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Chinchilla finishes up new album
09 Feb 2003
CHINCHILLA just finished recordings for their fourth album, Madtropolis“ in the House Of Music Studios, Germany. Produced by the band and
Achim Köhler, CHINCHILLA managed to record eleven songs of pure joy that range from melodic ballads to pure and powerful HEAVY Metal!
The band got visited in the studio by legendary ex-MOTÖRHEAD guitar player Fast Eddie Clarke who played an awesome solo for the song “When The Sand Darkens The Sun”. “We got in touch with him during our tour with Paul Di Anno”, CHINCHILLA guitarist Udo Gerstenmeyer explains. “By the end of last year we just sent him an e-mail with our request and he was straight in for it. It was so easy. Eddie is ... |
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Swedish Awards Show "Manifest" Announces Nominees
09 Feb 2003
The new Swedish music award show “Manifest” have revealed the nominees for 2002.
In the hard rock/punk category, VOMITORY are nominated with their “Blood Rapture” album. Other nominees in this category are In Flames - “Reroute To Remain”, Thåström - “Mannen som blev en gris”, Spiritual Beggars - "On Fire" and Totalt Jävla Mörker - “Det ofrivilliga lidandets maskineri”. The award show, which will be hosted by Miss Universe, will take place at Kulturhuset in Stockholm, Sweden on the 31st of January. website(Swedish only) In other related news: On April 19th, VOMITORY will play at the Motala Metal Festival in Motala/Sweden. The other bands are Vader, Tankard, Stormwarrior, Finntroll, Evergrey, Paragon and Autopsy Torment. website
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Cydonia To Release New Album
09 Feb 2003
The following is a press release from Metal Blade Records:
Metal Blade Records will release the second album by CYDONIA, entitled “The Dark Flower” on the 7th of April! Most of you should remember the band from their self-titled debut album Metal Blade released two years ago! This second album offers a kind of Metal leaning to the Thrash of the Bay Area, with some hints of electronic keyboard and some melodic power penetrative elements; everything is characterised by aggressive guitar rhythms, incisive bass and drum parts, energetic guitars and by vocal lines capable of alternative strong and melodic sounds. Compared to the previous album, some changes took p ... |
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Edguy Finishing Up Work On Live Album
04 Feb 2003
German melodic metallers EDGUY are putting the finishing touches on their live album, tentatively due in April through AFM Records. According to vocalist Tobias Sammet, "The live album is gonna consist of 2 discs, with a running time of over 100 minutes and a 40-page photo booklet documenting the 'Mandrake' tour, featuring 150 pictures of the band onstage, backstage, sightseeing, drinking, soundcheck[ing], travelling, etc. Fans can follow us everywhere in this booklet. I really hope that people will appreciate that!"
Topic: Band News
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Type O' Negative upcoming The Dream Is Dead
01 Feb 2003
Type O' Negative have finalized most of the song titles for their upcoming album The Dream Is Dead, due in April through Roadrunner Records. A Dish Better Served Cold (formerly "Truth Decay") In addition, two demo songs I Need Love and Why Won't You Love
Me will be included, but are yet to be given "official" titles.
A 13th, as-yet-untitled cut will also be added to the final sequence. As was
the case with the group's previous efforts, The Dream Is Dead was recorded
at Brooklyn, New York's Systems 2 studios and was produced by keyboardist Josh
Silver.
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Cradle Of Filth new album
30 Jan 2003
The CD features a 40-piece orchestra and a 32-piece choir from Budapest. "Damnation And A Day" will contain the following songs: 01. A Bruise Upon The Silent Moon
Topic: Band News
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Flowing Tears split with female vocalist Stefanie Duchene
30 Jan 2003
Flowing Tears split in deepest friendship from female vocalist Stefanie Duchene. Stefanie would like to concentrate more on her private life which got more and more complicated to time with the band’s tight release- and tour schedule. The remaining Flowing Tears members are already looking for a new singer. All females who feel they can tread in Stefanie’s steps, please feel free to get in touch with the band. The follow-up to the last album "Serpentine" is almost written and is supposed to be recorded later this year. Statement from Flowing Tears: "During the last 12 months Steffi changed her priorities an ... |
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EMI to re-issue Queensryche catalog
28 Jan 2003
More than 20 years on from the release of QUEENSRYCHE's self-titled debut EP, EMI is reissuing the disc and the six albums that followed: The Warning, Rage For Order, Operation: Mindcrime, Empire, Promised Land and Hear In The Now Frontier.
Each of the releases has been repackaged with bonus tracks, unreleased photos, memorabilia and liner notes by lead vocalist Geoff Tate and Paul Suter (who wrote the first demo review in Kerrang!, which eventually was responsible for getting the band signed). The first phase of the promotion begins with the April 8th re-release of Queensryche, The Warning, Rage For Order and Operation: Mindcrime, followed by the May 6th re-releases of Empire, Promise ... |
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Judas Priest Continue To Deny Rumors - Former Drummer Arrested
28 Jan 2003
Despite JUDAS PRIEST drummer Scott Travis' statement to the contrary, JUDAS PRIEST Management Co-Ordinator Jayne Andrews has once again dismissed as "incorrect" the rumors of a possible reunion with former singer Rob Halford.
In her latest posting to the official JUDAS PRIEST "Noticeboard", dated Sunday, Jan. 26, Andrews writes, "There are yet again stories circulating regarding a 'quote' that was made [by JUDAS PRIEST drummer Scott Travis] - to put the record straight - this is totally incorrect - Ripper Owens is JUDAS PRIEST's vocalist and we are not planning any Summer shows with Rob Halford - in other words nothing has changed!!! As I have said a million times unless you hear it fr ... |
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Iced Earth Autobiography In the Works.
28 Jan 2003
ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer has posted the following message via the group's official web site (www.icedearth.com):
"Greetings, "Well, now that the [record] deal [with SPV/Steamhammer] is finally done, studio arrangements are being made. We are getting a later start than I wanted but that's rock n roll. We should be recording in mid-March and we're shooting for an August\September release. "This past Monday was the 18th anniversary of the band. Man, it's been a long and intense ride. Since we're approaching the 20th, I thought it was about time to have a book published about the ICED EARTH story. Bill Murphy will be writing it and obviously I will be very involved in t ... |