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Metal News for May 15, 2001

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Crisis @ Earth Crisis

According to Digital Metal, straight-edge band Earth Crisis have decided to call it quits.

"Many rumors have been circulating about what has happened to Earth Crisis, and for the most part we have kept our distance from this dialogue. We apologize for our silence, but we felt it was necessary to keep quiet until we decided what we definitely wanted to do," said a statement on the band's website, www.earthcrisis.cc. "It is now time to let you - the people who have been with us throughout our career - know where we are at. We have chosen to dissolve Earth Crisis."

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New Tool Reviews

There are reviews of the new Tool album, Lateralus, on RollingStone.com, Music.com, and Jam! Showbiz for your reading pleasure.

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