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A PERFECT CIRCLE: 'eMOTIVe' Details Revealed
Billboard.com is reporting that A PERFECT CIRCLE's forthcoming album, "eMOTIVe", will include 10 covers and two new songs. In addition to previously announced versions of JOHN LENNON's "Imagine", MARVIN GAYE's "What's Goin On" and FEAR's "Let's Have a War", "eMOTIVe" includes renditions of songs by...September 9, 2004
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MEGADETH Confirm EARSHOT As Opening Act On Upcoming Tour
Los Angeles-based quintet EARSHOT have been confirmed as the opening act for MEGADETH's upcoming U.S. tour, which is expected to launch in late October. Speaking to Quebec's Project Loud webzine during a promotional visit to Montreal on Tuesday (Sept. 7),MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine said of his c...September 9, 2004
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NEW YORK DOLLS Set Release Date For Live Album
According to RollingStone.com, the NEW YORK DOLLS will release their first-ever live album, "Morrissey Presents: The Return of the New York Dolls - Live From Royal Festival Hall, 2004", on September 28 via Morrissey's Attack label. The CD and accompanying DVD were recorded at the band's June show at...September 8, 2004
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IRON MAIDEN Drummer Due In Court Over Jones Beach Arrest
According to a posting at the IRON MAIDEN fan site MaidenFans.com, MAIDEN drummer Michael "Nicko" McBrain is due to make another court appearance in Long Island, NY this morning (Sept. 8) in connection with a July 2003 incident where McBrain was arrested for allegedly hitting a parking lot attendant...September 8, 2004
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Heavy Metal Musicians Speak Out On Rising Anti-American Sentiment Around The World
Norway's Imhotep 'zine recently asked more than 60 heavy metal and hard rock musicians to answer the following question regarding the current political situation in the world: What's your opinion on the rising tide of the anti-American sentiment around the world and to what would you attribute this?...September 7, 2004
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SLAYER's 'Still Reigning' DVD To Surface On October 26
The release date of SLAYER's upcoming DVD, "Reign in Blood Live: Still Reigning", has been pushed back to October 26. The disc will feature, for the first time ever, the original SLAYER lineup — Tom Araya (vocals, bass),guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, and drummer Dave Lombardo, who permane...September 7, 2004
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FACE DOWN: In Songwriting Mode
FACE DOWN, the reunited Swedish outfit featuring former THE HAUNTED singer Marco Aro, are currently in "songwriting mode and rehearsing will be resumed properly in early September," according to the group's latest newsletter. "If everything pans out the way we want it, we're gonna record three or fo...September 6, 2004
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HELL-BORN: In Writing Mode
Polish death/black metallers HELL-BORN have finished writing 10 new songs and will enter Hertz studio in Bialystok, Poland in early 2005 to begin recording their new album, tentatively due next summer through Conquer Records. In the meantime all previous HELL-BORN albums ("Hellblast", "The Call of M...September 4, 2004
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SLAYER Explain Myrtle Beach Cancellation
A representative at SLAYER's management company has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the band's cancellation of their scheduled headlining appearance in Myrtle Beach, SC Wednesday night (Sept. 1): "Tom Araya, SLAYER's bassist/vocalist, was treated and released from a Myrtle...September 3, 2004
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Bassist Embraces 'Emo-Metal' Tag
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio recently spoke to The Winnipeg Sun about a new breed of beast on the scene: emo-metal. "I feel a lot of bands don't know if they're happy, sad or what — they just go out and put on the metal face," he said. "We don't go out and pretend to ...September 2, 2004
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EPICA To Embark On DVD Promotional Tour
Holland's EPICA, the new group formed by ex-AFTER FOREVER guitarist Mark Jansen, ex-CASSIOPEIA guitarist Ad Sluijter and keyboardist Coen Janssen, will be embarking on a promotional tour for their upcoming DVD in late September. The tour, which will include in-store acoustic performances at various...September 2, 2004
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MARILYN MANSON: 'Personal Jesus' Video Posted Online
MARILYN MANSON's video for his cover of DEPECHE MODE's "Personal Jesus" has been posted online at Launch.com. "Personal Jesus" is the first single off Manson's upcoming "best of" collection, "Lest We Forget", due on September 28 via Interscope. The compilation will contain rare photos and artwork by...September 1, 2004
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It's Official: MANOWAR Split With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first revealed back on February 9, 2004, MANOWAR have now confirmed that they have officially parted ways with Nuclear Blast Records. There has been no word yet as to which label the band may sign with next. MANOWAR's last studio album, "Warriors of the World", entered the German...September 1, 2004
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GORGOROTH Recruit Session Musicians For Upcoming Tour
Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH have recruited drummer Dirge Rep (ORCUSTUS, ex-ENSLAVED, GEHENNA) and guitarist Teloch (ORCUSTUS, NIDINGR) as session musicians for their upcoming European and Mexican tours. GORGOROTH will embark on the "Twilight of the Idols" European headlining tour in early Oc...August 31, 2004
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Judge Upholds Confession In 'SLIPKNOT-Inspired' Murder
Tim Grenda of The Press-Enterprise is reporting that a teenage murder defendant who listened to the song "Disasterpiece" by SLIPKNOT before she and a 20-year-old man lured their friend to his death last year did not have her rights violated by the San Bernardino police when they didn't allow the gir...August 31, 2004