FU MANCHU — recently described by the Los Angeles Times as "Southern California sludge-merchants (who) deliver riff-heavy rock straight out of the '70s" — have frequently covered other artists’ music over the course of their career. In addition to their well-known take on BLUE ÖYSTER CULT's "Godzilla", the band has previously tackled DEVO ("Freedom of ...
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Orange County fuzz-rock quartet FU MANCHU have set "We Must Obey" as the title of their tenth studio album, which will be released on Feb. 20, 2007 (a day earlier in Europe) via Century Media Records. The complete track listing is as follows: 01. We Must Obey 02. Knew It All Along 03. Let Me ...
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This week's episode of Underground Video Television (UVTV) is a special stoner rock edition hosted by Bobby Black, columnist at High Times magazine and host of Sirius Radio Hard Attack channel's "Contact High". The show features music videos of CLUTCH, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, FU MANCHU, TURBONEGRO, and MONSTER MAGNET as well as some live videos ...
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BREAKING BENJAMIN has dropped off the current GODSMACK tour "due to health issues," according to a posting on the GODSMACK web site. DEADLY FISTS OF KUNG FU replaced BREAKING BENJAMIN Wednesday night (Nov. 22) in Pensacola, Florida. Meanwhile, Chicago's SOIL has been added to the following GODSMACK dates: Nov. 28 - Ted Constant Convocation Center ...
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POWERMAN 5000 frontman Spider is featured as an actor in the new video from country artist CODY MCCARVER, entitled "Red Flag". The clip which was filmed at four separate locations in Los Angeles by Myriam Santos-Kayda, also stars W. Earl Brown (HBO's "Deadwood"), Dennis Haskins ("Saved by the Bell"), and Amanda Henkel (Miss Hawaiian Tropic ...
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The title track of "Hung Out To Dry", the new EP by Southern California rock quartet FU MANCHU, has been posted on the band's MySpace page. "'Hung Out To Dry' is one of our new favorites to play live," says guitarist/vocalist Scott Hill. "We've played it live a few times and it seems ...
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Atlanta-based rap-metal pioneers STUCK MOJO, who recently announced the addition of vocalist Lord Nelson to the group's lineup, have posted another new track, entitled "Home", on their MySpace page. Also available at the same location are the songs "Metal is Dead" and "That's When I Burn". "All three of these tracks are rough ...
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The cover artwork for the new FU MANCHU EP, "Hung Out To Dry", has been posted at CMDistro.com. The 3,000-copy, limited-edition CD — to be released Nov. 28 — can currently be pre-ordered for $6. The artwork was designed by John McGill, who first collaborated with FU MANCHU on their 2004 release, "Start ...
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AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler spoke with The Sun's "Something for the Week" about his gruelling treatment for the viral blood disease hepatitis C, one of several setbacks he and the rest of the band have been hit with in the past few years. "These setbacks were the hardest this band has ever faced but we are ...
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California rock quartet FU MANCHU will celebrate the Nov. 28 release of their new EP, "Hung Out To Dry", with a record release show at the Viper Room in Hollywood on Dec. 1. Although the "Hung Out" EP will be available for purchase at the show, a $6 pre-order for the 3,000-copy, limited-edition release is ...
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The Maryland-D.C. doom scene has been revered for years now, so it is not exactly a shock that the first full-length from Washington, D.C.'s WOOLY MAMMOTH is 54 minutes of doom heaviness and trippy stoner rock jamming. With songs that range from the righteously rocking to the mind altering, "The Temporary Nature" falls squarely into ...
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Legendary SoCal quartet FU MANCHU will issue a new EP, "Hung Out To Dry", on Nov. 28. The four-track release will contain two songs from their forthcoming tenth studio album, a cover of VAN HALEN's "D.O.A." and an original track exclusive to the EP, which will be limited to 3,000 copies worldwide. It can be ...
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Live-Metal.net recently conducted an interview with Spider of POWERMAN 5000. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Live-Metal.net: What would you say is the biggest misconception about yourself or the band? Spider: Good question. I think that there is an idea that when we blew up and had our big record, which was ...
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Louisville's COLISEUM and YOUNG WIDOWS have teamed up for a limited-edition split 7". The single, which is set for an October release via Relapse, features two new tracks from each band: "Skyline Fu*ker" and "White Religion" by COLISEUM and "Future Plans" and "Baritone #3" by YOUNG WIDOWS. More informatition is available at this ...
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Arizona-based metal quintet JOB FOR A COWBOY has resumed the songwriting process for its first full-length release, tentatively due next spring via Metal Blade Records. In the meantime, the band will preview some of the new material at three California shows which are scheduled to take place at the end of the month: Sep. 22 ...
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Vocalist/rhythm guitarist Chris Ojeda of West Virginia's forward-thinking thrashers BYZANTINE has issued the following update: "I know it seems like we have fell of the face of the planet but things have been really busy in the BYZANTINE camp both personal and professional. My fiancée and I have bought a home this summer and are ...
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SURMA is the name of a new San Francisco-based "stoner rock" band featuring Jessi Knop of Milwaukee's WRECKER on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Kelsey Guntharp on bass/vocals, Johann Zamora (ex-HIGH TONE SON OF A BITCH, TOTIMOSHI) on drums/vocals and Jason James (DAMNWEEVIL, SECRET ORDER OF TUSK) on lead guitar/vocals. The name comes from a ...
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Canada.com recently conducted an interview with shock-rocker ALICE COOPER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Canada.com: Most young rock bands play video games and party backstage. What do old rockers like you do back there? Alice: The funny thing is I get there before a show and I watch really bad ...
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Synyster Gates is such a motorcycle fan that he's had one made by the team behind "American Chopper". "It's a really long, stretched out low rider with a metallic snakeskin paint job and it's got my name, SYN, on the gas tank," he tells Australia's Time Off magazine. "It's just ...
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Swedish death metal supergroup BLOODBATH has issued the following update: "Dan Swanö is no longer part of BLOODBATH. The reason being restrictions on his behalf to devote more time and effort to the future of this project that it would require by taking things to the next level i.e. touring and playing live. Moreover, his ...
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AOL is hosting a full CD "Listening Party" (in streaming form) to celebrate today's release of POWERMAN 5000's "Destroy What You Enjoy" (DRT Entertainment). Check it out at this location. As previously reported, POWERMAN 5000's video for their new single, "Wild World", has been posted online at this location. "Shot in ...
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POWERMAN 5000's video for their new single, "Wild World", has been posted online at this location. "Shot in a Los Angeles crack house with director Jeff Stewart, the clip is the ultimate anti-'Cribs' statement," according to a posting on the group's web site. " Throw in a couple of hookers and some random ...
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Fans of hand-clappin', booty-shaking California stoner pop (i.e. FU MANCHU's "California Crossing" album, the most straightforward QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE cuts, or a lot of the HELLACOPTERS' output) may want to check out THE MATADORS. They're not the most distinctive band in the world, but they do deliver low-watt thrills in a well-mined genre. ...
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POWERMAN 5000's "Wild World" took radio by storm this week making it the #6 Most Added track at Active Rock radio according to Radio & Records, beating out new songs by AFI, CROSSFADE and LAMB OF GOD. The track comes from the band's highly anticipated "Destroy What You Enjoy" album, their fourth studio release and ...
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AUDIOSLAVE's new single, "Original Fire", is available for streaming at SonyMusic.com: Real Media Quicktime Windows Media High Windows Media Low AUDIOSLAVE filmed the video for "Original Fire", with director Paul Brown (MÖTLEY CRÜE, OTEP, STONE SOUR) on June 29 at the Sunset Gower Studios in Los Angeles. ...
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POWERMAN 5000 has posted an e-card with a four-track preview of its upcoming album, "Destroy What You Enjoy". Check it out at this location. The record is set to hit stores on August 1 via DRT Entertainment. The band recently shot a video for the lead single, "Wild World". "We shot most of ...
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After nine albums, countless world tours and more than a dozen years of leading their scene, FU MANCHU — perhaps the definitive Southern California hard rock band of the last decade — have signed a worldwide recording agreement with The Century Family. Their tenth, as-yet-untitled album will surface in early 2007 on Century Media Records ...
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Reunited Swedish hard rockers EUROPE have posted the following message on their official web site: "We have now started the recording of our forthcoming album (yet untitled!) and we're well on our way with recording the basic tracks. Everything is working and sounding fu**ing great... except for the bass amp that blew up and almost ...
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DRT Entertainment recording artist POWERMAN 5000 will begin shooting their video for the track "Wild World" on Sunday, June 11 in Los Angeles. "Wild World" is the first single off the band's upcoming album, "Destroy What You Enjoy", due on August 1. "We're shooting most of it in an abandoned crack house," vocalist Spider commented. ...
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FU MANCHU singer/guitarist Scott Hill has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We signed a new deal with Liquor And Poker Music today [June 5, 2006]. We go into the studio next week. We will be recording 13 new songs and three cover songs. Not sure how many songs will make ...
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