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VOIVOD Guitarist Is 'Very Ill'
VOIVOD's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Our good friend and guitar hero Denis D'Amour (a.k.a. Piggy) is very ill. We are helping Denis in every way that we can to feel comfortable while he fights to get healthy. Denis is a very private person and does not want to mak...August 24, 2005
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Awaken the Guardian (reissue)
While their eternal doppelgangers QUEENSRŸCHE did more to popularize "thinking man's metal", and onetime disciples DREAM THEATER turned prog-metal into a cottage industry, FATES WARNING are no less deserving of their place in progressive metal history. Their 1986 set, "Awaken the Guardian", hit a pi...August 21, 2005
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VOIVOD: More DVD Releases Planned
Legendary Canadian metallers VOIVOD, who will be issuing first DVD in October covering the band's original lineup period (1983-1991),are tentatively planning on releasing two more DVDs during the coming months. "DVOD-2" will contain footage shot during the Eric Forrest era of the band, while "DVOD-...August 17, 2005
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JASON NEWSTED: 25 New VOIVOD Songs And Counting
Greg Prato of Billboard.com recently spoke to former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted about his current musical projects, which include the veteran Canadian group VOIVOD, the bluesy/psychedelic outfit HEARD OF ELEMENTS, and PAPA WHEELIE. Regarding the upcoming VOIVOD studio album — the group's first...August 5, 2005
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VOIVOD Sign With THE END RECORDS
Legendary Canadian metallers VOIVOD, now featuring former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted (a.k.a. Jasonic),have inked a U.S. deal with The End Records. The band will enter the studio in the fall of 2005 to begin recording their 11th studio album, tentatively due in early 2006. Drummer Michel Langev...July 28, 2005
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NASHVILLE PUSSY Sign With SPV RECORDS
NASHVILLE PUSSY have inked a deal with Steamhammer/SPV Records. The group's new album, "Get Some", was produced by Daniel Rey (RAMONES) and mixed by Glen Robinson (VOIVOD, ANNIHILATOR). The CD, which features a cover version of IKE & TINA TURNER's "Nutbush City Limits", is scheduled for release...July 12, 2005
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Former VOIVOD Frontman Preparing To Lay Down Vocals For New PROJECT: FAILING FLESH CD
Former VOIVOD/current E-FORCE bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest will spend a week in Virginia September 7-15 finalizing his contributions to the new PROJECT: FAILING FLESH album, "The Conjoined", with Kevin 131 (GARDEN OF SHADOWS, TWISTED TOWER DIRE, BRAVE, WHILE HEAVEN WEPT) and Tim Gutierrez (instrume...July 11, 2005
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NAPALM DEATH, VOIVOD, BRUTAL TRUTH Featured On DIE KREUZEN Tribute Album
Legendary Milwaukee punk/hardcore kings DIE KREUZEN have beeen honored by an Erosion Records tribute compilation featuring both local Wisconsin and national artists, including VOIVOD, NAPALM DEATH and BRUTAL TRUTH. Liner Notes were written by Thurston Moore of SONIC YOUTH and the disc is packaged in...July 10, 2005
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VIO-LENCE: 'Eternal Nightmare" Reissue To Include Bonus Live Disc
Megaforce Records will be reissuing VIO-LENCE's classic debut album, "Eternal Nightmare", with a live bonus CD on June 28, 2005. The bonus disc was recorded on December 14, 2001 at Slim's in San Francisco and was mixed by Chris Hanson (TECHNOCRACY, THE SERVANTS, M.I.R.V., RIVERRED) of Redcar Lane Pr...June 27, 2005
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Drummer VINNY APPICE To Collaborate With Hardcore Rapper NECRO
Legendary BLACK SABBATH/DIO drummer Vinny Appice will be collaborating with hardcore Brooklyn rapper NECRO on a track for NECRO's upcoming release, "Circle of Tyrants". Also scheduled to appear on the CD is SEPULTURA drummer Igor Cavalera. NECRO's most recent album, "The Pre-Fix For Death" (Psycho-L...June 24, 2005
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SEPULTURA Drummer To Collaborate With Hardcore Rapper NECRO
SEPULTURA drummer Igor Cavalera will be collaborating with hardcore Brooklyn rapper NECRO on a track for NECRO's upcoming release, "Circle of Tyrants". NECRO's most recent CD, "The Pre-Fix For Death" (Psycho-Logical Records),featured guest appearances by OBITUARY members John Tardy and Trevor Peres...June 21, 2005
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VOIVOD: Brand-New AWAY-Designed Flash Animation Available Online
Brand-new original Flash animation designed and programmed by VOIVOD drummer Away (a.k.a. Michel Langevin) has been made available online at this location. As previously reported, VOIVOD recently completed the songwriting for their follow-up to 2003's "Voivod", tentatively due before the end of the...June 10, 2005
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Former METALLICA Bassist Launches HEARD OF ELEMENTS Project
Former METALLICA and current VOIVOD bassist Jason Newsted recently teamed up with Roy Rogers (slide/blues guitar master) and Carl Coletti (formerly with Ottmar Liebert) to create a new project called HEARD OF ELEMENTS. They wrote and recorded four brand new songs, which they are sharing first with a...June 9, 2005
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AFTER ALL To Support METAL CHURCH In Holland
Belgium's AFTER ALL have been invited to support classic U.S. band METAL CHURCH at their two Dutch shows on June 2 and 3. Other upcoming AFTER ALL concerts include two club dates with Bay Area legends HEATHEN in July and appearances at Kleudde Metalfest and Izzefest later in the summer. Upcoming AFT...May 31, 2005
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VOIVOD: Songwriting For New Album Complete; First DVD Release Coming Soon
VOIVOD drummer Away (a.k.a. Michel Langevin) has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "We are finally done with the writing of the album. "The songs have a bit of an eerie vibe, with experimental vocals by Snake, spiralling solos by Piggy and heaviness courtesy of Jasonic!...May 30, 2005
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