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SLIPKNOT Singer Passes Down 'Knowledge' Through His Lyrics
SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has spoken to MTV.com about his propensity for peppering the band's songs with big words that are demanding enough to warrant that a page or two of the group's album liner notes be reserved for a glossary. "There are lots of kids who come up to me and say, 'Man, I ...July 7, 2004
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Third Annual Tribute To PHIL LYNOTT To Take Place In August
Monster Records has announced plans for the third annual "Thin Lizzy - A Celebration: The Music of Phil Lynott" tribute concert, to be held on Saturday, August 7 at Healey's (Jeff Healey's club at 178 Bathurst St.) in Toronto. For the third year in a row, some of the finest musicians on the Canadian...July 2, 2004
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NATRON Complete Work On New Album
Italian death metallers NATRON have completed work on their fourth full-length album, "Livid Corruption", tentatively due in September through Holy Records. The follow-up to 2000's "Bedtime For Mercy" was recorded at Jolly Roger studios in Italy and was mixed at Starstruck studios in Denmark with An...July 1, 2004
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Report: French 'Fans' Sabotage SLIPKNOT Show
Olivier Rouhet of Rock Hard France sent us the following report from the 2004 edition of Fury Fest, a three-day event held June 25-27 at the Park Des Expositions in Le Mans, France: "Headlining the last day of the Fury Fest Festival in Le Mans (France),SLIPKNOT had to endure the hostility of French...June 29, 2004
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SUNSETH MIDNIGHT Sign With HELLION RECORDS
Brazilian gothic metal band SUNSETH MIDNIGHT have signed with Hellion Records for the release of their debut album, "Sun Seth", tentatively due later in the year. "Our purpose since the beginning was to create an original [style] mixing the pure gothic metal with many other influences, like gothic r...June 14, 2004
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SLIPKNOT/SLAYER: More European Tour Dates Announced
More dates have been announced for the forthcoming SLIPKNOT/SLAYER European tour, which is scheduled to kick off in late September. Dubbed "The Unholy Alliance", the trek will feature SLIPKNOT playing last in the U.K., France and Belgium, with SLAYER taking the rest of the headline slots. SLIPKNOT f...June 11, 2004
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RUNNING WILD Fans Demand Live DVD Of WACKEN OPEN AIR 2003 Performance
RUNNING WILD fans from all over the world are imploring the band on their official forum to release their complete performance from Wacken Open Air 2003 festival in Germany on a new live DVD. One song from RUNNING WILD's show, "Welcome to Hell", is set to appear on "Armageddon Over Wacken 2003", a d...June 11, 2004
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Magazine: BON SCOTT, OZZY, AXL ROSE Among Rock's Greatest Frontmen
According to AC/DC fan site Crabsody In Blue, late AC/DC singer Bon Scott has topped the list of 100 greatest frontmen published in the July 2004 issue of the U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine. Top 10 greatest frontmen, according to Classic Rock magazine: 01. Bon Scott (AC/DC) 02. Freddie Mercury (QUEEN)...June 10, 2004
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Vocalist TOBEY TORRES Leaves SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY
Vocalist Tobey Torres has left SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY and has reportedly been replaced by Martina Axen, formerly of DRAIN STH/SUPERFIX. "Tobey left SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY of her own will and was not kicked out," SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY mainman Jason Slater said in an online posting. "I am helping her...June 4, 2004
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Report: SLIPKNOT Fans (a.k.a. Maggots) Take Manhattan
MTV.com is reporting that as a demonstration of his dedication, 23-year-old Brandon of Lancaster, Pennsylvania bussed it more than 160 miles to New York to meet up with roughly two dozen like-minded fanatics for the second installment of the Maggot March, a promotional get-together organized by SLIP...May 26, 2004
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LILLIAN AXE Guitarist Talks About The Group's Early Days, Upcoming Album
LILLIAN AXE guitarist Steve Blaze recently spoke to AllThingsMetal.net about the group's early days and the recent departure of longtime singer Ron Taylor. Asked how they ended up working with RATT guitarist Robbin Crosby on their first CD, Blaze said, "Well, the way that we met Robbin Crosby and ho...May 23, 2004
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SLIPKNOT: JIM ROOT's Mother Speaks To Iowa TV Station
Kathy Root, the mother of SLIPKNOT lead guitarist Jim Root, has told Iowa's WHO TV that she is proud of her son's accomplishments thus far. In addition to being nominated for a Grammy and receiving a platinum album for their debut CD, the group have been invited to perform live on "The Tonight Show...May 17, 2004
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STEVE VAI, TWISTED SISTER's J.J. FRENCH To Judge Guitar Face-Off
The New York Post's Page Six reports: "A gang of guitar gods has agreed to judge a photo search of America's greatest 'guitar face' — the musical mugging that some overexuberant ax-men do during a solo. The photos are being evaluated by Steve Vai, Hank Williams Jr., BILLY IDOL sideman Steve Stevens,...May 16, 2004
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SLIPKNOT Singer: Playing With BLACK SABBATH At OZZFEST Would Be 'Insane'
As the metal world anxiously awaits the announcement of a possible BLACK SABBATH appearance at this year's Ozzfest, frontman Corey Taylor of second-stage headliners SLIPKNOT gave his stamp of approval to the proposed reunion, telling Launch Radio Networks, "You know what? That would be insane becaus...May 14, 2004
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GREEN CARNATION: 'Light of Day, Day of Darkness' Parts 2 & 3 On The Way?
GREEN CARNATION mastermind Tchort (a.k.a. Terje Vik Schei, ex-EMPEROR, SATYRICON, EINHERJER) has commenced the songwriting process for what might become "Light of Day, Day of Darkness" Part II and III. Commented Tchort: "I never thought about continuing on the path set with [2001's] 'Light of Day, D...May 13, 2004
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