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HENRY ROLLINS: "West Memphis 3" Album Will Be A Monster!
HENRY ROLLINS has issued a press release detailing the conception of the West Memphis Three benefit album for the three young men—Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley and Jason Baldwin—who were allegedly convicted unfairly of murder. The album—tentatively due in November—will reportedly consist of ROLLI...May 29, 2002
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SLIPKNOT To Issue New Single In July
SLIPKNOT's forthcoming UK single, "My Plague (New Abuse Mix)", will be released on July 8th. The full track listing for it is as follows: 01. My Plague (New Abuse Mix) 02. The Heretic Anthem (live) 03. (sic) (live) 04. My Plague (New Abuse Mix) (video) The two live tracks were recorded on January 22...May 28, 2002
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SLIPKNOT, PENNYWISE, HENRY ROLLINS, Others To Collaborate On West Memphis Three Benefit Album
SLIPKNOT's Corey Taylor, PENNYWISE's Jim Lindberg, and X's Exene Cervenka are among the vocalists tentatively scheduled to appear on a benefit album for the West Memphis Three currently being spearheaded by Henry Rollins. The album will reportedly consist of Rollins and his backing band, MOTHER SUPE...May 24, 2002
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SLIPKNOT: Side Project Update
The forthcoming debut CD from CLOSURE, the solo project of SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor, will include 11 or 12 of the 16 songs recently laid down by the five-piece band at Catamount Studios in Cedar Falls, Iowa, according to a report posted at MTV.com. Produced by the band and Tom Tatman (i.e. LIV...May 16, 2002
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SLIPKNOT: "We Will Not Take Responsibility" For German School Massacre
SLIPKNOT have issued a statement in response to the recent attempts by the European media to link them to the German school massacre carried out by alleged Satanist Robert Steinhaeuser, who shot dead 13 of his teachers, two teenagers and a policeman at his old school in Erfurt in Germany last month....May 16, 2002
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EXCLUSIVE: DINO CAZARES Speaks Out On FEAR FACTORY Split
Since FEAR FACTORY officially called it quits in early March, very little has been heard from the band themselves, with the four members of the group choosing to each deal with the break-up of this long-running group by immersing themselves in new projects rather than speaking out publicly on what w...May 13, 2002
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SLIPKNOT: No New Music Until Summer 2003
SLIPKNOT will not commence work on the follow-up to Iowa until early next year, according to frontman Corey Taylor. A summer 2003 release through Roadrunner Records is expected. In the meantime, the group will perform at several European festivals in August, including the UK's Reading and Leeds fest...May 11, 2002
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NASCAR "Crank It Up" Compilation: Sound Samples Posted Online
CDNow has posted sound clips for all the songs on the NASCAR-sponsored Crank It Up compilation at this location. The CD features the following track listing: 01. NASCAR On Fox: Crank It Up "NASCAR On Fox Theme" 02. (HED)P.E. - "Crosstown Traffic" 03. BUCKCHERRY - "On The Road Again" 04. NONPOINT - "...May 10, 2002
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WES BORLAND: I Hate The Term "Nu Metal"
Former LIMP BIZKIT and current EAT THE DAY guitarist Wes Borland has posted the following message via eattheday.com: "It's 4:07 am PST and I've just finished some rough mixes on 7 demo songs that we are planning to turn in to Interscope [Records] at the end of this week, or the beginning of ...May 9, 2002
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SLIPKNOT: What's In A Name?!
The following article was authored by Erik Missio and originally posted by Canada's ChartAttack.com on Friday, May 3rd: Speaking on a stereotypical basis, hardcore SLIPKNOT fans are usually thought of as being only slightly above INSANE CLOWN POSSE devotees when it comes to criteria like maturity, l...May 4, 2002
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SLIPKNOT's Videos Pulled From Germany's Biggest Music TV Channel Following School Massacre
Germany's biggest music television channels, Viva and sister channel Viva Plus, have taken SLIPKNOT's videos out of rotation after it was learned that Robert Steinhaeuser, the 19-year old who went on a shooting spree in Erfurt (killing 18 people),had been a big fan of the group. Neither the band's...May 2, 2002
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Former AMEN Guitarist Sells Custom Guitar
Former AMEN and current BLUEBIRD guitarist Paul Fig is selling the custom Paul Reed Smith guitar that he used on the first AMEN tour in the US with SLIPKNOT, and MACHINE HEAD. According to Fig, “basically I got this guitar for the studio, and brought it on my first tour. It is super solid, just ...April 30, 2002
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SLIPKNOT Linked To German School Massacre
SLIPKNOT CDs have been found in the collection of German killer Robert Steinhaeuser, who shot dead 13 of his teachers, two teenagers and a policeman at his old school in Erfurt in Germany last week. Among the items found in Steinhaeuser's possession was a the supposed SLIPKNOT track "School Wars", t...April 30, 2002
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Metal/Hard Rock Album Sales In The US As Reported By SoundScan
Here are the latest sales figures for various current and catalog metal/hard rock releases in the US (in total units sold to date since the albums were issued),as reported by SoundScan for the week ending April 21st, 2002: KORN Issues: 3,047,076 KORN Follow The Leader: 3,414,717 LIMP BIZKIT Chocola...April 30, 2002
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GUNS N' ROSES, SLIPKNOT Confirmed For UK's READING, LEEDS Festivals
GUNS N' ROSES and SLIPKNOT have reportedly been confirmed for the UK's Reading and Leeds festivals, which are scheduled to take place between Friday, August 23rd and Sunday, August 25th. Although the full line-up will not be officially announced until later today, NME has reported that FOO FIGHTERS...April 29, 2002