Despite previous reports to the contrary, former DRAIN STH/SUPERFIX bassist Anna Kjellberg will in fact be joining New York-based industrial metal band HANZEL UND GRETYL on their "Evil DoER Tour" with MINISTRY and MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT. "First I was not gonna do this tour, but the universe wanted something else and ...
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DEAD KENNEDYS legend Jello Biafra will be joining MINISTRY on stage to perform several LARD songs at MINISTRY's upcoming gigs in Los Angeles (only on Sept. 24), San Francisco (Sept. 26), Portland (Sept. 28), Seattle (Sept. 29) and Vancouver (Sept. 30). MINISTRY are touring in support of their latest CD, "Houses of the Molé", available ...
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ANTHRAX have changed the title of their upcoming collection of Joey Belladonna/Neil Turbin-era songs performed by the band's current lineup to "The Greater of Two Evils" from the previously announced "Metallum Maximum Aeturnum". "What, no one speaks Latin any more?" ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian joked in a posting on the band's official web site. With ...
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MINISTRY founder Al Jourgensen sounded off politically in a Q&A with Jeff Inman of Las Vegas City Life. "The whole left is more energized because we all can see what is happening," Jourgensen said. "This is an intense time in social history. We're at the beginning of, or potentially in the middle of, a change ...
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ANTHRAX have announced more tour dates as part of their upcoming trek with DIO and FIREBALL MINISTRY. Confiremd dates so far are as follows: Sep. 28 - Northern Lights - Clifton Park, NY (ANTHRAX only) Sep. 29 - Webster Theater - Hartford, CT Oct. 01 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA (w/ MOTÖRHEAD) Oct. 02 ...
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The first couple of dates have been announced for the forthcoming U.S. featuring DIO, ANTHRAX and FIREBALL MINISTRY. They are as follows: Sep. 28 - Northern Lights – Clifton Park, NY (ANTHRAX only?) Oct. 01 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA (w/ MOTÖRHEAD) Oct. 02 - Beacon Theatre – New York, NY More dates will ...
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DIO, ANTHRAX and FIREBALL MINISTRY will be teaming up for a three-week tour of the U.S. beginning in late September. So far, only one date has been confirmed: October 1 at the Palladium in Worcester, MA (the billing for the Worcester show also includes MOTÖRHEAD). Exact cities and dates are expected to be announced later ...
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Cleveland, Ohio's "The Metal Show" (TheMetalShow.com), which airs on 92.3 FM WXTM (Xtreme Radio), recently challenged MINISTRY frontman Al Jorgenson to a live, on-air political debate. Here's what Al had to say when asked why he chose to use the band's new album, "Houses of the Molé", to make his political statement to ...
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AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT, the solo project of former KITTIE guitarist Fallon Bowman, will be performing at The Vatikan in Toronto, Canada on Saturday, August 21. Also appearing on the bill will be DELICA and PULSE PLANT. AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT released their self-financed debut album, "District 6", in May 2003. The group's sound is being described as a ...
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A brand-new REVOLTING COCKS track, entitled "Prunetang", is currently available for download via the Revolver magazine web site at this location (free registration and copy of the new issue of Revolver magazine required). MINISTRY side project the REVOLTING COCKS, now featuring MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen alongside Phil "Phildo" Owen (SKATENIGS), John Monte (M.O.D., ...
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Former KITTIE members Fallon Bowman (guitar) and Talena Atfield (bass) will be collaborating on new material for Bowman's solo project AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT, according to a posting on Fallon's web site. "I think it will be good," she writes. "I go through these times where riffs just happen. Other times, nothing. I'm sure every musician knows ...
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MINISTRY will launch their "EViL DoER" North America Tour in Las Vegas September 7 with very special guests MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT. Featured guest artists will be announced for specific cities throughout the tour, as they are confirmed. The "EViL DoER" N. America Tour is being routed until the November 22, 2004. ...
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MINISTRY's video for the track "No W" has been posted online at this location (courtesy of RollingStone.com). "No W" comes off the band's latest CD, "Houses of the Molé", available now on Sanctuary Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Animositisomina" was recorded at El Paso's Sonic Ranch studios and marks the group's first release ...
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MINISTRY's new album, "Houses of the Molé", has sold 5,081 copies in the U.S. during its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Meanwhile, SCORPIONS' latest, "Unbreakable", shifted 4,541 units, while MOTÖRHEAD's "Inferno" registered a first-week sales tally of 3,178. Perhaps most surprisingly, "The Roots of Guns N' Roses", a collection of the very ...
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Former KITTIE guitarist Fallon Bowman will be joined by fellow ex-KITTIE member Talena Atfield (bass) during the upcoming live appearances by Bowman's solo project AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT. AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT will make their live debut on July 17 at The Vatikan in Toronto, Canada. A follow-up gig on August 21 at the same venue has also been ...
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MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen has told Release magazine that he has his life exactly planned out now that he's quit using heroin. "I was a heroin addict for 20 years and was asleep for like nine," he said. "Now I know exactly what I want to do: Two more MINISTRY albums, one more ...
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German death metallers DISBELIEF have replaced Norway's GRIMFIST at the 11th edition of With Full Force festival, a three-day event set to be held July 2-4 at airport Roitzschjora, Löbnitz near Leipzig, Germany. GRIMFIST were forced to withdraw from the festival following their split with drummer Horgh (HYPOCRISY, ex-IMMORTAL). The complete list of bands confirmed ...
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AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT, the solo project of former KITTIE guitarist Fallon Bowman, will make their live debut on July 17 at The Vatikan in Toronto, Canada. Says Bowman: "I'm actually really excited. REALLY excited. EVERYBODY SHOULD GO. EVERYONE. It's really a release party for PERDITION, a Toronto-based industrial/gothmetal band." AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT released their self-financed debut album, ...
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MINISTRY side project the REVOLTING COCKS, now featuring MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen alongside Phil "Phildo" Owen (SKATENIGS), John Monte (M.O.D., MIND FUNK, DRAGPIPE), Mike Scaccia (RIGOR MORTIS, MINISTRY) and Mark Baker (ex-FEAR, HELLIONS, SHADOW REICHENSTEIN), are currently in the studio recording a new album, tentatively due before the end of the year. "It's pretty fucking ...
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IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will be interviewing SLIPKNOT for the June 12 edition of his "Rock Show", airing Saturday nights between 11:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. on BBC 6 Music. Dickinson's guests on the show the following week (June 19) will be industrial-metal pioneers MINISTRY. As previously reported, this weekend's edition of BBC 6 ...
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Relapse Records recording artists THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN have announced forthcoming tour dates in support of their highly anticipated new album, "Miss Machine". "Miss Machine" will be released on July, 20 in the U.S. and August 2 in Europe. THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN will kick off a five-week European headlining tour beginning June 5 with ...
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MINISTRY singer Al Jourgensen has dismissed predictions by naysayers that the absence of longtime bassist/collaborator Paul Barker from the group's new CD would spell the end of the band. "Fuck that," Jourgensen told MTV.com. "I hired him into the band. He was just like an employee. MINISTRY is me. He played bass and programmed the ...
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MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen has written the theme song, "Bloodlines", for the videogame "Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines" (web site), due in stores around Halloween through Activision, according to a posting on the group's web site. The track will be released exclusively to iTunes in the fall. As previously reported, MINISTRY have set a ...
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FIREBALL MINISTRY will be teaming up with ANDREW W.K., NO MOTIV and THE LOCUST for a U.S. tour beginning on May 1 in Denver, Colorado. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 01 - Cervantes Denver, CO May 03 - Big Easy - Boise, ID May 04 - Neumo's - Seattle, WA May 06 - The ...
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SOULFLY have been confirmed for the 11th edition of With Full Force festival, a three-day event set to be held July 2-4 at airport Roitzschjora, Löbnitz near Leipzig, Germany. The complete list of bands set to appear at the festival is as follows: A.O.K. ADJUDGEMENT AGNOSTIC FRONT ATROCITY BEATSTEAKS BENEDICTION BILLY TALENT BLOOD FOR BLOOD ...
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Nuclear Blast Records Europe has just released "Monsters of Metal Vol. 2" (view cover here), the second installment of what it calls "the ultimate metal DVD compilation," featuring both Nuclear Blast artists and bands signed to other labels. The complete track listing for the two-disc set is as follows: DVD 1: 01. DIMMU ...
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Industrial-metal pioneers MINISTRY have set a June 22 release date through Sanctuary Records for their new album, "Houses of the Molé". The follow-up to 2003's "Animositisomina" was previously described by MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen as "all MINISTRY, all the time, with a dash of sinister Southwest flavor and half the carbs." In a recent interview ...
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MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen has reassembled his REVOLTING COCKS side-project and is currently recording a new album with the group. Joining Jourgensen in the new lineup are Phil "Phildo" Owen (SKATENIGS), John Monte (M.O.D., MIND FUNK, DRAGPIPE), Mike Scaccia (RIGOR MORTIS, MINISTRY) and Mark Baker (HELLIONS, SHADOW REICHENSTEIN). Click here to see a ...
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SLIPKNOT have set "Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses" as the title of their long-awaited follow-up to 2001's "Iowa", due on May 25 through Roadrunner Records. The first track released will be "Pulse of the Maggots", which will be made available for download on the group's web site on March 30. "It's got the feel of ...
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