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DANZIG Announce Arizona Dates
DANZIG have announced two dates in Arizona in early July. They are as follows: Jul. 02 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Marquee Theater Jul. 03 - Tuba City, AZ @ Tuba City Comm Center As previously reported, the release date of DANZIG's eighth studio album, "Circle of Snakes", has been pushed back to the last .....June 3, 2004
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PRONG Release More Details About Stolen Equipment, Merchandise
PRONG have released more details about the equipment that was stolen from their trailer while it was parked in a supposedly "secure" parking lot near the Trees venue in Deep Ellum/Dallas, Texas last Thursday (May 27). Commented PRONG mainman Tommy Victor: "On the morning of May 27 we arrived at a Ho...June 2, 2004
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PRONG Equipment Stolen, Band Carry On With Tour
PRONG have reportedly had some of their gear stolen in Dallas, Texas Thursday night (May 27). The band, who are in the middle of their U.S. tour, are continuing to play all their previously scheduled shows while hoping to recover some of the stolen equipment. According to a friend of the group, Jame...May 28, 2004
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SKINLAB Guitarist SNAKE Joins RE:IGNITION
RE:IGNITION (formerly DEF IGNITION),the new San Francisco Bay Area band led by SKINLAB's Steev Esquivel, have issued the following update: "Hey everyone, time for some more news. we're gonna try our hardest to keep everyone up to date on the current RE:IGNITION activities. "First off, we are very p...May 24, 2004
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PRONG's TOMMY VICTOR Says Former Bassist BRIAN PERRY Is 'Bitter'
PRONG mainman Tommy Victor has hit back at group's former bassist Brian Perry over comments Perry made about the band in a recent online interview. Speaking to Metal Refuge late last year, Perry discussed his time with PRONG and the circumstances that led to his departure from the group. "I was with...May 24, 2004
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DANZIG: New Album To Arrive In August
The release date of DANZIG's eighth studio album, "Circle of Snakes", has been pushed back to the last week of August, according to the official DANZIG fansite The 7th House. A single from the album — containing the title cut, "1000 Devils Reign" and another song to be announced later — will surface...May 20, 2004
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VEHEMENCE To Tour With PRONG, DOG FASHION DISCO, ALL THAT REMAINS
VEHEMENCE, the Phoenix, Arizona-based melodic death metallers, have replaced BEYOND THE EMBRACE on the following tour dates with PRONG, DOG FASHION DISCO and ALL THAT REMAINS: May 30 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Lo-Fi Cafe May 31 - Boise, ID @ JD and Friends Jun. 01 - Spokane, WA @ Gatsby's Jun. 02 - ...May 19, 2004
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BEYOND THE EMBRACE Singer Comes Down With Throat Infection, Band Cancel Dates
New Bedford, Massachusetts-based sextet BEYOND THE EMBRACE were forced to cancel their previously scheduled appearances on May 13 in Baltimore, MD and on May 14 in Binghamton, NY due to vocalist Shawn Gallagher coming down with a throat infection. "We'll be taking two days off at home for Shawn to r...May 13, 2004
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PRONG's Tour With BYZANTINE Postponed Until Early July
PRONG's two-week run of dates with West Virginia-based "tech-metal" band BYZANTINE has been postponed to early July from its previously announced June 15 kick-off date, according to a posting on BYZANTINE's web site. "Now it seems it will run from July 1st to July 14th," the band write. "Also we wil...May 8, 2004
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BYZANTINE To Open For PRONG In June
West Virginia-based "tech-metal" band BYZANTINE have been confirmed as the opening act for PRONG on a two-week run of dates in late June. "We're totally stoked and completely honored to be opening for them," BYZANTINE write on their web site. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. BYZANTINE'...May 4, 2004
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RE: IGNITION To Demo More Material
RE: IGNITION (formerly DEF IGNITION),the new San Francisco Bay Area band led by SKINLAB's Steev Esquivel, have posted the following message on their official web site: "RE:IGNITION is alive! And we want to thank everyone who came out to our first show to help make it a huge success! It was awesome...May 3, 2004
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PRONG: Former TAD/RORSCHACH TEST Guitarist Joins The Fold
Guitarist Aaron Slip (TAD, RORSCHACH TEST) has joined PRONG as the replacement for Monte Pittman, according to a posting at the Abrasive Rock web site. Aaron's first show with PRONG will reportedly take place on Saturday, May 1 at Hells Kitchen in Tacoma Washington. Check out a couple of pictures of...April 30, 2004
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METALFEST Organizer JACK KOSHICK Sued By HELL ON EARTH
John C. Koshick (a.k.a. Jack Koshick),organizer of several underground heavy metal festivals, including the long-running Milwaukee Metalfest, was reportedly served with court papers on Monday, April 19 in connection with a dispute over industrial rock band HELL ON EARTH's removal from the lineup of...April 25, 2004
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DEF IGNITION Change Their Name
DEF IGNITION, the San Francisco Bay Area-based band led by SKINLAB's Steev Esquivel, have officially changed their name to RE: IGNITION. No reason was given for the name change. RE: IGNITION recently made two demo songs available for download via their official web site at this location. The tracks...April 24, 2004
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HIMSA And ALL THAT REMAINS Music Featured On MTV's 'Viva La Bam'
This Sunday's (April 25) edition of MTV's "Viva La Bam" will feature the HIMSA track "Dominion", taken from the band's current "Courting Tragedy and Disaster" disc. Fresh off the BLEEDING THROUGH/DEATH BY STEREO tour, the band will shoot a video for "A Girl In Glass" in late May and hit the road wit...April 23, 2004