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OZZFEST Review: PHILIP ANSELMO Enjoyed Sound Of His Own Voice More Than Sound Of His Band
Winda Benedetti of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer the Ozzfest 2004 traveling festival when it hit the White River Amphitheater Tuesday (July 27). "In one of the more bizarre scenes from a day full of bizarre scenes, a man in a wheelchair actually surfed the roiling mosh pit as SLIPKNOT launched into...July 29, 2004
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PHILIP ANSELMO: 'PANTERA Is Dead'
Ben Ratliff of The New York Times is reporting that SUPERJOINT RITUAL, a raw, sloppy hardcore punk band led by former PANTERA singer Philip Anselmo, is on a quixotic mission to convince the world that his new group is better than his old one. "The exercise is both fun and enervating to watch; it inv...July 16, 2004
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Why Are Extreme Metal Vocals So Grotesque And Indecipherable?
Will York of The San Francisco Bay Guardian writes: Why are extreme metal vocals so grotesque and indecipherable? Newcomers to the genre often wonder about this — that is, why metal bands spend so much time composing intricate music and detailed lyrics only to go and "ruin it" with those awful guttu...July 14, 2004
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CROWBAR Play First Hometown Show In Three Years: Photos Posted Online
New Orleans sludge-meisters CROWBAR made their first hometown live appearance in nearly three years on Friday (July 9) at the Howlin' Wolf. Support at the show came from CRAWFISH FOSSIL. Check out pictures from NolaUnderground.com. As previously reported, CROWBAR's current touring lineup is as follo...July 12, 2004
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PHILIP ANSELMO: 'I'm Physically The Best I've Been In Seven Or Eight Years'
SUPERJOINT RITUAL frontman Philip Anselmo (ex-PANTERA) recently spoke to the Boston Herald about his current band's place in the heavy metal genre. "There's no band like us right now. Everybody sounds the same, you know," Anselmo said. "There needs to be, for the newer kids, a true hardcore band for...July 9, 2004
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VINNIE PAUL Says He Is Tired Of Answering Questions About PANTERA's Breakup
In a recent interview with On Track Magazine, DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul was asked how the PANTERA purists have received Vinnie and brother Dimebag's new band following the messy breakup of their previous group. "Let's just say we knew when we realized it was time for us to move on that there wa...July 6, 2004
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Win Autographed ZAKK WYLDE Guitar Pedal
National Noise magazine is offering fans a chance to win an autographed Zakk Wylde Dunlop pedal. For more information, click here. Wylde's BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will be featured on the Ozzfest main stage starting July 10 in Hartford, Connecticut and will continue for 26 shows. Joining BLS is the much-...July 1, 2004
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Virtuoso Acoustic Guitarists To Release EP Of METALLICA Covers
Acoustic guitar duo RODRIGO Y GABRIELA have announced plans to release a METALLICA covers EP in the next few months. Natives of Mexico City, Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero began their careers as members of TIERRA ACIDA (mp3),a heavy metal band which played on the city's underground gig circu...June 30, 2004
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CROWBAR: Photos Of New Lineup Posted Online
Several photos of the new CROWBAR lineup performing live at Markthalle in Hamburg, Germany Monday night (June 28) have been posted online at this location (courtesy of Metal-Inside.de). As previously reported, CROWBAR's current touring lineup is as follows: Kirk Windstein (DOWN) - Guitar and Vocals...June 29, 2004
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SOIL Recording Acoustic Tracks With DAMAGEPLAN's VINNIE PAUL
SOIL are currently at Chasin Jason studio (owned by Dimebag Darrell of DAMAGEPLAN) in Dallas, Texas recording a few acoustic tracks with producer Vinnie Paul (DAMAGEPLAN) during two days off from the SHINEDOWN/SOIL tour. Sterling Winfield (PANTERA, MERCYFUL FATE, DAMAGEPLAN) is engineering the sessi...June 24, 2004
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Portrait Of The Abyss Within
Although you might not hear their name spoken in the same reverential tones as, say, RHAPSODY or LABYRINTH, fellow Italian power metal diehards ELDRITCH have been there (since '91),seen it, done it and slain just as many dragons along the way. Probably. Although not nearly as prolific as Luca Turil...June 24, 2004
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CROWBAR: New Album Delayed Until 2005?
CROWBAR frontman Kirk Windstein has told Germany's Metal-Inside.de that the group's long-awaited new album, "Life's Blood For The Downtrodden", will be mixed after the band return from their German tour in August and is unlikely to surface before early 2005. The follow-up to 2001's "Sonic Excess In...June 20, 2004
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DAMAGEPLAN's DIMEBAG Talks Guitar
DAMAGEPLAN guitarist Dimebag Darrell (ex-PANTERA) recently spoke to Guitar.com about his current guitar set-up and the recording process for the band's debut album, "New Found Power". The following are some of the highlights of that interview: Guitar.com: So tell me about your latest guitar arsenal....June 14, 2004
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Ex-PANTERA Drummer VINNIE PAUL: REX BROWN Got The Biggest Free Ride Of Anyone
Ex-PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul recently gave a lengthy interview to KNAC.com about the break-up of his previous group and the formation of DAMAGAPLAN. What follows are some of the highlights of that discussion: KNAC.COM: There was an incident that wasn't very widely reported that concerned you and D...June 3, 2004
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MTV2's 'Headbanger's Ball' To Air 'Best Metal Videos Of The New Millennium'
MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" and Revolver magazine are teaming up to compile a list of the "Best Metal Videos of the New Millennium", as selected by the fans. Metalheads are being asked to choose their favorite videos from the list below and submit their selections at this location. The winning videos...May 30, 2004