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Former MEGADETH Guitarist Working On New Music
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman is currently in the studio writing his own new music, as well as new music with Japanese songwriters Tamada and Takada (who penned the latest AIKAWA NANASE single, "Ai No Uta"). Says Marty, "The three of us have a great vibe and these tunes are exactly what I...January 11, 2004
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HELLOWEEN To Play Indonesia In February
German power metallers HELLOWEEN have announced three dates in Indonesia following their upcoming Japanese tour, which takes place in late January/early February. Prior to the Japanese trek, HELLOWEEN will embark on a two-week U.S. tour beginning on January 15 in Sayreville, New Jersey. Upcoming HEL...January 11, 2004
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ANTHRAX, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE To Team Up For Japanese Dates
According to a posting at www.darkesthour.com, ANTHRAX, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, SIKTH, DARKEST HOUR, BURNT BY THE SUN and FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES will be teaming up for two shows in Japan under the banner "Extreme the Dojo Vol. 10 Special". The dates are as follows: Apr. 14 - Tokyo, J...January 10, 2004
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Former HYPNOSIA Drummer Dies Of Cancer
Former HYPNOSIA drummer Mikael Sjöstrand passed away on Thursday, January 8 after a battle with skin cancer. He was 27 years old. A highly acclaimed Swedish thrash/death metal act, HYPNOSIA split up in June 2002 after a seven-year existence that produced a seven-song EP (1999's "Violent Intensity",...January 10, 2004
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Girlfriend Of Ex-MEAT PUPPETS Bassist Says He's Being Mistreated While In Custody
Ruth Wilson, the girlfriend of former MEAT PUPPETS bassist Cris Kirkwood, has issued an update on his condition via the Cris Kirkwood Yahoo! group [email protected]. Kirkwood, 43, is charged with assault with a deadly weapon at a federal facility for allegedly striking a security guard wi...January 10, 2004
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PRO-PAIN: European Tour Dates Announced
PRO-PAIN will be embarking on the "Fist Full Of Hate Tour" of Europe beginning in early March. Support on the tour will come from DISBELIEF (March 14–26),PX-PAIN and EKTOMORF (March 12–26) and EKTOMORF and DARK DUNGEON (March 27–April 09). The dates are as follows: Mar. 12 - Saint Nazaire, FRA @ Vi...January 10, 2004
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SLIPKNOT Pull Out Of Japan's SONICMANIA Festival
As first predicted here on Dec. 22, SLIPKNOT have now officially cancelled their previously announced appearance at the Sonicmania festival, a two-day event set to take place in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan on January 31-February 1, 2004. An official statement from the festival organizers has attributed t...January 8, 2004
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DIMMU BORGIR Cancel Australian, Japanese Tours
Norwegian black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have reportedly cancelled all of their Australian/Japanese dates that were scheduled to take place in early February. Although no official reason was given for the cancellation, it is believed that problems with the Japanese portion of the trek led to the decis...January 8, 2004
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VADER Frontman's Side Project PANZER X: CD Details Revealed
PANZER X, the solo project of VADER vocalist/guitarist Peter, have announced the details of their upcoming promotional CD. The disc, entitled "Steel Fist", "will contain more stuff than was previously announced and it's going to be more like a debut MCD of the band than simply a promo tape," accordi...January 7, 2004
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STATIC-X: Australian, Japanese Tour Dates Announced
STATIC-X have lined up the following dates during February: w/ KORN, FEAR FACTORY: Feb. 09 - Robinson Pavilion – Perth, AUS Feb. 12 - Brisbane Entertainment Centre - Brisbane, AUS Feb. 14 - Sydney SuperDome - Sydney, AUS Feb. 16 - Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne, AUS Co-Headlining w/ FEAR FACTORY: Feb....January 7, 2004
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VADER: New Songtitles Revealed
Polish death metallers VADER have commenced work on the material for their sixth full-length album, tentatively titled "Spiritual Disease", for a May/June release through Metal Blade Records. Among the tracks set to appear on the CD are "Out Of A Deep" and "Lead Us!" The follow-up to 2002's "Revelat...January 6, 2004
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BARRY SPARKS Looks Back On 2003: The Best And The Worst
Bassist Barry Sparks (TED NUGENT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, DOKKEN, MSG) has posted the following message on his official web site: "Hello and Happy New Year! I am on United Airlines flight 890, flying from Tokyo to Los Angeles. With nothing at all to do, so I guess this is a good time for me to reflect ...December 31, 2003
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KROKUS: First Tour Dates Of 2004 Announced
Veteran Swiss hard rockers KROKUS have lined up the following tour dates in February/March: Feb. 25 – Vienna, AUT - Planet Music Feb. 26 – Augsburg, GER - Spectrum Feb. 27 - Worms, GER - Krone Feb. 28 - Wuppertal, GER - Live Club Feb. 29 - Osnabrueck, GER - Hyde Park Mar. 04 – ...December 31, 2003
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Tempo of the Damned
By the time EXODUS split up in the early '90s, they had all but lost their steam, their latter-day recorded output serving as little more than a painful reminder of the fact that the band would never recapture the magic that had made their first couple of efforts such classics in the thrash metal ge...December 27, 2003
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Report: TED NUGENT's Reality TV Series To Return For A Full Season
VH1 has ordered a full season of "Surviving Nugent", a reality series that drops contestants into the wild world of rock legend Ted Nugent, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Encouraged by strong ratings for a two-hour special featuring Nugent, who also has been featured on other VH1 programs such...December 25, 2003