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Report: SLASH Was Paid $1.65 Million For QUART Festival Appearance

According to Dagbladet.no, former GUNS N' ROSES/current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash was paid 10 million Norwegian kroner (approximately $1.65 million) for his headlining appearance at this year's edition of the Quart festival on June 30, 2009 in Kristiansand, Norway. Quart festival manager Arild...

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Study: METALLICA's Music Calms Monkeys

Ian Sample, the science correspondent for Guardian.co.uk, reports that METALLICA's music had the unexpected effect of calming monkeys when it was played to them as part of a recent study. In the study, which was published today in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters, 14 cotton-top tamarins wer...

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'Slow Southern Steel' Documentary: More Details Revealed

Coming in 2010: One of the most comprehensive southern metal documentaries in history! Appropriately dubbed "Slow Southern Steel", the 80-plus-minute film is executive-produced by Karim Khan (I'm Better Than Everyone Records) and directed by RWAKE vocalist CT and David Lipke with the additional and...

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AUGURY: More Canadian Tour Dates Announced

Montreal progressive death metal quartet AUGURY has confirmed a number of new tour dates in Canada in support of its first new album in five years, "Fragmentary Evidence". The CD was released internationally on Nuclear Blast and has been licensed for release at home in Canada through Goodfellow/Soni...

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DIMEBAG Honored With Blacktooth Whiskey Burger

Jesse Hughey of The Dallas Observer music blog "DC9 At Night" reports: "Videobob" Moseley, new owner of The Grill At Reno's (adjacent to Reno's Chop Shop, which, on Thursday, was approved for a three-year extension on its SUP),is introducing a new menu that includes a hamburger inspired by slain PA...

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CRIMSON GLORY: More Guest Singers Announced For PROGPOWER USA X Performance

Urban Breed (TAD MOROSE),Rob Rock (IMPELLITTERI),Mark Boals (ROYAL HUNT),Clay Barton (SUSPYRE) and Kelly Sundown (BEYOND TWILIGHT, DARKOLOGY) have been added to the list of guest singers who will perform with Florida melodic metallers CRIMSON GLORY during their headlining set at the ProgPower USA...

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ANNIHILATOR: 'Live At Masters Of Rock' DVD Due In October

Canadian thrash metal veterans ANNIHILATOR will release their new DVD, "Live At Masters Of Rock", in October. The cover artwork for the set — which was filmed/recorded on July 11, 2008 at the Masters Of Rock festival in Vizovice, Czech Republic — can be viewed below. ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters...

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WOLF: Quality Hunnebostrand Footage Available

High-quality footage of Swedish heavy metallers WOLF performing the song "Curse you Salem" at Hunneboparken in Hunnebostrand, Sweden on August 1, 2009 can be viewed below (shot and edited by Ravhouls Production). "Ravenous", the latest album from WOLF, is now available as a luxurious LP, including a...

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ROYAL HUNT Completes Keyboard Tracks For New Album

André Andersen of Denmark-based hard rockers ROYAL HUNT has finished laying down the keyboards for the band's new studio album. Visit ROYAL HUNT's online studio diary where you can listen to André's raw tracks. ROYAL HUNT is continuing to post regular updates, photos, video clips as well as offering...

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SHADOW GALLERY Completes Recording New Album

Progressive power metallers SHADOW GALLERY have finished recording their new album and are currently mixing the effort for a possible late fall release. SHADOW GALLERY guitarist Gary Wehrkamp confirmed to Roadie Crew's Thiago Sarkis earlier this year that the band would carry on following singer Mic...

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EPICA Completes Work On New Album, Announces North American Tour

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA entered Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany on March 2 with producer Sascha Paeth to begin recording the follow-up to 2007's "The Divine Conspiracy", tentatively due in September/October via Nuclear Blast Records. Commented EPICA guitarist Mark Jansen: "I...

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Moncton Preparing For AC/DC Concert

Greg Weston of Times & Transcript reports that Codiac RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) are expecting approximately twice as many people to attend August's AC/DC concert than were at Magnetic Hill in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada for BON JOVI and they will adjust their approach to the show a...

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CAGE Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA X Festival

American power metal band CAGE has been confirmed for the ProgPower USA X festival, set to take place September 11-12, 2009 at the Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia. CAGE will perform an all-guns-blazing 45-minute set on Friday, September 11 that will feature some of their most incendiary songs from...

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ROYAL HUNT Completes Guitar Tracks For New Album

Marcus Jidell of Denmark-based hard rockers ROYAL HUNT has finished laying down guitar tracks for the band's new studio album. Visit ROYAL HUNT's online studio diary where you can listen to Marcus' raw tracks. ROYAL HUNT is continuing to post regular updates, photos, video clips as well as offering...

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SLASH At Norway's QUART Festival: More Video Footage, Photos, Review Available

More video footage of former GUNS N' ROSES/current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash's headlining appearance at this year's edition of the Quart festival on June 30, 2009 in Kristiansand, Norway can be viewed below. Slash was joined by the following "special guests" during the Quart performance: Ron W...