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GRAVITY KILLS Keyboardist Injures Hand, Group Cancels Dates
GRAVITY KILLS suffered a minor setback last weekend as keyboard player Doug Firley sustained serious injury to his hand in Allentown, Pennsylvania while performing in front of a sold-out crowd. The injury occurred when Firley dropped the custom-made, springloaded keyboard on his hand during the band...May 9, 2002
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THE RAMONES Tribute CD: One Big "Happy Family"
We're A Happy Family is the title of the forthcoming THE RAMONES tribute CD which is currently being produced by Rob Zombie and RAMONES guitarist Johnny Ramone for an August release through DV8/Columbia Records. Among the tracks completed for the album so far are the following: MARILYN MANSON - "The...May 9, 2002
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LOCOBAZOOKA 2002: First Dates Announced
SEVENDUST, FILTER, GRAVITY KILLS, AUDIOVENT, NONPOINT, REVEILLE, and MUSHROOMHEAD are scheduled to take part in the first-ever Locobazooka Tour, which is due to kick off on June 27th in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The confirmed dates so far are as follows: Jun. 27 - Milwaukee, WI @ Milwaukee Summerfest Ju...May 6, 2002
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40 BELOW SUMMER Added To STATIC-X Tour
40 BELOW SUMMER have been added to the ongoing STATIC-X headlining tour (also featuring SINISSTAR and EARSHOT) beginning with last night's date in Baltimore, Maryland. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: May 04 – Norfolk, VA @ Norva Theater - Norfolk, VA May 05 - N. Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Bl...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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Former STRYPER Drummer Gets BLISSED
Former STRYPER drummer Robert Sweet has teamed up with David Pearson and Trevor Barr from the group STATIC (not to be confused with STATIC-X) to form a brand new project called BLISSED. According to Sweet, it's been quite a while since I've felt this good about a group effort musically, and this fee...April 24, 2002
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RIOT Bassist To Join REVEREND For San Antonio Appearance
REVEREND, featuring former METAL CHURCH and current WAYNE frontman David Wayne, will be joined by RIOT bassist Pete Perez for the group's first gig with new guitarists Davey Lee and Notch Vara (from the Texas-based BYFIST) on April 17th at the White Rabbit in San Antonio, Texas. REVEREND's set at th...April 23, 2002
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The SLIPKNOT/STATIC-X Collaboration: "We Didn't Break Up"
SLIPKNOT's Joey Jordison and STATIC-X guitarist Tripp Eisen, who recently decided to drop the band name THE REJECTS for their long-running side project, have issued the following statements explaining their decision to part ways with singer Dizzy and recruit vocalist Wednesday 13 of THE FRANKENSTEIN...April 18, 2002
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THE REJECTS: SLIPKNOT/STATIC-X Collaboration To Carry On With New Name, Singer
THE REJECTS, a long-running project featuring vocalist Dizzy Reject, SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison (on guitar),and STATIC-X guitarist Tripp Eisen, have “amicably” parted ways. Dizzy will reportedly carry on with his new project BOMB POP MAFIA, while the remaining members of what used to be THE REJ...April 17, 2002
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PRONG Recruit MADONNA Guitarist, Prepare To Record Live Album
The latest incarnation of PRONG have recruited former MADONNA touring guitarist Monte Pittman to fill in for DIESEL MACHINE's Rich Gonzales during the group's current US tour after Gonzales was forced to pull out of the trek due to unspecified scheduling conflicts. Pittman is no stranger to the PRON...April 7, 2002
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SLAYER, ROB ZOMBIE, STATIC-X Line Up To Contribute To NASCAR's "Crank It Up" Compilation
The upcoming NASCAR-sponsored compilation, entitled Crank It Up, will be released through MCA Records on May 21st, and it will include the following tracks, among others: 01. SLAYER - "Born To Be Wild" (STEPPENWOLF) 02. STATIC-X - "Speedway" (ELVIS PRESLEY) 03. NONPOINT - "Circles" 04. DARWIN'S WAIT...April 5, 2002
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AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE Enlist Ex-BLACK FLOOD DIESEL Guitarist
AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE noise unit operator Aaron Zilch has confirmed via a posting on the group's official message board at www.headcharge.com that the group have acquired ex-BLACK FLOOD DIESEL guitarist Bryan Ottoson to replace the recently departed Wayne Kile. According to Zilch, [Bryan] is an aweso...April 2, 2002
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REVEREND To Perform First Gig With New Line-Up At San Antonio Club
REVEREND, featuring former METAL CHURCH frontman David Wayne, will perform their first gig with new guitarists Davey Lee and Notch Vara (from the Texas-based BYFIST) on April 17th at the White Rabbit in San Antonio, Texas. Also scheduled to appear are BYFIST, KREATION, and ZERO THE HERO. ...April 1, 2002
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AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE Part Ways With Guitarist
AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE have amicably parted ways with guitarist Wayne Kile and have already recruited a replacement, whose name has yet to be disclosed. According to Kile, we seemed to be going slowly in different creative directions and it finally came to a head. I love them all and we have no qualms...March 30, 2002
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STATIC-X's TRIPP EISEN: The CORNELL/RAGE Split Is Irrelevant To Me
STATIC-X guitarist Tripp Eisen on the CORNELL/RAGE break-up (as reported by Allstar): I was never a fan of either [SOUNDGARDEN or RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE]. So [the break-up] is kind of irrelevant to me, but maybe it will leave a space on Ozzfest for us! ...March 29, 2002