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METALLICA Drummer Explains Label Switch
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has spoken to Billboard magazine about the group's switch from longtime home Elektra to sister label Warner Bros. "The fact that we can start a relationship with Warner Bros. 20-plus years into our career and be considered a priority there, that's a great thing," he sai...May 28, 2004
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DRY KILL LOGIC Sign European Deal With SPV RECORDS
DRY KILL LOGIC have signed a European deal with SPV Records for their new album, "The Dead & Dreaming". The upcoming CD will be issued via a partnership between SPV and a new joint venture formed by DKL's own label Psychodrama and longtime DKL producers Scrap 60. "Having finished the record befo...May 20, 2004
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Did METALLICA Use Strong-Arm Tactics To Land At WARNER BROS.?
Hits Daily Double reports: "Amid ongoing Atlantic-Elektra roster cuts, money-minting rockers METALLICA choose to leave, causing a stir by opting out of the new WMG East Coast order and heading for Tom Whalley's Warner Bros. How did they pull it off? Buzzers buzzing that the band’s tactics involved t...May 19, 2004
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FEAR FACTORY Guitarist: 'Everyone Had Control Of The Band Except The Band'
FEAR FACTORY guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers recently spoke to Planet-Loud.com about the songwriting process for the group's new album, "Archetype". "I just wrote some songs thinking what I would want to hear if I was in the pit," he said. "A song like 'Cyberwaste' is like slam pit all the way. I w...May 18, 2004
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Original METALLICA Bassist RON MCGOVNEY: 'The Band Was Formed In My Garage'
The original METALLICA bassist, Ron McGovney, recently gave an interview to the METALLICA fan site AllMetallica.com about his time with the group and his current activities. What follows are several excerpts from that interview: AllMetallica.com: Could you explain for everyone exactly what your part...May 14, 2004
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FEAR FACTORY Frontman Makes Sacrifices For Revamped Band
FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell spoke to "The Metal Show" this past Sunday (May 9) on Cleveland's 92.3 FM Xtreme Radio. Asked how the band ended breaking up and getting back together without founding guitarist Dino Cazares, Bell said, "Well, a lot of things had happened previous to that, so the...May 11, 2004
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FEAR FACTORY Singer: Making The New Album Was Therapeutic
FEAR FACTORY vocalist Burton C. Bell has told Canada's Chart magazine that the group's new album, "Archetype", "basically wrote itself" once they worked through the emotional and financial turmoil that followed the departure of a founding member (Dino Cazares) and split with longtime record label (R...May 4, 2004
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WYLDE, CANTRELL, LYNCH To Head Up 'Metal Clinic' At CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL
Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY),Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS) and George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) will be heading up a "Metal Clinic" the Crossroads Guitar Festival, set to take place Friday, June 4 through Sunday, June 6 at Fair Park and the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. In add...April 28, 2004
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Bassist RUDY SARZO Joins DIO
Bassist Rudy Sarzo has officially joined DIO as the group's new bassist. Rudy is known for his work in QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE and OZZY OSBOURNE, and most recently, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN. Rudy joins the band in time for DIO's European tour, which begins July 16 in Moscow. "Thanks to Jeff Pilson [ex-DOKKEN...April 23, 2004
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FEAR FACTORY Drummer Explains Switch To New Label Home
FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera recently spoke to 411Mania.com about the band's decision to sign with Liquid 8 following their split with longtime label home, Roadrunner Records. "We decided to go with Liquid 8, which was originally D3 Entertainment before they were bought out," Herrera said. "...April 21, 2004
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ROCKDETECTOR Launches World's First Rock And Metal Global Gig Guide
RockDetector.com, the world's biggest rock and metal database at over 23,700 artists, has launched the world's first rock and metal global gig guide. Traditionally the Internet has had to rely on cut-and-paste touring lists but the Rockdetector global gig guide is a fully integrated database, search...April 18, 2004
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FEAR FACTORY Singer Talks About New CD: Video Interview Posted Online
Austrian e-zine Earshot conducted a video interview with FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell on March 9 in Munich, Germany. Watch the 20-minute interview at this location (.avi format, 40 MB). As previously reported, FEAR FACTORY's new CD, "Archetype" is scheduled for release on April 20 through Li...April 15, 2004
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FEAR FACTORY: BURTON C. BELL Video Interview Posted Online
HeavyMetalSource.com interviewed Burton Bell of FEAR FACTORY on April 10 during the Jagermeister tour. Five video clips (10 minutes' worth) of Burton talking about the group's upcoming CD, "Archetype", have been posted online at this location. "Archetype" is scheduled for release on April 20 through...April 14, 2004
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METALLICA: Fans Join Forces To Erect CLIFF BURTON Memorial Stone
Members of the Swedish METALLICA forum Metallica.nu have joined forces in launching a project that they hope will result in a stone being erected in the memory of former bass player of METALLICA, Cliff Burton, who died in a bus accident just outside Ljungby, Sweden in 1986. "Everyone that we have sp...March 29, 2004
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METALLICA: Unauthorized Biography Due Next Month
METALLICA's unauthorized biography, "Justice For All: The Truth About Metallica" (view cover here),will be published by Omnibus Press on April 10. The book, McIver's sixth, is the result of over five years of research and contains unpublished material from around 75 interviews which the author, Joe...March 25, 2004
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