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Former NOTHINGFACE Members Launch New Projects

Former NOTHINGFACE guitarist Tom Maxwell and drummer Tommy Sickles have announced the formation of COLDWHITECHRIST with bassist Jerry Montano (DEADLIGHTS, DANZIG). Tom Maxwell explains, "After Ozzfest, Tommy and I decided to start a project with our longtime friends Jerry and Chad Gray (MUDVAYNE). W...
February 14, 2004
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DAVE GROHL Responds To ZAKK WYLDE's Threat

Former NIRVANA drummer/current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl has responded to Zakk Wylde's infamous 2001 quote in which the OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist threatened to "kick [Grohl's] ass" because he wrote this cheese-dick song for OZZ that Zakk had to play on during the recording sessions for OSBOURNE...
February 11, 2004
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JAG PANZER Singer Goes BALLISTIC!

JAG PANZER frontman Harry "The Tyrant" Conklin will be joining BALLISTIC for upcoming live shows and studio activities. Harry will continue as the lead singer for JAG PANZER, but from now on he will also be a full member of BALLISTIC. The following is an official statement on the matter from BALLIST...
February 9, 2004
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'Get Thrashed': Thrash Metal Documentary Preview Clip Posted Online

The makers of "Get Thrashed", the upcoming documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted the first preview clip via the project's official web site. The first clip features Zetro Souza (vocals),Gary Holt (guitar) and Tom Hunting (d...
February 9, 2004
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TOM WERMAN Leaves Career As Heavy Metal Producer To Open Bed-And-Breakfast Inn

Kate Abbott of iBerkshires.com reports that Tom Werman left his lifetime career as a heavy metal producer with 13 platinum and 10 gold records to his credit (including those by MÖTLEY CRÜE and TWISTED SISTER),to open Stonover Bed and Breakfast with his wife, Susan, in July 2002. Judging by their fi...
February 5, 2004
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EXODUS Drummer Talks About Upcoming DVD, Thrash Metal Revival

EXODUS drummer Tom Hunting recently spoke to Denmark's Metal Reference about the group's upcoming DVD, tentatively due before the end of the year. "It's gonna contain everything," he said. "It's gonna be a full chronological history of the band. You know from the early days and some live footage and...
February 3, 2004
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DOWNSET: New Song Available For Download

A brand new DOWNSET track, titled "Forever", has been posted online in MP3 format at this location. "Forever" comes off the group's long-awaited new album, "Universal", due on March 9 through the Seattle, Washington-based label Hawino Records. The follow-up to 2000's "Check Your People" (Epitaph) wa...
February 1, 2004
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UPDATED: Heavy Metal Stars Pick Their Favorite Albums Of 2003

Brazilian hard rock magazine Whiplash has compiled an **updated** list of more than 140 hard rock/heavy metal stars' favorite albums of 2003 and has posted it online at this location (scroll down the page). Some albums from 2002 were allowed, and the artists were asked to list anywhere from one to t...
January 31, 2004
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Review: KORN Play To A Reduced Crowd In Korea

O Youn-hee and Andrew Petty of The Korea Herald reviewed KORN's January 29 concert with the hugely popular local rock artist SEO TAI-JI show at Olympic Park in Seoul, Korea. "Before KORN took the stage, a chunky portion of the audience left — mostly people who had not heard of the American band," th...
January 30, 2004
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Ex-FAITH NO MORE Singer Continues Work On 'Pop' Solo Project

Former FAITH NO MORE/current FANTOMAS singer Mike Patton has reportedly recorded six songs for his upcoming "pop" solo album, "Comfort System", with Norwegian producer John Erik Kaada (CLOROFORM). "I've been working with Mike in San Francisco, and soon he'll come over to my studio in Norway to add s...
January 28, 2004
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EXODUS: 'War Is My Shepherd' Video Posted Online

EXODUS' video for the track "War Is My Shepherd" has been posted online in Real Media format at this location. "War Is My Shepherd" comes off the group's forthcoming CD, "Tempo of the Damned", due out in Europe on February 2 (the two-year anniversary of late EXODUS frontman Paul Baloff's passing) an...
January 27, 2004
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EVERGREY: Reissues To Contain Bonus Artwork And Videos

Inside Out Music will be re-releasing special-edition versions of EVERGREY's "The Dark Discovery" and "Solitude*Dominance*Tragedy" on March 16. Both editions will contain extended artwork and bonus videos. As previously reported, EVERGREY are back in the studio working on songs for their fifth CD, t...
January 26, 2004
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ICED EARTH's SCHAFFER Explains Guitarist's Departure

ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer recently spoke to Guitar World magazine about the departure of guitarist Larry Tarnowski prior to the recording of the group's latest CD, "The Glorious Burden". According to Schaffer, Tarnowski, an ICED EARTH member for five years, left before the recording sessions a...
January 25, 2004
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ANTISEEN To Perform 'Book-Release' Show In Philadelphia

Reunited North Carolina punk legends ANTISEEN will be performing a special "book-release" show on Saturday, January 24 at the Khyber Pass in Philadelphia where their coffee-table book, "Destructo Maximus", will be available for the first time. View the promo poster for the show by clicking here. "De...
January 24, 2004
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GUITAR WORLD's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists Of All Time

The March 2004 issue of Guitar World magazine includes a list of the 100 greatest heavy metal guitarists as selected by the magazine's staff. "This is not a list that ranks who can play the fastest or with the most taste, feeling or technique (although many players on our list have all of those arro...
January 23, 2004