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Report: METALLICA Drummer's Decade-Long Art Obsession

Lydia Adetunji of the Financial Times reports that METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich does not fit the stereotypes of the heavy-metal musician. For one thing, he is a serious art collector. As METALLICA became more successful and began to tour the world, he took to slipping into galleries on his days off...

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SOIL: 'Redefine' Track Listing Revealed

Chicago's SOIL have confirmed the track listing for their new album, "Redefine", which is set to hit stores March 23 through J Records. It is as follows: 01. Pride 02. Redefine 03. Can You Heal Me? 04. Cross My Heart 05. Suffering 06. Remember 07. Deny Me 08. Something Real 09. Say You Will 10. ...

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OBSESSION: On The Verge Of Signing New Record Deal

Reunited classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION are currently in negotiations with several European labels about securing a new record deal, according to a post on the group's web site. "While the band doesn't want to name any labels for fear of jinxing any progress, these labels that are being neg...

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REIGN OF TERROR's JOE STUMP: Possible Live Album, Instrumental CD On The Way

Guitarist Joe Stump (REIGN OF TERROR, OBSESSION) has posted the following message on his web site: "The REIGN OF TERROR European Tour was a ton of fun and the shows went very well. We're hoping to go back sometime early next year (April). We recorded one of the shows and are also recording the Nov....

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GRIMFIST: MP3 Clips Available For Download

GRIMFIST, the Norwegian band featuring ex-IMMORTAL drummer Horgh, have posted one-minute MP3 samples of all 10 tracks from their forthcoming debut album, "Ghouls of Grandeur", at this location. "Ghouls of Grandeur", due in the U.S. on September 23 through Candlelight Records, was recorded at Sweden'...

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New UFO Guitarist VINNIE MOORE Speaks!

Guitarist extraordinaire Vinnie Moore has issued a lengthy statement commenting on the recent announcement that he has been selected to replace Michael Schenker in UFO. Moore's statement reads as follows: "Hello all! It's absolutely true. I WAS ABDUCTED BY ALIENS. I was driving in my truck a few wee...

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LARS ULRICH, The Film Composer?

According to Internet Movie Database, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich is one of the three original music composers contributing material to the soundtrack for the new Quentin Tarantino movie ("Pulp Fiction", "Reservoir Dogs") "Kill Bill Volume One" (web site, trailer, poster). The film, which will rec...

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OBSESSION Completing Work On New Demo

Reunited classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION are seventy-five percent of the way towards completing their three-song demo recording, which will be used to officially shop a recording deal with an assortment of labels. The group are reportedly "very excited" about the progress so far on the recor...

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IMMORTAL Side Project GRIMFIST To Release Debut In September

GRIMFIST, the Norwegian band featuring IMMORTAL drummer Horgh and ex-IMMORTAL bassist Iscariah, will release their debut album, "Ghouls of Grandeur", in the U.S. on September 23 through Candlelight Records. Together only a short while, GRIMFIST played part to a label bidding match before settling on...

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Classic Metallers OBSESSION Reform, Begin Work On New Material

Classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION has reformed. Original members Michael Vescera (vocals, ex-LOUDNESS, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Jay Mezias (drums, ex-HANDS OF STONE, WORLDPAIN) are joined in the new lineup by Swedish guitar sensation Robert Marcello (DANGER DANGER, IRONHORSE),Boston-based neo-cl...

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One Kill Wonder

"The only pressure we feel comes from within ourselves," is the standard musician's answer to an equally cliché question. In a rare moment of sincerity, THE HAUNTED guitarist Patrik Jensen has admitted that the pressure of following up 1999's "The Haunted Made Me Do It" has at times been overwhelmin...

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STATIC-F Guitarist Responds To DOPE Singer's Response To Parody Interview

STATIC-F guitarist Trick Elzen has issued a response to the response to the interview posted here several days ago in which this "anonymous" writer (a.k.a. Elzen) sought to counter some of DOPE frontman Edsel Dope's earlier statements regarding MURDERDOLLS, SLIPKNOT and former DOPE members Tripp Eis...

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DOPE Frontman Responds To Parody Interview

DOPE frontman Edsel Dope has issued a response to the interview posted here several days ago in which an "anonymous" writer, otherwise known as STATIC-F's Trick Elzen, sought to counter some of Edsel's earlier statements regarding MURDERDOLLS, SLIPKNOT and former DOPE members Tripp Eisen and Acey Sl...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer Speaks Out On Upcoming Solo Album

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has released a lengthy update via his official web site on the status of his upcoming solo album, "Beyond Aston", his Internet-only single, "Straws", his health and the possibility of future live appearances. "My company, Aston Cross Music, Inc., is making 2,000 copie...

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MARILYN MANSON On New Album, Cabaret And "Moulin Rouge" Contribution

MARILYN MANSON has finished tracking Ginger Fish's drums for his forthcoming album The Golden Age Of The Grotesque, and has written a new song "as a bit of therapeutic fire extinguisher," according to his latest web site journal entry. Here is MANSON's most recent posting in its entirety: "I am exci...