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S.O.D. Frontman Issues Statement Regarding ANTHRAX Behind The Music Special

S.O.D./M.O.D. frontman Billy Milano has asked BLABBERMOUTH.NET to post his personal statement in response to the ANTHRAX Behind The Music special, which premiered on VH1 on March 10th. Milano's statement reads as follows: If you aren't aware of who I am, or my screen name [email protected], then allo...
March 19, 2002
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THE CULT's BILLY MORRISON: We Have Not Split Up

THE CULT have not split up and are officially “on a break”, according to THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison. In a statement posted at Morrison's official web site, the bassist insists that “[vocalist] Ian [Astbury] and [guitarist] Billy [Duffy] are involved in other things for a few months, and...
March 18, 2002
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ANTHRAX Continue Work On New Album, Comment On “Behind The Music” Special

ANTHRAX have finished recording the drums, bass, and rhythm guitars, and are currently tracking the vocals for their as-yet-untitled ninth studio album, which is due to be issued during the summer. Although it is certain that the forthcoming CD will receive a European release through Nuclear Blast R...
March 13, 2002
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ROYAL HUNT: Solo Releases, European Tour Announced

ROYAL HUNT leader and main songwriter Andre Andersen will issue his second solo CD, entitled Black On Black, via Frontiers Records/Now & Then Productions in June. Featuring appearances by ELEGY singer Ian Parry, plus Rene Rieland on guitars and Kaj Laege on drums, the album will include the foll...
March 2, 2002
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ELEGY Complete Work On "Principles Of Pain"

Holland's ELEGY have completed work on their ninth studio CD, entitled Principles of Pain, at Madrid's Sonora Studios for an April 29th Japanese release through Maquee Records and a May release through Locomotive Music in the rest of the world. Produced by frontman Ian Parry, the album's full track...
February 25, 2002
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ANTHRAX Guitarist Speaks Out On D.C. Incident

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has spoken out publicly for the first time about the group's February 17th gig at Nation in Washington D.C., where frontman John Bush was reportedly involved in a scuffle with a member of the audience. In the final entry of the guitarist's Tour Diary at www.metal-sludge.c...
February 22, 2002
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MIC STAND Magazine To Rock New England In Coming Weeks

Mic Stand is the name of a new Maine-based rock publication that will be launching in print in a few weeks, but in the meantime fans can go to www.micstandonline.com to get a sneak peek at content, columns, reviews, etc. There you can access a recent interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian, as .....
February 14, 2002
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THE CULT "Dropped" By Label, "Over" As A Group

THE CULT have been dropped by Lava/Atlantic Records and are, for all intents and purposes, no longer functioning as a group, according to drummer Matt Sorum, who was quoted via a fan posting on the band's official message board at www.thecultnet.com. If the account is to be believed, the real reason...
February 7, 2002
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THE CULT "On Ice", Members Pursue Outside Projects

THE CULT are strongly rumored to have been put “on ice” indefinitely in the wake of the group's apparent dissatisfaction with the promotional push they'd received from Lava/Atlantic Records for their seventh album Beyond Good & Evil and the record's eventual lackluster sales performance (the alb...
February 6, 2002
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ANTHRAX Guitarist Pays Respects To Late EXODUS Frontman

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian expressed his sadness over the recent passing of EXODUS vocalist Paul Baloff via the latest entry in his Tour Diary, as posted at www.metal-sludge.com: We received some bad news before the [Tampa show at Jannus Landing]. Our friend Paul Baloff from EXODUS died. We've know...
February 4, 2002
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ANTHRAX Schedule Online Chat

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian and drummer Charlie Benante will partake in an AOL chat this Thursday, January 31st at 9:00 PM EST. ...
January 30, 2002
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ANTHRAX's Ian: New CD Will Be Full Of "Giant Fat Guitar Riffs"

ANTHRAX have tracked 15 songs—including three covers—during the recording sessions for their as-yet-untitled forthcoming CD, according to a tour diary submitted by guitarist Scott Ian at www.metal-sludge.com. Describing the record as “brutal”, Ian goes on to say that the upcoming CD, which apparentl...
January 27, 2002
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BILLY MILANO Threatens S.O.D. Bandmates With "Beatdown"

Quote of the day: [ANTHRAX drummer] Charlie [Benante] and [ANTHRAX guitarist] Scott [Ian] got a beatdown coming maybe I'll just choke them a little until they cry. Or maybe they'll get caught in the mosh. Milano mosh, that is. S.O.D. frontman Billy Milano on his estranged bandmates in the wake of th...
January 16, 2002
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ANTHRAX: "Behind The Music" War Of Words Continues

In the continuing saga that is Billy Milano/Danny Lilker vs. Scott Ian/Charlie Benante over the upcoming VH1 Behind The Music special on ANTHRAX (read our original report on the subject here),S.O.D. frontman Milano has posted yet another message on the Metal Maniacs magazine message board under the...
January 13, 2002
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BLACK SABBATH's Stonehenge Model Lives On!

According to the design company LSD (Light and Sound Design),which was responsible for building the Stonehenge stage set used on BLACK SABBATH's ill-fated Born Again 1983 tour (featuring Ian Gillan on vocals),the actual set used was scrapped in the US after the aforementioned trek, but they still...
January 8, 2002