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ANNIHILATOR European Support Acts Announced
ANNIHILATOR have announced SEVEN WITCHES and DEBASE as the support acts on the Canadian band's upcoming European headlining tour, which is scheduled to kick off on April 30th in Vienna, Austria. For a full list of tour dates, click here. ...March 8, 2002
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STRATOVARIUS Frontman Inks Deal With Century Media, Announces Single, Album Details
STRATOVARIUS frontman Timo Kotipelto has officially signed with Century Media Records for the release of his debut solo offering, entitled Waiting For The Dawn, as exclusively reported here on February 22nd. Due out in May, the album will be issued in Finland via Timo's own High And Loud label, and...March 6, 2002
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METALLICA: JAMES HETFIELD's Handwritten Note Posted Online
METALLICA's official web site at www.metallica.com has posted a scan at this location of the handwritten note from frontman James Hetfield that originally appeared in the latest issue of the official METALLICA Fan Club magazine So What! (as reported here on February 21st). ...March 5, 2002
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Former SLAYER Drummer Officially Joins SYSTEMATIC!
Former SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph has officially joined San Francisco Bay Area's SYSTEMATIC. As exclusively reported here on January 4th, Bostaph (who had also played with FORBIDDEN and TESTAMENT) has joined SYSTEMATIC as a replacement for Shaun Bannon, who was forced to leave the group last summer...March 4, 2002
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SEPULTURA To Skip THRASH OF THE TITANS Due To Scheduling Conflicts
Due to an apparent scheduling conflict caused by SEPULTURA's prior commitment to take part in the Abril Pro Rock festival in Recife, Brazil on April 20th, the veteran metal quartet will not be participating in the Thrash Of The Titans festival, which is set to take place the same day in Sao Paulo. F...February 22, 2002
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PARADISE LOST Confirm Split With EMI, Announce US Releases, Upcoming DVD
As exclusively reported here on February 18th, PARADISE LOST have finally confirmed via an official press release that they have in fact parted ways with EMI Records after a two-album collaboration with the label (1999's Host and the 2001's Believe In Nothing). Here is the group's statement in its e...February 20, 2002
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URIAH HEEP: New Studio, Live Albums On The Way
URIAH HEEP will perform a one-off show at London's Astoria on March 23rd prior to entering the studio to begin work on a new album, due later in the year. In other news, URIAH HEEP will release a CD/DVD entitled The Magician's Birthday Party at the end of the month. Filmed and recorded at the ...February 20, 2002
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NAPALM DEATH: Shane Embury Health Update
NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury has spoken out following a recent bout with the flu that left him hospitalized in Germany while the rest of the group carried on with their European tour as a four-piece. According to Embury, for a start, I didn't collapse. The flu thing has been bugging me for a bi...February 19, 2002
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BILLY, DIGIORGIO, TRAVIS To Begin Tracking Debut CD Shortly For Fall Release
The new as-yet-unnamed project featuring TESTAMENT/SADUS bassist Steve DiGiorgio, SADUS frontman Darren Travis and TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy are still in the songwriting stage and expect to enter the studio in the next couple of months to begin laying down their debut album for a fall release t...February 16, 2002
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TILES Prepare "Window Dressing" For Late 2002 Release
Detroit-based progressive rockers TILES have completed work on five songs for their forthcoming studio CD, tentatively titled Window Dressing, and will remain in pre-production mode for the next couple of months before entering the studio to begin tracking the effort. The band are hoping to bring fo...February 14, 2002
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TO/DIE/FOR Taking A "Break", Pursuing Outside Projects
Finland's TO/DIE/FOR are taking a break to evaluate their future plans before deciding whether or not to carry on as a band, according to recent posting by lead guitarist Joonas “Jope” Koto. In the message, which was posted on the message board of TO/DIE/FOR's official web site, Koto vowed to renego...February 14, 2002
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MARILYN MANSON Gets "Evil", Continues Work On New CD
MARILYN MANSON has revealed the titles of the four instrumental pieces that he has composed for inclusion on the forthcoming Resident Evil soundtrack, which is set to be issued through Roadrunner Records on March 12th. They are as follows: 01. Seizure Of Power 02. Cleansing 03. Reunion 04. Resident...February 11, 2002
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INTER SANDMAN Experiencing Technical Difficulties
The excellent unofficial METALLICA web site Inter Sandman (www.intersandman.com) is experiencing server problems, and would therefore like to inform everyone that they can be accessed, although in a slightly gimpy mode, through their IP address at http://209.35.60.242. The original, official IS.com...February 8, 2002
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Ex-SAVATAGE Frontman Continuing Work On CIRCLE II CIRCLE CD
CIRCLE II CIRLE, the new band of former SAVATAGE frontman Zachary Stevens (see our original news report here),are still hard at work on their debut CD, which they hope to complete by early summer for a fall release through an as-yet-unspecified label. An official web site will be launched around th...February 2, 2002
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German Satanists Jailed For Murder!
The German couple (Manuela, 23, and Daniel Ruda, 26) who were accused of murdering a 33-year-old man beneath a banner reading "When Satan Lives" (as reported here on January 18th) were given prison sentences of 13 and 15 years respectively after admitting to killing the “friend” in their flat in Wit...February 1, 2002

