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EARTHTONE9 To Split Up Following London Show
Britain's EARTHTONE9, once considered to be among the country's brightest metal hopefuls, will be splitting up following their April 13th gig at The Garage in London. Here is a statement on the matter from guitarist Joe Roberts: As many people are already aware, the future of EARTHTONE9 has been han...March 24, 2002
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Former HELLOWEEN Frontman Readies Third Solo Release, Addresses Criticism
Former HELLOWEEN frontman Michael Kiske is tentatively due to issue his third solo album through Sanctuary Records in April, according to his official web site. Although the songs' musical direction reportedly has nothing to do with traditional heavy metal, the material on the album is being describ...March 5, 2002
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LINKIN PARK: Alive And Well!
LINKIN PARK have issued the following statement in response to a news story hoax that stated that the band had been killed in a car crash: There is a fake CNN.com URL floating around that is reporting that 'Popular Teen 'rock' band LINKIN PARK have been killed in an Auto wreck while travelling to a...January 30, 2002
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ALLBEAT Issues Statament Regarding Fate Of CHUCK SCHULDINER Auction Funds
Thom Hazeart, the man behind the Allbeat (www.allbeat.com) auction that was originally set up to benefit the family of late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED frontman Chuck Schuldiner, but which has been accused by Jane Schuldiner, Chuck's mother, of misappropriating the funds received from the auction (see our...January 20, 2002
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NONEXIST Finalize Track Listing, Plot Attack
Sweden's NONEXIST, the new band of former ARCH ENEMY frontman Johan Liiva, ANDROMEDA guitarist Johan Reinholdz, and DEFLESHED/DARK FUNERAL drummer Matte Modin, have finalized the track listing for their debut album, entitled Deus Deceptor, which is tentatively scheduled to be released in Japan in Fe...January 9, 2002
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Hate Breeds Suffering
Call me jaded, but the idea of four guys getting together with the sole purpose of making the “most extreme” old-school-style grindcore CD ever released is a concept that leaves me cold, and with good reason. Over the course of the last fifteen years, many acts have attempted to offer their own vers...December 25, 2001
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America's Volume Dealer
Four years after the group's Wiseblood release, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY have returned with a new album that sees the group sticking to a tried-and-tested formula without having made any attempts to update their songwriting in a way that would make it more consistent with the current music trends. Co...December 17, 2001
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Resurrection
Following a near decade-long hiatus from the traditional heavy metal world that spawned his musical career, former JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Rob Halford has returned to doing what he does best, much to the delight of the PRIEST fans that were less than thrilled with the singer's brief—and utterly commer...December 17, 2001
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Archive News Nov 19, 2001 - update 1
The recently-reunited classic CANDLEMASS line-up—vocalist Messiah Marcolin, bassist/founder Leif Edling, guitarist Mats Björkman, lead guitarist Lars Johansson and drummer Jan Lindh—will perform a five-song set at the Christmas bash, dubbed Black Lucia, of Sweden's premiere metal magazine, Clos...November 19, 2001
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Archive News Aug 24, 2001
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following update on the progress of the songwriting sessions for the group's upcoming, as-yet-untitled studio album—the band's first for Beyond/BMG Records—and the preparation for the recording of a live album, which is scheduled to take place in Chicago o...August 24, 2001
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Archive News Jun 15, 2001
A huge 'thumbs down' goes out to PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul, who had the audacity—during a USA Today online chat that took place yesterday—to dismiss as 'fake' the controversial Phil Anselmo interview that was originally posted on the KNAC.com site last week, only to be taken down a couple of days...June 15, 2001
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Archive News May 07, 2001
Currently holed up in a North Californian rehearsal space working on new material for the group's forthcoming studio album, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has posted the following studio update in the band-exclusive area of the group's official web site: ... 'We made this pact to work on one or two i...May 7, 2001
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Archive News Apr 24, 2001 - update 2
GUANO APES are currently looking for a new US label to issue the group's hugely-successful 2000 album Don't Give Me Names following a parting-of-the-ways with BMG/RCA Records. According to the band, 'we are currently eagerly in search for new partners to realize the DGMN release as soon as possible...April 24, 2001
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