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Metal News for February 17, 2002

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6 news articles posted on this day.

Bloodstock 2002 Confirms Balance of Power

Feb 17, 2002 at 1:08 PM by deathbringer (Source: Bloodstock).

UK Power Metallers, Balance of Power, are the 4th band to be confirmed on the UK Bloodstock Festival Lineup. Their latest CD, Perfect Balance, is out on Massacre Records and consists of Queensryche style Power Rock tracks.

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Centinex Tour Dates For Sweden

Feb 17, 2002 at 1:03 PM by deathbringer (Source: Centinex).

Centinex sends word of the latest tour dates - a few rescheduled to take note - of Sweden (with Diabolical): More...

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Nemesis MP3

Feb 17, 2002 at 1:00 PM by deathbringer (Source: Total Rock).

Nemesis, the new band featuring former Earth Crisis frontman Kark Buechner, have posted a track called ‘Carpe Diem’ for download here.

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Ozzy's First Tour To Korea

Feb 17, 2002 at 12:58 PM by deathbringer (Source: Total Rock).

Ozzy Osbourne will make his first ever live appearance in South Korea on February 21. This will follow his shows at the Budokan in Tokyo, which are being filmed and recorded for a DVD and album.

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Breaking Point Do WWF

Feb 17, 2002 at 12:56 PM by deathbringer (Source: Total Rock).

US band Breaking Point are the latest to record a theme for a WWF wrestler. The man in question is Rob Van Dam, and the song is called ‘One Of A Kind’. This is also to be featured on the band’s debut album ‘Coming Of Age’, due out on February 25 in America.

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Summary/Misc

Daily Reviews

Feb 17, 2002 at 12:53 PM by deathbringer.

Metal Reviews has come through with 8 new reviews:

  • Blaze - Tenth Dimension
  • Dark Horizon - Son Of Gods
  • Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
  • Great White - Recover
  • Loverboy - Live, Loud And Loose
  • Onward - Reawaken
  • Pegazus - The Headless Horseman
  • Timo Tolkki - Hymn To Life

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