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Metal News for December 11, 2001

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Slipknot's Maggot Label Signs First

Dec 11, 2001 at 8:43 AM by deathbringer (Source: SonicNet).

Downthesun is reported to be the first band signed to Slipknot's Maggot Label. Meanwhile, many of the members of Slipknot are spedning time on their side projects before embarking on an international tour that wraps up March 24 in Tokyo.

Slipknot singer Corey Taylor (#8) has been working on a side project called Superego, he said Monday. Turntablist Sid Wilson (#0) is planning on spinning solo under the moniker DJ Starscream, and drummer Joey Jordison (#1) has written a few more songs with his moonlight venture, the Rejects. No dates have been set for when all this material will surface. Slipknot guitarists James Root (#4) and Mick Thompson (#7) continue to hammer away at their respective solo albums, which they formulated while on the road during this summer's Ozzfest tour.

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Contests

Dec 11, 2001 at 8:24 AM by deathbringer.

The PRP is giving away an ESP Guitar Autographed By Speak No Evil And Speak No Evil Sampler CD's. Click here for details.

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Daily Interviews

Dec 11, 2001 at 8:00 AM by deathbringer.

Tartarean Desire has a pair of new interviews:

  • Homo Iratus
  • The former Morbid Angel member Steve Tucker

And the PRP has one new one:

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Daily Reviews

Dec 11, 2001 at 7:58 AM by deathbringer.

Here's what Tartarean Desire has offered up this week:

  • Serberus - Our Dying Grace (melodic death metal, 2001)
  • Flesh Made Sin - Scenery Of Death (death/thrash metal, 2000)
  • Infernal Legion - Sculptured Humans (death metal, 2001)
  • Signs Of Darkness - Beyond The Autumn Leaves (black metal, 2001)
  • Cayne - Old Faded Pictures (gothic rock, 2001)
  • Siebenbürgen - Plagued Be Thy Angel (black metal, 2001)
  • Rhapsody - Rain Of A Thousand Flames (symphonic metal, 2001)
  • Fleshcrawl - Soulskinner (death metal, 2001)
  • Ozzy Osbourne - Down To Earth (heavy metal, 2001)
  • Slayer - God Hates Us All (thrash metal, 2001)
  • Napalm - Goatwar Suicide (black metal, 2001)

And The PRP has another three:

And Electric Basement has some miscellaneous reviews:

  • Judas Priest 'Demolish' Australia In-depth gig review
  • Gene Simmons' "KISS and MAKE-UP" Autobiography
  • Joshua Periah's latest

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