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The Press-Enterprise: Metal Fans' Journey Leads To OZZFEST
Matt Surman of The Press-Enterprise reports in the paper's Sunday edition that the Ozzfest concert Saturday (July 5) at the Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen in Devore, California was attended by thousands of people representing various classifications of metal fans: the black-wearers, the muscled and...July 6, 2003
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INCANTATION Release Statement Regarding Australian Car Crash
INCANTATION have posted a message on their official web site offering more details about the car accident in Australia last week that caused the cancellation of the band's gig at Forest Inn in Bexley. The group's statement reads as follows: "As some people may have already heard, on Friday June 28th...July 5, 2003
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MISERY INDEX Finalize Track Listing For 'Retaliate'
Baltimore, Maryland-based MISERY INDEX — featuring Jason Netherton (bass/vocals, ex-DYING FETUS),Sparky Voyles (guitar, ex-DYING FETUS, M.O.D.) and Matt Byers (drums) — have finalized the track listing for their debut album, "Retaliate" (view cover artwork here),due on August 25 through Nuclear Bl...July 4, 2003
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THE BLUEPRINT To Support FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND In The U.K.
THE BLUEPRINT, the Nottingham, U.K.-based group consisting of former PITCHSHIFTER guitarist Matt Grundy, ex-EARTHTONE9 singer Karl Middleton, ex-PITCHSHIFTER bassist Mark Clayden, CONSUMED guitarist Will Burchell and CONSUMED drummer Chris Billam, will be promoting their new EP, "Ecliptic", by suppo...July 4, 2003
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Former SAVATAGE Singer To Release CIRCLE II CIRCLE Debut In The U.S.
Returning to the realm of majestic heavy music after a three-year hiatus, former SAVATAGE vocalist and Tampa native Zak Stevens is prepared to unleash the debut album, "Watching In Silence", of his new band CIRCLE II CIRCLE through AFM Records (distributed in North America through The End Records) o...July 3, 2003
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METALLICA, LINKIN PARK Against Legal Downloading
Rolling Stone reports that METALLICA and LINKIN PARK are among the artists that are refusing to make their songs available for download via online music services such as Apple's recently launched iMusic Store. The bands and their managers claim that their concerns are artistic, not monetary. "Certai...July 2, 2003
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DUFF MCKAGAN Explains Why SEBASTIAN BACH Was Not Chosen To Sing For VELVET REVOLVER
Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan spoke to 97.1 KLSX FM's Riki Rachtman about VELVET REVOLVER's decision to tap STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' Scott Weiland over ex-SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach as their new singer. "[Sebastian] did some amazing fantastic stuff on [the m...June 30, 2003
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DAYS OF THE NEW Frontman Talks About VELVET REVOLVER, Decision To Enter Rehab
DAYS OF THE NEW frontman Travis Meeks, who is in the process of completing a month-long stint in a California rehabilitation center for treatment of a crystal methamphetamine addiction, recently spoke to Rolling Stone about his audition for VELVET REVOLVER, the new band formed by former GUNS N' ROSE...June 30, 2003
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COAL CHAMBER Guitarist's New Project: First Music Posted Online
PIÑATA, the new Los Angeles-based band featuring COAL CHAMBER guitarist Miguel "Meegs" Rascon, have posted a demo track, entitled "Uninspired", in MP3 format on their official web site at this location. The six-piece group, whose lineup is completed by Odyssey (vocals),Matt (guitar),Brian (drums),...June 30, 2003
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ICED EARTH Replaced By TWISTED SISTER At Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR 2003 Festival
In a move that was widely anticipated, ICED EARTH have now officially withdrawn from this year's installment of Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany. Replacing ICED EARTH on the bill are none other than TWISTED SISTER. The complete list of artists curre...June 29, 2003
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VELVET REVOLVER To Release Live EP, DVD In October
VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Matt Sorum revealed during an appearance on 97.1 KLSX FM's "Riki Rachtman Radio" Friday night (June 27) that they will be releasing an EP and DVD of the band's June 19 El Rey Theater performance on October 7 through an as-yet-undisclosed label. In add...June 28, 2003
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SOCIETY 1 Announce Tour Dates
Matt Zane and his band of depraved marauders, SOCIETY 1, will be leaving their home base of L.A. this summer for a full U.S. tour. The first leg is with ZUG IZLAND, the second leg is with TWIZTID. Dates with ZUG IZLAND: Aug. 02 - Agora Theatre - Cleveland, OH Aug. 04 - Ranch Bowl ...June 26, 2003
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SAMMY HAGAR Slams DIAMOND DAVE (Again),Addresses VAN HALEN Reunion
Sammy Hagar, who, along with fellow ex-VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth, spent last summer co-headlining the laboriously titled "Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth Tour 2002: Song for Song, the Heavyweight Champs of Rock and Roll", is once again dissing Diamond Dave's oversize ego and deteriorating sin...June 25, 2003
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VELVET REVOLVER: MTV U.K. Footage Posted Online
An MTV News U.K. report consisting of interview and live footage of VELVET REVOLVER taped during their appearance at El Rey Theater in Los Angeles last week has been posted online at this location (Windows Media format, file size: approx. 2 MB). As previously reported, VELVET REVOLVER — the new band...June 25, 2003
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Former GUNS N' ROSES Drummer To Appear On MR. BIG Tribute CD
Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum is one of the featured musicians on the upcoming MR. BIG tribute project, "Influences And Connections", tentatively due in Japan later in the year through Pony Canyon Records. The album, the initial pressing of which will come in a...June 22, 2003
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