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PAPA ROACH Frontman Wants To 'Keep It Real' With Short Run Of Live Dates
PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Ready to rock. What's up, world? It's Jacoby just checking in!!!! We just got done mixing the record and it's awesome. we worked with Chris Lord Alge. He mixed bands like P.O.D., BLINDSIDE, BILLY TA...February 2, 2004
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SKYLARK To Release New Album In May
After a break of more than two years, Italian symphonic power metalers SKYLARK are finally ready to publish their new album. The group have inked a deal with the Italian label Scarlet Records and will release their new CD, "Wings", in May. The new record was mastered at the Sterling Sound studios in...February 1, 2004
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Updated: Top-Selling Hard Rock Artists According To NIELSEN SOUNDSCAN
Metal Sludge has posted an updated list of total sales figures for a variety of their favorite artists, according to Nielsen SoundScan (13 more bands have been added since the original list was published). Although the SoundScan numbers are generally indicative of the bands' overall popularity, they...January 30, 2004
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LIVING COLOUR: U.S., European Tour Dates Announced
LIVING COLOUR have announced the following tour dates during the coming months: Feb. 22 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre (Hendrix Tribute show) Feb. 24 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Ballroom (Hendrix Tribute show) Feb. 26 - New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place Feb. 27 - Farmingdale, NY @ The Downtown Feb. 28 -...January 30, 2004
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THE GATHERING/AGALLOCH Tour: Chicago Date Scrapped
The proposed Chicago date on the THE GATHERING/AGALLOCH tour — originally expected to take place on February 11 — has been scrapped after the groups' booking agent was unable to "get a good deal" from any of the local promoters, according to a posting on THE GATHERING's web site. As a result, the tr...January 29, 2004
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ICED EARTH, Ex-NEUROTICA Members Contribute To Prog-Rock Project
Ralph Santolla (ICED EARTH, formerly of DEATH),Shawn Bowen (BALD DAISY, formerly of NEUROTICA),GJ Gosman (NEW CRASH POSITION, formerly of NEUROTICA) and David Ragsdale (formerly of KANSAS) are among the guest musicians appearing on "Moments of Clarity", an 11-song prog-rock concept album due later...January 29, 2004
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AMEN To Release New Single In March
AMEN will release their comeback single, "California's Bleeding", in the U.K. on March 15, according to NME.com. The California-based outfit will follow-up the single with "Death Before Musick" on March 29 (May 18 in the U.S.) — their first album since 2000's "We Have Come For Your Parents". The CD...January 29, 2004
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Top-Selling Hard Rock Artists According To NIELSEN SOUNDSCAN
Metal Sludge has posted a list of total sales figures for a variety of their favorite artists, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Although the SoundScan numbers are generally indicative of the bands' overall popularity, they are misleading in the sense that many of the veteran hard rock groups' early e...January 28, 2004
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TANK Frontman ALGY WARD: 'Tumor' Reports Are Misleading
TANK bassist/vocalist Algy Ward has posted a message on the TANK "This Means War" web site regarding the recent reports that he was scheduled to be taken into hospital next month to have a tumor removed from his head. The message reads as follows: "Hi everybody, I've been extremely touched by ...January 26, 2004
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AC/DC Honored For 'Best Australian Single'
AC/DC have been chosen the winners of a contest to find the best Australian single, according to The Age. The long-running hard rockers were way out in front with their anthem "Highway to Hell" in a Virgin Radio poll in honor of Australia Day. INXS were in second place with "Need You Tonight" and ME...January 25, 2004
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Report: Iraqi 'Death Metal' Band A. CRASSICAUDA Plays First Concert Since Fall Of SADDAM Regime
Rym Tina Ghazal of the Toronto Star reports that Iraqi death metal band A. CRASSICAUDA has its own way of expressing Iraqis' frustrations — with the aid of deafening sound blasts and blinding kaleidoscopic lights. "Metal is special," says lead singer Waleed Moughafar, 20, who speaks in an almost flu...January 25, 2004
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GUITAR WORLD's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists Of All Time
The March 2004 issue of Guitar World magazine includes a list of the 100 greatest heavy metal guitarists as selected by the magazine's staff. "This is not a list that ranks who can play the fastest or with the most taste, feeling or technique (although many players on our list have all of those arro...January 23, 2004
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TANK Frontman To Have Tumor Removed, Band Cancel Festival Appearances
According to a posting from TANK guitarist Cliff Evans at the TANK "This Means War" web site, "[TANK bassist/vocalist] Algy Ward will be taken into hospital next month to remove a tumor from his head. He's been having problems with his hearing and getting headaches. The doctors only discovered the p...January 23, 2004
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AC/DC: New Album To Be 'Harder' Than The Last
AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson told Italy's Rock Hard magazine that the band will definitely come out with a new studio album in 2004 and that guitarist Angus Young has written "harder" riffs than the ones that appeared on their last studio CD, "Stiff Upper Lip". Johnson also said he will be handling...January 21, 2004
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NOVEMBERS DOOM Added To THE GATHERING/AGALLOCH Tour
Chicago doomsters NOVEMBERS DOOM have been added to THE GATHERING/AGALLOCH East Coast tour beginning in mid-February. This will be NOVEMBERS DOOM's first tour of the United States, and plans are in the works for the band to tour the West Coast in 2004 as well. Merchandise will be available from all...January 18, 2004
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