Metal News for November 13, 2001
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7 news articles posted on this day.
Skinlab Hits The Road
San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB will embark on a tour of Australia in early March. The shows will take place between March 6th and March 11th and will include an appearance at the Grounded Festival in Sydney. We will have more information on this as it becomes available.
Rob Zombie On Hiatus
Rob Zombie has some extra time available now that Merry Mayhem tourmate Ozzy Osbourne's leg injury has forced the jaunt's postponement until Nov. 29. Chat with the horror-rocker on hiatus Wednesday at 7 p.m. EST. Click here for the specifics.
System Of A Down Goes Under
System of a Down are down with the Down Under. They will play select dates of the Big Day Out festival in Australia and New Zealand. The six-show caravan, which kicks off Jan. 18 in Auckland, New Zealand, marks SOAD's first trip to the Australian continent. Other performers include Alien Ant Farm, Silverchair and Prodigy.
Judas Priest Hit Australia
Metal gods Judas Priest will nod to the old school for their upcoming Australian tour, as classic Austrilian rockers Heaven have been confirmed as the support act. The tour begins November 30th in Perth and runs through December 7th in Brisbane.
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Gainesville Fest Update
DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN will be taking part in this year’s Gainesville Fest, which is also scheduled to feature the first live appearance of the reunited BLOODLET.
Marc Reign Joins Destruction
German thrashers DESTRUCTION have announced the addition of 31-year-old drummer Marc Reign to the group’s ranks following the departure of Sven Vormann last month. Born in Berlin, Germany, Marc had previously played in thrash/death metal acts GUNJAH and ORTH, as well as in the “alternative rock/grunge/crossover/gothic” band UPTIDE. To see pictures of Marc, as posted on DESTRUCTION’s official web site, click here and here.
Summary/Misc
Daily Reviews
The PRP has a few new reviews this week:
- Sevendust - Animosity
- Rob Zombie - The Sinister Urge
- Kittie - Oracle
- The Shizit - Soundtrack For The Revolution
- Number One Son - Majority Of One
And Metal Kings has new reviews of the following (latest releases, presumably, as albums are not listed):
- Borkagnar
- Broken Mirror
- Melechesh
- Ozzy
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