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Deaf People Turn Up to See QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
A group of deaf people turned up to see QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE because their new album is called Songs For The Deaf, according to Britain's Metal Hammer magazine. The 37-strong party of hearing impaired folks turned up to see the QUEENS at the Spiders club in Hull. The group baffled the bouncers wi...August 22, 2002
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MACHINE HEAD Commence Mixing Live CD
MACHINE HEAD's as-yet-untitled live CD is currently being mixed by Colin Richardson and looks set to be completed by August 23rd, according to Roadrunner Records UK. An October 22nd release is expected. As reported here back on January 1st, the album was recorded at London's Brixton Academy on Decem...August 7, 2002
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SLIPKNOT's JOEY JORDISON: New Stuff Is "Pretty Fucking Brutal"
SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison recently spoke to Rolling Stone magazine about the group's forthcoming third full-length album, which the band will begin work on early next year for a late 2003 release through Roadrunner Records. According to Jordinson, SLIPKNOT have amassed material left over from t...July 31, 2002
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ELVENKING Confirmed For Hungary's PEPSI SZIGET 2002 Festival
Italian "pagan metal" act ELVENKING have been confirmed for the Metal Hammer stage at the Pepsi Sziget 2002 festival in Budapest, Hungary on August 1st. The seven-day, multi stage festival drew 400,000 people in 2001 and is expected to achieve similar numbers this year. Other artists scheduled to pe...July 26, 2002
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TAPROOT To Support PITCHSHIFTER In UK
TAPROOT will support PITCHSHIFTER at select dates on their upcoming UK tour. For a complete list of scheduled shows, visit PITCHSHIFTER's official web site at this location. In other news, TAPROOT are planning to shoot the video for their new single "Poem" on August 8th and 9th in Los Angeles, Calif...July 24, 2002
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VICIOUS RUMORS: Live Dates Announced
Veteran San Francisco power metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have lined up the following dates during the coming weeks: Jul. 23 – San Francisco, CA @ Lucifer's Hammer Jul. 26 – San Francisco, CA @ The Pound (w/MANMADEGOD) Jul. 28 – Concord, CA @ The Concord Pavilion (w/THE SCORPIONS, DEEP PURPLE, DIO) Aug....July 19, 2002
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THE OFFSPRING's NOODLES: GUNS N' ROSES Will Cancel Tour
THE OFFSPRING guitarist Noodles had the following to say to Britain's Metal Hammer about the prospect of GUNS N' ROSES performing, as scheduled, at the Leeds Festival in the UK later this month: "Those guys ain't gonna show, we were supposed to have played with them in Italy last year and they blew...July 19, 2002
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MACHINE HEAD: "Secret" Club Gig Photos Posted Online
A bunch of photos taken during MACHINE HEAD's July 3rd performance at London's Highbury Garage, where the band appeared under the name TEN TON HAMMER, can be viewed at this location. ...July 16, 2002
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BOB DAISLEY: "Would The Real OZZY OSBOURNE Please Stand Up?"
Former OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Bob Daisley recently spoke to Australia's Undercover about his ongoing legal battle with the Osbournes over unpaid royalties and songwriting credits on OZZY's solo albums. Bob says he wrote all the lyrics, not OZZY, as it is widely believed. The following is a transcript...July 12, 2002
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KORN's JAMES "MUNKY" SHAFFER Retracts "HITLER In Heaven" Statement
KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer has retracted his statement that "Hitler went to heaven," which was published in the UK magazine Metal Hammer (as reported here two days ago). In a statement released by the band's representatives, Shaffer said, "I want to make it clear that in no way, shape, or...July 11, 2002
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KORN's JAMES "MUNKY" SHAFFER: "HITLER Went To Heaven"
KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer believes Hitler went to heaven. "I think this is true Hitler went to Heaven [if such a thing as Heaven really exists]," Shaffer told Britain's Metal Hammer magazine. "He felt that what he did was right, and I think that if what you feel you're doing is right, in...July 9, 2002
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AGGRESSION To Reform, Unreleased LP To Finally See Light Of Day
Denis "Sasquatch" Barthe, former guitarist for the classic '80s Quebec-based "speed metal" act AGGRESSION, will reportedly relocate back to Montreal in January 2003 after a several-year stint in Vancouver with a view towards reforming the band with all-new members, according to manager Johnny Hart....July 3, 2002
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PAIN's Latest Named "Album Of The Month"
Sweden's PAIN, the brainchild of HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tägtgren have had their third full-length album, Nothing Remains The Same, named "Album Of The Month" by Germany's Hammer magazine. In other news, Tägtgren recently took time out from touring activities to do some writing for the next PAIN alb...July 1, 2002
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Former IRON MONKEY Frontman Found Dead
MURDER ONE/ex-IRON MONKEY frontman Johnny Morrow was found dead in his apartment on Saturday morning, June 22nd, by his housemate, ex-IRON MONKEY guitarist Jim Rusby. "We don't know what's happened," former IRON MONKEY drummer Justin Greaves told Metal Hammer. "He played on Friday with MURDER ONE an...June 24, 2002
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LINKIN PARK's CHESTER BENNINGTON: New Stuff Has PANTERA-Esque Riffs
LINKIN PARK vocalist Chester Bennington recently spoke to Britain's Metal Hammer magazine about the songwriting process for the follow-up to the multi-million selling Hybrid Theory. Here's what he had to say: "It's progressing well and I'm really happy with it. We have a lot of songs written and the...June 21, 2002