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CELINE DION Is A Heavy Metal Fan

Powerhouse pop singer Celine Dion, who has made her name and her fortune with sweet ballads about love, has revealed to Australia's The Sunday Telegraph that she is a closet heavy metal fan. So much so that her warm-up song while doing sound checks is almost invariably the AC/DC belt-it-out classic...

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WITHIN TEMPTATION's SHARON DEN ADEL Talks With DC's HOT 99.5 FM; Audio Available

Toby Knapp of Hot 99.5 FM in Washington D.C. recently conducted a short interview with Sharon den Adel of the Dutch band WITHIN TEMPTATION. Download the two-minute audio file at this location (MP3, 2 MB). The acoustic version of "What Have You Done", taken from the "special edition" version of WITHI...

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AC/DC: 'Plug Me In' Enters German Chart At No. 3

AC/DC's "Plug Me In", a two-disc DVD set of more than five hours of concert footage and interviews, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 3 (German chart rules allow music DVDs to enter album charts). As previously reported, "Plug Me In" sold 35,000 copies in the United States i...

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BONAFIDE: 'Loud Band' Video Posted Online

Swedish rockers BONAFIDE have released the video for their second single, "Loud Band", taken from their self-titled album, available in Scandinavia through Sweden Rock Records. The TV premiere took place in late September as the band was invited to Swedish TV4's morning show airing in southern Swede...

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RHINO BUCKET: 'Ride With Yourself' Video Posted Online

RHINO BUCKET's video for the song "Ride with Yourself" — featuring footage from the band's 2007 tour — can be viewed below. RHINO BUCKET will end its highly successful 2007 U.S. trek this Friday, November 9 in Hollywood at The Knitting Factory. The band has played in 21 cities across the U.S. RHINO...

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PROSTHETIC RECORDS To Reissue Two TESTAMENT Albums

Prosthetic Records has announced reissues from Bay Area metal legends TESTAMENT. Both to feature new liner notes, 1997's "Demonic" was remastered and 1999's "The Gathering" will include the previously only available in Japan, "Hammer Of The Gods". Both will see a worldwide release through the label...

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JACKYL: Tour Dates Announced

Georgia-based hard rockers JACKYL have scheduled the following dates: Dec. 06 - Sisco's Mix Factory - Cookeville, TN Dec. 07 - O'Malley's Corner - Louisville, KY Dec. 09 - Uptown Theatre - Kansas City, MO Dec. 12 - Salida Depot - Big Lake, MN Dec. 14 - Waverly Beach - Menasha, WI Dec. 15 - ...

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Original AC/DC Singer Says Jealousy Contributed To His Departure From Band

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with original AC/DC singer Dave Evans. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: How did you initially become involved with AC/DC? It would seem your exact origins with the group are a bit of a mystery… Dave Evans: "Well, I was with an Aus...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer Launches TORPEDO COMICS; More Details Available

With multi-platinum rock band SYSTEM OF A DOWN currently on hiatus and his SCARS ON BROADWAY project with SOAD's Daron Malakian in the early stages, drummer John Dolmayan will fulfill his other passion of comic books and collectibles by launching Torpedo Comics, an exclusively Internet-based retail...

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AC/DC: 'Sight & Sound Collection' Due In November

Wal-Mart will release an exclusive 2CD+1DVD AC/DC compilation called "Sight & Sound Collection" on November 23. A partial track listing for the set is as follows: 01. Hells Bells 02. Shoot To Thrill 03. What You Do For Money Honey 04. Given The Dog A Bone 05. Let Me Put My Love Into You 06. ...

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3 INCHES OF BLOOD: Tour Dates With GWAR Announced

On October 9, Canadian metallers 3 INCHES OF BLOOD released an exclusive digital-only three-song EP, "Trial of Champions". The EP features the title track, B-side "Key to Oblivion" and "In the Time of Job When Mannon Was a Yippie", a unique interpretation of the song originally performed by LUCIFER'...

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AC/DC's 'Plug Me In' Tops Billboard's Music Video Chart

AC/DC's "Plug Me In", a two-disc DVD set of more than five hours of concert footage and interviews, has sold 35,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 1 on Billboard's Top Music Video chart. The compilation contains over five hours of live and televisio...

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ROADKILL To Release 'God Bless America' In November

Australian hard rockers, ROADKILL will release their debut album, "God Bless America", on November 9. The 12-song CD was recorded at Izaneer Studios in Hobart (Tasmania) between July and September and was engineered, mixed and co-produced by Brett Collidge ROADKILL features veteran TYRANT screamer N...

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Singer WHIT CRANE Says He Hasn't Been Approached To Join ANTHRAX

"The Classic Metal Show" recently conducted an interview with vocalist Whitfield Crane (ex-UGLY KID JOE, MEDICATION, LIFE OF AGONY) to talk about his new project ANOTHER ANIMAL, which also features members of GODSMACK and DROP BOX. An excerpt from the chat follows: The Classic Metal Show: You are ob...

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AC/DC: 'Stiff Upper Lip' Live Video Available

To celebrate the release of the band's historic live concert collection, "Plug Me In", AC/DC has released a performance of its 2000 hit single "Stiff Upper Lip" for The Daily Telegraph readers to preview. It was recorded at a Munich concert in 2003 and captures the extraordinary energy of the band i...