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JACKYL: Tour Dates Announced

Georgia-based hard rockers JACKYL have scheduled the following dates: Dec. 06 - Sisco's Mix Factory - Cookeville, TN Dec. 07 - O'Malley's Corner - Louisville, KY Dec. 09 - Uptown Theatre - Kansas City, MO Dec. 12 - Salida Depot - Big Lake, MN Dec. 14 - Waverly Beach - Menasha, WI Dec. 15 - ...

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AC/DC's 'Plug Me In' Tops Billboard's Music Video Chart

AC/DC's "Plug Me In", a two-disc DVD set of more than five hours of concert footage and interviews, has sold 35,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 1 on Billboard's Top Music Video chart. The compilation contains over five hours of live and televisio...

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GIRLSCHOOL: Italian Dates Cancelled

Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL has cancelled its previously announced Italian dates with RAIN and FATAL SMILE — reportedly as a result of an illness suffered by the group's bassist/vocalist Enid Williams. The affected dates are as follows: Oct. 25 - Jailbreak, ITA - Roma Oct. 2...

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AC/DC: 'Stiff Upper Lip' Live Video Available

To celebrate the release of the band's historic live concert collection, "Plug Me In", AC/DC has released a performance of its 2000 hit single "Stiff Upper Lip" for The Daily Telegraph readers to preview. It was recorded at a Munich concert in 2003 and captures the extraordinary energy of the band i...

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STONERIDER Signs With TRUSTKILL RECORDS

Trustkill Records has announced the signing of STONERIDER. Hailing from Atlanta Georgia, this quartet just finished recording their debut album "Three Legs of Trouble" with producer Bill Appleberry (OPERATOR, THE WALLFLOWERS). Featured in Metal Hammer's "One To Watch for 2008", "Three Legs of Troubl...

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AC/DC: Another 'Plug Me In' Preview Clip Available

Another clip from AC/DC's new new live DVD collection, titled "Plug Me In", has been posted online — "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap", shot at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit in November 1983. Watch the video at this location. "Plug Me In" is being released in North American today (Tuesday, October 16) and...

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ASYLUM Debut To Feature Appearances By STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DAATH, DETHKLOK Members

Kevin Talley (DAATH, ex-CHIMAIRA, DYING FETUS, MISERY INDEX),Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, TESTAMENT, DEATH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) and Larry Tarnowski (ex-ICED EARTH) are among the musicians who make guest appearances on the debut album from ASYLUM, the Illinois-based project featuring Marcus Johnson (le...

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AC/DC Poised To Shatter International Sales Records With 'Plug Me In'

Kathy McCabe of Australia's The Daily Telegraph reports that AC/DC is poised to shatter international sales records with the release of a definitive live retrospective DVD collection "Plug Me In" this week. More than 500,000 copies have already been ordered worldwide for the concert footage compilat...

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GENE SIMMONS' Sky-High Misfire

Richard Johnson of The New York Post's "Page Six" reports: "Gene Simmons is still a pick-up artist, but his moves aren't working as well as they did when KISS ruled the radio. A fellow first-class passenger aboard Wednesday's American Airlines flight 114 from LAX to Newark saw Simmons pass a note to...

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BIGELF: 'Hex' To Receive U.S. Release

Psychedelic rock act BIGELF has set an October 30 North American release date for its cult, underground album "Hex". Recorded in 2003, "Hex" will now be available domestically for the first time ever via the Custard label. Flaunting a sound that interfuses all the best elements from the late '60s /...

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BRUCE KULICK To Guest On New SILENT RAGE Album

According to the Kiss Related Recordings web site, former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick has recorded a guest appearance for the new SILENT RAGE album, "Four-Letter Word", due in early 2008 via Frontiers Records. Commented SILENT RAGE guitarist/vocalist Jesse Damon: "After we signed with Frontiers Reco...

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CHEAP TRICK Guitarist To Open Hotel/Restaurant/Museum In Rockford

According to WREX-TV, CHEAP TRICK guitarist Rick Nielsen and his business partner Brent Johnson are building Rick's, a hotel/restaurant/museum in Rockford, Illinois. Construction on the museum hasn't even started yet, but it is expected to include many guitars from Rick's collection. Some he played....

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AEROSMITH, SLIPKNOT, DISTURBED, WHITE ZOMBIE Songs Added To 'Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock'

Activision, Inc. has announced additional songs to be included in the main set list for the highly-anticipated title, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. While delivering more master tracks than ever before, strategic partnerships have been secured with all the major and independent record labels and...

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THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD Parts Ways With Guitarist

South Carolina's THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD has announced the departure of guitarist Chris Anderson. The band has recruited temporary axeman, and original member of the band, Richard Turbeville, for the band's upcoming run this fall as support to AS I LAY DYING, ALL THAT REMAINS, as well as HASTE...

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SAMMY HAGAR Says VAN HALEN Is 'Crazy' For Excluding MICHAEL ANTHONY From Reunion

Mitch Lafon of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with Sammy Hagar. An excerpt from the chat follows: Classic Rock Revisited: What do you think of the current VAN HALEN reunion and Michael Anthony being snubbed? Sammy: I think they're crazy for doing that. When I got to "reunion"...