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BORKNAGAR: 'Universal' First-Week Sales Revealed
BORKNAGAR's new album, "Universal", sold around 500 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 116 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeare...March 10, 2010
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BANG TANGO, BULLETBOYS, Ex-W.A.S.P. Guitarist To Perform At Pittsburgh Benefit Concert
BANG TANGO, BULLETBOYS and original W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes will perform at "Darryl Kunkle's Kick Cancer's Ass" benefit show on Tuesday, March 9 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Hard Rock Café at Station Square. The show will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a special spiritual tribute to local '80s met...February 28, 2010
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OZZY OSBOURNE Wins Round 1 Against TONY IOMMI In BLACK SABBATH Name Dispute
According to the New York Post, a Manhattan federal judge ruled yesterday (Thursday, February 25) that Ozzy Osbourne can proceed with his lawsuit against guitarist Tony Iommi over use of the BLACK SABBATH name. Ozzy filed a lawsuit against Iommi in May 2009, claiming that Iommi illegally took sole o...February 26, 2010
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BRUCE KULICK Pays Tribute To Late THE KNACK Singer
Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick has issued the following update: "This past Sunday, one week after the passing of THE KNACK singer and frontman Doug Fieger, a memorial service was held at his home in Los Angeles, California for his close friends and family. "I met...February 22, 2010
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BORKNAGAR: 'Universal' E-Card Available
BORKNAGAR's new album, "Universal", will be released on February 22 in Europe and March 2 in North America through Indie Recordings. The effort will be made available in four different formats: regular jewelcase CD, limited digipack (including bonus disc),CD box with extras and gatefold LP with dou...February 22, 2010
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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI: 'This Is Quite A Historic Year'
Legendary heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL) has posted the following message on his official web site: "This is quite a historic year. Saturday [February 13] marks the 40th anniversary of 'Black Sabbath' the album and this summer HEAVEN & HELL [the Ronnie James...February 12, 2010
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FEAR FACTORY, BLEEDING THROUGH To Headline CALIFORNIA METALFEST IV
FEAR FACTORY and BLEEDING THROUGH will headline the California Metalfest IV, set to take place May 15-16 at The Fox Theatre and The Glasshouse in Pomona, California. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, May 15: FEAR FACTORY JOB FOR A COWBOY WHITECHAPEL DYING FETUS ARSIS DECREPIT...February 11, 2010
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OSBOURNE, WARD Interviewed For BLACK SABBATH Debut LP 40th-Anniversary Radio Special
On February 13, 1970, BLACK SABBATH released its first album — the self-titled "Black Sabbath". This Saturday, February 13, 40 years after the LP's release, the "Rock 50" radio show, which airs between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. PST on WPMD, a college radio station at Cerritos College in California, w...February 9, 2010
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AC/DC Laneway Becomes Rock 'N' Roll Shrine
Australia's Ninemsn reports: A pair of AC/DC devotees hope to lure the rockers to a Melbourne laneway named after them by turning it into a rock 'n' roll shrine. Artist Ben Couzens and publican James Young have plastered the city's famous AC/DC Lane with giant posters of the veteran band in a tribut...February 9, 2010
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IHSAHN: 'It's A Bit Frustrating To Hear That Some People Think I Did My Best Work At Seventeen'
George Pacheco of the Cape Cod Rock Music Examiner recently conducted an interview with former EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Cape Cod Rock Music Examiner: Do you feel this album ["After"] could open up your solo career to...January 31, 2010
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PELICAN's 'What We All Come To Need' To Be Released On Vinyl
PELICAN's Southern Lord Recordings debut full-length, "What We All Come To Need" — originally released in October — will be issued in double-LP format on February 23. The deluxe vinyl version bears a beautiful heavyweight gatefold jacket, and the fourth side of the release contains three bonus track...January 25, 2010
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ALICE IN CHAINS: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Your Decision' Video Shoot Available
Behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot for "Your Decision", the latest single from ALICE IN CHAINS, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Stephen Schuster, who previously worked with ALICE IN CHAINS on the "A Looking In View" video, and it features an appearance by "Project Runway" s...January 25, 2010
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BORKNAGAR: New Song To Be Made Available This Friday
BORKNAGAR's new album, "Universal", will be released on February 22 in Europe and March 2 in North America through Indie Recordings. The effort will be made available in four different formats: regular jewelcase CD, limited digipack (including bonus disc),CD box with extras and gatefold LP with dou...January 25, 2010
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'Metal Mad': An Army Of Artists Paying Homage To Heavy Metal
Giant Robot Gallery in New York City will host Metal Mad, a group art show featuring works inspired by the headbanging, guitar-driven, amps-to-11 musical genre owned by the misunderstood. While all artists will share a love of shredding guitar and bone-shaking volume, their styles and mediums will b...January 21, 2010
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TONY IOMMI's Memoir Due This Year
According to PublishersWeekly.com, Foundry Literary + Media co-founder Peter McGuigan completed a six-figure North American rights deal, at auction, with Ben Schafer of Da Capo for BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi's "Iron Man", a memoir due out later this year. McGuigan, who described Iommi as one...January 18, 2010
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