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WITCH, EARTHLESS To Team Up For North American Tour
WITCH, the band featuring J. Mascis of DINOSAUR JR. on drums alongside members of FEATHERS, and Tee Pee Records labelmates EARTHLESS will team up for a set of tour dates starting in late February. Feb. 20 - Toronto, ONT - The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern Feb. 21 - Montreal, QUE - Les Saints Feb. 22 -...January 6, 2009
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MACHINE HEAD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MEGADETH Members Reveal Favorite Albums Of 2008
The official Roadrunner Records web site has been updated with top-album picks for 2008 from a number of artists that are signed to the label, including members of MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH, DEVILDRIVER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and TRIVIUM. A few of the selections follow below. The entire list can be found a...January 6, 2009
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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist Discusses HDK Project; Audio Available
On December 30, radio DJ Sheila Doki conducted an interview with AFTER FOREVER co-founder, main songwriter and guitarist Sander Gommans about his HDK (formerly HATE DEATH KILL) project. Listen to the chat in two parts below. HDK will release its debut album, "System Overload", on February 23 in Euro...January 6, 2009
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WARMACHINE Schedules Hometown Concert
Toronto's WARMACHINE has scheduled a hometown concert on January 30 at the DC Music Theatre. WARMACHINE has set "Left For Dead" as the title of its new album, tentatively due in early 2009. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Left For Dead", "We're The Chemical", "Chalklines And Bones", "Lov...January 5, 2009
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Ticket Agent Is Slammed For Huge AC/DC Prices
Sunday Herald reports: Fans of the rock band AC/DC have criticized one of the U.K.'s leading agents for letting fans sell unwanted tickets for their eagerly awaited Hampden Park gig later this year at vastly inflated prices on two of its web sites. Ticketmaster, which runs a multi-million pound fran...January 3, 2009
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GUNS N' ROSES, AC/DC, LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH Classics Among 'Greatest Hard Rock Songs'
This past week, VH1 paid 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, featured the most awesome guitar-driven, head-banging jams in rock history — from AC/DC to LED ZEPPELIN and everything in...January 3, 2009
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AC/DC's 'Black Ice' Was Australia's Third-Highest-Selling Album Of 2008
News.com.au reports that AC/DC's "Black Ice" was the third-highest-selling album in Australia in 2008, according to end-of-year charts compiled by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). It was narrowly beaten by the KINGS OF LEON's "Only By the Night" and PINK's "Funhouse". AC/DC also...January 2, 2009
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TESTAMENT Takes Top Honors In 2008 'Metal On Metal' Listener Poll
TESTAMENT's "The Formation Of Damnation" album took the No. 1 spot in WJCU's "Metal On Metal" annual listener Top 25 countdown show. The album beat out second-place finisher, METALLICA's "Death Magnetic", by a 36% margin on the recently broadcast program (see chart below). "The Top 25 countdown show...January 2, 2009
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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...January 2, 2009
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AC/DC Retains Icy Grip On Euro Chart
According to Billboard.biz, Billboard's pan-European sales charts show a sixth aggregate week atop European Top 100 Albums chart for AC/DC's "Black Ice" (Columbia/Sony BMG). The AC/DC album climbs 6-4 in Hungary, 7-5 in Austria and 7-6 in France. "Black Ice" was released in Germany as a limited-edit...January 2, 2009
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, ANDREAS KISSER, DAVID ELLEFSON To Perform Metal Classics In Chile
Guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, BEYOND FEAR, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH),drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH) and bassist David Ellefson (F5, MEGADETH) will be touring Chile January 22-27 for five very exclusive shows under the collectiv...January 1, 2009
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AC/DC, METALLICA Among Best-Selling Albums Of 2008
Billboard.com reports that AC/DC and METALLICA's latest releases were among the Top 10 best-selling albums of 2008. According to Nielsen SoundScan, AC/DC's Wal-Mart-exclusive release, "Black Ice" (Columbia),sold 1.92 million copies to rank No. 5 for the year. It was also held back from digital reta...December 31, 2008
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AC/DC Named Best Band For Autograph-Seekers; LED ZEPPELIN Crowned Worst
HoundsTV.com, which features the latest in celebrity autograph news and video, has compiled a list of the best and the worst musicians for autographs and meeting fans in Canada in 2008. The best were AC/DC, COLDPLAY and THE GUESS WHO, while the worst were LED ZEPPELIN, BON JOVI and THE EAGLES. Regar...December 31, 2008
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ENSLAVED's 'Vertebrae' Crowned TERRORIZER Magazine's 'Album Of The Year'
As 2008 draws to an end, Terrorizer magazine staff and writers have donned their headphone to deliberate over which album should be crowned with the hallowed title of album of the year, an honor roll that sees its awardee join a heady list topped previously by DEATHSPELL OMEGA, MESHUGGAH, CELTIC FRO...December 31, 2008
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MASTODON: 'Crack The Skye' Track-By-Track Review Available
John Doran of The Quietus has posted a track-by-track review of the forthcoming MASTODON album, "Crack The Skye". Read it at this location. Patrizia Mazzuoccolo of the "Tinitus" radio show, which airs every Wednesday on Norway's NRK P3, spoke to MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor in late November prior t...December 31, 2008
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