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Sneak Peek At 'Guitar Hero: Metallica'

Chris Steffen of RollingStone.com had an opportunity to demo the upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game and has filed an in-depth report which includes a lot of new details about the game. An excerpt from the article follows below. "Everything about the game, from the menu animations based on art by P...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places)' CD/DVD Pushed Back A Week

Nuclear Blast Records has pushed back the release date of "Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places)", the new CD/DVD from Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH, to March 13 from the previously announced March 6. The set will contain a DVD documentary (with a running time of approximat...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Pre-Orders From GameStop To Include Free Extra Foot Pedal

If you pre-order the Guitar Hero: Metallica game from GameStop, you will receive a free extra foot pedal for your drums as well as splitter to use both pedals at the same time. Online customers will have their foot pedals delivered with their copy of the game, while in-store customers can pick them...

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METALLICA Goes Pyro-Free In D.C. Over Security Concerns

METALLICA played a rare pyrotechnics-free concert last Thursday night (January 15) at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. According to a posting on the MetOnTour.com web site, which is described as "your FREE virtual backstage pass to every METALLICA show," the reason for the lack of pyro was tha...

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NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON Explains Decision To Hire Personal Manager

The latest issue of MeNaiset, the most popular women's magazine in Finland, features a cover story on NIGHTWISH frontwoman Anette Olzon. The Swedish singer was interviewed for the article, which focuses on Anette's personal life and the behind-the-scenes politics that comes along with being in one o...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Release Date Confirmed

According to a posting on METALLICA's official web site, the Guitar Hero: Metallica game will be released in North America on March 29 for Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3. Europeans will get the game in early May. Nintendo Wii and PS2 will follow later in the spring, also most likely in early May. M...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' To Arrive In Europe In May

According to a posting on the Eurogamer web site, Activision has confirmed that the Guitar Hero: Metallica game will be released in Europe in May. An official U.S. release date for the game has not yet been announced, but retailer GameStop is currently listing a March 29 date for Guitar Hero: ...

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SLIPKNOT Frontman Talks Upcoming Solo Album

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has confirmed to Billboard.com that he is making plans to record his first solo album rather than go back to his other band, STONE SOUR, at the end of SLIPKNOT's current touring cycle. "I know I have this album that I need to make," Taylor tells Billboard.com, "and I'm...

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DEATH ANGEL Announces New Bassist

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL have announced the addition of bassist Sammy Diosdado to the group's ranks. Sammy is a Bay Area native who previously played with the San Francisco hardcore band THE SICK and is a member of the rock and roll outfit ALL TIME HIGHS which is fronted by...

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ALICE IN CHAINS: Australian Headlining Shows Announced

ALICE IN CHAINS has scheduled its first headlining performances in Australia in over a decade next month during the band's Soundwave Festival run. The details are as follows: Feb. 21 - Brisbane, AUS - Soundwave Festival Feb. 22 - Sydney, AUS - Soundwave Festival Feb. 25 - Sydney, AUS - Enmore Theatr...

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FREDDIE MERCURY, OZZY OSBOURNE, SLASH Among Ultimate 'Rock Gods'

According to Skiddle, late QUEEN singer Freddie Mercury, who sold 300 million records before he died in November 1991 of bronchopneumonia induced by HIV, has been voted the ultimate "rock god." Ozzy Osbourne came sixth in the survey of 4,000 rock fans by Internet market research web site OnePoll. A...

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GUNS N' ROSES, AC/DC, LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH Classics Among 'Greatest Hard Rock Songs'

This past week, VH1 paid tribute to the ultimate rock gods by counting down the "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs". The five-part compilation, hosted by POISON singer Bret Michaels, featured the most awesome guitar-driven, head-banging jams in rock history — from AC/DC to LED ZEPPELIN and everything in...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist: We're Not Intending To Replace LAYNE STALEY

ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell recently spoke to Neala Johnson of the Herald Sun about the band's participation in Australia's Soundwave festival which kicks off next month. "I don't think there's one of us who expected to be where we are today," he said. "We started from a very cool place...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: Getting SLAYER Into 'Guitar Hero' Was A Challenge

According to Ars Technica, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has told Game Informer magazine that SLAYER's addition to the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game brought some headaches due to content. "I'm super psyched we got SLAYER in there," Ulrich said. "SLAYER's got to be part of any heavy metal v...

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METALLICA: Japanese TV Interview With LARS ULRICH Posted Online

A recent Japanese TV interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich can be viewed below. Ulrich responds to the following three questions during the six-minute clip: Question 1: Have you seen any changes in the audience at your shows over the years? Question 2: Why do you think that you are able to at...