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PRIMAL FEAR Set North American Release Date For DVD
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have set November 4 as the North American release date for their long-awaited DVD, "The History Of Fear". As previously reported, the disc features the group's full Wacken 2001 performance, an October 2002 show filmed in Stuttgart, Germany on the "Black Sun" tour,...October 1, 2003
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Former PANTERA Guitarist Talks About The Songwriting Approach In His New Band
Former PANTERA guitarist Dimebag Darrell recently spoke to Guitar One magazine about the songwriting approach in his new group, provisionally dubbed NEW FOUND POWER (a name which is likely to be changed). "With my new band, I've kept my old-school roots, but we're laying down some new ground," he sa...September 27, 2003
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PAINMUSEUM: Album Details Revealed
PAINMUSEUM, the new band featuring ex-HALFORD guitarist Metal Mike Chlasciak, vocalist Tim Clayborne, and former HALFORD drummer Bobby Jarzombek, have set "Metal For Life (Battle Hymns For The New Apocalypse)" as the title for their debut album, tentatively due in early 2004 through an as-yet-undete...September 26, 2003
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JUDAS PRIEST Members 'Working Individually' On New Material
JUDAS PRIEST are "still working individually" on material for their much-anticipated reunion album with vocalist Rob Halford, "but Rob and [guitarist] K.K. [Downing], who are out of the U.K. at the moment, are both flying in over the next few days." PRIEST Management Co-ordinator Jayne Andrews has r...September 25, 2003
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AETERNUS, 1349, RED HARVEST To Team Up For European Tour
Norwegian metal bands AETERNUS, 1349 (featuring SATYRICON drummer Frost) and will be teaming up for a European tour in November. Says AETERNUS mainman Ares, "For us, it's been three years since we played in Europe and we are pretty damn ready to play for you all again. So, prepare for Norwegian me...September 25, 2003
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THE CENTURY FAMILY Completes Worldwide Purchase of OLYMPIC RECORDINGS
The Los Angeles-based Century Family Inc., home to Century Media Records, has completed the worldwide purchase of Olympic Recordings, one of the world's leading underground metal labels. Established in Chicago in 1992, Olympic has built a solid catalog of releases and created brand loyalty within th...September 23, 2003
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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Electric Eye' DVD To Be Released In November
A brand-new JUDAS PRIEST DVD, titled "Electric Eye", will be released through Sony on November 17. The first PRIEST product to be since the reunion with Rob Halford was announced features all the key promo videos, the 1986 Dallas concert and seven rare BBC performances, plus a booklet with detailed...September 19, 2003
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BEHEMOTH To Utilize Session Bassist On North American Tour
Polish extreme metal titans BEHEMOTH will be utilizing the services of bassist Istvan from the California black metal band RISE during their upcoming Un-Natural Born Killers tour, also featuring SIX FEET UNDER, SKINLESS and BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. The group's regular bass player, Orion, is unable to ma...September 15, 2003
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BLACK SABBATH's 'Never Say Die!': The SABBATH Book That Leaves No Stone Unturned
Rockdetector (www.rockdetector.com),the world's biggest rock & metal database (having just clocked up over 21,000 artists...) has just published the 400-page BLACK SABBATH biography "Never Say Die!" Written by editor Garry Sharpe-Young, the man behind the acclaimed OZZY OSBOURNE band biography...September 11, 2003
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NAPALM DEATH: Cover Of KREATOR's 'Riot Of Violence' Posted Online
An "unmixed" version of NAPALM DEATH's cover of KREATOR's "Riot Of Violence" has been posted online in MP3 format at this location. The track — which is said to be a favorite of NAPALM DEATH guitarist Mitch Harris — comes off the group's upcoming collection of covers, entitled "Leaders Not Followers...September 10, 2003
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SUIDAKRA, GREEN CARNATION, MÖRK GRYNING To Team Up For European Tour
SUIDAKRA, GREEN CARNATION and MÖRK GRYNING will be teaming up for a European tour in late October/early November. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 30 – Innsbruck, AUT - Hafen Oct. 31 – Wels, AUT - Alter Schlachthof Nov. 01 – Wien, AUT - Planet Music Nov. 02 – Budapest, HUN - E-Klub ...September 10, 2003
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NAPALM DEATH: Covers Album Pushed Back To Early 2004
NAPALM DEATH have pushed back the projected release date of their upcoming collection of covers, entitled "Leaders Not Followers 2", to early 2004 through the band's own Feto label. "[We're] finally gonna get the mixing underway next week which is a relief," writes bassist Shane Embury on the band's...September 9, 2003
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Former IMPELLITTERI Singer To Perform In Orlando
Former IMPELLITTERI frontman Rob Rock and his RAGE OF CREATION band will be appearing at the re-opening of the Station club on Saturday, September 27 in Orlando, Florida. Rock and the band "will perform on their brand new state-of-the-art stage with spectacular sound and lights, and a completely bra...September 9, 2003
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PRIMAL FEAR: Complete DVD Details Revealed
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR will release their long awaited DVD, "The History Of Fear", on September 29 though Nuclear Blast. The disc features the group's full Wacken 2001 performance, an October 2002 show filmed in Stuttgart, Germany on the "Black Sun" tour, all of the group's promo video c...September 5, 2003
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Frontman Says He Is Equally Disgusted By Men And Women
Newt Briggs of The Las Vegas Mercury recently asked STRAPPING YOUNG LAD frontman Devin Townsend about the potential homoerotic implications of the band's name, which Briggs argued sounded like a gay Irish porno film. "In retrospect, I guess I could see that," Townsend said. "The thing is, I'm equall...August 31, 2003
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