Within Temptation New Video Posted Online

Holland's Within Temptation have uploaded their new video, "Stand My Ground", at their official web site. Check it out in streaming Real Media format: Broadband, Dial-Up.

"Stand My Ground" is the first single off Within Temptation's upcoming album, "The Silent Force", due later in the year. The "Stand My Ground" clip was shot on the roof of an old brewery in Berlin, Germany last month. "The band performed their song for a whole (very cold) night," reads a posting on the group's web site. "By the sunrise of the next morning everybody went tired but happy back to the hotel in order to catch some sleep."

As previously reported, "The Silent Force" will be released in three formats: a limited digibook version with a DVD bonus, a regular jewel case version, and a version without the booklet, at a special price.

Within Temptation will introduce their new album with a special performace at Le Batlaclan in Paris, France on November 8, 2004. This show will be filmed and will be broadcast live in several theaters around Europe.

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Guitar World's 'Worst Riffs, Solos of All Time'

The Associated Press is reporting that Guitar World magazine has selected the "100 Worst Riffs, Licks & Solos of All Time," identifying ones that are "lazy," "boring," "just plain stoopid," or "involve C.C. DeVille."

The list includes songs by David Bowie, Def Leppard, Metallica, Green Day, B.B. King, The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Aerosmith and The Strokes, among others. Many are guitar legends who simply had a bad night or bum note.

Guitar World describes the No. 1 selection, Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille's nine-minute solo — entitled, appropriately enough, "Guitar Solo" (off Poison's "Swallow This Live") — "completely devoid of taste, structure or steady tempo" and recommends every budding guitarist listen to it because "surely, they can't do any worse."

DeVille was also cited for his "Cherry Pie" solo when he made a guest appearance with Warrant and Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn".

The magazine recommends DeVille "take solace in the fact that he's in some rather good company."

Top 10 "Worst Riffs, Licks & Solos of All Time" as selected by Guitar World magazine:

01. POISON – "Guitar Solo"
02. BLUE CHEER - "Summertime Blues"
03. CARLOS SANTANA - "The Game of Love"
04. CREAM - Falstaff beer 1967 radio spot
05. THE BEATLES - "All You Need is Love"
06. BLACK FLAG – "Thirsty and Miserable"
07. TED NUGENT - "Wango Tango"
08. ROLLING STONES - "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
09. MANOWAR - "Sting of the Bumblebee"
10. LENNY KRAVITZ - "American Woman"

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Marilyn Manson To Star In 'Alice In Wonderland'

Marilyn Manson is co-starring in an upcoming re-imagining of "Alice in Wonderland" called "Living in Neon Dreams", according to MTV.com. MGM was originally aboard to distribute, but the film has been retooled as a smaller, indie film, and so far Daryl Hannah, Nia Vardalos, Alan Cumming and Jonathan Pryce are also aboard. In an inspired casting move, Manson will play the Queen of Hearts. Shooting is slated to begin this month in Cape Town, South Africa. More information about the movie is available at this location.

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Cold Announce New Album Title

Cold have set "And a Sad Song Lives On" as the title of their new album, tentatively due early next year via the group's new label, Atlantic. The band will commence pre-production on the CD on October 14 with producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette (Chevelle, Iggy Pop).

Back in April, Cold parted ways with guitarist Kelly Hayes and replaced him with Matt Laughran, formerly of the pre-Cold outfit Grundig. Hayes, who has since joined the Jacksonville, Florida-based "modern rock" band Allele, was the second guitarist to leave Cold in less than six months. Late last year, Terry Balsamo exited the group to hook up with Evanescence. He has since been replaced by former Darwin's Waiting Room axeman Eddie Rendini.

Commented Cold frontman Scooter Ward: "A lot of people wondering what the new record will be like with the addition of two new guitar players. Sam [McCandless, drums] and I were very concerned when we started writing the new record. We wanted to make sure this is more Cold than it's ever been. It is important to us to keep that integrity. So Sam and I locked ourselves up in a room for two months and created.

"I'm shaking a little as I'm writing this because the chills and emotion behind this is insane.

"Matt and Eddie will play on the record and continue to tour with us.

"Sam and I are very proud about this record not only because we did it ourselves its also because Atlantic is being very supportive and excited and letting us be artist again. This record will dominate everything weve ever done. I have never felt like this before about our music. It's a new world for Cold. Me beeing sober now might have something to do with that also. But it's exciting for us."

Released in 2003, Cold' last album, "Year of the Spider", debuted at No. 3 on The Billboard 200 and has sold more than 500,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

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Velvet Revolver To Play Free Rooftop Show

Velvet Revolver are planning a free rooftop show on the West Hollywood Sunset Strip around 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 12. The exact location of the show is expected to be announced early next week.

In other news, Velvet Revolver want their fans to vote for the group's next single. You can now pick any song that wasn't released as a single yet and cast your vote on the band's official web site.

Upcoming Velvet Revolver shows:

Oct. 16 - Buzzfest @ Starwood Amph - Nashville, TN
Oct. 17 - Voodoo Music Experience '04 - New Orleans, LA
Oct. 19 - Edgefest @ Downtown Tulsa - Tulsa, OK
Oct. 20 - Zoo Amphitheatre - Oklahoma City, OK
Oct. 24 - Freakers Ball @ Smirnoff Music Centre - Dallas, TX
Oct. 25 - Rocktoberfest @ Dodge Arena - Hidalgo, TX
Oct. 28 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - San Antonio, TX
Oct. 30 - Buzzfest @ Woodlands Pavilion - Houston, TX
Oct. 31 - Rocktoberfest 2004 @ Alltel Arena North - Little Rock, AR
Nov. 01 - Austin Music Hall - Austin, TX
Nov. 05 - Boutwell Auditorium - Birmingham, AL
Nov. 06 - Desoto Civic Center - Southaven, MS
Nov. 07 - Cricket - Charlotte, NC
Nov. 09 - The Worcester Centrum Centre - Worcester, MA
Nov. 10 - Dunkin' Donuts Arena - Providence, RI
Nov. 11 - Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 13 - Bell Centre - Montreal, QUE, Canada
Nov. 14 - Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME
Nov. 16 - Air Canada Centre - Toronto, ONT, Canada
Nov. 17 - Schottenstein Center - Columbus, OH
Nov. 19 - Target Center - Minneapolis, MN
Nov. 20 - Dane County Coliseum - Madison, WI
Nov. 21 - Allstate Arena - Chicago, IL
Nov. 23 - Emerald Theatre - Mt. Clemens, MI

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12 Stones Drop Off Megadeth's Tour

Christian hard rockers 12 Stones have officially dropped off Megadeth's "Blackmail The Universe Tour", which is scheduled to kick off on October 23 in Reno, NV. Previously announced openers Earshot will act as support for the entire trek except for six West Coast dates, which will feature San Francisco thrashers Exodus. The dates are as follows:

Oct. 23 - Reno, NV @ Reno Hilton *
Oct. 24 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint *
Oct. 25 - Anaheim, CA @ The Grove **
Oct. 26 - San Diego, CA @ 4th and B **
Oct. 28 - San Francisco, CA @ Warfield **
Oct. 29 - Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium **
Oct. 30 - Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theatre **
Oct. 31 - Tucson, AZ @ Casino Anselmo **
Nov. 02 - Denver, CO @ Filmore *
Nov. 04 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave *
Nov. 05 - St. Louis, MO @ Pops *
Nov. 06 - Ft. Wayne, IN @ Pierres *
Nov. 07 - Cleveland, OH @ Odeon *
Nov. 09 - Washington, DC @ Nation *
Nov. 10 - New York City, NY @ Roseland *
Nov. 12 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory *
Nov. 13 - Boston, MA @ Avalon Ballroom *
Nov. 14 - Montreal, QB @ Metropolis *
Nov. 16 - Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus *
Nov. 17 - Detroit, MI @ State Theatre *
Nov. 18 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Orbit Room *
Nov. 19 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre *

* w/ Earshot
** w/ Exodus

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Overkill Sign With Regain Records

Long-running New York metallers Overkill have inked a two-album deal with Sweden's Regain Records. The agreement, which covers the entire world outside the USA, will begin with the release of the group's next studio album, tentatively due in February 2005. The band will follow up the upcoming CD with extensive worldwide touring (USA, Europe, Japan and more).

Overkill's last studio album, "Killbox 13", was released in 2003 via Spitfire Records.

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Shadows Fall To Perform Special Private Show

Shadows Fall will be performing on the special Halloween edition of MTV2's Headbangers Ball to be taped at the BloodRayne 2 Launch Party on October 21st at the House of Blues in Los Angeles. This party will be hosted by Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta and also feature lots of surprises including some very secret guests that we can't announce!

There are a limited number of tickets available for free with the purchase of a ticket to the November 10th Devastation Across the Nation date with Shadows Fall, Damageplan and The Haunted that is also at House of Blues in LA. As this is a private event there will only be a select number of tickets open to the public. Expect these to disappear very quickly.

We have an incredibly limited number of tickets available through Shadows Fall Online Ticketing at a cheaper service fee than other options. You can also get tickets through Ticketmaster.com or the House of Blues box office while supplies last. You MUST bring either the physical ticket itself or a printout of the confirmation email to the House of Blues box office before Oct. 21st to get your pass for the BloodRayne 2 Launch Party. This applies to fans who have already purchased tickets as well. If you buy your ticket through the Shadows Fall online ticketing store, your name will be at the door and you will not have to redeem your ticket at House of Blues.

The ONLY way to get tickets to this event is by purchasing a ticket to the Devastation Across the Nation show (with Shadows Fall, Damageplan and The Haunted) on November 10th at the House of Blues in Los Angeles. This is your chance to be on MTV with Shadows Fall. The actual program will air on Halloween night. Tickets are still available for this but they will not last much longer.

In other news, Shadows Fall drummer, Jason, just tied the knot this weekend.

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Bloodshoteye Continue Tour Despite Loss of Drummer

Following the unannounced departure of their drummer 4 days prior to 3 major shows, Bloodshoteye got their friend Mike LePrieur to fill in for the Toronto show. Patrice Hamelin of Martyr will sit behind the drumkit for the Quebec and Montreal shows. BSE has already begun looking for a permanent replacement.

October 7: Toronto, ON Club Rockit (w/ The End, Cephalic Carnage)

October 8: Quebec, QC Campus de Charlesbourg (w/ Cryptopsy, The End, Cephalic Carnage)

October 9: Montreal, QC Medley (w/ Cryptopsy, The End, Cephalic Carnage)

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Katatonia Denounce December Souls Re-Release

It has been known to us, that Black Lodge records are going to reissue the old classic Dance Of December Souls album.

Pulled from the official Katatonia website:

Although the CD could just as well have been repressed with the original cover and old logo, it now ridicules both the past and present by showing up with a new pathetic cover trying to depict elements from our last album and the abuse of the "new era" logo on something that was released more than 10 year ago.

Don't be fooled into confusing this is for a new Katatonia release. Consequently, we do not support this reissue and take complete distance from its existence.

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Exodus To Open For Megadeth

Bay Area Thrash legend Exodus has been confirmed to play six US-shows together with Megadeth! Check out the dates here.

As singer Steve "Zetro" Souza left the band about one month ago, Skinlab singer Steev Esquivel will help out Exodus on vocals.

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Mnemic Break Danish Top 100 Chart

Mnemic's "The Audio Injected Soul" has entered the Danish album charts at position No. 97. The Danish modern thrashers are the first extreme metal act ever to have managed to reach such a high position in the Danish Top 100.

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Exmortem Sign With Wicked World Records

Danish death metallers Exmortem have signed a new deal with Earache Records subsidiary Wicked World. The group's fifth album, "Nihilistic Contentment," was recorded at b>Antfarm Studio in Aarhus, Denmark with producer Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Hatesphere, Mnemic) and is tentatively scheduled for release in early 2005. Ten songs were recorded and mixed during the four-week session, including "Parasite Paradise," "Flesh Havoc," "Black Walls of Misery," "The Human Rape Symphony," "Division of Genocide Pleasure," "Bitter Discipline," "Fix of Negativity," "Graveside Mourning Ritual" and "Symbols of Inhumanity."

Exmortem guitarist Martin "Sigtyr" Thim had this to say about the band's new union: "We are very proud to announce that we have signed with one of the world's leading labels in extreme music!! With a crew that have worked to be on the forefront of the scene for 15 years or more, we feel confident that we have found the best home for Exmortem. We will do our best to make this a success and the new album should be the first step in that direction!"

Exmortem were previously signed to France's Osmose Productions and Holland's Hammerheart Records.

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Neurosis Line Up Four Shows

Neurosis have finalized a few upcoming shows. Here are the tour dates:

11/6 Los Angeles CA @ The Troubadour
11/27 Brooklyn NY @ North Six
11/28 Philadelphia PA @ Theatre Of Living Arts
12/18 London England @ The Forum

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My Chemical Romance Interview & Performance Online

My Chemical Romance took part in an interview and performance for LAUNCH's 'Who's Next?' feature. You can watch the interview and performance of 'I'm Not Okay (I Promise)' at Launch.com.

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Drowningman Guitarist Quits

Drowningman guitarist Denny Donovan quit the band following the group's show in Chicago on Tuesday night. Reasons for his departure have not been publicly disclosed. Donovan co-founded the band with Simon Brody in 1996.

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The Esoteric Sign With Prosthetic Records

The Esoteric have signed a worldwide record deal with Prosthetic Records. Featuring former members of Coalesce and Today Is The Day, the Kansas band has previously released material with Crash and Bang Records and Black Noise Records. The group is currently recording a new album with producer/engineer Ed Rose (Coalesce, The Get Up Kids) at Black Lodge Studios in Eudora, KS. Recording will be completed on November 5th and the album, entitled "With the Sureness of Sleepwalking," will hit stores on February 22, 2005. Tentative track titles include: "Your New Burden", "A Fool's Errand", "Until the Grave Gives Up the Ghost", "Ram-Faced Boy", "This Is Dedicated to the Prettiest One" and "No Jazz Before the Rumble".

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Mudvayne Video Shoot Details

You can be in Mudvayne's first video ("Fucking Determined") off their forthcoming album (early 2005 release). Here are the video shoot details:

Where: The Avalon (formerly the Limelight) at 20th St. & 6th Ave in New York City.
When: Sunday October 17th at 1pm Come down if you want to be in the video! First come first served.

Send email to MudvayneVideo@aol.com to let them know if you're coming.

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