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IN FLAMES Set Release Date For New CD, Experience "Star Wars" Magic

Sweden's IN FLAMES have set September 3rd as the tentative release date for their as-yet-untitled new album, which was recently completed at Dug-Out Studio in Uppsala, Sweden with producer Daniel Bergstrand (i.e. MESHUGGAH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STUCK MOJO). In other news, IN FLAMES got to experience...
June 1, 2002
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Sells Art, Gets Unpleasant

On Tuesday, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich auctioned five paintings from his collection, acquired over a decade between METALLICA tours and recording sessions, according to Encyclopedia Metallica. Fourteen more will be sold in London in June. Basquiat's monumental 1982 painting easily eclipsed the ol...
May 16, 2002
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ANDREW WK To Guest On Upcoming THIRD EYE BLIND CD

ANDREW WK has reportedly recorded guest back-up vocals on a track called "F.cked Up Kid" for the forthcoming THIRD EYE BLIND CD, entitled Crystal Baller. A July release date is expected. ...
May 13, 2002
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ELEKTRIK MISTRESS Call It A Day!

Canadian "stoner rockers" ELEKTRIK MISTRESS have called it a day, according to a report posted at www.stonerrock.com. "I have officially fired the guys and will be taking a much needed break for much of this summer doing lots of writing and jamming...," guitarist/vocalist Kurt Kuthe is quoted as say...
May 7, 2002
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ANDREW WK To Support RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS In London

ANDREW WK will appear as the special guest of the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS at their already-sold-out London Arena show on June 26th. 12,000 are expected to attend. ...
May 2, 2002
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Metal/Hard Rock Album Sales In The US As Reported By SoundScan

Here are the latest sales figures for various current and catalog metal/hard rock releases in the US (in total units sold to date since the albums were issued),as reported by SoundScan for the week ending April 21st, 2002: KORN Issues: 3,047,076 KORN Follow The Leader: 3,414,717 LIMP BIZKIT Chocola...
April 30, 2002
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ARCH ENEMY Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival

Sweden's ARCH ENEMY are the latest act to have been confirmed for With Full Force festival, which is scheduled to take place between July 5th and July 7th near the town of Leipzig, Germany. The full line-up of acts presently scheduled to appear at the event now looks like this: SLAYER MOTRHEAD MACHI...
April 27, 2002
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GUNS N' ROSES Confirmed For Japan's SUMMER SONIC Festival

The current incarnation of GUNS N' ROSESfeaturing vocalist Axl Rose as the sole remaining original memberhas reportedly been confirmed to appear at the Summer Sonic festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, August 17th and Saturday, August 18th in the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Osaka....
April 24, 2002
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MANOWAR, HOOBASTANK, ANDREW WK, Others Added To Denmark's ROSKILDE Festival

MANOWAR, HOOBASTANK, VEX RED, LOSTPROPHETS and ANDREW WK are among the latest acts to have been confirmed for this year's Roskilde Festival, which is scheduled to take place in Roskilde, Denmark between June 27th and June 30th. Also set to appear at the event are SLAYER, SATYRICON, RED HOT CHILI PEP...
April 24, 2002
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DOWN Vs. ANDREW WK: Substance Over Hype?

DOWN's Down II CD has shifted 55,070 copies in the first three weeks of its release compared to ANDREW WK's marginally impressive 33,661 for his I Get Wet album during the same time period, according to Soundscan. Here is a breakdown of the two album's weekly sales performances thus far: DOWN – Down...
April 18, 2002
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ANDREW WK Lines Up Australian Dates

ANDREW WK (full name: Andrew Wilkes-Krier),whose backing band includes former OBITUARY drummer Donald “D.T.” Tardy, will play his first Australian shows next month. The confirmed dates are as follows: May 18 – Melbourne, AUST @ Hi Fi Bar May 19 – Sydney, AUST @ The Metro May 21 – Auckland, AUST @ T...
April 10, 2002
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FILTER Enlist ANDREW WK Director To Lens New Video Clip

FILTER mainman Richard Patrick has posted the following update on the band's activities via the group's official web site at www.officialfilter.com: “We only have a few more songs to mix [for our new album The Amalgamut], [and] then [producer] Ben Grosse leaves to go master with Bob Ludwig at his st...
April 5, 2002
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OZZFEST 2002: ROB ZOMBIE Moves To Main Stage, DOWN, HATEBREED Join Power-Packed Package

ROB ZOMBIE has taken the nod to fill the slot vacated by the CHRIS CORNELL/RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE band on the Ozzfest main stage this summer. ZOMBIE maintains, though, that he will still put on a stripped-down show that he has been wanting to do for a while now. He recently commented in the Los .....
April 4, 2002
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ANDREW WK To Replace CORNELL/RAGE At OZZFEST 2002?!

ANDREW WK (full name: Andrew Wilkes-Krier),whose backing band includes former OBITUARY drummer Donald D.T. Tardy, has been invited by Ozzfest organizers to fill the slot vacated by the unnamed group featuring ex-SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell and members of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, according t...
April 3, 2002
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ANDREW WK To Appear On "Last Call...", "Politically Incorrect"

If you will be in the New York City area on Wednesday night, April 17th and would like free tickets to see ANDREW WK (featuring ex-OBITUARY drummer Donald Tardy) on Last Call with Carson Daly, please call (212) 664-4550. Leave a message with your name, e-mail address, phone number, number of tickets...
April 3, 2002