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ANATHEMA Enter Studio To Record New CD
ANATHEMA have entered Parkgate Studios near Hastings, U.K. to begin recording the follow-up to 2001's "A Fine Day to Exit", tentatively due in late 2003/early 2004 through Music For Nations Records. "Things are going very well here," ANATHEMA guitarist Daniel "Danny" Cavanagh writes on the band's of...July 23, 2003
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Australian TV Show Puts The Heavy Metal Influence To The Test
Frances Grant of the New Zealand Herald reports that "some of society's assumptions don't stand up to rigorous scrutiny. It's easy, for example, to lay the blame for youth suicides on heavy metal rock lyrics. But do Ozzy Osbourne and the like really have the morbid effect on young people that some b...July 22, 2003
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Ex-HALFORD Guitarist: I Knew JUDAS PRIEST Reunion Would Happen
Former HALFORD guitarist Patrick Lachman, who quit the group last year to form a new project with members of PANTERA, has spoken out about the news that JUDAS PRIEST have reunited with Rob Halford for a new album and tour in 2004, saying that "I realized very early on that a reunion would happen, so...July 14, 2003
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SEPULTURA's GREEN Explains ROADRUNNER Departure
Australia's Beat magazine spoke with Derrick Green of SEPULTURA about their new album, "Roorback", the group's first since leaving Roadrunner Records to move to SPV/Steamhammer. "The contract with Roadrunner was pretty much up," Green said. "We had an option to do one more album, and we decided that...July 9, 2003
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SLIPKNOT, ILL NINO, SEPULTURA To Be Featured On 'Freddy Vs. Jason' Soundtrack
New and previously unreleased tunes from SLIPKNOT and ILL NINO, and a collaboration between Mike Patton and SEPULTURA will be featured on the soundtrack to "Freddy Vs. Jason", due on August 5 through Roadrunner Records. SLIPKNOT's "Snap" was originally recorded during the sessions for the group's ep...June 30, 2003
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Sheol
Extraordinary claims are being made about this third album from Sweden's highly rated students of the dark arts. " 'Sheol' will be to Sweden what IMMORTAL's 'Sons of Northern Darkness' was to the National Pride of Norway in 2002," trumpet the record company. Hey, thanks for the revelation and all th...June 28, 2003
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Captain Dog Rides Again
Just who Captain Dog is and what his purpose is in life remains unclear, you would think, to all but the three desperadoes who make up this Swedish outfit. But then again — and at the risk of doling out every stoner rock cliché in the book — who gives a flying fuck when you ...June 28, 2003
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DEEP PURPLE: Fans Going 'Bananas' Over New Album Title
DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse recently addressed fan concern over the title of the group's forthcoming album, "Bananas". He writes on SteveMorse.com, "One unusual thing with the album is that the tentative title. 'Bananas' has some deep-rooted fans up in arms... actually asking if we would chang...June 25, 2003
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AXL ROSE Says 'Chinese Democracy' Will Surface Before The End Of The Year
The following item comes to us courtesy of antiMUSIC: "As we reported last week, GUNS N' ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson, in an interview with Billboard.com, eluded that the long awaited GUNS N' ROSES album 'Chinese Democracy' may see the light of day this year. We can now report that GUNS N' ROSES fron...June 17, 2003
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IN FLAMES To Open For METALLICA In Spain
Sweden's IN FLAMES will be opening for METALLICA on June 22 at La Peineta in Madrid, Spain. Also set to appear on the bill are STONE SOUR and an as-yet-undisclosed local act. IN FLAMES' brand-new single, "Trigger", will be released on Monday, June 17 through Nuclear Blast Records. ...June 13, 2003
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St. Anger
In many ways, "St. Anger" is the most anticipated, yet most dreaded, metal release since, well, the last METALLICA album. Twenty years (to the month) after the arrival of their monumental debut, "Kill 'Em All", this band still has the ability to command the attention of the entire metal community —...June 9, 2003
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Vocalist MATT BARLOW Leaves ICED EARTH!
Vocalist Matt Barlow has announced his departure from ICED EARTH in order to pursue a career doing administrative work for the Department of Homeland Security. The following is Barlow's official statement on the matter: "In December of last year, prior to ICED EARTH signing a new record deal, [ICED...June 2, 2003
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DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist Recounts His Most Embarrassing Onstage Moment
DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey recently spoke to BBC Wear about his most embarrassing moment onstage. "[It was] playing with Ozzy at Madison Square Gardens in 1984 to 17,000 people," he said. "The keyboards were on a hydraulic lift complete with fake organ pipes. I used to appear for the second s...May 22, 2003
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DARK ANGEL Frontman Sustains Spine Injury, Band Postpone Summer Tour Plans
Reunited Los Angeles thrashers DARK ANGEL announced Monday (May 19) that they have been forced to postpone their "Darkness Returns" summer tour plans due to an unfortunate injury to their lead singer, Ron Rinehart. Rinehart reportedly sustained critical damage to the cervical region of his spine and...May 20, 2003
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Psychologists: Heavy Metal Listeners Experience Increased Feelings Of Hostility And Aggression
The following article was originally published in today's edition of the New York Post: Tipper Gore was right — nasty music can mess with a kid's head. So say psychologists who studied the effect that violent lyrics can have on thoughts and feelings. Male and female college students who listened to...May 6, 2003
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