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ST. VITUS Announce One-Off Gig In Chicago
The classic "Born Too Late"-era lineup of doom legends ST. VITUS — Dave Chandler (guitar),Scott "Wino" Wienrich (vocals),Armando Acosta (drums) and Mark Adams (bass) — will take the stage together for the fist time since 1991 on Tuesday, July 1 at the Double Door in Chicago, Illinois. Dave Chandle...May 7, 2003
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HOLOCAUST Slam SANCTUARY RECORDS Over 'Insulting' Career Retrospective CD
Long-running New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) pioneers HOLOCAUST — perhaps best known for penning the track "The Small Hours", which was later covered by METALLICA on their "The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited" EP — have issued a lengthy statement slamming Sanctuary Records for the job...May 3, 2003
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Original Members Of ELECTRIC WIZARD Leave To Form New Band
After 10 years in the group, original ELECTRIC WIZARD members Mark Greening (drums & piano) and Tim Bagshaw (bass) have quit the British doom veterans to concentrate on their new project, which they have baptized RAMESSES. Completing the new group — which features Tim on lead guitar — is bassist...May 2, 2003
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The memories of a rotund Swede charging around stages in a monk's cassock will forever go down as one of the most enduring and amusing images in metal. Indeed, it's fair to say that exuberant frontman Messiah Marcolin was significantly instrumental in attaining legendary status for doom overlords CA...April 27, 2003
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AFTER FOREVER Enter Studio To Record New EP
Dutch gothic/atmospheric doom metal act AFTER FOREVER have just entered Excess studios in Rotterdam, Holland to record a new mini-CD, due later this summer through Transmission Records. AFTER FOREVER's last full-length effort, "Decipher", was released in 2001. ...April 25, 2003
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MORGION Revamp Lineup, Continue Work On New CD
Californian death-doomsters MORGION have parted ways with vocalist Adrian Leroux (formerly of MINDROT) following the completion of the group's recent Doomination of Europe tour. In his place, the band have enlisted longtime fan and friend Justin Christian, who will be taking up the role of bass guit...April 15, 2003
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NOVEMBERS DOOM Split With Guitarist, Announce Replacement
Chicago doomsters NOVEMBERS DOOM have parted ways with longtime guitarist Eric Burnley and have replaced him with Vito Marchese. "Eric found opportunities for his future in St. Louis, and left Chicago in late 2002," the band said in a statement posted on their official web site. "The distance betwee...April 11, 2003
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MY DYING BRIDE, PARADISE LOST, ANATHEMA Classics To Be Reissued
Peaceville Records have announced the U.S. release of special digipak pressings of label classic recordings — MY DYING BRIDE's "The Angel And the Dark River", PARADISE LOST's "Gothic", and ANATHEMA's "The Silent Enigma". In stores May 20, each has been remastered, with PARADISE LOST's "Gothic" featu...April 9, 2003
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SEPULTURA/VOIVOD: More Tour Dates Announced
More dates have been released for the forthcoming North American tour featuring SEPULTURA and VOIVOD. The two groups will be hitting the following U.S. cities next month: Apr. 18 - San Francisco, CA @ Avalon Apr. 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palace Apr. 21 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues Apr. 22 - ...April 2, 2003
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CRISIS Add Ex-TODAY IS THE DAY Drummer, Prepare To Record
CRISIS, the reformed group which up until recently performed and recorded in Los Angeles under the name SKULLSICK NATION, have recruited former TODAY IS THE DAY drummer Marshall Kilpatric. The band are currently writing and demoing material for their next studio album, due to be recorded later in th...March 29, 2003
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CANDLEMASS Bassist: New Material Is 'Very Heavy, Evil, And Brutally Hard'
After an extremely successful Summer of Doom Reunion 2002 tour and appearances at such big German festivals as Bang Your Head and Wacken, plus packed halls with fanatic fans in places like Athens, London, Oslo and Stockholm, the kings of doom — CANDLEMASS — are ready to kick some serious heavy ass a...March 19, 2003
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METALLICA's HAMMETT Says He Does Not Fear Overseas Travel
METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett was recently asked if the impending war in Iraq made him think twice about traveling overseas, as the band intend to do in June when they travel to Europe to play festivals before they come back home for their Summer Sanitarium tour, which starts July 4. "I can't wai...March 18, 2003
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ROCKDETECTOR Database: Metal Divas Wanted!
Rockdetector, the world's biggest rock and metal devoted database, is now working on the 10th in its "A-Z" series of reference books — "A-Z of Rock & Metal Divas". This book, which includes a compilation CD, covers the entire spectrum of female contributions to all forms of rock right through fr...March 17, 2003
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SOLITUDE AETURNUS Mainman Discusses Direction Of New Album
SOLITUDE AETURNUS mastermind John Perez recently spoke to Electricbasement.com about the musical direction of the band's upcoming album, tentatively due at the end of the year. "All of the songs are written," Perez revealed. "Now it's time to arrange them and scrutinize [them]. This is the painstaki...March 11, 2003
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NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL: Lineup Announced!
SUPERJOINT RITUAL, MESHUGGAH, THE HAUNTED, SUFFOCATION and LAMB OF GOD are among the artists scheduled to appear at this year's New England Metal And Hardcore Festival, set to take place on May 16-17 at the Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. The compete lineup for the fesatival is as follows: Fr...March 5, 2003
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