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DEEP PURPLE Frontman To Guest On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show

DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan will join IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson in the studio on Saturday, April 15 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) U.K. time (between 3:00 p....

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KISS, JUDAS PRIEST, DEF LEPPARD To Be Honored By VH1

According to The Associated Press, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame looks to be getting some competition. VH1 announced Thursday (April 6) that it will debut the "VH1 Rock Honors" next month to pay homage to the gods of hard rock. The inaugural honorees are KISS, QUEEN, DEF LEPPARD and JUDAS PRIEST. T...

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DEF LEPPARD Frontman: 'We Were Always A Lot More Pop Than Heavy Metal'

DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott recently spoke to Billboard.com about the band's upcoming covers album, "Yeah!", due in stores May 23. "We wanted to put it out, tour it and make it a legitimate record rather than just some throwaway thing," Elliott said. "And we were kind of happy with the way it ....

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ADDICTION CREW Prepare To Record New Album

After appearing in several European charts with the single "What About" and reaching No. 1 on Japan's HMV Bestsellers Rock Chart with "Break in Life", Italy's ADDICTION CREW are currently writing material for their second effort on Earache Records. The band have set "High Def Impact" as the working...

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AMORPHIS, DRAGONFORCE, 10 YEARS Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

AMORPHIS, DRAGONFORCE, HELLFUELED and 10 YEARS have been confirmed for the tenth edition of the Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 1-4 at Idroscalo in Milan, Italy. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Thursday, June 1: VENOM DIMMU BORGIR OPETH DOWN TESTAMENT NEVERMORE SATY...

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ENTOMBED, GRAVE, GEHENNAH Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

ENTOMBED, GRAVE and GEHENNAH are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE COOPER ANVIL ARCH ENEMY ASIA BALDROOM BLITZ BLITZK...

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DEF LEPPARD: 'Yeah!' Cover Artwork Revealed

DEF LEPPARD have revealed the cover artwork of their 12th studio album, "Yeah!", due on May 23, 2006. Check it out at this location. On their highly anticipated new album, DEF LEPPARD have created a heartfelt and hard-rocking tribute to their musical heroes of the late '60s and '70s — THE KINKS, BAD...

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EVERGREY Enter Swedish Album Chart At No. 6

Sweden's EVERGREY have entered the national album chart in their home country at position No. 6 with their latest CD, "Monday Morning Apocalypse". View the entire chart at this location. In other news, EVERGREY will be undertaking a short Swedish tour in April. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 1...

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DEF LEPPARD: 'Yeah!' Release Date, Final Track Listing Revealed

Coming hot on the heels of their platinum-certified two-CD hits package "Rock of Ages", DEF LEPPARD have announced that they will release their 12th studio album, "Yeah!", on May 23, 2006. On their highly anticipated new album, DEF LEPPARD have created a heartfelt and hard-rocking tribute to their m...

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Grammy-Winning Pianist/Arranger To Cover GUNS N' ROSES, DEF LEPPARD, MÖTLEY CRÜE

Versailles Records has announced that Grammy-winning pianist/arranger Randy Cantor will contribute piano tracks to forthcoming tribute albums to GUNS N' ROSES ("Don't Cry"),DEF LEPPARD ("Love Bites"),SAMMY HAGAR ("Dreams"),and MÖTLEY CRÜE ("Afraid"). Cantor's resume includes multiple Grammy nomin...

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KISS Featured On 'Legends Of Heavy Metal & Rock' DVD Set

According to KissKollector.com, Icestorm Entertainment in Germany is releasing a three-DVD box/digipack on the history of heavy metal and rock, entitled "Legends of Heavy Metal & Rock". The 500-minute documentary features KISS, BON JOVI, POISON, DEF LEPPARD, DAMN YANKEES, SCORPIONS and others. K...

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DEF LEPPARD: North American Tour Dates Announced

DEF LEPPARD will kick off their 2006 summer North American tour on June 23 at the Tweeter Center in Camden, New Jersey. After last year's success of co-headlining with BRYAN ADAMS, the 2006 trek will see DEF LEPPARD co-headline with JOURNEY (plus other guests will appear at selected shows). Tickets...

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Monday Morning Apocalypse

Sweden's EVERGREY never disappoints, as demonstrated one again by "Monday Morning Apocalypse". The only question about a new EVERGREY album has nothing to do whether the collection of hooky, passionate, and heavy rock tunes is worthy of a listen (of course it is); the question is how it stacks up ag...

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AUDIOSLAVE Guitarist And SYSTEM OF A DOWN Singer Land Controversial Interview

Launch Radio Networks reports: AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello and SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian have conducted a rare interview with convicted killer and controversial author and activist Mumia Abu-Jamal for their Axis of Justice radio program. According to MTV.com, the interview will air o...

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DEF LEPPARD: London Date Announced

DEF LEPPARD have added a London date to thier following European tour. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Jun. 03 - Milan, ITA @ Gods Of Metal Jun. 07 - Oberhausen, GER @ Rock The Nation Jun. 09 - Sölvesborg, SWE @ Sweden Rock Jun. 12 - Zürich, SWI @ Hallenstadion Jun. ...