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Former PANTERA Members To Release New Album In January

The band formerly known as NEW FOUND POWER, which features in its ranks guitarist Dimebag Darrell (ex-PANTERA),Dimebag's drummer brother Vinnie Paul (ex-PANTERA),DIESEL MACHINE/ex-HALFORD guitarist Patrick Lachman (on vocals) and ex-JERRY CANTRELL guitarist Shawn Matthews (on bass),will be releas...
October 15, 2003
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ROB HALFORD's Brother Rocks Out With U.K.'s TRANZAM

U.K. "classic rock" band TRANZAM, who feature in their ranks Nigel Halford (drums, photo#1, photo#2),brother of JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford, have lined up the following dates during November/December: Nov. 07 - Littleton Arms – Walsall, UK Dec. 20 - The Bridge Inn – Hednesford, UK TRANZAM's l...
October 14, 2003
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JUDAS PRIEST's 'Creative Juices Are Flowing Hard And Fast': Spokesperson

JUDAS PRIEST are "working very hard" on the material for their much-anticipated reunion album with vocalist Rob Halford and are "really enjoying writing together again," PRIEST Management Co-ordinator Jayne Andrews has revealed in a brand-new online posting. "The creative juices are flowing hard and...
October 14, 2003
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RAGE: Unplugged Tour A Great Success

A photo of veteran German metallers RAGE performing acoustically during one of their recent "unplugged" concerts has been posted online at this location. A posting on the web site of RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski reads as follows: "Numerous RAGE fans had been on the road during the last days to take...
October 13, 2003
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GREEN CARNATION, MÖRK GRYNING, SUIDAKRA: 'Darkness In Disguise' Dates Finalized

GREEN CARNATION, MÖRK GRYNING and SUIDAKRA have finalized the dates for their upcoming "Darkness In Disguise" European tour, which is scheduled to kick off on October 30 in Innsbruck, Austria. The dates are as follows: Oct. 30 - Innsbruck, AUT @ Hafen Oct. 31 - Wels, AUT @ Alter Schlachthof Nov. 01...
October 7, 2003
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Former HALFORD Drummer Confirmed For Poland's INTERNATIONAL PERCUSSION FESTIVAL

Drummer Bobby Jarzombek, best known for his work with HALFORD, SPASTIC INK, and RIOT, has been invited to the prestigious "International Percussion Festival" in Poland. The event, which was first held in 1988, is taking place between October 7 and October 12. Jarzombek is set to appear on October 10...
October 6, 2003
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BEHEMOTH Split With Guitarist, Seek Replacement

Polish black/death metallers BEHEMOTH have parted ways with session guitarist Havok and are currently seeking a replacement. Interested parties can contact the group at [email protected]. Comments guitarist/vocalist Nergal, "Havok decided to part his ways with BEHEMOTH. Lately he's been strugg...
October 5, 2003
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PRIMAL FEAR Set North American Release Date For DVD

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have set November 4 as the North American release date for their long-awaited DVD, "The History Of Fear". As previously reported, the disc features the group's full Wacken 2001 performance, an October 2002 show filmed in Stuttgart, Germany on the "Black Sun" tour,...
October 1, 2003
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Former PANTERA Guitarist Talks About The Songwriting Approach In His New Band

Former PANTERA guitarist Dimebag Darrell recently spoke to Guitar One magazine about the songwriting approach in his new group, provisionally dubbed NEW FOUND POWER (a name which is likely to be changed). "With my new band, I've kept my old-school roots, but we're laying down some new ground," he sa...
September 27, 2003
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PAINMUSEUM: Album Details Revealed

PAINMUSEUM, the new band featuring ex-HALFORD guitarist Metal Mike Chlasciak, vocalist Tim Clayborne, and former HALFORD drummer Bobby Jarzombek, have set "Metal For Life (Battle Hymns For The New Apocalypse)" as the title for their debut album, tentatively due in early 2004 through an as-yet-undete...
September 26, 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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AETERNUS, 1349, RED HARVEST To Team Up For European Tour

Norwegian metal bands AETERNUS, 1349 (featuring SATYRICON drummer Frost) and will be teaming up for a European tour in November. Says AETERNUS mainman Ares, "For us, it's been three years since we played in Europe and we are pretty damn ready to play for you all again. So, prepare for Norwegian me...
September 25, 2003
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THE CENTURY FAMILY Completes Worldwide Purchase of OLYMPIC RECORDINGS

The Los Angeles-based Century Family Inc., home to Century Media Records, has completed the worldwide purchase of Olympic Recordings, one of the world's leading underground metal labels. Established in Chicago in 1992, Olympic has built a solid catalog of releases and created brand loyalty within th...
September 23, 2003
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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Electric Eye' DVD To Be Released In November

A brand-new JUDAS PRIEST DVD, titled "Electric Eye", will be released through Sony on November 17. The first PRIEST product to be since the reunion with Rob Halford was announced features all the key promo videos, the 1986 Dallas concert and seven rare BBC performances, plus a booklet with detailed...
September 19, 2003
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BEHEMOTH To Utilize Session Bassist On North American Tour

Polish extreme metal titans BEHEMOTH will be utilizing the services of bassist Istvan from the California black metal band RISE during their upcoming Un-Natural Born Killers tour, also featuring SIX FEET UNDER, SKINLESS and BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. The group's regular bass player, Orion, is unable to ma...
September 15, 2003