Criminal Records to host unofficial Scion Rock Fest pre-party on Feb. 27

Prosthetic Records labelmates KYLESA, SKELETONWITCH and WITHERED will perform live at Criminal Records in Atlanta on Friday (Feb. 27), the night before the inaugural Scion Rock Fest (where all three bands will also play). The in-store begins at 5 p.m., when special guests Wolves In The Throne Room (Southern Lord) will perform.

The Savannah, Ga.-based KYLESA will release their fourth album, Static Tensions, on Mar. 17. In its 9/10 review, Decibel calls the album Kylesa's best yet, while Revolver's four-star review praises the "sweetest and sunniest hooks of their career." After Scion, KYLESA will embark on the "Southern Discomfort" tour with SKELETONWITCH, a trek that includes a stop at South By Southwest in Austin, Texas. The group will continue to tour throughout the spring.

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Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of their signing to Dreamworks Records, Papa Roach is playing two special shows. In Los Angeles they are returning to the club where they were first discovered, the Troubadour in Los Angeles on March 4th, and in New York City at the intimate Blender Theater on March 10th. Tickets are on-sale now for both shows.

KROQ Los Angeles will present the 10th Anniversary of being signed to
Dreamworks Records. It will be at the Troubador on March 4, 2009. Tickets are priced at 19.99 (plus ticket fees).

Tickets on sale now!

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Maynard James Keenan to bring cabaret style show to Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25, 2009 –- Maynard James Keenan, long known as the eccentric and unpredictable singer of two of modern rock’s most successful bands, Tool and A Perfect Circle, will bring the live incarnation of Puscifer to Los Angeles on Apr. 4 at Club Nokia.

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EX DEO, the new band featuring KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono, is currently heavily at work on their debut album with producer/guitarist J-F Dagenais.

Iacono recently started a weekly studio blog on the EX DEO MySpace which will last until mid-March.

READ BELOW FOR PART 2 OF THE STUDIO BLOG:

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London-based rock act Sons of Albion are about to make their stateside debut. Although barely 18 months old as a band, they've already played their brand of fiery hard rock at some of The UK's biggest festivals, like T in the Park and Virgin's V Festival, as well as opening for acts like Velvet Revolver, Lenny Kravitz, and The Who.

Mixing a modern hard rock sound that's draw comparison to bands like Soundgarden, Audioslave, and Rage Against The Machine -- delivered with an attitude Esquire dubs "old school swagger" -- Sons Of Albion make songs that quiver with energy and explode with a wall of wailing guitars and thundering drums.

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Chris Cornell has added ten more dates to his spring tour in support of his forthcoming album, Scream – produced by Timbaland and released by Mosley Music/Interscope on March 10. The 28-date tour now includes a Canadian stop in Vancouver in addition to U.S. cities such as Denver , Seattle , San Francisco and Los Angeles . Tickets for the 10 newly announced shows go on sale to the public this Friday, February 27.

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Albany, New York's Kings of Sleaze Rock finally return to UK soil after 18 months. This will be the fourth time the band have visited UK shores and they will be promoting their brand new CD 'Rubbish' which, since it's release in September, has already been met with endless positive reviews worldwide from the likes of Classic Rock Magazine and many others.

"Mean, trash-talkin, rock ' n' roll heaven" Classic Rock

"The sleaziest most unrivalled album of f**k tunes" Komodo Rock

"Classic, mean spirited sleaze rock" Sleazegrinder

"The Erotics are glam punk rock at it's sleaziest" Black Velvet

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Blistering Records is thrilled to announce the worldwide signing of Italian based classic rock supergroup, Moonstone Project & their dynamic bluesy new release, Rebel On The Run!

It features the amazing voice of James Christian (House Of Lords) on all but one track. That 11th track happens to be "Closer Than You Think," a soulful original written & performed by the voice of rock himself, Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple/Black Sabbath)!

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It looks like it is going to be a very strong 2009 for rock band, Hollywood Undead.

According to recent reports, Hollywood Undead’s album, Swan Songs has topped its own best sales numbers in multiple weeks since its debut. Hit single “Undead” as tracks “Everywhere I go,” and “City,” have also drawn a significant amount of attention from radio and fans alike.


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Static-X has just posted the first single off their forthcoming album, Cult of Static on their official MySpace page. “Stingwray” was inspired by Wayne Static's wife, former adult film star Tera Wray Static, and the Corvette Stingray she drives.

Keeping the integral tones, Static-X encompasses shredding guitars with solos that have brought the band to a level of playing to be reckoned with. The cybernetic stomp of "Hypure" and "You Am I" bludgeon, bruise and break with precise grooves. Elsewhere, the staccato riffs on "Terminal" crush through an unmistakable guitar tone. Guitarist Koichi Fukuda blazes through incendiary solos, while Tony Campos bolts down demonic bass lines and Nick Oshiro pounds out deadly rhythms. Front-man Wayne Static riffs pure violence and screams out his soul. “Over the years my voice has been destroyed from excessive touring... and I love it,” exclaims Static. “The vocals on the new record are raw and brutal.”

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Snake Eye, one of the coolest bands playing heavy Melodic Rock in the world and who feature a wickedly talented guitarist in Xavier Paladian, now have three video available for viewing. Check 'em out!

Video 1, Video 2, and Video 3.

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~ON MARCH 3~

Still Dangerous: Live At The Tower Theater Philadelphia 1977 Captures The Band At The Height Of Its Powers!

VH1 Classic Records is proud to announce the March 3, 2009 release of Still Dangerous: Live At The Tower Theater Philadelphia 1977. This newly discovered live album, featuring the quintessential Lizzy lineup—Phil Lynott, lead vocals/bass; Scott Gorham, guitar; Brian Robertson, guitar; Brian Downey, drums—showcases the band at the height of its prodigious powers.

Thin Lizzy roared out of the 1969 Dublin, Ireland pub scene. Their sound was crystallized in the 1976 anthem “The Boys Are Back In Town.” With Lynott’s intricate wordplay and those two lead guitarists, a template for ‘70s hard rock was cast in stone. In 1978, they released Live And Dangerous, thought to be one of the all-time great live rock albums.

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Win a Don't Go Away Get Away for 2 to Big Bear Lake in California!

Click here to watch Buckcherry's "Don't Go Away" video and find the four scavenger hunt items somewhere in the video. One lucky winner will get flown out to California to go snowboarding, stay over at Big Bear, and attend a special acoustic Buckcherry performance! Contest ends 2/17.

Buckcherry Scavenger Hunt

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DOMAIN'S new song -Sweeping Scars- from the upcoming album -The Chronicles Of Love, Hate And Sorrow- (Release: March 13th 2009) is online for streaming!

Please check out the player of the official DOMAIN MySpace site here or have a look at the Reverbnation player at this site to get your first impression of the upcoming album.

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