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SEPULTURA/VOIVOD: More Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been released for the forthcoming North American tour featuring SEPULTURA and VOIVOD. The two groups will be hitting the following U.S. cities next month: Apr. 18 - San Francisco, CA @ Avalon Apr. 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palace Apr. 21 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues Apr. 22 - ...
April 2, 2003
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SEPULTURA To Ink North American Deal With NO NAME

SEPULTURA are on the verge of signing a North American deal with No Name/Elektra Records, BLABBERMOUTH.NET can exclusively reveal. The group, who kicked off a two-week European tour Saturday night (March 29) in London, England, will issue their new studio CD, "Roorback", in late spring/early summer....
March 31, 2003
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SEPULTURA Add Third London Show

Following the announcement that their two shows at London's Camden Underworld on March 29 and 30 have sold out, SEPULTURA have added a third night at the venue on April 13. SEPULTURA will embark on a North American tour with VOIVOD beginning on April 18 in San Francisco, California. The group are cu...
March 27, 2003
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JASON NEWSTED: 'I Want To Play Some Old SABBATH Tunes With OZZY'

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted is making no bones about the fact that he is extremely excited to be performing with OZZY OSBOURNE on his upcoming Canadian and Ozzfest tours. Newsted, who was replaced in METALLICA by former OZZY bassist Robert Trujillo, is particularly psyched to have the opp...
March 26, 2003
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JASON NEWSTED: 'LARS ULRICH Can Kiss My Ass'

Ex-METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has hit out at Lars Ulrich for stating in a recent radio interview that Newsted seemed "lost" by accepting the job as OZZY OSBOURNE's new four-stringer. "If Lars was good enough he would have joined OZZY, too," Jason told Greek magazine Rock On. "Lars can kiss my a...
March 20, 2003
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VOIVOD's AWAY: BLACKY Will Never Rejoin The Band

VOIVOD fans hoping for a reunion of the band's original — and most celebrated — lineup are unlikely to get their wish, according to drummer Michel Langevin (a.k.a. Away). "Unfortunately we don't really get along with [original bassist] Blacky," Langevin told Metal Update. "He is the one who will nev...
March 15, 2003
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OZZY OSBOURNE To Unveil New Lineup At Special Event

OZZY OSBOURNE will host a special event in Hollywood Monday (March 17) to introduce his new bassist, Jason Newsted (VOIVOD/ex-METALLICA) and give a debut performance with his new band lineup, according to Rolling Stone. No further information is currently available. ...
March 15, 2003
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OZZY OSBOURNE: JASON NEWSTED Will Play Bass On Upcoming Tour

OZZY OSBOURNE announced during last night's one-off gig at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada that former METALLICA and current VOIVOD bassist Jason Newsted would be joining the group as its new touring bassist. The Hard Rock concert marked the final performance with OSBOURNE of longtime membe...
March 15, 2003
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SEPULTURA/VOIVOD: First U.S. Tour Dates Announced!

The initial dates for the forthcoming North American tour featuring SEPULTURA and VOIVOD have been released. The two groups, plus as–yet-unspecified opening acts, will be hitting the following U.S. cities next month: Apr. 18 - San Francisco, CA @ Avalon Apr. 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palace Apr. 21 – A...
March 14, 2003
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SEPULTURA To Release 'Roorback' In May

SEPULTURA have set "Roorback" as the title for their upcoming CD, due in May through SPV/Steamhammer Records in Europe, JVC Records in Japan, and FNM/Universal Records in Brazil. The group are still negotiating a North American deal following their split with Roadrunner Records early last year. The...
March 12, 2003
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EVANESCENCE, VOIVOD First-Week Sales Numbers Revealed

Little Rock, Arkansas-based EVANESCENCE have shifted 141,765 copies of their major label debut, "Fallen", to land at position #7 on next week's Billboard 200 Pop Album chart. Meanwhile, VOIVOD's self-titled effort — the group's first to feature former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted — sold 3,030 cop...
March 12, 2003
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METALLICA's ULRICH: New Album Is '70 Minutes Of Complete Aggro, Out-Of-Control Earspank'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich gave an interview to Seattle radio station 107.7 The End last week in which touched upon a number of topics, including the group's upcoming Summer Sanitarium 2003 Tour, the addition of bassist Robert Trujillo to the band's ranks, the departure of Jason Newsted, and the...
March 11, 2003
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JASON NEWSTED Envisions ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Reunion With METALLICA

Former METALLICA and current VOIVOD bassist Jason Newsted recently told Contra Costa Times newspaper has a "cool vision" that when METALLICA gets inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a move rock historians say is all but inevitable, he will reunite with the band to perform at the ceremony....
March 11, 2003
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Voivod

Based on advance hype, one might think that the new, self-titled album from Canadian metal vets VOIVOD (their tenth studio effort) is a epoch-making metallic masterpiece that harkens back to the chaotic, thrashing, apocalyptic strains of early releases like "Killing Technology" and "Dimension: Hatro...
March 10, 2003
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ROBERT TRUJILLO To Play With OZZY OSBOURNE In Las Vegas

According to www.ozzyhead.com, the March 14 concert at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas will be Robert Trujillo's last show with OZZY OSBOURNE. Former METALLICA and current VOIVOD bassist Jason Newsted will make his live debut with Ozzy on June 1 in Vancouver, Canada. In related news, MTV has report...
March 10, 2003