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MARDUK Part Ways With Drummer, Seek Replacement
Sweden's MARDUK have parted ways with longtime drummer Fredrik Andersson. According to the group's official web site, “Fredrik feels that his days as a full-time metal musician is over and wants to go on with his life and career and were therefore dismissed of his duties in the MARDUK camp. The brea...March 6, 2002
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BEAUTIFUL CREATURES Acquire New Guitarist, Management
BEAUTIFUL CREATURES have reportedly been joined by TUFF axeman Michael Thomas following the departure of DJ Ashba last month, according to a posting at www.metal-sludge.com. In addition, the band have reportedly acquired new management in the form of Metal Edge editor Paul Gargano. ...March 5, 2002
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SLASH's Wife Confirms Guitarist's Dad-To-Be Status
Perla Hudson, wife of former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash, has confirmed via a posting at the official forum of Slash's now-defunct group SLASH'S SNAKEPIT that she is pregnant with the couple's first child, due in early September. Here is Perla's posting in its entirety: “Hi Everyone! Pitmaster was...January 31, 2002
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IN FLAMES Speak Out Against Fans' Narrow-Mindedness
Sweden's IN FLAMES have issued the following statement via the group's official message board (which can be accessed at this location) in response to incessant complaints from the group's so-called “fans” over the Gothenburg-based quintet's musical progression towards a more melodic sound and the ba...January 26, 2002
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TRACY G To Record Solo CD, Make Tribute Appearances
Former DIO/WORLD WAR III guitarist Tracy G is at his recording studio working on a solo CD, to be issued later in the year. Among the musicians featured on the recordings is bassist Leon Randolph (aka Randy Wilde). In other news, Tracy G will be donating a track from his upcoming solo CD to the ...January 22, 2002
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KISS' Gene Simmons: "Ace and Peter Were Idiots"
Quote of the day: KISS bassist/singer Gene Simmons in an interview conducted by www.chartattack.com: "These are the disturbing facts that you have to accept: your mommy was my toy and [KISS guitarist] Ace [Frehley] and [drummer] Peter [Criss] were idiots. Ace was so deluded with drugs that he forget...January 19, 2002
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MACHINE HEAD's Flynn: "We Can Succeed"
MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has issued the following statement—dubbed “Robert Flynn's Diary”—to the group's fans via the band's official web site at www.machinehead1.com: “Life can indeed be crazy sometimes. It's kind of hard to believe that one minute, your single is gonna be the #1 most add...January 9, 2002
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SINERGY: Drummer-less Once Again!
Finland's SINERGY have parted ways with drummer Swedish skinsman Mats Karlsson two months after enlisting him as the replacement for Tonmi Lillman (who left the group in order to concentrate on his work with TO/DIE/FOR). Here is an official statement on the matter from vocalist Kimberly Goss: “Do we...December 28, 2001
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TUFF's Rachelle To Guest On SHAMELESS CD!
TUFF frontman Stevie Rachelle will be contributing vocal tracks to the new SHAMELESS CD, which is set to be recorded in January. Like the Munich, Germany-based group's previous two releases, the upcoming album will feature various musicians as guests. Among the people that had appeared on the group'...December 25, 2001
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Scars
It doesn't seem all that long ago that Chicago's SOIL were struggling to get themselves heard amid a sea of LIMP BIZKIT and KORN wannabes whose musical output was deemed far more “marketable” than the southern rock-tinged sounds practiced by the Illinois quintet. All that changed when a radio progr...December 17, 2001
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Violence
The group's first CD since signing with TVT Records in early 1999 (and third overall),NOTHINGFACE's latest is a relatively enjoyable blend of unadulterated aggression and saccharine melodies that help lift this 12-track release above the bulk of the more predictable sounds coming from the current h...December 17, 2001
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13 Ways to Bleed on Stage
In the couple of years since COLD's much-acclaimed debut first saw the light of day, the band had seemingly disappeared from the face of the Earth, having reportedly encountered a host of record company and other business-related obstacles that have kept them out of the spotlight. Rumors have also a...December 17, 2001
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Archive News Dec 03, 2001
APOLLYON SUN, featuring former CELTIC FROST mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer, are currently composing and demoing new material for the group's upcoming sophomore full-length album at the band's own rehearsal studio facility (where the act have just upgraded the computer-based recording system) and at...December 3, 2001
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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 12, 2001
NEVERMORE have dismissed as “totally false” the statement issued by the group's record company, Century Media Records, on Thursday, October 8th that indicated that the band had withdrawn from the five-date east coast/midwest tour with OVERKILL (which was scheduled to run from November 25th throug...November 12, 2001
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