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Former ALIEN Singer Bounces Back With Solo Release

Former ALIEN singer Jim Jidhed, one of the greatest voices of AOR, is coming back with his first solo album in 12 years. Containing material written largely by Jidhed himself, the singer's first solo album since 1990 is being produced by Tommy Denander and will also include songs penned by Steve Per...

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RETURN TO THE SABBAT To Support CRADLE OF FILTH At "Secret" UK Club Gig

Britain's RETURN TO THE SABBAT, featuring former SKYCLAD frontman Martin Walkyier, will be supporting CRADLE OF FILTH at the latter's secret club show (which is alrady sold out) at The Zodiac in Oxford, UK on May 24th, the night before COF's scheduled appearance at the UK Ozzfest at Donington. RETUR...

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Former FEAR FACTORY Members Plan Next Move

Former FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell is reportedly collaborating with ex-FEAR FACTORY keyboardist John Bechdel (i.e. PRONG, KILLING JOKE, REVOLTING COCKS, MURDER INC.) on an “alternative/stoner rock” project at Bechdel's home studio in Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, former FEAR FACTORY drummer Raym...

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METALLICA To Offer Fans Unprecedented Look Into Band's Business Affairs

According to Encyclopedia Metallica, the next issue of the METALLICA fan club magazine So What! will feature a long article revealing the details of how METALLICA does business. Subjects will include how much it costs, what it takes, who's involved, how they all work together, and a whole slew of ot...

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KARMA TO BURN Split Up, Bassist Joins SPEEDEALER

Acclaimed West Virginia instrumental heavy rockers KARMA TO BURN have split up, according to www.stonerrock.com. Bassist Rich Mullinses has reportedly joined Texas aggro-rockers SPEEDEALER, while guitarist Will Mecums and drummer Rob Oswalds are said to be planning a new project, the details of whic...

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FEAR FACTORY Frontman Bans Bandmates From Studio During Recording Of Swan Song

As widely expected, FEAR FACTORY recorded an as-yet-untitled song for the upcoming Terminator game during their final recording session as a group on Tuesday, March 12th at American Studios in Hollywood with producer Rick Will (i.e. INCUBUS, SKINDRED, NO DOUBT). At frontman Burton C. Bell's request,...

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AC/DC Duo Jam Out With BILLY JOEL At Florida Concert

In what has to be one of the most bizarre pairings in recent memory, “piano man” BILLY JOEL was joined by AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson and bassist Cliff Williams during JOEL's recent Tampa, Florida gig (where he performed with ELTON JOHN) for a rendition of the AC/DC classic "Highway To Hell". Despi...

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Former FEAR FACTORY Frontman Speaks Out On Band Split

Former FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell has issued the following statement regarding his decision to leave the groupeffectively causing the band's break-up after a nearly 12-year existence: On Saturday, March 2nd, 2002, I met with all the members of FEAR FACTORY. At that meeting, I announced my...

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UPDATE: The Official Roadrunner Records Statement On FEAR FACTORY Split!!

Roadrunner Records has issued the following statement via the label's official web site regarding FEAR FACTORY's recent break-up: It is with heavy heart that we write this, but recent rumors you may have heard or read elsewhere regarding FEAR FACTORY are true. If you do not know what we are talking...

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FEAR FACTORY Split Up!!

FEAR FACTORY have split up following frontman Burton C. Bell's decision to leave the band, a source within the group has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET. According to reports, Bell had become increasingly unhappy with FEAR FACTORY's musical direction and no longer felt angry enough to sing in one of t...

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METALLICA Documentary By "Paradise Lost" Filmmakers In The Works

The following METALLICA update comes to us courtesy of the band's official web site at www.metallica.com: Eagle-eyed viewers of the Paradise Lost 2: Revelations DVD will have noticed that filmmakers, Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, mentioned in their biographical section that there was a future pr...

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APARTMENT 26 Dropped By Hollywood Records, In Search Of New Label Home

Britain's APARTMENT 26—the group fronted by Biff Butler, son of BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler—have reportedly been dropped by Hollywood Records and are currently seeking a new record deal with the help of manager Gloria Butler (Biff's mom and Geezer's wife). APARTMENT 26's debut CD, Hallucinat...

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KARMA TO BURN Enlist All-Star Cast For Upcoming CD

FEAR FACTORY's Burton C. Bell, C.O.C.'s Pepper Keenan, SPEEDEALER's Jeff Hirshberg and CLUTCH's Neil Fallon are some of the singers that will contribute lead vocals to the forthcoming CD from West Virginia's KARMA TO BURN, which will be recorded over the course of the coming months for a tentative l...

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Jason Newsted: "I Want To Work With Bands That Are Loyal To Their Roots"!

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has revealed in the current issue of the Dutch metal magazine Aardschok (dated January 2002you can view the cover at this location) that he first realized that he was going to leave METALLICA on September 27th, 2000nearly four months prior to the official annou...

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On their fourth album, industrial/death kingpins FEAR FACTORY have taken the unique and dynamic sound that they've established on their first three albums (not including a couple of remix releases) and basically streamlined it down to the bare essentials, creating a compact and fast-moving effort th...