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Metal News for December 26, 2001

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6 news articles posted on this day.

Korn Unveil New Equipment

Dec 26, 2001 at 9:57 PM by deathbringer (Source: Kerrang!).

Korn have completed work on their fifth as-yet-untitled album with Michael Beinhorn. The band is employing digital technology in a way that no other rock band has before. Korn have used a 'Euphonix R1 Digital Hard Disk Recorder', which has a sampling rate which is far higher than is usually used for recording purposes and will create the clearest sound possible. More...

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Control Denied To Complete 2nd in Honor of Chuck

Dec 26, 2001 at 9:53 PM by deathbringer (Source: Digital Metal).

Despite the tragic passing of Chuck Schuldiner, the remaining members (bassist Steve DiGiorgio, vocalist Tim Aymar, guitarist Shannon Hamm, and drummer Richard Christy) of Control Denied will work on the completion of the band's second album, When Machine and Man Collide. More...

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Himsa West Coast Tour Dates

Dec 26, 2001 at 9:25 PM by deathbringer (Source: Lambgoat).

Himsa has a handful of performances scheduled on the West Coast during the month of January. The band will be out supporting their latest release, 'Death Is Infinite', which was recently released on Revelation Records. Here are the dates: More...

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Headline News

Blabbermouth Bought by Roadrunner?

Dec 26, 2001 at 3:52 PM by deathbringer.

In an interesting turn of events, Blabbermouth.net, a (if not THE) premier metal news site seems to have been bought by Roadrunner Records. Despite their claims of mission, integrity, credibility, etc. the reader must always beware when such a partnership exists between commercial companies and the media, as almost inevitably objectivity gives way to other interests. As blabbermouth updated daily with tons of news on so many kinds of metal, I sincerely hope this is not the beginning of the end for them. They are, of course, much more optimistic in outlook. I congratulate the site owners on their success thus far and for creating a site popular enough to draw the attention of a label such as Roadrunner Records.

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Summary/Misc

Daily Interviews

Dec 26, 2001 at 8:12 AM by deathbringer.

  • Tartarean Desire has a new interview with the British death metal band Bolt Thrower.

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Summary/Misc

Daily Reviews

Dec 26, 2001 at 8:05 AM by deathbringer.

There are new reviews at Tartarean Desire:

  • Dark Sanctuary - Royaume Mélancolique (dark atmospheric, 1999)
  • Elusive - Dimension Zero (gothic rock, 2001)
  • Boetz - Call To Arms (hardrock, 2001)
  • Bolt Thrower - Honour, Valour, Pride (death metal, 2001)
  • Entombed - Morning Star (death metal/rock, 2001)
  • Finntroll - Jaktens Tid (folk/black metal, 2001)
  • Inbreed - Bastards Forest (thrash metal, 1999)
  • Inbreed - Dreaming Fire & Brimbstone (thrash metal, 2001)
  • Ufych Sormeer - Anthem To The Glory Of The Great Octagon (epic black metal, 2001)
  • Without Face - Deep Inside (atmospheric gothic metal, 2001)

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