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SEVEN WITCHES To Enter Studio In September
SEVEN WITCHES, the band featuring former SAVATAGE guitarist Jack Frost, ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING bassist Joey Vera, and HELSTAR singer James Rivera, will return to the studio in September to begin recording the follow-up to "Passage to the Other Side". Touring should begin in early 2004. In other...August 13, 2003
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Former HELSTAR Singer Joins Forces With SYMPHONY X Bassist
Former HELSTAR/DESTINY'S END frontman James Rivera has teamed up with ex-DESTINY'S END guitarist Eric Halpern (who played a "major role" in the recent HELSTAR reunion shows, according to Rivera) and SYMPHONY X bassist Mike Lepond in a new band called DISTANT THUNDER. The primarily Houston, Texas-bas...August 6, 2003
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ARMORED SAINT To Issue Special 3-Disc Edition Of 'Symbol Of Salvation'
ARMORED SAINT will release a special three-disc edition of their classic LP, "Symbol of Salvation", complete with special digi-box packaging. The set, due in April through Metal Blade Records, will include the following: Disc 1: The original record, remastered — and Mpeg video files of the two accom...February 20, 2003
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SEVEN WITCHES: New Music Posted Online
SEVEN WITCHES, the band featuring former SAVATAGE guitarist Jack Frost, ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING bassist Joey Vera, and HELSTAR singer James Rivera, have posted the track "Dance With The Dead" in streaming audio at this location. "Dance With The Dead" comes off the group's fourth album, "Passage...February 9, 2003
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SEVEN WITCHES Set American Release Date For 'Passage To The Other Side'
SEVEN WITCHES, the band featuring former SAVATAGE guitarist Jack Frost, ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING bassist Joey Vera, and HELSTAR singer James Rivera, have set an April 9 American release date through Sanctuary Records for their fourth album, "Passage To The Other Side". The CD will surface in Euro...February 6, 2003
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Get Offered KROKUS Tour, Seek New Vocalist
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have been offered a west coast tour with veteran Swiss rockers KROKUS, according to drummer Craig Nielsen. However, seeing as the Arizona-based metallers have yet to find a permanent replacement for frontman Eric A.K., it is unlikely that they will accept the offer. "We actually w...October 6, 2002
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SEVEN WITCHES Recruit HELSTAR/DESTINY'S END Frontman
SEVEN WITCHES have recruited singer James Rivera (i.e. HELSTAR, DESTINY'S END, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM) as the replacement for ex-CRIMSON GLORY frontman Wade Black, who left the band last month due to "personal and business related matters within the band." Rivera made his debut appearance with the group...July 15, 2002
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SKYCLAD, DORO, HELSTAR Confirmed For Holland's HOUDOE EN BEDANKT Festival
SKYCLAD, DORO and the reunited HELSTAR are among the artists confirmed for the Houdoe en Bedankt Festival, which is scheduled to be held on June 15th at the legendary Dynamo Club in Eindhoven, Holland. The festival, which will mark the club's 20th anniversary, will also serve as Dynamo's farewell me...May 21, 2002
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BYFIST Confirmed For Texan Version Of BANG YOUR HEAD
Texas' BYFIST have just been confirmed for the American version of the Bang Your Head festival, which is scheduled to take place in San Antonio, Texas on April 5th. Other bands set to appear include HELSTAR, GAHDZILLA MOTOR CREW, plus many more. BYFIST's Adrenalin EP was produced by WAYNE/REVEREND m...March 8, 2002
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HELSTAR, BYFIST, POWER OF OMENS To Blitz Texas In April
HELSTAR, BYFIST and POWER OF OMENS are scheduled to perform together in San Antonio, Texas on April 6th. Venue details will be announced shortly. ...January 10, 2002
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HELSTAR's Rivera Reflects On The FLOTSAM Experience!
HELSTAR frontman James Rivera has posted the following message on the official FLOTSAM AND JETSAM message board regarding his recent stint as F&J's stand-in singer on the band's short-lived US tour (following the departure of Eric A.K. earlier in the year): Well now that I'm actually back at hom...December 25, 2001
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Archive News Oct 15, 2001 - update 2
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM drummer Craig Nielsen has posted the following update on the group's recently cut-short US tour, reportedly as a result of “dismal” attendance: “As you have now heard, [stand-in vocalist] James Rivera [of HELSTAR] has delivered the goods like no other could have. The dude can not...October 15, 2001
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Archive News Oct 12, 2001
Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has sensationally announced that he would happily work with METALLICA again in the future, despite walking out on the group earlier this year. Newsted cited 'private and personal reasons, and the physical damage I have done to myself over the years while playi...October 12, 2001
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Archive News Oct 01, 2001
A Night Of Merry Mayhem tour, featuring OZZY OSBOURNE, ROB ZOMBIE, MUDVAYNE and SOIL, will have its inaugural date on October 31st in Tucson, Arizona, with the final show currently scheduled to take place on December 31st in Phoenix, Arizona. Here are the unofficial dates for the outing: ... Oct....October 1, 2001
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Archive News Sep 17, 2001 - update 2
Sweden's MARDUK have announced the updated itinerary for their upcoming American trek. The dates are as follows: ... Oct. 05 - Aurora, IL @ Riley's Oct. 06 - St Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl Oct. 07 - St Paul, MN @ The Lab Oct. 09 ...September 17, 2001
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