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JIMMY PAGE: Release Date Set For Pictorial Autobiography

Upscale publishing house Genesis Publications has set a September 27 release date for "Zoso", the new career-spanning pictorial autobiography of LED ZEPPELIN guitar legend Jimmy Page. According to the Lemon Squeezings web site, "Zoso", which is Page's first officially published work, will include mo...

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JOE SATRIANI To Appear In 'Moneyball' Movie

Guitar legend Joe Satriani has issed the following update: "Last week I spent the day at Oakland Stadium with Brad Pitt and Phillip Seymour Hoffman. They're filming a movie called 'Moneyball' about the Oakland A's. I was asked me to re-create my 2002 season opener National Anthem for the film. It lo...

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SLASH Among Musicians Remembering LES PAUL In CNN's 'Icon'

Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) is among the musicians who remember guitar legend and sound innovator Les Paul in a new three-and-a-half-minute report from CNN.com, which can be viewed below. Les Paul, known worldwide for his legendary performances and his incomparable innovations that shaped...

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THE OCEAN: 'Anthropocentric' Details Revealed

THE OCEAN is in the process of mixing its new album, "Anthropocentric", at Studio Mecanique in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the same facility where the band's previous effort, "Heliocentric", was recorded and mixed. The new CD will be mastered on August 25 by Svante Forsbäck in Helsinki. Musicall...

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NORTHERN KINGS Plays First-Ever Full-Length Show; Video Available

NORTHERN KINGS — the Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians (Jarkko Ahola [TERÄSBETONI], Marco Hietala [TAROT, NIGHTWISH], Tony Kakko [SONATA ARCTICA], Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto [CHARON]) — played its first-ever full-length show last night (Wednesday, August 18) at the Tavastia club...

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SLASH Plays Acoustic Show In Sydney; Photos, Report Available

According to Australia's long-running rock station Triple M, legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) played an ultra-rare acoustic show last weekend in Sydney that was filmed for Foxtel's "Max Sessions". Slash and singer Myles Kennedy (ALTER BRIDGE) performed a stripped-back seven...

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HIM Guitarist Engaged To TONY IOMMI's Daughter

Mikko "Linde" Lindström, guitarist for the Finnish "love metal" band HIM, became engaged to Toni-Marie Iommi, HALO/ex-LUNARMILE singer and daughter of BLACK SABBATH guitar legend Tony Iommi, on Friday, August 13. Lindström, 34, has a seven-year-old daughter named Olivia with his ex-wife, Finnish sin...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Interviewed At JOHNNY RAMONE Tribute Event

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett was one of the special guests at the sixth annual Johnny Ramone tribute on July 25, 2010 at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Hammett introduced a screening of Johnny's favorite film, James Whale's 1935 horror classic "The Bride of Frankenstein",...

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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS: New Song Available For Streaming

"Final Destiny Of The Gods", a brand new song from black metallers ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's second full-length album, "In The Absence Of Light", which is scheduled for release in Europe on September 27 via Candlelight Re...

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ATHEIST Drummer Wants Everybody To 'Chill'

Drummer Steve Flynn of reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST, who received criticism from some of the band's fans for how they announced the departure of bassist Tony Choy, has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "Wow, seriously folks... I'm not sure how this was tak...

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ANVIL CHORUS Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

Aaron Zimpel and Thaen Rasmussen of the influential '80s progressive NWOSFHM (New Wave of San Francisco Heavy Metal) band ANVIL CHORUS were interviewed on the August 8, 2010 edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show with Mike "The Big Cheese". You can now listen to the program using the audio p...

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ANTON REISENEGGER Joins INNER SANCTVM

Anton Reisenegger (PENTAGRAM, CRIMINAL, LOCK UP) has been named the new singer for the multinational band INNER SANCTVM. Reisenegger will enter the studio later this month to start recording the vocal tracks for the group's long-awaited second album. Anton has been a friend to INNER SANCTVM since 19...

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STORMZONE: 'Death Dealer' Video Released

"Death Dealer", the new video from the Irish band STORMZONE, can be viewed below. The song is the title cut of the group's new album, "Death Dealer", which was released in Europe on April 26 (three days earlier in Germany) via SPV/Steamhammer Records. On Friday, August 13, STORMZONE will headline a...

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IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, RONNIE JAMES DIO Honored At Germany's METAL HAMMER Awards

The German edition of the Metal Hammer magazine celebrated the second edition of its annual awards at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held August 5-7 in Wacken, Germany. The winner in each category was chosen via an online vote, a musicians' jury, and the Metal Hammer staff. Some of...

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MASTERS OF REALITY: 'Pine/Cross Dover' To Receive U.S. Release In September

MASTERS OF REALITY — featuring producer legend Chris Goss (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, KYUSS, PJ Harvey, Twiggy Rammirez) and drummer John Leamy (of underground noise rock bands SURGERY and DR. MARS) — will release its long-awaited sixth studio album, "Pine/Cross Dover", in the U.S...