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MORTAL SIN Frontman Talks About Touring With METALLICA, Upcoming Album
MORTAL SIN frontman Mat Maurer recently spoke to HailMetal.com about touring with METALLICA and TESTAMENT during the group's early years and their upcoming album, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: HailMetal.com: If given a chance to tour with METALLICA again would y...March 1, 2005
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The Voyeurs of Destruction
I've had the pleasure of having "Voyeurs" for well over a year and a half. So, some of my observations are how well this release has held up for me, but I'll still try and tell you what it "sounds" like, which is the toughest part of any review, especially this band. They put the ...February 27, 2005
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Ex-OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist JAKE E. LEE Talks About Upcoming 'Covers' Album
Former OZZY OSBOURNE/BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee recently gave a rare interview to JakeELee.com about his upcoming album of cover songs from the 1970s. Asked why he decided to go ahead with the project, Jake said, "When Mike [Varney of Shrapnel Records] first approached me about this project, I a...February 24, 2005
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A Flowering Memorial For GREAT WHITE Nightclub Fire Victims
The daughter of a GREAT WHITE fan who perished in the in Rhode Island nightclub fire helped others working on a Station fire memorial garden for the 12th annual Rhode Island Spring Flower & Garden Show, which opens today in the Rhode Island Convention Center exhibit space, according to The Provi...February 17, 2005
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SLIPKNOT Make Their Presence Felt At The GRAMMYS
SLIPKNOT appeared at the Grammy Awards last Sunday (February 13) and, of course, anywhere SLIPKNOT went, they turned heads, including that of rap star JADAKISS. According to MTV.com, "SLIPKNOT walked the carpet wearing their signature masks, and gave the cameras a very metal greeting — the finger. T...February 16, 2005
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SCOTT WEILAND Comments On GRAMMY Win, Performing BEATLES Classic
VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland spoke to the Associated Press about the group's unexpected win at this past weekend's Grammy Awards, where the group were honored with an award in the Best Hard Rock Performance category (for "Slither"). "Everyone kind of counted us out from the very beginning,...February 15, 2005
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METALLICA, LINKIN PARK, VAN HALEN: How They Earned Their Money In 2004
Rolling Stone magazine has posted its chart of 2004's biggest money-earners in music on its web site. METALLICA came in at Number Three on the list, raking in $43 million on their "Madly In Anger With The World" tour, as well as through sales of 1.4 million copies of their catalog. Other hard rock b...February 13, 2005
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STRYPER Singer Says New Album Is 'Perfect Cross Between Heavy, Edgy And Melodic'
STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet has issued the following update: "The new [STRYPER] record is almost finished! It sounds absolutely amazing!!! It's a perfect cross between heavy, edgy and melodic. There are solos, lots and lots of guitars, heavy drums, excellent bass and lots of vocals! Rob came out...February 7, 2005
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Cleveland Bands To Perform For College Radio Benefit
Five of Cleveland's top metal bands will be performing a concert on Monday, February 7 to benefit college radio station WJCU. The bands performing are: SOULLESS (Cleveland's undisputed death metal kings!),DESTRUCTOR (power/thrash metal underground legends),ABDULLAH (high-energy death rock),AMPS I...February 4, 2005
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Altered Genesis
It's one thing for a guy like Tchort (ex-EMPEROR, GREEN CARNATION, CARPATHIAN FOREST) to be involved in so many different extreme music projects, it's quite another for every one of them to be quality acts. Such is the case with the man's rabid American-style (read: Floridian) death metal band, BLOO...February 1, 2005
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A PERFECT CIRCLE's JOSH FREESE Drumming For STING
Launch Radio Networks is reporting that singer Maynard James Keenan has gone back to TOOL, bassist Jeordie White has joined the touring lineup of NINE INCH NAILS, and now A PERFECT CIRCLE drummer Josh Freese has found something to do while APC is on hiatus. Freese will sit behind the kit for former...January 25, 2005
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THE GATHERING: 'The Musical History Tour' CD Available Now
Holland's THE GATHERING have issued the following update: After some years of developing a new and groundbreaking way of teaching history, and educating our future history teachers all over Europe, Professor Wim Kratsborn succeeded in creating a project which contains the book of study, together wit...January 24, 2005
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DIMEBAG Line Of Guitars To Be Introduced At NAMM
Janet Zink of the St. Petersburg Times reports that late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott lives on with a line of guitars that Florida-based manufacturer and distributor Dean Guitars will introduce today (Jan. 20) at a music industry conference in Anaheim, Calif. Some guitars in...January 20, 2005
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SLASH, AC/DC, METALLICA Sign Guitar To Benefit Pediatric Kidney Research
Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),AC/DC and METALLICA have recently signed custom Ernie Ball Axis Super Sport guitars to benefit pediatric kidney research at the UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital. Each guitar will be auctioned through eBay where all proceeds will be donated to the Casey Lee B...January 17, 2005
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ROYAL HUNT Announce New Guitarist
Denmark's ROYAL HUNT have announced the addition of guitarist Marcus Jidell (JEKYLL & HYDE, THE RING) to the group's ranks. "Armed to the teeth with every guitar model ever produced, [Marcus] left his native Sweden to fill the upcoming ROYAL HUNT album with everything from monster riffs to 12–fi...January 9, 2005