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AFTER ALL To Support OVERKILL, SEVEN WITCHES In Europe

Belgium's AFTER ALL have been added to a number of dates on the forthcoming OVERKILL/SEVEN WITCHES European tour beginning on November 16 in Bordeaux, France. Prior to touring with OVERKILL, AFTER ALL will play two live dates in Holland and Belgium as special guests of legendary U.S. speed metal ban...

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DREAM THEATER: 'Train Of Thought' Cover Art Revealed

The cover artwork for DREAM THEATER's forthcoming album, "Train Of Thought", can be viewed at this location. "Train Of Thought", due on November 11 through Elektra Records, was produced by guitarist John Petrucci and drummer Mike Portnoy and engineered by Doug Oberkircher. It was mixed by Kevin Shir...

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QUIET RIOT Call It A Day

QUIET RIOT have officially split up, drummer Frankie Banali has confirmed. In an e-mail to Metal Sludge, Banali wrote, "To be honest with you, I am [singer] Kevin [DuBrow]'s friend and will always be his friend. I don't want to get on the 'he said, you said" roller coaster that is always generated i...

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SLAVES ON DOPE: 'Copying Other Bands Is Second Nature For MUSHROOMHEAD'

SLAVES ON DOPE have issued a follow-up statement in the continuing "war of words" with MUSHROOMHEAD over the latter group's decision to cover SEAL's 1991 adult-contemporary hit single "Crazy" for their upcoming CD. In a September 3 letter sent to BLABBERMOUTH.NET, SLAVES ON DOPE guitarist Kevin Jard...

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MUSHROOMHEAD Drummer Rejects SLAVES ON DOPE Rip-Off Accusation

MUSHROOMHEAD have rejected as false the accusation by SLAVES ON DOPE guitarist Kevin Jardine that the masked Cleveland metallers "stole" SLAVES ON DOPE's idea to cover SEAL's 1991 adult-contemporary hit single "Crazy" for their upcoming CD. In a statement sent to BLABBERMOUTH.NET on September 3, Jar...

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PROJECT: FAILING FLESH Sign European Record Deal

PROJECT: FAILING FLESH, the new group featuring former VOIVOD/current E-FORCE bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest, Kevin 131 (GARDEN OF SHADOWS, TWISTED TOWER DIRE, BRAVE, WHILE HEAVEN WEPT) and Tim Gutierrez (instruments),have signed a European record deal with Holland's Karmageddon Media (formerly Hamm...

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Former ANGEL WITCH Member Passes Away

Former ANGEL WITCH keyboardist/guitarist Myk Taylor, who appeared on the group's "Resurrection" CD and did a great job of wearing more than one hat on the their 1998 demo, passed away from leukemia on August 21. He was 41 years old. "Myk was a friend, great musician, and brother," the band write on...

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DREAM THEATER To Release 'Train Of Thought' In November

DREAM THEATER have set "Train Of Thought" as the title for their new album, tentatively due on November 11 through Elektra Records. The complete track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. As I Am 02. This Dying Soul 03. Endless Sacrifice 04. Honor Thy Father 05. Vacant 06. Stream Of Consciousness 0...

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GODSMACK Honored As 'Outstanding Rock/Pop Band' At BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS

GODSMACK took home the "Outstanding Rock/Pop Band" honor at the 16th annual Boston Music Awards, held Thursday (September 4) in the city. SCISSORFIGHT, meanwhile, won for "Best Hard Rock Band". "We didn't know when our award was going to be announced, and we were just walking through the front door...

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SLAVES ON DOPE Guitarist: MUSHROOMHEAD Ripped Us Off!

SLAVES ON DOPE guitarist Kevin Jardine has dropped us a brief note to let us know that he believes Cleveland's MUSHROOMHEAD "stole our idea to cover 'Crazy' from SEAL. We were at the same management firm when we did the demos for [the new SLAVES ON DOPE album] 'Metafour' with [producer] Troy [Van Le...

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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...

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IRON MAIDEN Singer Compares New Album To The Early Classics

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson recently spoke to Rolling Stone magazine about the group's upcoming album, "Dance Of Death", due on September 9 through Columbia Records. "It's a bit more sophisticated than [classic MAIDEN albums like 'Killers', 'Piece of Mind' and 'Number of the Beast'], I supp...

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DREAM THEATER: More European Dates Announced

DREAM THEATER have announced more dates for their upcoming headlining tour of Europe. Confirmed dates so far are as follows Jan. 16 - Manchester, UK - Apollo Jan. 17 - London, UK - Hammersmith Apollo Jan. 18 - Rotterdam, NETH - Ahoy Jan. 20 - Copenhagen, DEN - KB Halle Jan. 21 - Oslo, NOR ...

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DREAM THEATER: First European Tour Dates Announced

DREAM THEATER will be kicking off their 2004 World Tour in January with the following "An Evening With" dates (no opening act): Jan. 16 - Manchester, UK - Apollo Jan. 17 - London, UK - Hammersmith Apollo Jan. 18 - Rotterdam, NETH - Ahoy Jan. 20 - Copenhagen, DEN - KB Halle Jan. 21 - ...

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FISSION: Harsh And Razor-Sharp Thrash Metal

BORKNAGAR/VINTERSORG frontman Andreas Hedlund (a.k.a. Vintersorg) has revealed more information about FISSION, his new collaboration with VINTERSORG live session drummer Benny "Hägge" Hägglund. According to Hedlund, FISSION's musical style can be described as "harsh and razor-sharp thrash metal, wit...