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CRAZY TOWN Frontman: I Was Influenced By FUGAZI, QUICKSAND While Recording New Album
CRAZY TOWN frontman Bret "Epic" Mazur claims to have been inspired by FUGAZI and QUICKSAND while laying down the vocal tracks for the band's new album, "Darkhorse", due on November 12 through Columbia Records. "I'm sure lots of people can hear who's influencing us in our songs," Mazur told Chart Att...October 23, 2002
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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman Hits Cover Circuit
JUDAS PRIEST frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens has been passing time recently by making several live appearances with an Ohio-based cover band THE SICKNESS, whose lineup includes two of Owens' former bandmates, bassist Dennis Hayes (formerly of Tim's pre-PRIEST band WINTERS BANE) and drummer Tim Semelsber...October 21, 2002
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ANDREW W.K. Apologizes For Remarks About DROWNING POOL Singer
ANDREW W.K. has issued a public apology for his previous remarks in regards to the untimely passing of DROWNING POOL frontman Dave Williams in which he implied that the singer's death was drug-related. Here is Andrew's statement in its entirety: "To those it may concern: Hello, this is Andrew W.K. w...October 19, 2002
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Metal Stars To Honor Late DROWNING POOL Singer On Upcoming DVD
A tribute DVD to late DROWNING POOL frontman Dave Williams, titled Sinema, is scheduled for release on November 19th through Wind-Up. Sinema combines a history of the band with personal accounts of the much-loved singer. It features uncensored, behind-the-scenes footage of the bandmembers on tour an...October 15, 2002
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NEMESIS Record New Material, Seek Label Home
Upstate New York-based NEMESIS, featuring former EARTH CRISIS members Karl Buechner (vocals),Ian "Bulldog" Edwards (bass),and Erick Edwards (guitar),are presently shopping a six-song CD containing the three tracks from the band's first demo and three newly-recorded compositions. The songs feature...October 14, 2002
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DROWNING POOL Decide To Carry On, Will Search For New Singer
The surviving members of DROWNING POOL have decided to carry on with the group following the death of frontman Dave Williams and are looking towards making new music and hiring a new singer. Guitarist C.J. Pierce told Launch that the Texas-based group "just started jamming again a week ago, writing...October 1, 2002
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UPDATE: DROWNING POOL Frontman Died From Heart Disease
DROWNING POOL frontman Dave Williams died of cardiomyopathy, a disorder affecting the heart muscle resulting in inadequate heart pumping, according to a spokesperson for the Medical Examiner's Office for the Northern District of Virginia. The disorder can be caused by several factors, including vira...September 26, 2002
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DROWNING POOL Singer Died Of Natural Causes
DROWNING POOL frontman Dave Williams' death was due to natural causes and was not drug or alcohol related, as had been widely speculated. On August 14th, the 30-year-old frontman was found dead in a bunk on his tour bus. The band was in Manassas, Virginia, on its way to the next day's Ozzfest show i...September 25, 2002
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CRAZY TOWN To Issue 'Darkhorse' In November
CRAZY TOWN have set Darkhorse as the title of their sophomore album, due on November 12th via Columbia Records. Darkhorse was produced by Howard Benson (P.O.D., SEPULTURA, SKINDRED) and is the follow-up to CRAZY TOWN's 1999 debut, The Gift Of Game. Among the collaborators in the studio was WEEZER fr...September 24, 2002
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Demonstrations In Chaos
If you've anxiously clicked into this review hoping for some information on the long-awaited third full-length from the Texas tech-metal quartet, you'll be disappointed. That record (Mathematics — a working title for some 12 years now!) is still in the making. But if you can't find the band's Energe...September 20, 2002
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DROWNING POOL Death Photo A Hoax: Former Tour Manager
A former tour manager for DROWNING POOL has dismissed as a hoax a recently-circulated photo purported to have been taken of late DP frontman Dave Williams' lifeless corpse in a body bag shortly after he was found dead on the band's tour bus on August 14th. Writing on DROWING POOL's official message...September 19, 2002
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CRAZY TOWN Set To Return '…From Nowhere' In November
CRAZY TOWN will release their new single, "Drowning", to radio stations on October 15th. The band are planning to release their new album, Nothing Comes From Nowhere, in November through Columbia Records. Nothing... was produced by Howard Benson (P.O.D., SEPULTURA, SKINDRED) and is the follow-up to...September 13, 2002
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DROWNING POOL Label Spokesperson: DAVE WILLIAMS' Parents Will Get New Home
DROWNING POOL are currently working on a commemorative DVD to celebrate the life of their frontman Dave Williams who passed away in August of this year. "The past three to four weeks has been a period of time I will always look back upon as a painful one, and I wanted to formally thank all ...September 11, 2002
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OZZY OSBOURNE Planning Birthday Bash For Ailing Wife
The following item appeared in today's edition of the New York Daily News: Ozzy Osbourne is hatching a 50th-birthday bash for his wife, Sharon. And, considering her current fight with cancer, he wants it to be a party to bleepin' remember. Sources tell us the metal god plans an evening where the cou...September 2, 2002
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DROWNING POOL Bus Company Owner Changes Story About EBay 'Hoax'
The owner of the tour bus company, Ziggy Coaches, that leased the tour bus used by DROWNING POOL while they toured on Ozzfest — the very same one in which DP frontman Dave Williams was found dead on August 14th — appears to be changing his story about how the bus ended up on auction ...August 29, 2002
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