SOILWORK are the latest act to have been confirmed for Rock Hard Festival 2003, a two-day event set to take place June 7-8 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. A total of 16 bands will appear at the Rock Hard magazine-sponsored festival, the official lineup for which will be announced during the coming weeks. The list ...
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ANTHRAX have announced that the American version of their new CD, "We've Come For You All", will include a special "enhanced" portion containing an official bootleg video and never-before-seen photos. "We've Come For You All" will be released on May 6 on Sanctuary Records. The official bootleg video, shot in Chicago in 1999, features a ...
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WISHBONE ASH, A.C.T. and IGNITION are the latest acts to have been confirmed for the 12th annual Sweden Rock festival, scheduled to take place Jun. 6-8 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The complete list of artists currently set to perform at the event is as follows: TWISTED SISTER WHITESNAKE SEPULTURA YES JETHRO TULL BLIND GUARDIAN MASTERPLAN QUEENSRŸCHE ...
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ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian recently spoke to MTV.com about the group's collaboration with THE WHO singer Roger Daltrey on "Taking the Music Back", one of the cuts from their latest CD, "We've Come For You All". "Working with him was mind-blowing," Ian said. "As I'm sitting there, I'm thinking, 'I'm in the chair that Pete ...
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ANTHRAX are the latest act to have been confirmed for the 12th annual Sweden Rock festival, scheduled to take place Jun. 6-8 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The complete list of artists currently set to perform at the event is as follows: TWISTED SISTER WHITESNAKE SEPULTURA YES JETHRO TULL BLIND GUARDIAN MASTERPLAN QUEENSRŸCHE TALISMAN URIAH HEEP MOTÖRHEAD ...
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MINISTRY, ANTHRAX, MURDERDOLLS and RAGING SPEEDHORN are the latest acts to have been confirmed for Germany's With Full Force 2003 festival, which is set to take place July 4-6 at airport Roitzschjora, Löbnitz near Leipzig. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to appear at the event is as follows: SLAYER TYPE O NEGATIVE MINISTRY ...
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ANTHRAX are the latest act to have been confirmed for Rock Hard Festival 2003, a two-day event set to take place June 7-8 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. A total of 16 bands will appear at the Rock Hard magazine-sponsored festival, the official lineup for which will be announced during the coming weeks. The list ...
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MOTÖRHEAD's official web site, www.imotorhead.com, has released what appear to be the first confirmed dates for the group's upcoming North American co-headlining tour with ANTHRAX. They are as follows: May 02 - Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note May 04 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue May 07 - Norfolk, VA @ The ...
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MOTÖRHEAD will embark on a short West Coast tour in late April. Support at the shows will come from THE DWARVES and HIGH ON FIRE. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr 18 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Apr 19 - Seattle, WA @ Northgate Apr 21 - San Francisco, CA @ Avalon Ballroom Apr 22 ...
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The following is a re-posting of the latest installment of ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian's regular online column, dubbed "Alpha Mail", as it appears on the group's official web site at www.anthrax.com: "Comrades, Like Charlie said the other day, rehearsal has been fun. Lots of stuff we haven't done in forever and......... "NO MEDLEY'S!!! ...
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Former ANTHRAX guitarist Paul Crook will appear with MEAT LOAF at a special concert on Tuesday, March 4 at The Vanderbilt Theatre on Long Island, New York. The one-off gig, which will feature opera singer Russell Watson and MEAT LOAF performing together, will be recorded for an upcoming BBC TV special. ...
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ANTHRAX have set a May 6 American release date through Sanctuary Records for their latest CD, "We've Come For You All". "We've Come for You All" is the first new studio effort in five years from vocalist John Bush, guitarist Scott Ian, bass guitarist Frank Bello, drummer Charlie Benante and new guitarist Rob Caggiano. Special ...
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The following is a re-posting of the latest installment of ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante's regular online column as it appears on the group's official web site at www.anthrax.com: "Hi dilly dodilly, A quick little bit of info - We started rehearsing for the Euro tour the other day and this is what it's ...
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Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and current TALISMAN guitarist Jeff Scott Soto has posted the following message to his official web site, www.jeffscottsoto.com: "Hey all, Jeff here...I wish 2 send u all a message of thanks 4 all the support & positive feedback from the 'Prism' [solo] album. It has been the most enthusiasm I've ...
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Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and current TALISMAN singer Jeff Scott Soto has contributed vocals to five tracks on the upcoming solo album from ex-ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin, entitled "Threatcon Delta". Soto appears on the following cuts: 01. The Truth Is The Best Lie 02. What You Can't Control 03. Blue Screen Of Death 04. Wrecking Ball ...
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CRADLE OF FILTH have set a March 25 American release date for their new album, "Damnation And A Day". A headlining U.S. tour will follow the release. "Damnation And A Day" was recorded in part at Parkgate Studio in Hastings, England, and was co-produced by Doug Cook and mixed by Scrap 60 Productions (ANTHRAX, 36 ...
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Former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz has threatened to sue Roadrunner Records over the "unauthorized use of a copyrighted photograph" belonging to Spitz on the parody site Infernal Combustion. Susanne Birbrair, Spitz's manager, has fired off a letter to Roadrunner's legal department, stating that "No one is authorized to exhibit, reproduce, transmit, or otherwise ...
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CRADLE OF FILTH's video for the track "Babalon AD (So Glad For The Madness)" has been posted online at this location. "Babalon AD (So Glad For The Madness)" comes off the group's much-anticipated "Damnation And A Day" CD, which is slated for release on March 10 via Sony Music. A DVD ...
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ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has officially confirmed the termination of the group's contract negotiations with ArtistDirect Records (as exclusively reported here yesterday). "ArtistDirect has problems, [and] we don't want to be associated with any problems," Benante explained in an e-mail to a fan. "We're going elsewhere. Can't say where just yet." ANTHRAX's new ...
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Contrary to previously published reports, ANTHRAX have NOT signed a North American record deal with ArtistDirect Records and are no longer involved in contract negotiations with the label, informed sources have told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. It is not presently clear how this latest development will affect the projected release date for the group's new album, ...
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Despite previous reports to the contrary, IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain and former MEGADETH bassist Dave Ellefson have no intentions of becoming full-time members of the new band formed by ex-ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz. The following is the official statement released by Sanctuary Artists Management on behalf of McBrain and Ellefson: "Sadly for all you ...
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The following is a re-posting of the latest installment of ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian's regular online column, dubbed "Alpha Mail", as it appears on the group's official web site at www.anthrax.com: "Comrades, "First off, thank you to all our Scottish friends. The show in Glasgow got moved up from The Garage to The ...
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Infernal Combustion, the satirical heavy metal webzine often called "The Onion of metal," announced last week that it has partnered with leading hard rock label Roadrunner Records. Under the new deal, Roadrunner will design and host the site, which has been relaunched in a weekly format, while founder Keith Bergman maintains total editorial control. "The ...
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Former ANTHRAX guitarist Paul Crook will be performing live with MEAT LOAF on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk contest in Atlanta at Philips Arena. The event will be broadcast live on TNT at 8:00 p.m., with MEAT LOAF scheduled to take the stage at approximately 9:30 p.m. ...
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CRADLE OF FILTH's upcoming DVD single, "Babalon AD (So Glad For The Madness)" , will include the "Babalon AD…" video, a "Serpent Tongue" two-minute snippet with animation by the band, a photo gallery (10 shots), a merchandise details screen, and a band biography. It is due on March 3 through Sony Music. CRADLE OF FILTH's ...
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A brand new CRADLE OF FILTH track, entitled "Presents From The Poison-Hearted", has been made available for download at this location. "Presents From The Poison-Hearted" comes off the group's much-anticipated "Damnation And A Day" CD, due on March 10 via Sony Music. "Damnation And A Day", which was recorded in part at Parkgate ...
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A bunch of photos of former ANTHRAX an current MEAT LOAF guitarist Paul Crook posing with the likes of Faith Hill, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Hugh Grant at the taping of the German TV show "Wetten Das" on Jan. 24 in Boblingen, Germany have been posted online at this location. ...
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The following is a re-posting of the latest installment of ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante's regular online update, as it appears on the group's official web site at www.anthrax.com: "THOSE WHOM WE COMETH FOR- "Yo, just wanted to drop a quick line about the US release for the new album. All that stuff people have been ...
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