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VELVET REVOLVER's DUFF MCKAGAN Talks ROTOSOUND; Video Available

A two-and-a-half-minute video clip of bassist Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) talking about Rotosound strings can be viewed below. VELVET REVOLVER recently completed a North American tour with ALICE IN CHAINS. The band's video for the song "The Last Fight" is available for viewing a...

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Singer JAMES RIVERA Says End-Of-Tour Altercation Led To His Exit From VICIOUS RUMORS

Veteran heavy metal vocalist James Rivera (HELSTAR, SEVEN WITCHES, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM) has confirmed his departure from VICIOUS RUMORS, the long-running San Francisco Bay Area metal band he joined in September 2005. In a statement released to BLABBERMOUTH.NET earlier today, Rivera said about his dec...

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DEAR BLACK DIARY Calls It Quits

Guelph, Ontario-based act DEAR BLACK DIARY has announced that it will disband following two final shows in Oshawa and Niagara Falls with Montreal's 3 MILE SCREAM. "We at the DEAR BLACK DIARY camp have decided that it's time for a must needed change," says bassist Steve Ferraro. "After years of slugg...

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LED ZEPPELIN Fans Gather In London For Flash Mob Guitar-Off; Video Available

According to The Sun, banned LED ZEPPELIN classic "Stairway To Heaven" returned to its spiritual home in London thanks to a gang of committed air guitarists. The track, which features on the rockers' new "Mothership" greatest hits collection, has long been unwelcome on Denmark Street — home to the c...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: AXL ROSE Is 'Like A One-Man LED ZEPPELIN'

Jesse Capps of RockConfidential.com recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: RockConfidential.com: It's been a few years since we've got to hear a true Sebastian Bach CD. It's got to feel good knowing that "Angel Down" is...

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DIMMU BORGIR: 'In Sorte Diaboli' Certified Gold In Norway

DIMMU BORGIR's latest album, "In Sorte Diaboli", has been certified gold in the band's home country of Norway for sales in excess of 15,000 copes. DIMMU BORGIR is said to be the first metal band in Norway to shift than 15,000 units of a single release. The staff of Indie Distribution presented DIMMU...

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ULVER: Video Interview With GARM Available

MetalKult.com has posted a 21-clip question-and-answer video interview with vocalist Kristoffer "Garm" Rygg from progressive Norwegian black metal group ULVER. The video was shot on September 20 in New York City, when Garm came to the States to promote his band's latest release, "Shadows of the Sun"...

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OPETH Confirmed For UK's BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR

Swedish metallers OPETH have been confirmed for next year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 15-17, 2008 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: AT THE GATES COMMUNIC DIMMU BORGIR EVILE MOONSORROW OPETH PRIMAL FEAR SWALLOW THE S...

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AFTER FOREVER's HDK Project 'Ready To Be Mixed'

AFTER FOREVER guitarist Sander Gommans has issued the following update on his HDK project: "The past two days, Joost [van den Broek, AFTER FOREVER keyboardist] and I made HDK ready to be mixed. I expect a definite mix around December, and after that I will negotiate with the labels. I must say the p...

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BATTLELORE Announces Finnish Dates With BAL-SAGOTH

Finnish "fantasy metal" band BATTLELORE will play two shows with BAL-SAGOTH in Finland in January. The details are as follows: Jan. 25 - Helsinki, Finland - Nosturi Jan. 26 - Turku, Finland - Klubi BATTLELORE is currently working on material for its fifth album, tentatively due next summer. "At the...

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LED ZEPPELIN About To Break Record For Most Expensive Concert Tickets In British History

According to The Sun, LED ZEPPELIN is about to break the record for the most expensive concert tickets in British history. Three pairs, donated by Jimmy Page, are being auctioned for charity with the breathtaking reserve price of £5,000 (approximately $10,472) a pair. And as more than a million fans...

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NORTHER, AMORAL, DRONE: Last-Gig Shenanigans Captured On Video

A 10-minute video clip featuring shenanigans that took place at the last gig of the NORTHER, AMORAL and DRONE on November 2, 2007 in Lübeck, Germany can be viewed below. AMORAL's tour diary detailing some of the action from the road can be found at this location. AMORAL earlier in the year entered ....

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'20 Years Of Nuclear Blast' DVD Trailer Available

A three-minute trailer for the forthcoming "20 Years of Nuclear Blast" two-DVD set can be viewed below. Due on November 30 via Nuclear Blast, the collection — as the title implies — celebrates the 20th anniversary of the German metal label, featuring two DVDs with almost six hours' worth of footage,...

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SWALLOW THE SUN: 'Doomed To Walk The Earth' Video Posted Online

Finnish doomsters SWALLOW THE SUN have posted their video for the song "Doomed to Walk the Earth" on YouTube. Watch the clip below. The track comes off the band's third album, "Hope", which entered the Finnish national chart at position No. 3 back in February. The follow-up to 2005's "Ghosts of Loss...

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THERION Mainman Issues Tour Wrap-Up

Christofer Johnsson of the Swedish metallers THERION has issued the following update: "We're back in Europe and besides Kiev that will be the last show on this tour, we're pretty much done. Some words for our fans: "Latin America: Thank you for being even more amazing than ever! We also made a new r...