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MISERY INDEX Part Ways With Drummer, Seek Replacement
MISERY INDEX, the Baltimore, Maryland-based band featuring Jason Netherton (bass/vocals, ex-DYING FETUS),Sparky Voyles (guitar, ex-DYING FETUS, M.O.D.),and Bruce Greig (guitar, ex-DYING FETUS, NEXT STEP UP),have parted ways with drummer Matt Byers. "Matt has decided himself to move on and do othe...March 16, 2004
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GUNS N' ROSES Bassist Sets Release Date For Solo Debut
GUNS N' ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson has set a July 27 release date through Sanctuary Records for his debut solo album. The founding REPLACEMENTS member told Billboard.com last summer that he recorded the material for the set in a Los Angeles studio owned by Charles Thompson (a.k.a. Frank Black) with...March 15, 2004
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VEHEMENCE: New CD To Include Bonus Multimedia Section
VEHEMENCE's forthcoming third album, "Helping The World To See", will include a bonus multimedia section, entitled "Vehemence Timeline", a 57-minute Windows Media Video 9 file of live performances across the U.S.A., featuring new songs, band rehearsals, "God Was Created" studio footage, and "other t...March 14, 2004
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NEWSTED/VOIVOD: Early Sessions Posted Online
Years before officially joining VOIVOD, former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted (a.k.a. Jasonic) jammed with Away (drums) and Piggy (guitar) at Jason's The Chophouse studio under the project name TARRAT. In 1998, the three VOIVOD instrumentalists regrouped at The Chophouse for five days of improvisat...March 13, 2004
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ICED EARTH Drummer Filming 'The Manliest Movie Ever Made'
Drummer Richard Christy (ICED EARTH, ex-DEATH, CONTROL DENIED) has issued the following update on his recent and upcoming activities: "The trailer for my new movie, 'Majestic Loincloth' is up on my website, RichardChristy.com. My new movie is a medieval comedy heavy metal rock opera, and I hope to h...March 12, 2004
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METALLICA's ULRICH: We Don't Owe People Anything
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has defended the group's latest album, "St. Anger", against criticism that it is virtually unlistenable, telling The Oregonian that heavy metal fans are not open to their favorite bands changing and experimenting with a tried-and-tested formula. "We needed to make a rec...March 12, 2004
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DROWNING POOL: 'Step Up' Video To Receive 'Headbanger's Ball' Premier This Weekend
DROWNING POOL's video for their new single, "Step Up", will receive its small-screen premier Saturday night (March 6) on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball". "Step Up" is slated to be the first clip shown during the show, which is scheduled to begin at 10:00 p.m. EST. "Step Up" comes off the group's upcoming...March 5, 2004
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GODSWALLOP: NEWSTED/KISSER Project Posted Online
A Real Audio clip of the GODSWALLOP track "...And Another Thing" has been posted online at this location. The song, originally recorded in 1996, features Jason Newsted (VOIVOD, ex-METALLICA) on bass, Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) on guitar, percussionist extraordinaire Carl Coletti on drums, and Sofia...March 3, 2004
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9MM SOLUTION: 'We Are Not MORTA SKULD'
The Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based 9MM SOLUTION, which features ex-MORTA SKULD members Dave Gregor, Jason Hellman, Ed Wallner, along with singer Hobbes Caltous, have issued a statement in response to fan inquiries about the similarities — or lack thereof — between their new band's sound and that of thei...March 3, 2004
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DROWNING POOL: 'Step Up' Video Posted Online
DROWNING POOL's video for their new single, "Step Up", has been posted online at this location. "Step Up" comes off the group's upcoming sophomore album, "Desensitized", due on April 20 through Wind-Up Records. The track will also be will be featured on the upcoming "Punisher: The Album" soundtrack,...March 1, 2004
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JASON BONHAM Talks About The New UFO Album
UFO drummer Jason Bonham recently spoke to Live 4 Metal about how the group's overall sound has changed as a result of his and guitarist Vinnie Moore's additions to the band's lineup. "The way the [new] album ['You Are Here'] was produced was a little bit of getting an overall band sound. It ...March 1, 2004
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TOMMY LEE Bassist To Tour With PRONG
TOMMY LEE bassist Marty O'Brien has issued the following update on his recent and upcoming activities: "I've been pretty busy lately. Tommy Lee is locked up in his home studio writing new songs, so I'm taking advantage of the time off and I'm playing for anyone and everyone… Most importantly, I've g...February 27, 2004
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MESHUGGAH Name New Album
Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH have set "Catch 33" as the title of their new full-length album, tentatively due this fall as part of a new recording agreement with Nuclear Blast Records (as first reported here yesterday). MESHUGGAH's last album under their previous contract with Nu...February 27, 2004
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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER To Film Video For 'Funeral Thirst'
Detroit, Michigan-based melodic death metallers THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER have issued the following update on their recent and upcoming activities: "Due to unfortunate circumstances the ENTOMBED tour has been cancelled, in addition we have had to cancel the Sun & Steel Festival in Florida. We are...February 26, 2004
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MESHUGGAH: New Full-Length Album To Surface Through NUCLEAR BLAST
Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH have reportedly negotiated a new deal with Nuclear Blast Records and will release their next full-length album through the label. As previously reported, MESHUGGAH's last album under their previous agreement with Nuclear Blast was 2002's "Nothing". ME...February 26, 2004
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