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ECHOBRAIN Online Chat Scheduled
ECHOBRAIN members Jason Newsted (bass, ex-METALLICA),Brian Sagrafena (drums) and Dylan Donkin (guitars/vocals) will be in the ECHOBRAIN chat room on Friday, January 18th at 6 PM. To partake in the discussion, click here. ...January 17, 2002
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Jason Newsted: "METALLICA Has Two Control Freaks"
Ex-METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted on his former bandmates and his current situation (ECHOBRAIN),as quoted by MTV News: “METALLICA has two control freaks," he said, apparently referring to singer/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, "and it's very hard to get any kind of two cents in t...January 10, 2002
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ECHOBRAIN Announce US Release Date
The eponymous debut album from ECHOBRAIN, the trio formed by former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted, will get its long-awaited US release on March 5th through Chophouse/Surfdog Records. ...January 9, 2002
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VOIVOD: Snake-less SEX!
VOIVOD vocalist Snake was inexplicably replaced by CAFÉINE frontman Xavier during the former group's appearance at Montreal's Foufounes Electrique on December 30th as part of a bill that featured 10 local acts playing covers (as first reported here back on December 21st). VOIVOD guitarist Piggy (aka...January 5, 2002
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Reunited SUBZERO To Record New CD
Acclaimed New York hardcore act SUBZERO have reformed and are due to enter the studio in February to begin recording a new full-length album, which is scheduled to be released in the spring through Century Media Records in Europe. No American deal has yet been secured for the record, which will feat...January 2, 2002
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COSMOSQUAD To Issue
Progressive metal/fusion triumvirate COSMOSQUAD, featuring guitarist Jeff Kollman (MOGG/WAY, EDWIN DARE),bassist Barry Sparks (DOKKEN, ULI JON ROTH),and drummer Shane Gaalaas (GLENN HUGHES, ULI JON ROTH),have inked a deal with Dutch-based Mascot Records for the release of their sophomore album, S...January 2, 2002
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MORTA SKULD Acquire New Drummer, Prepare To Record Demo!
Long-running Wisconsin metal act MORTA SKULD have acquired ex-ACROPHET drummer Jason Mooney and are preparing to record a new demo, featuring the group's new musical direction, which is being described as a cross between SKINLAB and STATIC-X. Mooney is a well-known name in metal circles, having prev...December 26, 2001
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FATES WARNING Axeman Contributes To The KNOT!
FATES WARNING guitarist Jim Matheos has completed recording solos for three tracks—two electric and one acoustic—that will be included on the upcoming GORDIAN KNOT release, tentatively entitled Emergent. As previously reported, GORDIAN KNOT is a prog supergroup featuring former CYNIC members Sean Ma...December 25, 2001
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HELSTAR's Rivera Reflects On The FLOTSAM Experience!
HELSTAR frontman James Rivera has posted the following message on the official FLOTSAM AND JETSAM message board regarding his recent stint as F&J's stand-in singer on the band's short-lived US tour (following the departure of Eric A.K. earlier in the year): Well now that I'm actually back at hom...December 25, 2001
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Germany's CHALICE Set To Issue "Chameleonation" In The Spring!
Hamburg-based rockers CHALICE are hard at work on the material for their upcoming studio album, entitled Chameleonation, which is tentatively scheduled to be issued in the spring. The forthcoming CD will mark the recording debut with the band of keyboardist Burkhard Becker, who joined the group prio...December 24, 2001
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Jason Newsted: The Guitar World Interview!
The February 2002 issue of Guitar World magazine features an interview with former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted, in which the four-stringer speaks at great length about the events that led to his decision earlier this year to leave the aforementioned act. Here are some of the article's highlights...December 24, 2001
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Jason Newsted: "I Want To Work With Bands That Are Loyal To Their Roots"!
Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has revealed in the current issue of the Dutch metal magazine Aardschok (dated January 2002you can view the cover at this location) that he first realized that he was going to leave METALLICA on September 27th, 2000nearly four months prior to the official annou...December 21, 2001
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VOIVOD Jam Out On The PISTOLS At Debut Reunion Gig!
Three members of the current incarnation of VOIVODvocalist Snake (aka Denis Belanger),guitarist Piggy (aka Denis D'Amour) and drummer Away (aka Michel Langevin)will perform a 30-minute set of SEX PISTOLS songs at Montreal's Foufounes Electrique on December 30th as part of a bill that will feature 1...December 21, 2001
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METALLICA Confirm Rapper Collaboration, Promise To Reveal More Details Soon!
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich revealed via a three-minute video clip posted at the group's official web site that “it's all good, alive and well” in the METALLICA camp, and he hinted that he would offer more information on “a couple of interesting things” on the band front in an upcoming end-of-year...December 20, 2001
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Inches From the Mainline
The first signing to Sharon Osbourne's Divine Records label, SLAVES ON DOPE are a generic, tuneless exercise in by-the-numbers pimprock that never manage to establish a sound of their own, coming across instead like a second-rate variation of all the trendy sounds that are popular on the L.A. rock s...December 17, 2001
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