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METALLICA Explain South American Tour Cancellation
METALLICA have posted the following statement on their web site, www.metallica.com: "The rumors have been flying, web sites and message boards have been burning up and in the meantime, we found ourselves trying to cope with a most un-METALLICA-like situation: the prospect of canceling a tour. "We're...October 23, 2003
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IRON MAIDEN Manager Reports From First Gig Of European 'Dance Of Death' Tour
IRON MAIDEN kicked off the European leg of their "Dance Of Death" tour on Sunday (October 19) at Phoenix Hall in Debrecen, Hungary. The following is MAIDEN manager Rod Smallwood's report on the gig, as posted on the band's official web site: "We are off. Left the UK about 1pm Sunday flying into Debr...October 21, 2003
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ZEBRA Singer Joins AKRON SYMPHONY In LED ZEPPELIN Tribute
Amy Bracken Sparks of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the Akron Symphony Orchestra will tackle the work of Page, Plant, Bonham and Jones this weekend at the E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall in Akron, Ohio, the orchestra's regular home. According to Jeffrey Sperry, executive director of the 5...October 10, 2003
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Visual Effects Company R!OT Does Time With KORN
VFXPro reports that visual effects company R!OT Santa Monica arranged a face-to-face encounter between "Lara Croft" star Angelina Jolie and KORN for the band's latest video "Did My Time". Artists composited images of Jolie, who was shot in Canada, into the Los Angeles alley where the rest of the vid...September 30, 2003
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Review: KISS Deliver 'Big Dumb Noise', AEROSMITH Offer Substance At St. Louis Gig
Kevin C. Johnson of St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that "anyone who left the AEROSMITH/KISS concert at UMB Bank Pavilion Sunday night [September 28] with ear drums and eyebrows intact (the noise, the pyro),and eyesight undamaged (the side-butt display from Gene Simmons) got off easy. "That's the k...September 29, 2003
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TIAMAT's JOHAN EDLUND: 'I Worship The Devil, But I Believe In God'
TIAMAT frontman Johan Edlund explained his religious philosophy during a recent interview with Sweden's Close-Up magazine. "It feels like I worship the Devil, but believe in God," Edlund said. "When I laid down the vocals [for TIAMAT's new album] at home [in Hamburg, Germany], I did everything conce...September 27, 2003
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JUDAS PRIEST Members 'Working Individually' On New Material
JUDAS PRIEST are "still working individually" on material for their much-anticipated reunion album with vocalist Rob Halford, "but Rob and [guitarist] K.K. [Downing], who are out of the U.K. at the moment, are both flying in over the next few days." PRIEST Management Co-ordinator Jayne Andrews has r...September 25, 2003
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ALICE COOPER's New Album To Be Released With Four Different Covers
ALICE COOPER's forthcoming "The Eyes of Alice Cooper" album will drop nationwide on Tuesday, September 30 and will be released with four individual unique CD covers. The black-and-white CD covers will feature the eyes of ALICE COOPER in four various colors: blue, purple, green and red. When asked ab...September 19, 2003
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EXHUMED's 'Anatomy Is Destiny' Banned In Germany
Due to pressure from German government ratings groups, Relapse Records' German distribution partner SPV has been forced to withdraw EXHUMED's new record, "Anatomy Is Destiny", from distribution on the brink of its release and on the eve of the band's European headlining tour. Ratings groups deemed t...September 16, 2003
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25 Hurt In Dayton Rock Concert's Mosh Pits
About 25 people who attended an all-day rock concert were treated at a hospital for injuries, according to the Associated Press. Most of the injuries occurred in mosh pits near stages at the X-Fest concert, which was held Sunday (September 14) at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. Injuries were caus...September 16, 2003
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KATAKLYSM: More North American Dates Announced
Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM have announced more dates as part of their "From Shadows to Dust" North American tour. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 11 - Calgary, AB @ The Machine * Sep. 12 - Edmonton, AB @ Stars * Sep. 13 - Regina, SK @ The Exchange * Sep. 16 - Thunder Bay, ...September 9, 2003
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ANATHEMA To Release 'A Natural Disaster' In November
ANATHEMA have set "A Natural Disaster" as the title for their seventh studio album, tentatively due in November through Music For Nations Records. The follow-up to 2001's "A Fine Day to Exit" was recorded and mixed at Parkgate Studios near Hastings, U.K. (except for two songs, which were mixed in No...September 5, 2003
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Unsigned Heavy Metal Band Sent To Play For American Troops In Middle East
Will Jordan of NashvilleCityPaper.com reports that on May 8, unsigned heavy metal band GENEVA became the first artists the Department of Defense and Armed Forces Entertainment sent to play for American troops in the Middle East since Operation Iraqi Freedom began, according to the band. "The Gallati...August 28, 2003
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MASTERS OF REALITY: No Rest For The Wicked
MASTERS OF REALITY's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Rumors are spreading of an upcoming Los Angeles MASTERS OF REALITY show. We've been told that Halloween night at the Greek Theater in L.A. will feature QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, TOMAHAWK and MASTERS OF REALITY!!! Con...August 25, 2003
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HAMMERFALL: The Accident Aftermath
HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message to the band's official web site: "As those of you who have visited this site in the past two weeks know by now, I was involved in a pretty serious motorcycle accident almost two weeks ago. I am lucky to be alive, and even luckier th...August 23, 2003
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