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H.I.M., MINISTRY, MESHUGGAH Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival
H.I.M., MINISTRY, MESHUGGAH, DISTURBED and VOIVOD are among the latest artists confirmed to appear at the next installment of Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 7-8 at Stadio Brianteo in Monza, Italy. MARILYN MANSON will headline the festivities on Saturday, June 7 (under the banner "A D...February 18, 2003
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SOILWORK To Release 'Figure Number Five' In May
Sweden's SOILWORK have set "Figure Number Five" as the title for their follow-up to last year's acclaimed "Natural Born Chaos" CD, due in North America on May 5 through Nuclear Blast Records. The album will surface in Europe on April 21. The complete track listing for "Figure Number Five" is as foll...February 14, 2003
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JASON NEWSTED: 'METALLICA Are A Joke!'
Ex-METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has slammed his former bandmates over their decision to tour this summer with LINKIN PARK and LIMP BIZKIT, calling the move "an obvious cash thing" and claiming that the group are "not staying true to their words." "It's a joke, I think METALLICA are just a joke,"...February 12, 2003
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MESHUGGAH Announce Swedish Dates
MESHUGGAH have announced the following Swedish dates in March: Mar. 18 - Malmö, SWE @ Kulturbolaget Mar. 29 - Umeå, SWE @ Umeå Open In other news, MESHUGGAH guitarist Mårten Hagstrom has posted the following message via the band's official web site: "Hey everyone! Mårten here. Just writing to apolog...February 10, 2003
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MESHUGGAH Prepare For Scandinavian Tour
On February 5, MESHUGGAH began rehearsals in Spånga, Sweden for a planed Scandinavian tour in March. The band then has plans to head over to the U.S. for their first headlining tour. Details are sketchy at the moment, but the band plans to tour the U.S. for roughly four weeks. No support bands have...February 8, 2003
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD To Open For MESHUGGAH In The U.S.?
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD are strongly rumored to have landed the support slot on the upcoming MESHUGGAH headlining tour of the U.S. When asked by BLABBERMOUTH.NET to confirm the reports of the pairing, a Century Media spokesperson stated, "it is not confirmed [yet]. It is being discussed but still in its...February 5, 2003
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TOOL's CAREY Praises MESHUGGAH: 'They Are True Pioneers'
TOOL's Danny Carey on MESHUGGAH: "MESHUGGAH has been a constant source of inspiration for me from the very first time I heard them until today. They are true pioneers that have consistently broken new ground with each album effort. 'Nothing', which is my favorite record of 2002, is another prime exa...January 10, 2003
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CLAWFINGER Push Back Release Date, Set Tentative Track Listing
Swedish rap-metallers CLAWFINGER have set a May 2003 release date for their forthcoming fifth full-length CD, which was recently recorded at Stockholm's Polar Studios and at a recording studio they co-own with MESHUGGAH in the outskirts of the city. The tentative track listing for the as-yet-untitle...January 4, 2003
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MESHUGGAH Taking A Break, Plan Return To U.S. Shores
Sweden's MESHUGGAH are taking a couple of months off following their recent U.S. tour with TOOL and are looking to hit the road again early next year. "It's hard to say [exactly when we will resume touring]," MESHUGGAH drummer Tomas Haake told Britain's Live 4 Metal. "We don't know yet exactly what...December 28, 2002
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PORCUPINE TREE Cite MESHUGGAH And OPETH As Main Inspiration For New CD
Underground U.K. prog rockers PORCUPINE TREE have cited MESHUGGAH and OPETH as the main musical influences for the band's latest CD, "In Absentia" — widely described as the group's "heaviest" release to date. "The big influences when I was writing the record were MESHUGGAH and OPETH, no doubt about...December 12, 2002
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SOILWORK To Commence Recording New CD
Sweden's SOILWORK will enter Helsingborg's Queenstreet Recording studios on Dec. 16 to begin recording their as-yet-untitled fifth full-length album, due in late spring via Nuclear Blast Records. The band will track all guitars and keyboards at Queenstreet with producer Fredrik Nordström before movi...November 26, 2002
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THE GREAT DECEIVER To Go 'Incognito' On Forthcoming CD
THE GREAT DECEIVER, featuring former AT THE GATES/THE CROWN and the current LOCKUP frontman Tomas Lindberg, have reportedly set "Terror Incognito" as the title for the follow-up to their highly-acclaimed debut album, "A Venom Well Designed". The band plan to enter Dug-Out studio in Uppsala, Sweden w...November 6, 2002
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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: 'MESHUGGAH Is Brilliant'
METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has been singing the praises of Sweden's MESHUGGAH, calling the band's music "really fucking interesting." “You know, I think MESHUGGAH is brilliant," Hammett said in a recent interview with journalist Martin Popoff. "A lot of that extreme stuff doesn't make much sen...October 30, 2002
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CLAWFINGER: Session In Progress
A two-minute video documenting the recording sessions for CLAWFINGER's fifth full-length CD at a studio they co-own with MESHUGGAH in the outskirts of Stockholm has been posted online at this location (file size: approx. 27 MB). ...October 17, 2002
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TOOL/MESHUGGAH: Complete Itinerary Revealed
The complete itinerary for the upcoming TOOL/MESHUGGAH U.S. tour is as follows: Oct. 02 - Key Arena –Seattle, WA Oct. 03 - Idaho Center – Boise, ID Oct. 06 - Skyreach Center – Edmonton, ALB Oct. 07 - Saddledome – Calgary, ALB Oct. 08 - Metra Park Arena – Billings, MT Oct. 10 - Rushmore ...September 22, 2002
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