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India's Biggest Rock Concert To Feature SYSTEM OF A DOWN, KORN, SLIPKNOT Cover Bands

Preeti Raghunath of Cities.ExpressIndia.com reports that Pune Woodstock, India's biggest rock show last year, is back and bigger in 2003. "Pune Woodstock 2003 is here and will have some of the biggest names in Indian rock playing," Preeti writes. "Taking place on August 30 at Pyramids Lawns, Koregao...
August 26, 2003
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Makers Of Thrash Metal Documentary Defend Their Decision To Include Non-Thrash Bands

The makers of "Get Thrashed", the upcoming documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have issued a statement defending their decision to include footage in the film from such "non-thrash" outfits as GODSMACK, DISTURBED, SLIPKNOT, and KITTIE...
August 21, 2003
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Thrash Metal Memorabilia Sought By Makers Of Documentary

The makers of the upcoming documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene are looking for help and contributions from longtime metal fans everywhere. "We are looking for thrash fan memorabilia such as concert flyers, promo posters, old thrash mag...
August 19, 2003
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SLIPKNOT At' Freddy vs. Jason' Premiere In Los Angeles

SLIPKNOT attended the "Freddy vs. Jason" World Premiere at Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, California on Wednesday (August 13). Check put pictures from Wire Image (Arrivals, Red Carpet),Daily Celeb, and LFI. A previously unreleased SLIPKNOT track, "Snap", which was written and demoed in 1997 during the...
August 16, 2003
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Freddy Vs. Jason

The soundtrack album is such a tired marketing ploy these days that it takes a lot for one to be truly interesting or exciting. Of course, even the term "soundtrack" is usually a misnomer: most of the songs you hear on these albums have little or nothing to do with the movie, and are frequently ...
August 14, 2003
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IMPELLITTERI: New Album To Sound Like SLIPKNOT?

IMPELLITTERI's as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2002's "System X", which is currently being recorded with producer Greg Reely (FEAR FACTORY, MACHINE HEAD),will apparently mark a significant musical departure from the band's previous neo-classical offerings. Says mainman Chris Impellitteri, "The record...
August 12, 2003
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PITBULL DAYCARE Hard At Work On 'Unclean'

San Antonio, Texas-based PITBULL DAYCARE, featuring former NEUROTICA drummer Jason West, have entered A&M studios in Hollywood, California with producer Fred Coury (CINDERELLA) to record their new album, "Unclean", due in early 2004 through Cleopatra Records. "The basic tracks sound unbelievable...
August 6, 2003
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SLIPKNOT Singer Says 'A Lot Has Changed' With The Band Since 'Iowa'

SLIPKNOT have left their hometown of Des Moines, Iowa for Los Angeles, California to begin work on their long-awaited third full-length album, tentatively due in early 2004 through Roadrunner Records. Rick Rubin (SYSTEM OF A DOWN, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SLAYER) is expected to produce the effort, the...
August 5, 2003
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'Get Thrashed': Upcoming Documentary To Profile '80s Thrash Metal Scene

METALLICA, GODSMACK, DISTURBED, ANTHRAX, SLIPKNOT, KITTIE, and MESHUGGAH are among the featured bands in the upcoming documentary "Get Thrashed", due before the end of the year. The brainchild of director Rick Ernst, a long-time freelance producer for MTV, the film will profile the thrash metal scen...
July 31, 2003
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IMMOLATION Frontman To Appear On All-Star DEATH Tribute CD

IMMOLATION frontman Ross Dolan is the latest musician added to the list of guest performers set to appear on the forthcoming DEATH tribute album currently being put together by former DEATH/TESTAMENT guitarist James Murphy, ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION/SUFFOCATION drummer Dave Culross, ex-MALEVOLENT CREAT...
July 23, 2003
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SLIPKNOT's CRAHAN On Side Project: 'My Most Magical Musical Experience'

SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. The Clown) recently spoke to Launch about TO MY SURPRISE, his "mysterious" side band which he has been working on for the past year and a half during time off from SLIPKNOT. TO MY SURPRISE's self-titled debut was produced by the legendary Rick Rubin (RED H...
July 22, 2003
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SLIPKNOT Members To Contribute To DEATH Tribute Album

SLIPKNOT guitarist Mick Thomson and bassist Paul Gray have both been confirmed as "major contributors" to the forthcoming DEATH tribute album currently being put together by former DEATH/TESTAMENT guitarist James Murphy, ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION/SUFFOCATION drummer Dave Culross, ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION...
July 17, 2003
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SLIPKNOT Guitarist Talks About The Songwriting Process For New Album

SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root spoke to View From The Pit last week about the songwriting process for the group's much-anticipated follow-up to 2001's "Iowa". "There's like 13 songs written right now, and so far it's, like, really heavy — a lot of blast beats," he revealed. "So far I think it's more li...
July 14, 2003
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DEICIDE, BRUJERIA, KING DIAMOND, LIFE OF AGONY 'Best Of' Albums On The Way

Roadrunner Records is pleased to announce the launch of an ongoing series of CD releases, henceforth dubbed "The Roots Of Roadrunner". On September 22, 2003, the initial SEVEN CDs will hit stores near you, each with introductory liner notes by a fellow musician fan of the band. Without further ado:...
July 12, 2003
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Modern Rockers Rise Above — Or Sink Below — Their Producers' Machinations

Yancey Strickler of Seattle Weekly reports that somewhere along the line, modern rock started mistaking subtlety for weakness and waves of guitars and drum loops for palpable emotion — apparently these dudes' pain is so deep that only 128 tracks will do. But nine times out of 10, it isn't the bands...
July 9, 2003