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BYFIST In Running To Open U.D.O./WAYNE Euro Tour
Texas' BYFIST are reportedly in the running for the opening slot on the upcoming U.D.O./WAYNE European tour. BYFIST's Adrenalin EP was produced by WAYNE mainman David Wayne (ex-METAL CHURCH) and engineered by Joe Floyd of WARRIOR at Silver Cloud Studios in Burbank, California. ...January 12, 2002
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STATIC-X, SOULFLY Dates Announced
The official dates for the upcoming STATIC-X/SOULFLY co-headlining tour, also featuring ONESIDEZERO and SOIL, have been announced. They are as follows: Jan. 31 - San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Feb. 01 - Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium Feb. 02 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues Feb. 04 - Phoenix, AZ @ Web Th...January 9, 2002
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REVEREND To Record UFO Cover
REVEREND, featuring former METAL CHURCH vocalist David Wayne, will enter the studio on January 12th to record a cover version of UFO's "Lights Out" for an upcoming UFO tribute CD. The as-yet-untitled album will be released through the Midwest Metal label in the coming months. ...January 7, 2002
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DIESEL MACHINE To Support SOULFLY, STATIC-X
Los Angeles' DIESEL MACHINE, who feature in their ranks HALFORD guitarist Patrick Lachman, will be the opening act at the first five shows on the upcoming SOULFLY/STATIC-X US tour (which will also feature SOIL and ONE SIDE ZERO). The dates are as follows: Jan. 31 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield F...January 6, 2002
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SOULFLY, STATIC-X, SOIL Line Up First US Dates
SOULFLY, STATIC-X and SOIL have announced the first several shows of their forthcoming US tour. They are as follows: Jan. 31 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield Feb. 01 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Palladium Feb. 02 - Las Vegas, NV @ HOB Feb. 04 - Phoenix, AZ @ Web Theater Feb. 05 ...January 4, 2002
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SOULFLY Premier New Material At Mexico City Gig
SOULFLY premiered two new songsDownstroy and Seek 'N' Strikeat their last gig of 2001 at Salon 21 in Mexico City on December 15th. Performing in front of a packed house of 7,000, SOULFLY played the following tracks (in no particular order): 01. Back To The Primitive 02. No Hope = No Fear 03. Spit 04...December 31, 2001
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MORTA SKULD Acquire New Drummer, Prepare To Record Demo!
Long-running Wisconsin metal act MORTA SKULD have acquired ex-ACROPHET drummer Jason Mooney and are preparing to record a new demo, featuring the group's new musical direction, which is being described as a cross between SKINLAB and STATIC-X. Mooney is a well-known name in metal circles, having prev...December 26, 2001
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DARK TRANQUILLITY Get "Diverse" On Upcoming CD!
Sweden's DARK TRANQUILLITY are in intensive songwriting sessions for their upcoming studio CD, which will reportedly be “a very diverse offering featuring musical traces from all stages of our 12-year career as well as a host of new influences”, according to a statement from the band. Among the tent...December 25, 2001
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Paul Bostaph Quits SLAYER Dave Lombardo Rejoins (At Least Temporarily)!
Original SLAYER drummer, Dave Lombardo, is confirmed to guest star with the band for the next leg of their God Hates Us All U.S. tour, beginning January 24th in New Haven, Connecticut. Due to a chronic elbow injury, Paul Bostaph, SLAYER drummer for the past several years, is leaving the band. Bostap...December 21, 2001
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Anyone for Doomsday? (scrapped promo version)
POWERMAN 5000 is like a summer blockbuster movie: loud, flashy, full of effects and spectacle, but when you're done, you barely remember any of it. ... The band's third album (or fourth, if you count The Blood Splat Rating System, the indie release that later mutated into their Dreamworks debut,...December 17, 2001
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Machine
With Wayne Static's stand-up hair and exaggerated, one-dimensional vocal growl, STATIC-X has been in danger of becoming a cartoon metal band for some time — this despite the fact that the band's 1998 debut, Wisconsin Death Trip, was a propulsive, heavy affair in the vein of classic WHITE ZOMBIE. On...December 17, 2001
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The Height of Callousness
Having perfected their chops while part of the same Southern California scene that spawned the likes of COAL CHAMBER, STATIC-X, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, and THE DEADLIGHTS, SPINESHANK have kept a comparatively low profile and were not rewarded with nearly the same type of commercial success that the above-...December 17, 2001
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Astronomica
Yet another in the long line of recently reunited '80s metal bands, CRIMSON GLORY have obviously responded to the increasing popularity of traditional heavy metal on the European continent by regrouping in an attempt to rekindle some of their former magic. The quintet's first album with vocalist Wad...December 17, 2001
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Reinventing the Steel
Unsurprisingly, there is very little "reinventing" going on here—PANTERA are content to happily regurgitate every single good idea they've had since their much-acclaimed Vulgar Display of Power release (arguably their finest effort to date),and to their credit, they do it extremely well. On the fir...December 17, 2001
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Gift
A longtime underground favorite, Detroit's TAPROOT garnered a substantial amount of publicity last year when they were publicly scorned by LIMP BIZKIT's Fred Durst for having skipped out on a deal with his Interscope-distributed imprint in favor of a new label set up by their Velvet Hammer managemen...December 17, 2001
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