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NO RETURN Ink Deal With Nuclear Blast, Confirm Summer Breeze Appearance
French thrashers NO RETURN and Paris-based Kodiak Records have struck a licensing deal with Germany's Nuclear Blast Records for the international release of the group's recently-completed fifth full-length CD, entitled Machinery. Recorded at Belgium's CCR Studio and mixed at Paris' Funmasters facili...February 12, 2002
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SOIL, SKINLAB, HEADSTRONG Dates Announced
The first dates for the upcoming SOIL headlining tour, also featuring SKINLAB and HEADSTRONG, have been announced. They are as follows: Mar. 01 - Otherside - Tulsa, OK Mar. 02 - The Rock - Wichita, KS Mar. 06 - Taylortown Store - Bossier City, LA Mar. 07 - Parish @ House of Blues - New ...February 11, 2002
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SOIL, SKINLAB, HEADSTRONG To Team Up For US Tour
SOIL, SKINLAB and HEADSTRONG will be teaming up for a five-week US tour during March/April. According to SKINLAB frontman Steev Esquivel, “it's been awhile since we've been on the road and so we're totally stoked to get up there and kick some f.ckin' nuts!!” Exact dates and venues will be announced...February 9, 2002
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ANDY "Undie" SNEAP Shoots From The Hip!
It's been quite some time since we last got an official update from former SABBAT guitarist and acclaimed producer Andy Undie Sneap, so in the interest of making up for lost time, we will let this English fool fill us in what he's been up to. And while at it, we'll even let him have ...January 29, 2002
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Summer Breeze 2002 Festival Takes Shape
According to www.wallsoffire.de, the following artists have been confirmed to appear at the Summer Breeze Open Air 2002 festival, which is scheduled to take place on August 22-24 in Abtsgmünd, Germany: DIMMU BORGIR TIAMAT NIGHTWISH EDGUY HYPOCRISY SENTENCED AXXIS VADER BRAINSTORM AMON AMARTH PAIN EM...January 21, 2002
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SKINLAB Change Album Title Yet Again
According to an official press release from Century Media Records, SKINLAB have NOT changed the title of their forthcoming album to reVOLT, but have instead decided to name their third full-length CD reVoltingRoom. A May release is still expected. ...January 11, 2002
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BEYOND THE EMBRACE: Going "Against The Elements"
New Metal Blade Records artists BEYOND THE EMBRACE will enter Trident Studios on January 14th to begin mixing their debut CD, entitled Against The Elements, for a May 21st release. Described as mixture of “melodic death metal, Bay Area thrash, acoustic guitar and piano passages,” the album will be m...January 9, 2002
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MACHINE HEAD's Flynn: "We Can Succeed"
MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has issued the following statement—dubbed “Robert Flynn's Diary”—to the group's fans via the band's official web site at www.machinehead1.com: “Life can indeed be crazy sometimes. It's kind of hard to believe that one minute, your single is gonna be the #1 most add...January 9, 2002
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SKINLAB: Slave The Delay
SKINLAB frontman Steev Esquivel has confirmed via the group's official web site that the band were forced to push back the release of their third full-length CD, entitled reVOLT, to May (through Century Media Records) “due to [delays in] mastering and to make sure we have proper set-up time. This me...January 6, 2002
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SKINLAB's "reVOLT" Gets Pushed Back To May!
SKINLAB have changed the title of their forthcoming third full-length CD from tHE reVOLTING ROOM: dISTURBING tHE aRT oF eXPRESSION to reVOLT, and have pushed back its release date to May in order to enable the group's record company, Century Media, to more effectively set up the album's marketing ca...January 3, 2002
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Former SKINLAB Axeman Resurfaces In PRIMATE
Former SKINLAB guitarist Mike Roberts has resurfaced in a brand new San Francisco Bay Area metal act called PRIMATE. The group, which performed its first show on December 1st, is completed by bassist Rob Berri (ex-DECEIVED, LEVERAGE),drummer Eric Ruel (ex-MOJAVE GREEN),and vocalist Chad Dinan (ex-...December 31, 2001
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MORTA SKULD Acquire New Drummer, Prepare To Record Demo!
Long-running Wisconsin metal act MORTA SKULD have acquired ex-ACROPHET drummer Jason Mooney and are preparing to record a new demo, featuring the group's new musical direction, which is being described as a cross between SKINLAB and STATIC-X. Mooney is a well-known name in metal circles, having prev...December 26, 2001
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Having first been exposed to 40 GRIT's music a few years back at the height of the Bay Area MACHINE HEAD-inspired testosterone-metal movement, I was pleasantly surprised by the group's musical progression towards a more melodic and original sound on this, the quartet's full-length studio debut. Alth...December 17, 2001
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Archive News Dec 05, 2001
METALLICA are taking a break for the holidays, but will return to the studio in January with a view towards releasing a new studio album next fall, according to statements attributed to the band's management and their publicist by MTV.com. While frontman James Hetfield spent time in rehab for alc...December 5, 2001
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Archive News Nov 28, 2001
SOULFLY are scheduled to perform at Salon 21 in Mexico City, Mexico on December 15th. Additional South American dates, including a possible Santiago, Chile gig on December 13th, will be announced shortly. An MP3 file of the track “The Storm”, taken from KING DIAMOND's upcoming Abigail Part ...November 28, 2001