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Bay Area Guitar Veterans Serve As Judges At Local Shred Contest
TESTAMENT/DRAGONLORD guitarist Eric Peterson, EXODUS axeman Gary Holt and VICIOUS RUMORS six-stringer Ira Black served as honorary judges at the "Guitar-God-A-Thon", held at the CW Saloon in San Francisco on Tuesday, April 9th. The winner of the contest was Sven Soderlund of MERCENARY. ...April 11, 2002
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BROKEN HOPE's JEREMY WAGNER: Where It All Went Wrong
Former BROKEN HOPE guitarist Jeremy Wagner, who left the group last week amid internal turmoil over the band's musical direction and professional priorities, has contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET to offer his version of the events that led to the act's untimely split. Here is Wagner's statement in its enti...April 2, 2002
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IRON MAIDEN To Issue Special Edition Of "Run To The Hills" Single
Following the recent announcement of two special benefit gigs for former drummer, Clive Burr, IRON MAIDEN are also to release a special edition of “Run To The Hills”, probably their most famous single featuring Clive. The band will donate all their income from the forthcoming single and the benefit...January 24, 2002
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IRON MAIDEN "Rio" Track Listing Revealed
IRON MAIDEN's brand new double live album, entitled Live At Rock In Rio 2001, is scheduled to be issued in Japan on March 20th via Toshiba-EMI Records. The full track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Introduction 02. The Wicker Man 03. Ghost Of The Navigator 04. Brave New World 05. Wrathchi...January 2, 2002
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Brave New World
Following more than a year of relentless hype and a host of excellent live performances, the new IRON MAIDEN CD is finally upon us, and predictably enough, it represents nothing more than an attempt to recapture past glories without any effort being made to update the group's sound to accommodate yo...December 17, 2001
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Archive News Nov 15, 2001
The reunited CANDLEMASS—featuring bassist/mainman Leif Edling, vocalist Messiah Marcolin, guitarist Lars Johansson, guitarist Matts 'Mappe' Bjorkman, and drummer Jan Lindh—have officially been confirmed for next year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, which is scheduled to take place on J...November 15, 2001
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Archive News Oct 15, 2001 - update 1
Former TESTAMENT/DEATH/OBITUARY guitarist James Murphy is presently recovering at his parents' home in Lakeland, Florida after undergoing surgery on September 17th to remove a pituitary tumor the size of two golf balls from his head, with which he was diagnosed in early September. In a lengthy tele...October 15, 2001
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Archive News Sep 10, 2001 - update 1
CRADLE OF FILTH have turned down a slot on the coveted Black Christmas US arena tour (featuring OZZY OSBOURNE and ROB ZOMBIE, among others),because they will be “in the studio busy on the new album for next year”, according to the group's official web site. The statement goes on to say that “it .....September 10, 2001
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Archive News Sep 03, 2001
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist Kirk Hammett got up on stage to jam with METALLICA cover band CREEPING DEATH at Metallibash 2001, a METALLICA fan gathering which was held at San Francisco's Maritime Hall on Saturday, September 1st. According to reports, Ulrich and Hammett appeared at th...September 3, 2001
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Archive News Aug 29, 2001
The full track listing for ROB ZOMBIE's upcoming The Sinister Urge CD has been announced. The song titles are as follows: ... 01. Sinners Inc. 02. Demon Speeding 03. Dead Girl Superstar (feat. Kerry King) 04. Never Gonna Stop (The Red, Red Kroovy) ...August 29, 2001
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Archive News Aug 28, 2001
Here are the tentative dates for the forthcoming Roadrunner RoadRage tour, which is schedule to feature FEAR FACTORY, MACHINE HEAD, CHIMAIRA and ILL NINO: ... Sept. 19 - Fargo, ND - Playmaker's Pavillion Sept. 21 - Rockford, IL - Times Theater Sept. 22 - Green Bay, WI ...August 28, 2001
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Archive News Aug 24, 2001
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following update on the progress of the songwriting sessions for the group's upcoming, as-yet-untitled studio album—the band's first for Beyond/BMG Records—and the preparation for the recording of a live album, which is scheduled to take place in Chicago o...August 24, 2001
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Archive News Jul 23, 2001 - update 1
It looks like LIMP BIZKIT fans will have to wait until the end of 2002, at the earliest, for the follow up to last year's Chocolate Starfish &amp the Hot Dog Flavored Water. In an interview with Bilboard.com, LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst revealed that the guitarist Wes Borland and bassist Sa...July 23, 2001
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