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Pure Rock Newswire 02/20/03 By Sefany Jones, Contributing Editor Thursday, February 20, 2003 @ 12:12 AM
03/29/03 Ventura, CA Ventura Theatre 03/30/03 Palo Alto, CA The Edge Nightclub 04/01/03 Los Angeles, CA Key Club 04/03/03 Las Vegas, NV Huntridge Theatre 04/04/03 Tucson, AZ City Limits 04/05/03 Tempe, AZ Bash on Ash 04/06/03 Albuquerque, NM Midnight Rodeo 04/08/03 San Diego, CA 4th & B 04/09/03 Santa Ana, CA Galaxy Theatre Helloween are getting ready to release their latest studio effort, Rabbit Don’t Come Easy, tentatively on April 6th. Here’s the catch: there are 3 different drummers on the album. Drummer Mark Cross recently announced his departure after recording on 2 tracks, so then Mikkey Dee (Motorhead) stepped in and completed the rest. However, Stefan Schwarzmann (ex-Accept, ex-UDO) was then tapped to officially replace Cross, and laid down percussion on the bonus/B-side tracks which may appear on the forthcoming album! The initial tour dates for Ministry, In Flames and Mudvayne are beginning to filter in: 03/08/03 Pittsburgh, PA Metropol 03/10/03 Hartford, CT Webster Theater 03/11/03 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights 03/12/03 Pittson, PA Staircase 03/14/03 Norfolk, VA Norva Theater 03/15/03 Orlando, FL House Of Blues All Cold fans come to Minneapolis on Saturday, February 22nd to appear in the "Stupid Girl" video! Stay tuned to coldonline.com for more details. Rage excpect to release their forthcoming studio album, Soundchaser, sometime in late summer. They are slated to begin recoding in April in Spain. AC/DC will be inducted into the Rock ‘N Roll Hall of Fame on March 10th in New York City. Aerosmith’s Stephen Tyler will do the actual honors. Although Halford announced they have replaced former guitarist Pat Lachman with Chad Tarrington, they have decided to keep their temporary fill-in, Roy Z. on permanently for the remainder of their early spring tour dates. Tarrington will join Halford in the summer to see how things work out, although they will continue to audition guitarists to be sure they’ve covered all potential candidates. In other Halford news, they will be joining Testament and Death Angel, Vio-lence, Exhumed, Cattle Decapitation and Implaed at this year’s Bay Area Thrash Festival on March 29th in San Francisco, CA at the Avalon Ballroom. Mushroomhead are currently in the studio working on their next album with producer Johnny K. (Machine Head). They anticipate a fall release date. King’s X are scheduled to begin touring in May with Fishbone, and a possible European tour thereafter. Their latest effort, Black Like Sunday, is scheduled for release in mid-spring through Metal Blade. Also! Please not that King's X gig in Portland on February 26th has been CANCELLED, due to circumstances beyond their control. Dio’s forthcoming live DVD, Dio’s Evil or Divine, is set to release on April 22nd through Eagle Vision. Bassist Jason Newsted (Voivod) had some “words” regarding his former band, Metallica, in a recent interview with Britain’s Rock Sound Magazine: "It's a joke, I think Metallica are just a joke. I don't think they have any idea. I am fan of Metallica again, I did my thing in there and felt good and I'm proud of that shit and I am more proud than sour. But that's the integrity down the fucking tube! Why can't they take out Strapping Young Lad, why can't they take out In Flames? What they are doing now is such an obvious cash thing and has nothing to do with the music that we're supposed to be fighting for. [Guitarist] Kirk [Hammett got quoted about their new record sounding like Entombed. How can it sound like Entombed, how? Who is playing bass to make it sound like Entombed? James [Hetfield] is a good bass player, but c'mon, dude! Lars [Ulrich] — he hasn't practiced enough drums over the years — he let his art fall away from him, he doesn't have the same finesse as he used to have, so how is it going to sound like Entombed and have that energy? And anyway if they are speaking like that how come they are not talking Entombed out on tour? Or Meshuggah — how came they are not staying true to their words? That's what really bothers me." And speaking of Metallica, the dates to their upcoming “Summer Sanitarium” tour (with Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Deftones and Mudvayne) have begun to come in. Gigs so far include: 07/04/03 Detroit, MI Pontiac Silverdome 07/06/03 Foxboro, MA Gillette Stadium 07/13/03 Orlando, FL Citrus Bowl 07/19/03 Columbus, OH Ohio Stadium 07/25/03 St. Louis, MO Edward Jones Dome 07/27/03 Minneapolis, MN Metrodome 08/01/03 Denver, CO Invesco Field 08/03/03 Irving TX Texas Stadium Vocalist Paul Di'Anno and his band Killers will record an all-acoustic album of tunes from Di’anno’s former band, Iron Maiden. It is tentatively scheduled for release sometime late this year. Dreams Of Damnation --which features guitarist Jim Durkin (ex-Dark Angel) – have a couple of gigs lined up: 03/01/03 Hollywood, CA The Garage (Metal For Cancer) 06/09/03 Santa Ana, CA The Galaxy Cradle of Filth have had to pull out of their slot on this year’s New England Metal And Hardcore Festival in May as well as Germany’s Waken Open Air Festival in August due to committing to headline this year’s second stage on Ozzfest. Deicide will head out on tour with Amon Amarth, Behemoth, Revenge and Vehemence. Scheduled dates so far include: 03/09/03 Irvington, NJ Cricket Club 03/10/03 Springfield, VA Jaxx 03/11/03 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade 03/19/03 Phoenix, AZ Bash On Ash 03/21/03 Los Angeles, CA House Of Blues 03/22/03 San Francisco, CA The Avalon 03/25/03 Seattle, WA Graceland 03/27/03 Denver, CO Ogden Theater 03/29/03 Aurora, IL Rockhouse USA 04/03/03 Cleveland, OH The Agora 04/05/03 Brooklyn, NY L'Amour
2928 West 5th Street, #5P Brooklyn NY 11224 Pissing Razors will soon announce tour dates in support of their latest album, Live in the Devil's Triangle. The band continues to work in the studio on their next full-length album. Jimi Hendrix's body has been yet again exhumed and relocated under a giant marble dome, which will nearly complete a very lavish memorial in Renton, WA. Hendrix's father Al and his step-mother Ayako “June” have also been placed in the vault under the dome in the center of the memorial, and his grandmother Nora’s cremated remains will join them later. Relapse Records will have an artists’ showcase at this year’s SXSW (South By Southwest) in Austin, TX. It will be held at Emo’s Annex on Friday, March 14th. The showcase will include: Dysrhythmia (8PM), Bongzilla (9PM), Cephalic Carnage (10PM), Alabama Thunderpussy (11PM), Mastodon (12PM) and Burnt By The Sun (1AM). Sweden’s Fatal Smile will be in the US performing at the New Jersey Metal Meltdown in March. If you haven’t heard of them yet, check out their MP3 of “Bad Kharma” here in our Downloads section. Kerry King (Slayer) and Mick “Seven” Thompson (Slipknot) will make an in-store appearance at the Guitar Center in Hollywood, CA on Thursday, February 27th at the Guitar Center (on Sunset Blvd. between Fairfax and La Brea) as part of a BC Rich guitars promotion. For more information, call the store at: (323) 874-1060. Canadian metal magazine Brave Words And Bloody Knuckles announces their first-ever “Six Pack Weekend” festival to be held on June 13th –14th, 2003 in Cleveland, OH. Confirmed bands on the festival line-up are: Trouble, Nevermore, Jag Panzer, Hypocrisy, Elegy, Wolf, Kataklysm, Beyond The Embrace, Evergrey and Cage. More bands are to be confirmed... Jane's Addiction still haven’t announced an exact release date for their forthcoming studio album, Hypersonic, but vocalist Perry Farrell guarantees “it will be out before Lollapalooza [begins].” Cannibal Corpse have lined up a bunch of European dates: 04/17/03 Münster (Breitenfeld), GER Live Arena 04/18/03 Vienna, AUT Arena 04/19/03 Budapest, HUN Mega Club 04/20/03 Ljubljana, SLO Metalkova 04/21/03 Zlin, CZ RC Golem 04/22/03 Warszawa, POL Proxima 04/23/03 Hamburg, GER Markthalle 04/24/03 Osnabruck, GER Hyde Park 04/25/03 Groningen, NETH Vera 04/26/03 Gothenburg, SWE Kreta 04/27/03 SWE - T.B.A. 04/29/03 Helsinki, FIN Tavastia 04/30/03 Saatamo, FIN Turku Get ready to bust into your piggy banks: If you want to see Ozzy Osbourne perform his one-off gig at The Joint at the Hard Rock Café in Las Vegas on Friday, March 14th, be prepared to fork over $150+ for general admission, and $300+ for balcony seats… Sammy Hagar plans to tour with Lynyrd Skynyrd this year. Also, Hagar plans to complete and release his personal “documentary,” The Long Road To Cabo, by the end of summer. Also, Sammy and the Waboritas hope to release their Live Hallelujah CD sometime around Cinco De Mayo (that’s May 5th, folks). Due to Hagar’s currently hectic schedule, side project Planet US -- featuring Sammy on vocals, guitarist Neal Schon, (who is also tied up currently with Journey), bassist Michael Anthony (Van Halen) and drummer Deen Castronovo (Journey, ex-Ozzy) – has been temporarily put on hold. Hagar says, “I don’t know when, but this project is too good not to finish!” Bassist Jeordie White (aka Twiggy Ramirez, ex-Marilyn Manson) is officially replacing Paz Lenchantin in A Perfect Circle. At the same time, guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen has left the band, in order to perform full-time with Queens of the Stone Age, and has been replaced by Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails). Bassist Marty O’Brien has formed a new band, Population-1 with guitarist Nuno Bettencourt (ex-Extreme), who will be the band’s vocalist. Population-1 has a handful of gigs lined up in Japan: 02/25/03 Nagoya, JAP Club Quattro 02/26/03 Osaka, JAP On Air Osaka 02/27/03 Hiroshima, JAP Club Quattro 03/01/03 Tokyo, JAP Asasaka Blitz 03/02/03 Kawasaki, JAP Club Citta Tomahawk, featuring vocalist Mike Patton (ex-Faith No More, Mr. Bungle), will tour with The Melvins late April/early May. Ministry will be joined by In Flames and Mudvayne on their upcoming "Fornicatour Tour.” Dates are to be announced shortly. Lizzy Borden have a couple of gigs coming up: 03/28/03 Santa Ana, CA The Galaxy Theatre 03/29/03 W. Hollywood, CA The Foxx Club (at Johnny Foxx’s) Def Leppard have begun lining up US tour dates. The following are confirmed so far, with more dates to be announced: 03/21/03 Pittsburgh, PA Petersen Events Center 03/22/03 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse 03/24/03 Cleveland, OH Gund Arena 03/25/03 Dayton, OH Nutter Center 03/27/03 Detroit, MI Palace Of Auburn Hills 03/28/03 Chicago, IL UIC 03/29/03 Milwaukee, WI US Cellular Arena 04/01/03 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena 04/02/03 Green Bay, WI Resch Center 04/04/03 St. Paul, MN Excel Energy Center 04/05/03 Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center 04/07/03 Erie, PA Erie Civic Center 04/08/03 Philadelphia, PA Spectrum 04/10/03 New York, NY Beacon Theatre 04/11/03 New York, NY Beacon Theatre 04/12/03 New York, NY Beacon Theatre 04/14/03 Fairfax, VA Patriot Center 05/04/03 Atlanta, GA Music Midtown Legacy's self-titled debut album is being issued in the States by Chavis Records and is now available. The album was originally issued in Japan. The Hollywood based quartet is comprised of bassist Marten Andersson (Lizzy Borden), guitarist Jonas Hansson (Silver Mountain), vocalist Chris Roseberry and drummer Stephan Emig. The band formed in 1998 when Marten Andersson decided to start a side project utilizing his original songs. For more info, check out www.legacylive.com or www.chavisrecords.com. Danzig are preparing for their “Blackest of the Black” tour, which is slated to kick off in May. It is scheduled to feature "the darkest, most extreme bands all on one stage." Savatage plan to be back in the studios soon in anticipation of releasing a new album in the fall. For the previous Newswire, please click HERE.
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