Day in Rock reports: It was nine years ago this month that our sister site Rocknworld.com was launched. So to celebrate articles since the beginning.
We kick things off with a fun article from March of 2000 that captivated almost a million readers. We are talking about the great Pantera Vs N Sync war! Here is a snippet of antiGuy's report: Pantera fans are in an all out war against 'NSYNC.
No, they are not bashing young teenage girls upside their heads. What they are doing is mobilizing to position Pantera ahead of 'NSYNC where it counts the most, in album Here is the deal. Pantera's long awaited new album is going to be released on March 21st.
That's the same day as 'NSYNC's new cd "No Strings Attached" comes out. Now Pantera's street team by buying the new Pantera album the first week of release. They want to show the world that music is not dominated by boy bands, and metal is alive and well.
The ultimate goal? To "KILL THE TREND". [You can read the original with boybanders with the fan comments!
]- Contact Music reports: U2 frontman Bono and The musicians will be working with the debut, with rehearsals to begin later this summer.[see full story for more]- RATT and POISON will join forces for a summer trek starting June 13 at the Bi Lo Center in Greenville, S.C.
, and wrapping Aug. 19 at the Coors Amphitheatre in Denver.[see full story for replace Terry Bozzio for the group's upcoming tour.
Former Frank Zappa of festival shows in Europe. But frontman Jonathan Davis couldn't be happier with his new bandmate: "Joey is the s**t! We can't wait to rock onstage with him this summer.
" Meanwhile, Jordison adds, "I'm lucky to have had over the years.[see full story for more]- PR reports: The much anticipated return of THE FAMILY VALUES TOUR, co-headlined by KORN and EVANESCENCE, will commence on July 20th in St. Louis and close out the summer on September 2nd in sunny California.
With a line-up including Atreyu, Flyleaf, Hellyeah, and Trivium, the tour is poised to be the biggest and best Family Values Tour in history and the best-priced lawn tickets at $9.99, tickets goes on sale beginning April 28 and can be purchased at www.livenation.
com.
