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RAGE Guitarist Recovering, Planning Return To Concert Stage
RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "First, I would like to say thanks a lot to all, who visited me in hospital during my illness. Also all the inquiries of friends and fans, who were worried about my health, helped me, to get better quicke...July 26, 2004
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ANGRA Announce New Album Title
Brazil's ANGRA have set "Temple of Shadows" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in September through SPV Records (NTS Records in France). The follow-up to 2001's "Rebirth" was recorded almost entirely in the group's home country, with only some of the vocals and the keyboards having bee...July 25, 2004
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AT THE GATES Launch New Web Site
Long-defunct Swedish thrashers AT THE GATES have launched a new official web site at this location. Included on the site are a bunch of rare photos, recordings and other memorabilia. One of the more melodic death metal bands to expand beyond Sweden and spread their sound across the world alongside p...July 23, 2004
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KALEDON: Audio Preview Of STRATOVARIUS Cover Posted Online
A 50-second preview of KALEDON's cover of the STRATOVARIUS track "Father Time" has been posted online at this location. The song will be included on the upcoming STRATOVARIUS tribute album, "Within Infinity - Tribute to Stratovarius", tentatively due in November 2004 through Steelborn Records. The p...July 19, 2004
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Why Are Extreme Metal Vocals So Grotesque And Indecipherable?
Will York of The San Francisco Bay Guardian writes: Why are extreme metal vocals so grotesque and indecipherable? Newcomers to the genre often wonder about this — that is, why metal bands spend so much time composing intricate music and detailed lyrics only to go and "ruin it" with those awful guttu...July 14, 2004
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NAPALM DEATH: North American Release Date Set For 'Leaders Not Followers 2'
Century Media Records has set an October 5 North American release date for NAPALM DEATH's follow-up album to the "Leaders Not Followers" EP, the long-awaited collection of covers entitled "Leaders Not Followers 2". The album features an appearance on two songs by Jim Whiteley, the band's original ba...July 12, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER's SLASH Recalls Days Of Road Excess
VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash has told the U.K.'s Guardian that in the decade since he left GUNS N' ROSES, he has become an enthusiastic husband and father, having just flown in from L.A., where his wife had given birth to their second child. "I woke up the other day in my hotel room and I ...July 9, 2004
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'I Feel Sad For DAVE MUSTAINE'
METALLICA's James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich recently spoke to the San Francisco Bay Guardian about the making of their $4.3-million documentary "Some Kind of Monster". Several excerpts from the interview follow: On the sequence when former METALLICA guitarist Dave Mustaine joins Ulrich for a one-on-o...July 7, 2004
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MEGADETH: Complete Reissue Details Revealed
www.cdon.com has posted what appears to be the complete track listing for the upcoming MEGADETH reissues, due on July 27 through Capitol Records. A total of seven albums from the group's back catalogue as well as the MD45 record re-sung by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine have been remixed and remaste...July 5, 2004
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STRATOVARIUS Tribute Album Due In November
KALEDON, DARK HORIZON and HIGHLORD are among the band confirmed to appear on an upcoming tribute to STRATOVARIUS, "Within Infinity - Tribute to Stratovarius", tentatively due in November 2004 through Steelborn Records. The provisional track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. HIGHLORD – "Against t...July 3, 2004
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AT THE GATES Tribute Album To Arrive In September
MÖRK GRYNING, VILE, ILLDISPOSED and ETERNAL GRAY are among the bands featured on the upcoming AT THE GATES tribute album, "Slaughterous Souls - A Tribute to At The Gates", due in September through Drowned Scream Records and Goi Music. The complete track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. TAET...June 28, 2004
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FIREBIRD To Tour U.S. East Coast In September
FIREBIRD, the British band led by former CARCASS/NAPALM DEATH guitarist Bill Steer, will release their latest CD, "No. 3", in the U.S. on August 31 through SPV Records. An American tour is in the works to coincide with the release. The band plan to play dates across the East Coast in late September....June 25, 2004
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BLIND GUARDIAN Fans 'Demand' Extended Version Of Upcoming Live DVD
BLIND GUARDIAN fans from all over the world are imploring the band on their official forum to issue an extended version of their brand-new live DVD "Imaginations Through The Looking Glass", scheduled for release on June 14 through Virgin. The extended version would contain all the missing songs the...June 9, 2004
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W.A.S.P. Live In Switzerland: Photos Available
A bunch of photos from W.A.S.P.'s gig at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland last Saturday (June 5) have been posted online at this location (courtesy of ManyFaced.com). The group's set list for the show was as follows: 01. Overture (Intro) 02. Opening Medley: - On Your Knees - Inside The Electric Circus -...June 8, 2004
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AEROSMITH: 'Honkin' on Bobo' Certified Gold
AEROSMITH's "Honkin' On Bobo" has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of more than 500,000 copies in the U.S. "Honkin' on Bobo", released in March through Columbia, features classic blues songs by MUDDY WATERS, FISHER/HOPKINS, BLIND WILLIE MCTELL...June 8, 2004
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