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Metal News for December 18, 2001

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Daily Interviews

Dec 18, 2001 at 8:29 AM by deathbringer.

  • Embers has a full length interview with The Gathering

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Judas Priest to Film In London

Dec 18, 2001 at 8:22 AM by deathbringer (Source: TotalRock).

Judas Priest will film their gig at London’s Brixton Academy on December 19. This is for a DVD to be issued next year.

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Handpicked

Dec 18, 2001 at 8:20 AM by deathbringer (Source: TotalRock).

The Lostprophets, Dave Navarro and Stereomud will all be featured on the upcoming compilation album ‘MTV2 Handpicked’, due for release in America in late January. The 18-tracker features ‘Shinobivsdragonninja’ by the Lostprophets, ‘Rexall’ from Dave Navarro and ‘Pain’ by Stereomud.

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Downthesun MP3

Dec 18, 2001 at 8:16 AM by deathbringer (Source: TotalRock).

Downthesun, the first signees to Slipknot’s Maggot label, have posted a track on their website, www.downthesun.com, called ‘Medicated’.

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Daily Reviews

Dec 18, 2001 at 7:50 AM by deathbringer.

Blistering.com has new reviews this week:

Powerslave sends word of new reviews:

  • Lavabone
  • Totimoshi
  • Zero Hour
  • The Bunny
  • Rivals
  • Down Factor
  • NMSO4
  • Bad Karma
  • Maelstrom
  • Alien Love Syndrome

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