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Sunday June 30, 2002 LIMP BIZKIT The inquest into the death of a 15-year old Limp Bizkit fan at the Big Day Out festival in Australia has ended. The young fan was crushed as the crowd surged forward and died a few days later. The Australian coroner’s office will release the results of their investigation in November. Limp Bizkit has maintained that they warned the festival organizers that the security measures were inadequate and the festival organizers have tried to blame the band for inciting the crowd.

SILVERCHAIR
Atlantic Records is delaying the U.S. release of Silverchair’s new album “Diorama”, because singer Daniel Johns is unable to promote it due to his continuous battle with reactive arthritis. In the meantime, the band’s website is offering fans a handful of multimedia extras, sneak peaks and more “Diorama” has a tentative release date set for August 27th. www.chairpage.com

THE CULT
The Cult will release a DVD record in Los Angeles this fall that features 18 songs. The DVD will be out in Japan on July 24th.

THE VINES
The Vines will release their debut album titled “Highly Evolved” on July 16th. You can currently hear the first single “Get Free” on KISS. The native Australians plans to tour the states this summer and already have plans to start recording their next album early next year.

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Saturday June 29, 2002

BLENDER MAGAZINE
The August issue of Blender magazine declares Kiss bassist Gene Simmons the Greatest Rock Shagger. The runner-ups include David Lee Roth and Tommy Lee. Simmons claims to have had sex with over 4500 women.

RAGE/CORNELL
The radio industry magazine Hits Daily Double reports the Rage/Cornell project is seeking neutral management, so the un-named band can move forward with releasing their already-completed debut album. Singer Chris Cornell abandoned the project because of management disputes. One firm represents the members of RATM and another represents Cornell. If a third party management company is agreed upon, Epic Records hopes to release the album as soon as September. www.hitsdailydouble.com

THE DOORS
The surviving members of the Doors have agreed to perform at the Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary Open Road Tour in early September at the California Speedway in Los Angeles. The band has not announced who will sing for the band or if will turn into an all-star collection of singers, like the VH1 Storytellers show.

SUPERJOINT RITUAL
Superjoint Ritual filmed their concert in Dallas last night for a future home video DVD. The disc will be released by Sanctuary Records, who also issued their debut album.

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Friday June 28, 2002

KORN
Korn has decided to take another route on the action figure collecting craze and has decided NOT to go with McFarlane Toys. The band went for a more cartoonish-looking action figure from the Stronghold Group. Korn singer Jonathan Davis explains:

DAVIS: “We think that the other action figures…they’re all true to life. We wanted a thing that was cool and new and most bands were doing “true to life”, like McFarlane does it. We look at ourselves as more of cartoon characters. We like the new Japanese style; we think they’re really cool. It was just a cool way to do dolls, because fans like collecting stuff like this.”

The action figures are available where action figures are sold.

HOOBASTANK
Hoobastank will release a 7-track CD of unreleased material on July 9th that will only be available in Target stores. The track listing:
1. The Critic
2. Never Saw It Coming
3. Open Your Eyes
4. Running Away (acoustic)
5. Up and Gone (acoustic)
6. Crawling in the Dark (acoustic)
7. Ready For You (acoustic)

NOTHINGFACE
The members of Nothingface are writing new songs and plan to enter the studio in September to begin recording their follow-up to “Violence”. The tentative tile of the album is “Here Come the Butchers” and some of the song titles include “Incarnadine” and “The Principles of Gangsterism”.

TRENT REZNOR
Nine Inch Nails leader Trent Reznor received a special honor at the recent e3 Awards for his contribution the legendary PC game “Doom III”. Reznor took home a “Special Commendation for Sound” for his innovative surround sound soundtrack.

THE UNION UNDERGROUND
The Union Underground song “All Across the Nation” will be included on the soundtrack to the forthcoming Vin Diesel movie “XXX”. The soundtrack will also feature the first solo effort from Bush singer Gavin Rossdale. The movie and soundtrack will be out in early August.


Thursday June 27, 2002

PUDDLE OF MUDD
Puddle of Mudd singer Wes Scantlin says after the band finishes their European tour in September, they are heading into the studio to record the next Puddle of Mudd album. Scantlin isn’t revealing anything about the new material and he says the song ideas and the album’s producer is “top secret”. The band is currently opening for Korn.

MEGADETH
Megadeth alumni are joining forces to start a new band and they are conducting auditions to find a singer. Bassist David Ellefson, drummer Jimmy DeGrasso, guitarist Al Pitelli and guitarist Marty Friedman want you to front their as-yet-unnamed project. Send a CD/Tape, photo, bio and other stuff to:

Entertainment Services Unlimited
Main Street Plaza 1000
Suite 303
Voorhees, NJ 08043

DISTURBED
Disturbed will release their sophomore album titled “Believe” by the middle of September. The band has already filmed the video for the song “Prayer” and the song is expected to arrive at KISS in late July.

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Wednesday June 26, 2002

NIRVANA
Though the legal battles continue for control over Nirvana, attorneys representing Courtney Love and the surviving members of Nirvana agree that the last song recorded by the band before Cobain’s death should be released by the end of the year. The unreleased song titled “You Know You’re Right” is being eyed for a Nirvana best-of collection, which will be followed by a rarities box set and a single best-of-the-box CD. But all of those plans could become nothing, if the two sides can’t come to some sort of agreement on the handling of Nirvana’s business affairs.

ROB ZOMBIE
The next single from Rob Zombie’s “The Sinister Urge” album will be the song “Demon Speeding”. You can expect to start hearing it on KISS within a week.
In related news, Zombie is currently recording the score to his debut movie “The House of 1000 Corpses”, which Zombie describes as primitive, sort of redneck and hillbilly. The Hellbilly says the music will be low-fi and trashy, because modern or slick sounding music would be inappropriate for the film. The movie will be released in theaters this Halloween. www.robzombie.com

GUNS N’ ROSES
Contrary to various news reports, a spokesperson for GnR’s record label says the long-awaited “Chinese Democracy” album does NOT have a release date set for September. According to various reports, Axl and friends have recorded over 70 songs for the album.

MAD AT GRAVITY
Mad at Gravity’s song “Walk Away” is featured on the new KISS Buzz Band CD Volume 8, which is available for $5.99 at all area Best Buy Stores. You can view the video at the band’s website and Mad At Gravity’s debut album “Resonance” will be out July 16th. www.madatgravity.com

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Tuesday June 25, 2002

THE UNION UNDERGROUND
The new Union Underground live E.P. hits stores today and features two songs recorded at the Sunken Garden Theatre during the 2001 KISS Krawfish Festival. The 6-track CD is specifically marked with a lower price than normal CD’s and features pictures of fans that have tattooed the Union Underground logo on their body.

In other band news….The “Lights, Camera, Rebellion” DVD is scheduled for a fall release. According to drummer Josh Memolo and guitarist Patrick Kennison, singer Bryan Scott is currently in California writing songs and making demos. Kennison says the new stuff is heavier and catchier and the remaining 3 members plan to join Scott in California next moth to start recording for their full-length sophomore album.

JERRY CANTRELL
Jerry Cantrell says he’s talked with Default singer Dallas Smith, Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger and Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell about joining forces for an all-star collabortion. Cantrell admits it’s currently “all-talk”, but he wants to make it happen.

LINKIN PARK Linkin Park has posted songs from the forthcoming “Reanimation” album at www.reanimation.linkinpark.com

TOOL
Tool guitarist Adam Jones has lent his talents to the Tricky remix of the Billie Holiday song “Strange Fruit”. The song is featured on the “Verve Remixed” compilation album, which includes classic jazz vocals mixed with modern DJ’s and producers. Click here to buy a copy and read more info.

U2
U2 guitarist The Edge married his longtime girlfriend Morleigh Steinberg this past weekend in the south of France. The couple had been dating for 10 years and already has 2 children together.

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Monday June 24, 2002

SYSTEM OF A DOWN
System of a Down have now made plans to release the leftover tracks from the “Toxicity” sessions, after a handful of the unmixed and unfinished songs were leaked onto the internet. The project does not currently have a name or release date, just a commitment to get it out to the public on their terms.

THE OSBOURNES
Bill Cosby has joined the ranks of Ted Nugent as another “unfriendly fan” of the Mtv series “The Osbournes”. Cosby told “Access Hollywood”, “This is a sad, sad family. It is a sad case. The children are sad and the parents are sad. And this is not entertainment.”

FILTER
Filter singer Richard Patrick is pleading with fans not to download songs from their new album before it’s released. Instead, Filter’s website is offering fans the video for the first single “Where Do We Go From Here”. “The Amalgamut” will be out July 30th. www.officialfilter.com

THE RAMONES
The Rob Zombie co-produced Ramones Tribute has a tentative release set for September 17th. The album will include tributes from Rob Zombie, Metallica, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Marilyn Manson, Rancid, Static-X, the Offspring, Green Day, Eddie Vedder, U2, Garbage, Kiss and liner notes from author and Ramones fan Stephen King.

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Sunday June 23, 2002

IRON MAIDEN
The members of Iron Maiden are helping raise money for former drummer Clive Burr by auctioning memorabilia on Ebay. The auction begins June 28th and will last for 10 days. Some of the items up for bid include current drummer Nicko McBrain’s drum kit, an “Iron Maiden” signature series guitar, rare t-shirts and concert posters, an “Eddie” stage prop and more. The money will go to the Clive Burr Multiple Sclerosis Trust, which will help Burr and other people who suffer from Multiple Sclerosis. More info at www.ironmaiden.com

AEROSMITH
Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer has released a collection of 450 drum loops and samples for anybody to use, for whatever purpose, just as long as you buy it and not download it. Kramer says it’s a good way for amateur drummers to learn, because they can play along and specifically concentrate on hearing the drums. The loops and samples can be purchased in two forms: a 2-CD audio package and a professional, 10-CD multi-track package.

LINKIN PARK
Linkin Park is working on the follow-up to “Hybrid Theory”, while finalizing the packaging for their “re-worked” album “Reanimation”, which will be out July 30th. Singer Chester Bennington recently gave an update to Britain’s “Metal Hammer” magazine about the sound of their next studio album:

"It's progressing well and I'm really happy with it. We have a lot of songs written and there are a lot of dope beats and cool loops going on. We've got some sick, sick heavy guitars. There's just some great music on there. The stuff I've worked on so far is really easy for me to sing over. It's really easy for me to come up with vocal melodies. And that's the key for me, the ability to come up with good melodies. The only real difference is the guitars are that little bit heavier.

"In my opinion there's some pretty PANTERA-esque guitar riffs, but at the same time it's not super heavy. It's really tastefully done. I think the beats are really awesome. On Hybrid Theory they're really cool, but the beats on this album are a lot more original and have a lot more character and really hit hard. The only way to describe the whole thing is that it's a little bit harder and a little bit softer at the same time. We feel a little bit more comfortable and a little bit more mature."

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Saturday June 22, 2002

CREED
Jerry Cantrell will not be the opening act for Creed on September 20th. The new opening acts are Sevendust and 12 Stones. Creed tickets go on sale next Saturday at 10am through Ticketmaster locations

DOWN
Down has posted a video for the song “Ghosts of the Mississippi” at: http://www.down-nola.com/videos/ghostsvideo6.mov

KID ROCK
Kid Rock made his first statement about the copyright lawsuit filed against him, while attending the MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto, Canada. Rock sums it up as “a 1-800-ambulance chaser thing”. The Microhits Music Corporation filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in a California court and claim Kid Rock’s song “Cowboy” borrows from the 80’s hit “I Wanna Be A Cowboy”. A transcript of the Kid Rock statement: "There's a lot of things that seem to be wrong with America. I think one good thing about Britain is that if you sue somebody, and you lose, you have to pay court costs. And [in the U.S.] is generally a system where people are just scratching each other's backs to get paid, and they do it on people like me, who have worked hard for ten, twelve years to have every single dime. Frankly, it pisses me off . . . I'd like to tell that attorney he can stick my dick in his mouth and choke on it. Because I think it's bullshit when I'm trying to take care of my son, and take care of my beautiful fiancee here [motions to Pamela Anderson], and do all the wonderful things that is the American dream. So fuck him, generally."

NIKKI SIXX
Motley Crue mastermind Nikki Sixx is reportedly collaborating with L.A. Guns guitarist Tracii Guns on a new project. More details as they become available.

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Friday June 21, 2002

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
Red Hot Chili Peppers fans can get a sneak preview of the album on the band’s website. From now until July 5th, a new song will be available each day. “By The Way’ will be released July 9th. www.redhotchilipeppers.com

NIRVANA
Former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl believes the legal battle with Courtney Love to gain control of Nirvana’s business affairs is ridiculous. Grohl and bassist Krist Novaselic has filed suits and counter suits against Courtney Love over control. Grohl contends Love wasn’t in the rehearsal space, or onstage, or traveling in a tiny van. Love’s attorneys have repeatedly stated that Love is the legal heir to Cobain’s legacy, including copyrights, monies and business affairs.

FILTER Filter has posted the video for “Where Do We Go From Here” on their website. The song is the first single from their forthcoming album “The Amalgumut”, due to be released July 30th. www.officialfilter.com

METALLICA
Metallica singer James Hetfield volunteered his guitar talents to the radio remix of country singer Carolyn Dawn Johnson’s song “So Complicated”. Producer Bob Rock was working on the radio remix and stopped by Hetfield’s house to borrow some equipment and when the singer heard the song he volunteered to play guitar on the track. Rock is also producing Metallica’s new studio album.

In other Metallica music news, the song “We Did It Again” will be released on July 16th. The song features drum work by Lars Ulrich and guitars by Kirk Hammet. The rap-band Swizz Beatz took two different song contributions from Ulrich and Hammet and combined it into one song, which incorporates vocals from rap artist Ja Rule. Ulrich says he has never heard anything like it; it goes way past the whole “rap-rock” thing.

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Thursday June 20, 2002

BILLBOARD CHARTS
Korn’s new album “Untouchables” debuts at #2 on the Billboard 200 Album Charts with over 434,000 copies sold.

STATIC-X
Chaos! Comics will release the debut comic book of Static-X on July 24th. Preview the artwork, pre-order and view a sample video included with the comic book at: http://www.chaoscomics.com

MARILYN MANSON
Marilyn Manson has settled 1 of 3 lawsuits accusing him of disorderly conduct along with sexual assault and battery. Manson plead guilty in a Clarkston, Michigan court and was fined $4,000 for rubbing his crotch on a security guards head during a July 2001 Ozzfest show. Meanwhile, a Minnesota security guard is suing Manson for $75,000 for allegedly performing the same act during another concert. And last but not least, a third security guard is accusing Manson of similar deeds from an August 2001 Ozzfest show in Long Island, New York.

(HED)P.E.
(hed)p.e. has posted a low-fi MP3 of a new song called “Bury Me”, which is scheduled to appear on their new as-yet-untitled album, due September 24th. http://www.getmusic.com/microsites/hed/buryme.swf

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Wednesday June 19, 2002

GAVIN ROSSDALE
Bush singer Gavin Rossdale will contribute a song to the “XXX” soundtrack, which he wrote with producer Glen Ballard. The unnamed song will be Rossdale’s first foray into the solo world, but don’t worry Bush is still together. The “XXX” soundtrack will be released in August, near the same time frame as the movie. www.bush-music.com

STONE SOUR
As I mentioned on a previous Rock Report, the band Stone Sour features two members of Slipknot among its ranks, singer Corey Taylor and guitarist Jim Root. Their debut album will be released June 10th. Download the first single “Get Inside” by following the link. www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/mp3/stonesour_getinside.mp3

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
The video for the Red Hot Chili Peppers new song “By The Way” can be viewed before it’s released to video outlets HERE. The link also offers free live tracks by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Their new album will be out July 9th.

FOO FIGHTERS
Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl is finally discussing the events that lead the band to cancel its European tour last year and why drummer Taylor Hawkins entered a rehabilitation center. Grohl admitted that Hawkins overdosed on heroin and added that Hawkins was not a junkie, which made the event all the more surprising.

Grohl is currently touring with Queens of the Stone Age as their fill-in drummer and a new Foo Fighters album is due before the end of the year.

KISS CONCERT LINE UPDATES
7/14 Butthole Surfers
7/20 Kittie + more bands
8/2 Judas Priest + more bands
8/6 Ted Nugent

More details, including venues, tickets prices and opening acts are available at http://kissrocks.com/things_to_do/kissconcertpage.html

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Tuesday June 18, 2002

GUNS N’ ROSES
The Axl Rose-dictated collection of musicians known as Guns N’ Roses is planning a tour this Fall. This August, Axl’s clan will tour in Asia and Europe. And you are absolutely correct….there is still no word regarding the release of the “Chinese Democracy” album. It’s been 8 years and 160 days since GnR’s last studio album was released.

LINKIN PARK
Linkin Park will release “Reanimation” on July 30th. The proposed track listing is as follows:
01 - "Opening"
02 - "Pts.Of.Athrty" (Jay Gordon of Orgy)
03 - "Enth E Nd" (Kutmasta Kurt, Motion Man)
04 - "[Chali]"
05 - "Frgt/10" (Alchemist, Chali 2na of Jurrasic 5)
06 - "P5hng Me A*wy" (Mike Shinoda, Stephen Richards of Taproot)
07 - "Plc.4 Mie Haed" (Amp Live, Zion of Zion I)
08 - "X-ecutioner Style" (X-Ecutioners, Black Thought of The Roots)
09 - "H! Vltg3" (Evidence and DJ Babu of Dilated Peoples, Pharoahe Monch)
10 - "[Riff Raff]"
11 - "Wth>You" (Chairman Hahn, Aceyalone)
12 - "NtrMssion"
13 - "PPr:Kut" (Cheapshot and Jubacca plus Rasco, Planet Asia of Cali Agents)
14 - "Rnw@y" (Backyard Bangers, Phoenix Orion)
15 - "My{Dsmbr" (Mickey P., Kelli Ali)
16 - "[Stef]"
17 - "By_Myslf" (Josh Abraham, Mike Shinoda, Stephen Carpenter of Deftones)
18 - "Kyur4 Th Ich" (Chairman Hahn)
19 - "1stp Klosr" (The Humble Brothers, Jonathan Davis of Korn)
20 - "Krwlng" (Mike Shinoda, Aaron Lewis of Staind)

TED NUGENT - THE OSBOURNE’S
Ted Nugent has said some more unkind words about the Mtv series “The Osbournes” and how Sharon is exploiting her husband for profit. The section below was taken from Nugent’s interview at www.salon.com: “I think the success of The Osbournes as a TV show is an indictment of the soullessness of mankind. Now, I'm just a guitar player, but when I see a train wreck, I don't look at it and laugh - I try to save injured people. You're not supposed to wring entertainment out of tragedy. Ozzy is a nice man, he is a kind man, he is an extremely talented man, extremely tenacious, obviously. But he is the poster boy of why I never touched poisons in my life. Because I don't want to drool, nor do I want to allow a woman in my life to take advantage of my drooling condition to make millions of dollars from people laughing at me. That's what she has done. And no one is laughing with the Osbournes - they are laughing at them. I find that soulless."

On whether the Osbournes represent the family life that people think most rock stars have: "That's the worst thing! There's three levels. Well, there's obviously a million levels. But let's go with the obvious three. There's Jerry Garcia's level: They did so many drugs they died. You don't have enough tape and I don't have enough time to list all the dead assholes. That's Level 1: The ultimate failure of individuals and society to identify deadly conduct. Horrifically, not only didn't they identify it, they fucking celebrated it. They encouraged it, they wrote about it, they danced about it, they drew people into it. So now, you have death and mayhem out of control. That's not an opinion, that's an observation of 53 years clean and sober. I'd like to go see Jimi Hendrix, I'd like to go see John Belushi, I'd like to, well, I wouldn't like to go see Jerry Garcia, he's not one of my favorite guitar players. But that's the ultimate stupidity: Poison yourself to death for no other reason except that some trendy asshole thought it was groovy, baby.

"The second level is Ozzy: You're not dead, but damn close. And again, I'm to repeat this: I LIKE OZZY. He is a good guy. He is an extremely talented man. More talented for the fact that he took those talents he does have, which are moderate, and sold 50 million records with them. He surrounded himself with the Randy Rhoads and the Tommy Aldridges and the Zakk Wyldes and mastered building a million homes out of timber that most people couldn't have built a barn with. That's real talent.

"So that's Level 2: You did all the stupid things, but you survived. Great.

"Then there is Level 3: Ted. He defied the stupidity and his American dream soars on the wings of an American eagle. Because my happiness - the content, the fiber, the joys, the emotion - is all thriving in my life, because I discipline myself. Aha! That's what Jerry and Ozzy didn't have: The big 'D'. Discipline. My parents taught me to shoot a gun conscientiously, safely, and responsibly, and disciplined me if I didn't. I would get my block knocked off, which is what Ozzy's little brats need a good dose of. God, I wish my dad was still alive. He could fix those kids in one night. I'd just say, Dad, could you fix those assholes for me? Thank you very much.

"Level 3 is those who are smart enough not to drink and drive, not to poison their God-given gifts, and to live the American dream of seeking excellence, and the resulting happiness that can not be stopped."

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Monday June 17, 2002

KORN
Korn guitarist Munky recently conducted an interview with Britain’s Metal Hammer magazine and made two statements. One, he apologized for helping unleash Limp Bizkit on the world and second, he admitted the time was right for Wes Borland to leave Limp Bizkit. An excerpt from Metal Hammer magazine.

Commenting on helping Limp Bizkit get signed:

"Yeah, sorry about that. I mean, Fred Durst knocked on our bus door in Jacksonville like, 'Hey man, listen to my tape,' so it's our fault. I'm not ashamed of that, it's just sometimes when you bring a band to the public you can't control what people are going to do, and it's silly to think you can when you want them to do one thing and they do another. You just feel frustrated.”

Commenting on guitarist Wes Borland's departure from Limp Bizkit:

"Personally I'm going to miss Wes Borland. He was a great member of that band and a very strong member. I hope he'll do well with his new thing [EAT THE DAY] and I think he will, 'cause he's a creative monster. Honestly I think he made the right move. I think he got out at the right time."

2001 EARNINGS
“Rolling Stone” magazine has compiled its list of the top earning artists of 2001. The magazine admits some of the calculations include guesswork. The numbers were compiled through sources in the music industry, band managers, record executives, agents, lawyers and so forth. The magazine hits newsstands this Friday.

The Top 50 earners of 2001 (gross income in millions):
U2, $61.9
Dr. Dre, $51.9
The Beatles, $47.9
Dave Matthews Band, 43.4
Madonna, $40.8
Master P, $36
Santana, $32.7
'N Sync, $26.5
Aerosmith, $24.2
Sting, $24
TLC, $22
Whitney Houston, $26.5
Elton John, $21
Andrea Bocelli, $20.9
Eric Clapton, $20.8
Matchbox Twenty, $20.6
Britney Spears, $20
Tim McGraw, $19.6
Eminem, $19.4
Destiny's Child, $18.9
Jimmy Buffett, $18.9
Christina Aguilera, $18.7
Blink-182, $18.5
Limp Bizkit, $18.4
Backstreet Boys, $18.3
Metallica, $17.5
The Eagles, $17.5
Billy Joel, 17.1
Rod Stewart, $16.8
Creed, $16.8
Neil Diamond, $16.2
Bon Jovi, $15.6
Lenny Kravitz, $14.9
Janet Jackson, $14.3
Enya, $14.2
Sade, $14
Brooks and Dunn, $13.9
Korn, $13.8
Kiss, $12.9
Jennifer Lopez, $12.3
AC/DC, $12
James Taylor, $11.3
Mariah Carey, $10.9
Tool, $10.3
The Offspring, $9.3
Jay-Z, $9.3
Shaggy, $9
Ozzy Osbourne, $8.5
Nelly, $8.2
Dido, $8.2

AEROSMITH - KID ROCK
Aerosmith has reserved a date at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on October 30th. The opening acts will be Kid Rock and Run-DMC. 99.5 KISS will give you official ticket information when it becomes finalized.

In other band news, guitarist Joe Perry is recuperating from arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. Their upcoming greatest hits album “O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits” will be out July 2nd.

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Sunday June 16, 2002

EARSHOT
Earshot singer Wil Martin definitely thanks his dad on this Father’s Day for helping him and his band mates obtain a record deal. Martin’s dad is a musician and has dealt with business side of the industry for a long time.

WIL: “He was very proud, very, very proud. And I tried to give him credit for showing me the ropes and guiding me, but he doesn’t want to. I do anyways, but he always tells me ‘no, no you did this on your own’ and I did, but ya know you always have your mentors in life and he was definitely my biggest one, so I’ll still give him the credit, even though he doesn’t want it.”

Earshot’s debut album “Letting Go” featuring the song “Get Away” is in stores now. www.myearshot.com

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
The updated version of the Red Hot Chili Pepper’s “Behind The Music” will air tonight at 8pm on VH1.

ECHOBRAIN
Ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted’s current project Echobrain is being sued by the Dallas-based band Echo Drain for trademark infringement. The lawsuit claims Newsted knew of the bands name and deliberately began using the similar sounding Echobrain moniker. Echo Drain claims to have been using the name since early 2000 and even claims EchoBrain’s song “Sucker Punch” is a pirated titled from Echo Drain. The Dallas-based band is seeking $100,000 per instance of trademark infringement.

TONIC
Tonic is mixing their third album in Los Angeles. The band recorded the album with producer Bob Rock in his Maui, Hawaii studio. The as-yet-untitled album is set to be released September 24th.

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Saturday June 15, 2002

SLIPKNOT SIDE PROJECT
Stone Sour is the band that features Slipknot singer Corey Taylor and guitarist Jim Root. The band will release its debut on September 10th. Within the next few weeks, the band plans to film a video for the first single “Get Inside”. Taylor and Root will be filmed WITHOUT their masks. The album does contain an alternate version of Corey Taylor’s solo version of “Bother” from the “Spider-Man” soundtrack.

PEARL JAM
Denmark’s Public Prosecutor says no charges will be filed against Roskilde Festival organizers or Pearl Jam, because there is “nothing punishable to pursue”. 9 concertgoers were crushed to death during Pearl Jam’s performance at the annual Danish festival in 2000.

Meanwhile, Pearl Jam has finished the recording process of their next album and is presumably mixing it for a fall or winter release.

THE MURDERDOLLS
The Murderdolls is a group featuring Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison, who plays guitar on the album, Static-X guitarist Tripp Eisen, singer Wednesday 13, bassist Erik Griffin and drummer Ben Graves. RoadRunner Records will release their debut later this summer.

SEVENDUST
Sevendust has posted the video for “Live Again” at www.sevendust.com

STEREOMUD
Stereomud has begun recording their follow-up to “Perfect Self” in a Los Angeles studio. The band spent the previous 4-months writing the songs in Atlanta.

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Friday June 14, 2002

TOOL TICKET INFO
Scroll down to Wednesday's Rock Report for complet Tool Ticket information

DISTURBED
Disturbed’s first single from their forthcoming album will be the song “Prayer”, which singer Dave Draiman says was inspired by the subsequent events of 9/11 and how evangelists Jerry Falwell and Oral Roberts used the situation the gain empowerment by placing the blame on Americans because of our decadent and promiscuous lifestyles.

Singer Dave Draiman describes the theme of their new album “Believe”, which is tentatively due August 20th.

DAVE: “They are, once again, derivative of life experience and now the life experience has changed over the course of the last 2 ½ years and our experiences on the road and just becoming what we’ve become. Our perspectives have changed and the world has changed, not just because of our success, but because of the cataclysmic events that have been going on recently.”

KORN
Download the T-Ray remix of Korn’s “Here To Stay” at: www.mtv.com/bands/az/korn/artist.jhtml

A PERFECT CIRCLE - FOO FIGHTERS
The band Viva Death is a new project from APC drummer Josh Freese, Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflet and Face to Face members Trevor Keith and Scott Shiflet. Their debut album is due August 27th.

U2
U2 has posted a 30-second video clip of a song titled “Hands That Built America” on www.u2.com. The clip features the band working on the song, which will be used in the forthcoming movie “Gangs of New York”.

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Thursday June 13, 2002

NIKKI SIXX
Here’s an interesting piece of music news. While attending the magazine launch party of Gene Simmon’s Tongue magazine, Motley Crue songwriter Nikki Sixx reportedly said he had penned a song titled “Let’s Get It Together” for the next Back-Door Boys album. In the past, Sixx has helped co-write songs for Tantric, Saliva and country singer Faith Hill.

RAMMSTEIN
Rammstein appears in the opening sequence of the forthcoming action film “XXX”. The live performance was filmed in January near Prague. “XXX” is due to hit theatres this August and stars Vin Diesel and Samuel L. Jackson.

KORN
Korn fans that plan to purchase or have purchased the new album “Untouchables” are in for a special treat. The CD contains a CD-ROM bonus link to Korn’s website, where you can access 7 live tracks from Monday’s performance in New York, the director’s cut of “here To Stay” and a remix of the same song. The special access ends June 27th.


DEF LEPPARD
Def Leppard’s tenth studio album titled “X” will be out July 30th. MP3 clips are available at www.defleppard.com.

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Wednesday June 12, 2002

TOOL CONCERT INFO
Tool tickets will be $35 + a service charge for their concert at Austin’s Frank Erwin center on July 26th. Tickets go on sale this Saturday morning at 10am at Texas Box Office Outlets. THERE ARE NO TEXAS BOX OFFICE OUTLETS in San Antonio.

Here are the details: Charge by phone: 1-512-477-6060 www.texasboxoffice.com Texas Box Office Outlets: HEB stores in Austin, Bastrop, Bee Caves, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Pflugerville, Round Rock, San Marcos and Ft. Hood Bldg. #136. Renaissance Records in Killeen and the Frank Erwin Center box office.

The above locations will conduct a wristband lottery system starting at 9am on Wednesday June 12th.

12 STONES
12 Stones, Meek and Pinion will perform tonight at Sunset Station for 99-cents. Gates open at 7pm.

SEVENDUST
The Sevendust concert at Sunset Station for June 24th has been cancelled. No further explanation was given.

MARILYN MANSON
Marilyn Manson continues to keep fans informed on everything related to the band and his personal endeavors through his website.

An excerpt of Manson’s entry from www.marilynmanson.com:

"I am excited and relieved to have finished recording all of Ginger's drum tracks and we wrote one new song this week as a bit of a therapeutic fire extinguisher. I welcome my new bandmember. I don't really feel the sting of insults anymore but I care about my friends (new and old) so I hope this community can contain their pointless prejudices.

"It was nice to hear [KORN frontman] Jonathan Davis complimenting our album, and showing support. I also got a surprising call from Gidget (Brad Stewart), who has always been like a brother. He is truly talented and I hope to help him with his new work. It would be surreal to play a song together again, since we have put the past behind us.”

KORN
Korn performed a 1-hour concert Monday night at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, which was digitally broadcast to 40 movie theaters across the country to promote their new album “Untouchables”.

Korn set list:
· "Here to Stay"
· "Twist"
· "A.D.I.D.A.S."
· "Trash"
· "Blind"
· "Embrace"
· "Faget"
· "Falling Away From Me"
· "Blame"
· "Make Me Bad / Metallica’s “One” / Justin medley”
· "Freak on a Leash"
· "Somebody, Someone"
· "Thoughtless"

Encores:
· "Shoots and Ladders"
· "Got the Life"

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Tuesday June 11, 2002

12 STONES
The band 12 Stones will perform tomorrow night at Sunset Station for 99-cents. Their Wind-Up Records debut is in stores now. The opening acts will be Meek and Pinion.

AEROSMITH
27 years after its release, Aerosmith’s 1975 album “Toys In The Attic’ has been certified 8x Platinum by the RIAA.
In other Aerosmith news, the forthcoming greatest hits collection has been re-titled “Roximus Maximus: Ultimate Hits. The 30-track double album will be released July 2nd.

RIAA CERTIFICATIONS
The Scorpion King soundtrack - Gold (500,000 copies)
The Spider-Man soundtrack - Gold

METALLICA
Metallica’s website has posted video footage of the band’s secret performance at Club Kimo in San Francisco on June 4th. Check out the video and pictures: http://metallica.com/metdotcom/news/2002/june9_busy_week.html

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
VH1 will air an updated Red Hot Chili Peppers “Behind The Music” on June 16th. “By The Way” is due out July 9th.

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Monday June 10, 2002

TOOL
Tool with special guest Tomahawk will perform at Austin’s Frank Erwin Center on July 26th. Tickets go on sale this Saturday morning at 10am at all San Antonio Ticketmaster locations and online at www.ticketmaster.com. Listen to KISS all week long to win’em before you can buy’em.

THE OSBOURNES
The Osbourne’s have entered the land of overkill. Now that the TV show is a mega-success, the merchandising onslaught has begun. The family has joined forces with Signature Network to develop and release 400 products ranging from sleepwear, t-shirts, dartboards, action figures, cell phone service, trivia games, candles and more. The Osbourne’s dog, Lola even has a calendar coming out along with t-shirts and dog-related products.

June 11 - “The Osbournes Family Album” - featuring Kelly Osbourne "Papa Don't Preach," John Lennon, System of a Down and Ozzy. The album also includes bonus material of dialogue from the show.

June 25 - Ozzy Osbourne - "Live at the Budokan" CD/DVD/VHS The album features 13 live tracks, the DVD will include the entire concert from start to finish plus a half-hour extra of the Osbournes touring the sites of Japan.

June 25 - Ozzy Osbourne re-issues

"Bark at the Moon" featuring the bonus track "One Up the B-Side"
"No Rest For the Wicked" featuring the bonus track "Miracle Man" (live)
"Ozzmosis" featuring the bonus track "Aimee"
"The Ozzman Cometh" - Ozzy's Greatest Hits CD - (no bonus track).

All albums are remastered from the original master tapes and feature rare photos and newly-penned liner notes from Kerrang! editor Phil Alexander.

NICKELBACK
Nickleback has re-mastered their 1992 debut album titled “Curb” and will re-release it on June 25th.

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Sunday June 9, 2002

KORN * MANSON

Korn singer Jonathan Davis recently conducted an interview with Britain’s Metal Hammer magazine and said he would love to tour with Marilyn Manson if their respective record labels would allow it. Davis says he was invited to the studio where Manson is recording “The Golden Age of Grotesque” and claims “it’s f**king amazing”.

Meanwhile, Korn will tour with Puddle of Mudd for the first leg of their North American Tour, which starts later this month. Korn’s new album “Untouchables” and DVD “Deuce” will be out Tuesday.

LIMP BIZKIT
Australian authorities continue to investigate “who’s responsible” for the death of 15-year-old Jessica Michalik. The girl was crushed to death on January 26th, 2001 when fans rushed the stage during Limp Bizkit’s concert in Sydney, Australia. The band’s manager, Chris Gratton gave testimony and placed blame on promoters and security that had failed to control “absolute crowd mayhem”. Singer Fred Durst is scheduled to testify on June 17th. The concert organizers have tried to place Limp Bizkit at fault for inciting the crowd the rush the stage and the band contends security measures were inadequate, which resulted in the young fans death.

METALLICA
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has purchased a cottage in his native land of Denmark. A Danish newspaper reports the cottage was purchased for $9.9 million krone, which roughly equals $1.26 million dollars.

LIVING COLOUR
Epic/Sony Records will re-issue Living Colour’s album “Vivid” on September 3rd. The re-issue will include all 11 original tracks and 5 rare tracks. The rare tracks will include a cover of the Clash hit “Should I stay or Should I go” and live tracks of “Vivid”, “Middle Man” and “Cult of Personality”.

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Saturday June 8, 2002

KID ROCK
Here are the vital details for tonight’s Kid Rock and Monster Magnet concert at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.

HAGAR AND ROTH
The Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth concert has been RE-SCHEDULED for Sunday, July 28th. Tickets purchased for the June 14th show will be honored. Hagar and Roth tickets remain on sale at all Ticketmaster locations. To be honest, the show was re-scheduled to allow Dave and Sammy more time to rest their voices between shows.

RATT
Former Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby is dead at the age of 41. Crosby passed away Thursday night at his home in Hollywood, California. Paramedics on the scene gave the preliminary cause of death as a heart attack, but Crosby had been suffering from AIDS.

SLIPKNOT * STONE SOUR
Slipknot singer Corey Taylor and guitarist Jim Root are part of a project called Stone Sour and are planning to release an album under that name in September. Taylor and Root were originally members of Stone Sour before forming Slipknot.
In other Corey Taylor news, the Slipknot singer has finished recording an undisclosed Black Flag song for inclusion in the “West Memphis Three” benefit album. Taylor recorded the song with Mother Superior, which was the rhythm section of former Black Flag singer Henry Rollins.

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Friday June 7, 2002

DEE DEE RAMONE
Founding Ramones bassist Dee Dee Ramone is dead at the age of 50. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office reports the bassist died Wednesday night of as-yet-unknown circumstances. Dee Dee Ramone left the punk pioneer band in 1989 to pursue a solo career and re-joined the Ramones in 1995 for the “Adios Amigos” album. Dee Dee Ramone was born Douglas Glenn Colvin and last appeared with the band in March during their induction into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame.

GODSMACK
The members of Godsmack have amicably parted ways with drummer Tommy Stewart. Singer Sully Erna provided a simple statement on behalf of the remaining band members, “Tommy is a great guy and a tremendous drummer. We wish him all the success in the world. ... He deserves it." As you might have heard on a previous “not-so-long-ago” Rock Report, Erna told us they hope to finish recording their 3rd album by November and release it next February or March.

GRAVITY KILLS
The members of Gravity Kills have canceled all of their upcoming concert dates, even their scheduled slot on the Locobazooka Tour. In a follow-up to a previous Rock Report, keyboardist Doug Firley is still unable to perform after breaking a few fingers on stage, when his fingers were caught between some equipment on his hydraulic keyboard stand. The band’s statement from www.gravitykills.com

ATTENTION:
All scheduled Gravity Kills shows have been cancelled including their spot on Locobazooka. Doug Firley, who broke several fingers on both hands a few weeks ago, has been advised by a doctor to refrain from playing. Due to his desire to accelerate his recovery by returning to the road, his fingers have not been healing properly. He's been ordered to not play for at least 2 months and is scheduled to undergo surgery to correct these complications. Stay tuned for further developments...

METALLICA
The members of Metallica appeared unannounced in their own chatroom at www.metallica.com on Wednesday night. Singer James Hetfield said the untitled song they performed at their recent unannounced show is tentatively titled “DK Rolls”, which is about one of Hetfield’s hot rods. The lead singer also mentioned he was recovering from neck surgery to repair a ruptured disk. As far as the sound of the new music, drummer Lars Ulrich says it’s heavier and less bluesy with weirder sounds. Finally, guitarist Kirk Hammet took the opportunity to say that former Alice In Chains bassist Mike Inez nor former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson have been asked to participate in the current Metallica recording sessions.

KISS
Kiss bassist Gene Simmons says the band’s name sounds perfect for a fragrance and that’s why he wants to release a line of Kiss Perfume. Kiss Kondoms are already being unleashed into the world featuring singer Paul Stanley and Simmons. Read more at www.kissonline.com

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Thursday June 6, 2002

LIMP BIZKIT * FILTER part 3
Filter singer Richard Patrick has posted another open letter to Fred Durst. Taken from www.officialfilter.com:

Dear Fred,

Limp Bizkit and your music astounds me. I've been a Limp Bizkit fan since the day I met you. I kind of live in a vacuum, in my own little Filter world but when I saw you on family values I realized I was looking at a man with a vision and a dream. You have given the world incredible music - and I'm speaking about you, Wes, Sam, Lethal and John - you guys have given the world a wonderful glimpse of youth culture that is comparable to The Who back in the 70s when they infused a generation of legitimate rock. And that's just your music. Your vision as a video director has inspired me to go ahead and co-direct my own videos. As an A&R man, you have picked up bands that are also, and I don't use this word lightly, Awesome. Staind, Puddle of Mudd, etc. So you know I have full and utter respect for you.

Now here's the reason why we've had trouble. You said that the second family values sucked because of whatever reason. I took that personally because I was on tour with you. I said something that was a little cruel, but it was still from my heart. The other thing that bothered me, was that you used the press as a way to vent. My grandfather told me at a young age, think before you speak. Ripping on the guy from Creed, or picking on Alanis Morrisette, isn't doing anybody any good. That type of stuff just makes you look bitter. If you say things and it's published, you should warn me, because I won't respond in a manner such as this. But when I was called an ungrateful sack of shit and that "it should be put in bold letters" that hurt, and that's a hateful thing to say. I understand the lead time with the interview but they still printed it. So being a man, I stood up for myself and I publicly said that you should seek help. I've also seen you say wonderful things about me, which I'm so grateful for, but I think you need to stop using the press as a therapeutical way of dealing with your problems.

I am definitely willing to put this behind us. When I hugged you at Puddle of Mudd, I could feel love from the both of us, and I'd rather feel that than feel hurt. We have a common thread that bonds us, we suffer from LSD: lead singer disease. I'd really love to talk to you; man to man, but more importantly singer to singer

Much Love and Respect,

Richard Patrick

TYPE O NEGATIVE
Type O Negative is recording songs for their new album, which is scheduled for release this fall. The band has already turned in 9 demos to their record label and that’s all Type O is saying at the moment. Their cover of Deep Purple’s hit “Highway Star” is available now on the new compilation album “NASCAR: Crank It Up”.

METALLICA
The members of Metallica played a surprise concert on Tuesday night at Club Kimo in San Francisco. The band was booked under the name Spun and featured producer Bob Rock on bass. The 11-song set featured 4 Ramones’ tracks, one of which the band will contribute to the forthcoming Rob Zombie co-produced tribute album. The surprise gig also featured 1 new as-yet-untitled song, which was described as “heavy with a nice metallica crunch”. View pictures at www.metallica.com

OZZY OSBOURNE
Ozzy will release “Live at Budokan” on June 25th. The 15-track live disc was recorded this past February at the famous venue in Tokyo, Japan.

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Wednesday June 5, 2002

LIMP BIZKIT * FILTER part 2
In a follow-up to yesterday’s Rock Report, Limp Bizkit singer has replied to Richard Patrick’s statement that Fred needs psychiatric help. Below is Durst’s open letter from www.limpbizkit.com

"Dear Rich, this is Fred. I read your comments in your site and cannot believe how you are acting. That interview is 1 and a half years old that just got published with some extra comments about Wes. It hurts to know you disregard the other musical talents in our band such as Lethal, John, Sam, and myself. We play a huge role in what goes on with our music. It is our world as individuals for sure. and as for help, I need all I can get. You could obviously use some yourself. I love you and your music and really love your new album, but come on man. Is stabs at me really what's going on? You took stabs at us in the press before, me I meant. I wont take this as a bad thing but dude we don't need this tension in our world today. We have to be a family. I can believe you wrote this because of things you've said before, but I cant believe you didn't check with me first. What you said to me at PUDDLE [OF MUDD's concert] was great. That's where it ended. This is just some new controversy that the world as we know it can sink their teeth into. Good for you. Can't wait for the full package to come out. I'll be first in line. Later Rich. Thanks again from all of us here in the BIZKIT camp."

A PERFECT CIRCLE
A Perfect Circle guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen says the band has completed the recording sessions for their sophomore album. The guitarist describes the sound as “ethereal and builds up to a heavy thing rather than being heavy all the time”. More details as they become available.

ROB ZOMBIE
Rob Zombie has announced that the MGM movie studios will release his first feature-length film this Halloween. Zombie is currently re-editing “The House of 1000 Corpses” to give it an “R” rating and is working with producer Scott Humphrey to finish the film’s score. The $7 million movie was filmed in the summer of 2000 and centers around a couple, whose car breaks down in a creepy character-filled town.

THE UNION UNDERGROUND
The Union Underground continues to write songs for their sophomore full-length album, but while we wait, the live E.P. “One Nation Underground” will be out June 25th.

1. “...An Education In Rebellion”*
2. “South Texas Death Ride”*
3. “Turn Me On (Mr. Deadman)”*
4. “Killing the Fly”**
5. “Revolution Man”**
6. “Bitter”***

*recorded live at Sunken Gardens Theatre - San Antonio, TX 4.29.01
**recorded live at Mile High Stadium - Denver, CO 6.21.01
*** recorded live at Hammerstein Ballroom - NYC 11.24.00

BUSH
Bush singer Gavin Rossdale says, “He didn’t fire guitarist Nigel Pulsford”. Rossdale posted an explanation through his journal section of the band’s website and says everything has been misconstrued and he hasn’t even been able to talk with Pulsford one on one. Rossdale’s entry from www.bush-music.com

"I have been waiting to speak to Nigel. Obviously, we need to talk - because of that, I have not been able to write in the journal as I was waiting for more info. Also, it is essential that we maintain the integrity (me and Nigel) that we have enjoyed for years. We have achieved momentous things. It would be wrong to betray that.

"The idea that I fired [Nigel] six days after the birth of his son is wrong and untrue. I wrote him a letter. I opened the can of worms, and quite simply, he evaporated. But yes, I did write the letter.

"It was not sudden. By his own admission, he had been unsure of his desire to continue. Over the years, that becomes less helpful. Being in a band is being together against the world. You need to be pulling in the same direction. Mostly.

"I do not want to say any more on this for now. It does no one any favors. It is not ideal and it is not easy, but it is life and that's how it is."

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Tuesday June 4, 2002

IN STORES TODAY

Audiovent - Dirty Sexy Knights In Paris
Danzig - Danzig 7:77: I Lucifer I
Disturbed - M.O.L. (DVD)
Gene Simmons' Tongue magazine

COREY FELDMAN
80's movie star Corey Feldman has a rock n roll band and tonight he will perform at Strutter's with local acts Face Down and Bo Jackson's Hip. Tickets are $10 at the door and doors open at 8pm. Strutter's is an 18 and up club and is located at 2718 N. St. Mary's.

LIMP BIZKIT * FILTER
Limp Bizkit singer Fred Durst is in another “War of Words” and this verbal battle features Filter leader Richard Patrick.

Durst is featured in the interview section of the current issue of Playboy magazine. In the interview, Durst comments on a statement made by Patrick when Durst was allegedly trying to start a relationship with Christina Aguilera.

Durst from Playboy:
"Patrick was like, 'Fred fucking ruined the credibility of rock 'n' roll,' Fucking asshole. I took his ass on the Family Values tour when no one wanted me to. I believed in his record. I'm a huge FILTER fan. That guy's an ungrateful sack of shit. Fucking put that in bold letters, man. It's bullshit the way some people are so two-faced? How did I ruin rock 'n' roll?"

Patrick’s reaction from www.officialfilter.com:

On another note, it seems Fred Durst and I have a little problem. I'm a little offended about what he said about me in the recent Playboy magazine. Fred I hate to say this, but you need psychiatric help. Everyone that is good, you shit on, you think the world is according to Fred Durst and Fred Durst alone, and that's why Wes (the main musical genius of Limp Bizkit) left you. I thought I made up with you at the Puddle of Mud concert and I thought everything was cool but apparently not. If you email me I would be proud to find doctors that specialize in psychiatric help for you. Mental illness is nothing to be laughed at, and you're obviously suffering from some serious bitterness or clinical depression towards the world. All my best to you because I still love your band and I still love you. I just hope you seek the help that you need.

Love
Richard Patrick

Filter’s new album “The Amalgamut” will be out July 30th.

STATIC-X
Static-X will be at the Wizard World Chicago comic book convention on July 6th to promote their new comic book, that’s scheduled to be released July 26th through C

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