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TESTAMENT Manager Attempts To 'Shed Light' On METAL GODS TOUR Cancellation
TESTAMENT manager Phil Arnold of Thrill Entertainment has issued a rambling statement in response to fan speculation over the cause of the cancellation of the band's The 2003 Metal Gods North American Tour. As previously reported, the multi-band package trek featuring HALFORD, co-headliners TESTAMEN...May 7, 2003
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ROADRUNNER RECORDS Launches THE VAULT!
Roadrunner Records U.S. have launched a special section of their official web site called The Vault where you can buy digital files of all Roadrunner music — past and present, deleted and current. Check it out here. In conjunction with the site's launch, SLIPKNOT drummer/MUDERDOLLS guitarist and an...May 2, 2003
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HASTE Push Back Release Date Of 'The Mercury Lift'
Birmingham, Alabama's HASTE have pushed back the projected release date for their third full-length release, "The Mercury Lift", to July 1 through Century Media Records. "The Mercury Lift" features guest appearances by LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe and CODESEVEN frontman Jeff Jenkins, and is descr...April 11, 2003
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GREAT WHITE Guitarist Speaks Out On Rhode Island Concert Tragedy
GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall spoke to Guitar World magazine the morning after a devastating fire broke out during the band's show at the Station in West Warwick, Rhode Island, injuring nearly 200 and claiming the lives of 99 people. In the interview, which is published in the May 2003 issue of...March 25, 2003
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Former DOKKEN Bassist Comments On GREAT WHITE Concert Tragedy
Former DOKKEN and current L/P bassist/vocalist Jeff Pilson has addressed the recent GREAT WHITE concert tragedy in his latest commentary published on his official web site, www.jeffpilson.com. "I want to express my condolences and heartfelt prayers for the victims and families of the Rhode Island tr...March 3, 2003
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ANTHRAX's IAN Offers Update On New Album, Upcoming Tour
The following is a re-posting of the latest installment of ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian's regular online column, dubbed "Alpha Mail", as it appears on the group's official web site at www.anthrax.com: "Comrades, "First off, thank you to all our Scottish friends. The show in Glasgow got moved up from...February 11, 2003
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JEFF PILSON Gets Excited About L/P Marketing, Touring Plans
Former DOKKEN and current L/P bassist Jeff Pilson has posted the following update to his official web site: "As of the meeting with Spitfire [Records] on January 30, the release date for L/P [Pilson's collaboration with ex-DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch] will be April 22nd. As of today [Feb. 4th] it...February 5, 2003
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SAXON Frontman Slams Former Members Over Name Lawsuit
SAXON frontman Biff Byford has addressed the ongoing legal battle over the band's name with fellow original members Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson via a lengthy statement posted on the group's official web site. The statement reads as follows: "Hi, I hope everyone is well! "I have been reading the m...December 23, 2002
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A Chaos Theory
A couple of years ago, SHADOWKEEP were apparently hailed within underground circles as one of the most promising English traditional bands on the block, accumulating plaudits and support slots (with DIO and HALFORD) alike. When you bear in mind though that much of this scene stinks like month-old ki...November 27, 2002
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SAMMY HAGAR: 'DAVE LEE ROTH Is Unreasonable And He's Shot'
In a recent interview with CNN, vocalist Sammy Hagar revealed that the possibility of rekindling his friendship with the Van Halen brothers was his primary motivation for touring with Dave Lee Roth this summer as part of the laboriously titled "Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth Tour 2002: Song for Song...November 23, 2002
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KABÁT: Czech Metal Veterans Launch Seven-City American Tour
KABÁT, the Czech Republic's #1 metal band, kick off their first American tour Thursday, Nov. 7 in New York at Brooklyn's Club Warsaw. Formed in 1984 in the northern Bohemian city of Teplice, KABÁT's early sound could be termed as old-school thrash, which effectively put them on the Czechoslovakian c...November 7, 2002
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Christian Metal Fans 'Raise Hell' In Church
Christian "nu metal" band GRYP recently played a show at the First Church of God in Lancaster, California, and the band's fans raised hell in the church, even smashing some of the pews to pieces. Drummer Mike Sharp says fans were jumping off the church stage and onto the pews and moshing like they w...October 8, 2002
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IMPELLITTERI: 'Best Of' Album Details Unveiled
IMPELLITTERI will release of "best of" album entitled The Very Best of Impellitteri, in Japan on September 21st. The full track listing (in no particular order) for the CD is as follows: 01. Freak Show (prev. unreleased) 02. Victim Of The System 03. Beware Of The Devil 04. Rock & Roll Heros 05....September 6, 2002
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Former SHOTGUN MESSIAH Vocalist To Issue New Solo Album
Zinny J. Zan, former vocalist for once-promising Swedish industrial metallers SHOTGUN MESSIAH (which featured in their ranks current MARILYN MANSON bassist Tim Skold),will issue his latest solo effort, City Boy Blues, on September 16th via FastLane Records. According to an official press release, "...August 24, 2002
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SEVENDUST's JOHN CONNOLLY: DAVE WILLIAMS Was Like The Brother I Never Had
The following is a statement from SEVENDUST guitar player John Connolly regarding the passing of DROWNING POOL frontman Dave Williams. The friendship between SEVENDUST and DROWNING POOL goes back over three years when the bands toured together. John Connolly was the closest in the band to Dave. "Thi...August 15, 2002
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