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ECHO DRAIN Accuse JASON NEWSTED Of Cybersquatting
More details have emerged about the lawsuit filed by Dallas-based ECHO DRAIN against former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted, his post-METALLICA band ECHOBRAIN, and Newsted's Chophouse Records over the two bands' similar-sounding names. In addition to alleging that fans are confusing the two groups a...June 24, 2002
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GOD FORBID Pull Off Midwest Tour, Plot Next CD
The following is an update from GOD FORBID guitarist Doc Coyle: "GOD FORBID unfortunately had to pull out of its mini-Midwest tour with SHADOWS FALL and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE to concentrate on writing the follow-up to our debut, Determination. GOD FORBID apologizes to anyone who was looking forward to s...June 18, 2002
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ANDREW WK To Appear On "Access Hollywood"
ANDREW WK will appear on NBC's Access Hollywood this weekend (June 8-9) as part of the "Access Discovers" profile. Check your local listings for times and dates (the show will reportedly air on Saturday in New York and Sunday in Los Angeles). ...June 6, 2002
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IN FLAMES Set Release Date For New CD, Experience "Star Wars" Magic
Sweden's IN FLAMES have set September 3rd as the tentative release date for their as-yet-untitled new album, which was recently completed at Dug-Out Studio in Uppsala, Sweden with producer Daniel Bergstrand (i.e. MESHUGGAH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STUCK MOJO). In other news, IN FLAMES got to experience...June 1, 2002
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Sells Art, Gets Unpleasant
On Tuesday, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich auctioned five paintings from his collection, acquired over a decade between METALLICA tours and recording sessions, according to Encyclopedia Metallica. Fourteen more will be sold in London in June. Basquiat's monumental 1982 painting easily eclipsed the ol...May 16, 2002
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ANDREW WK To Guest On Upcoming THIRD EYE BLIND CD
ANDREW WK has reportedly recorded guest back-up vocals on a track called "F.cked Up Kid" for the forthcoming THIRD EYE BLIND CD, entitled Crystal Baller. A July release date is expected. ...May 13, 2002
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ELEKTRIK MISTRESS Call It A Day!
Canadian "stoner rockers" ELEKTRIK MISTRESS have called it a day, according to a report posted at www.stonerrock.com. "I have officially fired the guys and will be taking a much needed break for much of this summer doing lots of writing and jamming...," guitarist/vocalist Kurt Kuthe is quoted as say...May 7, 2002
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ANDREW WK To Support RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS In London
ANDREW WK will appear as the special guest of the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS at their already-sold-out London Arena show on June 26th. 12,000 are expected to attend. ...May 2, 2002
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Metal/Hard Rock Album Sales In The US As Reported By SoundScan
Here are the latest sales figures for various current and catalog metal/hard rock releases in the US (in total units sold to date since the albums were issued),as reported by SoundScan for the week ending April 21st, 2002: KORN Issues: 3,047,076 KORN Follow The Leader: 3,414,717 LIMP BIZKIT Chocola...April 30, 2002
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ARCH ENEMY Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival
Sweden's ARCH ENEMY are the latest act to have been confirmed for With Full Force festival, which is scheduled to take place between July 5th and July 7th near the town of Leipzig, Germany. The full line-up of acts presently scheduled to appear at the event now looks like this: SLAYER MOTRHEAD MACHI...April 27, 2002
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GUNS N' ROSES Confirmed For Japan's SUMMER SONIC Festival
The current incarnation of GUNS N' ROSESfeaturing vocalist Axl Rose as the sole remaining original memberhas reportedly been confirmed to appear at the Summer Sonic festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, August 17th and Saturday, August 18th in the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Osaka....April 24, 2002
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MANOWAR, HOOBASTANK, ANDREW WK, Others Added To Denmark's ROSKILDE Festival
MANOWAR, HOOBASTANK, VEX RED, LOSTPROPHETS and ANDREW WK are among the latest acts to have been confirmed for this year's Roskilde Festival, which is scheduled to take place in Roskilde, Denmark between June 27th and June 30th. Also set to appear at the event are SLAYER, SATYRICON, RED HOT CHILI PEP...April 24, 2002
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DOWN Vs. ANDREW WK: Substance Over Hype?
DOWN's Down II CD has shifted 55,070 copies in the first three weeks of its release compared to ANDREW WK's marginally impressive 33,661 for his I Get Wet album during the same time period, according to Soundscan. Here is a breakdown of the two album's weekly sales performances thus far: DOWN – Down...April 18, 2002
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ANDREW WK Lines Up Australian Dates
ANDREW WK (full name: Andrew Wilkes-Krier),whose backing band includes former OBITUARY drummer Donald “D.T.” Tardy, will play his first Australian shows next month. The confirmed dates are as follows: May 18 – Melbourne, AUST @ Hi Fi Bar May 19 – Sydney, AUST @ The Metro May 21 – Auckland, AUST @ T...April 10, 2002
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FILTER Enlist ANDREW WK Director To Lens New Video Clip
FILTER mainman Richard Patrick has posted the following update on the band's activities via the group's official web site at www.officialfilter.com: “We only have a few more songs to mix [for our new album The Amalgamut], [and] then [producer] Ben Grosse leaves to go master with Bob Ludwig at his st...April 5, 2002