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JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD, LAMB OF GOD, ALICE IN CHAINS Featured In 'Rock Band Unplugged'

Harmonix, the world's leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks, along with distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc., today announced the full setlist for Rock Band Unplugged, the music videogame based on the award-winning Rock Band series of games, comi...

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METALLICA Promotes European 'Guitar Hero' Release With Cologne Hard Rock Café Appearance

METALLICA spent Sunday afternoon (May 17) at the Hard Rock Café in Cologne, Germany in support of the European release of "Guitar Hero: Metallica". They did some interviews, took part in a small meet-and-greet, and then did a quick autograph session. Video footage and photos can be viewed below. MET...

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OPETH Mainman Discusses Songwriting Process

Kate Heath of myYearbook recently conducted an interview with OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. myYearbook: "Watershed" is your ninth studio album. You guys have come a long way between different band members and different music explorations....

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Former ACCEPT Members BALTES, HOFFMANN 'Shredding Away' Together

Former ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes has issued the following update: "To all you hardcore ACCEPT fans out there, Wolf [Hoffmann; former ACCEPT guitarist] just spent the weekend at my house [in Pennsylvania] and we were shredding away. Something amazing is in the works. As soon as I can, I'll let ever...

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THE ORDER OF CHAOS To Release Debut Next Month

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada-based female-fronted hard rockers THE ORDER OF CHAOS will release their debut independent album on June 5. The CD was produced by Kevin Hoskin and co-produced and mixed by Bill Kennedy, who has worked with such acts as MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, NINE INCH NAILS, MARILYN MANSON an...

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BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH: 'If I Ever Felt God Lead Me Back To KORN For Some Reason, I'd Go'

Former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has told Noisecreep that he is fully happy with his decision to leave the band in 2005 and has not considered a return to the group that made him famous. "If I ever felt God lead me back to KORN for some reason, I'd go," he said. ...

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SLASH Issues Update On Solo Album, 'American Idol' Appearance

VELVET REVOLVER and ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has posted an update on the recording process for his new solo album, which he is tracking with former NINE INCH NAILS drummer Josh Freese and ex-JANE'S ADDICTION bassist Chris Chaney. Confirmed guest singers so far include Ozzy Osbourne and AVENG...

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NINE INCH NAILS iPhone Application Approved By APPLE

RollingStone.com reports: The delayed update to NINE INCH NAILS' iPhone application has finally been approved by Apple, according to a Tweet from the band's tech-savvy mastermind, Trent Reznor. The news follows some online railing against Apple, who initially had rejected the update, because, the co...

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PERRY FARRELL 'Can't Wait For People To Hear' New JANE'S ADDICTION Songs

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: As it prepares to begin its five-week tour with NINE INCH NAILS, the reunited JANE'S ADDICTION is sitting on a pair of brand new songs frontman Perry Farrell "can't wait for people to hear" — although there are no plans for that to happen yet. "I think they're .....

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NINE INCH NAILS' REZNOR Answers Fan-Submitted Questions; Video Available

An hour-long, fan-organized interview with NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor conducted earlier this week can be viewed below. 10 questions were suggested and voted on by the NINE INCH NAILS online community. Bill (a.k.a. Papagolash) from NIN.com and EchoingTheSound.org is the interviewer via webc...

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SLIPKNOT Side Projects To Make U.K. Debut At SONISPHERE Festival

DIRTY LITTLE RABBITS (featuring SLIPKNOT's Shawn "Clown" Crahan),SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor and CANCER BATS are among the newly confirmed artists for the METALLICA-headlined inaugural Sonisphere festival, set to take place on August 1-2 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. The festi...

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TRENT REZNOR Is Engaged

NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor is engaged to fellow musician Mariqueen Maandig, of the band WEST INDIAN GIRL. The news was announced via a posting on Maandig's band's web site, which stated, "In case you haven't heard the news, Mariqueen got engaged. Everyone in the WEST INDIAN GIRL camp is su...

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No NINE INCH NAILS For iPhone

According to the New York Times, a NINE INCH NAILS-themed application for the iPhone was rejected by Apple because it contained potentially offensive content. Over the weekend, NIN mainman Trent Reznor published an e-mail message that he received from Apple's iPhone developer group at his official w...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman Comments On Broken Shoulder: 'I'm Jinxed!'

Alexi Laiho, front man for the Finnish metal band CHILDREN OF BODOM, sustained a serious injury while on the road as part of the "No Fear Energy Tour" alongside with LAMB OF GOD, AS I LAY DYING, GOD FORBID and MUNICIPAL WASTE. Laiho, who was recently named the world's "Best Metal Guitarist" in the 1...

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SLASH To Be Joined By ROB ZOMBIE Drummer, Ex-JANE'S ADDICTION Bassist On 'American Idol'

Keri Kelli (ALICE COOPER, VINCE NEIL, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT, SKID ROW, WARRANT, RATT) will join VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash for this week's "mentor" appearance on "Rock Week" on "American Idol", the annual reality show and singing competition. Keri says, "The show will air rehearsal...