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POISON Drummer To Make NAMM Appearance
POISON drummer Rikki Rockett will be attending this year's NAMM show, which is being held between January 17th and January 20th in Anaheim, California. He will appearing at the following booths: Jan. 18 - Innovation Drums, 2–4 PM Jan. 19 - Johnny Rabb Drumsticks, 12:30-1:30 PM Jan. 19 - Paiste Cymba...January 15, 2002
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UNIDA's Label Woes
Contrary to previous reports, it now appears that UNIDA (featuring former KYUSS frontman John Garcia) have NOT been dropped by American Recordings, but were instead dumped by American's parent company, Island Records. Sounds confusing? In order to clear things up, here is an update on the situation,...January 14, 2002
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THE ALMIGHTY Frontman Goes Solo
THE ALMIGHTY mainman Ricky Warwick has signed a solo deal with Peer Music and will issue his first solo effort at the end of the year, according to Britain's Metal Hammer magazine. The as-yet-untitled album will be reportedly be produced by DEF LEPPARD vocalist Joe Elliott (who also contributed to T...January 10, 2002
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DEF LEPPARD's "X" To Surface In Late Spring
DEF LEPPARD have set X (as in the Roman numeral for 10) as the title for their upcoming tenth studio album, which is currently being recorded in various studios in Los Angeles, Dublin and Sweden for a late spring release. For the first time in the band's history, DEF LEPPARD are collaborating with m...January 8, 2002
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Former BLACK SABBATH Frontman Lines Up Projects Galore!
Former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin is in Italy at the moment completing work on the new THE CAGE CD, tentatively entitled Poison Roses, which is due to be released in the spring. Martin will then fly to New York to sing on the new RONDINELLI CD (also featuring former RAINBOW/BLACK SABBATH and c...December 25, 2001
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DARK TRANQUILLITY Get "Diverse" On Upcoming CD!
Sweden's DARK TRANQUILLITY are in intensive songwriting sessions for their upcoming studio CD, which will reportedly be “a very diverse offering featuring musical traces from all stages of our 12-year career as well as a host of new influences”, according to a statement from the band. Among the tent...December 25, 2001
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DEF LEPPARD: Two TV Documentaries On The Way!
DEF LEPPARD taped interviews and sessions last week for two new documentaries being put together an episode of VH-1's Breakthrough Albums series, focusing on Pyromania, and an episode of ITV's Classic Albums series, which will be all about Hysteria. According to vocalist Joe Elliott, "Both shootings...December 24, 2001
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MANMADEGOD Prepare To Unleash Debut Full-Length CD During May!
San Francisco Bay Area's MANMADEGOD, featuring former FORBIDDEN guitarist Craig Locicero and drummer Steve Jacobs, have completed the recording process for their as-yet-untitled debut CD for American Recordings at Los Angeles' Ocean Studios and will enter the Sol 7 facility on January 2nd to begin m...December 23, 2001
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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Men Reunite In New Band!
Former JUDAS PRIEST frontman Al Atkins has joined forces with ex-JUDAS PRIEST drummer Dave Holland in a new group that also features in its ranks original DEF LEPPARD guitarist Pete Willis. The band's line-up is completed by bassist Bruno Stapenhill and guitarist Paul May. ...December 19, 2001
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Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights
In the wake of Razorblade Romance's phenomenal European success, it is certainly not surprising to see Finland's H.I.M. sticking to essentially the same formula on their follow-up effort, the group's third full-length CD to date and the group's most accessible offering so far. Much like Razorblade…...December 17, 2001
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We Have Come for Your Parents
Having found the group's I Am/Roadrunner Records debut to be a rather average exercise in post-punk aggression with little in the way of quality songwriting, I had extremely low expectations for AMEN's sophomore effort, a release that vocalist Casey Chaos has very ambitiously dubbed "the most violen...December 17, 2001
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Razorblade Romance
A self-proclaimed "love metal" band, Finland's H.I.M. (which stands for His Infernal Majesty) is that country's biggest rock export ever, and it's easy to see why. Having shed some of their guitar-heavy edge which worked so well on the band's awesome Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 release, H.I.M.'s pe...December 17, 2001
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Introduction to Mayhem
Hailing from Memphis, PRIMER 55 is one of Island/Def Jam's first forays into the rap/metal genre, and to these ears, it is a rather unspectacular one. Boasting a sound that can best be described as a heavier, more aggressive early LIMP BIZKIT, PRIMER 55 are by-the-numbers rapcore that invariably rev...December 17, 2001
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Archive News Nov 22, 2001
As a result of a tremendous increase in traffic since the anthrax terrorist attacks started, ANTHRAX (the band) have decided to move their official web site to http://www.anthraxtheband.com. According to a statement issued by anthraxheband.com webmaster Brent, “we've been getting immense numbers...November 22, 2001
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Archive News Nov 21, 2001
According to a report published in yesterday's edition of The New York Post, LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst “lied when he said he visited a dying Australian girl injured in a mosh pit at his concert. Durst told Access Hollywood he visited Jessica Michalik on her deathbed and kept in touch with ....November 21, 2001
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