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Archive News Sep 26, 2001
Rumors of an imminent reunion of the most celebrated line-up of Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS were given new life recently when former vocalist Messiah Marcolin took the stage with a CANDLEMASS cover band in Gothenburg, Sweden to perform five songs with the group while dressed in full monk regalia t...September 26, 2001
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Archive News Sep 14, 2001 - update 1
SYSTEM OF A DOWN will officially top next week's Billboard Pop Album chart after having shifted over 222,000 copies of their Toxicity CD during the album's first week of release, according to Soundscan. This news comes one day after it was announced that SOAD would enter the chart at #2, behind ALI...September 14, 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 20, 2001
Sweden's high-tech thrashers MESHUGGAH have been confirmed as the support band for TOOL's upcoming headlining US tour, beginning with the September 6th show in St. Paul, Minnesota. Here are the announced dates for the trek: ... Sept. 06 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center Sept. 07 - Madison, .....August 20, 2001
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Archive News Jul 13, 2001
CRADLE OF FILTH have issued a statement slamming their US label, Spitfire Records, for not releasing an “enhanced” version of the group's current album, Bitter Suites To Succubi, and failing to inform the band of the change in plans. According to the statement, “the USA version of the BSTS CD sho...July 13, 2001
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Archive News Jul 10, 2001 - update 2
Sweden's CLAWFINGER have lined up a few German and Austrian headlining shows during September/October. The dates are as follows: ... Sept. 29 - Berlin, GER @ Knaack Sept. 30 - Köln, GER @ Prime Club Oct. 01 - Hamburg, GER @ Schlachthof Oct. 03 - Frankfurt, ...July 10, 2001
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Archive News Jul 02, 2001
ENTOMBED have announced the initial dates for their upcoming European tour, which will also include CROWBAR and 2 TON PREDATOR in the support slots. The confirmed shows so far are as follows: Sept. 08 - King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, UK Sept. 09 - Limelight, Belfast, UK ...July 2, 2001
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Archive News Jun 27, 2001
Contrary to the official statement posted by METAL CHURCH guitarist Kurdt Venaderhoof on the group's official web site (as reported here yesterday),the ongoing METAL CHURCH “dispute” involving Vanderhoof and vocalist David Wayne appears to be far less of a “united front” against the singer on the...June 27, 2001
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Archive News Jun 26, 2001
Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has posted a brief note on the official web site of his ECHOBRAIN project announcing the plans for his Chophouse Records label, which is scheduled to release the debut album from the above-mentioned act later in the year. The expanded note can be viewed in its...June 26, 2001
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Archive News Jun 11, 2001
KUSH, the Los Angeles-based 'supergroup' that includes in its ranks FEAR FACTORY bassist Christian Olde Wolbers, FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera, DEFTONES guitarist Stephen Carpenter and CYPRESS HILL frontman B-Real, is due to make its first-ever live appearance tonight, June 11th, at Club Viny...June 11, 2001
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Archive News May 26, 2001
Thrash Of The Titans publicist/co-organizer Jerry Allen has sent us the following update on the benefit concert for TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy (tentatively scheduled to take place on August 11th at San Francisco's Maritime Hall),who was recently diagnosed with cancer: ... 'We are seeking a larg...May 26, 2001
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Archive News May 07, 2001
Currently holed up in a North Californian rehearsal space working on new material for the group's forthcoming studio album, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has posted the following studio update in the band-exclusive area of the group's official web site: ... 'We made this pact to work on one or two i...May 7, 2001
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Archive News May 06, 2001
ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell reportedly broke his left hand on Thursday, May 3rd, causing the remainder of his solo tour to be postponed/cancelled. Although there was talk of the tour continuing, with various members of the support acts COMES WITH THE FALL and M.I.R.V. assisting on guit...May 6, 2001
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Archive News May 05, 2001
More information has surfaced regarding the upcoming benefit show for TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy, who was recently diagnosed with cancer. According to benefit organizer and Chuck's roommate Walter Morgan, the following artists/musicians have agreed to take part in the event, which will be tentat...May 5, 2001
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Archive News Apr 30, 2001
PITCHSHIFTER will be partaking in all three dates of Britain's newest festival, Extremefest 2001, this summer. The dates are as follows: ... Aug. 18 - Glasgow, UK @ SECC Aug. 25 - London, UK @ New River Stadium (Wood Green) Aug. 26 - Nottingham, UK @ Wollaton Park ... Each date has a ticket price .....April 30, 2001
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