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METALLICA's 'Black' LP On Track To Become Top-Selling Album Of SOUNDSCAN Era

METALLICA is in fourth place on Nielsen SoundScan's list of top-selling album artists, with cumulative sales of more than 51 million in the United States since the scanning service set up shop in May 1991. METALLICA's self-titled album from 1991 (also known as the "black" album) is the No. 2 top-sel...

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Former EVANESCENCE Guitarist To Release Solo Album

Former EVANESCENCE guitarist/songwriter Ben Moody will release a solo album on March 3, 2009. The CD will feature a guest appearance by young Montana alternative rock/acoustic solo artist Hana Pestle, who is signed to Moody's label, FNR Records. Pestle's sound carries a unique blend of influences as...

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Former EVANESCENCE Guitarist Launches Record Label

Former EVANESCENCE guitarist/songwriter Ben Moody has taken his love for the music in a new direction; as head of the new, artist-centered label, FNR Records! Since his departure from EVANESCENCE in 2003, Moody has collaborated with some of the hottest stars in the music business; the established an...

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CELINE DION's Version Of AC/DC's 'You Shook Me' Is 'Worst Cover' Of All Time

According to the UK's Daily Mail, Celine Dion's cover version of the AC/DC track "You Shook Me All Night Long" has been voted the worst cover song. Dion, 40, has never released the song as a single but performed the "musical offense" at a Las Vegas concert six years ago. A SUGABABES and ...

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COURTNEY LOVE Denies Scrapping New Album

The Pulse of Radio reports: Courtney Love has posted a message at her MySpace blog denying rumors that she has scrapped the solo album she's been working on for the past three years, according to Billboard.com. Love has been writing and recording material with producer-songwriter Linda Perry, who ha...

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METALLICA Among Top-Selling Artists Of SOUNDSCAN Era

According to Paul Grein of Yahoo! Music's "Chart Watch", METALLICA is in fifth place on Nielsen SoundScan's list of top-selling album artists, with cumulative sales of 48,867,000 in the United States since the scanning service set up shop in May 1991. They'll hit the 50 million mark around the summe...

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Report: LED ZEPPELIN, AEROSMITH, VELVET REVOLVER 'In Discussions' To Play World Peace Concerts

Ray Waddell of Billboard.com reports that World Peace One, a not-for-profit global peace advocacy group whose mission is to bring peace to the world through a 10-year global campaign of concerts, is in discussions with such marquee acts as U2, MADONNA, LED ZEPPELIN, AEROSMITH, ZZ TOP, LIONEL RICHIE,...

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Report: With Tickets Or Without, Halifax Fans Flying High To See OZZY OSBOURNE

John Gillis of The Chronicle Herald reports: Ozzy Osbourne's first appearance in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada had fans going off the rails before the Metro Centre doors even opened. Temperatures that dipped to –18 C with the wind chill didn’t deter some eager but ticketless fans from trying to win t...

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METALLICA: 'Black' Album Is One Of Top-Selling LPs Of SoundScan Era

According to Undercover News, METALLICA's self-titled album from 1991 (also known as the "black" album) is the No. 2 top-selling album of the SoundScan era. The LP shifted 258,000 units in the U.S. in 2007 to bring total sales to 15,077,000 and closing the gap to the No. 1 album on the list, ...

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CELINE DION Is A Heavy Metal Fan

Powerhouse pop singer Celine Dion, who has made her name and her fortune with sweet ballads about love, has revealed to Australia's The Sunday Telegraph that she is a closet heavy metal fan. So much so that her warm-up song while doing sound checks is almost invariably the AC/DC belt-it-out classic...

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NIGHTWISH: More European Tour Dates Announced

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have scheduled the following European tour dates early next year: Feb. 19 - Visla Hall Krakow Poland Feb. 20 - Lucerna Music Hall Prague Czech Republic Feb. 21 - Arena Berlin Germany Feb. 23 - Arena Leipzig Germany Feb. 24 - Schleyerhalle Stuttgart Germa...

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NIGHTWISH: New 'Dark Passion Play' E-Card Available

A new e-card for NIGHTWISH's latest album, "Dark Passion Play", is available at this location. "Dark Passion Play" is scheduled for release in the U.S. on October 2 via Roadrunner Records. NIGHTWISH's video for the song "Bye Bye Bueatiful" has been released and can be viewed below. The clip was shot...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Bye Bye Beautiful' Video Posted Online

NIGHTWISH's video for the song "Bye Bye Bueatiful" has been released and can be viewed below. The clip was shot in Los Angeles with director Antti Jokinen (BEYONCÉ, WYCLEF JEAN, KORN, MISSY ELLIOT, STRATOVARIUS, SHANIA TWAIN, CELINE DION). NIGHTWISH shot two videos in Los Angeles with Antti Jokinen,...

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NIGHTWISH: Buy Signed Copy Of 'Dark Passion Play'

On Tuesday, October 2, Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will release their new LP, "Dark Passion Play", in the U.S. via Roadrunner Records. This album will be released in two configurations — the single-disc standard version and two-CD "special edition" which will contain one bonus trac...

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Former EVANESCENCE Members Writing, Producing Material For CELINE DION

Ben Moody and David Hodges, the duo behind the EVANESCENCE hit songs "Bring Me To Life" and "Fallen", have teamed up again to write and produce the new CELINE DION song "This Time", set to appear on her new album, "Taking Chances", due out November 13 on Columbia. This is not the first time these .....