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NINE INCH NAILS Mainman Slams Military Use Of His Music As Torture

NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor has commented on the reports that the band's music has been used to prepare detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay for interrogation. "It's difficult for me to imagine anything more profoundly insulting, demeaning and enraging than discovering music yo...

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How Did GUNS N' ROSES 'Chinese Democracy' Fall So Short Of Expectations?

Ed Christman of Reuters/Billboard reports: When Wal-Mart sold 784,000 copies of AC/DC's "Black Ice" during the album's first week in stores, many label executives believed that more superstars would release albums exclusively through big-box retailers. And when Best Buy experienced disappointing sal...

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AC/DC: New European Shows Announced

Anglo-Australian rockers AC/DC have added stadium shows to their Black Ice World Tour beginning in Leipzig, Germany on May 13, 2009 and running through June 30, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland. The newly confirmed dates are as follows: May 13 - Leipzig, DE Zentralstadium May 15 - Munich, DE - Olympic Stad...

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GUNS N' ROSES: No Reunion Planned

Contrary to published reports, Axl Rose has no plans to reunite the most successful GUNS N' ROSES lineup. GUNS' co-manager Irving Azoff told Sal Cirrincione of Premiere Radio Networks, "There are no plans of a reunion, nor have there been any discussions of a reunion, with former GUNS N' ROSES band...

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MASTODON, TRIVIUM: New Interviews To Air On Tonight's 'The Moshpit'

MASTODON's Brann Dailor and Troy Sanders, along with TRIVIUM's Travis Smith, were interviewed for tonight's (Thursday, December 11) edition of 103.2 Dublin City FM's "The Moshpit". You can listen to the program live via the Internet at www.dublincityfm.ie. For more information, visit www.myspace.com...

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IN FLAMES, OPETH, AMON AMARTH, THE HAUNTED Nominated For SWEDISH METAL AWARDS

IN FLAMES, OPETH, AMON AMARTH, THE HAUNTED and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN are among among the nominated artists for the second annual Swedish Metal Awards, which will be held January 23, 2009 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The complete list of nominees is as follows: Hard Rock: BULLET - "Bite The Bullet" YNGWIE MALMS...

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AC/DC Singer Gives Pediatric Patients the Rock Star Treatment

The new Brian Johnson Music Therapy Room in the pediatrics department at Sarasota Memorial Hospital is being dedicated on Monday, December 22, 2008. The musical equipment, memorabilia and room enhancements were donated to Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation, Inc. by the John Entwistle Foundation...

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VH1's '100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs' Gives Inside Look At Most Legendary Songs

This month VH1 is paying tribute to the ultimate rock gods by counting down the "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs". The five-part compilation, hosted by POISON singer Bret Michaels, will feature the most awesome guitar-driven, head-banging jams in rock history — from AC/DC to LED ZEPPELIN and everything...

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METALLICA, DROWNING POOL, AC/DC Among Songs Most Used As Torture By U.S. Military Interrogators

U.S. military interrogators have often blasted music at detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay. According to the British law group Reprieve, these are among the songs they have used most frequently: * METALLICA - "Enter Sandman" * DROWNING POOL - "Bodies" * AC/DC - "Shoot to Thrill" * AC/...

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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Explains HDK Project

HDK (formerly HATE DEATH KILL),the Dutch project led by AFTER FOREVER co-founder, main songwriter and guitarist Sander Gommans, will release its debut album, "System Overload", on February 23 in Europe and on April 21 in North America via France's Season of Mist. Sander explains how the project cam...

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OPETH Tops CLOSE-UP Magazine's Top 20 Albums Of 2008

Sweden's Close-Up magazine has published its list of the top 20 albums of 2008 based on individual selections from 32 of its writers. It is as follows: 01. OPETH - Watershed 02. CULT OF LUNA - Eternal Kingdom 03. THE HAUNTED - Versus 04. AMON AMARTH - Twilight Of The Thunder God 05. SATYRICON - ...

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Son Of Late AC/DC Singer BON SCOTT Wants To Star In Movie About Dad

Paul Cashmere of Australia's Undercover News reports that Ben Scott, the only child on AC/DC legend Bon Scott, has contacted Undercover to "throw his hat in the ring" for the upcoming movie about his Dad. Ben saw the article last week about filmmaker Eddie Martin's plans to make a movie about the AC...

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AC/DC's 'Black Ice' Tour Rolls Into Oakland; Photos, Video Footage Available

AC/DC's "Black Ice" world tour rolled into Oakland, California Tuesday night (December 2) and had a repeat performance Thursday evening (December 4). Check out photos by Christopher Victorio at SFWeekly.com. Fan-filmed video footage of the December 2, 2008 concert can be viewed below (clips uploaded...

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AEROSMITH’s STEVEN TYLER Renames Motorcycle Line

According to Luxvelocity.com, AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler announced a name change for for his motorcycle line at the New England International Auto Show press conference on Wednesday (December 3). The new name will be Dirico Motorcycles, named after the companies lead engineer and Tyler's brothe...

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MASTODON: New Video Interview With BRENT HINDS Available

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with MASTODON singer/guitarist Brent Hinds. Watch the chat in three parts below. MASTODON has set "Crack the Skye" as the title of its new album, due in early 2009 via Reprise Records. The seven-song, 50-minute effort was recorded at Southern Tra...