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'Monsters of Metal Vol. 2': The Ultimate Metal DVD Compilation Returns With Second Installment
Nuclear Blast Records Europe has just released "Monsters of Metal Vol. 2" (view cover here),the second installment of what it calls "the ultimate metal DVD compilation," featuring both Nuclear Blast artists and bands signed to other labels. The complete track listing for the two-disc set is as foll...April 10, 2004
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SLIPKNOT: New Album Cover Posted Online
The cover artwork for SLIPKNOT's new CD, "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)", has been uploaded at this location (courtesy of MTV.com). According to MTV.com, the cover of "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)" shows a new mask created by the band's visual and conceptual mastermind, Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. The...April 9, 2004
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THEATRES DES VAMPIRES Complete Work On 'Nightbreed of Macabria'
Italian melodic black metal band THEATRES DES VAMPIRES have completed work on their new album, "Nightbreed of Macabria", due in Europe in May through PlasticHead/Blackend Records. A U.S. release through Candlelight is expected in September. According to an official press release, "some songs [on] th...March 8, 2004
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AVULSED Sign With METAL AGE PRODUCTIONS
Spanish death metallers AVULSED have inked a deal with Metal Age Productions. According to an official press release, "after summer 2003 the band was pretty disappointed with [previous label] AvantGarde's work and decided to break their contractual obligations with them and started to search for a n...January 29, 2004
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AXAMENTA Record New Promo CD
Belgium's AXAMENTA, the former band of current EPICA bassist Yves Huts, spent time in the recording studio this past weekend recording three songs for a promo release, which the band describe as "16 minutes of neo-classical horror-metal." The effort, which is scheduled to be mixed and mastered withi...December 29, 2003
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KING DIAMOND Members Jam With Swedish Tribute Band
The entire KING DIAMOND band minus its singer and namesake joined the Swedish KING DIAMOND tribute act KUNG DIAMANT (featuring members of TON OF BRICKS, RELEVANT FEW, SABOTAGE and others) for a couple of tunes during their set on Saturday, December 13 at Pianobaren in Trollhättan, Sweden. A bunch of...December 16, 2003
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MARILYN MANSON Track To Be Featured On New 'Spawn' Videogame
The MARILYN MANSON track "Use Your Fist, Not Your Mouth", from the shock-rocker's recent Nothing/Interscope album, "The Golden Age of Grotesque", will be featured on the new "Spawn Armageddon" videogame, according to Billboard.com. "If any artist epitomizes my anti-hero Spawn, it's MARILYN MANSON,"...November 9, 2003
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Mexican Evangelists Pray For 'Evil' MARILYN MANSON
Variety reports that dozens of Bible-wielding Mexican evangelical Christians prayed for the soul of MARILYN MANSON on Thursday (October 16) in a protest against a planned concert by the shock rocker. About 100 people sang hymns and prayed outside local government buildings in the center of the north...October 17, 2003
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MARILYN MANSON To Embark On Headlining Tour
MARILYN MANSON will embark on a headlining U.S. tour starting October 10 in Los Angeles. The 15-date run, which will include a mix of theaters and auditoriums, is scheduled to conclude on November 1 in New Orleans. MARILYN MANSON will be touring in support of his latest release, "The Golden Age of t...August 27, 2003
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Buffalo News: Is MARILYN MANSON Really The Most Dangerous Artist On The OZZFEST Bill?
Jeff Miers of the Buffalo News attempts in the paper's Friday, August 8 edition to examine the reasoning behind Six Flags Darien Lake's decision to keep MARILYN MANSON from performing there on Monday (August 11) as part of this year's Ozzfest. "Though the official line from Six Flags Darien Lake see...August 8, 2003
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METALLICA's HAMMETT: 'KISS Was Never The Most Original Band In The World'
Michael D. Clark of the Houston Chronicle writes in his review of KISS' "Kiss Symphony: Alive IV" that he recently asked METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett if he was miffed that KISS' latest live collection ripped off the hybrid of heavy metal with symphony accompaniment his band mined four years ago...August 4, 2003
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RUNEMAGICK Split With Guitarist
Swedish "dark death metal" act RUNEMAGICK have parted ways with second guitarist Tomas Eriksson (ex-INTOXICATE, GROTESQUE, VALEDICTORY). "Tomas has decided to leave RUNEMAGICK, maybe just for a while or forever... He feels that he must quit everything to gather new inspiration and try to get the fee...August 1, 2003
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MARILYN MANSON Is About As Spooky As 'Phantom Of The Opera'
Jeff Niesel of Cleveland Free Times reports that shock 'n' roller MARILYN MANSON, once the king of controversy, is now about as spooky as the "Phantom of the Opera". Take his role in Michael Moore's controversial film, "Bowling for Columbine", in which he dissects the "fear and consumption" at work...July 16, 2003
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MARILYN MANSON: 'This Is The New Shit' Video Shot In Belgium?
According to the MARILYN MANSON fan site MansonUSA, MARILYN MANSON shot live-performance footage for their new video, "This Is The New Shit", in Leuven, Belgium on June 17. Fans who wanted to be in the video were asked to show up wearing a grey shirt at the place where the concert was to ...July 3, 2003
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EVANESCENCE Top U.K. Singles And Albums Charts
EVANESCENCE have held on to the U.K. No. 1 spot for the third week running with their debut single, "Bring Me To Life" — and their album "Fallen" has also shot up to No. 1. LINKIN PARK slipped from 15 to 25 with "Faint" and the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS entered the U.K. Top 40 ...June 23, 2003
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