Soilent Green Fire Guitarist

Soilent Green fired guitarist Ben Stout due to his perceived lack of commitment to the band. As a result, Soilent Green have pulled out of the upcoming Metallenium tour of America. However, they will be part of Morbid Angel's 'Holidays In Hell' trek, which starts in the US in November.

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A Muddy X-Mas

According to Rob Zomie's Official Site, Mudvayne have been confirmed to join the Black X-Mas Tour. They are the third band confirmed for the tour, which already has an Ozzy / Zombie headline. A fourth band is to be announced shortly. The tour is to start on Halloween.

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Dillinger Gets Vocals

New Jersey post-hardcore luminaries The Dillinger Escape Plan have confirmed former Faith No More vocalist Mike Patton to be the vocalist on the band's upcoming EP for Epitaph Records.

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Metalium Get New Drummer

Germany's Metalium have found a new drummer after previous skinbasher Mark Cross abruptly left to join Helloween's ranks.

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Kittie's Cd Moved

The release of Oracle, the second album from Kittie, has been moved from October 30 to November 13. No U.S. dates have been announced but the band will make in-store appearances in selected U.S. cities in October and tour the U.K. in February.

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Courtney Plays The Market

In an effort to kickstart the American economy after last weeks disater, Courtney Love has pledged to play up to $200,000 in the stock market. She is also urging other big names to do the same, as the country tries to it's stability back.

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SOAD On Total Rock

This comes off of www.totalrock.com:

System of a Down will be Mad Maz's guest on Thursday, September 20, Tune in from 6-9 P.M. (UK Time) to hear one of the world's top bands talking about music and other stuff.

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Zombie CD Pushed Back

Rob Zombie's forthcoming new album "The Sinister Urge" has been pushed back to a November 13th release through Geffen.

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Coal Chamber Bring Dark Days

Coal Chamber have completed tracking their forthcoming new effort "Dark Days" and are set to begin mixing it this coming Monday, September 24th at NRG Studios in the Los Angeles, CA area. The albums producer Ross Hogarth (Motley Crue) will helm the mixes and the process is expected to be completed in around three weeks time. The album itself is currently set to see a release in February through Roadrunner/Island/Def Jam.

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Embodyment Has Two MP3's

[Embodyment] have posted mp3's of two new tracks, "Set The Stage" and "Cruise Control", on their official website www.embodymentcore.com. Both songs come from their forthcoming new album "Hold Your Breath", due out on October 09th through Tooth & Nail.

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SOAD Appeal to Americans

System of a Down singer Serj Tankian appealed for Americans to "concentrate on positive energies" in a statement on the recent terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. on Tuesday:

"As American citizens, we are in the privileged position to be able to speak our hearts, even if other people disagree. I highly value the fact that I can make a statement with my intention being to sponsor peace and understanding of the tragic events that have been unfolding. I ask only that, for the long-term survival of our planet, we all concentrate on positive energies in our lives while pursuing justice..."

Read the full article at CDNow AllStar News.

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