Atreyu Signs With Hollywood Records

Atreyu's rumored departure from Victory Records is apparently official, as the group has now joined the Hollywood Records roster. Here's a statement from the band:

"As a group of friends playing music, our main goal is to grow and spread our brand of metallic rock around the world. We try to progress and grow on each album we record. We feel that Hollywood Records is the perfect place to continue to grow while maintaining our freedom to do whatever the hell we want with our songs. We look forward to our future with Hollywood. They have shown a real interest in us for quite a while. To put it simply, they are down for us and we are down for them."

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Mouth Of The Architect Announce Fall Tour

Mouth Of The Architect Announce Fall Tour, CMJ Show Ohio's own Mouth of the Architect have announced a slew of new dates for their upcoming US run with These Arms Are Snakes. The tour will be in support of their latest effort "The Ties That Blind " out on Translation Loss Records.

The quintet will also be showing off their brand of dense, atmospheric heaviness at this year's CMJ festival as part of the Relapse/Translation Loss showcase. The bill also includes lablemates American Heritage and Rosetta, along with Relapse artists Jucifer, Unearthly Trance, and Dyshrythmia.

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Recourse Begin Tour

This Dark Reign recording artist Recourse is currently thrashing the US as part of the "Dark Devil" tour. The band's unrelenting death metal meets hardcore sound recently pummeled eardrums on their latest effort Weakening the Structure, in stores now. Recourse is joined with Blade of the Ripper (feat. Adam Neal of The Hookers & Nashville Pussy) on the tour, which will also see them sharing the stage with Epoch of Unlight, Collapsar, Vital Remains, and Grave on select dates.

RECOURSE - "Dark Devil" tour underway:

10/03 Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero w/Vital Remains, Grave
10/04 Mt. Plesant, SC @ A-Dough-Re-Mi's
10/05 Nashville, TN @ Spring Water Social Club
10/06 Chattanooga, TN @ Ziggy's
10/07 Mobile, AL @ Cellblock Bar
10/08 Memphis, TN @ The Complex w/Epoch of Unlight
10/09 Johnson City, TN @ The Hideaway
10/10 Little Rock, AR @ Downtown
10/11 Lafayette, LA @ Renaisance Niteclub w/Collapsar
10/12 Austin, TX @ Snake Eyes Vinyl (special in-store show - 6:00PM)
10/13 Austin, TX @ Headhunters
10/14 Dallas, TX @ Fat Daddy's Sound Shack
10/21 Salem, OR @ TBA
10/22 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
10/23 Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Vegas
10/25 Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Saloon
10/26 Des Moines, IA @ Hairy Mary's
10/27 Chicago, IL @ Nite Cap Lounge

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Champion To Release Last Show DVD

Seattle hardcore band Champion played their final show on May 27th, 2006 and has plans to release professionally recorded footage of the show as a DVD. The DVD is in its final stages of production and while no official date has been set, expect it on shelves late this year.

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Complete Deftones, Deadsy Tour Dates

The following is a complete listing of the Deadsy/Deftones tour as of current on the Deftones website:

October 26 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Coca Cola Bricktown Event Center
October 28 - El Paso, TX @ El Paso County Coliseum
October 29 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
November 2 - Seattle, WA @ The Fenix
November 3 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
November 4 - Chico, CA @ Senator Theater
November 7 - Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theatre
November 8 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
November 9 - Hollywood, CA @ The Avalon
November 11 - Las Vegas, NV @ KXTE Holiday Havoc Show
November 12 - San Diego, CA @ SOMA
November 13 - Tucson, AZ @ The Rialto
November 14 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
November 16 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
November 17 - Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall
November 18 - San Antonio, TX @ Sunset Station
November 19 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
November 21 - Saint Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing
November 22 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
November 24 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
November 25 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
November 26 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
November 28 - Winston-Salem, NC @ Millenium Center
November 29 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
December 1 - Boston, MA @ Avalon Ballroom
December 2 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
December 4 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
December 5 - New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre

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Napalm Death Announce Tour Dates

Napalm Death have announced the following dates for their upcoming headlining tour that will feature Animosity, A Life Once Lost, Dead to Fall, Death by Decibels, Impaled, and Arsis.

November 29 - December 9 = with Impaled
December 12 - December 21 = with Arsis

November 25 - Williamsville, NY @ Club Infinity
November 26 - Detroit, MI @ I-Rock Nightclub
November 28 - Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground
November 29 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
December 1 - Boise, ID @ The Venue
December 2 - Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
December 3 - Portland, OR @ The Satyricon
December 5 - San Francisco, CA @ The Pound
December 6 - Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
December 7 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theatre
December 8 - West Hollywood, CA @ Whisky A Go Go
December 9 - Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theatre
December 10 - Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
December 11 - El Paso, TX @ Chics
December 12 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
December 13 - Houston, TX @ Meridian
December 14 - New Orleans, LA @ Howlin' Wolf
December 15 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
December 16 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
December 17 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
December 18 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
December 19 - Philadelphia, PA @ Starlite Ballroom
December 20 - Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony
December 21 - New York, NY @ Knitting Factory

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40 Below Summer To Tour?

It appears that 40 Below Summer have reunited, according to the band's myspace page they are advertisting "the return of 40 Below Summer" with an in store signing at Vintage Vinyl in Fords, NJ on Wednesday, November 1st. Also, their myspace is advertising a show at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ on November 4th. Openers for 40 Below Summer include Severance and Black Market Hero.

40 Below Summer have also added a new song, "Relapse", to their myspace which can be found at the following address:http://www.myspace.com/40belowsummer . Their new album, "The Last Dance" is currently in stores.

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Disturbed Announce Music as a Weapon 3 Lineup

Disturbed have announced the full line up for their upcoming Music as a Weapon 3 tour.The full North American tour will feature:

Disturbed
Stone Sour
Nonpoint
Flyleaf

Confirmed dates are as follows:

Nov. 15 - Providence, RI
Nov. 17 - Portland, ME
Nov. 18 - Hartford, CT
Nov. 19 - Amherst, MA
Nov. 21 - Manchester, NH
Nov. 22 - Glens Falls, NY
Nov. 24 - Battle Creek, MI
Nov. 25 - Dayton, OH
Nov. 28 - Nashville, TN
Nov. 29 - Atlanta, GA
Dec. 01 - Fort Myers, FL
Dec. 02 - Orlando, FL
Dec. 03 - Biloxi, MS
Dec. 05 - Hollywood, FL
Dec. 06 - Jacksonville, FL
Dec. 09 - Dallas, TX
Dec. 10 - Oklahoma City, OK
Dec. 12 - Lincoln, NE
Dec. 14 - Chicago, IL
Dec. 15 - Indianapolis, IN
Dec. 16 - Detroit, MI
Dec. 18 - Peoria, IL
Dec. 19 - Green Bay, WI
Dec. 21 - Cedar Rapids, IA
Dec. 22 - Madison, WI

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Fates Warning Drummer Forms New Band

Fates Warning/Warlord drummer Mark Zonder has formed a new band by the name of Slavior. Slavior have recently been signed to Inside Out Music and are scheduled to put out a self-titled debut album early 2007.

Slavior's line-up also features Michael Schenker Group guitarist/keyboardist, Wayne Findlay, and ex-Tribe Of Gypsies singer Gregg Analla.

Zonder stated the following regurading his new band:

"For a long, long time, I've always wanted to put something together that was based on the drum parts it is very difficult to take a crazy drum idea and try to apply it to someone else's idea. Most of the time it turns into a mess. If you start with the drum part, and build from there, it seems to work out. With Slavior, the songs are so accessible and groove-oriented, after 15 seconds, anyone should be able to lock into it."

Slavior originally inked a deal with Greece's Black Lotus Records, but financial turmoil eventually caused the label to fold, leaving the band to re-evaluate matters and come to their initial choice of labels, Inside Out. Zonder added, "You hear the old saying, 'when one door closes, another opens' and I think that is the case here, Inside Out was always one of our first choices. I've known Jim (Pitulski, Inside Out America President) for 20 years now and to come to his label is certainly something we’re excited about. Even after we inked our deal with Inside Out, we heard from other labels that we were in contact with that congratulated us and said that IO was a classy label. That's always a good thing to hear."

Jim Pitlski, President of Inside Out records said the following regurading Slavior's signing withe label:

"Mark Zonder has been a friend and colleague for many years and I have long admired his incredible skill as a musician," comments Pitulski. "It is with great pleasure and pride that we now welcome Mark and Slavior to the Inside Out family. The release of Slavior represents a unique challenge for Inside Out in that its sound is not necessarily typical of what we've come to be known for as a label. We're looking at this release as an opportunity to push our own boundaries just as Slavior themselves are pushing the boundaries of modern music."

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Deadlock Add Second Singer

German metal band Deadlock have announced Sabine Weniger as their second lead vocalist. Sabine has collaborated with the band for the past 6 years on their previous albums. Sabine will be featured on Deadlock's upcoming as-of-yet untitled release through Lifeforce Records due out April 2007. The band also stated the following:

"The personal and musical cooperation in the past has always been fantastic and will now mean another big step to more variety, innovation and inimitability. Her amazing and highly acclaimed voice perfectly fits in our new songs and we're sure, that Joe and her will be an excellent duo on our live performances and all upcoming releases."

Sabine has been involved in the songwriting of the upcoming album and will be included in the studio sessions. The band began recording drums last weekend.

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Converge, New Album Preview Posted Online

You can preview CONVERGE's upcoming new album, No Heroes, online here. The album will be released on October 24th through Epitaph.

As previously reported, the track listing for the effort is as follows: More...

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Type O Negative Check In

The band is currently focused on completing a new album with a tentative early 2007 release date. There are currently no tour dates planned until the record is finished.

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Army of Anyone Post Video For Goodbye

ARMY OF ANYONE, the band featuring former members of FILTER and STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, has posted its first video at YouTube.com. The clip is for the song "Goodbye", which comes off the band's self-titled debut album, due out on November 14. Singer Richard Patrick told Launch that the song has an especially personal meaning for him. "I'm in a program of recovery, and unfortunately I've had to experience a lot of loss in that program," he said. "A lot of young lives have ended in front of me, and a lot of great people that have a disease have died. It's hard to deal with. And it's just a very simple song about loss and having to say goodbye. It's not the easiest thing to do."

For the video, ARMY OF ANYONE enlisted director Scott Speer, a 24-year-old newcomer whose credits include SWITCHFOOT's "Stars" and TEDDY GEIGER's "For You I Will (Confidence)", according to MTV.com.

"When he walked into the meeting, I thought, 'Great, someone's junior manager is in here. When's the director get here?' " Patrick joked on the set. "And then he goes, 'I am the director.' But he's got a vision and he's talented and he knows his way around the camera."

Patrick got clean and sober just over four years ago, on September 28, 2002. He has the date tattooed on his arm.

The video for "Goodbye" was shot in late August in Los Angeles.

ARMY OF ANYONE made its live debut on September 20 with a surprise rooftop performance at a restaurant in Minneapolis, Minnesota

The band, which features ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS members Robert DeLeo on bass and Dean DeLeo on guitar in addition to former FILTER frontman Patrick, will begin a promotional radio tour today (October 4) that will last until the record's arrival.

ARMY OF ANYONE will head out on a full U.S. tour later this fall.

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Alice In Chains Silencing Doubters

ALICE IN CHAINS recently spoke to AOL Music about the group's decision to reunite with a new singer, William Duvall.

"We spent half our lives together and created all this music, so just getting back in touch with it is a big thing, man," guitarist Jerry Cantrell said. "When you look back, you realize how much fun we actually had."

"Once we got rolling it was just really emotional for me, doing this without our brother Layne [Staley, late frontman]," added bassist Mike Inez.

"I think we've kind of found some sort of neutral buoyancy. We're floating in the ocean. It just feels good. It feels more natural."

Drummer Sean Kinney said the band had to deal with a lot of doubters at first. "Nobody knew what would happen, 'cause some people are just stupid," he said. "They can't let go of the past, and they believe things have to be a certain way. I hear a lot of people tell me, 'This can't work, and it shouldn't be.' By the third song, they're singing along. And then they feel the need to hunt you down and tell you they were wrong."

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Chevelle Begins Recording New Album

Epic recording artists CHEVELLE have entered the studio to begin recording the highly anticipated follow-up to 2004's gold-selling album, "This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In)". The yet-to-be-titled disc is tentatively scheduled for a spring 2007 release.

The new CHEVELLE album will be produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette, who the band previously worked with on both "This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In)" and 2003's platinum-selling release, "Wonder What's Next". Tentative songtitles include "Humanoid", "Straight Jacket Fashion" and "One Cell". The new album will also mark the recording debut of bassist Dean Bernardini, who joined the band during last year's tour.

"This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In)" entered Billboard's Top 200 at #8 and went gold in just six short weeks. The first single, "Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)", shot to No. 1 on Billboard's Active Rock chart and its companion video garnered airplay on MTV, MTV2 and Fuse. Second single "The Clincher" appeared on EA Sports' top-selling video game Madden NFL 2005 and hit top 10 on Billboard's Active Rock chart. Over the course of the months following the album’s release, the band did an arena tour with KORN, appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", were featured on CNN, headlined the SnoCore Tour and recently wrapped a string of dates with NICKELBACK.

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Watch Shadows Fall Perform "What Drives The Weak"

There is a new live performance video of Shadows Fall playing their track “What Drives The Weak” available for viewing at the Underground Video Television (UVTV) website. The footage was taken in Buffalo NY at The Town Ballroom during the Strhess tour this past summer. The track “What Drives The Weak” appears on their breakthrough album “The War Within which debuted at #20 on The Billboard 200 Chart & helped secure the band a slot on Ozzfest 2005 as well as a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance. Shadows Fall is currently writing & recording for their major label debut on Atlantic Records.

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Force Fed Flesh Reuniting and Writing New Material

Baltimore death/hardcore act Force Fed Flesh have announced they are reuniting after splitting up almost 1 year ago. They are currently in the process of writing new material and hope to hit the road by early next year. You can check out some of their previous work on their MySpace page.

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Desolate Ways Reveal "Tearful" Artwork

Desolate Ways just revealed the artwork cover of Tearful, the band's new full length. It was made again by the artist Anderson L.A. and it's available in the band's website.

Desolate Ways is negotiating the release of the album and will reveal more details of it soon.

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Biolich Break Up

New York's Biolich have posted the following on their myspace page:

"well kids..its been a fun trip, but with everything in life, good things must come to an end...we'd like to thank everyone who ever supported us in anyway shape or form..but its over..there will still be an album next year and then its on to the new and exciting..so look forward to the new bands that we're all starting.....farewell..."

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Necrophagist Plan Headlining Tour

Necrophagist appear to be planning a headlining tour beginning immediately after their tour with Cannibal Corpse. The tour will feature support from Ion Dissonance, Skinless, and The Faceless. One date will feature Napalm Death and others. Three confirmed dates are as follow:

December 8 - Jacksonville, FL @ Thee Imperial
December 16 - Louisville, KY @ Uncle Pleasants
December 17 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar w/ Napalm Death, etc.

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Nasum's Grind Finale Selling Out

NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson has issued the following update:

"Relapse has gotten around 200 copies of Grind Finale in return from the distributors, and it's now available from their mailorder. These are the last copies of Grind Finale ever on CD. When these last copies are gone, all 13,000 copies are sold. Amazing!"

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Path Of Resistance West Coast Tour Dates

Dates have been solidified for Path Of Resistance's upcoming West Coast mini-tour with First Blood, xDeathstarx, and Force Of Change. Here are the tour dates:

11/2 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
11/3 San Jose, CA @ The Cave
11/4 Corona, CA @ Showcase Theatre
11/5 Las Vegas, NV @ TBA

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Coliseum Plan US Tour Dates

Louisville, KY's Coliseum are hitting the road again for a month-long U.S. tour which includes dates with Darkest Hour, Sweet Cobra and Kylesa and an appearance at Gainesville, Florida's The Fest V. Here are the tour dates:

10/6 Chicago, IL @ No Exit Café w/ Get Rad, Sweet Cobra
10/7 Milwaukee, WI @ Valhalla w/ Get Rad
10/8 Minneapolis, MN @ 720 Space w/ Get Rad, Formaldehyde Junkies
10/9 Omaha, NE @ Dannebrog Hall
10/10 Denver, CO @ LABS w/ Motheater, Lion Sized
10/11 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Broken Record
10/12 Boise, ID @ The Myrtle Morgue
10/13 Portland, OR @ Satyricon w/ Warcry, Coldbringer
10/14 Seattle, WA @ Fusion Cafe @ Downtown YMCA w/ The Helm
10/16 Oakland, CA @ Pistol Pete's Auto Body w/ Never Healed
10/17 San Fransico, CA @ Pound SF
10/18 Los Angeles, CA @ Mountain Bar (FREE) w/ Black Cobra, Graf Orlock
10/19 Los Angeles, CA @ Workmen's Circle
10/20 Long Beach, CA @ Long Beach Warehouse
10/21 San Diego, CA @ Scolari's Office [21+ FREE]
10/22 Su Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse w/ Soilwork, Darkest Hour
10/23 Las Cruces, NM @ The Farm
10/24 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Conservatory
10/25 Austin, TX @ Emo's
10/26 New Orleans, LA @ Nuetral Ground
10/27 Pensacola, FL @ End Of The Line Cafe
10/28 Gainesville, FL @ The FEST V
10/29 Miami, FL @ Churchill's
10/30 Tampa, FL @ Transitions Art Gallery at Skatepark of Tampa
10/31 Savannah, GA @ The Jinx w/ Kylesa
11/01 Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn

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Job For A Cowboy Seeks New Drummer

Job For A Cowboy and drummer Elliott Sellers have parted ways. According to the band, "It was a mutual agreement that ended on a good note." Regardless, the Arizona-based group is now seeking a replacement. Candidates must be willing to tour consistently. Here's the official word on trying out:

"Make a video recording of yourself playing 'Entities' along to a metronome. Please do not send your own personal interpretations of the song, the band just wants to make sure you can play what is heard on the CD. The band would also like to see another video of you drumming showcasing whatever you'd like. Once you've done that you can email Job for a Cowboy at jfacaudition@gmail.com. We would need you to relocate during our writing process. We will provide food, living shelter, and equipment."

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Nirvana's "Live! Tonight! Sold Out!" To Hit DVD

The Nirvana concert film "Live! Tonight! Sold Out!" will make its DVD debut Nov. 7 via Geffen. Originally issued on VHS in 1994, the release was conceived by Kurt Cobain as a way to anthologize Nirvana's quick ascent to rock superstardom but was not completed until after his 1994 suicide.

The bulk of the DVD features live footage from the band's 1991-92 tour in support of "Nevermind," highlighted by versions of "Breed," "Drain You," "Dive" and "Aneurysm." According to the label, the footage has been color-corrected and digitally remastered; previously unreleased bonus performances will be included but details have yet to be announced.

"Live! Tonight! Sold Out!" also sports performances of "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "About a Girl," "Love Buzz," "Negative Creep," "Come As You Are," "Territorial Pissings," "Something in the Way," "On a Plain," "Lithium" and "Sliver," among others.

The only prior Nirvana DVD was included with the 2004 boxed set "With the Lights Out."

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Crash Kelly Plan Off Date From Alice Cooper Tour

Canada's CRASH KELLY, currently on the road supporting Alice Cooper, will be performing at the Chicago St. Bar & Grill tomorrow night, Wednesday Oct. 4th. An off-date, this will be the band's only headlining gig while on this tour.

CRASH KELLY w/ Alice Cooper
9/27 Poughkeepsie, NY Mid-Hudson Civic Ctr.
9/30 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
10/1 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
10/3 Joliet, IL Rialto Square Theatre
10/4 Chicago, IL Chicago St. Bar & Grill (*CRASH KELLY ONLY*)
10/5 Springfield, IL Sangamon Aud.
10/6 Evansville, IN The Centre
10/7 Pikeville, KY Eastern KY Expo Ctr.
10/8 Cleveland, OH Tower City Amph.
10/10 Kalamazoo, MI State Theatre

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Alice In Chains Talks About Recent Reunion, Tour

AOL Music reports: If fans didn't know what to expect when the three remaining members of Alice in Chains decided to reunite with a new singer, William Duvall, they weren't the only ones.

"We spent half our lives together and created all this music, so just getting back in touch with it is a big thing, man," says guitarist Jerry Cantrell, speaking to AOL Music backstage at KROQ's recent Inland Invasion show. "When you look back, you realize how much fun we actually had."

"Once we got rolling it was just really emotional for me, doing this without our brother Layne [Staley, late frontman]," adds bassist Mike Inez.

The band also had to deal with questions about where they fit in, music-wise, a decade later, but Inez says the group is finding its way: "I think we've kind of found some sort of neutral buoyancy. We're floating in the ocean. It just feels good. It feels more natural."

Drummer Sean Kinney says the band had to deal with a lot of doubters at first. "Nobody knew what would happen, 'cause some people are just stupid. They can't let go of the past, and they believe things have to be a certain way. I hear a lot of people tell me, 'This can't work, and it shouldn't be.'"

But Kinney says after seeing the show some fans have admitted their mistake. "By the third song, they're singing along. And then they feel the need to hunt you down and tell you they were wrong."

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