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GUITAR NEWS, AUGUST 2004
COHEED AND CAMBRIA release "In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth :3," which appears to be,
as they've discovered the missing link between new-world punk and old school progressive rock.
JUDAS PRIEST:
Robert Halford returns, and with a box set in stores, and a new album on the way, Judas Priest is back in business!
Shredding guitarist K.K. Downing and support, Glen Tipton get together with Halford to discuss their next move as a reunified
legendary rock platform.
VAN HALEN tour a huge success, and satisfying millions internationally. Eddie Van Halen
begins to appear in guitar magazines nationwide.
Is Punk Rock really dying? Some argue it's simply asleep on a temporary
basis. Progressive rock is closing in on the lessening grundge punk rock ordeal, and business for bands who
have held the Punk Rock Throne for years, respectively, GreenDay, Blink182, and Sum41 is declining slowly.
With Blink's relatively new discharge, "Blink-182," the complete shift in genre has spectics and critics wondering
just where their future lies; it seems they're doing alright.
LOST PROPHETS release "Start Something"
and hit the charts at #11 with the release of their excellently placed modern alternative hard punk whatever it is they call
it, just behind Velvet Revolver's Contraband, and Living End's Modern Artillery.
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