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Metal News for August 5, 2001

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Metallica Banned In Jordan

Aug 5, 2001 at 8:33 PM by NightStalker (Source: Brakeout).

Metallica have been banned in Jordan as the nation finds their music too satanic and disturbing for the sensitivities of the youth.

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Linkin Park Contest

Aug 5, 2001 at 8:06 PM by NightStalker (Source: L.P. Official Site).

Are you a Linkin Park fan who is in need of a new set of wheels? Then get ready to bid online for LP frontman Chester Bennington's 1998 Hyundai Accent, plus four concert tickets complete with backstage and VIP passes. Proceeds from the auction, which ends Thursday, will go to Take Me Home, an animal rescue organization.

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