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EXCITER Completing Work On 'Greatest Hits' Compilation
Canadian thrash pioneers EXCITER have entered the studio next month to re-record 16 of their "best" songs for an upcoming "Best Of" album, tentatively due in early 2004 through Osmose Productions. The group, who were recently rejoined by frontman Jacques Belanger, are re-recording material from the...September 29, 2003
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'MTV2 Headbanger's Ball' CD Track Listing Announced
The complete track listing has been announced for the first-ever "MTV2 Headbanger's Ball" album, due on October 7 through Roadrunner Records. The "MTV2 Headbanger's Ball" album will feature 40 tracks on 2 CDs for the cost of just one. The first disc will feature "unit movers" from the hard rock scen...September 16, 2003
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Courting Tragedy And Disaster
Is it our imagination, or does every other hardcore band wish to throw off their backpacks and transform into an outfit of screaming heavy metal maniacs? HIMSA from Seattle have past associations with the multi-core Revelation Records, but whatever they sounded like then, they certainly are only a c...September 14, 2003
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Review: KISS Dominates AEROSMITH In Hershey
Zachary Lewis of The Patriot-News reports that "KISS's music may be simple on paper, but performing it the way they do is an art no one else has mastered. "Smoke, bright lights, explosions, fire, dripping blood, levitating platforms — these are still a few of KISS's favorite things, even after 30 ye...September 2, 2003
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Review: OZZFEST About 'Approved' Craziness
Charles Passy of the Palm Beach Post reports that for most of Ozzfest 2003's 14-hour duration, bands encourage concertgoers to engage in all sorts of mayhem. "Let's get bleeping crazy," is the day's common refrain. "So what happened at the Sound Advice Amphitheatre [in West Palm Beach, Florida] on T...August 30, 2003
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SUM-41 To Sound Like METALLICA On The Next Album
Canadian punk-pop combo SUM 41 recently told Rolling Stone magazine that their follow-up to 2002's "Does This Look Infected", which the group will start writing next month in their hometown of Toronto, will be a more guitar-heavy affair than was the case in the past. "It's going to be more metal-ish...August 29, 2003
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Review: OZZY's Metal Shows Fatigue
David Sprague of The New York Daily News reports that "viewers of MTV's 'The Osbournes' were left this season wondering just how much reality the show actually presented. The same question came to mind when the brood's patriarch took the stage Monday (August 18) at the PNC Bank Arts Center. "Ostensi...August 20, 2003
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EDGUY Replace HAMMERFALL At England's BLOODSTOCK Festival
German melodic metallers EDGUY have replaced HAMMERFALL on the bill of this year's Bloodstock Festival, a two-day event set to take place Aug. 29-30, 2003 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, U.K. As previously reported, HAMMERFALL were forced to cancel their appearance at the festival after guitarist Os...August 13, 2003
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TROUBLE: 'Unplugged' Details Revealed
Reunited doom legends TROUBLE have announced the track listing for their forthcoming "Unplugged" CD, which is currently being recorded at a Chicago-area studio. According to the band's official web site, www.newtrouble.com, "Unplugged" will contain acoustic versions of five classic TROUBLE numbers a...August 12, 2003
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DON DOKKEN: New Material Sounds Like 'Tooth And Nail'
Don Dokken has posted the following message to DOKKEN's official web site: "Hi everybody, it's been a long time since I've posted a note. As you know we've been on tour almost a year and a half, and a lot has happened during that time. Member changes tough tours and law suits to boot! After ...August 11, 2003
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TROUBLE To Enter Studio This Weekend!
Reunited doom legends TROUBLE, who recently replaced longtime bassist Ron Holzner with Chuck Robinson (formerly of THIS TORTURED SOUL),will enter the studio on Saturday, August 9 to begin recording a seven-track acoustic compilation of classic TROUBLE material. The as-yet-untitled EP, which will al...August 8, 2003
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TROUBLE To Record New Album In October
Reunited doom legends TROUBLE, who recently replaced longtime bassist Ron Holzner with Chuck Robinson (formerly of THIS TORTURED SOUL),are set to enter the studio in October with producer Vincent Wojno (MACHINE HEAD, KREATOR, KONKHRA) to record their long-awaited new album, titled "Seven". Accordin...July 25, 2003
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AUTUMN TEARS Announce New Members
Dark Symphonies recording artist AUTUMN TEARS are proud to announce that Laurie Ann Haus (ex-RAIN FELL WITHIN, EPHEMERAL SUN) will be joining the band to perform lead and backing vocals on the new album, "Eclipse", scheduled to be released in early 2004. Laurie performed backing vocals on RAIN FELL...July 21, 2003
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Heavy Metal-Rap Music Festival Comes To Sane And Quiet End
The Beacon Journal is reporting that the four-day concert headlined by INSANE CLOWN POSSE passed without any of the havoc feared by local authorities and township residents. "On Sunday, campground manager Evan Kelly said he expected most of the estimated 5,000 INSANE CLOWN POSSE fans would leave aft...July 21, 2003
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FATES WARNING Bassist Checks In From DREAM THEATER Tour
FATES WARNING/ARMORED SAINT bassist Joey Vera has posted the following message to his official web site: "[The FATES WARNING] tour [with DREAM THEATER and QUEENSRŸCHE] is still going great. Detroit, Cleveland, Baltimore and Wilmington all killer. Wilmington was poised to being one of our best shows...July 21, 2003