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220 VOLT To Play Warm-Up Show Ahead Of SWEDEN ROCK Appearance
Veteran Swedish hard rockers 220 VOLT will play a warm-up show for their appearance at this year's Sweden Rock festival on Friday, May 17th in a village called Hackås, near the band's hometown of Östersund. As previously reported, 220 VOLT will celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the release of the...May 10, 2002
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HALFORD Issue Explanation For WACKEN Non-Appearance
The organizers of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival have released a statement sent to them by the representatives of HALFORD following the latter's withdrawal from the event. It reads as follows: "Unfortunately, it will be impossible for HALFORD to appear at this year's Wacken Open Air festival due...May 10, 2002
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ROB HALFORD Goes Back To Selling Porn
Former JUDAS PRIEST and current HALFORD frontman Rob Halford has been filmed selling smut behind the counter of a Santa Monica adult book store as part of a scene for the upcoming Jonas Akerlund film Spun, which stars Mickey Rourke, Brittany Murphy and Jason Schwartzman. "When I had my audition, Jon...May 8, 2002
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Ex-IMPELLITTERI Singer To Begin Work On Sophomore Solo CD
Former IMPELLITTERI frontman Rob Rock will shortly begin recording his as-yet-untitled second solo album at a Los Angeles studio with producer Roy Z (i.e. BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD, HELLOWEEN) for a late summer/early fall release through Japan's JVC/Victor Entertainment ...May 6, 2002
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RAGING SPEEDHORN, KATAKLYSM Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival
Britain's RAGING SPEEDHORN and Canada's KATAKLYSM are the latest acts to have been confirmed for With Full Force festival, which is scheduled to take place between July 5th and July 7th near the town of Leipzig, Germany. The full line-up of acts presently scheduled to appear at the event now looks l...May 3, 2002
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BIOHAZARD, MOONSPELL Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING Festival
BIOHAZARD and MOONSPELL are the latest acts to have been confirmed for this year's Graspop Metal Meeting festival, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, July 5th and Saturday, July 6th in Dessel, Belgium. The full list of artists set to appear at the event now looks like this: Friday, July 5th...May 2, 2002
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ROB HALFORD To Guest Host Friday's HARD ATTACK
Former JUDAS PRIEST frontman and current HALFORD singer Rob Halford will guest host on Sirius Radio's 24-hour heavy music channel, Hard Attack, this Friday (May 3rd) from 9:00 AM to 12 Noon Eastern time. Halford will join regular host Don Kaye as they spin various metal cuts, including songs from Ha...April 30, 2002
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Metal/Hard Rock Album Sales In The US As Reported By SoundScan
Here are the latest sales figures for various current and catalog metal/hard rock releases in the US (in total units sold to date since the albums were issued),as reported by SoundScan for the week ending April 21st, 2002: KORN Issues: 3,047,076 KORN Follow The Leader: 3,414,717 LIMP BIZKIT Chocola...April 30, 2002
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DIESEL MACHINE To Support PRONG In Hollywood
L.A. heavyweights DIESEL MACHINE, who feature in their ranks HALFORD guitarist Patrick Lachman, will be supporting PRONG at The Troubadour in Hollywood on Saturday, May 18th. ...April 29, 2002
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HALFORD European Festival Dates Announced
Despite the group's withdrawal from Germany's Wacken Open Air and Holland's Waldrock festivals, HALFORD will go ahead with plans to perform at several European events this summer. These are HALFORD's officially confirmed dates so far: Jun. 07 – SWE @ Sweden Rock Festival Jun. 08 – ITA @ Gods of Meta...April 29, 2002
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ARCH ENEMY Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival
Sweden's ARCH ENEMY are the latest act to have been confirmed for With Full Force festival, which is scheduled to take place between July 5th and July 7th near the town of Leipzig, Germany. The full line-up of acts presently scheduled to appear at the event now looks like this: SLAYER MOTRHEAD MACHI...April 27, 2002
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HALFORD Still On For SWEDEN ROCK Festival
HALFORD have not cancelled their appearance at Sweden Rock festival, according to event representative Janne Stark. Part of the confusion apparently stems from the fact that “[Germany's] Wacken [Open Air] festival [announced] HALFORD's appearance there before HALFORD had even confirmed,” says Stark....April 26, 2002
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ARCH ENEMY Confirmed For Holland's WALDROCK Festival
ARCH ENEMY are the latest act to have been confirmed for this year's Waldrock festival, which is scheduled to take place in Burgum, Holland on Saturday, June 22nd. The complete list of artists currently set to appear at the event is as follows: MOTÖRHEAD KREATOR OVERKILL ARCH ENEMY WITHIN TEMPTATION...April 26, 2002
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HALFORD Cancel WALDROCK, WACKEN OPEN AIR Appearances
HALFORD have reportedly withdrawn from Germany's Wacken Open Air and Holland's Waldrock festivals and are rumored to have cancelled all other scheduled European appearances, including those at Sweden's Sweden Rock and Italy's Gods Of Metal festivals. No reason was given for the cancellations. We'll...April 26, 2002
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HALFORD's Crucible Set For June 25th Release Through Metal-Is Records
HALFORD have set Crucible as the title of their sophomore studio CD, due through the Metal-Is label on June 25th (one day earlier in the European territory). Conceived in various American studios during the past 12 months, Crucible is the long-awaited studio follow-up to HALFORD's critically-acclaim...April 21, 2002
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