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SKINLAB: Headlining Appearances Announced

SKINLAB have lined up the following headlining appearances during the coming weeks: May 08 Huntington, WV @ The Zoo (formerly Drop Shop) (w/MY RUIN, RASCLAAT, BYZANTINE) May 24 Reno, NV @ ARK-A-IK (w/EXISTENCE, HOSTILITY) May 25 Sacramento, CA @ The Boardwalk May 26 Chico, CA @ The Senators Theatre...

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Former SKINLAB Guitarist, SYSTEMATIC Bassist Join Forces In PRIMATE

PRIMATE, the San Francisco Bay Area metal band that features in its ranks guitarist Mike Roberts (ex-SKINLAB),bassist Rob Berri (ex-DECEIVED, LEVERAGE),and vocalist Chad Dinan (ex-KAGE),have parted ways with drummer Eric Ruel (ex-MOJAVE GREEN),and have added a second guitarist in the shape of fo...

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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...

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HOSTILITY To Record New CD In May

San Francisco Bay Area's HOSTILITY will enter Trident Studios with producer Juan Urteaga (i.e. SKINLAB, 40 GRIT, VILE) in early May to record a brand new six-song CD, to be made available in June. The follow-up to last year's Another Statistic (which was also produced by Urteaga) will include the fo...

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ANDY SNEAP Offers Technical Opinion On SICK SPEED Vs. DK Entertainment Fiasco

Acclaimed metal producer Andy Sneap — whose list of clients includes MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT, STUCK MOJO, SKINLAB, BLAZE, NEVERMORE and ARCH ENEMY, among others — has jumped to the defense of SICK SPEED axeman Rich Ward (ex-STUCK MOJO) over the latter's criticism of the impending release of SICK SPE...

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Revolting Room

Once incorrectly dismissed as nothing more than second-rate MACHINE HEAD copyists, San Francisco Bay Area's SKINLAB have clearly been working hard at elevating the quality of their songwriting and establishing a relatively identifiable sound of their own, something that is especially evident on the...

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MASTERPLAN Shuffle Bassists, Finalize Album Track Listing

MASTERPLAN, the new band featuring ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, ex-HELLOWEEN drummer Uli Kusch and former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Jorn Lande, have parted ways with bassist Jrgen Attig and have acquired IRON SAVIOR's Jan-S. Eckert as his replacement. Eckert has already recorded all the bass...

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SKINLAB's ESQUIVEL Recounts SOIL, HEADSTRONG Tour Shenanigans

SKINLAB frontman Steev Esquivel recently commented on the shenanigans that took place on the final night of the group's US tour with SOIL and HEADSTRONG, which took place on Monday, April 1st in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Stated Esquivel, “it was April Fools day, so we had to start early with our fun...

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DRAGONLORD To Lens Video Clip

San Francisco Bay Area's DRAGONLORD, featuring Eric Peterson of TESTAMENT, and SADUS/TESTAMENT members Steve Smyth and Steve DiGiorgio, will film a video for an as-yet-undetermined track from the group's debut CD, entitled Rapture, during April. The clip will be lensed in conjunction with RC Media,...

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KITTIE, SKINLAB, FLAW, MY RUIN Additional Dates, Details Announced

KITTIE, SKINLAB, FLAW and MY RUIN have firmed up the following dates as part of their forthcoming US tour: Apr. 07 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection Apr. 10 - Buffalo, NY @ Showplace Theatre Apr. 11 - Providence, RI @ Lupos Apr. 12 - Boston, MA @ Karma Club Apr. 13 - Clifton Park, ...

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KITTIE, SKINLAB, FLAW, MY RUIN Dates Announced

The following dates have been announced for the forthcoming KITTIE, SKINLAB, FLAW and MY RUIN US tour: Apr. 07 Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection Apr. 10 Buffalo, NY @ Showplace Theatre Apr. 11 Providence, RI @ Lupos Apr. 12 Boston, MA @ TBA Apr. 13 Albany, NY @ TBA Apr. 16 Scranton, PA @ Tinks ...

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KITTIE, FLAW, SKINLAB And MY RUIN US Tour: More Details Revealed

The upcoming F.ck Yer Label tour, featuring KITTIE, FLAW, SKINLAB and MY RUIN (in that order),is tentatively due to kick off on April 5th or April 6th in Buffalo, New York and will likely last four weeks. Although currently unconfirmed, DEADSY were reportedly offered the second slot on the package...

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KITTIE, MY RUIN, SKINLAB Join Forces For US Tour

KITTIE, MY RUIN and SKINLAB will be teaming up for the upcoming F.ck Your Label US tour, which is scheduled to kick off at the end of March and is expected to last until sometime in June. An as-yet-undisclosed Los Angeles-based act (rumored to be DEADSY) will join the package, the exact dates and ve...

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SKINLAB: New MP3, Cover Artwork Available Online

SKINLAB have made available for download the final version of the track Slave The Way, taken from the group's forthcoming revolting Room CD, at this location. You can also view the front cover of the album, conceived in its entirety by the incredibly talented Travis Smith, at this location. In other...

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NO RETURN Ink Deal With Nuclear Blast, Confirm Summer Breeze Appearance

French thrashers NO RETURN and Paris-based Kodiak Records have struck a licensing deal with Germany's Nuclear Blast Records for the international release of the group's recently-completed fifth full-length CD, entitled Machinery. Recorded at Belgium's CCR Studio and mixed at Paris' Funmasters facili...