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HELLOWEEN Announce Compilation Details
HELLOWEEN have confirmed that their upcoming Best Of double-CD set will be called Treasure Chest and it will have a lot of special packaging, making it a nice collector's item for any HELLOWEEN fan new or old. All of the songs have been remixed and remastered to modern standards. The full track list...January 30, 2002
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THE HELLACOPTERS Secure US Deal For "Visibility", "Crap"
Sweden's THE HELLACOPTERS, featuring former ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson (now going by the name Nick Royale) on guitar/vocals, will issue their latest studio album, High Visibility, in the US through Gearhead Records during March. The same label will also release a collection of the band's singl...January 2, 2002
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FRETERNIA Secure Guitarist For Upcoming Record
Sweden's FRETERNIA will utilize the services of lead guitarist Mikael Andersson for the recording of the group's next studio album, which is scheduled to be tracked at Studio Underground in April for an October release through Spain's Arise Records. Mikael may or may not join the group permanently f...January 2, 2002
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Swedish AOR Supergroup Unleashes Debut Offering!
SILVER SERAPH is the name of an all-star Swedish act featuring Pete Sandberg (ex-ALIEN/JADE) on vocals, Richard Andersson (MAJESTIC) on keyboards, Peter Wildoer (MAJESTIC) on drums, Jens Lundahl on bass and Jrgen Birch-Jensen (JADE/BAI BANG) on guitars. The group's debut CD, which was recently issue...December 27, 2001
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Sweden's SLOWGATE Ink Deal With GMR Music!
Sweden's GMR Music have inked a deal with Boden's SLOWGATE, an “extreme thrash metal band” who will issue their debut album, entitled Force Of The Unknown, through the Extremity sub-label in February. SLOWGATE features in its ranks former MANNINYA BLADE guitarist Nicke Johansson, who also handled th...December 19, 2001
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Archive News Nov 30, 2001
Here are some of the latest sales figures for various metal/hard rock releases in the US, as reported by Soundscan for the week ending November 25th, 2001 (number in parenthesis indicates the number of weeks the title has been on the sales chart): ... KID ROCK – Cocky: 223,062 (1) ...November 30, 2001
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Archive News Oct 15, 2001 - update 2
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM drummer Craig Nielsen has posted the following update on the group's recently cut-short US tour, reportedly as a result of “dismal” attendance: “As you have now heard, [stand-in vocalist] James Rivera [of HELSTAR] has delivered the goods like no other could have. The dude can not...October 15, 2001
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Archive News Oct 09, 2001
Drummer Roy Mayorga has dismissed as “false” the reports of him rejoining SOULFLY in time for the recording of the group's third full-length CD, which is due in mid-2002 (as posted here last Friday). Directly contradicting statements made by SOULFLY manager Gloria Cavalera last week, Mayorga offer...October 9, 2001
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Archive News Oct 08, 2001
The reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers VIO-LENCE will be performing a headlining show at Slim's in San Francisco on December 14th. Support will come from SKINLAB. Other opening acts will be announced shortly. Former DARK ANGEL/DREAMS OF DAMNATION guitarist Jim Durkin has joined the reunite...October 8, 2001
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Archive News Sep 14, 2001 - update 2
FEAR FACTORY's Raymond Herrera speaks out: “What has happened here in the U.S. is a real tragedy to say the least, I have been lucky enough not to have any friends that I know of yet, that were in the flights that were taken over or in the World Trade Center buildings at the ...September 14, 2001
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Archive News Aug 31, 2001
The reunited EXODUS, VIO-LENCE, FORBIDDEN and SADUS are tentatively set to join forces in a combined touring package that is due to go out under the moniker Bay Area Invasion, and which is presently being put together by Walter Morgan's Deadly Embrace Productions (the people behind this month's Th...August 31, 2001
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Archive News Aug 13, 2001
POWERMAN 5000 vocalist/mainman Spider One has confirmed that the group's previously announced headlining tour (which was also set to include SALIVA, MACHINE HEAD, STEREOMUD and HALFCOCKED) has been cancelled and that the release date of their Anyone For Doomsday? CD has been pushed back to early 20...August 13, 2001
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Archive News May 05, 2001
More information has surfaced regarding the upcoming benefit show for TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy, who was recently diagnosed with cancer. According to benefit organizer and Chuck's roommate Walter Morgan, the following artists/musicians have agreed to take part in the event, which will be tentat...May 5, 2001
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Archive News Mar 27, 2001 - update 1
CONTROL DENIED's sophomore effort, tentatively titled When Machine And Man Collide, has had its release date pushed back until sometime after the summer, according to the group's record label Hammerheart Records. No specific reason was given for the delay, but one can only speculate that the hectic...March 27, 2001
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