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Y&T Frontman Hard At Work On Solo Album
Y&T mainman Dave Meniketti is presently working on a new solo CD that is tentatively scheduled to surface in June. As a result, there will no solo live performances or Y&T gigs scheduled until April at the earliest. ...February 14, 2002
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U.D.O. European Dates Announced
German metallers U.D.O., led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, have announced the initial dates for their upcoming European tour. They are as follows: Mar. 28 - Helsinki, FIN @ Nostouri Mar. 29 - Tampere, FIN @ Pakahoune Mar. 30 - Sundsvall, SWE @ Pipeline Mar. 31 - Sälen, SWE @ Fjällis T...February 14, 2002
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NO RETURN Ink Deal With Nuclear Blast, Confirm Summer Breeze Appearance
French thrashers NO RETURN and Paris-based Kodiak Records have struck a licensing deal with Germany's Nuclear Blast Records for the international release of the group's recently-completed fifth full-length CD, entitled Machinery. Recorded at Belgium's CCR Studio and mixed at Paris' Funmasters facili...February 12, 2002
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Summer Breeze 2002 Festival Takes Shape
According to www.wallsoffire.de, the following artists have been confirmed to appear at the Summer Breeze Open Air 2002 festival, which is scheduled to take place on August 22-24 in Abtsgmünd, Germany: DIMMU BORGIR TIAMAT NIGHTWISH EDGUY HYPOCRISY SENTENCED AXXIS VADER BRAINSTORM AMON AMARTH PAIN EM...January 21, 2002
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Y&T's Meniketti To Issue Solo CD
Y&T frontman Dave Meniketti is presently working on the material for a new solo album, which is expected to surface at the end of the year. ...January 18, 2002
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DOWN Set Sophomore Album Title, Plan Live Appearances
New Orleans supergroup DOWN, who feature in their ranks PANTERA's Philip Anselmo (vocals),C.O.C.'s Pepper Keenan (guitars),EYEHATEGOD's Jimmy Bower (drums),PANTERA's Rex Brown (bass) and CROWBAR's Kirk Windstein (guitars),have reportedly set Down II: Bustle In The Hedgerow as the title of their...January 17, 2002
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Uprising
Heralded as a "return to form" for the Swedish quintet, ENTOMBED's latest is certainly a much rawer beast than the group's much-maligned Same Difference (1998) release, a consequence, no doubt, of the fact that the album was reportedly recorded over the course of eight days (four weekends)—a modern-...December 17, 2001
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Archive News Nov 16, 2001
SLIPKNOT have issued the following press release explaining the reasons behind the cancellation of their US tour with IN FLAMES and 40 BELOW SUMMER: “Regrettably, SLIPKNOT have had to postpone their headlining U.S. tour which was set to kick off November 21 in Fargo, ND and wrap December 21 in...November 16, 2001
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Archive News Oct 23, 2001
In light of the numerous tour cancellations that have been announced in the recent weeks, MACHINE HEAD have issued a statement assuring their European fans that they will, in fact, be going ahead with their scheduled European headlined tour as planned. The statement—the Robert Flynn-handwritten v...October 23, 2001
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Archive News Oct 22, 2001 - update 1
Through no effort of their own—and as a result of a chain of events that they clearly had no control over—it appears that ANTHRAX the band has been getting an increased amount of coverage through media outlets that wouldn't have normally covered the group. Here is a sampling of recent online arti...October 22, 2001
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Archive News Oct 12, 2001
Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has sensationally announced that he would happily work with METALLICA again in the future, despite walking out on the group earlier this year. Newsted cited 'private and personal reasons, and the physical damage I have done to myself over the years while playi...October 12, 2001
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Archive News Oct 01, 2001
A Night Of Merry Mayhem tour, featuring OZZY OSBOURNE, ROB ZOMBIE, MUDVAYNE and SOIL, will have its inaugural date on October 31st in Tucson, Arizona, with the final show currently scheduled to take place on December 31st in Phoenix, Arizona. Here are the unofficial dates for the outing: ... Oct....October 1, 2001
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Archive News Aug 21, 2001
SLIPKNOT have reportedly been confirmed to play this year's Halloween show at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City for the second year in a row. At the present time, no support acts have yet been announced, but MUDVAYNE and TYPE O NEGATIVE are rumored to be taking part in the night's festiviti...August 21, 2001
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Archive News Jul 23, 2001 - update 1
It looks like LIMP BIZKIT fans will have to wait until the end of 2002, at the earliest, for the follow up to last year's Chocolate Starfish &amp the Hot Dog Flavored Water. In an interview with Bilboard.com, LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst revealed that the guitarist Wes Borland and bassist Sa...July 23, 2001
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Archive News Jul 18, 2001
Several unconfirmed dates for the upcoming Doomsday In The USA tour—featuring POWERMAN 5000 and SALIVA, plus a rotating opening slot that will include MACHINE HEAD, STEREOMUD and HALFCOCKED—have been leaked. The unconfirmed dates are as follows: ... Sept. 10 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room...July 18, 2001