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STRATOVARIUS Cancel Asian Dates
STRATOVARIUS have cancelled all dates in Taiwan and Southeast Asia due to the growing threat of the S.A.R.S. virus. The following is the group's official statement on the matter: "We are very sorry that we had to make the decision to cancel all our shows after the tour in Japan. This is due to the ....April 15, 2003
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BIOHAZARD's EVAN SEINFELD: 'Our Record Company Sucks'
BIOHAZARD frontman Evan Seinfeld has once again hit out at the group's current record label, Sanctuary Records, for their failure to properly promote the group's albums, saying that "our record company sucks" and claiming that "they don't fucking do any marketing, any promotion" for any of their ban...April 14, 2003
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NOVEMBERS DOOM Split With Guitarist, Announce Replacement
Chicago doomsters NOVEMBERS DOOM have parted ways with longtime guitarist Eric Burnley and have replaced him with Vito Marchese. "Eric found opportunities for his future in St. Louis, and left Chicago in late 2002," the band said in a statement posted on their official web site. "The distance betwee...April 11, 2003
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COMES WITH THE FALL: Spring Tour Dates Announced
Los Angeles-based COMES WITH THE FALL, which consists of members of JERRY CANTRELL's touring band, will embark on a spring tour in support of their recently released "Live 2002" CD and the soon-to-be-issued "Live 2002" DVD. Confirmed shows so far are as follows: May 23 - The Pound SF - San Francisco...April 2, 2003
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ZAKK WYLDE: 'U.S. Troops Will Crush And Dominate' The Iraqis
OZZY OSBOURNE/BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Zakk Wylde was recently asked how war with Iraq is affecting his touring plans with both groups. "The Ozzfest obviously was talking about going over to Europe," Wylde told Launch. "Who knows if we're still going by that time and things are starting to get...March 24, 2003
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Former HELMET Leader Addresses Reunion Rumors
Ex-HELMET and current GANDHI mainman Page Hamilton has sent a lengthy e-mail to the unofficial HELMET site HelmetBand.com clarifying a comment made during a GANDHI show last summer/fall in which he referred to his former bandmates as "assholes" and addressing the persistent rumors of a HELMET reunio...March 23, 2003
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Former RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Singer Lashes Out At The BUSH Administration
Former RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE frontman Zack De La Rocha's collaboration with DJ Shadow on a track entitled "March Of Death" has been posted online at this location. The song, which represents a searing attack on the Bush administration's foreign policy, is accompanied on the singer's official web...March 21, 2003
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DEFTONES Name First Single
DEFTONES have set "The Late Great Planet Earth" as the first single from their forthcoming CD, due on May 20 through Maverick Records. The band are due to begin filming a video for the track with an as-yet-undisclosed director next week. Other rumored songtitles include "White Women", "Up On Blocks"...March 20, 2003
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EXODUS Drummer Pulls Out Of ANGEL WITCH Reunion
EXODUS drummer Tom Hunting has pulled out of the planned ANGEL WITCH reunion project in order to focus all his time on upcoming touring and recording commitments with his main band. In his place, ANGEL WITCH mainman Kevin Heybourne, bassist Jon Torres (WARNING SF, ULYSSES SIREN, LAAZ ROCKIT) and Lee...March 19, 2003
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SYSTEM OF DOWN's MALAKIAN: 'I Have Family In Iraq'
SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist Daron Malakian says that the potential war with Iraq is an "extremely personal issue" for him. "I have family [in Iraq]," Daron Malakian said in a statement. "I visited Iraq when I was a teenager, and I can tell you first-hand that the people who I met there are really ...March 18, 2003
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DEICIDE Cancel Dates Due To 'Crew' Problems
DEICIDE have been forced to cancel several dates on their current The Coalition For Musikal Armageddon Tour 2003, also featuring AMON AMARTH, BEHEMOTH, REVENGE and VEHEMENCE. The following is DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton's official statement on the matter: "Hello this is Glen Benton of DEICIDE. Ther...March 18, 2003
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WES BORLAND Responds To FRED DURST's 'I Wrote Everything' Claim
Former LIMP BIZKIT guitarist Wes Borland has refuted singer Fred Durst's claim that he "really told [Wes] what to play . . . [and] wrote everything" during Borland's tenure in the group, stating simply that "smart people can tell the truth from a lie" when asked by BLABBERMOUTH.NET to respond to Dur...March 17, 2003
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DREAM THEATER's PORTNOY: We Have To Get Rid Of SADDAM
Unlike many of his music industry peers, DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy does not believe that a war with Iraq is avoidable. "I don't know if there's such a thing as pro-war, but if there is, that's me," Portnoy told Blistering.com. "I mean, nobody wants to go to war, nobody wants to see ...March 15, 2003
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EAT THE DAY Re-Launch Vocalist Search
EAT THE DAY, the group led by former LIMP BIZKIT guitarist Wes Borland, have reopened their vocalist search, according to the band's official web site (www.eattheday.com). The following is a statement from Borland and the rest of the band on the matter: "The search for a singer is still on. We are c...March 13, 2003
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ANTHRAX Enter German Chart At #22!
ANTHRAX's latest CD, "We've Come For You All", has entered the German Media Control Album chart at position #22. The follow-up to 1998's "Volume 8 - The Threat is Real" is due in North America on May 6 through Sanctuary Records. ...March 11, 2003