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THE CENTURY FAMILY Completes Worldwide Purchase of OLYMPIC RECORDINGS
The Los Angeles-based Century Family Inc., home to Century Media Records, has completed the worldwide purchase of Olympic Recordings, one of the world's leading underground metal labels. Established in Chicago in 1992, Olympic has built a solid catalog of releases and created brand loyalty within th...September 23, 2003
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QUIET RIOT Call It A Day
QUIET RIOT have officially split up, drummer Frankie Banali has confirmed. In an e-mail to Metal Sludge, Banali wrote, "To be honest with you, I am [singer] Kevin [DuBrow]'s friend and will always be his friend. I don't want to get on the 'he said, you said" roller coaster that is always generated i...September 20, 2003
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'Headbanger's Ball' Half-Hour Daily Blocks Airing This Fall
"Headbanger's Ball", the resurrected metal program that had an eight-year run between 1987 and 1995, has been expanded to include half-hour, unhosted blocks of videos each weekday (Monday–Friday) between 8:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. EST on MTV2. Saturday night's two-hour show, hosted by HATEBREED singer...September 18, 2003
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SUPERJOINT RITUAL, CRADLE OF FILTH Among Artists Confirmed For NJ METAL AND HARDCORE FEST
SUPERJOINT RITUAL, CRADLE OF FILTH, TYPE O NEGATIVE and MORBID ANGEL are among the artists confirmed to appear New Jersey Metal And Hardcore Fest, a two-day event set to be held at Asbury Park's Convention Hall complex on Friday, November 14 and Saturday, November 15. The lineup of acts currently sc...September 18, 2003
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A Tribute To The Four Horsemen
Getting picked to feature on a tribute to San Franciscan legends METALLICA must prove something of a scramble to get the "good" tracks. In all honesty, it wouldn't be ideal to have to choose one of their, shall we say, more expansive songs, unless you have the power to recreate that "moment of magic...September 14, 2003
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RUSH Live DVD To Be Screened In Movie Theaters
RUSH's forthcoming "Rush In Rio" DVD will be screened in Regal Theaters in more than 30 U.S. markets on October 21, according to Billboard.com. A full list of cities has yet to be announced. The "Rush in Rio" CD/DVD sets — both of which are scheduled to arrive in stores on October 21 — chronicle ...September 6, 2003
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Rock Fan Dies Trying To Sneak Into KISS/AEROSMITH Concert
Andale Gross of Cleveland, Ohio's The Beacon Journal reports that a rock music fan collapsed and died Wednesday night (September 5) as he climbed a steep embankment to sneak into the AEROSMITH and KISS concert. David A. Hitsman, 29, of Cleveland could not be revived after being rescued from the emba...September 5, 2003
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PAIN: New Album Delayed Until 2004
Sweden's PAIN, the band led by acclaimed metal producer and HYPOCRISY frontman Peter Tägtgren, have pushed back the projected release date of their fourth full-length album to early 2004 through Stockholm Records. Among the tracks tentatively set to appear on the follow-up to 2002's "Nothing Remains...September 4, 2003
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Review: OZZFEST About 'Approved' Craziness
Charles Passy of the Palm Beach Post reports that for most of Ozzfest 2003's 14-hour duration, bands encourage concertgoers to engage in all sorts of mayhem. "Let's get bleeping crazy," is the day's common refrain. "So what happened at the Sound Advice Amphitheatre [in West Palm Beach, Florida] on T...August 30, 2003
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CANNIBAL CORPSE To Release Four-Disc Boxset In November
CANNIBAL CORPSE will be celebrating their 15th anniversary as a band with the release of a four-disc boxset (three CDs and one DVD),titled "15-Year Killing Spree", due on November 3 through Metal Blade Records. The complete track listing for "15-Year Killing Spree" is as follows: Disc One - Best of...August 26, 2003
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METALLICA's Therapist Urged LARS ULRICH To Meet With DAVE MUSTAINE
METALLICA's "performance coach" Phil Towle, a 64-year-old former psychotherapist who was brought into the picture in January 2001 to help James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich repair their relationship with Jason Newsted, recently spoke to Classic Rock magazine about his work with the group t...August 18, 2003
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Review: IRON MAIDEN Continues Love Affair With Heavy Metal Fans
Dave Ferman of the Star-Telegram reviewed the IRON MAIDEN/DIO/MOTÖRHEAD tour when it came to the Smirnoff Music Centre in Dallas, Texas Wednesday night (August 13). "I love the MAIDEN, always have," he wrote. "Virtually alone among the wave of British metal bands that emerged in the early 1980s, the...August 16, 2003
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Review: Heavy Metal's Best Ignite Seattle Crowd On METALLICA's SUMMER SANITARIUM Tour
Tina Potterf of Seattle Times is reporting that METALLICA, the elder statesmen of metal, assembled an untouchable lineup of acts for their Summer Sanitarium appearance at Settle's Seahawks Stadium Thursday (August 7): MUDVAYNE and the DEFTONES, LINKIN PARK and LIMP BIZKIT. "The real heavyweights of...August 8, 2003
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DESTRUCTION Filming New Video
Veteran German thrashers DESTRUCTION are in the process of filming a video for the track "Desecrators (Of The New Age)". The song comes off the group's forthcoming album, "Metal Discharge", due on September 22 through Nuclear Blast Records. As previously reported, a limited-edition version of "Metal...August 5, 2003
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Review: METALLICA Heavy, But Fan Turnout Light
Dave Ferman of Star-Telegram reports that METALLICA, the biggest name in heavy metal throughout the '90s, "didn't even come close to filling Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas Sunday night (Aug. 3). The floor was crowded but much of the upper deck sat empty. "Far-short-of-capacity houses have been the r...August 4, 2003
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