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DEVIN TOWNSEND To Guest On New AYREON CD
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend has been confirmed as one of the guest performers on the new AYREON CD, "The Human Equation", tentatively due in May 2004 through an as-yet-undetermined label. As previously reported, other vocalists set to appear on the album include Mikael Åkerfeldt (O...November 14, 2003
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MESHUGGAH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD To Appear On THE MELVINS Tribute CD
MESHUGGAH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, HIGH ON FIRE and DOG FASHION DISCO are among the artists confirmed to appear on an upcoming tribute CD to THE MELVINS. Titled "We Reach: The Music Of The Melvins", the album will be the second release through Fractured Transmitter Records, the l...October 28, 2003
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NAPALM DEATH, BRUTAL TRUTH Members To Form Grind Supergroup
NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury, ex-NAPALM DEATH drummer Mick Harris and former BRUTAL TRUTH singer Kevin Sharp will be teaming up in a brand new "total punk thrash grind band." The as-yet-unnamed group, which may also include MELVINS/FANTOMAS guitarist Buzz Osborne, is tentatively set to record a...August 26, 2003
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TOMAHAWK, THE MELVINS, FANTÔMAS To Team Up For Australian Tour
TOMAHAWK, THE MELVINS and FANTÔMAS will be teaming up for an Australian tour during December. The trek, dubbed "2003 Australian Ipecac Geek Show Tour", will hit the following cities: Dec. 05 - Metropolis – Perth, AUS Dec. 07 - Heaven - Adelaide, AUS Dec. 10 - Palace - Melbourne, AUS Dec. 11 - Palace...July 31, 2003
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD To Release New EP
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD are preparing to release a new EP which is to include four new songs and four cover tunes. Among the cuts set to appear on the effort is a song called "Love", which is said to incorporate all of the heaviness of past STRAPPING YOUNG LAD releases with a bit of dark ...July 9, 2003
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TOMAHAWK: New Song Posted Online
A brand new TOMAHAWK track, titled "Rape This Day", has been posted online in MP3 format at this location. "Rape This Day" comes off the group's forthcoming CD, "Mit Gas", due on May 6 through Ipecac Records. TOMAHAWK is the "all star" band featuring former FAITH NO MORE vocalist Mike Patton, ex-HEL...April 3, 2003
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SLEEP's 'Dopesmoker' Delayed
Due to unspecified "logistical" problems, Tee Pee Records have pushed back the official release date of SLEEP's long-awaited "Dopesmoker" CD to May 20. With producer Billy Anderson out on the road with BLESSING THE HOGS and Matt Pike piloting the HIGH ON FIRE juggernaut, the decision was made to del...April 2, 2003
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MONDO GENERATOR To Release Sophomore CD In The Summer
MONDO GENERATOR, the side project of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's Nick Oliveri and Josh Homme, have set "A Drug Problem That Never Existed" as the title for their sophomore album, due in June/July through Ipecac Records. Upcoming MONDO GENERATOR tour dates w/ TOMAHAWK, THE MELVINS: Apr. 28 - San Diego,...April 2, 2003
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TOMAHAWK Finalize Track Listing For 'Mit Gas'
TOMAHAWK, the "all star" band featuring former FAITH NO MORE vocalist Mike Patton, ex-HELMET drummer Jon Stainer, former JESUS LIZARD guitarist Duane Denison, and ex-THE COWS/current MELVINS bassist Kevin Rutmanis, have set May 6 as the release date through Ipecac Records for their new album, "Mit G...March 28, 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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FANTOMAS Enter Studio To Record New Album
FANTOMAS, the band featuring former FAITH NO MORE vocalist Mike Patton, MR. BUNGLE bassist Trevor Dunn, MELVINS guitarist Buzz Osbourne and SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo, have entered the studio to record their new album, due in the summer through Ipecac Records. Prior to the start of the recording s...March 5, 2003
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TOMAHAWK, THE MELVINS, SKELETON KEY To Tour Together
TOMAHAWK, THE MELVINS and either SKELETON KEY or DÄLEK will team up for the first-ever Ipecac Records U.S. tour, set to kick off in late April or early May. Exact dates and venues will be announced soon. ...February 8, 2003
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JASON NEWSTED On Split With METALLICA: 'I Didn't Feel Like The Respect Was Shown'
Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has told MTV.com that it was primarily the band's tight control over his outside projects that caused him to leave the group in January 2001 "They have to recognize the four beings that make up this one great entity, and it wasn't like that," he said. "I didn't...December 31, 2002
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Ex-FAITH NO MORE Singer To Perform One-Off Live Set With DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN
Former FAITH NO MORE and current FANTOMAS/TOMAHAWK frontman Mike Patton will be performing a live set with DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN on New Year's Eve at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California. Other bands scheduled to appear as part of a two-night (Dec. 30-31) Ipecac Records "festiv...December 18, 2002
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TOMAHAWK Complete Work On New CD
TOMAHAWK, the "all star" band featuring former FAITH NO MORE vocalist Mike Patton, ex-HELMET drummer Jon Stainer, former JESUS LIZARD guitarist Duane Denison, and ex-THE COWS/current MELVINS bassist Kevin Rutmanis, are putting the finishing touches to their sophomore effort for a tentative April 200...November 27, 2002
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