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KISS, BUCKCHERRY, SHINEDOWN: Nightly Earnings Revealed

KISS earns a minimum of $500,000 per concert, placing the leegndary rock band near the top of the summertime tour earnings list, according to contract records that have been acquired by The Smoking Gun web site. Some of the rock acts featured on the list: #2: KISS - $500,000 #15: BUCKCHERRY - $100,0...

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Beyond the Lighted Stage

If asked "what artist is ranked third in consecutive gold or platinum albums after THE BEATLES and THE ROLLING STONES" how would you answer? Pretty obvious given the title of this review that it is RUSH, but the vast majority of people would not think to guess the legendary Canadian trio. That in la...

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LORDI's 'Babez For Breakfast' Cracks Finnish Top 10

"Babez For Breakfast", the fifth studio album from Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI, has entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 9. As previously reported, "Babez For Breakfast" sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed...

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SYMPHONY X Announces New York, Los Angeles Shows

North America's progressive metal gods SYMPHONY X have scheduled the following dates for 2011: Apr. 22 - Best Buy Theater (formerly Nokia Theater) — New York, NY May 10 - Wiltern Theater - Los Angeles, CA VIP tickets will be available for both shows and will include early entry, a meet-and-greet, an...

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TOMMY THAYER Discusses BLACK 'N BLUE's OREGON MUSIC HALL OF FAME Induction In Audio Interview

BLACK 'N BLUE will reform the classic lineup of Tommy Thayer, Jaime St. James, Pete Holmes, Patrick Young and Jeff Warner for an appearance at the Oregon Music Hall Of Fame. BLACK 'N BLUE is also among the inductees at this year's event, which will be held on October 9 at the Roseland Theatre in ...

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WHILE HEAVEN WEPT: More Live Album Details Revealed

Virginia's epic doom metal unit WHILE HEAVEN WEPT has completed work on its live album, "Triumph:Tragedy:Transcendence - Live At The Hammer Of Doom Festival", for a November 8 release via Cruz Del Sur Music. The release is a stunning 24-track audio capture of WHILE HEAVEN WEPT's performance at the P...

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MICHAEL MONROE: Release Date Announced For New Studio Album

Michael Monroe, iconic rock and roll frontman and founding member of hugely influential Finnish outfit HANOI ROCKS, has entered a Los Angeles studio with legendary producer Jack Douglas (AEROSMITH, JOHN LENNON, CLUTCH, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT, NEW YORK DOLLS) to begin recording Monroe's new solo album, due...

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SLASH, JERRY CANTRELL, PAUL STANLEY, JOHN 5 Featured In 'Turn It Up!' Film

Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES),Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS),Paul Stanley (KISS),Bruce Kulick (KISS, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD) and John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON) are among the musicians who are featured in "Turn It Up!", a feature-length celebration of the electric guitar. Hosted by Ke...

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LORDI: 'Babez For Breakfast' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Babez For Breakfast", the fifth studio album from Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI, sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 43 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and develop...

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KISS Joins Forces With Booyah's Smash Hit Social App Nightclub City For Concert Stream

In a music event that will mark the first time a band of historic magnitude has streamed a free concert to millions through a social game, KISS will broadcast the final North American date of its hugely successful 2010 Hottest Show on Earth concert tour live in Booyah's Nightclub City, a wildly popu...

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Singer STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Quits DUBLIN DEATH PATROL

Former EXODUS frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza has quit DUBLIN DEATH PATROL (DDP),the band in which he shared lead-vocal duties with TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy. Commented Souza: "I usually keep myself very quiet and reserved; I don't spill what's going on with me outside of music, [because] it's nobo...

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KISS Featured In Commercial For Swedish Gaming Operator

Legendary rockers KISS are featured in a new commercial for Svenska Spel, the largest gaming operator in Sweden. Watch the clip below. In June, KISS and the New Mexico Lottery announced that they signed a licensing agreement that will introduce the band to the $225 billion-a-year global lottery indu...

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MEGADETH: 'Endgame' Guitar Tab Book Available

Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation has just released "Endgame", featuring note-for-note transcriptions of 11 tunes from the latest MEGADETH album: * Bite The Hand That Feeds * Bodies Left Behind * Dialectic Chaos * Endgame * 44 Minutes * The Hardest Part Of Letting Go...Sealed With A Kiss * Head Cru...

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'Sex Tips From Rock Stars' Author PAUL MILES Speaks: Part One Of New Video Interview

Available in bookstores across Europe and scheduled for release in North America and Australia on October 1 is "Sex Tips From Rock Stars: In Their Own Words" — the new book from rock historian Paul Miles. Published by Omnibus Press, "Sex Tips From Rock Stars: In Their Own Words" is the first confess...

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TWISTED SISTER Drummer To Appear At CHILLER THEATRE Expo

TWISTED SISTER drummer A.J. Pero will be on hand to sign autographs at this fall's edition of the Chiller Theatre convention in Parsippany, New Jersey. The three-day event will take place October 29-31 at Hilton Parsippany. Also scheduled to appear is original KISS drummer Peter Criss. Signing hours...