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AGGRESSION CORE Split Up
AGGRESSION CORE, the Washington-based band featuring former NEVERMORE and current ANNIHILATOR guitarist Curran Murphy, have split up. Click here to read the complete tale of internal bickering and finger-pointing that led to the band's break-up. Former AGGRESSION CORE drummer Dale Puckett, who was o...August 31, 2003
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GUNS N' ROSES Drummer Guests On KIMYA DAWSON CD
GUNS N' ROSES drummer Brian "Brain" Mantia, also of PRIMUS fame, has laid down the drum tracks on the new album from Kimya Dawson, one half of quirky anti-folk duo THE MOLDY PEACHES, according to MTV.com. The follow-up to last year's "I'm Sorry That Sometimes I'm Mean", which features THIRD EYE BLIN...August 25, 2003
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Teenager Dies At England's READING Festival
The unexplained death of an 18-year-old man at England's Reading music festival Monday (August 25) is being investigated by police, according to The Guardian. The man collapsed and stopped breathing at around 5:00 a.m., and could not be revived despite attempts for almost an hour by emergency servic...August 25, 2003
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STRYPER Bassist Hopes The Holy Spirit Will Be Present At Every Concert On Reunion Tour
STRYPER bassist Tim Gaines has posted the following message to his official web site: "Well, unless you have been living in total seclusion from the outside world, you should know by now that STRYPER is hitting the road in October for our first US Tour in over ten years. I never thought I would see...August 25, 2003
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KERRANG! Falls Behind NME In U.K. Rock Weekly Sweepstakes
New Musical Express has reclaimed its crown from Kerrang! as the top-selling U.K. rock weekly publication, according to half-year figures published yesterday (August 14) by the Audit Bureau of Circulation. NME sold an average 72,443 copies per week in the period, up 0.5% on the first six months of l...August 16, 2003
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NAPALM DEATH: Audio History Posted Online
A 50-minute audio documentary of the history of NAPALM DEATH — as told in their own words by former drummer Mick Harris and bassist Shane Embury — has been posted online at this location. As previously reported, NAPALM DEATH's upcoming collection of covers, entitled "Leaders Not Followers 2", is due...August 12, 2003
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SIX FEET UNDER: New Song Posted Online
A brand new SIX FEET UNDER track, titled "Amerika The Brutal", has been made available for download at this location. "Amerika The Brutal" comes off the group's forthcoming album, "Bringer Of Blood", due on September 23 through Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2001's "True Carnage" was recorded...August 7, 2003
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Writer Attempts To Explain How METALLICA Spoof Turned Into Marketing Campaign For Canadian Band
Gary Marshall of The Guardian recently attempted to explain how a METALLICA spoof turned into a hugely effective viral marketing campaign for an obscure Canadian rock band. "When news of METALLICA's latest lawsuit hit the web, music fans across the globe were outraged," he writes in an article publi...August 4, 2003
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AEROSMITH Won't Compete With KISS In Terms Of Staging And Effects
AEROSMITH and KISS kick off their co-headlining tour on Saturday (August 2) in Hartford, Connecticut. AEROSMITH will be closing the shows every night, and lead guitarist Joe Perry says they're deliberately steering clear of KISS-style theatricality: "It's gonna be pretty minimalistic," Perry told La...August 2, 2003
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LOSTPROPHETS Cancel U.K. Dates
LOSTPROPHETS have been forced to cancel all of their previously announced U.K. dates in order to complete work on their new album, tentatively due in late 2003/early 2004 through Columbia Records. The as-yet-untitled effort is currently being mixed at a Los Angeles studio with producer Eric Valentin...July 27, 2003
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7 HOURS LATER To Open For STRYPER On The West Coast
Cincinnati-based 7 HOURS LATER have been chosen as the opening act for the West Coast leg of the STRYPER 20th Anniversary Reunion Tour in support of their new CD, "7: The Best Of Stryper", on Hollywood Records. Longtime friend of 7 HOURS LATER guitarist Lynn Edward Glezen, STRYPER's own Robert Sweet...July 27, 2003
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IRON MAIDEN Singer: Be Cricket Or Be Dead
Guardian Unlimited (web site) is reporting that IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson, a qualified pilot with Iceland Express, "flew an English [cricket] team [last weekend] into the capital of cool, Reykjavik. And although cricket is not another of his great talents, he attracted a curious crowd to...July 26, 2003
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NAPALM DEATH Finalize Track Listing For 'Leaders Not Followers 2'
British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH have finalized the track listing for their upcoming collection of covers, entitled "Leaders Not Followers 2". The album, due before the end of the year through the band's own Feto label, will include the following cuts: 01. CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER – "Lowlife" 02. OF...July 23, 2003
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SIX FEET UNDER Finalize Track Listing For 'Bringer Of Blood'
SIX FEET UNDER have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Bringer Of Blood", due on September 23 through Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2001's "True Carnage" was recorded at Morrisound Recording and Hit Factory studios in Florida and is being described by frontman Chris Barnes (ex...July 21, 2003
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HAMMERFALL: The Spanish Inquisition
HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message to the band's official web site: "We've just returned from one of Europe's (most likely the world's) better metal festivals, namely Metal Mania in Spain. Headlined by SLAYER, IRON MAIDEN and STRATOVARIUS, and with a supporting cast...July 15, 2003
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