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POWERMAN 5000: Is The End Near?
POWERMAN 5000 are strongly rumored to have been dropped by Dreamworks Records as a result of the disappointing sales performance of the band's last outing, "Transform". "Transform", which debuted at No. 27 on The Billboard 200 album chart in late May, has shifted 148,561 copies in the U.S. so far, a...November 6, 2003
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IN FLAMES: Recording Update
Sweden's IN FLAMES have posted the following update on the recording process for their new album: "Hello all, now we are done with the recording of the upcoming IN FLAMES album, due out next spring. It took almost 7 weeks in total to record and the way we choose to do it was the most ...November 3, 2003
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MASTERS OF REALITY's CHRIS GOSS: Upcoming Projects Announced
MASTERS OF REALITY mainman Chris Goss is currently producing a new CD from the U.K.'s BEELINE MATCHBOX DISASTER at Sound City studios in Van Nuys, California. Plans also exist for Goss to head over to Norway in December to produce a new album from his old friends WE. Says Chris, "I've been wanting t...November 2, 2003
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EPICA: Previously Unreleased Track Posted Online
Holland's EPICA (formerly SAHARA DUST),the new group formed by ex-AFTER FOREVER guitarist Mark Jansen, ex-CASSIOPEIA guitarist Ad Sluijter and keyboardist Coen Janssen, have posted an MP3 clip of the previously unreleased song "Veniality" at this location. "Veniality" comes off the band's forthcomi...October 27, 2003
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KONKHRA: The Israel 'Reality Check Tour' Report
KONKHRA mainman Anders Lundemark has sent us the following report from the band's recent tour of Israel: "After confirming our involvement in this festival we did get some calls from family, asking us what we were thinking. In Denmark, nothing much happens, so if there is something happening in Isra...October 26, 2003
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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Singer's Home Gets A Makeover
When you're the lead singer of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, you tend to travel around the world with some frequency. And you collect a lot of unique items — particularly those with Asian/African/aboriginal influences — along your way. But it doesn't mean you won't eventually get bored with your own decorati...October 23, 2003
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NEVERMORE: TESTAMENT Guitarist To Handle The Axe On North American Tour
Seattle-based NEVERMORE have announced that TESTAMENT axeman Steve Smyth will handle rhythm guitar duties during the band's upcoming North American tour. The trek, which kicks off on November 7 in Buffalo, New York, will also feature appearances by CHILDREN OF BODOM, DIMMU BORGIR and HYPOCRISY. Jeff...October 22, 2003
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GODHEAD To Support EVANESCENCE With Or Without Drummer
Despite drummer Ken Jay's (ex-STATIC-X) health issues which have forced GODHEAD to withdraw from their European tour with PARADISE LOST, the band will still open the U.S. EVANESCENCE tour beginning in Tucson on November 21 and running through mid-December. Band frontman Jason Miller explains, "Ken's...October 21, 2003
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GODHEAD Apologize For European Tour Cancellation
GODHEAD have issued a statement explaining their decision to drop off the forthcoming PARADISE LOST European tour in order to allow their drummer Ken Jay (ex-STATIC-X) sufficient time to recover from an undisclosed illness. "It is with much regret that we have to make this announcement, but our Euro...October 17, 2003
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STEVE VAI Says G3 Tour Is A Tribute To The Guitar
Guitar virtuoso Steve Vai recently spoke to the Reno Gazette-Journal about the G3 '03 tour, which features Vai alongside fellow axe shredders Yngwie Malmsteen and Joe Satriani. "It's a recognition of the guitar and a tribute to the guitar," said Vai. "We're all there because we love the instrument....October 16, 2003
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GODHEAD Pull Out Of PARADISE LOST's European Tour
GODHEAD have been forced to drop off the forthcoming PARADISE LOST European tour in order to allow their drummer Ken Jay (ex-STATIC-X) sufficient time to recover from an undisclosed illness. The following is the official statement on the matter from GODHEAD's management: "Unfortunately, it is with g...October 14, 2003
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Brain Tests For OZZY?
Britain's Daily Record is reporting in its October 15 online edition that OZZY OSBOURNE is undergoing tests for Parkinson's disease. The ex-BLACK SABBATH frontman has been seen shaking throughout the MTV hit reality show "The Osbournes". Former heavy-duty drug abuser Ozzy, 54, is allegedly having ch...October 14, 2003
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METALLICA: Fade To Bluegrass?
Terry Pace of TimesDaily.com reports that bluegrass group IRON HORSE will be releasing their genre-bending, redefining tribute (view cover here) to the head-banging, heavy-metal sounds of monster rockers METALLICA nationwide today via the Los Angeles-based label CMH Records. "It's the last thing in...October 14, 2003
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TED NUGENT Endorses 'Gun Nut' Ice Cream
WorldNetDaily.com reports that Ted Nugent, rock musician, avid outdoorsman and defender of gun rights, has come out in support of "Gun Nut" ice cream, a new flavor unveiled by a company billing itself as "the conservative alternative to liberal Ben & Jerry's." Star Spangled Ice Cream Company ann...October 7, 2003
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TWISTED SISTER Frontman Performs At SCHWARZENEGGER Rally: Photos Available
TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider was backed by members of SYSTEMATIC and a guitar-playing Arnold Schwarzenegger for a rendition of SISTER's "We're Not Gonna Take It" at a Schwarzenegger rally on Sunday (October 5) in Sacramento. Check out pictures from Wire Image and Getty Images. As previously re...October 6, 2003
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