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DARK TRANQUILLITY To Issue 2-CD Collection Of Rarities
Sweden's DARK TRANQUILLITY will celebrate their 15th birthday by releasing a double CD featuring rare and previously unreleased material. A May 31 release through Century Media Records is expected. "For many years, we've received lots of questions regarding the possibility of our pre-album material...February 19, 2004
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BILLY MCCARTHY Responds To Rumors He Co-Wrote POISON's 'Talk Dirty To Me'
Former D'MOLLS member Billy McCarthy (a.k.a. Billy Dior) has issued a statement responding to rumors that he was responsible for co-writing the POISON hit "Talk Dirty To Me" (1986) with POISON guitarist C.C. Deville and that he wasn't properly credited for his work. "We have received numerous inquir...February 19, 2004
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POISON Singer To Embark On Solo Tour
POISON frontman Bret Michaels will be embarking on an eight-week solo tour beginning March 31, 2004 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Confirmed dates for the tour take Bret Michaels through the Midwest and East coast through April, with additional dates to follow. The tour will return to such venues as Jaxx in S...February 14, 2004
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SLIPKNOT, SYSTEM OF A DOWN Members At GODSMACK's Pre-GRAMMY Party
POISON's C.C. DeVille, SLIPKNOT's Corey Taylor and SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Shavo Odadjian were among the attendees at "The Rock and Roll Carnival", hosted by Coming Home Studios and Grammy-nominated band GODSMACK at The Avalon on Saturday (February 7) in Los Angeles, California. Check out pictures from S...February 10, 2004
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Report: Poison Pen? Authorship of POISON's First Hit In Question
Did POISON write their first hit song? Now 18 years after the song "Talk Dirty To Me" helped make POISON stars, the authorship of the song has been called into question. A few weeks ago, antiMUSIC ran a press release in their "Day In Rock" report about the debut novel, "The Devil of Shakespeare", fo...February 8, 2004
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PRONG Launch New Web Site, Prepare To Hit The Road
PRONG have launched their new official web site at this location. The site, which was designed by bassist Mike Longworth, is maintained by the band and all new content will be generated by the bandmembers themselves. The following is an "introductory" message from PRONG mainman Tommy Victor as poste...February 4, 2004
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Updated: Top-Selling Hard Rock Artists According To NIELSEN SOUNDSCAN
Metal Sludge has posted an updated list of total sales figures for a variety of their favorite artists, according to Nielsen SoundScan (13 more bands have been added since the original list was published). Although the SoundScan numbers are generally indicative of the bands' overall popularity, they...January 30, 2004
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Top-Selling Hard Rock Artists According To NIELSEN SOUNDSCAN
Metal Sludge has posted a list of total sales figures for a variety of their favorite artists, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Although the SoundScan numbers are generally indicative of the bands' overall popularity, they are misleading in the sense that many of the veteran hard rock groups' early e...January 28, 2004
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ENFORSAKEN Finalize Track Listing For 'The Forever Endeavor'
Arlington Heights, Illinois-based death metallers ENFORSAKEN have finalized the track listing for their sophomore album, "The Forever Endeavor", due on March 23 through Century Media/Olympic Records. As previously reported, "The Forever Endeavor" was mastered at the end of last year by James Murphy...January 26, 2004
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H.I.M. Name 'Best Of' Album
Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. have set "And Love Said No - The Greatest Hits 1997-2004" as the title of their upcoming "best of" collection, tentatively due in March. The upcoming CD will include the new tracks "And Love Said No" and "Solitary Man", which the band shot videos for in Philadelphia and...January 26, 2004
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FEAR FACTORY Singer Reports From Australia's BIG DAY OUT Festival
FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell has posted the following tour diary entry on the band's official web site: "This feels good! The 2 shows we just did for THE BIG DAY OUT in Sydney, went off! For not being onstage in 25 months, we were really fucking tight! The vibe onstage was righteous, and ...January 25, 2004
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SACRED CRUCIFIX Sign With POISON ARROW RECORDS
Reunited Finnish death metallers SACRED CRUCIFIX have inked a two-album deal with Poison Arrow Records. The group will enter the studio in March to record their full-length debut, tentatively due late summer. The quartet — who consist of Janne Kela (drums),Miku Mertanen (bass & vocals),Tommi M...January 24, 2004
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NATIONAL NAPALM SYNDICATE Sign With POISON ARROW RECORDS
Reunited Finnish speed/thrash metal masters NATIONAL NAPALM SYNDICATE have inked a deal with Poison Arrow Records. The group, who feature in their ranks the original guitar duo — Markku Jokikokko and Jukka Kyrö (BURNING POINT) — responsible for composing all of the group's early material, plus forme...January 23, 2004
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SHAITAN MAZAR To Open For REVIS In South Carolina
SHAITAN MAZAR, the new band featuring former NILE members Chief Spires (bass, vocals) and John Ehlers (guitar),have been "selected by a Epic Records representative" to open for REVIS on December 5 at Ground Zero in Spartanburg, South Carolina, according to a post on the group's web site. Upcoming S...December 4, 2003
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SHAITAN MAZAR: More Live Dates Announced
SHAITAN MAZAR, the new band featuring former NILE members Chief Spires (bass, vocals) and John Ehlers (guitar),will play the following dates in late November/early December: Nov. 27 – Masquerade - Atlanta, GA (w/ PSYCHOTIC SUSPENSIONS, MIRAGE) Nov. 28 - Uncle Doctors - Columbia, SC (w/ DROP COMIX,...November 23, 2003
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