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GENE SIMMONS Experiences Death In Family, Works On New Music
Our condolences go out to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons, whose dad passed away in Israel on May 2nd. In other news, Simmons reportedly spent last Sunday, May 5th, working on two new songs at a demo studio. No official announcement has yet been made regarding the future fate of those tracks, but...May 7, 2002
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ELEKTRIK MISTRESS Call It A Day!
Canadian "stoner rockers" ELEKTRIK MISTRESS have called it a day, according to a report posted at www.stonerrock.com. "I have officially fired the guys and will be taking a much needed break for much of this summer doing lots of writing and jamming...," guitarist/vocalist Kurt Kuthe is quoted as say...May 7, 2002
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Eye For An Eye
Despite this being their third album, Denmark's DAEMON are perhaps best known for having featured the services of then-ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson on their 1997 debut Seven Deadly Sins—a widely acclaimed yet largely underground classic that owed more than a small part of its musical inspiration...May 5, 2002
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SLIPKNOT: What's In A Name?!
The following article was authored by Erik Missio and originally posted by Canada's ChartAttack.com on Friday, May 3rd: Speaking on a stereotypical basis, hardcore SLIPKNOT fans are usually thought of as being only slightly above INSANE CLOWN POSSE devotees when it comes to criteria like maturity, l...May 4, 2002
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MANTICORA To Issue "Hyperion" In October
Danish power metal merchants MANTICORA have completed work on their third full-length album, entitled Hyperion, at Aabenraa studios with producer Jacob Hansen (i.e. RAUNCHY, INVOCATOR, ANCIENT, ILLDISPOSED, WUTHERING HEIGHTS),for an October release through Italy's Scarlet Records. Mixed at Jailhous...April 28, 2002
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KISS Perform "Live" Rendition Of "Detroit Rock City" For Upcoming "American Bandstand" Special
As expected, KISS guitarist Ace Frehley did not participate in the taping of the group's performance for next month's broadcast of American Bandstand 50th, which took place yesterday, April 19th in front of an audience of approximately 300-400. According to reports, the current line-up of KISS—Paul...April 20, 2002
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KISS Comic Book Revival Due In July
According to www.kissonline.com, Dark Horse Comics has just solicited the debut issue of its KISS comic book revival, which is due to ship in July. The most ass-kicking rock band returns to comics, written by the most rockin' of young comics writers. Joe Casey (Superman, Wildcats, X-Men) presents a...April 7, 2002
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DEVIN TOWNSEND: Update On Current Activities
Here is an update from the DEVIN TOWNSEND camp: The American West Coast tour is on! It is billed as a STRAPPING YOUNG LAD tour and will include primarily SYL material. They are planning a STRAPPING set with one song from each of the other projects as well as feature new SYL songs. There are ...March 28, 2002
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ZIMMER'S HOLE, THE ALMIGHTY PUNCHDRUNK Team Up For Canadian Tour
ZIMMER'S HOLE, featuring guitarist Jed Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, and THE ALMIGHTY PUNCHDRUNK, featuring STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan, will team up for a Canadian tour that is scheduled to begin on March 30th in Nelson, British Columbia. Confirmed dates so far...March 7, 2002
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Controversial GENE SIMMONS Interview Available For Download
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' controversial interview that aired on National Public Radio on February 4th can be downloaded in its entirety via four parts at these locations: Part 1 (5:59 - 895Kb) Part 2 (6:29 - 973Kb) Part 3 (5:49 - 872Kb) Part 4 (8:37 - 1,289Kb) ...February 16, 2002
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JASON NEWSTED: The Exclusive Interview!!
During a candid January 28th interview with journalist Martin Carlsson, portions of which appeared in the Swedish newspaper Expressen, former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted revealed interesting facts about his departure from METALLICA, James Hetfield's battle with addictions, the infamous Playboy f...February 9, 2002
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GENE SIMMONS TONGUE Magazine Gets Closer To Launch
KISS bassist Gene Simmons' Gene Simmons Tongue magazine is presently on course for a May 21st on-sale date with an initial print run of 300,000, according to Sterling McFadden Publishing head honcho Allen Tuller. The current plan calls for the publication to start out with four issues a year but if...February 9, 2002
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Axeman Rocks Out On Three Fronts
TENET, the new project featuring STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD/ex-DEATH drummer Gene Hoglan, GRIP INC. bassist Stuart Carruthers, and former SACRIFICE/current INTERZONE frontman Rob Urbinati, have finished demoing the material for the group's upcoming debut CD and are...January 23, 2002
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CRYOGENIC Debut New Vocalist At Showcase Gigs
Australia's CRYOGENIC will be playing two very special showcase gigs during the month of February. These shows are being used to test new material from their forthcoming album and most of all to showcase their recently announced new frontman Steve Simmons (ex-HENRY'S ANGER). This will be the first t...January 23, 2002
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MALEVOLENT CREATION Replace Frontman With HATE PLOW's Simmons!
Veteran Florida death metallers MALEVOLENT CREATION have kicked out vocalist Brett Hoffmann and replaced him with HATE PLOW singer Kyle Simmons. Here is guitarist/founder Phil Fasciana's official statement on the matter: “For the 2nd time in his career, vocalist Brett Hoffmann has been fired from th...January 22, 2002
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