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Iraqi Heavy Metal Band ACRASSICAUDA Denied Exit Visas To Attend Film Festival

ACRASSICAUDA, the Iraqi heavy metal band which now lives in Damascus, Syria (where the men are among more than 1.2 million Iraqis seeking refuge from a war-torn nation),has been denied exit visas to attend the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, where a documentary focusing on their story, "H...

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PROFANE OMEN: New Song Posted Online

Finnish death 'n' roll band PROFANE OMEN has posted the title track of its upcoming EP, "Disconnected", on its MySpace page. Due this fall, the CD (cover artwork) was recorded at Villvox Studio under the watchful eyes of engineer Aleksanteri Kuosa and producer Ville Sorvali. "Disconnected" EP track...

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AC/DC: 'Plug Me In' DVD Box Set Track Listing Revealed

Columbia Records will release "Plug Me In" — the ultimate career-spanning DVD box set of live performances, interviews and more from AC/DC, the world's most electrifying rock and roll band — on Tuesday, October 16. The first AC/DC release since the band came to Columbia Records earlier this year, th...

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AXEL RUDI PELL Covers FREE's 'Heartbreaker': Audio Available

German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell has posted the fifth MP3 snippet from his upcoming "Diamonds Unlocked" covers album. Commented Axel: "FREE were one of the bands who influenced me when I started to play the guitar in the early Seventies. Their guitar player Paul Kossoff (R.I.P. 1976) had this very em...

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SCORPIONS: New Concert Photos Available

German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS kicked off the U.S. leg of their "Humanity" tour Tuesday night (September 4) in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. A brief review and high-quality photos are available at SooToday.com. In other neww, Ottawa, Ontario's classic rock station CHEZ 106 has posted photos of th...

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SCORPIONS: 'Humanity - Hour 1' Enters Canadian Chart At No. 47

SCORPIONS' new album, "Humanity - Hour 1", has entered the Canadian charts at position No. 47. The following is an updated list of the LP's first-week chart positions from around the world: Greece: #2 Russia: #5 Malta: #7 Argentina: #8 Germany: #9 Switzerland: #27 Finland: #29 Sweden: #36 Austria: #...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Talks About New Singer, Upcoming Tour

Stalker magazine recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH mastermind Tuomas Holopainen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Stalker: The new album "Dark Passion Play" — what is, from your perspective, the most important song? Tuomas: Well, it has to be the first, "The Poet And The Pendu...

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CHEVELLE Adds To Fall Tour

The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: CHEVELLE has added two months worth of dates to its fall tour schedule, which now extends well into November. CHEVELLE is touring in support of its fourth album, "Vena Sera", which came out this past spring. The Chicago trio took most of A...

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SCORPIONS: Best Buy Edition Of 'Humanity' Includes Bonus Track

The Best Buy edition of the new SCORPIONS album "Humanity – Hour 1" includes an exclusive track, "Cold". "Cold" was previously included on the Japanese pressing of the CD along with another bonus cut, a radio edit of "Love Will Keep Us Alive". "Humanity - Hour 1" was produced by James Michael and co...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Answers Fans' Questions

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have posted a new "Nightmail" session featuring fan questions answered by the group's keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen. A couple of excerpts follow: Q: Why did you choose a singer like Anette [Olzon] to replace Tarja [Turunen]? Don't you think that...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Discusses New Singer, Finnish Tabloids And Illegal Music Downloading

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH mainman Tuomas Holopainen. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: How many [people] auditioned for the lead singer spot? Tuomas: There were about 2,000 demos that we received from 55 different countries, so that was amazi...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist: 'We Were Always A Live Band And It Is What We Enjoy Doing The Most'

Joe Matera of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS guitarist Matthias Jabs. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate-Guitar.com: The last time the SCORPIONS ventured to L.A to record an album was in 1990 for the "Crazy World" album. What led to the band's dec...

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AXEL RUDI PELL Covers MICHAEL BOLTON; Audio Available

German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell has posted the fourth MP3 snippet from his upcoming "Diamonds Unlocked" covers album. Commented Axel: "['Fool's Game'] was done originally by Michael Bolton and it's on his very first record. Not much people know that he played rock music in the beginning of the '80,...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist Explains Delay In New Album's U.S. Release

RockConfidential.com recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: RockConfidential.com: How did Billy Corgan get involved in "Humanity - Hour 1"? Rudolf: I've watched him for a long time because I like his voice and I like the S...

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ROB ZOMBIE Talks To USA Today About 'Halloween'; Video Available

USA Today entertainment reporter Will Keck recently interviewed rocker-turned-moviemaker Rob Zombie about Rob's remake of the horror classic "Halloween". Watch the interview below. Even though Zombie told The Pulse of Radio that the "Halloween" production was a "whirlwind" since the movie was first...