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Former HELLOWEEN Drummer Joins WINTERS BANE
Former HELLOWEEN/METALIUM drummer Mark Cross has joined WINTERS BANE and will be performing on the band's upcoming album, to be released later this year. "Mark's stellar drumming will add a new dimension to the WINTERS BANE sound, propelling their new songs to greater heights," according to an offic...July 5, 2004
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SINGLE BULLET THEORY Part Ways With Guitarist, Announce Replacement
Philadelphia-based SINGLE BULLET THEORY have officially announced the departure of original guitarist Doug Rush. "The split is amicable and is nothing more then a change in Doug's personal life forcing him to quit," states lead vocalist/guitarist Matt Difabio. "Doug has been with me for over 10 year...July 5, 2004
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D.R.I., STRONG INTENTION To Team Up For U.S. Tour
Crossover legends D.R.I. will be touring this summer with direct support from Baltimore's thrash terror squad STRONG INTENTION. The "If It Aint Fast, It Aint Shit" tour will start on July 6 and run through August 13. Here are all the dates: Jul. 06 - South Lake Tahoe, CA @ Whiskey Dick's Jul. 07 - ....July 1, 2004
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EDGUY: Los Angeles Date Scheduled
German power metallers EDGUY have scheduled a one-off West Coast U.S. date on September 19 at the Key Club in Hollywood, California. Tickets for the L.A. concert will go on sale next week. A New York City show will take place a few days earlier. EDGUY are confirmed for the ProgPower USA V festival o...June 25, 2004
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RONNIE JAMES DIO Sends Cease-And-Desist Letter To Pop Band DIOS
Hawthorne, California-based pop band DIOS were recently threatened by veteran heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio over the group's name, which Ronnie felt was too close to that of his own solo band. "Ronnie James Dio's lawyer sent us a cease-and-desist letter," DIOS singer-guitarist Joel Morales tol...June 25, 2004
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Epic
It's a brave move to title an album like so with all the connotations that word has in the realms of metal. From DREAM THEATER to CANDLEMASS to MAYHEM and countless other less notables, many have strived to attain it and achieved it to varying degrees, whilst others have slopped forth a real mess of...June 24, 2004
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ENFORSAKEN's Music Featured In MTV's 'Viva La Bam'
Arlington Heights, Illinois-based death metallers ENFORSAKEN are featured as background music in a scene from MTV's "Viva La Bam". The song "Cloaked In Need" from the group's new album, "The Forever Endeavor", is featured in this season's episode 6, "Community Disservice". Check out MTV.com for curr...June 17, 2004
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Abyss
Solid. Sturdy. Workmanlike. These are three adjectives you could apply to many British NWOBHM/melodic rock acts and albums through the ages, and if LIONSHEART frontman Steve Grimmett hasn't hit the heights amidst such a misfiring scene, he's at least spread himself right across it by appearing in de...May 29, 2004
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GENE SIMMONS: Absence Of PETER And ACE Equals No More Drama
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons recently spoke to TheCelebrityCafe.com about his upcoming solo album and the status of the band that made him famous. Asked if his relationship with the rest of KISS is better now than before, Gene replied, "Now that Peter [Criss] and Ace [Frehley] are not in the b...May 26, 2004
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BLACK FLOOD DIESEL To Hit The Road With MOTOGRATER, SLITHERYN
Minneapolis-based metallers BLACK FLOOD DIESEL will be hitting the road with MOTOGRATER and SLITHERYN beginning on Wednesday, May 26 in Maplewood, MN. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 26 – Maplewood, MN @ The Rock May 27 - Chicago Heights, IL @ Oasis 160 May 28 – Niles, MI @ Whitehouse May 29 - C...May 26, 2004
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HIMSA To Film Video For 'A Girl In Glass'
Seattle's HIMSA will shoot a video for "A Girl In Glass" on Tuesday, June 25 with director Kevin Leonard (NEVERMORE) in Los Angeles. The track is taken from the band's critically acclaimed Prosthetic debut, "Courting Tragedy and Disaster". The band will embark on a round of dates with labelmates BYZ...May 24, 2004
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PRONG's TOMMY VICTOR Says Former Bassist BRIAN PERRY Is 'Bitter'
PRONG mainman Tommy Victor has hit back at group's former bassist Brian Perry over comments Perry made about the band in a recent online interview. Speaking to Metal Refuge late last year, Perry discussed his time with PRONG and the circumstances that led to his departure from the group. "I was with...May 24, 2004
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SATYRICON To Embark On U.S. Headlining Tour This Summer
SATYRICON frontman Satyr has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls! Thank you for the ride. To hell and back. [The U.S. tour with MORBID ANGEL] was the tour where too much went wrong and somehow we still prevailed. We had no chance of win...May 21, 2004
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SHADOWS FALL Name New Album, Announce Tour Dates
Massachusetts-based thrash metal quintet SHADOWS FALL have set "The War Within" as the title of their fourth full-length release, tentatively scheduled for an early September release through Century Media Records. The new album, produced again by Zeuss (HATEBREED) at Planet Z Studios in Massachusett...May 10, 2004
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Nerve Damage
Despite having only three full albums in the can, these Bay Area die-hards have lovingly pieced together a two-disc celebration of their decade-long tenure, featuring demos, remixes, out-of-print EPs and all the kind of stuff lying around cassette drawers. Basically all the material you'd hope fans...May 1, 2004
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