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RE:IGNITION To Perform At San Francisco's SUSHI SUNDAY SHOWCASE
RE:IGNITION, the new band featuring SKINLAB mainman Steev Esquivel, are among the acts performing at one of San Francisco's famed Sushi Sunday Showcases on Sunday, August 15. The show is free, but limited to ages 21 and over only. Also performing on the bill will be FREIGHT TRAIN, the new band featu...August 14, 2004
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OZZFEST 2004 Gets Graphic: Media Goes Black With BLACK SABBATH
Orlando, FL-based Media Evolutions has recently completed video creation, graphical elements and playback control for the national Ozzfest 2004 tour and headliner BLACK SABBATH, according to a press release. Media Evolutions developed custom created video and graphical imagery elements that provided...August 9, 2004
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Drummer STEVO Quits Australia's DUNGEON
Drummer Stevo has officially left Australian melodic power metal band DUNGEON. Replacing him in the group will likely be Grahame Goode, who has previously played with INFERNAL METHOD and STRONGER THAN HATE, among others. Stevo's official statement on the matter is as follows: "I wish to officially a...August 8, 2004
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NEVERMORE: 'I, Voyager' Video Posted Online
NEVERMORE's video for the track "I, Voyager", off their most recent album, "Enemies Of Reality", has been posted online at Launch.com. Check it out here. The clip was directed by Kevin Leonard, who has previously worked with HATE ETERNAL and HIMSA, among others. As previously reported, NEVERMORE ar...August 5, 2004
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EPICA To Release First DVD In October
Holland's EPICA (formerly SAHARA DUST),the new group formed by ex-AFTER FOREVER guitarist Mark Jansen, ex-CASSIOPEIA guitarist Ad Sluijter and keyboardist Coen Janssen, will be releasing their first DVD, "We Will Take You With Us / 2 Meter Sessies", on October 4. This DVD will come in a limited-edi...August 4, 2004
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DEMENTRA To Release Final CD
Indian extreme metal band DEMENTRA will release their second and final CD, "Lost At Creation", on August 7 via various online music outlets and stores. "Since we have always believed in the power of online distribution through the Net, we feel like giving back to the you the fans what you have given...August 4, 2004
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NEVERMORE To Enter Studio In November
NEVERMORE are scheduled to follow up their appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival with a U.S. tour, which is expected to take place in September/October. The band will then enter the studio with producer Andy Sneap beginning November 1 to record their follow-up to last year's "Enemies of...August 2, 2004
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Aren't You Dead Yet?
Aren't you dead yet? Surely the exact question that the more cynical of scene observers might put to CARNAL FORGE, given the fact that they've made five albums and have yet to leave too many scars of recognition on the public conscience. This isn't for wont of trying, though, and when you strip away...July 30, 2004
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Ex-BUCKERRY Singer JOSH TODD To Perform At The X GAMES
Former BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd and his solo band have been tapped to bring their hypnotic rock 'n' roll and raw punk power to the X Games at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, August 7. The band will perform songs from their acclaimed debut album, "You Made Me", in stores now and avail...July 30, 2004
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SHARON OSBOURNE: I Would Have Shot OZZY
Reuters is reporting that a tearful Sharon Osbourne said on Thursday (July 29) that she would have shot her husband, BLACK SABBATH frontman Ozzy Osbourne, when he tried to strangle her in 1989 if she had had a gun in their English home. While interviewing female inmates who had killed abusive boyfri...July 29, 2004
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Former INTO ETERNITY Drummer Blames 'Financial Reasons' For Split
Drummer Jim Austin and singer Chris Krall were forced to leave Canadian progressive death metal progenies INTO ETERNITY due to "financial reasons," according to a posting by Austin on the band's official message board. "We simply have no money and need to work," Jim said. "INTO ETERNITY needs to tou...July 29, 2004
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ICED EARTH: Touring Plans On Hold, SCHAFFER To Become First-Time Dad
ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer has posted the following message on the band's web site: "First off, I want to thank you all for another successful tour. Your passion and loyalty towards the band never ceases to amaze me. I look back over the last 15 years of ICED EARTH touring around the world, a...July 23, 2004
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APPICE, BAIN Rejoin WWIII, Live Dates Planned Later This Summer
Original WWIII members Vinny Appice (drums, ex-BLACK SABBATH, DIO) and Jimmy Bain (bass, ex-RAINBOW, DIO) have joined forces with WWIII mastermind/singer Mandy Lion and lead guitarist Moni Scaria to form the newest incarnation of the group, according to a posting on Mandy's web site. Live dates are...July 22, 2004
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British Pop Singer Slams KELLY OSBOURNE: 'Her Dad Is A Legend, She's Not'
The singer of the British pop group BUSTED has added further fuel to their ongoing feud with Kelly Osbourne — by declaring she exists solely off her father's fame, according to Ireland Online. BUSTED were less than impressed with Osbourne's recent comments they are "the stupidest, most ridiculous fo...July 21, 2004
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Ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer MARK BOALS Records Guest Appearance For Japanese Guitarist
Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/current RING OF FIRE vocalist Mark Boals recently recorded two songs for young Japanese guitarist named Takayoshi Omura. Omura's debut album, entitled "Nowhere To Go", features additional guest appearances by Doogie White (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, CORNERSTONE, ex-RAINBOW) and Richie...July 17, 2004
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