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ROBB FLYNN: 'If It Weren't For SLAYER, There Would Be No MACHINE HEAD'

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has issued the following update: "'We're number 2! We're number 2! We're number 2!' That's what us and the SHADOWS FALL guys were jokingly chanting at the Grammy after-party last night. Yeah it was disappointing, but man, we've joined an elite group of Grammy 'losers...
February 12, 2008
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LED ZEPPELIN Photographs Uncovered After Thirty Years

Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports: It was 1972, and the world's biggest band of the time, LED ZEPPELIN, was due to play at the Sydney Showground. No one was to know it would become one of the great concerts, and thankfully, photographer Ted Harvey was there to capture the moment. But the d...
January 15, 2008
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METALLICA, RUSH, KISS Snubbed By ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

According to the Chicago Tribune, the nominees for the March 2008 induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame were announced yesterday (Thursday, September 27) and they are MADONNA, THE BEASTIE BOYS, JOHN MELLENCAMP, DONNA SUMMER, LEONARD COHEN, AFRIKA BAMBAATAA, THE DAVE CLARK FIVE, THE VENTURES...
September 28, 2007
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Report: IRON MAIDEN, DEEP PURPLE Skipping Mumbai Due To Entertainment Tax

The Times of India reports: It seemed great news for Mumbai's rock music aficionados when they heard that international band AEROSMITH was set for a June 2 performance in the city. Then came the disappointing news that the band would be giving the city the skip, in favour of Bangalore. And that's no...
May 13, 2007
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LED ZEPPELIN: 'The Montreux Concerts' Book Available Now

Formidable publisher and record label Crossfire Records, which has blazed a name in the rock music publishing field by issuing invaluable documentations on music legends like FRANK ZAPPA, JETHRO TULL, MANFRED MANN and THE ZOMBIES, are sole distributors of "Led Zeppelin: The Montreux Concerts" (cover...
February 23, 2007
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AC/DC, AEROSMITH, ALICE COOPER Performances To Air On 'The Music Of The Howard Stern Show'

Sirius Satellite Radio today announced that it will be celebrating the music of "The Howard Stern Show" by opening up the archives and highlighting the most memorable musical performances from the past 25 years. Starting Friday, February 16 at 3:00 p.m. ET and running all weekend, Howard 101 will ai...
February 15, 2007
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IRON MAIDEN Spanish Inquisition

Living metal legends they may be, but from playing their new album in its entirety on tour to insisting they aren't metal, their legacy is hardly set in stone. Metal Hammer magazine's (web site) Geoff Barton rakes them over the coals. Read on: Q: Do you believe your fans want to hear the ...
January 18, 2007
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ERIK NORLANDER, LANA LANE Channel Now On YouTube

Videos featuring Think Tank Media symphonic/prog rock couple Erik Norlander and Lana Lane are now featured on YouTube.com at this location. The popular musicians have compiled full-length videos from the many projects they created over almost 15 years and have posted 13 videos at the Think Tank Musi...
January 11, 2007
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LAMB OF GOD Drummer Comments On GRAMMY Nomination

LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler has commented on the band's Grammy nomination in the "Best Metal Performance" category for "Redneck", the scorching first single from their acclaimed album "Sacrament". Said Adler: "Grammy nomination? Is someone still trying to make up for that whole JETHRO TULL thing...
December 7, 2006
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GEORGE LYNCH, VINNY APPICE, TONY FRANKLIN Featured On LANA LANE's 'Gemini' Covers Album

Symphonic rock vocalist Lana Lane and her keyboardist / producer / husband Erik Norlander have just completed a pair of covers albums for release this winter. It has been a tradition in Japan for the two to release a Lana Lane "specialty album" every two years. They started with the "Lana Lane Balla...
October 22, 2006
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MUSHROOMHEAD Drummer: SLIPKNOT Is 'The 'NSYNC Of Heavy Metal'

MUSHROOMHEAD drummer Steve "Skinny" Felton recently spoke to MTV.com about his band's fierce rivalry with SLIPKNOT which has consisted mostly of insult-trading and has unfolded, largely, through the media. The only face-to-face confrontation that's gone down as a result of the feud occurred between...
October 20, 2006
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TONY IOMMI's Advice To Aspiring Guitarists: 'Believe In What You're Doing And Stick To It'

Times Online recently conducted an interview with BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi. The question-and-answer session follows: Times Online: What was the turning point in your guitar career? Iommi: Before BLACK SABBATH I used to work in a sheet metal factory. One day as I put my hand in this press,...
October 5, 2006
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GUNS N' ROSES, VAN HALEN, LED ZEPPELIN Tracks Have Best Guitar Solos Of All Time

News.com.au reports that GUNS N' ROSES' "Sweet Child O' Mine" and VAN HALEN's "Eruption" were selected as two of the tracks with the best guitar solos of all time. PINK FLOYD's "Comfortably Numb" topped the list, with "Sweet Child O' Mine" following in second place. Third was "Freebird" by LYNYRD SK...
August 28, 2006
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The Locust Years

Following up the work of insane genius that was "The August Engine", a fixture on many Top Ten lists in 2003, San Francisco's cult avant-metal weirdoes HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE confound the listener still further here. "The Locust Years" is a grandiose, ambitious and sprawling work, a bit less immediat...
July 31, 2006
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An Evening With RITCHIE BLACKMORE: No Autographs On DEEP PURPLE CDs

According to a posting on The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy, the latest issue of Sweden Rock magazine contains a very funny report from the release party for BLACKMORE'S NIGHT's new album, "The Village Lanterne", at the restaurant Cartouche in Prague. The Sweden Rock reporter was flown to Prague from Swede...
June 5, 2006