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Metal News for May 8, 2001

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Chris Pelletier Joins Renegade Records

May 8, 2001 at 8:07 PM by deathbringer (Source: Renegade Records).

Renegade Records sends word that Chris Pelletier, formerly of Nuclear Blast America, has joined the team. More...

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Napster Takes Fingerprints

May 8, 2001 at 8:29 AM by deathbringer (Source: MTV.com).

Napster continues on its quest to appease the RIAA:

The latest version of Napster — Napster 2.0 Beta 10 — periodically scans the files its users are sharing and randomly singles out songs for fingerprinting. The program then uploads the fingerprints to the company's servers.

However, it seems that filtering based on these fingerprints is not currently turned on (yet).

Read the full article at MTV.com.

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Manson does Denver with Ozz

May 8, 2001 at 8:23 AM by deathbringer (Source: MTV.com).

Word is that Marilyn Manson will not miss the Denver Ozzfest show, as previously planned.

Read the full article at MTV.com.

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