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THIN LIZZY, DEEP PURPLE, UFO, AC/DC Among Greatest Live Albums Of All Time

According to Gigwise.com, THIN LIZZY's 1978 double LP "Live and Dangerous" was voted the greatest live album of all time in a new poll. Listeners of Planet Rock radio voted in the thousands on the poll, with THIN LIZZY's record beating DEEP PURPLE's 1972 classic "Made In Japan" to the top spot. The...

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VENOM, TRANSATLANTIC, UFO, THE QUIREBOYS Confirmed For U.K.'s HIGH VOLTAGE Festival

VENOM, TRANSATLANTIC, UFO, THE QUIREBOYS, THE UNION and ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA have been confirmed for High Voltage, the U.K.'s new rock festival, which is scheduled to take place July 24-25, 2010 at Victoria Park in London, U.K. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ARGE...

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TRIVIUM Frontman Interviewed On Australia's 'The Racket'

Guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy of Florida metallers Matt Heafy was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "The Racket". Listen to the program in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The Heafy interview begins around the one-hour, 13-minute mark). Check...

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JANI LANE, GREAT WHITE, KIX Confirmed For THUNDER MOUNTAIN ROCKFEST

JANI LANE, GREAT WHITE, KIX and HINDER are among the confirmed bands for the Thunder Mountain RockFest, set to take place July 8-10, 2010 at the Rock Dakota Ranch in Sawyer, North Dakota. Thunder Mountain RockFest is a three-day outdoor rock festival that will feature different eras of music on each...

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TRIVIUM: Cover Of SEPULTURA's 'Slave New World' Available For Streaming

TRIVIUM's cover version of SEPULTURA's "Slave New World" is available for streaming in the YouTube clip below. TRIVIUM recently announced Nick Augusto as the band's new permanent drummer. Augusto was introduced to TRIVIUM fans when he filled in behind the kit on last fall's "Into the Mouth of Hell W...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Photos Of Surprise NYC Show Avalable

GUNS N' ROSES played a suprpise show last night (Thursday, February 11) at a private party for fashion designer John Varvatos at his New York City store (located at the old CBGB space) as part of Fashion Week. Check out photos from TMZ.com. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. You're Crazy 02. ...

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TRIVIUM To Give Away Free MP3 Of SEPULTURA Cover

Florida metallers TRIVIUM are taking time out from their "Shogun" album world tour to meet U.K. fans and launch a brand new merchandise design. The "Slain Dragon" t-shirt will be exclusively available in store at HMV from March 10. TRIVIUM — Matthew Heafy (vocals, guitar),Corey Beaulieu (guitar),P...

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GUNS N' ROSES Plays Surprise Show In New York City

GUNS N' ROSES played a suprpise show last night (Thursday, February 11) at a private party for fashion designer John Varvatos at his New York City store (located at the old CBGB space) as part of Fashion Week. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. You're Crazy 02. Mr. Brownstone 03. I Used To Love...

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GUNS N' ROSES To Play Secret Show In New York City?

According to the New York Post, GUNS N' ROSES will play a surprise show at New York City's Rose Bar in front of a scant and ultra-famous crowd of only 100 people as part of Fashion Week, which kicks off today. GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose took to both Twitter and a ...

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BLIND GUARDIAN Putting Finishing Touches On New Album Recordings

Vocalist Hansi Kürsch of long-running German metallers BLIND GUARDIAN has issued the following update: "I would like to tell you what is going in the GUARDIAN camp. We are progressing [with the new album recordings] quickly! Even I, who is always last in line, can sense the end of the recording sess...

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GUNS N' ROSES: More South American Shows Announced

GUNS N' ROSES has scheduled the following South American tour dates: Mar. 07 - Brasília, Brazil - Ginásio Nilson Nelson Mar. 10 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil - Ginásio Jornalista Felipe Drumond (Mineirinho) Mar. 13 - São Paulo, Brazil - Palestra Itália Stadium Mar. 14 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Praça da...

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WUTHERING HEIGHTS: New Album Details Revealed

Danish metallers WUTHERING HEIGHTS will release their new album, "Salt", on the following dates: April 12 - Europe (via Scarlet) March 26 - Asia (Marquee/Avalon) End of April - North America (Sensory) Produced by and Tommy Hansen and Erik Ravn, the CD was recorded at Jailhouse Studios in Horsens, De...

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DOWN, THE ANSWER, MAGNUM, GARY MOORE Confirmed For U.K.'s HIGH VOLTAGE Festival

DOWN, THE ANSWER, MAGNUM, GARY MOORE, BACHMAN-TURNER and JOE BONAMASSA have been confirmed for High Voltage, the U.K.'s new rock festival, which is scheduled to take place July 24-25, 2010 at Victoria Park in London, U.K. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ZZ TOP EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER...

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BUMBLEFOOT: 'Chinese Democracy' Is 'The White Album' For GUNS N' ROSES

Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: "Chinese Democracy" has been available to purchase since November 2008, so now you've had time to fully digest...

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TRIVIUM Officially Announces New Drummer

Florida metallers TRIVIUM have announced Nick Augusto as their new permanent drummer. Augusto was introduced to TRIVIUM fans when he filled in behind the kit on last fall's "Into the Mouth of Hell We Tour" trek. He is now stepping in to permanently replace the departing Travis Smith. Vocalist/guitar...