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| Newsted: Metallica will crush everybody's head again. Despite Metallica's widely-publicized recent setbacks�which include the departure of bassist Jason Newsted and frontman James Hetfield's battle with alcoholism�the band are far from over and should not be counted out, according to Newsted. "Losing hope or doubting Metallica, stuff like that? I don't see that as a wise move," the bassist is quoted as saying on Canada's CFOX.com. "The things that this band has overcome, they've come past things bigger than this. James is a very strong, strong spirit. He's had some down times, but those kind of things in that type of person usually, I'd say pretty much all the time, make them stronger. And he'll come back and crush everybody's head again. I'm not too worried about that." As for someone filling his shoes in Metallica," Newsted added, "The Metallica thing, I've heard some of the new music... James is a great bass player. If they need to go in and record an album and have to play bass on it so be it. If they find somebody else, [former Megadeth bassist] Dave Ellefson or [Armored Saint bassist] Joey Vera or something to come in, somebody who's capable of walking into that level of a band and those kind of egos and that kind of attitude and those things that go on, there's millions and millions of dollars involved." S.O.D. bassist Danny Lilker: The band is over. Despite S.O.D. frontman Billy Milano's well-publicized attempts to resurrect the group with an all-new line-up following the "firing" of guitarist Scott Ian and drummer Charlie Benante, there will be no further recordings or live appearances from the band, according to bassist Danny Lilker. "I spoke with Bill, and he is no longer going to attempt to put together any version of [S.O.D.] without all the original members, and since he and Charlie have both decided never to play with each other again due to all the recent shit-slinging, the band is over," Lilker wrote in a posting on Anthrax's official message board. "This is not an Ozzy-esque trick�we're not gonna do a 'final' tour ('This is the last time you'll get a chance to see us ever, so make sure and go!'�that Sharon is a crafty bitch), if you never saw S.O.D. you never will. Sgt. D will be going to Valhalla with the rest of the dead warriors. Adios amigos, and thanks for all the support, it was greatly appreciated." S.O.D. dies again: By Scott Ian S.O.D./Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following message on the official Anthrax web site at www.anthraxband.com. "Sergeant D, Icon of Race Relations, Zombie, Raconteur, Dies Again, Sergeant D, one of the most controversial figures of the last two decades, died again yesterday in Bayside, New York. Cause of death was given as cancer of the idea. "For years, he was known as the mascot for joke metallers S.O.D. aka Stormtroopers Of Death, wherein actuality, Sergeant D spent most of his time fighting the inequities that zombies have to face. Sergeant D, founder of the non-profit People For the Ethical Treatment of Zombies, or PETZ, devoted his time among the living to ending the injustices that zombies worldwide have had to endure for ages. "Always the whipping boys of vampires and assorted practicers of arcane black magic, zombies have always been relegated to the lowest rungs of supernatural existence. Sergeant D, tired of playing the henchman to the more glamorous roles of wizard or vampire, started Petz to make people aware of the zombies plight. 'The day of the shuffling, shambling, brain eating, dim witted zombie is over,' said D in his speech to supporters outside of Pittsburgh at the Monroeville Mall in 1978, after a screening of George Romero's Dawn of the Dead. 'As if Night of the Living Dead wasn't bad enough, this movie perpetrates every stereotype there is about zombies. You living humans have had your last laugh at zombies' expense. We shall no longer be the Polish joke of the monster world,' D was quoted as saying, foreshadowing the politically incorrect, yet righteous path he would take until his death. "In 1985 he sold his likeness to S.O.D. (Stormtroopers Of Death), in order to raise money for the organization. His relationship with S.O.D. was more than just financial. Sergeant D, being what S.O.D. guitarist Scott Ian called 'a living, breathing pillar of hatred for all things living', was the sole inspiration for S.O.D.'s seminal crossover classic Speak English Or Die. "In 1986, much to the disdain of S.O.D., Sergeant D let his image be used for the zombie character in the major motion picture House. Starring Richard Moll (Bull from Night Court) as an intelligent, dark, and very funny zombie who comes back to avenge his death, House was the first movie that in Sergeant D's word's "took us out of the dark ages of the buffoon-like zombie created by Ed Wood and Tor Johnson, and into a new age, a zombie renaissance if you will, of smart, reactive, hip zombies of today." "Besides the occasional S.O.D. reunion album, Sergeant D had laid low and concentrated on Petz throughout the nineties and into the new millennium. His most recent work was as a consultant on the set of Blade 2, putting the super-vampires through boot camp to heighten the realism needed for this blockbuster movie. Pope John Paul II, a noted zombie himself, said, "His legacy shall live forever in our hearts, dead or alive." Sergeant D was survived by no one. Accept will issue a DVD. On July 20th, Accept be issuing a DVD, entitled �Metal Blast From The Past�, containing previously unreleased numbers, the Japan bonus track "Rich And Famous" and demo versions of five "Breaker" cuts. Also included is a video recording from Osaka, a visual document of the band's first Japanese tour as well as footage from the band's 1993 show in Sofia, Bulgaria. There are also various interviews, a complete discography, a photo gallery and complete lyrics. Stratovarius - Studio report from Finnvox. As you all know, Stratovarius is currently on Finnvox studios where they record their new album titled Elements part I. Now we have a studio report from Timo Tolkki to bring you all Stratofans! "After spending 3 weeks in preproduction recording demos and now 2 weeks at Finnvox things are beginning to look a little bit more clear. We have all been working very hard with the new songs and tried to really make something special...Read the whole article at strato.com. Meshuggah enter the studio to lay down �Nothing�. If you though Meshuggah were sitting around doing nothing, well, you were right. Four years have passed since the band released Chaosphere, the disc that earned the Swedish heroes critical acclaim and mainstream notoriety. After an amazing tour with Slayer, Meshuggah stayed quite until they were personally invited by Tool to open on a leg of their North American tour in 2001. Meshuggah returned home with renewed vigor and began feverishly working on new material. Currently the band is laying down drum tracks in Dug-Out Studios (Strapping Young Lad, In Flames, Stuck Mojo) and will record all guitars and vocals parts in guitarist Fredrik Thordendal�s home studio. In late June the band will emerge with Nothing� Mixed and produced by Meshuggah and engineered by Fredrik Thordendal (drums by Fredrik Thordendal & Daniel Bergstrand), �Nothing� will include the following tracks (in no particular order): Perpetual Black Second Straws Pulled At Random Rational Gaze Stengah Closed Eye Visuals Spasm Assembly Path Of The Frightened Scorned Shadows Glints Collide In July the band will head to the U.S. to headline on the second stage at Ozzfest with Down and Hatebreed. Let that get your blood churning and on August 6th, 2002. Mortiis � US Tour. Mortiis is tentatively scheduled to embark on a US tour in October. "Although this is still in the early planning stages, everyone involved seems very eager to make this happen," reads a statement on the singer's official web site. "The original idea was to do it in June but we decided against it for various reasons (the main one being that there was scarcely any time do to any useful promotion) and so it has been rescheduled." In other news, they are "working on some new material, which includes remixes/versions by myself, Rudy Ratzinger(Wumpscut), Fredrik Darum (ex-Apoptygma Berzerk), Brian Williams (Lustmord), Fredrik Bergstr�m /Jonas Johansson (No Festival Of Light/Ordo Equilibrio /Tarmvred)." It is hoped that some of this material will be released in conjunction with the US tour. |
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| MOTLEY CR�E M�tley Cr�e are being sued by former producer Tom Werman, who claims the band owes unpaid royalties from the Shout At The Devil, Theater Of Pain and Girls, Girls, Girls albums. Werman is seeking $400,000 plus court costs. DEF LEPPARD Def Leppard's new album, X, will be release on July 24th in Japan, on July 29th in the UK and Internationally and July 30th in the US/Canada. While the recordings are completely finished now, the current focus is on the album's packaging, artwork and photography. SENTENCED Sentenced's The Cold White Light has entered Finland's charts at #1. The album entered the German charts at #45. The group recently completed their 'No One There' video. RACER X The Australian edition of Racer X's Superheroes album features an exclusive bonus Plectrum, a big fold out poster and lots of extra band photos. THE ROCK FEST The Rock Fest 2002 tour kicks off on June 20th at the Red River Valley Fair in Fargo, ND. Acts scheduled to perform include: Dokken, Ratt, Warrant, Firehouse and L.A. Guns. PRIMAL FEAR Primal Fear have been invited to shoot an episode of the series Rock for German Music TV Channel Viva Plus. The entire band will be on hand to present their new video, 'Armageddon'. Henny Wolter's Dean guitar will be raffled during the broadcast. The series will be shown on June 6th, with three more replays. PRETTY BOY FLOYD Rumor has it that Pretty Boy Floyd will be playing on the second stage at all of the Poison shows with a side stage up until July 13th. IRON MAIDEN Iron Maiden's Rock In Rio DVD has been bumped back until July 16th due to a glitch in production. More info soon!. MARTY FRIEDMAN Marty Friedman is confirmed to be on the next Explorer�s Club project. ALEX SKOLNICK Alex Skolnick has a new jazz album under the moniker of Skol Trio�s called Goodbye to Romance. DIO A live Dio album, In The Beginning, recorded in 1983 is out now. JEFF SCOTT SOTO Jeff Scott Soto has completed his new solo album, �The Calm Before The Storm�. A release date is tentatively planned for autumn 2002. BOSTON Word has it that AOR legends Boston will release a new album and tour this summer. SKID ROW Check out an MP3 of Skid Row�s new single 'Thick Is The Skin' at SkidRowOnline.com and ScottiHill.com. ROBERT PLANT Robert Plant will issue a CD single for the track 'Morning Dew' on June 17th through Mercury. MASTERPLAN The Masterplan debut album, featuring former Helloween members Roland Grapow and Uli Kusch, will be released in September. ANVIL Anvil's new album, Still Going Strong, is due out on July 22nd through Massacre. MOT�RHEAD Original Mot�rhead guitarist Larry Wallis has released a new solo CD, Death In The Guitarfternoon, in the UK. AEROSMITH Aerosmith breakup rumors have been quashed by official sources, who insist the band will be back on the road in the US soon to promote their upcoming compilation album. JOE SATRIANI Joe Satriani will play a string of dates in the UK this summer. The dates are: July 18 - Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 19 - Birmingham Academy and 20 - Manchester Apollo. SIX FEET UNDER Six Feet Under will kick off a second round of dates in support of True Carnage on May 31st at Cardi's in Houston, TX. Support on the dates comes from Skinless and Sworn Enemy. The tour wraps up on June 29th at Masquerade in Atlanta, GA. RIOT Riot's forthcoming album, due out in late spring through Metal Blade, will be titled Through The Storm. Tracks to appear on the release include: 'Hold On', 'Play For Life', 'Turn The Tables', 'Essential Enemies', 'Chains (Revolving)' and 'Right Back To My Head'. FATES WARNING Fates Warning will release a DVD in October. The set will feature exclusive live footage and rare videos. The band are also reissuing their Night On Brocken and The Spectre Within albums, re-mastered with bonus tracks and additions to the art and booklet. BERZERKER Speed monsters Berzerker are currently recording in Australia their latest effort, Dissimulate, which is due out through Earache Records on August 26th, 2002. SUPERJOINT RITUAL Superjoint Ritual's Use Once And Destroy album is available on LP through Metal-Is. SENTENCED Sentenced's Cold White Light album is available on LP through Century Media. RAGE A gatefold sleeve LP version of Rage's Unity album is available from Steamhammer. SHAMAN Shaman, featuring former Angra vocalist Andr� Matos, have finalized the track-listing for their forthcoming debut "Ritual", which is scheduled to be released in early July. The songs are as follows: Ancient Winds, Here I Am, Distant Thunder, For Tomorrow, Time Will Come, Over Your Head, Fairy Tale, Blind Spell, Ritual & Pride OZZY OSBOURNE Ozzy Osbourne will have a cameo role in the upcoming Austin Powers In Goldmember, which hits theaters July 26th. Ozzy filmed his scene in his Beverly Hills residence last week. DIRTY DEED Dirty Deeds's new nine-track album, Blown, is the first with new guitarist Richie Faulkner and is due out in August. It's produced by Steve Harris SEVEN WITCHES Check out www.noiserecords.com for details on a contest where you can win a chance to meet Seven Witches guitarist Jack Frost after a show on the band's European tour. The tour runs from May 2nd in Austria to June 2nd in Germany. HELIX Helixhave reissued a collection called B-Sides. The album briefly reformed the band's original members to record some old forgotten tracks. Also out now is the band's Wild In The Streets album SAXON On May 6th Steamhammer will reissue Saxon's Forever Free album. ANVIL Anvil's Still Going Strong album is out through Massacre on July 22nd GRAVE DIGGER Former Grave Digger drummer Philip Seibel died from a stroke last month. The band will soon begin writing their next album in Holland. ANGRA Angra will release a mini-EP, Hunters And Prey, on June 24th. It will include a video clip. SINERGY Sinergy have fired bassist Marco Hietala (he'll tour with Nightwish this summer) and have hired session musician Lauri Porra to assist them in fulfilling their touring commitments for the remainder of the year. |
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