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Ex-DIO Guitarist ROWAN ROBERTSON To Perform Entire 'Lock Up The Wolves' Album In Norway
Guitarist Rowan Robertson (DC4, ex-DIO) will take part in a special Ronnie James Dio tribute concert with QUEENSTOWN on January 21 at Verdens Teateret in Sandefjord, Norway. He says, "This gives me the chance to play some of these great songs live and visit Norway before the new DC4 CD is released....January 9, 2011
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KING'S X: New Video Interview With TY TABOR
Harmony Central recently conducted an interview with KING'S X guitarist/vocalist Ty Tabor. You can now watch the chat in six parts below. KING'S X, with Amgeg endorsee Doug Pinnick, has announced a special performance at the Mackie and Ampeg demo room location at the 2011 winter NAMM show in Anaheim...January 6, 2011
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AC/DC, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, SLASH Top PLANET ROCK's 2010 Listener Poll
Planet Rock has announced the results from its annual end-of-year listener survey. The survey, conducted throughout December, had listeners vote for their rock music highlights of 2010. Planet Rock listeners named AC/DC's appearance at Download Festival's as the top rock event of the year while BLAC...January 5, 2011
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STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA's AC/DC Tribute Band Schedules San Francisco Show
AC/DZ, the San Francisco Bay Area-based AC/DC tribute band formed by legendary thrash singer Steve "Zetro" Souza (TENET, DUBLIN DEATH PATROL, EXODUS, LEGACY) and executive producer Walter Morgan (organizer of the Thrash Of The Titans 2001 benefit concert),will perform this coming Friday, January 7...January 3, 2011
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KROKUS Preparing To Write New Material
Thirty years after KROKUS' original lineup conquered the world with its straight-forward, no-nonsense rock 'n' roll, the band's new studio album, "Hoodoo", was released last year and it reportedly sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide. Vocalist Marc Storace states, "It exceeded our boldest expecta...January 1, 2011
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AC/DC, GODSMACK, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, DISTURBED Had Top-Selling Hard Rock Albums Of 2010
AC/DC, GODSMACK, AVENGED SEVENFOLD and DISTURBED have released some of the top-selling hard rock/heavy metal albums of 2010, according to Billboard.com. The following CDs have made Billboard.com's Top 200 list of the year-end top-selling albums across all genres, ranked by sales data as compiled by...December 29, 2010
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AC/DC, METALLICA Among World's Top Concert Attractions
According to Reuters, AC/DC came in at No. 2 on the list of the world's top concert attractions of 2010 after making all its money overseas. AC/DC grossed $177 million from 40 shows while METALLICA was No. 5 with $110.1 million from 60 overseas dates. Meanwhile, BON JOVI ended the year as the ...December 28, 2010
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EXODUS, DEATH ANGEL, KREATOR Members Perform AC/DC's 'Dirty Deeds' (Video)
Fan-filmed video footage of members of EXODUS, DEATH ANGEL and KREATOR performing a cover version of AC/DC's "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" on December 19, 2010 in Cologne, Germany during the Thrashfest European tour can be viewed below. KREATOR frontman Mille Petrozza recently stated about the Thras...December 27, 2010
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Resurrected NWOBHM Band TYTAN Confirmed For 15th-Anniversary Edition Of KEEP IT TRUE Festival
Resurrected NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) band TYTAN is the first confirmed act for the 15th-anniversary edition of the Keep It True festival, set to take place in 2012 (exact date to be announced) in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. TYTAN's lineup for the Keep It True performance will consist...December 25, 2010
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PHILIP ANSELMO: METALLICA Are 'THE ROLLING STONES Of Metal'
Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ARSON ANTHEM). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: The new DOWN record is done? Anselmo: Not even touched. We did a show in Switzerland [this p...December 25, 2010
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PAUL RODGERS Interviewed By NIKKI SIXX (Audio)
Paul Rodgers, singer songwriter and founding member of FREE was interviewed on a recent edition of "Sixx Sense", the new national radio program hosted by MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx. You can now listen to the chat below. BMI last month presented Rodgers with a new "Million Air" award to recognize...December 23, 2010
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'A Millennium Tribute To AC/DC' Available On iTunes
Versailles Records' "Rock & Roll Train: A Millennium Tribute To AC/DC" is now available for purchase at iTunes. The bonus sampler that accompanies the retail release of the record — due on February 8, 2011 on CD and vinyl — is also now available for download at www.versaillesrecords.com. "Rock &...December 23, 2010
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THE POOR Interviewed On Australia's SCARD TV (Video)
Sigrid Savage of Scard TV recently conducted an interview with reunited Australian rockers THE POOR. You can now watch the chat below. THE POOR teamed up with Riot! Entertainment in 2009 to unleash a barrage of new material in the form of an album titled "Round 1" which saw the band do a string of ....December 22, 2010
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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist Talks Lineup Changes, Musical Progression
Mike Smith of CosmosGaming.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Silenoz (real name: Sven Atle Kopperud) of Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. CosmosGaming.com: First off, I'd like to congratulate you on the new record. Per...December 21, 2010
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BULLET To Release 'Down And Out' Single
Swedish metallers BULLET will release a new single, "Down And Out", on Christmas Eve (December 24). The song comes off the band's third full-length album, "Highway Pirates", which will be made available on February 4, 2011. It will be issued on CD, LP and strictly limited-edition vinyl that will onl...December 21, 2010
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