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HALFORD Drummer: I Never Said ROB Was Rejoining JUDAS PRIEST
HALFORD drummer Bobby Jarzombek has issued an official statement in an attempt to dispel some of the rumors surrounding frontman Rob Halford's possible return to JUDAS PRIEST. The following is Jarzombek's message to the HALFORD fans, originally posted on the group's official message board on Tuesday...October 25, 2002
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DREAM THEATER Perform Tribute To IRON MAIDEN At London Gig
DREAM THEATER performed the entire "The Number Of The Beast" album by IRON MAIDEN during their appearance at the London Astoria last night (Oct. 21). The legendary progressive rock heavyweights played the material exactly as per the original album, with the exception of "Gangland", which was done in...October 22, 2002
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DAVE GROHL Nixes UNLEASHED Frontman For PROBOT Project Over Questionable Politics
FOO FIGHTERS mainman Dave Grohl contemplated approaching UNLEASHED frontman Johnny Hedlund to contribute lead vocals to one of the songs for his upcoming metal project, PROBOT, but changed his mind after learning of the Swedish death metal vocalist's rumored Nazi leanings, Grohl revealed in an inter...October 19, 2002
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GUNS N' ROSES Tap DJ To Open Upcoming Tour, Add More Dates
GUNS N' ROSES have tapped DJ Mix Master Mike (INVISIBL SKRATCH PIKLZ, BEASTIE BOYS) as one of the opening acts on the band's first North American tour in nine years, according to the DJ's rep. In other news, the band have added a chunk of dates to the North American leg of their Chinese Democracy .....October 18, 2002
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MONSTER MAGNET Shop New Demo, Make Film Appearance
MONSTER MAGNET are currently shopping a new three-song demo to interested record companies following their split with longtime label A&M Records earlier in the year. Recorded in August 2002, the demo features the following cuts: 01. Master Of Light 02. Oh Baby 03. Blow Your Mind In other news, M...October 14, 2002
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GUNS N' ROSES Debut Tops 'Greatest Rock Album' List
GUNS N' ROSES' classic Appetite For Destruction debut has been named the greatest rock release of all time in a poll compiled by HMV and British magazines Metal Hammer and Classic Rock. GN'R's Appetite… album caused outrage when released in 1987 with its strong language making it among the first to...October 5, 2002
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GUNS N' ROSES, TOOL, METALLICA Among Artists On Rolling Stone's Top 100 Albums List
GUNS N' ROSES' Appetite For Destruction, TOOL's Aenima, METALLICA's self-titled "black" album, BLACK SABBATH's Paranoid and AC/DC's Back In Black were among the albums chosen by the readers of Rolling Stone magazine as the 100 greatest rock and pop records of all time. The following are the heavy me...September 29, 2002
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Kindless
If we were to label ETERNAL GRAY's Kindless the Master Of Puppets of modern-day death metal, you'd suspect we were talking from the wrong orifice. And whilst on the surface it may appear to be wildly off-the-mark comparing one of the most epic and invigorating thrash albums of the eighties with a de...September 27, 2002
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SALEM'S WYCH To Issue Long-Awaited Sophomore Effort
Classic US power metallers SALEM'S WYCH have completed work on their second album, entitled Through All Eternity, at Jamland Studios in Los Angeles, California. The much-anticipated follow-up to Betrayer Of Kings (issued through Metal War Records in 1986) is tentatively set for release later this fa...September 24, 2002
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'BLACK SABBATH Story' Videos To Be Released On DVD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TWO 'BLACK SABBATH STORY' HOME VIDEOS TO BE RELEASED ON DVD AND VHS BY SANCTUARY ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2002 BLACK SABBATH pioneered true heavy metal, and a fascinating look into the British band's turbulent history is covered on two individual DVD and VHS releases, The Black Sabbat...September 15, 2002
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THE GATHERING Commence Mixing New Full-Length CD
Holland's THE GATHERING have commenced the mixing process for their as-yet-untitled new full-length effort, tentatively due in January through the group's own Psychonaut Records. According to drummer Hans Rutten, "we're all relieved and satisfied as it turned out excellent. Right now we've streamlin...August 19, 2002
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KONKHRA Complete Work On Fifth Album, New MP3s Posted Online
Danish extreme metallers KONKHRA have posted two songs — "Eye Of Horus" and "Warmonger" — from their as-yet-untitled forthcoming fifth full-length album online at this location. According to the band, "this forthcoming record of ours is definitely the best sounding we've done so far. Balls the size...August 12, 2002
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MALEVOLENT CREATION Finish Recording "The Will To Kill"
MALEVOLENT CREATION have completed the recordings for their eighth full-length album, entitled The Will To Kill, at Mana Studios in Tampa, Florida. Engineered by Shawn Ohtani, the album will contain "11 tracks of murderous precision", and is currently scheduled for an October/November release throug...August 5, 2002
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LINKIN PARK: 21 New Songs Ready For Follow-Up To "Hybrid Theory"
LINKIN PARK have once again opted to utilize the services of producer Don Gilmore (who produced the band's multi-platinum Hybrid Theory release) during the recording sessions for their as-yet-untitled sophomore effort, which is tentatively due in December. "So I'm sitting in our 'pre-production' stu...August 2, 2002
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GUNS N' ROSES Top SPIN's All-Time Greatest Metal Album List
GUNS N' ROSES' 1987 debut release, Appetite For Destruction, took top position in Spin magazine's top 40 list of greatest heavy metal albums of all time, ahead of works by pioneering bands such as BLACK SABBATH and LED ZEPPELIN. The top five "greatest heavy metal albums of all time", as chosen by Sp...August 1, 2002
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