Megadeth Live With Rude Awakening

MEGADETH is set to release it's first-ever live album. 'Rude Awakening,' a two-CD set, will be released by Sanctuary on March 19, 2002. Vocalist/lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, lead guitarist Al Pitrelli, bass guitarist David Ellefson and drummer Jimmy DeGrasso recorded 24 skull-slamming songs for 'Rude Awakening' including hit singles, fan favorites and rare tracks. In fact, the set lists were chosen by the fans via voting through the band's official web site, www.megadeth.com. More...

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Daily Reviews

Blistering.com has a few new reviews up:

• Strife - "Angermeans"
  
• Every Time I Die - "Last Night In Town"
  
• Candiria - "300 Percent Density"
  
• Himsa - "Ground Breaking Ceremony"

And The PRP has another three reviews this week:

• Stegel - Angharod EP
  
• Mad At Gravity - Demo
  
• WiLt - The Herman Fibbs EP

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Gravity Kills Winter Tour w/ Sevendust

Having completed the 40-date Preaching To The Perverted Tour with Pigface & Godhead prior to the holiday break, the St. Louis-based quartet, Gravity Kills, is gearing to plunge headlong into a highly anticipated Winter tour with Sevendust and Flaw.

"We are excited to be getting back on the road, and it is an added bonus that we will be out with such a great band and such cool guys...Sevendust," enthuses vocalist Jeff Scheel.

Gravity Kills will be introducing fans tracks from their Sanctuary Records debut, 'Superstarved', which is scheduled for release on March 19th. The first single from the album will be "One Thing" and will impact at Rock Radio on January 28th and Alternative Radio on February 12th. Produced by industrial mastermind, Martin Atkins, the album is a mission statement for Gravity Kills, adeptly blurring the lines between the three key elements of their music- Rock, Industrial and Pop. (ed. we can do without the pop, please)

Tour dates are as follows: More...

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Soulfly Exit Studio to Tour w/ Static-X

Soulfly has put on hold the recording of their third album to co-headline a tour with Static-X beginning January 31 in San Francisco. The three-week tour stretches across the country in 15 dates, ending February 24 in Washington, D.C.

New Soulfly songs such as "Downstroy," "Seek and Strike," "Last of the Mohicans" and "Soulfly III" are expected to be played on the tour, which marks the return of the band's original drummer, Ray Mayorga, who was replaced by Joe Nunez for Primitive.

Soulfly's as-yet-untitled third album is expected to be released this spring. Static-X, meanwhile, are touring behind their second album, last year's Machine. Soil, on the heels of their latest LP, Scars, will serve as openers.

The Soulfly/Static-X tour dates according to Roadrunner Records are: More...

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Dynamo Needs a Miracle

The future for the Dynamo Festival is looking very bleak. Long established as one of Europe’s premier metal events, this Dutch festival had to be cancelled at the last minute in 2001 because of the foot & mouth epidemic, having been reduced from a three-day spectacular to just one day in 2000 due to permit problems. The latest information from the organizers is that Dynamo 2002 is a no-go, unless ‘a miracle happens.’

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Mayorga To Produce Two Hit Creeper

Soulfly/Medication drummer Roy Mayorga has been moonlighting with Los Angeles crew Two Hit Creeper. He’s been producing the band’s new album, which will be released by the Division 1 label, owned by Orgy’s Jay Gordon. Two Hit Creeper have been described by Gordon as ‘death accordion rock’.

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Phil Anselmo Down

Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo is suffering from a back injury which may prevent him going out on the road in the near future. As Down, one of his many side projects, finally finish up work on their eagerly awaited second album – ‘Down: 2’ – it’s been revealed that Anselmo may need a lengthy rest.

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