Metal News for August 7, 2001
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5 news articles posted on this day.
Angel Dust / Guitarist Part
Germany's Angel Dust have revealed that guitarist Bernd Aufermann has officially parted with the band.
Here's what the band had to say about Aufermann's departure: [translated from German] "The personally differences with Bernd could be removed in a detailed conversation, much things rest on misunderstandings. The split from Bernd exists further on."
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Summary/Misc
Daily Reviews
Brakeout has a few reviews on the site.
- Belltown - Desillusion Day
- Down and Above - About The Three Of You
- Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
- tod. - Orange
No Fleshgrind @ Metalfest
Fleshgrind will not be performing at Metalfest. It was previously understood that Fleshgrind would be performing at this year's Milwaukee Metalfest.
Unfortunately, we have been bumped off this years fest due to many bands "complaining" that they cant play "but Fleshgrind can play again." Go figure, so much for "supporting the scene" like we had something to do with those bands not being able to play. Unbelievable. Anyway, we apologize to those who are in anyway inconvenienced by this. We hope to play the upcoming fests in Florida and New Jersey.
Megadeth Does Requests
It seems that soon you will be able to vote for what songs you'd like to hear at your local Megadeth concert on Megadeth.com (doesn't seem to be there yet). It sounds like a gimmicky, but pretty cool idea, so read what Mustaine has to say about it:
"We evaluated our current position and relationship with American radio and our most loyal fans. We also wanted to continue our long-standing record of innovation and 'firsts' with the Internet and the online community. So we decided to permit the local stations to feature a link to our site, which would allow their users and listeners to join fans already familiar with www.megadeth.com and participate in choosing which songs we will be performing in their city. We will provide a list of 30 or more songs for the fans to choose from. Each show will consist of 24 songs and will be fully interactive with the fans, listeners and online community."
Following is a complete listing of tour dates. More...
Glam Slam Metal Jam Cancelled
Damn.
"We are sorry to inform you that the remainder of the GSMJ [Glam Slam Metal Jam] tour has been cancelled due to an injury suffered by bassist Bobby Dall. Poison is expected to issue a press release within the next day to explain the situation. All of us with Enuff Z'nuff wish Bobby a very speedy recovery!" - Thomas J. Feeley, Personal Manager for Enuff Z'nuff
The tour also featured Quiet Riot and Warrant.
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