collaboration between vocalist Tony Harnell (TNT/Westowrld) and guitarist Al Pitrelli (ex-Megadeth, will finally have its acclaimed self-titled debut released in Europe through Escape Music. Containing four original songs and eight covers (i.e. The Heart, Supertramp, Nazareth, The Eagles, etc.), the CD was recorded in September 1993 and originally released in February 1994 through Mercury Entertainment in Japan. According to Harnell, "there are [also] plans to release [one of the original compositions] “Not Scared Anymore” as a single. The response for this album over the years has been overwhelmingly positive and it's really cool to finally have it released outside Japan. We'll work on something for the US as well." 
Locobazooka United We Rock 2002 featuring headliners Sevendust will be blasting into your neighborhood this summer. Check out the Loco lineup:
SevendustFilter Earshot Nonpoint Mushroomhead Reveille Audiovent Dry Cell Mad At Gravity Dragpipe Check out the Locabazooka website for more info on venues and tickets Korn have lined up the following UK dates in September: 09/07/02 London, UK Docklands Arena 09/11/02 Glasgow, UK SECC 09/12/02 Manchester, UK Arena
07/29/02 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre 08/01/02 Houston, TX Aerial Theatre Aerosmith will be joined by Run DMC and Kid Rock on select dates of their upcoming tour. The first date of the tour is August 13th in Holmdel, New Jersey, at the PNC Bank Arts Center, and additional shows have been announced for August 22th and 24th in Mansfield, Massachusetts, at the Tweeter Center and on August 28th in Wantagh, New York, at Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater, according to Aerosmith's official fan club. Additional dates featuring all three bands will be added, and Aerosmith will play other shows by themselves, a spokesperson for the band said. Dates will be announced shortly. 
Additional dates have been announced for Coal Chamber's forthcoming headlining US tour, which will also feature appearances by American Head Charge, Flaw and Medication. Confirmed dates so far are as follows:
06/12/02 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues 06/14/02 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues 06/17/02 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheater 06/19/02 Dallas, TX Deep Ellum Live 06/21/02 Colorado Springs, CO TBA 06/22/02 Albuquerque, NM TBA 06/23/02 Lubbock, TX TBA 06/25/02 San Antonio, TX Sunset Station 06/26/02 Houston, TX Numbers 06/28/02 Orlando, FL House of Blues 06/29/02 Tampa, FL The Masquerade 06/30/02 N. Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues 07/02/02 Norfolk, VA The Norva 07/05/02 Cleveland, OH Peabodys Downunder 07/06/02 Detroit, MI Harpos Ozzy Osbourne and family have signed a master licensing deal with Signatures Network in San Francisco to allow the firm to market hundreds of Ozzy products, including backpacks, notebooks, caps, wallets, hosiery, loungewear, stickers, dart boards and action figures. Prices will range from 50 cents for a magnet to more than $40 for a figurine of Ozzy or his wife/manager Sharon. In other Ozzy news, his forthcoming live album, Live At The Budokan, has been unveiled and is as follows: 01 - "I Don't Know" 02 - "That I Never Had" 03 - "Believer" 04 - "Junkie" 05 - "Mr. Crowley" 06 - "Gets Me Through" 07 - "Suicide Solution" 08 - "Zakk Wylde Solo" 09 - "No More Tears" 10 - "I Don't Want To Change The World" 11 - "Road To Nowhere" 12 - "Crazy Train" 13 - "Mama I'm Coming Home" 14 - "Bark At The Moon" 15 - "Paranoid" The album was produced by Thom Panunzio (Black Sabbath, U2) and chronicles a live performance which took place at the Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan on February 15th, 2002, and is due out in stores through Epic on June 25th. Waiting for Metallica to decide on a Ramones song is all that co-producer Rob Zombie is waiting on to sign off on the tracks for the tribute album, We're a Happy Family, which he hopes will hit stores in August. In other Metallica news, as reported previously, they are in the studio working on their first studio LP since 1997’s Reload. Producer Bob Rock is filling in on bass. Testing out a new song live, Metallica and Bob Rock hit the stage in a “secret” show at Club Kimo in San Francisco under the name SPUN. They also played several Ramone’s songs, as well as few of their own classics. 
Glassjaw were forced to censor the recently released video for their current single "Cosmopolitan Blood Loss" in order to have it played on various video outlets. The original version for the clip, which stars acclaimed actor Vincent Gallo, ended with him shooting the band to death after finally tracking them down. That scene was found to be too violent to be aired however and as such the edit of the video which will be sent out for play and is also currently available for download on the band's website, merely ends with Gallo giving the band a bitter stare.
Project 86 are still currently hard at work on their upcoming and as of yet untitled new album which is now said to be eyeing a late 2002 release through Atlantic. The effort is being produced by Matt Hyde (Slayer, Hatebreed). In the meantime, for those who have yet to see the group’s video for their track "One-Armed Man (Play On)", it is available for viewing here.
08/16/02 SWE Bollebygds Festivalen Slipknot’s forthcoming DVD, which is planned for a fall release, will contain three live recordings from a concert in early February at the London Arena in London, England. The live audio mixes have been described to be “first rate” and contain no overdubs. The songs are: “Liberate,” “People=Shit,” and “Left Behind/Eeyore.” 
Aerosmith have confirmed the following dates as part of their upcoming summer tour:
08/13/02 Holmdel, NJ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center 08/22/02 Boston, MA Tweeter Center 08/24/02 Boston, MA Tweeter Center 08/28/02 Wantagh, NY Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Taproot are done recording tracks for their upcoming release, Welcome, in which Andy Wallace (ie Slayer, Sepultura, System of a Down) will mix the songs this month. A confirmed release date has yet to be announced, but expect it to hit stores sometime this August. Disturbed is also mixing their sophomore album, Believe, with Andy Wallace for a September release through Reprise/Warner Bros. Records. Korn are tentatively planning a fall U.S. trek with Disturbed and TRUSTcompany in tow. More details are expected as things become finalized. In the meantime, they are slated to release their upcoming new album Untouchables on June 11th through Immortal/Epic. A Perfect Circle have reportedly finished recording 80% of the music for their follow-up to Mer De Noms and hope to issue their sophomore effort in spring 2003. In the meantime, guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen is currently on the road as a touring guitarist for Queens Of The Stone Age. Down's previously-announced headlining show on July 27th at House Of Blues in Orlando, Florida has been cancelled "due to circumstances beyond our control," according to an official statement from the band. It’s not presently clear if the show will be rescheduled to a later date. 
Skinlab have been added to the upcoming Death Angel club appearances at The Boardwalk in Sacramento on Friday, July 5th and at The Pound in San Francisco on Saturday, July 6th. Death Angel's first two live shows, since last year's Thrash Of The Titans benefit concert, will serve as warm-up dates for the group's upcoming performance at Dynamo Open Air festival, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 14th in Weert, Holland.
Yesterday, Ozzy Osbourne was one of many celebrities to perform at the celebration in London for Queen Elizabeth II’s 50-year reign on the throne. He played “Paranoid” for her. Strangely enough, prior to the actual festivities, as Ozzy was rehearsing at Buckingham Palace, a fire broke out! A recap of the concert, hosted by Sharon Osbourne, begins airing Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on VH1.
01. Betrayal 02. Wrath of God 03. One Will The premiere issue of Gene Simmons Tongue, the new magazine headed up by KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons, is due to officially hit the streets tomorrow, June 4th. Coming to you soon: Kiss Kondoms, a line of contraceptives with members KISS on the packaging, which will shortly be made available online and through record stores and specialty gift shops near you. With a retails price of $4.95, the box of three and the foil wrappers protecting the condoms are adorned with a head shot of bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons in full makeup, with his legendary tongue fully extended. 
Guitarist Dino Cazares (ex-Fear Factory) and members of Professional Murder Music will be helping out the band Skumlove with their upcoming live duties. Some of the band’s forthcoming new material will also feature guest appearances from Cazares and Professional Murder Music, as well as Godhead. For now, the group is currently looking for a drummer, for more info check out skumlove.com.
Bassist Michael Anthony (Van Halen) showed up completely unannounced at the Tinley Park, IL stop of the Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth tour on Saturday, June 1st and joined the Red Rocker on stage to bash out several Van Halen songs, including "Top Of the World," "Why Can't This Be Love," and "Dreams."
Kush Project, a group which features members of the Deftones and Cypress Hill, along with former members of Fear Factory, are slated to perform with (hed)p.e. at the Key Club In Hollywood, CA on June 13th. The group’s forthcoming debut effort is expected out in January next year.
In Flames, Pain and Blackshine will be embarking on a tour of Europe in October. Confirmed dates so far are as follows:
10/07/02 Hamburg, GER Docks 10/08/02 Halle, GER Easy Schorre 10/09/02 Langen, GER Stadthalle 10/10/02 Köln, GER Live Music Hall 10/11/02 Hardenberg, NETH Podium 10/12/02 Osnabrück, GER Hyde Park 10/13/02 London, UK Mean Fiddler 10/22/02 Pratteln, SWI Z7 10/24/02 Nürnberg, GER Löwensaal 10/27/02 Stuttgart, GER LKA 10/28/02 Dortmund, GER Big Island Additionally, In Flames have apparently confirmed a headlining gig at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia on September 28th. Morbid Angel, consisting of Trey Azagthoth (guitar) and Pete Sandoval (drums) have ended their collaboration with touring bassist/vocalist Jared Anderson and are currently holed up at a Louisiana jam pad writing material for the group's next studio effort, due in 2003. Anderson, who had filled the role of the band's frontman during the act's Hate Eternal and Internecine, and will not be contributing his services to Morbid Angel's upcoming CD, which is tentatively scheduled to be recorded later in the year. An official announcement regarding the identity of the group's new bassist/vocalist and the details of the forthcoming album is expected in the coming months. More dates have been added to Tool's tour with Tomahawk: 08/09/02 Richmond, VA Richmond Coliseum 08/12/02 Trenton, NJ Sovereign Bank Arena 08/16/02 Boston, MA FleetCenter 08/18/02 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena 08/21/02 Syracuse, NY OnCenter 
Entombed were forced to cancel a gig in Örkelljunga, Sweden this past Saturday, June 1st, after drummer Peter Stjärnvin strained his foot. According to an official statement from the band, "[Peter] he need to rest as much as possible so that the rest of the gigs this summer, or year, won't be cancelled as well." They are currently scheduled to perform the following dates during the summer:
06/13/02 Hultsfred, SWE Hultsfred Festival 06/15/02 NOR Drammen Working Class Hero Festival 06/29/02 Timrå, SWE Smackrocksfestivalen 08/07/02 Oslo, NOR So What 08/09/02 Bergen, NOR Lost Weekend Festival 08/17/02 Halden, NOR Moshfest 2002 Vex Red have announced a slew of new headlining dates set to take place during their off-dates on the Warped Tour, the shows are as follows: 06/04/02 Austin, TX Stubb's Bar-B-Q 06/05/02 Dallas, TX Galaxy Club 06/06/02 Oklahoma City, OK Green Door 06/07/02 Fayetteville, AR Dave's on Dickson 06/21/02 Tempe, AZ Nita's Hideaway 06/24/02 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour The groups forthcoming I AM/Virgin debut Start With A Strong And Persistent Desire is currently slated for a July 2nd US release. Vocalist Sebastian Bach is currently working on his first-ever DVD, tentatively titled Bach In Yer Face. A late 2002/early 2003 release is expected. He is also continuing work on a brand new CD, due before the end of the year. Def Leppard have posted an MP3 sample of "Now," the opening track from their forthcoming X effort, (due out July 30th in the US, July 24th in Japan, and July 29th in Europe), at defleppard.com. Diecast have announced plans to embark on a full U.S. tour with Catastrophic in July/August. More information is expected as things solidify. Rotting Christ have completed work on their as-yet-untitled new album with producer Andy Classen. A late summer release through Century Media Records is expected. Cold have completed the songwriting process for their new album, Year Of The Spide, and will enter the studios in Los Angeles in July to begin recording the effort with producer Howard Benson (i.e. Sepultura, P.O.D., Skindred) for a tentative October 29th release through Geffen Records. 
Hatebreed have announced the dates for their forthcoming U.K. mini-tour this month:
06/24/02 London, UK The Garage 06/25/02 Manchester, UK Hop & Grape 06/26/02 Newport, UK TJ's They have alos announced a single U.S. headlining date: 07/05/02 Baltimore, MD Thunderdome Candiria's forthcoming double CD set, The C.O.M.A. Imprint, has once again been pushed back, this time to a July 2nd release date, as a result of unforeseen manufacturing errors. Filter (who’s brand new album, The Amalgamut, is due out on July 30th through Reprise Records) have announced the following headlining dates following their appearance on the Locabazooka tour: 07/23/02 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre 07/25/02 Boise, ID The Big Easy 07/27/02 Portland, OR The Roseland Theater 09/20/02 Louisville, KY Kentucky Fair & Expo Center
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More dates are filtering in for the upcoming Slayer/ Soulfly/ In Flames US tour, which is tentatively scheduled to kick off in early August. So far the following shows have been confirmed, according to Ticketmaster: 
Nevermore have recruited guitarist Steve Smyth (Testament) as a temporary replacement for former touring guitarist Curran Murphy, who left the group in order to join Annihilator and continue work on his own Aggression Core project. Steve will be accompanying Nevermore on the following dates: 
In other Down news, they shot a video for "Ghosts Along The Mississippi" on May 3rd in Worcester, MA. The video is now complete and will be posted on their 
Zakk Wylde’s guitar tech Sean Paden will answer your question in an AOL chat on Wednesday, July 3rd at 9:00pm ET. Just go to keyword: Rock Chat. You can ask questions for Sean now at: 
Guitarist John Norum has reportedly left Dokken halfway through the band's European tour in support of the new Long Way Home album. His departure is being attributed officially to an amp falling on him and injuring his arm, although there seems to be growing skepticism that this is actually the case. It is not presently clear if the band will finish the tour with a replacement guitarist or if they will return home to contemplate their next move. We will have more information as it becomes available. 
Brand New Sin have the following shows lined up: 
The Crown have parted ways with vocalist Tomas Lindberg due to personal differences. A message on the group's official web site states simply that "any questions to this statement will be answered with 'no comment'." 
Tuesday night, June 4th at 10:30pm, Rob Zombie will be on MTV's new show Movie House. He will be interviewing the cast of the upcoming movie Daredevil. 
Down will be playing some shows this summer that are not Ozzfest dates. We have one confirmed so far. There will be more more dates and they will be posted here as soon as they are confirmed. Here is the first confirmed date so far: 