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Metal News for December 31, 2002

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Pyrexia Reformed And Writing New Material

Dec 31, 2002 at 12:40 AM by deathbringer (Source: Blabbermouth).

Long Island, New York-based death metallers PYREXIA have reformed and are in the process of writing new material for a tentative late 2003 release.

The band, several members of which were most recently in CATASTROPHIC with ex-OBITUARY guitarist Trevor Peres, are said to be planning on re-releasing their old albums (1993's "Sermon Of Mockery", 1995's "Hatredangeranddigust", and 1997's "System Of The Animal") through an as-yet-undetermined label.

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Daily Reviews

Dec 31, 2002 at 12:09 AM by deathbringer.

Metal Reviews has eleven new reviews this week:

  • Atrox - Contentum
  • Cathedral - Seventh Coming
  • Decapitated - Winds Of Creation
  • Hear n' Aid - "Stars" 12" Single
  • Legenda - Autumnal
  • Loudblast - Cross The Threshold
  • Loudblast - Sublime Dementia
  • Masterplan - Masterplan
  • Tunnel Vision - Tomorrow
  • Unleashed - Hell's Unleashed
  • Various Artists - Keepers of Jericho part II

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2000 Decibel Festival Confirms 4 More

Dec 31, 2002 at 12:07 AM by deathbringer (Source: 2000 Decibel).

The 2000 Decibel Festival, the only festival that is totally dedicated to Swedish Hard Rock and Metal, has announced four more bands that have been confirmed for the fourth edition of the festival. This next edition will be held in Bengtsfors, Sweden (180 km north of Gothenburg) on May 17th. The bands are Dimension Zero, Dionysus, Seventh One and The Project Hate. Already confirmed are Amon Amarth, Gardenian, Pathos and Talisman. It is likely they will present a couple of the headline acts during January so expect more to come.

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Limited Time Metal Videos

Dec 31, 2002 at 12:03 AM by deathbringer (Source: MetalVideos).

MetalVideos, Inc. is offering special limited new year videos only for a limited time and with limited download and bandwidth. Here is the full list: More...

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