Metal News for May 24, 2001
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7 news articles posted on this day.
Stone Cold Wylde
Zakk Wylde is revamping the theme tune used by World Wrestling Federation superstar Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Sabbath Play New Material
Black Sabbath previewed the first new material by their original line-up in more than two decades, at a charity homecoming gig at Birmingham Academy last night, May 22.
Read the full article at NME.com.
Tool Debuts at #1
Most metalheads learn to ignore charts, but it's always interesting to see when a popular enough metal band does well:
...the latest effort from Tool, Lateralus, debuts at No. 1 behind a whopping 555,000 in sales in its first week.
In addition to the U.S. charts, Lateralus also debuted in the No. 1 spot in Canada and Australia and marks Tool's highest debut and biggest selling week ever. The album also debuted in the top 5 or top 10 in various other countries, such as New Zealand and Norway (No. 2), Germany (No. 5), Holland (No. 7), Sweden (No. 8), and Austria (No. 9).
Read the full article at CDNow AllStar News.
Dying Fetus Solidify Lineup
Despite rumors of a possible break up, Dying Fetus will indeed continue after some line-up changes.
The band is being helmed by longtime guitarist/vocalist John Gallagher. The new Dying Fetus line-up will feature former skinsman Erik Sayenga (ex-Witch-Hunt), bassist Sean Beasely (ex-Garden Of Shadows), guitarist Bruce Greig (Next Step Up/Together We Fall) and vocalist Vince Matthews (ex-Sadistic Torment) as well as the aforementioned Gallagher.
Read the full article at Digital Metal.
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Daily Reviews
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Petition for OzzFest in Australia
There's a petition over at Metal Shop for Ozzfest to add Australia to its list of destinations. Ozzfest gets a bad rap <sic> for featuring so many nu-metal bands, but it's still a great show and I've discovered a number of bands I like from the couple of times I've gone.
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