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COLD Sign With ATLANTIC RECORDS
COLD have signed a new deal with Atlantic Records following their split with the Geffen label back in March. At the time, the group's frontman Scooter Ward blamed the split on "a disagreement on how to promote our band. They wouldn't do what we wanted, so we asked if they would let us go," he ...July 23, 2004
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Swedish Heavy Metal Band VIPERINE Sign With METAL RULES RECORDS
Metal Rules Records has signed the Swedish heavy metal band VIPERINE to an international deal. Founded in 2002, VIPERINE features ex-members of Lion Music recording artists WINTERLONG. The VIPERINE line-up consists of Hussni Mörsare (vocals),Payre Kankanranta (guitar),Erik Tornberg (bass),and Mat...July 22, 2004
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Former SAIGON KICK Members To Collaborate On Movie Soundtrack
Former SAIGON KICK bandmates Matt Kramer (vocals) and Phil Varone (drums) are talking about collaborating on several tracks for the soundtrack to a movie Varone is currently making about his "crazy excessive rock 'n' roll life," according to a posting on Kramer's web site. Matt's solo cut "War &...July 21, 2004
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BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Singer To Guest On MOONSTONE CD
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT singer Eric Bloom has confirmed his guest appearance on the upcoming CD from MOONSTONE, the new project of Italian guitarist Matteo Filippini. Bloom will be heard on the song "On The Way To Moonstone", written by Filippini and Chris Catena. The musical direction of MOONSTONE is bein...July 20, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER Demos Available For Download
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS fan site StmothafukinP has uploaded several VELVET REVOLVER pre-production/demo recordings for the "Contraband" album. The following tracks are currently available for download: 01. Slither (demo) (mp3) 02. Fall To Pieces (demo) (mp3) 03. Big Machine (demo) (mp3) In other news, V...July 20, 2004
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH 'Misbehaving' In New York
According to The New York Post's "Page Six" column, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was misbehaving at Hue in the West Village the other night. Ulrich, who has a wife named Skylar (a former flame of Matt Damon's who was the model for Minnie Driver's character in "Good Will Hunting"),was spotted billi...July 18, 2004
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JUDAS PRIEST-Inspired Art Exhibit Opens In Toronto
Mike Doherty of The Globe and Mail reports that an Ontario-based artist has opened a gallery in Toronto dedicated to the work of JUDAS PRIEST. The show "Electric Eye", a fundraiser for Toronto's Sis Boom Bah gallery, features 49 works in various media by 49 artists, each of whom was assigned a song...July 12, 2004
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5 BILLION DEAD Launch Debut EP
5 BILLION DEAD, the new American metal band featuring EQUINOX singer/bassist Matt Wagner and DNS singer/artist Strain, have just released their debut EP. The CD was produced and mixed by Jason Suecof at Audiohammer studios (TRIVIUM, ADRIFT, MONSTROSITY, CAPHARNAUM) in Sanford, FL and was mastered by...July 12, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER's SLASH Recalls Days Of Road Excess
VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash has told the U.K.'s Guardian that in the decade since he left GUNS N' ROSES, he has become an enthusiastic husband and father, having just flown in from L.A., where his wife had given birth to their second child. "I woke up the other day in my hotel room and I ...July 9, 2004
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DARKTHRONE: 'Sardonic Wrath' Track Listing Revealed
Despite DARKTHRONE guitarist/vocalist Nocturno Culto's (a.k.a. Ted Skjellum) previously published claims that the group's new CD would contain nine tracks, the promotional copies of "Sardonic Wrath" that have been distributed to the media include seven tracks with a total running time of 26 minutes...July 7, 2004
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SINGLE BULLET THEORY Part Ways With Guitarist, Announce Replacement
Philadelphia-based SINGLE BULLET THEORY have officially announced the departure of original guitarist Doug Rush. "The split is amicable and is nothing more then a change in Doug's personal life forcing him to quit," states lead vocalist/guitarist Matt Difabio. "Doug has been with me for over 10 year...July 5, 2004
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SOCIETY 1 Enter The Studio To Record 'The Sound That Ends Creation'
SOCIETY 1 have entered NRG Studios in North Hollywood, California with producer Wade Norton (STATIC-X) to begin recording their second Earache album, "The Sound That Ends Creation". This marks the first recording with the current SOCIETY 1 line-up: founding members Matt "The Lord" Zane and Sin, with...July 2, 2004
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SOUNDSCAN Report: MINISTRY, SCORPIONS, MOTÖRHEAD, HOLLYWOOD ROSE
MINISTRY's new album, "Houses of the Molé", has sold 5,081 copies in the U.S. during its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Meanwhile, SCORPIONS' latest, "Unbreakable", shifted 4,541 units, while MOTÖRHEAD's "Inferno" registered a first-week sales tally of 3,178. Perhaps most sur...June 30, 2004
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SINGLE BULLET THEORY Guitarist Comments On DEATH Tribute CD
SINGLE BULLET THEORY guitarist Matt Difabio has released the following statement regarding his participation in the upcoming DEATH tribute CD, "Within The Mind - In Homage To The Musical Legacy Of Chuck Schuldiner", due later in the year through Holland's Mascot Records: "As most of you may know, I...June 26, 2004
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SHADOW GALLERY Guitarist Records Guest Appearance For SHADRANE Project
SHADOW GALLERY guitarist Gary Wehrkamp has completed his contributions to the upcoming heavy progressive-rock project SHADRANE. The epic concept album will be titled "Neurastasia", and will feature Gary on four tracks. Wehrkamp recorded his guitar and synthesizer solos for the effort in February/ear...June 21, 2004