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POWERMAN 5000 Finalize 'Transform' Track Listing
POWERMAN 5000 have finalized the track listing to their new album, "Transform", due on May 20 through Dreamworks Records. It is as follows: 01. Assess The Mess 02. Theme To A Fake Revolution 03. Free 04. Action 05. That's Entertainment 06. A Is For Apathy 07. Transform 08. Top Of The World 09. Song...March 17, 2003
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CRADLE OF FILTH's DANI: I Can't Handle MARILYN MANSON's Fakeness
CRADLE OF FILTH singer Dani Filth has slammed MARILYN MANSON as "fake" and recounted an incident a couple of years back where the two parties came face-to-face — a meeting that ended with less than spectacular results. When asked by Britain's Metal Hammer magazine if he is interested in the kind of...March 17, 2003
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GUNS N' ROSES Attorneys Threaten AXL ROSE Impersonator
The law firm representing the current incarnation of GUNS N' ROSES has threatened legal action against an Axl Rose impersonator who has been posting messages on various GN'R message boards claiming to be the reclusive singer. The following is the letter sent by GN'R's management company, Sanctuary,...March 14, 2003
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ANDREW W.K. Names New Album
ANDREW W.K. has set "Blow Your Bone" as the working title for the follow-up to his critically-acclaimed debut, "I Get Wet", tentatively due in September through Island DefJam Records. "We had some problems," W.K. said of the working title during an interview with Rolling Stone. "It was supposed to b...March 13, 2003
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British Metal Veterans To Headline Benefit For Victims Of Rhode Island Tragedy
British heavy metal veterans TYGERS OF PAN TANG and OLIVER DAWSON SAXON will headline a special benefit event for the victims and the families affected by the fire at the GREAT WHITE concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island on Feb. 20. The concert, dubbed "Rhode Island Remembers", will take place on Sa...March 12, 2003
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist Sues Security Company
SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian has sued a Grand Rapids, Michigan security company, claiming assault, ethnic intimidation and humiliation by guards who threw him out of his own concert at Van Andel Arena, according to The Grand Rapids Press. Odadjian left the stage to join two female guests...March 10, 2003
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METALLICA's HETFIELD: Why PEPPER KEENAN Didn't Make It Into The Band
METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has confirmed reports that C.O.C. guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan was one of the musicians to have auditioned for the bassist slot in the group following the departure of Jason Newsted. "[Pepper]'s a good player and a solid guy," Hetfield told Kerrang! magazine. "I...March 10, 2003
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MUDVAYNE Singer Talks About Touring Plans, New Video
MUDVAYNE singer Chud (a.k.a. Chad Gray) recently spoke to MTV.com about how the band hooked up with LINKIN PARK, XZIBIT and BLINDSIDE for the upcoming Projekt Revolution tour, which launches April 8 in Rochester, New York. "We're friends with [LINKIN PARK]," Chud explained of the seemingly unusual p...March 7, 2003
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Fallen Metal DJ Honored At Providence Late-Night Vigil
At a vigil in downtown Providence, Rhode Island last night, about 4,000 rock 'n' roll fans paid tribute to Mike Gonsalves, the WHJY-FM radio personality known as Dr. Metal who kept them company through the nights, according to The Providence Journal. People from all walks of life came to the Dunkin'...March 2, 2003
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FEAR FACTORY Frontman Checks In, Offers Another MP3 Download
THE WATCHERS, the new project featuring FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell and longtime FEAR FACTORY collaborator/keyboardist John Bechdel, have updated their official web site with another personal message from Bell and another full-length MP3 from their recently completed "Iconoclast" six-song d...February 28, 2003
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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Hits The Road
Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and current TALISMAN guitarist Jeff Scott Soto has posted the following message to his official web site, www.jeffscottsoto.com: "Hey all, Jeff here...I wish 2 send u all a message of thanks 4 all the support & positive feedback from the 'Prism' [solo] album. It has been...February 26, 2003
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DEEP PURPLE's GLOVER On New CD: 'We Don't Sound Like KID ROCK'
DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover has posted the following studio update to his official web site, www.rogerglover.com: "Just letting you know, we've been let out of the studio. There may be other people there now but the place is deserted in DEEP PURPLE terms. "It's an odd business, this recording....February 24, 2003
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KRISIUN: 'We Live For The Most Aggressive Death Metal'
Brazilian death metallers KRISIUN have begun recording their new album at Bebop 2 Studios in São Paulo with producer Pierre Rémillard (CRYPTOPSY, KATAKLYSM, GORGUTS). The as-yet-untitled follow-up to "Ageless Venomous" will include two instrumentals and possibly a cover version of VENOM's "In League...February 20, 2003
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Former ANTHRAX Guitarist Threatens To Sue ROADRUNNER RECORDS
Former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz has threatened to sue Roadrunner Records over the "unauthorized use of a copyrighted photograph" belonging to Spitz on the parody site Infernal Combustion. Susanne Birbrair, Spitz's manager, has fired off a letter to Roadrunner's legal department, stating that "No...February 17, 2003
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GUANO APES Enter German Charts At #1!
GUANO APES' latest album, "Walking On A Thin Line", entered the German Media Control charts at position #1. The band's previous CD, "Don't Give Me Names", achieved the same feat three years ago. In addition, "Walking On A Thin Line" entered the charts in Switzerland at #8, Finland at #9, Holland at...February 15, 2003
