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SILENCER Cancel Petaluma Gig, Announce Ragnarok Appearance

Colorado's SILENCER, now featuring in their ranks guitarist Ritchie Wilkison (i.e. ANGEL DUST, DEMONS & WIZARDS),have cancelled their show at Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, California on Friday, March 22nd as a result of ALIEN ANT FARM's tour bumping the show. In other news, SILENCER will join JA...
March 5, 2002
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SILENCER Announce Five-State US Tour

Colorado's SILENCER, now featuring in its ranks guitarist Ritchie Wilkison (i.e. ANGEL DUST, DEMONS & WIZARDS),have announced the details of an upcoming five-state tour, which is scheduled to kick off on March 16th in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The dates are as follows: Mar. 16 - Allegro Music - San...
February 28, 2002
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THE GENITORTURERS Get Funky! Or Maybe Not...

We are inclined to believe that the following GENITORTURERS press release is a joke, but in light of bassist Evil D's (aka ex-MORBID ANGEL frontman David Vincent) current visual appearance, we're not entirely sure. So take it as you will. Here it goes: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THE GENITORTURERS announ...
February 4, 2002
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SILENCER To Appear At Milwaukee Metalfest

Colorado's SILENCER, now featuring in its ranks German guitarist Ritchie Wilkison (i.e. ANGEL DUST, DEMONS & WIZARDS),will appear at this year's Milwaukee Metalfest XVI, which takes place on July 26th & 27th at the U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In addition, the band will be a...
January 13, 2002
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Archive News Oct 12, 2001

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has sensationally announced that he would happily work with METALLICA again in the future, despite walking out on the group earlier this year. Newsted cited 'private and personal reasons, and the physical damage I have done to myself over the years while playi...
October 12, 2001
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Archive News Oct 09, 2001

Drummer Roy Mayorga has dismissed as “false” the reports of him rejoining SOULFLY in time for the recording of the group's third full-length CD, which is due in mid-2002 (as posted here last Friday). Directly contradicting statements made by SOULFLY manager Gloria Cavalera last week, Mayorga offer...
October 9, 2001
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Archive News Oct 02, 2001

Drummer Joe Nunez is strongly rumored to have left SOULFLY after a disagreement with band manager Gloria Cavalera over the financial terms of his most recent arrangement with the group. According to a source close to Nunez, the skinsman had signed a contract with SOULFLY that had barely enabled him...
October 2, 2001
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Archive News Sep 17, 2001 - update 2

Sweden's MARDUK have announced the updated itinerary for their upcoming American trek. The dates are as follows: ... Oct. 05 - Aurora, IL @ Riley's Oct. 06 - St Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl Oct. 07 - St Paul, MN @ The Lab Oct. 09 ...
September 17, 2001
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Archive News Sep 14, 2001 - update 2

FEAR FACTORY's Raymond Herrera speaks out: “What has happened here in the U.S. is a real tragedy to say the least, I have been lucky enough not to have any friends that I know of yet, that were in the flights that were taken over or in the World Trade Center buildings at the ...
September 14, 2001
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Archive News Aug 27, 2001 - update 2

The UK's KILL II THIS have been dropped by Visible Noise Records and have parted ways with singer Matt Pollock. In an e-mail sent by Visible Noise MD Julie Weir to Steve Braund of Amplify This web 'zine, it was revealed that the budget required for the recording of a new album could not ...
August 27, 2001
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Archive News Aug 22, 2001

As exclusively reported here yesterday, HELLOWEEN have now officially confirmed the departures of lead guitarist Roland Grapow and drummer Uli Kusch from the group's ranks. In a posting on the message board of HELLOWEEN's official web site last night, webmaster Tony offered the following statement...
August 22, 2001
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Archive News Aug 14, 2001

Amid industry rumblings indicating that over half a million finished CDs of POWERMAN 5000's Anyone For Doomsday? CD had to be destroyed as the band were sent back into the studio to write more material with “outside writers” to be included on the revised version of the album when it appears in earl...
August 14, 2001
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Archive News Aug 09, 2001

According to the UK web site of Roadrunner Records, the European release date of the forthcoming MACHINE HEAD CD, entitled Supercharger, has been set for Monday October 1st. The US release will presumably follow on Tuesday, October 2nd (as is customary with most of the label's high-profile releases...
August 9, 2001
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Archive News Aug 06, 2001 - update 2

Australia's ALCHEMIST have signed a three-album recording deal with Relapse Records for the whole world except Australia, where they will remain with Chatterbox Records. As part of the deal, Relapse will issue the band's Organasm CD worldwide in October. The band is currently writing new material f...
August 6, 2001
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Archive News Jul 31, 2001

METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield spoke out for the first time about his ongoing battle with alcoholism and “other addictions” via a statement posted on the METALLICA Club web site. James' short message reads as follows: “It took a lot for me to admit to my problems, and it's a great feel...
July 31, 2001