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LED ZEPPELIN Receive Polar Music Prize In Stockholm

Irish Examiner is reporting that the surviving members of legendary rock band LED ZEPPELIN received the prestigious Polar Music Prize from Sweden's king today (May 22) in the city where they recorded their final studio album 27 years ago. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones crossed the stag...

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LED ZEPPELIN: Brand New TV Interview Available Online

Sweden's TV4 has uploaded an interview with LED ZEPPELIN members John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, which was broadcast earlier today (May 22). Watch it at this location. The rock legends are currently in Stockholm attending tonight's Polar Music Prize gala, where they will be presented w...

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AFTER FOREVER: 'Mea Culpa' Two-CD Collection to Include Previously Unreleased Material

AFTER FOREVER's former record label, Transmission Records, has announced plans to release a two-disc compilation album containing the best songs from the band's first ten years of existence, plus previously unreleased material, non-album tracks, alternate takes, rarities and previously unreleased re...

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MISERY INDEX Announce More Summer Tour Dates

Hot on the heels of a massive European tour supporting FEAR FACTORY, MISERY INDEX has announced its North American summer touring plans. MISERY INDEX will team up with FROM A SECOND STORY WINDOW, CATTLE DECAPITATION, ANIMOSITY and JOB FOR A COWBOY for an extensive U.S. summer tour. The run of dates,...

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LAKE OF TEARS: Russian, Ukranian Dates Confirmed

Sweden's LAKE OF TEARS will embark on a mini-tour through Russia and Ukraine in early September, consisting of six dates, according to a posting on the band's web site. Upcoming LAKE OF TEARS shows now include: Jul. 08 - Beirut, LEB @ Middle East Rock Bash Aug. 04 - Veszto-Magor, HUN @ MAMF Festival...

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Report: RAMMSTEIN Linked To Desecration Of Israeli Synagogue

Jerusalem Post is reporting that RAMMSTEIN — "the name of a German heavy metal band who some associate with neo-Nazism" — was spray-painted on the floor of the Great Synagogue in Petah Tikva (a city in the west of the Center District of Israel, north-east of Tel Aviv),which was broken into and ...

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DIO Confirms TONY IOMMI Collaboration, Shoots Down RAINBOW Reunion Rumors

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (DIO, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH) has confirmed to Greg Prato of Billboard.com that he is collaborating once more with BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi. "There's a box set that's going to be released, called 'Black Sabbath: The Dio Years'," he said. "The...

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ATAKHAMA: Russian Tour Announced

ATAKHAMA, the Finnish band formed out of the ashes of FUNERIS NOCTURNUM, have announced the details of their "Black Blood Tour" of Russia, set to take place late April/early May. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 29 - Club ART-Salon - Kazan', RUS Apr. 30 - TBA - Cheboksary, RUS May 01 - TBA - ...

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AFTER FOREVER Members To Perform With MENNEN At Holland's ROCKWEEKEND FESTIVAL

AFTER FOREVER frontwoman Floor Jansen and guitarist Bas Maas will perform one song with Dutch band MENNEN on Friday, April 21 at the Rockweekend Festival in Horst-America, Holland. MENNEN are scheduled to take the stage around 7:50 p.m. AFTER FOREVER will also be making an appearance at the festival...

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LORDI Frontman Defends His Band's Inclusion In EUROVISION Song Contest

Dan Bilefsky of the International Herald Tribune recently spoke to LORDI singer and namesake about the uproar crated in their home country after the band was chosen to represent Finland at Eurovision, the European song competition that launched ABBA and CELINE DION. First, Finnish religious leaders...

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AC/DC, METALLICA, PANTERA Featured On 'Monsters in Moscow' DVD

AC/DC, METALLICA, THE BLACK CROWES, PANTERA and E.S.T. made metal history when they performed at the very first open-air rock festival to be held in the former Soviet Union. Captured on film, "For Those About To Rock... We Salute You: Monsters in Moscow" presents a concert feature signalling the arr...

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Operation: Mindcrime II

Great concept albums, such as THE WHO's "Tommy", PINK FLOYD's "The Wall" and, yes, QUEENSRŸCHE's "Operation: Mindcrime", are great because they're made up of superb songs first and foremost, which are then linked together to tell the story or provide the overall theme. Most of the songs on all of th...

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THERION: 'Celebrators Of Becoming' DVD/CD Details Revealed

Sweden's THERION will be issuing a six-disc DVD/CD set, entitled "Celebrators of Becoming", on May 5. The package will include four DVDs and two audio discs. It will be available in two versions, one luxury digipak version in a slip case and one cheaper version, but both will contain all discs. The...

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DORO PESCH Announces Russian Dates

German hard rock vocalist Doro Pesch (ex-WARLOCK) has lined up four dates in Russia in May. The details are as follows: May 19 - St. Petersburg, RUS - Port May 20 - Moscow, RUS - DKG May 22 - Ufa, RUS - Ufa Ogni May 24 - Ekaterinburg, RUS - KKT Kosmos Theater Doro's new ...

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Project X-Katon

Expect eclectic, accessible post-black-metal with electronic elements galore on this bizarre Italian group's second album. Moments of weirdness abound — overwrought clean vocals intertwine with shrieking, whining, borderline-irritating black metal yowls. Piano, flute, and programmed dance beats mix...