FOO FIGHTERS' latest disc, "One by One", sold 121,540 copies in its first week to debut at No. 3 on the latest Billboard 200 chart. SANTANA's "Shaman", featuring P.O.D. and NICKELBACK's Chad Kroeger, tops the chart with 298,973 units moved. ...

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Killeen, Texas-based act KRITICKILL are reportedly negotiating a record deal with 604 Records, the label venture headed by NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger and his longtime attorney Jonathan Simkin. Consisting of Dave Irons (vocals), Todd Gardner (drums), Donny Morse (guitars), and Bryan Koestens (bass), KRITICKILL have been together since 1997 and have opened for such national ...

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HOOBASTANK's self-titled debut album has shipped more than one million units in the United States, garnering the disc platinum certification. The album's current single, "Running Away", will join cuts from CREED, OUR LADY PEACE, NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger (with SALIVA's Josey Scott) and others on the hits compilation Now That's What I Call Music! 11, ...

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NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger will perform "Hero" at City of Hope's annual Music and Entertainment Industry Spirit of Life dinner on Thursday, Oct. 17 in Santa Monica, California. Kroeger will be joined by THEORY OF A DEADMAN singer/guitarist Tyler Connolly, who contributed fretwork to the hit Spider-Man soundtrack tune. Proceeds from the event will benefit ...

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The Sanctuary Records Group announced that it has signed the Sacramento, California-based band OLEANDER. An EP, titled Runaway Train, is scheduled for release on Sanctuary Records on November 19th with a full-length to follow in early 2003. OLEANDER is heading out on tour with NICKELBACK in October and November. OLEANDER's song "Runaway Train" is featured ...

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NICKELBACK picked up three plaques at the fourth annual Prairie Music Awards, held Sunday in Winnipeg, Canada. Frontman Chad Kroeger & Co. were honored in the "Songwriter of the Year" category, and their Silver Side Up CD took home "Rock Recording" and "Major Label Album" awards. Surprisingly, NICKELBACK lost out on the "Entertainer Of The ...

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NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger has collaborated with guitar great Carlos Santana on "Why Don't You & I", a song that will be featured on Santana's Shaman album, due on October 22nd. Shaman also features a collaboration between Santana and P.O.D. on a track entitled "America", which the guitarist and the band performed together at the ...

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NICKELBACK will release their first-ever DVD, titled Live At Home, on October 29th via Roadrunner Records. Included on the disc are the group's sold-out performance in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada earlier this year, plus videos for "How You Remind Me", "Leader Of Men", and "Too Bad", as well as a "making-of" segment for the "Too Bad" ...

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The NICKELBACK/CLUTCH date at the Timmons Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, originally set to take place on September 25th has been cancelled by NICKELBACK "due to promoter reasons," according to CLUTCH's official web site. ...

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Canadian post-grungers NICKELBACK will hit the UK in November for a full tour. The band have also announced an Irish date too. Dates are as follows: Nov. 23 - Brighton, UK @ Centre Nov. 25 - Sheffield, UK @ Arena Nov. 26 - Newcastle, UK @ Telewest Arena Nov. 28 - Birmingham, UK @ NEC ...

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The following is a list of the top-selling hard rock/heavy metal albums in Sweden for the week ending September 13th, 2002 (as reported by the Swedish daily newspaper Aftonbladet): 01. (NEW) IN FLAMES - Reroute To Remain 02. (03) P.O.D. - Satellite 03. (NEW) KISS - The Very Best Of 04. (02) QUEENS OF THE ...

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SALIVA will issue their sophomore album, Back Into Your System, on November 12th. The effort was produced by Bob Marlette, who worked on SALIVA's debut, Every Six Seconds. The first single from the album is "Always". Back Into Your System also features the track "Rest In Pieces", which was written by MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki ...

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CLUTCH will be supporting NICKELBACK at the following dates: Sep. 25 - Greenville, SC @ Timmons Arena Sep. 26 - Knoxville, TN @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium In other news, despite recent rumors that CLUTCH are no longer with Atlantic Records, the band remains very much signed to the label, according to a statement posted on ...

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SLIPKNOT, PUDDLE OF MUDD, and NICKELBACK all lead the way with three nominations for the annual Kerrang! Awards, which take place in central London next Tuesday. SLIPKNOT are up for the Best Video ("My Plague"), Best International Live Act and Best Band in the World. PUDDLE OF MUDD will be contesting the Best International Newcomer ...

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NICKELBACK walked off stage during the second song of their scheduled appearance at Portugal's Ilha do Ermal festival on Monday, August 19th after being continually pelted with rocks and bottles during the early part of their performance, thus preventing the group from safely carrying on with their show. To download a TV video clip of ...

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In addition to their previously-announced one-off London gig on August 22nd, PRONG are scheduled to perform at Belgium's Pukkelpop festival on August 23rd. Other acts set to appear at the three-day event (held on August 22-24 in Hasselt-Kiewit) include KORN, GUNS N' ROSES, FILTER, JANE'S ADDICTION, SICK OF IT ALL, ANDREW WK, NICKELBACK, PUDDLE OF ...

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KORN's Untouchables and DEFTONES' White Pony have both been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales in excess of one million copies in the US. Also certified platinum was the Spider-Man soundtrack, fueled in no small part by the track "Hero", penned and performed by NICKELBACK singer Chad Kroeger and ...

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Former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell recently spoke to Launch about the experience of opening up for CREED after teaming with NICKELBACK on the road earlier this year. "We've only been with [CREED] for a few weeks now so we're just kind of getting to know each other," Cantrell said. "I've met all the ...

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A Vancouver, Canada, judge recently ruled that NICKELBACK are the rightful owners of the master copy of Curb, the band's 1996 self-released CD that was reissued in the States last month. Amar II Canada Productions Inc., NICKELBACK's former management company, had been illegally holding the tape since August 1998. However, a decision is still pending ...

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AMEN drummer Shannon Larkin is assisting GODSMACK during the songwriting sessions for the group's third full-length album for a tentative 2003 release through Republic/Universal Records, a source close to the GODSMACK camp has officially confirmed. However, "a long-term relationship [between Larkin and GODSMACK] has neither been discussed nor solidified," according to the source. GODSMACK, with ...

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Former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist JERRY CANTRELL and SEVENDUST exchanged insults from the stage during the two groups' respective appearances at yesterday's Edgefest in Barrie, Ontario after numerous technical difficulties during CANTRELL's set led to an abbreviated performance from the guitarist. The problems reportedly began when a planned 3:20 PM set by SEVENDUST was postponed ...

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NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger has joined forces with NICKELBACK's longtime attorney Jonathan Simkin to form his very own record label. Dubbed 604 Records, the imprint's goal will be to "seek out and develop undiscovered talent in the music world not only in North America, but globally," according to an official press release. The label will ...

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Former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell, PANTERA guitarist Dimebag Darrell, NICKELBACK guitarist/singer Chad Kroeger, and DEFAULT frontman Dallas Smith have had reportedly had discussions about a future all-star collaboration. However, the combo hasn't gotten past the talking stage, according to Cantrell. "Chad and I have talked about doing something, but we haven't really taken ...

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Here is how the metal/hard rock genre fared in the German Media Control (Top 100) chart for the week ending June 24th (as reported by Rock Hard magazine): 01. KORN - Untouchables 08. MANOWAR - Warriors Of The World 19. BÖHSE ONKELZ - Dopamin 27. PUDDLE OF MUDD - Come Clean 28. P.O.D. - Satellite ...

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Acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap (i.e. MACHINE HEAD, STUCK MOJO, SKINLAB, NEVERMORE, etc.) posted the following update via his web site at www.andysneap.com: "Things, as usual, have been pretty relentless. I've taken some time off this last month due to being totally exhausted with the work schedule over the last 6 months. "The ...

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Former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell recently commented on the passing of late AIC frontman Layne Staley, who was found dead April 19th from a lethal heroin-cocaine overdose that is thought to have occurred two weeks prior. "I don't really feel happy about doing much," stated Cantrell. "All you can really do is continue ...

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Here is how the metal/hard rock genre fared in the German Media Control (Top 100) chart for the week ending May 6th (as reported by Rock Hard magazine): 01. BHSE ONKELZ - Dopamin 08. P.O.D. - Satellite 09. NICKELBACK - Silver Side Up 13. DIE TOTEN HOSEN - Auswrtsspiel 19. PUDDLE OF MUDD - Come ...

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METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist Kirk Hammett will team up with former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar in a jam band that will make its live debut during Hagar's week-long birthday celebration in early October at Sammy's nightclub, Cabo Wabo, in Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico, according to an interview with Hagar that aired ...

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NICKELBACK have been confirmed for this year's V2002 festival, where they will appear third on the bill below headliners STEREOPHONICS and PRIMAL SCREAM. The festival takes place on the weekend of August 17th and 18th at Chelmsford and Staffordshire in the UK. In other news, the band will be issuing their debut album, Curb, through ...

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The full track listing for the forthcoming Spider-Man soundtrack, which is due to be released on April 30th through Columbia Records, is as follows: 01. "Theme from Spider Man" 02. "Hero" - Chad Kroeger (NICKELBACK) feat. Josey Scott (SALIVA) 03. "What We're All About (The Original Version)" - SUM 41 04. "Learn To Crawl" ...

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