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SKINLAB Announce Plans To Go On Hiatus, Refuse To Call It A Split

Acclaimed San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have released a statement Tuesday (July 22) saying that they are taking a "hiatus." "Today is a day that I thought would never come," frontman Steev Esquivel writes on the band's web site. "We want to let you all know that SKINLAB will be going on h...
July 22, 2003
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Web Music Leaks Spur Studio Clampdown

Christopher Walsh of Billboard is reporting that recording studios — already affected by tighter recording budgets — have been greatly affected by the unfortunate reality of unauthorized copies being leaked to unknown parties, thus demanding new, unprecedented layers of security. " 'It really became...
July 21, 2003
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NEVERMORE: 'Enemies Of Reality' Limited-Edition Box Set To Include DVD

NEVERMORE's forthcoming "Enemies Of Reality" CD, due on July 29 through Century Media Records, will be released as a limited-edition box set. The box will contain two CDs — the actual album and a DVD which will feature the three NEVERMORE promotional clips ("What Tomorrow Knows", "Next In Line", "Be...
July 19, 2003
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'THE OSBOURNES' Get EMMY Nod

"The Osbournes", the hit MTV reality show starring Ozzy Osbourne and his family, has received an Emmy nomination in the "Alternative Programming" category for reality-competition programs. Other nominees in the "Alternative Programming" category were "Da Ali G Show" and "Cirque Du Soleil Fire Within...
July 17, 2003
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SUPERJOINT RITUAL's PHILIP ANSELMO: 'I'm Healthy, Because I Have To Be'

Steve Shanafelt of Mountain Xpress spoke to a "drunk off his ass" PANTERA/SUPERJOINT RITUAL frontman Philip Anselmo about the time seven years ago when he was declared legally dead for almost six minutes following a heroin overdose. "I'm definitely wiser [now]," Anselmo insisted. "And I'm definitely...
July 17, 2003
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ROB HALFORD: The Metal God Speaks

Vocalist Rob Halford of JUDAS PRIEST has posted the following message to his official web site, www.robhalford.com: "Hi Everyone: "What an exciting time for all of us! "I first want to thank everyone from the HALFORD and JUDAS PRIEST sites for the fantastic interactive displays of love and support....
July 16, 2003
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SKINLAB: Australian In-Store Photos Posted Online

San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have posted several photos taken at an in-store signing on the group's recent trip to Australia. Check out the pictures here. As previously reported, SKINLAB will issue "The Nerve Damage Sessions" — a collection of alternate versions of studio tracks, several...
July 10, 2003
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NEVERMORE To Support TYPE O NEGATIVE In Seattle?

Seattle's NEVERMORE will reportedly be playing a hometown show with TYPE O NEGATIVE at Showbox on Tuesday, August 19. More information will be made available soon. As previously reported, NEVERMORE will be playing a hometown CD release party on July 18 at Studio 7 in Seattle, Washington. This is an...
July 10, 2003
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OZZY And Family Sign With MTV For More 'Osbournes'

MTV has signed Ozzy Osbourne and family for 20 new episodes of its hit reality series "The Osbournes", scheduled to begin airing early next year. "It's been one hell of a journey these past few years," Ozzy told the Television Critics Association summer gathering. "This whole MTV thing has been an i...
July 8, 2003
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Former FAITH NO MORE Guitarist Explains His Departure

Former FAITH NO MORE guitarist Trey Spruance, who played on the band's "King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime" CD (1995),recently spoke to Perfect Pitch Online about the countless rumors that have been circulating regarding the reasons for his departure from the group. "My favorite is the one that ca...
July 7, 2003
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SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA Sponsoring OZZFEST 2003

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. announced Wednesday (June 25) its sponsorship of the eighth annual Ozzfest 2003 tour. As sponsor for the third year in a row, Sony Computer Entertainment America will give consumers the opportunity to play the hottest new PlayStation(R)2 software titles at th...
June 28, 2003
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OZZFEST 2003 Kick-Off: The First Report

Hector Saldana of San Antonio Express-News has filed an early-afternoon report from the inaugural date of Ozzfest 2003, which kicked off this morning at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Selma, Texas. "By noon, nearly 7,000 fans had arrived, said a Verizon spokesperson," he writes. "But thousands had...
June 28, 2003
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NEVERMORE To Play Hometown CD Release Party

NEVERMORE will be playing a hometown CD release party on July 18 at Studio 7 in Seattle, Washington. This is an all-ages show and alcohol will be available to those 21 and up. For those not in Washington, you can purchase tickets through www.ticketswest.com for $12.50 ($15 the day of the show). This...
June 28, 2003
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ARCH ENEMY To Support NEVERMORE In Europe

ARCH ENEMY will support NEVERMORE on a European tour during September/October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 19 – Gothenburg, SWE - TBA Sep. 20 – Oslo, NOR - Rockefeller Sep. 21 – Stockholm, SWE - Klubben Sep. 22 – Malmö, SWE - KB Sep. 24 – Hamburg, GER - Markthalle Sep. 25 – Frankfurt, ...
June 27, 2003
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OSBOURNES Wax Away

The Osbourne family — Ozzy, Sharon, Jack and Kelly — are to appear in London's Madame Tussaud's Museum, according to the Irish Examiner. But like everything else with that unusual family, there is a twist. The Osbourne wax dummies will speak, exactly like their real life counterparts, so expect a lo...
June 26, 2003