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FRED DURST SUES WEBSITES OVER SEX TAPE Story Contains Pictures
Fred Durst
of Limp Bizkit has filed suit in a California court seeking $80 million worth of damages and also seeking a temporary restraining order. Sue everyone! ...



CAN HALFORD MAKE JUDAS RISE TO CHART TOP? Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Rob Halford rejoined Judas Priest to release their first album together since 1990's Painkiller. Will they rise? Guitarist K.K. Downing said...

EX-KISS DRUMMER PETER CRISS WORKING ON SOLO ALBUM Story Contains Pictures
Peter Criss
of Kiss fame is not sitting home wanting to be on a Kiss tour, he's recording a solo album, and a report filed by Billboard has the scoop. Find out the details here!

GODSMACK, NUGENT, KISS TO ENTERTAIN MARINES FOR HOMECOMING Story Contains Pictures
Godmack
, Kiss, and Ted Nugent are among the artists set to play a special concert for the homecoming of Marines in California on April 1...


STATIC-X GUITARIST CHARGED WITH RAPE Story Contains Pictures
Static-X guitarist Tripp Eisen has been charged with rape and will be extradited back to New Jersey to face charges. He was just released from a California jail for a sex offense as well...


THE USED AND MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE ARE UNDER PRESSURE Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
The Used and My Chemical Romance have teamed up to record a version of the David Bowie and Freddie Mercury song "Under Pressure." Now they're performing it live.

JUDAS PRIEST DOLES OUT RETRIBUTION ON TUESDAY Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Judas Priest released their new album, Angel Of Retribution, on Tuesday (March 1), and it's the first album with singer Rob Halford since 1990. K.K. Downing said...

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE TO TOUR OZZFEST INSTEAD OF WARPED THIS YEAR Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Killswitch Engage revealed that they will be touring With New Jersey being the home of Senses Fail and My Chemical Romance, the tour, headlined by The Used, filmed a DVD for the tour to an ecstatic crowd.

KORN LOST ITS HEAD, BUT CONTINUES ON Story Contains Pictures
Korn
is staying together despite the departure of long-time guitarist Brian "Head" Welch. The guitarist is....


MUSIC FOR RELIEF RAISES ONE MILLION FROM FEB 18 ANAHEIM SHOW Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Linkin Park, No Doubt, Jay-Z, Story Of The Year and Camp Freddy played an all star tsunami benefit that raised over one million dollars despite the absence of Ozzy Osbourne and Blink 182.


MUSIC FOR RELIEF ROLLED ON SANS OZZY AND BLINK Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
The Music For Relief show in Anaheim didn't miss those bands that canceled too much. Linkin Park, No Doubt, Camp Freddy, and others rocked the...


MOTORHEAD GETS FIRST GRAMMY AWARD Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Lemmy Kilmister
and company won their first Grammy. So what if Motorhead's first award was a Metallica tribute, said Kilmister.


MOTLEY CRUE DROPS TO 26 WITH RED, WHITE, AND CRUE Story Contains Pictures
Motley Crue
released their album and it debuted at Number 6 on the Billboard album chart. This week it drops to 26...

LINKIN PARK, OZZY, BLINK 182 SET FOR RELIEF Story Contains Pictures
Ozzy Osbourne
, Blink 182, Linkin Park and Jay Z are among the artists lined up to do the Music For Relief Concert on February 18. Click to find out more...


JUDAS PRIEST ALBUM COMES INTO FOCUS Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Judas Priest
have put the finishing touches on their new album Angel Of Retribuition, and it will be a double disc. ... [ READ MORE ]

STAIND NOT SURE WHERE SUCCESS LEAVES THEM FOR NEW EFFORT Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video

Staind is putting the finishing touches on their follow-up to 14 Shades Of Grey, and Aaron Lewis knows full well the fickleness of the music industry ... [ READ MORE ]


PAPA ROACH TOUR CATERED TO GENERAL ADMISSION? Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Papa Roach
is se to embark on a tour with Skindred in support, and they say the biggest bummer about touring is seats. ... [ READ MORE ]

BAN OF GOD Story Contains Pictures

Lamb Of God is set to tour with Slipknot, but they're looking for another L.A. venue as they've been banned from the ... [ READ MORE ]

P.O.D. IN THE STUDIO Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video

P.O.D. has headed into the studio to start work on the follow-up to Payable On Death. .... [ READ MORE ]


METALLICA'S ENHANCED DVD IS A MONSTER Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Metallica
's movie Some Kind Of Monster comes to DVD in enhanced form, and it features lots of tidbits and outtakes not found in the film ... [ READ MORE ]

JUDAS PRIEST WORKING ON U.S. TOUR SCHEDULING Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Judas Priest is working on dates for the U.S. in support of their album, Angel Of Retribution. While dates in Europe... ... [ READ MORE ]


GENE SIMMONS NOT INTO 'IDOL' WORSHIP Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Kiss
founder Gene Simmons made his appearance felt on American Idol last week and he was just as tough as the very critical Simon ... [ READ MORE ]


DIO SET TO RELEASE CONCERT DVD Story Contains Pictures
Dio
is set to release a convert DVD that was filmed at Roseland Ballroom in New York City
... [ READ MORE ]



QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE SET TO TOUR Story Contains Pictures
Queens Of The Stone Age is set to tour in support of its forthcoming album Lullabyes To Paralyze, and the band is ... [ READ MORE ]

MEGADETH SUIT SETTLED Story Contains Pictures
Megadeth
founder Dave Mustaine has been vindicated after a federal judge in New York threw out the suit brought against him by .... [ READ MORE ]

SYSTEM OF A DOWN ANNOUNCES UK DATES Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
In April System of a Down is going to be releasing a two album set. They will be playing three shows in the UK ... [ READ MORE ]


GENE SIMMONS LAWSUIT Story Contains Pictures
Gene Simmons and the cable TV station VH1 are both being sued by a woman who claims she was portrayed as immoral by the ...[ READ MORE ]

THE OSBOURNES LAST HURRAH Story Contains Pictures
The Osbournes, the longstanding show about Ozzy Osbourne
and his wife Sharon, embarks on its final season starting January 17....[ READ MORE ]

GENE SIMMONS AGAINST ISLAM? PAUL STANLEY GETS 'HIP' Story Contains Pictures
Kiss bassist Gene Simmons recently made disparaging remarks against those who support fundamentalist Islam, Paul Stanley gets hip...[ READ MORE ]

PAPA ROACH TO DO LIVE 'SCARS' Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Papa Roach is set to remake the video for their song 'Scars.' The band tried to be artistic with it, but they admit they're best when they're performing live. ...[ READ MORE ]

DEE SNIDER'S LIFE NOT SO 'TWISTED' THESE DAYS Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
When the hair-metal and hard rock era of music ended in the late '80s early '90s Twisted Sister'a Dee Snider had to reinvent himself....[ READ MORE ]

SKINDRED: TRYING TO BREAK THROUGH Story Contains Pictures
Skindred
is releasing their follow-up to "Nobody" and "Set It Off," and those two songs have separated those who like them to those who need to acquire the taste ...[ READ MORE ]


2004 IN REVIEW: SHOCK OF THE YEAR: DIMEBAG SHOT ONSTAGE Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
The most shocking event of the year goes to the murder of Dimebag Darrell who was shot in cold blood as he started the set with the new band Damageplan....[ READ MORE ]

2004 IN REVIEW: COMEBACK OF THE YEAR - VELVET REVOLVER Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures While the world waited for Axl Rose, the rest of the old Guns N' Roses crew resurfaced with former STP vocalist Scott Weiland to make the best rock record in ages....[ READ MORE ]

MOTLEY CRUE'S NEW TUNE A SIMPLE PLAN SONG, ANNOUNCES MORE DATES Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Motley Crue
has a new song on the charts, the only thing is, it's not their tune. They can thank Simple Plan and producer Bob Rock for that...[ READ MORE ]


2004 IN REVIEW: POP GOES PUNK Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Good Charlotte and Simple Plan were just a few of the bands that turned pop punk into a household genre in 2004. Find out what they thought...[ READ MORE ]

2004 IN REVIEW: VAN HALEN RETURNS Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures
Van Halen
had to contend with comebacks by the Cure and Judas Priest, but they're our choice for Reunion Tour of the Year. What's Sammy Hagar's role, find out here! ...[ READ MORE ]

2004 IN REVIEW: GREEN DAY'S 'AMERICAN IDIOT' ALBUM OF THE YEAR Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Green Day
's latest album American Idiot was one of the most anticipated albums of the year, and it's spawned two monster singles so far. What's next? A movie?...[ READ MORE ]

2004 IN REVIEW: LINKIN PARK'S PROJEKT REVOLUTION IS TOUR OF THE YEAR Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
With artists like Korn, the Used, and Snoop Dogg -- and of course themselves -- Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution was the tour of the year. Some will scream Curiosa ...[ READ MORE ]

2004 YEAR IN REVIEW: BIGGEST IMPACT - U2 DROPS THE BOMB Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
U2
conquered the world in just three months releasing How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb and causing mayhem from Dublin to New York an everywhere in between. ...[ READ MORE ]


2004 IN REVIEW: GRAMMY AWARDS Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Evanescence broke through with two awards, Yoko saluted The Beatles, and Foo Fighters teamed with Chick Corea in this one-of a kind performance.....[ READ MORE ]

2004 IN REVIEW: ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Bob Seger
, Jackson Browne, George Harrison, ZZ Top, and Traffic were among the inductees for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in March 2004. The stars came out to induct .....[ READ MORE ]

2004 IN REVIEW: OZZFEST IS THE MOST METAL EVER Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
OzzFest went back to the basics, eschewing nu-metal for traditional heavy stuff. Judas Priest reunited for the tour, Black Sabbath came out as well as Slipknot ....[ READ MORE ]

2004 IN REVIEW: THREE DAYS GRACE TAKES SONG OF THE YEAR Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Although they didn't top any year-end chart, Three Days Grace is our choice for song of the year spanning across three genres of rock .....[ READ MORE ]

2004 YEAR IN REVIEW: GUTSIEST EVENT VOTE FOR CHANGE Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Vote For Change featured bands from all walks of music and was spearheaded by big-wigs Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen. The controversial tour failed in its mission, however. .....[ READ MORE ]


METALLICA, VAN HALEN AMONG TOP TOURS   Story Contains Pictures
Metallica and Van Halen were among the Top Ten grossing tours of 2004. Find out who else was on the list here.....[ READ MORE ]

FANS PETITION FOR THE CRUE   Story Contains Pictures
Motley Crue
is heading on tour and fans in several cities are petitioning for the band to swing into town. ....[ READ MORE ]


TOMMY LEE SAYS MOTLEY CRUE REUNION AND NEW MATERIAL'WACK Story Contains Pictures
Motley Crue
drummer Tommy Lee called their reunion and new material 'wack'. Read it here!.....[ READ MORE ]


GODSMACK'S SHANNON SAYS CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT FAMILY  Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Gosdmack drummer Shannon Larkin said that being home for Christmas is all about his young daughter, who reminds him about the excitement of the season .....[ READ MORE ]

KORN GETS CLEAR CHANNEL IN TROUBLE  Story Contains Pictures
Korn
may have gotten Clear Channel in trouble with an environmental group after the band exceeded allegedly harmful decibel levels .....[ READ MORE ]

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE READY LULLABIES Story Contains Pictures
Queens Of The Stone Age
is set to release their new album next year, and it will feature a guest vocal appearance by Garbage's Shirley Manson.

BLACK SABBATH ALBUMS FOUND Story Contains Pictures
Black Sabbath
albums that were stolen just about a week ago were recovered by U.K. police. The gold and silver awards were .....[ READ MORE ]

DISTURBED PLAY CHICAGO BENEFIT FOR DIMEBAG Story Contains Pictures
Disturbed
is hosting a benefit show for Dimebag Darrell in their hometown of Chicago .....[ READ MORE ]

 

TRENT REZNOR DOES U2   Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Nine Inch Nails
mastermind Trent Reznor does his best impression of U2. Check out the bomb here. ....[ READ MORE ]

MUDVAYNE NEW ALBUM TO BE RELEASED SOON   Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Want to know the title and first single information for the new effort from Mudvayne? ....[ READ MORE ]

SLIPKNOT ANNOUNCE DATES WITH LAMB OF GOD, SHADOWS FALL   Story Contains Pictures
Slipknot has released dates for its 2005 tour with Lamb Of God and Shadow's Fall. The dates start March ....[ READ MORE ]


JUDAS PRIEST PUTTING FINISHING TOUCHES ON 'ANGEL' IN L.A.   Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Judas Priest is in the final stages of post-production for their new album Angel Of Retribution. Find out when it will hit a store near you here!....[ READ MORE ]

VAN HALEN, ZAKK WYLDE, ALICE IN CHAINS MEMBERS AMONG THOSE AT DIMEBAG MEMORIAL  Story Contains Pictures
Eddie Van Halen, Alice In Chains members, and Zakk Wylde were among the stars that attended Dimebag Darrell's memorial service earlier this week. ....[ READ MORE ]

SEVENDUST GUITARIST LEAVES BAND IN DUST, BAND ROLLS ON     Story Contains Pictures
Sevendust
made a big change to its line-up, and they were forced to continue on without their guitarist. Find out what happens to the band here! ....[ READ MORE ]

MOTLEY CRUE REUNITE FOR VIDEO GAME AWARDS     Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Motley Crue reunited for the Video Game Awards. Check out their spectacular intro and the performance of "Girls Girls Girls," right here!...[ READ MORE ]

 

JUDAS PRIEST GUITARIST REMEMBERS DIMEBAG   Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing remembers the slain Dimebag Darrell and offers condolences. ...[ READ MORE ]

U2 IN ROCK HALL, SKYNYRD, SABBATH, OTHERS SNUBBED AGAIN    Story Contains Pictures
U2
and The Pretenders made the 20th Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony. The 2005...[ READ MORE ]

DISTURBED, SLIPKNOT, SOULFLY REMEMBER DARRELL    Story Contains Pictures
Rockers from around the world are still mustering up words to cope with the death of former Pantera and former Damageplan guitarist Dimebag Darrell, who...[ READ MORE ]


NO SIGN OF TROUBLE EXCEPT FOR GUITAR FOR DIMEBAG DARRELL  Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Sentiments from around the rock world are coming in and Dimebag Darrell is fondly remembered by most. He is scheduled to be laid to rest on....[ READ MORE ]

MOTLEY CRUE OUT OF SIGHT BILLBOARD PRESENTERS Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Motley Crue
was the talk of the Billboard Music Awards, which aired on Fox-TV recently live from Las Vegas. Singer Vince Neil.....[ READ MORE ]


VINNIE PAUL SPEAKS!! DIMEBAG DARRELL'S BROTHER AND BANDMATE COMMENTS Story Contains Pictures
UPDATED: 12/10/2004 12:59 PM - Damageplan and former Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul was not one of those shot, but he did have comments on his fallen brother....[ READ MORE ]

DIMEBAG DARRELL SHOT DEAD ON STAGE Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Damageplan and former Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell was shot and killed on stage last night by a concert-goer who was then shot dead by police...[ READ MORE ]

MOTLEY CRUE'S SIXX TALKS ABOUT OFFERING FANS MORE FOR 2005 TOUR Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
UPDATED: 12/6/2004 12:59 PM - Motley Crue have announced a tour for 2005, and Nikki Sixx told us the band simply has to offer more ....[ READ MORE ]

DEFTONES WANT TO CREATE AND STAY HAPPY Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Deftones
are currently working on the follow-up to their self-titled album, and the band is looking to get comfortable in their ...[ READ MORE ]

SKINDRED BABYLON FOREVER? Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Skindred
has an upcoming appearance on Late Night With Conan O'Brien on Friday, December 14 and currently ...[ READ MORE ]

CRADLE OF FILTH RELEASES NEW VERSION OF NYMPHETAMINE  Story Contains Pictures
UPDATED: 12/1/2004 7:15 AM - Cradle of Filth will be releasing new extended version of Nymphetamine. It will have new and expanded ...[ READ MORE ]

KITTIE HOST SHOW AT NEW CLUB OPENING IN CHELSEA Story Contains Pictures
UPDATED: 12/1/2004 7:27 AM - A new NYC club, Snitch will be having a party on December 7th, for their opening night. The party ...[ READ MORE ]

SOME KIND OF MONSTER IN STORES  Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
For a post-Christmas gift this upcoming year, Metallica's film, Some Kind Of Monster will be hitting shelves this January. ...[ READ MORE ]


OZZY MAKES PLEA FOR STOLEN ITEMS Story Contains Pictures
Ozzy Osbourne
made a plea for goods stolen from his house on Tuesday on British TV. The rocker fought off the burglars, but they managed to steal over 1.9 million in property from the home....[ READ MORE ]

EX-MOTLEY CRUE VINCE NEIL BEATS SEBASTIAN BACH Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Former Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil beat out former Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach in a celebrity version of The Weakest Link on the game show network. Neal will also ride for charity next month ....[ READ MORE ]

SHADOWS FALL TOPS Story Contains Pictures
Shadow's Fall
recently topped the 100,000 mark for sales, and there is speculation that it could be Metal’s first platinum album in quite a while....[ READ MORE ]

ANTHRAX TAKES ANOTHER STAB AT OLD TUNES    Story Contains Pictures
Anthrax has decided to take a stab at their old material, this time with singer John Bush. Find out here why they decided to rework the classics ....[ READ MORE ]

SYSTEM OF A DOWN TO RELEASE DOUBLE ALBUM IN 2005   Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
UPDATED: 11/11/2004 4:55 AM - System Of A Down's long awaited follow-up to 2001's Toxicity will be a double album titled ...[ READ MORE ]


GODSMACK BOOKS ACOUSTIC TOUR Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
The reigning kings of new heavy metal and hard rock, Godsmack, have booked an acoustic tour...[ READ MORE ]

THE QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE ARE WORKING ON "LULLABIES TO PARALYZE"  Story Contains Pictures
Queens of The Stone Age are back in the studio working on a new record. The album, "Lullabies to ...[ READ MORE ]


PAPA ROACH IS KING OF THE CHARTS   Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
UPDATED: 11/8/2004 5:44 AM - Papa Roach has taken over the airplay chart for both Alternative and Active Rock. "Scars," the next....[ READ MORE ]

DEE SNIDER MAKES FOR TWISTED VIDEO HOST Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
UPDATED: 11/9/2004 3:32 AM - Dee Snider is branching out into different entertaiment and media post-Twisted Sister, VH1 is one of them. ...[ READ MORE ]

KICK ANDREW W.K. IN THE FACE BEFORE HE DOES IT TO HIMSELF!!  Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
If you've ever wanted to kick Andrew W.K. in the face, here's your chance. Wrestling and Video games....[ READ MORE ]

BART SIMPSON FATHERED BY GENE SIMMONS?   Story Contains Pictures
A new Simpsons comic strip may just reveal that the God Of Thunder is Bart Simpson's daddy...[ READ MORE ]

EARLY KISS MEMORABIBLIA TO BE AUCTIONED   Story Contains Pictures
UPDATED: 11/4/2004 8:12 AM - Lydia Criss, ex-wife of KISS drummer Peter Criss, is auctioning off some early KISS memorabilia, ...[ READ MORE ]


STORY OF THE YEAR AND GODSMACK POST-FIGHT   Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
A few months back at a radio festival show, Godsmack's crew jumped members of Story Of The Year and a big fight ensued ...[ READ MORE ]


PAPA ROACH SAYS VOTE IS LAST RESORT   Story Contains  Audio Story Contains Pictures Story Has Video
Papa Roach is taking a fairly objective view of the presidential race, and the band ....[ READ MORE ]

OZZY MAKES PLEA FOR STOLEN ITEMS Story Contains Pictures
Ozzy Osbourne
made a plea for goods stolen from his house on Tuesday on British TV. The rocker fought off the burglars, but they managed to steal over 1.9 million in property from the home...