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LED ZEPPELIN Says No To Music Game Makers

The Wall Street Journal reports that VAN HALEN, THE EAGLES, STEELY DAN and GUNS N' ROSES "all have deals of varying types in the works with one or the other or both of these companies," says Irving Azoff (whose Front Line Management manages AEROSMITH and other major artists),referring to the makers...

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SYNASTRY Announces Cross-Canada Tour

Montreal-based death metal quartet SYNASTRY has announced its cross-Canada summer tour. The trek kicks off in Thunder Bay, Ontario and heads through Western Canada where the band will play Vancouver's Evil Fest 2008. The tour will be capped off with a performance at the Quebec Metalfest. Commented f...

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LAMB OF GOD's CHRIS ADLER Is 'Best Metal Drummer' In The World

DRUM! magazine has revealed the results of its 2008 Readers' Poll. The top name listed in each category is the official winner; all the subsequent names under a category are considered by DRUM! to be "runners-up," not necessarily "second-," "third-," or "fourth-place" winners. Select DRUM! magazine...

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TOMMY LEE Doesn't Rule Out Another ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA Album

Chad Bowar of About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with MTLEY CRE drummer Tommy Lee. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. About Heavy Metal: With your kids getting older, do they come out on the road with you when they can? Tommy: It's always tough leaving them home, but the ...

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DOWN To Tour Australia In October

DOWN the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) will...

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JIMMY PAGE Awarded Honorary Doctorate From University Of Surrey

The University of Surrey has conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of the University to Jimmy Page for services to the music industry. The award was made on Friday, June 20 at Guildford Cathedral. Jimmy generously signed a guitar (see photo below) which will be given away in a competition at the u...

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STAIND: New Album To Receive European Release Through ROADRUNNER

Springfield, Massachusetts natives STAIND will release their brand new record, "The Illusion of Progress", through Roadrunner Records in Europe on September 8. In a special launch with MySpace, you can hear the new single "Believe" online now at: www.myspace.com/staind. The band is set to shoot a vi...

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NIKKI SIXX On Girlfriend KAT VON D: 'I Finally Met My Other Half'

MTLEY CRE will play its first show in a year later today (Sunday, June 22) when it headlines the second day of the Heavy MTL festival in Montral, Canada. Bassist Nikki Sixx has checked in with the following update: "Katherine [26-year-old tattoo artist Kat Von D the star of the TLC reality series 'L...

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LED ZEPPELIN: Reunion Concert To Be Released On DVD 'Eventually'

Gigwise.com reports that members of LED ZEPPELIN have confirmed that their recent reunion show in London will eventually be released on DVD. Speaking at an awards ceremony in London, both guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones said that they expected the concert to become available. "I hop...

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LEMMY And JIMMY PAGE Reportedly 'Swap Numbers' At MOJO HONOURS LIST Afterparty

UK's The Sun reports: Rock lords Lemmy and Jimmy Page got on so famously at the Mojo Honours List awards afterparty [Monday night, June 16] that they decided to swap numbers. MOTRHEAD frontman Lemmy and LED ZEPPELIN axe maestro Jimmy were deep in conversation during most of the bash and they clearly...

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EMPEROR Needs Your Help

Legendary Norwegian black metallers EMPEROR are currently looking for photo material from the live reunion period and are asking their fans for help. Photographs are being collected for possible use in artwork for upcoming live recordings (to be announced). If you have photos of EMPEROR live on stag...

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JIMMY PAGE On LED ZEPPELIN Reunion Tour: The Spirit Has To Be There

In an exclusive interview with Xfm, LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page has said that it's not his or indeed, anybody's job to persuade Robert Plant to participate in any further reunions. Plant is currently touring with Alison Krauss. Jimmy Page was speaking to Xfm shortly after he and bandmate, LED...

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JASON BONHAM Compares LED ZEPPELIN Reunion To World Cup Experience

WENN (World Entertainment News Network) reports that Jason Bonham has spoken of his joy at performing with legendary band LED ZEPPELIN comparing it to scoring a string of winning goals at the soccer World Cup. The drummer joined the band as a replacement for his late father John Bonham at an one-off...

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Former EMPEROR Frontman IHSAHN: New Video Interview Available

MetalKult.com has posted a video interview with former EMPEROR guitarist/singer Ihsahn. The footage was captured when MetalKult editors Jimmy Hubbard and Brad Angle visited Norway last March. During the trip MetalKult traveled to Ihsahn's hometown of Notodden, where they sat down with the musician a...

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F5: New Video Interviews Posted Online

New video interview footage with members of F5 the Phoenix-based band featuring former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, ex-SICK SPEED vocalist Dale Steele, guitarists Steve Conley and John Davis, and ex-MEGADETH drummer Jimmy DeGrasso can be viewed below. F5 has posted a new song, "No Excuse", on it...