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SILENT FORCE Line Up PROG POWER Warm-Up Gigs
SILENT FORCE, led by former ROYAL HUNT frontman D.C. Cooper, will play several warm-up gigs prior to their appearance at Prog Power festival in Atlanta, Georgia on on November 15th. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 31 - Neunkirchen/Saar, GER @ Stummsche Reithalle Nov. 02 - La Celle, FRA @ St.Clo...September 4, 2002
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HAMMERFALL Trio To Perform Acoustic Set In Paris
HAMMERFALL members Oscar Dronjak (guitar),Stefan Elmgren (guitar),and Joacim Cans (vocals) will perform a three-song acoustic set during an appearance at a listening session/promotional party for their new album, Crimson Thunder, to be attended by journalists and fans in Paris, France this coming...September 3, 2002
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HAMMERFALL Set European Release Date For 'Crimson Thunder'
HAMMERFALL have set October 28th as the European release date for their fourth full-length album, entitled Crimson Thunder, through Nuclear Blast Records. The full track listing for the effort (in no particular order) is as follows: 01. Trailblazers 02. Riders Of The Storm 03. Hearts On Fire 04. The...September 2, 2002
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HAMMERFALL To Release Two Versions Of Single
Sweden's HAMMERFALL will issue their new single, "Hearts On Fire", in two separate versions — "a regular audio single, of course, but also a DVD single with a 'Behind The Scenes' feature of the video recording (among other extra goodies)," according to guitarist Oscar Dronjak. Both are expected to r...August 26, 2002
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DOWN Punch Out ADEMA Guitarist Backstage at OZZFEST
Members of DOWN and ADEMA reportedly got into a scuffle backstage at the St. Louis stop of Ozzfest, where one of the guitarists for ADEMA got punched in the mouth while he was on DOWN's tour bus and it almost led to a showdown between Phil Anselmo and the DOWN boys and Jonathan Davis' little ...August 24, 2002
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JERRY CANTRELL: I'm Still Dealing With LAYNE STALEY's Loss
Former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell told Launch that he's still trying to deal with the loss of late AIC singer Layne Staley, who was found dead on the couch in his apartment from a heroin and cocaine overdose on April 19th, surrounded by drug paraphernalia. "Everything's different now t...August 22, 2002
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ENTOMBED Finalize Track Listing For "Sons Of Satan Praise The Lord"
ENTOMBED have finished mastering a double-CD collection of previously-recorded cover versions, entitled Sons Of Satan Praise The Lord, for a tentative September/October release through Music For Nations Records in Europe and Koch International in the USA. The full track listing for the effort is as...August 21, 2002
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SAXON To Issue Collection Of Re-Recorded Classics
SAXON will release Heavy Metal Thunder on September 23rd. The collection features 13 of the band's classics re-recorded and a bonus CD including five live tracks recorded in San Antonio, Texas this year. Also featured is the video for "Killing Ground", recorded live at Wacken Open Air festival in 20...August 21, 2002
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LEGENDS OF ROCK: The Classic Rock Extravaganza
Legends Of Rock is the name of a unique three-hour classic rock extravaganza, hosted by ex-SCORPIONS guitar legend Uli Jon Roth. Due to the phenomenal success of his Legends of Rock headlining appearance at the Castle Donington festival in 2001, the decision was made to take the Legends format out o...August 20, 2002
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DECEMBER, CEPHALIC CARNAGE Lay Canada To Waste
Reno, Nevada's aggro-tech metal-core machine DECEMBER and avant-death grinders CEPHALIC CARNAGE are in the middle of a 13-date Canadian tour prior to the start of the two groups' North American trek with thrash legends KREATOR and DESTRUCTION. The remaining dates on the DECEMBER/CEPHALIC CARNAGE cur...August 16, 2002
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EARTH MAKER Frontman, Guitarist To Embark On Japanese Promo Tour
EARTH MAKER frontman John West (i.e. ROYAL HUNT) and guitarist Chris Caffery (i.e. SAVATAGE) will embark on a Japanese promotional trip during October 7-13th. They will perform unplugged shows, meet the fans, and visit record stores. EARTH MAKER's debut album is set for release on September 18th in...August 16, 2002
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HAMMERFALL Singer Assaulted At Nightclub, Requires 25 Stitches
HAMMERFALL frontman Joacim Cans was assaulted with a beer glass at a bar in the group's hometown of Gotheburg (a.k.a. Göteborg),Sweden on Saturday, August 10th and ended up with a cut around his right eye that required 25 stitches to close. As a result, the band have postponed the filming of the vi...August 13, 2002
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HELLOWEEN Prepare To Enter Studio
HELLOWEEN are completing work on new songs in Hamburg, Germany in preparation for the recording of their new album, which is scheduled to begin at the end of August in vocalist Andi Deris' Mi Sueono Studios in Tenerife, Spain. The as-yet-untitled disc will once again be produced by Charlie Bauerfein...August 10, 2002
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CRYPTOPSY To Headline Michigan's XTREME BENEFEST
Canadian death metallers CRYPTOPSY will be headlining the Xtreme Benefest at the Royal Oak Theater in Royal Oak, Michigan, near Detroit, on Saturday November 16th, 2002. This two-day event (November 15-16) will serve as a benefit concert for former TESTAMENT/DEATH guitarist James Murphy (who was dia...July 30, 2002
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LAST CRACK To Reunite For Wisconsin's ATWOOD SUMMERFEST
Once-promising midwest hard rockers LAST CRACK will reunite for one show at the Atwood Summerfest on August 3rd in Madison, Wisconsin. Two stages featuring distinctly different styles of music, community vendors, food and plenty of Berghoff beer will be available at the event, all proceeds from whic...July 27, 2002
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