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GODSMACK's "Faceless' To Debut At #1?
GODSMACK's third full-length album, "Faceless", is on track to sell upwards of 300,000 units in its first week and is a strong contender to debut at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart, according to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS. This figure is very much in...April 9, 2003
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GODSMACK's ERNA Says They Might Have Joined METALLICA Tour If Tickets Had Been Cheaper
GODSMACK's Sully Erna recently told MTV.com that his band might have joined the upcoming Summer Sanitarium 2003 tour if the tickets to the event had been priced lower than $55 for the super-cheap seats "[It's] a big issue for us [when] a kid has to go to his mother at 16 years old and ask ...April 8, 2003
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GODSMACK's ERNA Says He Asked NEIL PEART To Play On The New Album
GODSMACK's third full-length CD, "Faceless", features a track called "Serenity", which frontman Sully Erna wrote after reading the book "Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road", penned by RUSH drummer Neil Peart. "The song was inspired by a book I read by Neil Peart, 'The Ghost Rider', and it's ab...April 8, 2003
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GODSMACK: Live Dates Announced
GODSMACK will play a few festival dates in late April/early May before embarking on a headline tour starting May 22 in Mansfield, Massachusetts. A full tour itinerary hasn't been revealed at press time, and is expected on Wednesday (April 9). GODSMACK appearances (subject to change): Apr. 25 - Miami...April 7, 2003
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GODSMACK's ERNA On The New Album: 'Nobody Else Is Doing What We're Doing'
GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna is confident that the group's new album, "Faceless" (due April 8 through Republic/Universal Records),will help the band build upon the momentum created through the quadruple-platinum success of the group's debut and the double-platinum performance of its follow-up, "Awa...April 7, 2003
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GODSMACK: Upcoming Appearances Announced
GODSMACK have lined up the following TV/radio/online appearances during the coming week: Monday, April 7 8:00pm EST (live) / 8pm PST (re-feed) - FMQB World Premiere Broadcast of "Faceless" - check http://www.fmqb.com/Godsmack_Info.html for participating stations in your area. Tuesday, April 8 ("Face...April 5, 2003
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GODSMACK To Ship More Than One Million Copies Of 'Faceless'
More than one million copies of GODSMACK's "Faceless" will be shipped to retail next week, according to the group's label, Republic/Universal Records. "This is our biggest record of the first half of the year — perhaps our year — and we are going to treat it accordingly," Republic president Avery Li...April 1, 2003
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GODSMACK's ERNA: We're Not An ALICE IN CHAINS Clone Band
GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna believes that his band is more original-sounding than they're being given credit for. When asked by Launch recently how he feels about the way the group is perceived by critics, Erna said, "I think the only misconception is that we were pegged as an ALICE IN CHAINS clone...March 31, 2003
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GODSMACK Guitarist: 'We're Getting Along Better Than Ever'
Aaron M. Fontana of Entertainment Today recently asked GODSMACK guitarist Tony Rambola how the members of the band were getting along and if they expected a big breakup in the near future. "Actually, we get along better now than we ever have," Rambola said. "We lived in a house together for five fuc...March 25, 2003
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GODSMACK Members Attend Benefit For Rhode Island Concert Victims
The Boston Herald reports GODSMACK members Sully Erna, Tony Rambola and Shannon Larkin were on hand at a benefit that was staged for the Keith R. Lapierre Family Fund and the Adrian Krasinskas Fund. Lapierre, 29, perished in The Station inferno last month during the GREAT WHITE performance, leaving...March 24, 2003
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ENDO Confirmed For 94.9 ZETA'S BONZAI
Florida's ENDO have been confirmed for this year's 94.9 Zeta's Bonzaion April 25 at Bicentennial Park in Miami. Also set to appear are GODSMACK, SALIVA, POWERMAN 5000, and STONE SOUR, among others. In other news, ENDO's forthcoming sophomore effort, "Songs For The Restless", has been pushed back to...March 21, 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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JUDAS PRIEST Singer Catches THE SICKNESS: Upcoming Tour Dates Announced
Ohio-based cover band THE SICKNESS, whose touring lineup includes JUDAS PRIEST frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens, have announced a host of live dates during the coming weeks. The band, who also feature in their ranks two of Owens' former bandmates, bassist Dennis Hayes (formerly of Tim's pre-PRIEST group...March 9, 2003
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AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE: Just For The Record
AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE have set "Just For the Record" as the tentative title for their next studio effort, due later in the year through American Recordings. Among the tracks set to appear on the effort are: 01. Average Everyday Atrocity 02. Gone Wrong 03. March 04. Our Only Way Out 05. The Point of G...March 6, 2003
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Fallen Metal DJ Honored At Providence Late-Night Vigil
At a vigil in downtown Providence, Rhode Island last night, about 4,000 rock 'n' roll fans paid tribute to Mike Gonsalves, the WHJY-FM radio personality known as Dr. Metal who kept them company through the nights, according to The Providence Journal. People from all walks of life came to the Dunkin'...March 2, 2003
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