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Aug 8, 2003...Mineral Kings reviewed in Goldmine magazine

The Mineral Kings latest CD, Metropolis, got a great review in the Aug 8 issue of Goldmine magazine. Rock critic Scott Floman writes, "Please Don't Take It So Bad" brings forth another bright melody along with the album's catchiest chorus, which would sound right at home on almost any worthwhile rock n' roll radio station. Even better is "Sweet," which starts in a mellower, more atmospheric manner before surging forward towards its exciting ending, led by yet another perfectly placed guitar solo. Goldmine was even nice enough to put our name on the cover(lower right corner).

Feb 22, 2003...North Beach Drifter to be Featured

Songs from Metropolis, North Beach Drifter and Please Don't Take it So Bad have been recognized by the listeners of Garageband.Com. NBD was the Pop/Rock category "Track of the Day" on Feb 24, 2003. This was a result of the popularity of the song on the site, where it climbed to number 25 out of 5000 pop/rock songs currently being reviewed, as voted by the visitors of the site. On March 9, PDTISB will be the track of the day in the same category as will the Prize on April 27.

Feb 2, 2003...Jay Strauss to join Mineral Kings 2003 Tour!!

	The Mineral Kings are proud to announce that Bay Area guitar hero Jay Strauss will be joining the band for the 2003 tour. The tour is set to kick off in May, 2003. Jay originally played lead guitar on the Mineral Kings' first release, Tales of the Wailing Yackbone and since then has played with Bay Area bands such as The Numbers, The Following Joys and Kaboom. This completes the tour line up, with Art Forte playing bass and Tony Mòròsini on drums. Singer Carv Tefft was quoted, "After auditioning about 20 drummers, we realized we couldn't recreate Metropolis without Tony on the drums, so we agreed Tony would play drums instead of guitar on the tour. Art is the natural bass player for the live band, and Jay is an A+ guitar player, a good friend, and was already familiar with the Kings. We are very lucky to have Jay." Jay Strauss was quoted as saying, "These guys made me an offer I couldn't refuse, and I'm happy to once again be part of the Mineral Kings' family."

11/25/02 - Metropolis, the new CD from the Mineral Kings has been released. The CD will be available exclusively at Amazon.Com

10/15/02 - Well it only took 18 months, but we're done. We're hoping to have Metropolis for sale by late November at the latest. You'll notice we have some screen shots of the new cover on the site. We were lucky enough to get artist and pop culture icon Aubrey Ankrum to do the cover and we're all blown away by how great it looks. Next weekend is the photoshoot and we should be ready to start duplication in two more weeks at the most.

11/15/01 - The Mineral Kings are proud to annouce the return of Tony Mòròsini to the band. Recent personnel changes and turmoil have finally been resolved with the return of Tony(aka T-Money, Tomo, Tone, etc.) Co-founder and SVP of Marketing for the Mineral Kings, Art Forte said, "The return of Tony signals a new beginning for the band, as we "Tap Into America". Beside, his wife lets us play at the house till midnight". Carvelli Strobolli, Vice President of Business Development, and lead vocalist stated, "I like having Tony in the band as now there are two people I can relentlessly mock." Tony Mòròsini said, "I'm just glad we could get all the lawyers and accountants to put aside their concerns of money and let us concentrate on the fans".