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DEF LEPPARD's 'Yeah!' Enters BILLBOARD Chart At No. 16

DEF LEPPARD's covers set "Yeah!" (Mercury/Universal) sold 42,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 16 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. This marks the group's tenth consecutive top 20 album, following the success of the band's two-disc best-of set...

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DEF LEPPARD: 'Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson' Performance To Air In June

DEF LEPPARD's performance on CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" — which was taped on May 19 — is scheduled to air June 23 (at 12:35 a.m. ET/PT on CBS),the opening night of the band's American tour. For more information about the show, click here. DEF LEPPARD's all-covers album, "Yeah!", has...

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GUNS N' ROSES Manager Comments On ROCK IN RIO Performance

GUNS N' ROSES' manager, Merck Mercuriadis of Sanctuary Management, has commented on the band's appearance at the Rock In Rio festival on Saturday (May 27) in Lisbon, Portugal. In an e-mail that was sent to Sp1at, Merck said, "Overall it was an amazing night and an amazing crowd but we had problems w...

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DEF LEPPARD: U.K. Says 'Nay' To 'Yeah!'

DEF LEPPARD's all-covers album, "Yeah!", has entered the U.K. chart at No. 52 — the worst chart showing of the band's career, according to the data provided by Rockdetector.com. The following are the first-week U.K. chart positions for all DEF LEPPARD releases going back to 1980: "Yeah!" (2006) - #5...

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Lunar Womb [reissue]

Without diminishing the impact of this revered classic at all, it's only fair to say that Scott "Wino" Weinrich has topped "Lunar Womb" at least a few times since its original 1991 release. Hell, OBSESSED swansong "The Church Within" is arguably better, and definitely sounds more kickass. And the ma...

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GUNS N' ROSES Perform At Portugal's ROCK IN RIO: Video Available

A video clip of GUNS N' ROSES performing their classic track "Sweet Child 'O Mine" at the Rock In Rio festival in Lisbon, Portugal earlier today (Saturday, May 27) has been posted online at YouTube.com. As previously reported, GUNS N' ROSES look likely to return for more U.S. shows this autumn, poss...

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DEF LEPPARD Perform On 'Tonight Show With Jay Leno': Video Available

Video footage of DEF LEPPARD's appearance on NBC's "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Tuesday, May 23 have been posted online at NBC.com. Check out the clips: "20th Century Boy" (T.REX cover) (video) "Rock On" (DAVID ESSEX cover) (video) (wasn't televised) Interview (video) Released earlier this week,...

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GEORGE LYNCH Gets Hitched: Photos Available

Legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) married his girlfriend Danica on Saturday, May 6 in the Yucca Valley area of California. According to one person (DJStereoMike) who attended the ceremony, "The wedding was to be held in a small chapel in Pioneertown, which was like a little (make...

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Own A Piece Of DEF LEPPARD History

DEF LEPPARD have posted the following message on their official web site: "If you have read Vivian's [Campbell, guitar] latest diary entry, you've seen that the band is looking to get rid of the stage floor covering bearing its infamous red and yellow logo. The covering was first used on the band's...

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GUNS N' ROSES: More Video Footage Of Surprise NYC Performance Surfaces

A one-minute video clip of GUNS N' ROSES performing the song "Used To Love Her" for actress Rosario Dawson on her birthday at the Plumm in New York City Thursday night (May 18) has been posted online at YouTube.com. An 83-second clip of "November Rain", filmed at the same party, can be viewed ...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Video Of Surprise NYC Performance Posted Online

An 83-second video clip of GUNS N' ROSES performing the song "November Rain" for actress Rosario Dawson on her birthday at the Plumm in New York City Thursday night (May 18) has been posted online at YouTube.com. Check out photos of the performance: PatrickMcMullan.com, Wire Image. As previously rep...

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AMERICAN HERITAGE Sign To TRANSLATION LOSS RECORDS

Heralded Chicago, IL trio AMERICAN HERITAGE has signed to Philadelphia independent record label Translation Loss. The band will issue their new album, "Millenarian", this September. AMERICAN HERITAGE deliver uncompromising and unconventional heavy music that seamlessly blends crushing, punishing rif...

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DEF LEPPARD: Entire 'Yeah!' Album Available For Streaming

DEF LEPPARD's all-covers album, entitled "Yeah!", has been made available for streaming in its entirety at VH1.com. A "main mix" version of the song "Rock On" (originally performed by DAVID ESSEX),the first single from the album, can be heard online in Windows Media and Real Media formats. Due ...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Photos Of Acoustic Performance Posted Online

A number of photos of GUNS N' ROSES' acoustic performance for actress Rosario Dawson on her birthday at the Plumm in New York Thursday night (May 18) have been posted online. Check them out: PatrickMcMullan.com Wire Image As previously reported, GUNS N' ROSES played 11 cuts, including "Used to Love...

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GUNS N' ROSES Play Surprise Acoustic Gig In New York City

A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of Matt Goldenberg has submitted the following report: "Okay... I can't really tell you how I found out or how I got on the list without betraying a friend's confidence, but I got a call around 6 p.m. [on Thursday, May 18] that Rosario Dawson, the actress from...