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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
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OZZFEST 2002: ROB ZOMBIE Moves To Main Stage, DOWN, HATEBREED Join Power-Packed Package

ROB ZOMBIE has taken the nod to fill the slot vacated by the CHRIS CORNELL/RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE band on the Ozzfest main stage this summer. ZOMBIE maintains, though, that he will still put on a stripped-down show that he has been wanting to do for a while now. He recently commented in the Los .....
April 4, 2002
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ANDREW WK To Replace CORNELL/RAGE At OZZFEST 2002?!

ANDREW WK (full name: Andrew Wilkes-Krier),whose backing band includes former OBITUARY drummer Donald D.T. Tardy, has been invited by Ozzfest organizers to fill the slot vacated by the unnamed group featuring ex-SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell and members of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, according t...
April 3, 2002
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ANDREW WK To Appear On "Last Call...", "Politically Incorrect"

If you will be in the New York City area on Wednesday night, April 17th and would like free tickets to see ANDREW WK (featuring ex-OBITUARY drummer Donald Tardy) on Last Call with Carson Daly, please call (212) 664-4550. Leave a message with your name, e-mail address, phone number, number of tickets...
April 3, 2002
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Former EARTHTONE9 Drummer Joins NINEDENINE

Britain's NINEDENINE have recruited ex-EARTHTONE9 drummer Si Hutchby to their ranks. The band, whose music has been described as a “raw and mature, post-grunge, classic rock sound,” are completed by Leigh Oates (vocals),Andrew Stone (guitar),and Joel Graham (bass). Si replaces Jimmy Bottomley, who...
April 1, 2002
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ANDREW WK Lands A New HOLE

The following item comes to us courtesy of the March 29th edition of The New York Post: Things are looking up for buzzed-about rocker ANDREW WK [aka Andrew Wilkes-Krier]. The long-haired hedonist behind head-banging odes to excess like 'Party 'Til You Puke' is selling out shows, getting gushed about...
March 31, 2002
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ANDREW WK Gets Attention From The LA Times

Check out a two-page Los Angeles Times article on rising Tampa artist ANDREW WK, whose backing band features former OBITUARY drummer Donald Tardy, at this location. ...
March 25, 2002
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MACHINE HEAD, THE (INTERNATIONAL) NOISE CONSPIRACY Confirmed For WITH FULL FORCE

MACHINE HEAD and THE (INTERNATIONAL) NOISE CONSPIRACY are the latest acts 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 loo...
March 23, 2002
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Former OBITUARY Drummer To Make "Saturday Night Live" Appearance!

Rising Tampa, Florida-based artist ANDREW WK, whose backing band features former OBITUARY drummer Donald Tardy, will be the featured musical guest on the April 13th edition of Saturday Night Live, hosted by WWF superstar The Rock. ANDREW WK's debut full-length album, entitled, I Get Wet, hits stores...
March 20, 2002
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HALFORD, MARDUK, Others Confirmed For WITH FULL FORCE Festival

HALFORD, DROPKICK MURPHYS, MARDUK, REVOLVER, ANDREW WK, and SCATTERGUN are the latest acts to have been confirmed for the 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...
March 16, 2002
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN, SLIPKNOT, Others Nominated At NME Carling 2002

SYSTEM OF A DOWN, SLIPKNOT, LINKIN PARK, LOSTPROPHETS and ANDREW WK have all been nominated in the Best Metal Act category at the NME Carling Awards 2002, which is scheduled to take place on February 25th at Planit Arches in the East End of London, UK. ...
February 5, 2002
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Ex-ANTHRAX Frontman Longs For Acknowledgement On Upcoming VH1 Special

The following statement was posted on the official web site of former ANTHRAX frontman Neil Turbin: “The producers for VH1's Behind The Music called today to thank Neil for providing what appears to be the only known existing footage of early ANTHRAX from 1982, 1983 and 1984. VH1's Behind The Music...
February 3, 2002
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Archive News Nov 23, 2001

Veteran German thrashers KREATOR will be recording a live CD and DVD on their upcoming European tour, according to an official statement posted at the group's web site. The album will reportedly include 24 songs from all periods of KREATOR's history, while the DVD will contain one professionally-...
November 23, 2001