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Metal News for September 4, 2003

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Rise Of Brutality Tour Info

Sep 4, 2003 at 11:54 PM by deathbringer.

Stillborn/Universal recording artists and hardcore band, Hatebreed, have announced dates for this fall's second annual "Rise Of Brutality" tour. Support will come from Bridge Nine hardcore bands Madball and Terror, Earache death metallers Hate Eternal and Relapse's Cephalic Carnage.

The scheduled four + week outing will begin in State College, PA, hit New York and Vermont before twining through a week's worth of dates in Canada and close in Springfield, MO at the Outland Ballroom. Immediately following the tour, Hatebreed will shift their attention to the release of their upcoming record fittingly titled "The Rise Of Brutality" slated for an October 28th street date.

RISE OF BRUTALITY 2
HATEBREED, MADBALL, HATE ETERNAL, TERROR & CEPHALIC CARNAGE
(updated 9.3.03)
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Download Metallica's VMA Performance

Sep 4, 2003 at 4:09 PM by deathbringer (Source: Rockdirt.com).

Metallica's instrumental tribute to 20 years of music videos, performed live at the close of the 20th annual MTV Video Music Awards last Thursday (August 28) has been posted online in MP3 format. Download and listen at freenetrecords.com.

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Unloco Rumored To Split

Sep 4, 2003 at 12:55 PM by deathbringer (Source: siN's Metal News).

It is rumored that UNLOCO bassist Victor Escareno has left the band and that the band has now been dropped by Maverick and the band plans to call it quits after their current Texas stint.

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