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MACABRE Prepare New CD, "Unplugged" Side Project

Serial killer metallers MACABRE are preparing to enter the studio with producer Neil Kernon (i.e. CANNIBAL CORPSE, QUEENSRYCHE, NEVERMORE) to record their long-awaited new full-length CD, entitled Murder Metal. A continuation of the band's Sinister Slaughter album, Murder Metal is tentatively due to...
February 18, 2002
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SINISTER Fill Guitarist Slot

Dutch death metallers SINISTER have recruited ex-CANTARA and GOD DETHRONED stand-in guitarist Pascal to replace the recently-departed longtime axeman Bart van Wallenberg. SINISTER are presently on the lookout for a serious tour. ...
February 3, 2002
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SINISTER Seek New Guitarist

Dutch death metallers SINISTER have parted ways with longtime guitarist Bart van Wallenberg due to “personal reasons” and are urgently seeking a replacement to accompany the group at their upcoming European live appearances to promote their latest CD, Creative Killings. The new guitarist “needs to b...
January 15, 2002
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MESHUGGAH: The Evil Eight-String!

Swedish aggro virtuosos MESHUGGAH are hard at work on the material for their fourth full-length album and are mere days away from completing a four-song demo for the upcoming effort, due out in June via Nuclear Blast Records. The notorious perfectionists' desire to focus all their attention on the p...
January 11, 2002
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ROB ZOMBIE Completes Movie, Prepares Headlining Run

According to ROB ZOMBIE's official web site at www.robzombie.com, the singer is currently completing work on his eagerly-awaited movie House of 1000 Corpses by adding new scenes to the original version, and editing and recording the film's soundtrack. No release date has yet been announced for the m...
January 9, 2002
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DISMEMBER, SINISTER, Others To Blitz Europe During Summer

Holland's SINISTER, Sweden's DISMEMBER, NECROPHOBIC, SATARIEL, Denmark's MERCENRARY and Norway's BLOOD RED THRONE will join forces in June for the Generation Armageddon Festival I European tour. The confirmed dates for the package are as follows: Jun. 20 Stockholm, SWE @ TBA Jun. 21 Copenhagen, DEN...
January 1, 2002
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Archive News Nov 30, 2001

Here are some of the latest sales figures for various metal/hard rock releases in the US, as reported by Soundscan for the week ending November 25th, 2001 (number in parenthesis indicates the number of weeks the title has been on the sales chart): ... KID ROCK – Cocky: 223,062 (1) ...
November 30, 2001
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Archive News Nov 22, 2001

As a result of a tremendous increase in traffic since the anthrax terrorist attacks started, ANTHRAX (the band) have decided to move their official web site to http://www.anthraxtheband.com. According to a statement issued by anthraxheband.com webmaster Brent, “we've been getting immense numbers...
November 22, 2001
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Archive News Nov 09, 2001

Former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske will make a guest appearance on several tracks on the upcoming album from ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow and drummer Uli Kusch, it was announced yesterday. Although recent reports indicated that SYMPHONY X vocalist Russell Allen would be absent from...
November 9, 2001
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Archive News Nov 06, 2001

Acclaimed rap/metal act STUCK MOJO will reunite for a New Year's Eve show in Atlanta—the first time the much-missed outfit will perform together on stage in a year and four months. According to guitarist Rich Ward, “I have spoken to [STUCK MOJO/420 MONKS frontman] Bonz and we have agreed to do ....
November 6, 2001
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Archive News Oct 09, 2001

Drummer Roy Mayorga has dismissed as “false” the reports of him rejoining SOULFLY in time for the recording of the group's third full-length CD, which is due in mid-2002 (as posted here last Friday). Directly contradicting statements made by SOULFLY manager Gloria Cavalera last week, Mayorga offer...
October 9, 2001
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Archive News Sep 05, 2001

SLIPKNOT's Iowa has sold a total of 254,000 copies in its first week of release in the US, entering next week's Billboard Top 200 Pop Album chart at #3, behind AALIYAH's self-titled effort and MARY J. BLIGE's No More Drama CD. Although this is clearly a hugely impressive chart showing, it is a disa...
September 5, 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 27, 2001 - update 1

Based on recent “off the record” statements made by drummer Michel Langevin (aka Away),the current incarnation of VOIVOD—which includes Langevin, guitarist Denis D'Amour (aka Piggy),and returning frontman Denis Belanger (aka Snake)—will take up to a year composing material for the group's upcomin...
August 27, 2001
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Archive News Aug 16, 2001

Ex-VOIVOD bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest has denied that he is personally suing his former band for expenses incurred in relation to the near-fatal road accident in Germany in August 1998 that resulted in Forrest being thrown out of the band's van (who were on tour at the time) and suffering broken...
August 16, 2001