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AC/DC Presented With New Multi-Platinum Sales Plaque; Photo Available
Australian hard rock legends AC/DC were presented with a plaque earlier this month by Columbia Records for "a lot of sales" of a few of the band's catalogue releases: * 6x platinum for "Live In Donington" * 10x platinum for "Family Jewels" * 5x platinum for "Plug Me In" A photo of the plaque present...September 17, 2008
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WRITHING: Entire EP Available For Streaming
Detroit, Michigan-based up-and-coming death/thrash band WRITHING, featuring ex-members of APATHEMY and END IT, has released a new, self-titled EP. The recording was mastered by Peter In de Betou (DIMMU BORGIR, UNLEASHED, MESHUGGAH) and features artwork by Jon Zig. The EP is currently being streamed...September 17, 2008
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Ex-KORN Guitarist BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH's Solo Debut Lands On Billboard Chart
Former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch's debut solo album, "Save Me From Myself", has sold 7,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 63 on The Billboard 200 chart. "Save Me From Myself" was released on September 9 through Driven Music Group (distributi...September 17, 2008
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BRITTON Classic To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks
Z Records has announced the signing of an agreement that finally allows the underground classic hard rock debut from BRITTON, "Rock Hard", to finally be released on CD format. The remastered version features all ten original track plus ten bonus tracks. Originally released during 1988 via a CBS sub-...September 16, 2008
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MISFITS Book Author, Former MINISTRY/KILLING JOKE Drummer Schedule NYC Book Signing
Veteran punk drummer Joel Gausten (ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN, PIGFACE, THE UNDEAD),author of the book "Tales of Horror: The History of the Misfits & The Undead" and former MINISTRY/KILLING JOKE drummer Martin Atkins, author of the best-selling book "Tour: Smart", are among the guests who will be on...September 16, 2008
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CLUTCH Frontman Talks About Songwriting Process For Next Album
Greg Prato of UGO.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Neil Fallon of Maryland-based rockers CLUTCH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. UGO.com: After many years, CLUTCH has finally issued a live DVD. How did it come about? Neil Fallon: We've been talking about making a DV...September 16, 2008
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Former KORN Guitarist's Backwards Message Unmasked?
A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor who is registered on YouTube under the name "chtimixeur" has submitted the following item: "If you listen closely to [former KORN guitarist] Brian 'Head' Welch's first song ['L.O.V.E.'] on his solo record ['Save Me From Myself'], you will hear weird sounds where he seems t...September 15, 2008
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METALLICA Looks Outside The Music Industry For Design And Branding
METALLICA worked with design company Turner Duckworth to create packaging and branding for its new album, "Death Magnetic". Turner Duckworth is better known for designing logos, packaging and visual identity systems for consumer brands like Coca-Cola and Amazon.com than for working with rock bands....September 13, 2008
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ALICE COOPER On 'The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson'; Video Available
Alice Cooper was one of the featured guests on this past Wednesday night's (September 10) episode of "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson" on CBS-TV. Watch the interview and performance footage of the song "Elected" below. ALICE COOPER recently completed video for the song "Vengeance Is Mine" fea...September 12, 2008
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TESTAMENT, ANTHRAX, DIAMOND HEAD, MERCYFUL FATE Members Pay Tribute To METALLICA
Greg Prato of UGO.com has just published a "Metallica Spotlight" piece featuring tributes from 17 renowned metal musicians (including a section titled "How I Almost Died," which is Oderus Urungus from GWAR recounting a funny METALLICA-related memory). Also included are reviews of all of METALLICA's...September 12, 2008
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Death Magnetic
So here we are again, more than five years after a whole slew of you ripped me a new one for my enthusiastic review of the last and most controversial METALLICA album ever, 2003's "St. Anger". Unlike many critics — especially in the UK press — who came out equally unabashed in their praise ...September 12, 2008
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MUDVAYNE: 'Do What You Do' Single Due Later This Month
MUDVAYNE will release its new album, "The New Game", on November 18 via Epic. The CD's first single, "Do What You Do", is expected to go for radio adds on September 23. The band recently wrapped up the disc with producer Dave Fortman (SLIPKNOT, EVANESCENCE). Fortman told Headbanger's Blogabout the a...September 11, 2008
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GARY MOORE To Release 'Bad For You Baby' Next Month
The older GARY MOORE gets, the more the blues becomes entrenched in his soul. Like the original generation of bluesmen he reveres, Moore is becoming that which he used to simply emulate. For his 31st album in 35 years, "Bad For You Baby", to be released October 7 on Eagle Records (the wholly owned s...September 11, 2008
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ULRICH On 'Death Magnetic' Leak 10 Days Before Release: 'By 2008 Standards, That's A Victory'
METALLICA's new album, "Death Magnetic", started circulating illegally online last week after a French record store mistakenly began selling copies. "By 2008 standards, that's a victory," drummer Lars Ulrich told USA Today. "If you'd told me six months ago that our record wouldn't leak until 10 days...September 11, 2008
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URIAH HEEP Guitarist Talks About Making Of 'Wake The Sleeper'
Greg Prato of GuitarSite.com recently conducted an interview with URIAH HEEP founding guitarist Mick Box. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. GuitarSite.com: How do you compare URIAH HEEP 2008 to earlier versions of the group? Box: Ah, that is a tough one. I would say though that this l...September 10, 2008
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