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Metallica, Puya, More To "Tattoo"

13 Jun 2000 06:45:00 EDT

Metallica's Lars Ulrich

After weeks of rumors, Metallica and the Tattoo The Earth tour made their marriage official on Tuesday, announcing a joint show at New Jersey's Giants Stadium on July 20.

Metallica first confirmed that it will meet up with Slipknot, Slayer, Coal Chamber, Sevendust, and the rest of the Tattoo tour on Howard Stern's morning radio show (originating from New York's K-Rock radio). Spokespeople for the Tattoo The Earth tour then confirmed the date, noting that the full Tattoo roster will perform with Metallica capping the bill.

As we reported, the merger has been in the works for weeks (see "Metallica, Slayer, Others Picking Out 'Tattoo'"), and finally became official on Tuesday.

The Tattoo camp had other news on Tuesday, announcing the first ten dates of the tour as well as some additional acts on the bill. As we previously reported, the tour will kick off on July 15 in Portland, Oregon, and the tour announced additional dates through late July. An official spokesperson for the tour said that an announcement regarding the complete Tattoo The Earth tour is expected soon, but noted that the trek is likely to run through mid-August.

The Tattoo camp has also announced that Puya, Downset, and Hatebreed are the latest acts to join the tour, filling out a roster that also includes Slipknot, Slayer, Sevendust, Coal Chamber, Sepultura, Nashville Pussy, (hed) pe, Mudvayne, The Workhorse Movement, Full Devil Jacket, and Famous.

While a complete itinerary has yet to be released, here's what the Tattoo The Earth tour has lined up so far (as always, tour dates are subject to change):

7/15 - Portland, OR @ Portland Meadows
7/18 - Lawrence, KS @ Burcham Park
7/20 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Giants Stadium
7/21 - Scranton, PA @ Montage Mountain
7/22 - Boston, MA @ Suffolk Downs
7/24 - Cleveland, OH @ Nautica
7/27 - Des Moines, IA @ Waterworks Park
7/28 - Somerset, WI @ Floatrite Park
7/29 - Milwaukee, WI @ Rave Complex
7/30 - Pontiac, MI @ Phoenix Plaza

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Puya Preps New Album

10 May 2000 02:30:00 EDT

Puya

After breaking through with 1999's "Fundamental" and a stint on last summer's Ozzfest, the Latino metallers of Puya will soon return to the studio to begin work on a new album.

In two weeks, the band will convene in a Vancouver, Canada recording studio with producer Garth (GGGarth) Richardson (Rage Against The Machine, L7, Kittie, etc.) to begin work on its sophomore effort. Once again, the group looks to pepper the mix with its Latin flavor, but plans to record more English language lyrics than fans found on "Fundamental."

MCA Records notes that the new album should be finished and in record stores by September or October of this year.

Puya made impressive inroads in bringing rock en espanol to the mainstream with "Fundamental," which earned the band the title of Rock/Fusion Album Of The Year at last month's Billboard Latin Music Awards (see "Lopez, Cypress Hill, Puya, Win Billboard Latin Awards"). Through excessive touring on Ozzfest, the SnoCore tour (with System Of A Down, Incubus, and Mr. Bungle), the Watcha Tour (with Fishbone, Cafe Tacuba, and others), and other outings, the band managed to sell more than 70,000 copies of "Fundamental" in the U.S. despite the fact that the album was recorded primarily in Spanish.

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Lopez, Cypress Hill, Puya, Win Billboard Latin Awards

28 Apr 2000 10:30:00 EDT

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony "No Me Ames"

Jennifer Lopez, Cypress Hill, and Puya were among the winners at Thursday night's Billboard Latin Music Awards.

The show, which took place at The Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach, Florida, honored Lopez with Hot Latin Track Of The Year, Vocal Duo for "No Me Ames," a duet with Marc Anthony. Cypress Hill was awarded the title of Rap Album Of The Year for the group's first Spanish Language LP, "Los Grandes Exitos En Espanol" while Puya's "Fundamental" scored for Rock/Fusion Album Of The Year.

Other winners included Ricky Martin (Latin Pop Track Of The Year for "Livin La Vida Loca") and Enrique Iglesias (Hot Latin Tracks Artist Of The Year).

Two special awards were also presented at this year's event. Marco Antonio Solis, who garnered 6 nominations, was inducted into Billboard's Latin Music Hall of Fame while Jorge Pinos, an executive at the William Morris Agency was honored with El Premio Billboard for his contributions in broadening the exposure of Latin music to non-Latino markets.

The Billboard Latin Awards was co-hosted by Telemundo talk show host Laura Bozzo and Alex Cambert of "Edicion Especial." Grammy Award winner Marc Anthony and rock quartet Mana performed at the show in addition to Jaci Velasquez, Noelia, Son By Four, Conjunto Primavera, Marco Antonio Solis, India, Los Tigres Del Norte & Los Tri-O.

Telemundo Network will televise the 7th Annual Billboard Latin Music Awards on April 30 at 8:00 P.M. (ET/PT).

Winners and nominees for the awards are determined by an artist's performances on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks and Latin 50 charts from January 30, 1999 to January 29, 2000. To be eligible for consideration, all singles and albums had to make their debut on the charts within the specified time frame.

Here is a complete rundown of the winners at the 7th Annual Billboard Latin Music Awards:

Pop

Pop Album Of The Year, Male - "Amarte Es Un Placer," Luis Miguel
Album Of The Year, Group - "MTV Unplugged," Mana
Album Of The Year, Female - "Noelia," Noelia
Album Of The Year, New Artist - "Amor, Familia Y Respeto," A.B. Quintanilla Y Los Kumbia Kings
Latin Pop Track Of The Year - "Livin' La Vida Loca," Ricky Martin

Tropical/Salsa

Album Of The Year, Male - "Pintame," Elvis Crespo
Album Of The Year, Female - India
Album OF The Year, Group - "Gotcha!" DLG
Album Of The Year, New Artist - "Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer," Ibrahim Ferrer
Tropical/Salsa Track Of The Year - "El Niagara En Bicicleta," Juan Luis Guerra 440

Regional Mexican

Album Of The Year, Male - "Mi Verdad," Alejandro Fernandez
Album OF The Year, Male Group - "Nuestro Amor," Los Tri-O
Album Of The Year, Female Group or Sol Artist - "Corazon De Cristal," Priscila Y Sus Balas De Plata
Album Of The Year, New Artist - "Nuestro Amor," Los Tri-O
Track Of The Year - "Lagrimas," Los Tigres Del Norte

Overall

Hot Latin Track Of The Year - "Loco," Alejandro Fernandez
Hot Latin Track Of The Year, Vocal Duo - "No Me Ames," Jennifer Lopez with Marc Anthony

Other

Rock/Fusion Album Of The Year - "Fundamental," Puya
Rap Album Of The Year - "Los Grandes Exitos En Espanol," Cypress Hill
Latin Dance Maxi-Single Of The Year - "Santo Santo," So Pra Contrariar & Gloria Estefan
Contemporary Latin Jazz Album Of The Year - "Los Hombres Calientes," Los Hombres Calientes
The Billboard Latin 50 Artist Of The Year - Elvis Crespo
Hot Latin Tracks Artist Of The Year - Enrique Iglesias
Songwriter Of The Year - Marco Antonio Solis.
Producer Of The Year - Pedro Ramirez
Publisher Of The Year - Warner-Tamerlane, BMI.
Publishing Corporation Of The Year - Warner/Chappell Music.

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System Of A Down, Puya, Incubus Sno-Core Tickets Up For Grabs

29 Dec 1999 10:00:00 EST

System Of A Down's Serj Tankian

If you're one of the many East coast fans dismayed that the upcoming edition of the Sno-Core tour won't be hitting your hometown, you'll be pleased to note that tickets for one of the tour's stops are up for grabs.

As we first reported earlier this month, the 2000 edition of Sno-Core gets rolling on January 15 with System Of A Down, Incubus, Puya, and Mr. Bungle in tow (see "System Of A Down, Incubus, Puya, Mr. Bungle Set For Sno-Core"). Now, the folks at the Ultimate Band List have hooked up with the tour for a contest that will see a grand prize winner head to Salt Lake City, Utah for a weekend of skiing and snowboarding before taking in Sno-Core's January 28 show at the Salt Air Pavilion. You can throw your hat into the sweepstakes ring at content.ubl.com.

If you prefer to get your Sno-Core tickets the old fashioned way, here's where you can catch the tour:

1/15 - Del Mar, CA @ Del Mar Fairgrounds, Arena
1/16 - Anaheim, CA @ Sun Theater
1/18 - Ventura, CA @ Ventura Theatre
1/20 - Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
1/22 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
1/23 - Sacramento, CA @ Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
1/25 - Portland, WA @ Roseland Ballroom
1/26 - Spokane, WA @ Spokane Center
1/28 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Salt Air Pavilion
1/29 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
1/31 - Centropolis, MO @ The Beaumont
2/1 - St. Louis, MO @ Mississippi Nights
2/2 - Minneapolis, MN @ Quest
2/4 - Milwaukee, WI @ Mojeska Theatre

-- Robert Mancini

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System Of A Down, Incubus, Puya, Mr. Bungle Set For Sno-Core

16 Dec 1999 10:15:00 EST

System Of A Down's Serj Tankian

When the annual Sno-Core tour gets under way early next year, System Of A Down, Incubus, Puya, and Mr. Bungle will be on board.

The marriage of music and snowboarding culture usually features an eclectic lineup rich with hip-hop, and it looks like it will have a much heavier tone when things get rolling on January 15.

In past years, the tour has hosted Redman, Everclear, Primus, Blink-182, Sublime, Face to Face, and Soul Coughing, among others.

Here's how this year's Sno-Core tour shapes up so far:

1/15 - Del Mar, CA @ Del Mar Fairgrounds, Arena
1/16 - Anaheim, CA @ Sun Theater
1/18 - Ventura, CA @ Ventura Theatre
1/20 - Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
1/22 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
1/23 - Sacramento, CA @ Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
1/25 - Portland, WA @ Roseland Ballroom
1/26 - Spokane, WA @ Spokane Center
1/28 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Salt Air Pavilion
1/29 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
1/31 - Centropolis, MO @ The Beaumont
2/1 - St. Louis, MO @ Mississippi Nights
2/2 - Minneapolis, MN @ Quest
2/4 - Milwaukee, WI @ Mojeska Theatre

-- Robert Mancini

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Puya, DDT To Join Megadeth, Type O Negative At New York Benefit

25 Aug 1999 04:00:00 EDT

Puya

Latin rockers Puya and the Lars Ulrich-approved Canadian outfit DDT will join Megadeth and Type O Negative for next week's benefit show marking the 15th anniversary of hard rock establishment Concrete Marketing.

The show, set for New York's Roseland Ballroom on September 1, will benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation's fight against pediatric AIDS while helping Concrete celebrate 15 years of helping the careers of some of hard rock's finest.

The event finds Puya still relatively fresh from a successful run on this summer's Ozzfest outing, while marking one of DDT's most high-profile gigs to date. Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich came across the band and soon signed DDT to his TMC record label (which is distributed through Elektra Records).

In addition to Megadeth, Type O, Puya, and DDT, next week's benefit will also feature what is being called an all-star tribute to Black Sabbath, though the names of those involved are being kept under wraps until the show.

-- Robert Mancini

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Puya, Fishbone Round Out Performers For Watcha Tour

12 Jul 1999 02:00:00 EDT

Fishbone

After some last minute shuffling, the 1999 Watcha Tour has announced a final lineup for its inaugural outing, which is slated to kick off on August 1 in Miami.

The Latin-tinged offshoot of the highly successful Warped Festival now features a bill that includes Control Machete, Illya Kuryaki, the Chris Perez Band, Molotov, Cafe Tacuba, and Puya, which will roll into Watcha after wrapping up its stint on this year's Ozzfest.

Other bands booked for one or more of the Watcha Tour dates are Fishbone, Titan, Royal Crown Revue, Union 13, Atomic Fireballs, Todos Tus Muertos, Bersuit, Enanitos Verdes, and Viva Malpache.

An exact lineup for each date of the Watcha Tour is expected to get hammered out with the next week or so, but artists on the bill will most likely rotate from city to city.

Cypress Hill had signed on to headline Watcha, but pulled out last month in order to concentrate on recording a pair of new albums, one in English and another in Spanish (see "Cypress Hill Steps Down From Watcha Tour").

After Cypress balked, organizers told MTV News that they were negotiating with rapper Eminem to fill the vacant spot, since he would already be out on the road with the Warped Tour, but he turned down the offer as well.

Confirmed dates and venues for the '99 Watcha Tour:

8/1 - Miami, FL @ Pompano Amphitheater
8/2 - Orlando, FL @ Central Florida Fairgrounds
8/3 - Atlanta, GA @ International Ballroom
8/5 - San Antonio, TX @ Sunken Garden Amphitheater
8/6 - Dallas, TX @ Bronco Bowl
8/7 - South Padre Island, TX @ Charlie's
8/8 - Houston, TX @ Woodlands Pavilion
8/10 - El Paso, TX @ UTEP
8/12 - Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity
8/13 - San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheater
8/14 - San Francisco, CA @ Santa Jose Fairgrounds
8/15 - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater

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Puya, Armored Saint Lead Latin Metal Surge On "Metalo"

25 Jun 1999 02:00:00 EDT

Puya

With the Latin pop gold rush meaning big things for Ricky Martin and Jennifer Lopez, the folks at Grita! Records are hoping that metal audiences are ready to spice up their speakers as well.

This week, the label released "Metalo," a compilation that places Latin metal's most established names next to the genre's up-and-comers. Lead by Amored Saint and Ozzfest 99 favorites Puya, the collection also includes cuts from Pissing Razors, Brutal Thin, Brujeria, Ill Nino, Criminal, Makina, Ramp, A.N.I.M.A.L., Ratos De Porao, Labertino, and Lodo y Asfalto.

The label specializes in Latin punk and metal, and cobbled together "Metalo"'s lineup from locales as far-flung as Chile, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Portugal, and New Jersey.

Here's what awaits on "Metalo," which is in stores now:

Brujeria (Los Angeles/Mexico) "La Migra (Cruza la Frontera II)"
Pissing Razors (El Paso, Texas) "Box Life"
Criminal (Santiago, Chile) "Hijos de la Miseria"
Makina (Mexico City, Mexico) "La Fuerza de la Tierra"
Puya (Puerto Rico) "Montate"
Ill Nino (Jersey City, New Jersey) "El Nino"
Ramp (Lisbon, Portugal) "Noone"
Lodo y Afalto (San Francisco, California) "El Monstruo"
Brutal Thin (Basque Country, Spain) "30 En La Patera"
Raimundos (Brazil) "Rapante"
Ratos De Porao (Brazil) "Ideologic Police"
A.N.I.M.A.L. (Argentina) "Poder Latino"
Laberinto (Holland/Venezuela) "Amazona"
Armored Saint (Los Angeles, California) "Pirates"

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Puya Brings Latin-Flavored Metal To Kiss, Ozzfest Tours

20 Apr 1999 02:45:00 EDT

Puya

If you're an aspiring metalhead, you probably couldn't dream up a better summer than the one the guys in Puya have ahead of them.

The band, which infuses crunching melodies with the Latin beats of its native Puerto Rico, returns to its homeland this week to open for Kiss Wednesday night at San Juan's Roberto Clemente Stadium.

"It's incredible, man," Puya guitarist Ramon Ortiz told MTV News of the opportunity.

"To top it off, it's in our home," drummer Eduardo Paniagua added.

The four members of Puya (Ortiz, Paniagua, vocalist Sergio Curbelo, and bassist Harold Hopkins) left San Juan for Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in 1992, so this week's show gives the band a couple of reasons to celebrate.

"It's gonna be incredible," Paniagua said. "I've never seen Kiss in concert myself, so it's gonna be great."

"I saw them, but when they took the makeup off, the 'Animalize' tour," Ortiz noted.

"But now it's like the comeback," Paniagua said. "It's gonna be great." [RealVideo]

The band will then open a handful of dates for Gwar, including a slot on this month's New England Metal and Hardcore Festival in Worcester, Massachusetts. There the band will share the stage with Candiria, Morbid Angel, Earth Crisis, and a boatload of others for three very loud days that begin on April 30 (see "Gwar, Morbid Angel, Misfits, More Sign On For Metal Fest").

Puya then moves on to the granddaddy of all metal shindigs, the Ozzfest, where the band will spend the summer opening for the recently reunited Black Sabbath.

Paniagua said.

Puya will also get the chance to rub shoulders with Rob Zombie, Slayer, Primus, Deftones, System Of A Down, Static X, and its old tourmates Fear Factory on this summer's Ozzfest, which kicks off on May 27 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (For a complete itinerary, see "Ozzfest Dates Lined Up, But Nashville Pussy Won't Be Along For The Ride".)

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Zombie, Deftones, Black Sabbath Swansong Set For Ozzfest; Judas Priest, System Of A Down, Primus, Nashville Pussy Also On Board

9 Mar 1999 03:00:00 EST

Ozzy Osbourne

This summer's version of the annual Ozzfest excursion will bring sets from Rob Zombie, the Deftones, and Slayer as well as the farewell tour from Black Sabbath.

According to Sharon Osbourne, the wife and manager of Sabbath frontman and Ozzfest namesake Ozzy Osbourne, the recently reunited metal godfathers in Sabbath will headline this year's show. Osbourne also noted that the tour will mark Sabbath's swansong as the group plans to disband permanently after Ozzfest to focus on solo projects.

Zombie, Slayer, and the Deftones as well as Primus, Godsmack and System Of A Down are also confirmed for the tour's main stage. Second stage acts will include Judas Priest, Nashville Pussy, Puya, Pushmonkey and the unsigned bands Flashpoint and Apartment 26 (which features Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler's son).

The tour kicks off on May 28 at a Florida venue still to be determined and wraps July 17 in Los Angeles.

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