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Report: Synth Glitch Creates On-Stage Disaster for VAN HALEN

Gizmodo.com reports: "And now for a Friday musical interlude, we bring you VAN HALEN caught on its comeback tour, except there was one big problem and it involved gadgets. What happens when you play back a prerecorded synthesizer track at 48K instead of the intended 44.1K? The whole track plays back...

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IRON MAIDEN Planning U.S. Dates In February

IRON MAIDEN is strongly rumored to be planning a visit to the U.S. in February. More details are expected to be announced soon. IRON MAIDEN's Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008 will take place in three sections, starting in February and March 2008 with the first leg encompassing major concerts i...

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Producer EDDIE KRAMER Discusses 'The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live At Monterey' DVD

Legendary producer Eddie Kramer was a guest on the on the nationally syndicated U.S. radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Wednesday, October 17. Eddie discussed the "The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live At Monterey" DVD, which was released on October 16 via Experience Hendrix/Geffen/UMe. The pr...

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Sound Engineer KEVIN SHIRLEY Talks About Revisiting LED ZEPPELIN's 'The Song Remains The Same'

November 20 sees the release of LED ZEPPELIN's "The Song Remains The Same" movie DVD from Warner Home Video and, simultaneously, the release of a two-CD "The Song Remains The Same" soundtrack through Rhino Records. Thanks in large part to the efforts of sound engineer Kevin Shirley (IRON MAIDEN, DRE...

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VAN HALEN: Excellent-Quality Footage From Toronto Posted Online

Excellent-quality fan-filmed video footage of VAN HALEN performing at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on October 7, 2007 can be viewed below (courtesy of CCA Productions). The first VAN HALEN tour in more than 22 years with David Lee Roth as lead vocalist kicked off on September 27...

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Former IRON MAIDEN Designer Releases More Copies of 'Run For Cover' Book

Derek Riggs, the creator of IRON MAIDEN's mascot "Eddie" and former MAIDEN album cover artist, has released a few more signed copies of the limited-edition hardcover book of his artwork, "Run for Cover: The Art of Derek Riggs", via his web site, www.derekriggs.com. "Run for Cover: The Art of Derek R...

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IRON MAIDEN: 'Play With Madness' Video Game In The Works

According to a posting on the IRON MAIDEN fan site MaidenNorway.com, Norwegian video game developer Hybris is working on a new game based on MAIDEN's music and the band's mascot Eddie. The game has been awarded a grant from the Norwegian Film Fund for the first phase of development for this new game...

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SLAVE ZERO Signs U.S. Deal With BLACK SHEEP RECORDS

Irish metal act SLAVE ZERO has signed a U.S. distribution deal with Black Sheep Records for the North American release of their 2006 album, "The Pain Remits". An early 2008 tour will follow. SLAVE ZERO's video for the "The Pain Remits" title track can be viewed below. In other news, the band has ann...

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METALLICA, ANTHRAX Guitarists Get Matching '666' Tattoos

Legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin revealed on his web site that he took pictures of METALLICA in the Los Angeles area on Friday, October 12, presumably while the band was in the studio recording its new album. According to Halfin, "the highlight [of the session was] Kirk Hammett [METALLICA gui...

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VAN HALEN Book Author Was Inspired By MORBID ANGEL Guitarist

The Toronto Star recently interviewed writer Ian Christe (author of "Sound of the Beast" and "Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga", and host on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack and Buzzsaw) about VAN HALEN's current arena tour with David Lee Roth. According to Christe, the book on America's...

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TOILET BOYS To Release 'Sex Music' In December

TOILET BOYS will release their long-awaited new album, "Sex Music", on December 11, 2007 via Austin, TX-based indie label Dead City Records. The CD was produced by Sean Pierce and recorded in New York City. Production work was completed late last year. Pierce explains, "'Sex Music' picks up, literal...

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DAVID LEE ROTH Celebrates 53rd Birthday In Cleveland

The Pulse of Radio reports: VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth turned 53 amidst many good wishes on Wednesday (October 10),as the group performed at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Roth himself was the first to note the occasion, telling the crowd early in the show that "I've had too many birt...

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ANGRA: Audio Interview With KIKO LOUREIRO Available

An audio interview with ANGRA guitarist Kiko Loureiro conducted on September 15, 2007 by Burhanudin Bin Buang (a.k.a. Brader Bo),host of "Vicious Volume", the only metal radio show in Singapore (airing on RIA 89.7FM),is available for download in two parts: Part#1, Part#2. "Vicious Volume" is a one...

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VAN HALEN: Toronto Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of VAN HALEN performing at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on October 7, 2007 can be viewed below. The first VAN HALEN tour in more than 22 years with David Lee Roth as lead vocalist kicked off on September 27, 2007 at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena in Charlot...

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JIMI HENDRIX 40th Anniversary All-Star Tribute Event In London Announced

A major theatrical simulcast celebrating the 40th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's legendary performance at the Monterey Pop Festival will be screened at 7:45pm on Thursday, October 25 at the Hippodrome in London's Leicester Square. This exclusive, historic, and one-time only theatrical music film even...