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SIXTY WATT SHAMAN Ready To Return In August With "Reason To Live"
Maryland's pure rock mystics SIXTY WATT SHAMAN have recently completed work on Reason To Live, their sophomore full-length for Spitfire Records. The album was recorded at Phase Studio in College Park, MD and produced by the band along with the masterful Scott Reeder (i.e. KYUSS, UNIDA, THE OBSESSED)...May 5, 2002
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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Finalize European Tour, Offer band Update
Veteran Southern California metal/punk act SUICIDAL TENDENCIES have finalized their upcoming European touring schedule. The confirmed dates are as follows: Jul. 12 – BEL @ Dour Festival Jul. 13 - Bospop, NETH @ Festival Jul. 15 - Bochum, GER @ Matrix Jul. 16 - Utrecht @ Tivoli Jul. 18 - Cork, IRE @...April 30, 2002
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Selling House And Paintings For $22 Million!
Pictures of METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich's house, which has been on the market for nearly $11 million dollars for at least several months now, can be viewed at the Inter Sandman web site at this location. Featuring five bedrooms and six baths, the home is being described in the following way: ...April 30, 2002
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THE CROWN Guitarist Rushed To Florida Hospital, Band Play Abbreviated Set
THE CROWN performed an “abbreviated and altered” set last night at the Brass Mug in Tampa, Florida after guitarist Marko Tervonen was taken ill with a mysterious ailment and was rushed to a local hospital. Vocalist Tomas Lindberg (ex-AT THE GATES) reportedly announced from the stage that he didn't k...April 25, 2002
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SWEDEN ROCK 2002: Final Line-Up Announced
The following is a complete list of acts (in alphabetical order) confirmed to appear at this year's Sweden Rock festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 7th and Saturday, June 8th in Sölvesborg, Sweden: 220 VOLT BRUCE DICKINSON CANDLEMASS DAMNED NATION DESTINY DOC HOLLIDAY DORO DRE...April 19, 2002
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Guitarist, Vocalist From Classic KROKUS Line-Up Reunite In Band's Latest Incarnation
Guitarist Fernando Von Arb and vocalist Marc Storace, both members of the most celebrated early-'80s-era line-up of the Swiss rockers KROKUS, have officially reunited in the group's latest incarnation, which is currently recording a new album at Soundlake Studio in Lausanne, Switzerland for a summer...April 8, 2002
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CRADLE OF FILTH To Issue "Very Best Of" Double CD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: On May 13th, CRADLE OF FILTH will release Lovecraft & Witch Hearts (The Very Best Of CRADLE OF FILTH),a specially-packaged double CD. This release is the culmination of the band's six years signed to independent label Music For Nations. Featuring 24 of CRADLE's masterpiec...April 7, 2002
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AMEN's CASEY CHAOS: We Will Get The New Album Back From Virgin
In a recent interview with Mary Anne Hobbs of BBC Radio One's Rock Show, AMEN frontman Casey Chaos elaborated on the present status of the group's recently-recorded third full-length album, which was paid for by Virgin Records before the label unceremoniously dropped the band. According to Chaos, “t...April 5, 2002
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HANOI ROCKS, MELDRUM Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
Finland's HANOI ROCKS (vocalist Michael Monroe + guitarist Andy McCoy) and Sweden's MELDRUM, featuring former PHANTOM BLUE guitarist Michelle Meldrum, are the latest acts to have been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 7th and Saturday, June 8th...March 28, 2002
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BON JOVI's TICO TORRES Involved In Legal Dispute Over Kids' Clothing Line
The following item comes to us courtesy of yesterday's edition of The New York Post: BON JOVI drummer Tico Torres is trying to oust the designer of his clothing line for kids, Rock Star Baby, now that it's turning a profit. In 2000, Torres, formerly married to supermodel Eva Herzigova, started the l...March 28, 2002
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Former AMEN Axeman: It Will Be Very Sad If New AMEN Album Does Not See Light Of Day
Former AMEN and current BLUEBIRD guitarist Paul Fig has commented on the current status of AMEN's third full-length CD, which was recently completed but remains the property of the group's former label Virgin Records, who have no intention of releasing it. Says Fig, “I am sad to hear of AMEN's pligh...March 26, 2002
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GIRLSCHOOL Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK
Veteran UK hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL are the latest act to have been confirmed for the Sweden Rock Festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 7th and Saturday, June 8th in Slvesborg, Sweden. The full list of artists currently set to appear at the event is as follows: TED NUGENT HALFORD...March 22, 2002
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OBLIVEON Call It Quits After 15 Years
Veteran Canadian metallers OBLIVEON have decided to call it a day. According to the band's official statement announcing the split, after 15 years, four albums and lots of shows, the guys in the band decided to pursue other interests. We'd like to sincerely thank all the fans and media who supported...March 19, 2002
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Velvet Noise
A completely convincing mixture of FEAR FACTORY, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and MACHINE HEAD, Denmark's RAUNCHY are easily the country's best-kept secret and possibly one of the finest European “modern metal” bands I have heard in quite some time. The group's debut album, spectacularly produced by INVOCATO...March 17, 2002
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CELTIC FROST's TOM G. FISCHER Speaks Out On PROBOT Project
CELTIC FROST/APOLLYON SUN mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer recently commented on his contribution to the upcoming PROBOT project, led by former NIRVANA and current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl, in the form of a track called "Big Sky", the final recordings for which were delivered over a year ago. Acc...March 8, 2002
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