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CANDLEMASS' LEIF EDLING: Doom Hard With A Six-Pack
CANDLEMASS mainman Leif Edling (bass) has posted the following update to the band's official web site: "DOOM HARD FESTIVAL "After the usual stop (and the usual first Heineken) at Schiphol, the band took off to the Rock Hard Festival somewhere in Germany. Great site in an outside amphitheatre with a...July 5, 2003
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Lebanese Authorities Continue Crackdown On 'Devil-Worshipping' Music
Kleo Mitsis of The Daily Star reports that playing rock music carries its own special set of problems, particularly in Lebanon, where the specter of devil worship has been linked to heavy metal — and where bands such as NIRVANA, GUNS N' ROSES, and METALLICA have been partially or totally banned. Ear...July 3, 2003
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DISSECTION Seeking New Members
Reactivated Swedish death metallers DISSECTION, now featuring guitarist/vocalist Jon Nödtvedt and ex-EMPEROR drummer Bård "Faust" Eithun, are looking for a rhythm/lead guitarist and bassist to complete the group's new lineup. The band's official web site, www.dissection.nu, has posted the following...July 1, 2003
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In Harmonia Universali
SOLEFALD are one of those bands that can make a reviewers life testy and fairly time-consuming. For, if you wanted to get really anal about it, you could get through reams of paper trying to catalogue their every musical twist and turn per album. DARKTHRONE this band certainly are not. If you've hea...June 28, 2003
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Second SCUMGRIEFEST To Combine CD Release Party And Anti-METALLICA Demonstration
Indianapolis-based metal band SCUMGRIEF will headline their annual metal festival, Scumgriefest, at the Knights of Columbus, 2100 E. 71st in Indianapolis, on Saturday, July 5. The event starts at 5:00 p.m. and admission is $8. This is an all-ages event, though alcoholic beverages will be available f...June 26, 2003
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Helvete
Difficult third album? Pah! You might get some bands laboring under the pretension that they've matured into proper "artistes" and can dispense with everything that made them attractive in the first place. But NASUM, that six-legged battering ram from Sweden who've pumped fetid new life into the gri...June 6, 2003
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BÖHSE ONKELZ: We Are Not Nazi Sympathizers
BÖHSE ONKELZ, the popular German punk band once outlawed for their allegedly hate-filled, neo-Nazi lyrics, have issued a statement renouncing any connection between them and any neo-Nazi organizations or ideas. The band — whose name is a deliberate German misspelling of "Evil Uncles" — are scheduled...June 3, 2003
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NY Post: German 'Nazi' Punk Band To Open For THE ROLLING STONES
A popular German punk band once outlawed for their hate-filled, neo-Nazi lyrics will open for the ROLLING STONES during a summer concert in Germany, according to the New York Post. BÖHSE ONKELZ — a deliberate German misspelling of "Evil Uncles" — will play before the world's most successful rock gro...June 2, 2003
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METALLICA Drummer Admits He Was Hurt By Comments Made During NAPSTER Debate
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently chatted with Launch about the band's much-publicized 2000 battle with Napster over illegal music downloading. "Most of the time, it's like a bad dream, like what the fuck was that?" he said. "Three years later, it's like did that really happen? We went from bei...May 30, 2003
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DREAM THEATER Drummer Launches Official 'Bootleg' Store
DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has launched the official DREAM THEATER "bootleg" store online at this location. Says Portnoy, "Finally! After years of talking about it, the DREAM THEATER official bootlegs are now available to the public! I have dug into my extensive archives to offer you, the de...May 27, 2003
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MICHAEL KISKE: No Chance Of A Reunion With HELLOWEEN
Ex-HELLOWEEN and current SUPARED frontman Michael Kiske has once again dismissed the possibility of a future collaboration with his former bandmates, saying that a new HELLOWEEN album with his vocals "wouldn't have a real soul." "If I would get back to HELLOWEEN we would NEVER be able to do a really...May 24, 2003
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ROCK CITY MORGUE To Release EP In June
New Orleans, Louisiana-based ROCK CITY MORGUE, the band featuring former WHITE ZOMBIE bassist Sean Yseult, ex-MAN SCOUTS OF AMERICA frontman Rik Slave, and ex-THE B MOVIE RATS drummer Andy Baker, will issue a new six-song EP, "Some Ghouls", on June 10 through Antidote Records. The CD, which was reco...May 22, 2003
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GENE SIMMONS Says He Will No Longer Buy PEARL JAM Albums Following VEDDER's Anti-BUSH Outburst
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons recently told Insight magazine that if fellow rock performers continue to do outrageous politically-charged things such as stabbing a Bush mask onstage, they should expect their record sales to go down. "I don't think everybody that booed will stop buying PEARL JAM...May 19, 2003
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TRAIL OF TEARS, SIRENIA To Tour Mexico
Norway's TRAIL OF TEARS will embark on a Mexican tour with SIRENIA during June. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jun. 11 – Cuervaca, MEX @ TBA Jun. 12 - Toluca, MEX @ TBA Jun. 13 - Morelia, MEX @ TBA Jun. 14 - Aguascalientes, MEX @ TBA Jun. 15 - Torreon, MEX @ TBA Jun. ...May 15, 2003
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GWAR's URUNGUS Records Guest Appearance For BALLISTIC's Debut
Dave Brockie (a.k.a. Oderus Urungus of GWAR) has laid down a "hellish" vocal spot on a track called "The Dissection" for the forthcoming self-titled debut album from BALLISTIC, due in July through New York-based AR Records in the U.S. and Metal Blade Records in Europe. BALLISTIC, who feature in thei...May 10, 2003
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