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VELVET REVOLVER: 2002 KELLY SHAEFER Vocalist Audition Tape Posted Online
A VELVET REVOLVER vocalist audition tape, featuring former NEUROTICA/ATHEIST frontman Kelly Shaefer, has been posted online at Shaefer's official web site, KellyShaefer.com. The songs available for download are Eye for an Eye" (mp3, 3.1 MB) and "Room 169" (mp3, 1.7 MB). The tape in question was "a l...July 22, 2005
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ATHEIST: Release Dates Set For Forthcoming Reissues
Relapse Records has set release dates for the reissues of the three full-length albums (1989's "Piece of Time", 1992's "Unquestionable Presence", and 1993's "Elements") by seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST. "Elements" and "Unquestionable Presence" will be released officially on August 30 (Nor...July 15, 2005
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BIG MACHINE: More Live Dates Announced
BIG MACHINE, the new Florida-based band featuring former NEUROTICA/ATHEIST frontman Kelly Shaefer, have lined up the following dates during the coming weeks: Jul. 01 - Rockerfella's - Bradenton, FL Jul. 16 - Clubhouse - Sarasota, FL Sep. 23 - Boomerz - Seminole, FL BIG MACHINE recently signed an exc...June 28, 2005
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RELAPSE To Reissue The Complete ATHEIST Collection
Relapse Records has announced the forthcoming reissue of the entire recorded works of seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST. ATHEIST was one of the first truly adventurous bands to break out of the late '80s death metal underground. In addition to ATHEIST's albums (1989's "Piece of Time", 1992's...June 20, 2005
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BIG MACHINE Sign Representation Deal, Record New Material
BIG MACHINE have signed an exclusive representation deal with the New York law firm Selvern, Mandelbaum, and Mintz. The firm has represented a diverse roster of many of the entertainment industy's biggest artists, including rockers VAN HALEN, GUNS N' ROSES, rappers LUDACRIS, and THE WU-TANG CLAN and...May 31, 2005
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Former ATHEIST Drummer Resurfaces In New Band
Ex-ATHEIST drummer Steve Flynn has teamed up with former members of CAUSTIC THOUGHT in a brand-new "aggressive, technical, jazz/funk metal" project. The as-yet-unnamed group was "formed in January of 2005 in Atlanta," Flynn told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. "We're doing all originals — though we're going to co...May 16, 2005
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ASPHYX: Debut Album To Be Reissued On Vinyl This Month
From Beyond Productions, a Displeased Records subsidiary specializing in "(re)releasing extreme (oc)cult metal recordings," will issue a limited vinyl version of the very first ASPHYX album, "Embrace the Death", on May 28. Originally written in 1988-1989 and recorded in 1990, the LP was shelved for...May 4, 2005
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The Design
Behind that ugly-even-for-Metal-Blade artwork lies one snarling evil genius of a record! INTO THE MOAT is more of a science experiment gone awry than a band (see: SPIRAL ARCHITECT, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, Canada's MARTYR, and throw in tangential influence everywhere from ATHEIST to GORGUTS to MESHUGG...April 4, 2005
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UNHEARD: Debut Album Available For Paid Download
UNHEARD, the new band formed by ex-ATHEIST/NEUROTICA singer/guitarist Kelly Shaefer and former BURIAL frontman Mike Callahan, have made their debut album, "On My Way to the Sun", available for paid download (only .69 a track) at iSound.com. The song "Toybox" is a free download for a limited time. "O...March 18, 2005
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AC/DC Frontman Throws His Weight Behind Florida's BIG MACHINE
AC/DC vocalist Brian Johnson has co-written all of the material and handpicked the members of a new Florida-based band called BIG MACHINE. The quintet has labels and industry folk alike shuffling about trying to find out more about the group performing the first new material written from the iconic...March 17, 2005
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UNHEARD Complete Work On Debut Album
UNHEARD, the new band formed by ex-ATHEIST/NEUROTICA singer/guitarist Kelly Shaefer and former BURIAL frontman Mike Callahan, have completed work on their debut record at Southern Sound Studios in Florida. Titled "On My Way to the Sun", the album was produced by Shaefer and UNHEARD, and was mixed by...February 17, 2005
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UNHEARD To Make Live Debut Tonight
UNHEARD, the new band formed by ex-ATHEIST/NEUROTICA singer/guitarist Kelly Shaefer and former BURIAL frontman Mike Callahan, will make their live debut tonight (Jan. 7) at the Keegan's Clubhouse in Sarasota, Florida. The performance will mark the first time Shaefer will appear on stage as a guitari...January 7, 2005
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UNHEARD Part Ways With Drummer, Announce Replacement
UNHEARD, the new band formed by ex-ATHEIST/NEUROTICA singer/guitarist Kelly Shaefer and former BURIAL frontman Mike Callahan, have parted ways with drummer Dave Budbill and have replaced him with Mike Brissette. Brissette's playing can be heard on the group's new song "MMeM", which is currently avai...November 29, 2004
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Former ATHEIST/NEUROTICA Frontman Launches New Project
Former ATHEIST/NEUROTICA singer/guitarist Kelly Shaefer has teamed up with ex-BURIAL frontman Mike Callahan in a brand new Southern Florida-based project called UNHEARD. The quintet, which sees Shaefer concentrating solely on guitar-playing duties, is rounded out by Donny Jaurols (guitars),Mike Fis...September 24, 2004
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Heavy Metal Musicians Speak Out On Rising Anti-American Sentiment Around The World
Norway's Imhotep 'zine recently asked more than 60 heavy metal and hard rock musicians to answer the following question regarding the current political situation in the world: What's your opinion on the rising tide of the anti-American sentiment around the world and to what would you attribute this?...September 7, 2004