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BYFIST To Issue First Full-Length CD In Summer
Texas' BYFIST are currently in the studio recording their first full-length album, due in the summer. The upcoming CD will mark the recording debut with the group of new vocalist Ronnie Sticks and bassist Perry Aarn, both of whom were previously in the band DEVINE RUINS. ...June 2, 2002
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WATCHTOWER Guitarist In Finishing Stages Of New SPASTIC INK CD, Joins Texas Cover Band
WATCHTOWER/SPASTIC INK guitarist/composer Ron Jarzombek has finally found a drummer to lay down the tracks for the last remaining tune, "A Chaotic Realization of Nothing Yet Misunderstood", for the long-awaited SPASTIC INK sophomore release, Ink Compatible. Originally scheduled to be handled by Jarz...June 2, 2002
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AEROSMITH To Tour US In Late Summer/Early Fall
AEROSMITH are tentatively due to kick off their headlining tour in early August on the east coast and move to the Midwest in September. After a 10-day break, the group will blitz through the southeast, Texas and the west and then end the trek mid-November in the Pacific Northwest. Although presently...May 30, 2002
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Sells Art, Gets Unpleasant
On Tuesday, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich auctioned five paintings from his collection, acquired over a decade between METALLICA tours and recording sessions, according to Encyclopedia Metallica. Fourteen more will be sold in London in June. Basquiat's monumental 1982 painting easily eclipsed the ol...May 16, 2002
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REVEREND Confirmed For Washington's ABRASIVE ROCK FESTIVAL
REVEREND, featuring former METAL CHURCH and current WAYNE frontman David Wayne, RIOT bassist Pete Perez, and BYFIST guitarists Davey Lee and Notch Vara, have been confirmed for this year's Abrasive Rock Festival, which is due to be held on August 3rd in Olympia, Washington. Other artists set to perf...May 13, 2002
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COAL CHAMBER's DEZ FAFARA: Things Got "Intense" Between MEEGS And Me
COAL CHAMBER performed their first show on Tuesday, May 7th since an onstage altercation between singer Dez Fafara and guitarist Miguel "Meegs" Rascon caused the group to cancel the remaining dates on their US tour. The band played in front of a sold-out crowd of 650 at Hollywood's Key Club and were...May 9, 2002
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SIX FEET UNDER Announce Dates For Second Leg Of US Tour
SIX FEET UNDER will be kicking off their second tour for the group's latest album, True Carnage, on May 31st in Houston, Texas. Joining them on the bill will be SKINLESS and SWORN ENEMY. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 31 - Houston, TX @ Cardi's Jun. 01 - Austin, TX @ The Metro Jun. ...May 7, 2002
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WICK=WAR=BURN Recruit Former PISSING RAZORS Vocalist
WICK=WAR=BURN, the El Paso, Texas-based group that features in its ranks former PISSING RAZORS guitarist Mat Lynch, have recruited ex-PISSING RAZORS vocalist Joe Rodriguez on bass and ex-INNER SANCTUM singer Leo Canava. "It's great to have Joe back in the game," reads a statement on the band's offic...May 6, 2002
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MINISTRY: Next CD Will Be Fastest And Heaviest In A Decade
MINISTRY's forthcoming studio CD, entitled Animositisomina, will be the group's fastest and heaviest offering since 1992's Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs, according to mainman Al Jourgensen. “This new record is harder than getting hit over the head with a shovel full of cement...April 25, 2002
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RIOT Bassist To Join REVEREND For San Antonio Appearance
REVEREND, featuring former METAL CHURCH and current WAYNE frontman David Wayne, will be joined by RIOT bassist Pete Perez for the group's first gig with new guitarists Davey Lee and Notch Vara (from the Texas-based BYFIST) on April 17th at the White Rabbit in San Antonio, Texas. REVEREND's set at th...April 23, 2002
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COAL CHAMBER Withdraw From Jagermeister Tour, Ponder Group's Future
COAL CHAMBER have pulled off the ongoing Jagermeister tour with DROWNING POOL and ILL NINO and are in the process of returning home to California, where they will hold a band meeting next week to determine whether or not they will carry on as a group. As first reported here last night, COAL ...April 19, 2002
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COAL CHAMBER Experience "Dark Days" Ahead
COAL CHAMBER frontman Dez Fafara reportedly walked off stage 20-25 minutes into the group's set last night in Lubbock, Texas after announcing to the confused audience that they had just witnessed “the last COAL CHAMBER song...ever!” The three remaining members then proceeded to play two more songs w...April 18, 2002
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DAVE ELLEFSON: I Would Be Honored If METALLICA Asked Me To Join
Former MEGADETH bassist Dave Ellefson recently agreed to answer in the written form several questions submitted to him by BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding MEGADETH's break-up and the bassist's future plans. Here are our questions and his reponses: Question: When did it first become apparent to you that ME...April 17, 2002
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Ex-SOULFLY Drummer JOE NUNEZ: Why I'm No Longer Interested In SLAYER Gig
Former SOULFLY drummer Joe Nunez tried out for the vacant SLAYER drummer slot in early February as part of the Chicago round of auditions and reportedly passed the test with flying colors—so much so that SLAYER guitarist Kerry King referred to him as the band's “favorite [candidate] so far” during a...April 15, 2002
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KARMA TO BURN Split Up, Bassist Joins SPEEDEALER
Acclaimed West Virginia instrumental heavy rockers KARMA TO BURN have split up, according to www.stonerrock.com. Bassist Rich Mullinses has reportedly joined Texas aggro-rockers SPEEDEALER, while guitarist Will Mecums and drummer Rob Oswalds are said to be planning a new project, the details of whic...April 5, 2002
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