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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: 'PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH Has Blood On His Hands'
Unlike his bandmate Lars Ulrich who prefers to keep his political opinions to himself, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett appears to have no problems voicing his views in a public forum. When asked recently during a question-and-answer session with the readers of Ireland's Hot Press magazine for his o...June 23, 2003
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BORKNAGAR: New Album Pushed Back To Early 2004
Norway's BORKNAGAR are hard at work at Toproom and Fagerborg Studios with producer Borge Finstad (MAYHEM, SOLEFALD) recording the follow-up to 2001's "Empiricism", due in early 2004 through Century Media Records. The following is the latest recording update from BORKNAGAR drummer Asgeir Mickelson, a...June 22, 2003
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BRAZEN ABBOT: Bulgarian Tour Details Revealed
BRAZEN ABBOT, the brainchild of Bulgarian guitarist Nikolo Kotzev, have announced the details of their upcoming tour of Bulgaria, scheduled to take place in late July. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jul. 27 – Varna, BUL @ TBA Jul. 29 - Plovdiv, BUL @ TBA Jul. 31 - Sofia, BUL @ TBA BRAZEN ABBOT's li...June 20, 2003
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METALLICA's ULRICH: 'There Is Nothing Left To Prove'
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently told USA Today that he is realistic about "St. Anger"'s chances of being a multi-platinum success. "If nothing else, whether this (album) sells seven copies or 7 million, we proved it's possible to make a fast, aggressive, angry, dynamic album fueled on nothing...June 14, 2003
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Slams Military's Use of Their Music
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich is furious at the news that the military is using their songs to "break down" Iraqi captives in Baghdad, according to the World Entertainment News Network. Interrogators are using the band's tracks, including "Enter Sandman", in the hope of extracting information about...June 10, 2003
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METALLICA's ULRICH Professes His Love For THE WHITE STRIPES And THE DATSUNS
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has admitted to Britain's NME that seeing THE WHITE STRIPES live "blew his mind." Ulrich also revealed that he's a big fan of THE DATSUNS as well, and that he hopes to collaborate with them in the future. He said: "I have to say that I subscribe to the NME and ...June 10, 2003
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METALLICA's HAMMETT Explains Why There Are No Guitar Solos On 'St. Anger'
METALLICA's Kirk Hammett recently explained to Holland's Rockezine.net why there are no guitar solos on the band's new album, "St. Anger". "The reason for that is because again we wanted to move together all four of us in the same musical direction," he said. "We also wanted to preserve the sound of...June 9, 2003
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St. Anger
In many ways, "St. Anger" is the most anticipated, yet most dreaded, metal release since, well, the last METALLICA album. Twenty years (to the month) after the arrival of their monumental debut, "Kill 'Em All", this band still has the ability to command the attention of the entire metal community —...June 9, 2003
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METALIUM Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Germany's METALIUM are the latest band to have been officially confirmed for this year's installment of Wacken Open Air festival. The event, which is scheduled to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany, will include performances from the following artists (in alphabetical order): ANCIENT...June 3, 2003
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METALLICA To Offer Free Digital Downloads
METALLICA have partnered with Seattle DSL Online provider Speakeasy and developed Metallicavault.com, a web site that will contain hours of downloadable live recordings, demos and B-sides for free. Unlike many bands that offer free concert footage, song lyrics and music samples, Metallicavault.com's...June 3, 2003
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LION'S SHARE Acquire New Vocalist
LION'S SHARE guitarist Lars Chriss is currently composing material for the band's fifth studio album with an as-yet-undisclosed new "killer" vocalist "in the Ronnie James Dio/Tony Martin vein. A tentative fall 2004 release is expected. Among the titles set to appear on the as-yet-untitled effort are...June 2, 2003
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist Defends METALLICA: 'I Have Learned To Have Sympathy For The Enemy'
MÖTLEY CRÜE/BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message to the "Rock'n'Roll Diary" section of CRÜE's official web site: "I've been the one on the receiving end of this stick so many times I've learned to have sympathy even for the enemy. "What is with all the negitive t...June 2, 2003
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Former EUROPE Drummer Lays Down Vocals On TEN 67 Single
Former EUROPE drummer Ian Haugland has teamed up with several of his DJ colleagues at Sweden's biggest classic rock station "106.7 Rockklassiker" to release the single "Rock 'n' Roll Allright" under the band name TEN 67. The track, which features Haugland on lead vocals for the first time ever, mark...May 30, 2003
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METALLICA Drummer Admits He Was Hurt By Comments Made During NAPSTER Debate
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently chatted with Launch about the band's much-publicized 2000 battle with Napster over illegal music downloading. "Most of the time, it's like a bad dream, like what the fuck was that?" he said. "Three years later, it's like did that really happen? We went from bei...May 30, 2003
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METALLICA's ULRICH Recalls The Group's First-Ever Outdoor Performances
Rolling Stone magazine recently asked METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich which band was the most fun to party with on the road. "GUNS N' ROSES," the drummer replied. "Everything you've heard is true. Use your imagination. That summer we toured with them, '92, it was the most fun in terms of the girls and...May 24, 2003
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