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NEVERMORE To Enter Studio In November
NEVERMORE are scheduled to follow up their appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival with a U.S. tour, which is expected to take place in September/October. The band will then enter the studio with producer Andy Sneap beginning November 1 to record their follow-up to last year's "Enemies of...August 2, 2004
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Aren't You Dead Yet?
Aren't you dead yet? Surely the exact question that the more cynical of scene observers might put to CARNAL FORGE, given the fact that they've made five albums and have yet to leave too many scars of recognition on the public conscience. This isn't for wont of trying, though, and when you strip away...July 30, 2004
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Ex-BUCKERRY Singer JOSH TODD To Perform At The X GAMES
Former BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd and his solo band have been tapped to bring their hypnotic rock 'n' roll and raw punk power to the X Games at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, August 7. The band will perform songs from their acclaimed debut album, "You Made Me", in stores now and avail...July 30, 2004
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SHARON OSBOURNE: I Would Have Shot OZZY
Reuters is reporting that a tearful Sharon Osbourne said on Thursday (July 29) that she would have shot her husband, BLACK SABBATH frontman Ozzy Osbourne, when he tried to strangle her in 1989 if she had had a gun in their English home. While interviewing female inmates who had killed abusive boyfri...July 29, 2004
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Former INTO ETERNITY Drummer Blames 'Financial Reasons' For Split
Drummer Jim Austin and singer Chris Krall were forced to leave Canadian progressive death metal progenies INTO ETERNITY due to "financial reasons," according to a posting by Austin on the band's official message board. "We simply have no money and need to work," Jim said. "INTO ETERNITY needs to tou...July 29, 2004
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ICED EARTH: Touring Plans On Hold, SCHAFFER To Become First-Time Dad
ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer has posted the following message on the band's web site: "First off, I want to thank you all for another successful tour. Your passion and loyalty towards the band never ceases to amaze me. I look back over the last 15 years of ICED EARTH touring around the world, a...July 23, 2004
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APPICE, BAIN Rejoin WWIII, Live Dates Planned Later This Summer
Original WWIII members Vinny Appice (drums, ex-BLACK SABBATH, DIO) and Jimmy Bain (bass, ex-RAINBOW, DIO) have joined forces with WWIII mastermind/singer Mandy Lion and lead guitarist Moni Scaria to form the newest incarnation of the group, according to a posting on Mandy's web site. Live dates are...July 22, 2004
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British Pop Singer Slams KELLY OSBOURNE: 'Her Dad Is A Legend, She's Not'
The singer of the British pop group BUSTED has added further fuel to their ongoing feud with Kelly Osbourne — by declaring she exists solely off her father's fame, according to Ireland Online. BUSTED were less than impressed with Osbourne's recent comments they are "the stupidest, most ridiculous fo...July 21, 2004
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Ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer MARK BOALS Records Guest Appearance For Japanese Guitarist
Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/current RING OF FIRE vocalist Mark Boals recently recorded two songs for young Japanese guitarist named Takayoshi Omura. Omura's debut album, entitled "Nowhere To Go", features additional guest appearances by Doogie White (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, CORNERSTONE, ex-RAINBOW) and Richie...July 17, 2004
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METALLICA's Trek With GODSMACK No. 7 Most Successful Tour Of The Year
METALLICA's tour with GODSMACK grossed around $22 million in the first half of 2004 to land at No. 7 on the list of the 10 most successful tours so far this year, according to Billboard. METALLICA might have grossed even more had they not taken several breaks from the road to spend time with their ....July 16, 2004
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Filmmaker: 'METALLICA Are Anything But Greedy'
In a brand-new interview with The Onion A.V. Club, Joe Berlinger, one of the filmmakers behind the METALLICA documentary "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster" spoke about Lars Ulrich's war with Napster. "I gotta be honest with you," Berlinger said. "First of all, I think Lars unfairly has a reputation f...July 15, 2004
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5 BILLION DEAD Launch Debut EP
5 BILLION DEAD, the new American metal band featuring EQUINOX singer/bassist Matt Wagner and DNS singer/artist Strain, have just released their debut EP. The CD was produced and mixed by Jason Suecof at Audiohammer studios (TRIVIUM, ADRIFT, MONSTROSITY, CAPHARNAUM) in Sanford, FL and was mastered by...July 12, 2004
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Review: BLACK SABBATH Sounded As Pertinent And Vital As Ever At OZZFEST 2004 Kick-Off
Phillip D'Amour of The Republican reviewed BLACK SABBATH and JUDAS PRIEST's performances at the opening show of this year's Ozzfest, which took place Saturday (July 10) in Hartford, Connecticut. "SABBATH opened its 60-minute set with its 1971 metal masterpiece 'War Pigs' from the classic album 'Para...July 12, 2004
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LARS ULRICH: 'I've Always Felt Like Hugging DAVE MUSTAINE'
METALLICA's Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield recently conducted separate interviews with CHUD.com about the making of their $4.3-million documentary "Some Kind of Monster". Several excerpts from the interviews follow: On the sequence when former METALLICA guitarist Dave Mustaine joins Ulrich for a one...July 9, 2004
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OPETH Begin Work On New Material
OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has started writing material for the group's next album, tentatively scheduled to be recorded sometime in the early spring of 2005. In other news, Åkerfeldt recently visited No Man Studios in Hemel Hampstead, U.K. to lay down some guitars and backing vocals for the ne...June 28, 2004
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