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AC/DC's 'Highway To Hell' Among Most Requested Funeral Songs
According to Telegraph.co.uk, AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" is becoming one of the most requested funeral tunes in the band's home country of Australia. "Highway to Hell", with lyrics including "Going down, party time", is among a number rock classics, including LED ZEPPELIN's "Stairway to Heaven", that...July 3, 2008
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Friends Pay Tribute To WHITESNAKE/TRAPEZE Legend MEL GALLEY
According to Telegraph.co.uk, friends in the music business have paid tribute to former WHITESNAKE/TRAPEZE guitarist Mel Galley, who succumbed to cancer of the oesophagus a month before he was scheduled to go on the road again with a new band. In February, Galley announced that he was dying of cance...July 2, 2008
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SCAMP Signs With SCARLET RECORDS
Danish technical death metallers SCAMP have inked a deal with Italy's Scarlet Records. The group's full-length debut, "Mirror Faced Mentality", was produced by Ziggy (ILLDISPOSED, MERCENARY) and was mastered by Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, MOONSPELL). A late August release is expected. SCAMP's music is...July 2, 2008
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CLUTCH: Track From Forthcoming Live Album Available For Streaming
A live recording of the song "Texan Book of the Dead" from Maryland rockers CLUTCH, taken from the band's new live DVD/CD, "Full Fathom Five", is available for streaming at Ultimate-Guitar.com. The set will be issued as a DVD and CD on August 12 via the group's own label, Weathermaker Music. The exa...July 2, 2008
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Former WHITESNAKE/TRAPEZE Guitarist MEL GALLEY Loses Battle With Cancer
Classic Rock magazine reports that Mel Galley, former guitarist of TRAPEZE and WHITESNAKE, has lost his battle with cancer of the oesophagus. In February, Galley announced that he was dying of cancer. Bravely, instead of wallowing in self-pity he made the most of the time he had left. "I have been v...July 2, 2008
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AC/DC Is Back In 'Black Ice'
Paul Cashmere of Undercover News reports that legendary Australian hard rockers AC/DC have three titles that they are considering for for their upcoming album, including "Black Ice" (which is said to be "a frontrunner at the moment") and "Runaway Train". Danny Keenan of AC/DC's Australian record lab...July 2, 2008
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ENEMY REIGN: Two Songs From Debut EP Posted Online
ENEMY REIGN, the band featuring Sherwood Webber (formerly of SKINLESS) and members of DEADSPEAK, has posted two songs from its debut EP, "Means to a Dead End", on the group's Myspace page. Check out the tracks "Command" (available as a free download) and "Isolate" at this location. "Means to a Dead...July 1, 2008
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OZZY, PARAMORE, SMASHING PUMPKINS, TOOL In Next 'Guitar Hero'?
The Pulse of Radio reports that a leaked online consumer response survey may have provided clues to which artists will be represented on Guitar Hero: World Tour, the next installment in the hugely successful video game series. According to Kotaku.com, the survey, generated by a market research firm,...July 1, 2008
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Former CRYPTOPSY Keyboardist/Samplist Explains Her Departure
Former CRYPTOPSY keyboardist/samplist Maggy Durand has posted the following message on her MySpace page: "You guys never saw me on stage, interview and videos with CRYPTOPSY because, both of us decided that it was better for me to leave the band for many reasons, but the principal one is money probl...July 1, 2008
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BHELLIOM: New Song Posted Online
Singapore-based death metallers BHELLIOM have posted a new song, "Solace and Fear", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's forthcoming concept album, "The Colossal Tragedy", due in August via Mourning Sound Records. Formed in 2000, BHELLIOM "set about constructing heavy groove-driven...June 30, 2008
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SAKREFIX Signs With METALHIT.COM
Texas black metallers SAKREFIX have signed with Metalhit.com for the release of their full-length debut, "In Shadow's Embrace". The CD was recorded in Austin, Texas by Kristoph, songwriter and drummer of VESPERIAN SORROW, and mastered in Bergen, Norway, by Ivar Bjørnson, guitarist for extreme metal...June 30, 2008
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DARK INTENTIONS: Full-Length Debut Out Now
"Destined To Burn", the debut full-length album by the Dutch hardcore/metalcore foursome DARK INTENTIONS, has just been released. The CD was produced by Stefan Van Neerven (of BORN FROM PAIN fame) and was mastered at Alan Douches' West West Side Music Studio in the USA. "Destined To Burn" track list...June 30, 2008
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SLIPKNOT: Complete 'Psychosocial' Track Available For Streaming
SLIPKNOT's new single, "Psychosocial", is available for streaming in its entirety on guitarist Mick Thomson's MySpace page. In other news, Thomson has posted a photo (see below) of what may or may not be his new mask. "Psychosocial" will make its way to radio stations today (June 30) and be availabl...June 30, 2008
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PETER DOLVING's BRINGTHEWARHOME: New Music Posted Online
BRINGTHEWARHOME, the Gothenburg, Sweden-based acoustic folk and experimental project fronted by THE HAUNTED singer Peter Dolving, has posted new music on its MySpace page. The band, which records material at its own studio in Gothenburg, Folkhemmet, has yet to release an album. BRINGTHEWARHOME is: P...June 29, 2008
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HEAVEN ABLAZE: New Album Artwork Revealed
London, Ontario-based melodic death metal band HEAVEN ABLAZE has revealed the artwork (by Tim Boughton of Dissonance studios) for its new album, "Proclamation Armageddon". The CD was recorded at Mindscape Studios in London, Ontario by Nigel Curly, vocalist/guitarist of EXCRUCIATING THOUGHTS and was...June 28, 2008
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