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FAITH AND FIRE Hard At Work On Debut Album
FAITH AND FIRE, the new band featuring RIOT guitarist Mike Flyntz and ex-RIOT frontman Tony Moore, are hard at work on their debut album, tentatively due early next year through an as-yet-unspecified label. "Tony is currently shrieking his brains out at [bassist] Danny [Miranda]'s (BLUE OYSTER CULT)...November 21, 2003
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METALLICA's HETFIELD Says 'St. Anger' Sales Are A 'Bummer'
METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has told Reuters that the U.S. sales of the group's latest album, which fell off the pop charts earlier this month, are a "bummer." But the band are not giving up on its U.S. fans, and plan to launch a six-month tour of indoor arenas on March 2, they announced backs...November 18, 2003
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JASON NEWSTED Slams 'Followers' METALLICA Over Production On 'St. Anger'
Ex-METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has once again slammed his former bandmates over the production of their latest effort, "St. Anger", stating that the band appear to be more concerned with "following" the latest production trends than putting out records that live up to the high-quality standards...November 16, 2003
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KERRY KING Talks About METALLICA, Next SLAYER CD
SLAYER guitarist Kerry King gave a lengthy interview to Metal Edge magazine in which he discussed a number of topics, including the progress of the songwriting sessions for SLAYER's next album and METALLICA's evolution from an underground thrash phenomenon to one of the most commercially successful...October 15, 2003
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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS: 'Thank You' DVD Details Revealed
Billboard.com reports that STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' upcoming Atlantic best-of set, "Thank You", will include a DVD packed with three hours of videos, live performances and footage of the band shot by friends and fans. The 15-track audio anthology — due on November 11 — will be available with and without...October 9, 2003
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Florida 'Suicide Band' Forces Emergency Meeting Of St. Petersburg Council
Bay News 9 reports that HELL ON EARTH's persistence forced an emergency meeting of the St. Petersburg City Council Monday morning (September 29). Council members held a special session in an attempt to stop the Tampa-based industrial rock band from continuing with a planned suicide at one of their c...September 29, 2003
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Reunited DARK ANGEL To Appear On METALLICA Tribute Album
Reunited Los Angeles thrashers DARK ANGEL have been invited to contribute to a METALLICA tribute album being produced by Bob Kulick (KISS, MOTÖRHEAD, MEAT LOAF),and are currently in the studio recording their version of "Creeping Death". A late 2003 release through Cleopatra Records is expected. Co...September 16, 2003
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A Tribute To The Four Horsemen
Getting picked to feature on a tribute to San Franciscan legends METALLICA must prove something of a scramble to get the "good" tracks. In all honesty, it wouldn't be ideal to have to choose one of their, shall we say, more expansive songs, unless you have the power to recreate that "moment of magic...September 14, 2003
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SUM-41 To Sound Like METALLICA On The Next Album
Canadian punk-pop combo SUM 41 recently told Rolling Stone magazine that their follow-up to 2002's "Does This Look Infected", which the group will start writing next month in their hometown of Toronto, will be a more guitar-heavy affair than was the case in the past. "It's going to be more metal-ish...August 29, 2003
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MICHAEL SCHENKER Career Retrospective On The Way
SPV Records has announced plans to release a career retrospective from MICHAEL SCHENKER, titled "Forever And More - The Best of Michael Schenker". The complete track listing for the double-CD compilation (view cover here) is as follows: CD1: 01. Armed And Ready (live) (MSG) 02. Pilot Of Your Soul (M...August 21, 2003
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Review: METALLICA Blows Away Competition At San Francisco Event
Mark Whittington of The Mercury News reports that METALLICA returned home to San Francisco on Sunday (August 10) as rock's triumphant warlords. "The band that brought heavy metal to the mainstream was greeted by 45,000 loyal subjects at Candlestick Park. They reveled for eight hours as the 18-city S...August 12, 2003
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Review: METALLICA Are As Influential As LED ZEPPELIN And BLACK SABBATH
Dan Nailen of The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting that METALLICA has not forgotten its roots and has no plans of slowing down any time soon, judging from the band's oldies-laden performance Wednesday (August 6) at Usana Amphitheater. "METALLICA opened with the whiplash-thrash of 'Battery' and heavy r...August 7, 2003
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GENE SIMMONS Explains KISS' Longevity
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons recently told The Toronto Sun that the secret to the band's longevity lies in defining themselves as a flashy band that plays non-flashy music, rather than the other way around. "When you think about it, we make no sense, because we're completely against fashion,"...August 7, 2003
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Review: METALLICA Heavy, But Fan Turnout Light
Dave Ferman of Star-Telegram reports that METALLICA, the biggest name in heavy metal throughout the '90s, "didn't even come close to filling Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas Sunday night (Aug. 3). The floor was crowded but much of the upper deck sat empty. "Far-short-of-capacity houses have been the r...August 4, 2003
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Former NIRVANA Bassist Quits The Music Business
Former NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic, who never managed to come close to matching his NIRVANA success with any of his subsequent musical offerings (SWEET 75, EYES ADRIFT),has announced his retirement from the music industry. The following is Novoselic's official statement on the matter as it appe...August 1, 2003
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