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THUNDER To Reunite For MONSTERS OF ROCK Shows
British hard rockers THUNDER will reunite for a series of shows in November to be held under the Monsters Of Rock banner, vocalist Danny Bowes has confirmed via on online posting. "Oh dear....It appears the moggy has slipped well and truly out of the bag, despite my best efforts to keep it in," Bowe...July 14, 2002
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KORN's JAMES "MUNKY" SHAFFER Retracts "HITLER In Heaven" Statement
KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer has retracted his statement that "Hitler went to heaven," which was published in the UK magazine Metal Hammer (as reported here two days ago). In a statement released by the band's representatives, Shaffer said, "I want to make it clear that in no way, shape, or...July 11, 2002
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OVERKILL's BOBBY "BLITZ" ELLSWORTH: "Can't Kill A Dead Man"
OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth has posted the following message regarding the "minor stroke" he suffered about 30 minutes into the band's headlining performance in Nürnberg, Germany on Thursday, June 27th: "Well, slapped by the hand of fate...God? "Hmmm, regardless, I don't write the scri...July 9, 2002
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WES BORLAND: If Any Of My Riffs End Up On The New LIMP BIZKIT Album, There Will Be A Problem
Former LIMP BIZKIT and current EAT THE DAY guitarist Wes Borland does not want any of his riffs to end up on the forthcoming BIZKIT CD and has made it clear that he would be less than thrilled if any of the incomplete ideas originally submitted by the axeman prior to his departure from the ...July 8, 2002
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FEAR FACTORY Swan Song Available For Download
FEAR FACTORY's last-ever studio recording, "Terminate" (from the soundtrack to the forthcoming Playstation 2 game Terminator — Dawn Of Fate),can be downloaded at this location. As previously reported, "Terminate" was actually written and recorded after FEAR FACTORY broke up, with members laying dow...July 4, 2002
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BLAZE Cancel Belgian Gig, Fate Of Remaining Dates In Doubt
Britain's BLAZE, led by former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE frontman Blaze Bayley, were forced to cancel their appearance with OVERKILL at Biebob in Vosselaar, Belgium on Sunday, June 16th after drummer Jeff Singer's brother became very ill, thus causing the band to return to their homebase earlier than ex...June 18, 2002
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Ex-PESTILENCE/BOLT THROWER Frontman Resurfaces In DEATH BY DAWN
Former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX/BOLT THROWER frontman Martin Van Drunen will perform a live gig with his new band, DEATH BY DAWN, on Saturday, June 15th at J.U.K.S. in Emsdetten, Germany. Also appearing on the bill will be GUERRILLA and FUTURE FATE. For more information on DEATH BY DAWN, and to download fu...June 11, 2002
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D.R.I. Tribute CD: Full Details Unveiled
MR. BUNGLE, 40 GRIT and RATOS DE PORAO are among the artists confirmed to appear on the forthcoming D.R.I. tribute CD, entitled We Don't Need Society, due for release later in the year. The full track listing for the album will be as follows (in no particular order): 01. 40 GRIT - "Nursing Home Blue...May 13, 2002
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GENE SIMMONS Experiences Death In Family, Works On New Music
Our condolences go out to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons, whose dad passed away in Israel on May 2nd. In other news, Simmons reportedly spent last Sunday, May 5th, working on two new songs at a demo studio. No official announcement has yet been made regarding the future fate of those tracks, but...May 7, 2002
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MEMORY GARDEN Team Up With MERCYFUL FATE Guitarist For Recording Of New CD
Sweden's MEMORY GARDEN have teamed up with producer Mike Wead (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND) for the recording of their forthcoming studio CD following Dan Swan's decision to withdraw from the project. According to the band, Dan called us up in the middle of pre-production saying that he didn't have...April 20, 2002
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KING DIAMOND Still Signed To Metal Blade Records (For Now)
KING DIAMOND are still officially signed to Metal Blade Records, despite recent rumors indicating that the company and the band have parted ways. However, according to manager Ole Bang, the current running agreement is approaching the date of the option for a new recording, and I have no info to the...April 20, 2002
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The SLIPKNOT/STATIC-X Collaboration: "We Didn't Break Up"
SLIPKNOT's Joey Jordison and STATIC-X guitarist Tripp Eisen, who recently decided to drop the band name THE REJECTS for their long-running side project, have issued the following statements explaining their decision to part ways with singer Dizzy and recruit vocalist Wednesday 13 of THE FRANKENSTEIN...April 18, 2002
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Former LED ZEPPELIN Frontman To Issue "Head First" In July
Former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant will release his first solo album since 1993, entitled Head First, on July 16th. Self-produced, the effort will include covers of the JIMI HENDRIX classic "Hey Joe" and TIM HARDIN's "Morning Dew". The latter marks the second time Plant has covered a HARDIN t...April 5, 2002
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SATYRICON Studio Report #2
SATYRICON mainman Satyr has posted the following studio report from the ongoing mixing sessions at a Danish studio with producer Jeff "Critter" Newell (i.e. MINISTRY, GUNS N' ROSES, FILTER, etc.) for the group's forthcoming album, which is due to be released in August/September through Capitol Recor...April 1, 2002
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CELTIC FROST's TOM GABRIEL FISCHER Speaks Out On Fate Of Band's Unreleased 1992 Demos
CELTIC FROST mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer recently commented on the possibility of the group's unreleased 1992 demos—recorded during the pre-production sessions for the aborted Under Apollyon's Sun CD—ever being issued on CD and made available to the record-buying public. According to Fischer, “the f...March 11, 2002
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