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ANGRA To Play Taiwan, Offer World Cup Support

ANGRA are headed back to Japan for a tour that will run from June 19th until June 24th, and will include shows with SINERGY in Nagoya, Tokyo, Osaka, and Hiroshima. Prior to the Japanese tour, ANGRA will become the first South American heavy metal band to perform in Taiwan, where they will play one s...
June 8, 2002
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40 GRIT Enter Studio To Record New CD

San Francisco Bay Area's 40 GRIT have started recording their sophomore CD, entitled Pieces: Nothing To Remember, with producer Juan Urteaga (i.e. SKINLAB) for a tentative October release through Metal Blade Records. ...
June 7, 2002
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THE CROWN Part Ways With TOMAS LINDBERG

Sweden's THE CROWN have parted ways with vocalist Tomas Lindberg (ex-AT THE GATES) due to personal differences. A message on the group's official web site states simply that "any questions to this statement will be answered with 'no comment'." Lindberg joined THE CROWN in March 2001 as the replaceme...
June 4, 2002
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HAMMERFALL Go Completely Digital On Forthcoming CD

HAMMERFALL's as-yet-untitled fourth full-length studio album, which is currently being recorded at HELLOWEEN singer Andy Deris' studio Mi Sueno in Tenerife, Spain, is the group's first CD to be recorded completely digitally (i.e. there is no tape involved). "Renegade was done digitally, but still on...
May 31, 2002
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S.O.D. Dies Again: By SCOTT IAN

S.O.D./ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following message on the official ANTHRAX web site at www.anthraxtheband.com: "Sergeant D, Icon of Race Relations, Zombie, Raconteur, Dies Again "Sergeant D, one of the most controversial figures of the last two decades, died again yesterday in Baysi...
May 30, 2002
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HUGHES TURNER PROJECT To Release Live Album In August

HUGHES TURNER PROJECT (HTP),the much-talked-about collaboration between former DEEP PURPLE/BLACK SABBATH vocalist Glenn Hughes and ex-RAINBOW/DEEP PURPLE singer Joe Lynn Turner, recorded a live CD at the Tokyo stop of their recent Japanese tour for an August release in Japan and September release i...
May 28, 2002
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RAGE Announce Asian Mini-Tour

Germany's RAGE will follow up an August 17th appearance at the World Rock Festival in Seoul, Korea (where they are scheduled to appear alongside SAVATAGE and LYNYRD SKYNYRD, among others) with a three-date headlining tour of Japan. The details are as follows: Aug. 17 – Seoul, KOR @ World Rock Festiv...
May 27, 2002
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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY To Make Guest Appearance At SOILWORK Gig

TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy will be joining Sweden's SOILWORK ("one of my favorite bands," according to Billy) onstage to sing one track during the latter's performance at the Cactus Club in San Jose on June 6th. Also appearing on the bill will be HYPOCRISY and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE. In related news,...
May 26, 2002
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DEVIN TOWNSEND To Issue Korea-Only Limited-Edition Version Of TERRIA CD

DEVIN TOWNSEND will issue a limited-edition version of his Terria CD in Korea (through Dope Music Production) containing a special second disc with the following bonus cuts: 01. Universal (limited edition bonus track) 02. Sit In The Mountain (Korea-only bonus track) 03. Man (Korea-only bonus track)...
May 26, 2002
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LOCKUP Japanese Tour, Possible Live Album Announced

LOCKUP, featuring NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury, NAPALM DEATH guitarist Jesse Pintado, former AT THE GATES/current THE CROWN frontman Tomas Lindberg, and DIMMU BORGIR drummer Nick Barker, will play three shows in Japan with WILL HAVEN and CONVERGE at the end of June. A live LOCKUP album will rep...
May 24, 2002
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AEROSMITH Finalize "Best Of" Track Listing

AEROSMITH have finalized the track listing for their as-yet-untitled greatest hits collection, due out n June 25th through Columbia Records. It is as follows: Disc One: 01. Mama Kin 02. Dream On 03. Same Old Song and Dance 04. Seasons of Wither 05. Walk This Way 06. Big Ten Inch Record 07. Sweet Emo...
May 22, 2002
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RIOT Set Track Listing, Tentative Release Date For New CD

RIOT are tentatively due to issue their latest effort, entitled Through The Storm, on August 27th through Metal Blade Records. The full track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Turn The Tables 02. Lost Inside This World 03. Chains Revolving 04. Trough The Storm 05. Let It Show 06. Burn The Sun 07...
May 17, 2002
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STEVE VAI To Perform At Japanese Concerto

Steve Vai will be performing in Tokyo in July as a featured performer at the world premiere of composer Ichiro Nodaira's Fire Strings, a concerto for electric guitar and 100-piece orchestra. Steve will perform with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, at the prestigious Suntory Hall in Tokyo,...
May 16, 2002
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DEEP PURPLE To Issue DVD In August

DEEP PURPLE's long-awaited DVD, featuring footage taken of the band's show in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on June 5th, 2001, is scheduled for a worldwide release on DVD & VHS video on August 19th through Image Entertainment. The set list for the band's performance at the show was as follows: 01. Wo...
May 15, 2002
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OZZY OSBOURNE: "Budokan" Release Date Set

OZZY OSBOURNE's Live At Budokan, featuring 12 tracks recorded at Budokan in Tokyo, Japan on March 15th, 2002, as well as two brand new recordings, is scheduled for a June 25th release. ...
May 15, 2002