... 1989, the Billboard Top 200 featured the following Top Ten: 2.-GUNS N’ ROSES: Appetite For Destruction, 5.-GUNS N’ ROSES: G N'R Lies, 6.- DEF LEPPARD: Hysteria, 7.-BON JOVI: New Jersey, 9.-POISON: Open Up And Say...Ahh!

... 1997, Barney rejoins NAPALM DEATH. It appears that Phil Vane (Barney’s short-lived replacement from EXTREME NOISE TERROR) failed to cut it in the studio.

... 1998, MESHUGGAH enlist new bass player, Gustaf Heilm.

... 1998, BOLT THROWER reunite with former singer Karl Willetts.

... 1998, ICED EARTH relocate to Indiana and in the process, lose guitarist Randy Shawver and drummer Brent Smedley.

... 1998, SYMPHONY X release Twilight In Olympus in Japan.

... 1998, Oni Logan leaves the reformed LYNCH MOB and is replaced by Robert Mason (CRY OF LOVE) - he was also Logan's successor the first time around.

... 1999, DIMMU BORGIR release Spiritual Black Dimensions.

... 1999, GRIP INC. releases Solidify.

... 1999, it is announced that DEMONS & WIZARDS is the name of the project featuring BLIND GUARDIAN singer/bassist Hansi Kürsch and ICED EARTH vocalist/guitarist Jon Schaffer.

... 1999, LIZZY BORDEN reform.

... 1999, ARMORED SAINT sign a new deal with Metal Blade.

... 1999, DIVINE REGALE have parted ways with their singer Dwight Hill.

... 1999, LABYRINTH chang their singer to ex-DOMINE/SABOTAGE vocalist Morby.

... 1999, HAMMERFALL’s tour manager is reported missing and foul play in suspected.

... 1999, BLACK SABBATH’s Reunion album goes platinum, making it the first Sabbath album since Heaven and Hell to reach this level.

... 1999, STUCK MOJO bass player Corey Lowery leaves the band and joins LIFE OF AGONY.

... 1999, IRON SAVIOR release Unification .

... 1999, USURPER release Usurper II - Skeletal Season.

... 2000, Divine Recordings, Sharon Osbourne’s label venture inks a deal with Priority Records.

... 2000, RATT deny rumors that they’ve been dropped from Portrait Records.

... 2000, STRATOVARIUS’ single, ‘Hunting High And Low’ enters the Single Charts in Finland at #2.

... 2000, C.C. DEVILLE and his former bandmates in POISON kiss and make up.

... 2000, DARKEST HOUR sign a three-album deal with MIA.

... 2000, GREAT WHITE choose guitarist Matt Johnson as their replacement for Mark Kendall.

... 2000, UNIDA sign a deal with American Recordings.

... 2001, DIECAST announce that their new guitarist is Kirk Kolatis.

... 2001, SYMBOLS’ Eduardo Falaschi is announced as ANGRA’s new singer, and their new drummer is Aquiles Priester (DI’ANNO).

... 2001, IN FLAMES website, www.inflames.com, announce that Peter is back in the band, and he’s back to stay, no more parental leave, no more fill in bassplayers.

... 2001, ANNIHILATOR's Carnival Diablos album enters the German charts at #71.

... 2001, MOTORHEAD, DORO, DEMONS & WIZARDS and HALFORD are all nominated for German Echo Awards, to be handed out in March.

... 2001, THRILLCORE’s Chris Litz contacts BW&BK; with news that that the band is no more.

... 2001, DIGITAL RUIN officially name their new singer, James Silviera.

... 2001, after a nine year hiatus, EXHORDER announce they’ll play a pair of gigs in March.

... 2001, INTERNAL BLEEDING sign a three album deal with Olympic Recordings.

... 2001, MOTLEY CRUE’s Nikki Sixx announces that he and wife Donna “have decided to take a break” from their relationship.

... 2001, KISS break away from Universal/Mercury.

... 2001, KISS fans are outraged that Eric Singer will don Peter Criss’ makeup and gear when he stands in for the recently departed drummer on the Australian and Japanese legs of the Reunion tour.

... 2001, HAIR OF THE DOGguitarist John Sepetys announces he is leaving the band due to an ever-increasing problem in his left hand.

... 2001, MTM Music close their Scandinavian office.

... 2001, YES part ways with keyboardist Igor Khoroshev, but do not rule out working with him in the future.

... 2001, TRANSATLANTIC’s SMPT:e album is voted #1 in the annual poll of the Dutch Progressive Rock Pages website.

... 2001, Z Records renew or extend their contracts with BURNING RAIN, DREAMHUNTER, ENUFF Z NUFF, PRISONER and SEVEN WISHES.

... 2001, SATYRICON win the Alarm prize for Best Live Band Of 2000.

... 2001, Moonfog ink a deal with KHOLD from Norway and Italy’s MONUMENTUM.

... 2001, HOUWITSER ink a deal with Osmose.

... 2001, FEAR FACTORY’s ‘98 release, Obsolete, is certified gold in the U.S. with sales in excess of 500,000 copies.