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Former BLACK SABBATH Frontman Featured On New MARIO PARGA Compilation

MidnightCafé Music has put together a special compilation album of U.K. guitarist Mario Parga's music called "Spirit of Night" based around the song of the same name and with a dark theme throughout. As well as the title track (including the vocal version released as a single with ex-BLACK SABBATH v...

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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Chinese Democracy' Officially Passes 500,000 Sales Mark In U.S.

GUNS N' ROSES' new album, "Chinese Democracy", sold 21,000 copies in the United States in its sixth week of release to land at position No. 30 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD has shifted 502,000 units since it was released on November 23, 2008 as a Best Buy exclusive after a wait of more ...

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FREDDIE MERCURY, OZZY OSBOURNE, SLASH Among Ultimate 'Rock Gods'

According to Skiddle, late QUEEN singer Freddie Mercury, who sold 300 million records before he died in November 1991 of bronchopneumonia induced by HIV, has been voted the ultimate "rock god." Ozzy Osbourne came sixth in the survey of 4,000 rock fans by Internet market research web site OnePoll. A...

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ROSE FUNERAL Prepares To Release 'The Resting Sonata'

Cincinnati, Ohio-based death metallers ROSE FUNERAL will release their full-length debut, "The Resting Sonata", on January 20 via Metal Blade Records. The cover art can be viewed below. "The Resting Sonata" track listing: 01. Exordium The Fall Of Christ (Intro) 02. Sodomizer 03. God Demise 04. Remai...

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ROBERT PLANT, FREDDIE MERCURY, AXL ROSE, IAN GILLAN Among 'Greatest Voices in Rock'

According to U.K.'s Daily Mail, LED ZEPPELIN's Robert Plant has topped a poll of the greatest voices in rock organized by digital radio station Planet Rock. QUEEN's Freddie Mercury came second, Paul Rodgers of FREE came next while THE WHO frontman Roger Daltrey came fifth. The only female voice on t...

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SABBAT Frontman MARTIN WALKYIER: One Step Nearer The Fatherland?

SABBAT/ex-SKYCLAD frontman Martin Walkyier has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "It is New Year's Eve as I write this to you, and I am sitting here alone at my computer. This is traditionally a time for reflection on the past; and when I look back upon the truly insane behaviour of...

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USC Trojan Marching Band To Perform AVENGED SEVENFOLD's 'Almost Easy'

The USC Trojan Marching Band will perform AVENGED SEVENFOLD's hit single "Almost Easy" during the Rose Bowl's halftime show on January 1, 2009. The broadcast begins at 1:30 p.m PST, with halftime starting at approximately 3:40 p.m. PST. The USC Trojan Marching Band garnered a lot of attention earlie...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist Denies Saying Band Will Embark On Two-Year World Tour

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus has denied that he ever said the band will begin a world tour in March that will last for at least two years. Fortus' original comments about GN'R hitting the road supposedly came as part of an interview with TheTelegraph.com to promote his appearance in St. Lo...

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Updated: GUNS N' ROSES Denies Video Release Is Being Held Up By LARS ULRICH

GUNS N' ROSES has denied that the release of the band's new video for the song "Better" is being held up by a legal matter involving METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. A December 29, 2008 online posting by Fernando Lebeis, who is a known associate of GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose, implied that Ulrich'...

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DAVE NAVARRO Says He 'Pretty Much Loves' GUNS N' ROSES' 'Chinese Democracy'

Guitarist Dave Navarro (JANE'S ADDICTION, CAMP FREDDY, THE PANIC CHANNEL) was recently asked by a fan via Dave's official web site if he has had a chance to sit down and listen to GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy", all the way through and what his thoughts on it were. "Yes,"...

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CLINT LOWERY's HELLO DEMONS...MEET SKELETONS Plays First Show; Video Available

HELLO DEMONS...MEET SKELETONS, the solo project of SEVENDUST guitarist Clint Lowery, played its first show on December 20, 2008 at the Three Bears Café in Marietta, Georgia. Video footage of the performance can be viewed below (Note: Audio is dubbed from CD.) HELLO DEMONS...MEET SKELETONS remaining...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist's SEXTAPES Offering Free Music

SEXTAPES, the Hollywood, California-based band featuring GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Chris Pitman on vocals and guitar synth, has issued the following update: "My favorite Christmas gifts were the records I received when I was young, I remember the year, the songs, and most importantly, when I hear th...

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TRIVIUM Confirmed For Holland's WALDROCK Festival

Florida-based metallers TRIVIUM have been confirmed for next year's Waldrock festival, set to take place June 13, 2009 in Burgum, The Netherlands. Tickets go on sale on January 17. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: HEAVEN AND HELL MOTÖRHEAD CARCASS TRIVIUM EPICA PILGRIMZ "Shogun", the n...

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IRON STEEL: Cover Of JUDAS PRIEST Classic Posted Online

IRON STEEL, the new metal "supergroup" featuring David Ellefson (ex-MEGADETH),Morgan Rose (SEVENDUST),and Jim LaMarca (CHIMAIRA),has issued the following update: "Due to an overwhelming request for new music, IRON STEEL has added two new songs for you to worship! IRON STEEL has recorded the class...

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SPV To Celebrate 25th Anniversary

SPV will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2009. The label from Hanover, Germany was launched 25 years ago — on January 1, 1984 to be precise. What started with the sampler "Soundtrack zum Untergang" and bands such as TOXOPLASMA, SLIME, SODOM and DESTRUCTION soon threatened to burst the seams of the...