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AXEL RUDI PELL Covers RIOT's 'Warrior'; Audio Sample Available
German guitar hero Axel Rudi Pell has issued the following update: "Here's the first small mp3 sample from the upcoming 'Diamonds Unlocked' cover album. It is the opener and the fastest song on the record, titled 'Warrior'. The original version was done by RIOT from New York City. That band always w...July 31, 2007
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NIGHTWISH Keyboardist: The Songs That Changed My Life
NIGHTWISH leader/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen recently spoke to Britain's Kerrang! magazine (web site) about the "songs that changed his life." "Walking In The Air" by HOWARD BLAKE: Tuomas: "This is the song from the animated movie 'The Snowman' and it's the song that I would take with me to a dese...July 27, 2007
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Classic JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, SLAYER Tracks Featured On 'Heavy Metal Box'
According to Billboard.com, Rhino Records has set an October 2 release date for "Heavy Metal Box". The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compilation also boasts hi...July 26, 2007
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SEPULTURA Guitarist Schedules London Clinic
The Guitar Institute (part of London, England's Institute of Contemporary Music Performance) has announced that SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser will deliver an exclusive clinic during the Institute's Metal Hammer Weekender this summer. This fantastic two-day weekend event, sponsored by Metal Hamm...July 26, 2007
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BUCKETHEAD, RUSH Featured on CBS' Guitar Hero II Show; Trailer Available
This Sunday, July 29 at 12:00 p.m. ET/9:00 a.m. PT, CBS will show some of the best Guitar Hero II players in North America as they compete for a piece of the $90,000 prize pot at the WSVG Louisville circuit stop. At the WSVG, the top prizes aren't awarded to the players with only the ...July 25, 2007
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GODHEAD To Release New Album In March
GODHEAD frontman Jason Miller has issued the following update: "We've just returned from a successful nine-week tour of the United States with AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE and now we're right back in the studio writing new songs. Over the next few months we'll be hard at work writing and recording the next...July 24, 2007
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GUNS N' ROSES: Japan Tour Ends On High Note In Osaka
Doug Miller of GunsNRoses.com reports: GUNS N' ROSES' 2007 tour of Japan came to a climactic conclusion Saturday night (July 21) at the Intex in Osaka. Another full house packed the hot venue for what would be GN'R's longest and arguably best show of the 2007 Japanese tour. The blistering, two-hours...July 24, 2007
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QUEEN Guitarist To Participate In Two Nights Of Astronomical Observations
According to BrianMay.com, QUEEN guitarist Brian May this week resumes his scientific vocation after a interruption of 36 years. May will carry out astronomical observations on 23 and 24 of July using the Telescopio Nacional Galileo (TNG),located in the Observatory of the Roque de Los Muchachos on...July 20, 2007
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OZZY OSBOURNE Sings BOB DYLAN On New MOUNTAIN Album
Ozzy Osbourne is featured on the title track of MOUNTAIN's new album, "Masters of War", due on July 24 via Big Rack Records. The CD features rearrangements of classic BOB DYLAN songs by MOUNTAIN singer-guitarist Leslie West and drummer Corky Laing along with all-star help, including ALLMAN BROTHERS...July 20, 2007
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Zeitgeist
With every rock band under the sun seemingly reuniting, it was only inevitable that founder/songwriter/frontman Billy Corgan would reassemble the SMASHING PUMPKINS, one of the most highly acclaimed alternative acts of the Nineties. Since splitting up the band in 2000, Corgan has failed to achieve th...July 19, 2007
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METALLICA's 'Live Earth' Appearance Translates Into Record Sales
According to SoundGenerator.com, METALLICA's record sales enjoyed a boost of around 800% in the wake of their appearance at Live Earth in London. As with Live 8 in 2005, bands signing-up for the event saw the huge viewing figures translate into serious album sales, and the FOO FIGHTERS did best, wit...July 17, 2007
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HELLYEAH: Toronto Signing Session Announced
HELLYEAH — the new band featuring members of MUDVAYNE, PANTERA and NOTHINGFACE — will take part in a signing session at Steve's Music in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Monday, July 23 at 6:00 p.m. Steve's Music is located at 415 Queen St. West. A three-minute video report/interview with HELLYEAH member...July 17, 2007
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QUEEN's BRIAN MAY, ROGER TAYLOR To Guest On 'Canadian Idol'
According to the Canadian Press, QUEEN's Brian May and Roger Taylor are among the guests slated to appear this year on "Canadian Idol". CTV revealed the blockbuster lineup Wednesday as the "Idol" wannabes were whittled down to 10 hopefuls. May and Taylor are slated to coach the hopefuls through epis...July 16, 2007
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Room Full of Sinners
If New Jersey was ever gonna be used as an adjective, for anything besides bricks of dried toxic swamp gunk, it'd have to be busted out for THE CURSED. The prime movers in this side project are former HADES and NON-FICTION axeman Dan Lorenzo and inimitable OVERKILL vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth,...July 16, 2007
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EMPEROR Keyboardist Discusses LEPROUS Project
Frank Bøkseth of Norway's Imhotep recently conducted an interview with EMPEROR's new synth player and co-vocalist Einar Solberg about his band LEPROUS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Imhotep: What can you tell me about the recording of the Aeolia album? Solberg: "We began the recordings...July 15, 2007
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