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DREAM EVIL: 'The Book Of Heavy Metal' Release Date Pushed Forward
DREAM EVIL's third album, "The Book Of Heavy Metal", will be issued on May 24 — one week ahead of its previously announced May 31 release date. The follow-up to last year's "Evilized", "The Book Of Heavy Metal" was recorded at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden and features special guest appearanc...April 5, 2004
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Re-Sign With CENTURY MEDIA, Begin Work On New Material
The maniacal Canadian quintet STRAPPING YOUNG LAD have officially re-signed with Century Media Records worldwide and are already hard at work on the follow-up to their critically acclaimed "SYL" album. The group also just completed their first DVD, which is set for a late summer release. The DVD fea...March 30, 2004
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Spin The Bottle: A Tribute To Kiss
Does the world really need another tribute to KISS? Absolutely not. Does that mean that the newest one, "Spin The Bottle: A Tribute To Kiss", is bad? Not at all. But as it plods through the familiar paces, with eleven KISS classics sung by a mix of two or three authentic legends and a larger ...March 27, 2004
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DREAM EVIL Set Release Date For 'The Book Of Heavy Metal'
DREAM EVIL, the Swedish band featuring acclaimed producer Fredrik Nordström (HAMMERFALL, IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, etc.) and drummer Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME),have set a May 31 European release date through Century Media Records for their t...March 23, 2004
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SKINLAB To Release 2-CD Set Of Rarities, Alternate Mixes
In a celebration of the Oakland-based SKINLAB's decade-long career, they will release a double-disc set, entitled "Nerve Damage" on April 20 through Century Media Records. This set comprises 34 tracks, including two new cuts, "Losing All" and "Beneath The Surface", alongside previously unreleased de...March 3, 2004
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Devil's Ground
Up until this point, Germany's PRIMAL FEAR have almost (but not quite) appeared as foolhardy and out-of-touch as fancy-dressing fellow countrymen RUNNING WILD — selling themselves on a truckload of pub metal riffs, with their sole redeeming factor standing tall at the front of the stage in the shape...March 2, 2004
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MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist To Perform Welsh National Anthem
MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell will be performing the Welsh National Anthem as part of the celebration heralding the end of the "100 Welsh Heroes" project. Phil will be on the first show, playing the Welsh National Anthem. The second show is a highlights/debate show. The details are as follows: M...February 27, 2004
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New SLIPKNOT Song To Appear In 'Mototrax' Videogame
A brand-new SLIPKNOT track, titled "Don't Get Close", will be featured in the upcoming PS2 game "MTX: Mototrax", due on March 3. Also included in the game is an unreleased instrumental version of SLIPKNOT's "The Heretic Anthem" and "Wait And Bleed", along with 21 other vocal tracks and 12 instrument...February 20, 2004
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RUSH To Announce 30th Anniversary Tour Dates This Week
RUSH will be announcing the dates for their 30th Anniversary Tour on Tuesday, February 17 via their official web site, Rush.com. The band's Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee unveiled plans to mark their 30th anniversary year by hitting the road for a major global concert tour in 2004 during a special appea...February 14, 2004
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PEARL JAM Guitarist Set For Benefit At THUNDERBIRDS Game
PEARL JAM guitarist Mike McCready will play the national anthem and drop the ceremonial first puck at the Seattle Thunderbirds' March 6 Western Hockey League game at KeyArena for a night benefiting the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. A portion...February 12, 2004
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AC/DC Honored For 'Best Australian Single'
AC/DC have been chosen the winners of a contest to find the best Australian single, according to The Age. The long-running hard rockers were way out in front with their anthem "Highway to Hell" in a Virgin Radio poll in honor of Australia Day. INXS were in second place with "Need You Tonight" and ME...January 25, 2004
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FOZZY Guitarist's Collaboration With KICKDOWN Available For Download
A snippet of a new KICKDOWN song, titled "My Anthem", featuring a guest appearance by ex-STUCK MOJO/current FOZZY guitarist Rich Ward, has been posted online in MP3 format at this location (file size 1.06 MB). Also available for download from KICKDOWN's web site is a clip of another new track, title...January 22, 2004
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HAMERFALL Guitarist Reports From The ROCKFABRIK 20-Year-Anniversary Jam
HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Happy holidays, Templars! As you might have gathered from the Forum, some of us were at the Rockfabrik in Ludwigsburg, Gemany, last weekend. The legendary club celebrated its 20-year anniversary, an...January 4, 2004
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COLLAPSING LUNGS To Reunite For One-Off Concert
South Florida rap/metal legends COLLAPSING LUNGS will reunite for a one-night-only engagement at the Culture Room in Ft. Lauderdale on Friday, December 26. Long before KORN, LIMP BIZKIT and LINKIN PARK made it big, the members of South Florida's own COLLAPSING LUNGS were making music history by comb...December 22, 2003
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RUSH: NEIL PEART Photography Book Due In May, Anniversary Tour Set For The Summer
The newly launched Rounder Books will in May release "Rhythm & Light", a photography volume focusing on RUSH drummer Neil Peart, according to Billboard.com. The drummer's own "Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road" was published in 2002 by ECW Press. In other news, RUSH have revealed plans to...December 13, 2003