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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Chinese Democracy' Barely Hanging In U.S. Top 30

GUNS N' ROSES' new album, "Chinese Democracy", sold 47,000 copies in the United States in its third week of release to land at position No. 29 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD has shifted 365,000 units since it was released on November 23 as a Best Buy exclusive after a wait of more than ...

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Free DR PEPPER Coupons Begin Arriving In The Mail

Soft drink manufacturer Dr Pepper Snapple Group has reportedly begun sending out coupons (see scan below) for a free can of soda to everyone who requested one as part of its GUNS N' ROSES-related promotional giveaway. Dr Pepper promised everyone in the U.S. a free can of soda if the new GUNS album,...

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QUEEN Guitarist Not Feeling Snubbed By AXL ROSE

QUEEN guitarist Brian May has responded to GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose explanation for why May's contribution to the new GN'R album, "Chinese Democracy", didn't make it to the CD's final cut. In 1999, May recorded a guitar solo for new GN'R track "Catcher N' The Rye", which appears on "Chinese Dem...

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Holland's ROADBURN Festival Sells Out In 45 Minutes

Roadburn, Europe's preeminent festival for stoner, doom, psychedelia and other colored metal, sold out in just 45 minutes after the tickets went on sale last Saturday, December 13. Walter of Roadburn comments: "We still can't believe that the 2009 festival sold out so quickly. It was utter mayhem wh...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Launches All-New EVH Wolfgang Guitar

Eddie Van Halen launches the all-new EVH Wolfgang electric guitar, available worldwide beginning January 2009. The EVH Wolfgang guitar represents Eddie's 35 years of experimenting with guitars, over two years of intense research and development, and a full year of brutal road testing during the top-...

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SPICE AND THE RJ BAND: 'The Will' Released On Limited-Edition White Vinyl

Night Of The Vinyl Dead has released the debut album from SPICE AND THE RJ BAND — the new project featuring vocalist/songwriter Spice (KAISER, ex-SPIRITUAL BEGGARS) and drummer Bob Ruben (KAYSER, THE MUSHROOM RIVER BAND) — on limited-edition white vinyl. Only 300 pieces are available of the LP, enti...

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SUBSIGNAL Completes Work On Demo CD

SUBSIGNAL, the new band formed by former members of cult German progressive metallers SIEGES EVEN, Arno Menses (vocals) and Markus Steffen (guitar),has completed work on its demo CD containing the following tracks: 01. The Trick Is To Keep Breathing 02. Walking With Ghosts 03. I Go With The Wind 04...

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It was Predestined

MAELSTROM's "It was Predestined" is epic power/thrash like you've never heard it. The EP is just a taste of what promises to be one of 2009's most ambitious full-length albums. The band formed back in the '80s, eventually breaking up with members moving on to play in SPOOGE, SOILENT GREEN, and CARBO...

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AXL ROSE: Why I Am Continung To Use Name GUNS N' ROSES

GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose has made a lengthy posting to the MyGNRForum.com web site where he answered a number of fan-submitted questions related to such topics as why he is continuing to use the GUNS name and the circumstances that led to the breakup of the classic GN'R lineup. His posting ...

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AXL ROSE Takes Part In Another Online Chat, Says There Are 'No Plans' For GN'R Tour Right Now

Reclusive GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose took part in yet another online chat Friday night (December 12),this time via the GUNS N' ROSES fan community ChineseDemocracy.com. BLABBERMOUTH.NET has compiled the most interesting bits from the question-and-answer session and is re-posting them here for yo...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Says AXL ROSE 'Sounds Amazing' On 'Chinese Democracy'

Bassist Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, LOADED, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) was interviewed this morning (Friday, December 12) by "The BJ Shea Morning Experience" on the Seattle station KISW 99.9 FM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On whether he's heard the new GUNS N' ROSES album, "Chinese De...

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DARKEST HOUR Guitarist Checks In From Studio

Washington, D.C. metallers DARKEST HOUR are about to enter Baltimore, Maryland's Salad Days Studio with producer Brian McTernan to begin recording their new album for a spring 2009 release via Victory Records. Things have come full circle for the band, which recorded its 2000 seminal debut "Mark Of...

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AXL ROSE Breaks Silence On 'Chinese Democracy', Original GN'R Reunion, DR PEPPER And BRIAN MAY

Reclusive GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose broke his silence last night (Thursday, December 11) by answering fan questions on the message boards of two of the most popular GUNS N' ROSES fan sites on the Web — MyGNR.com and Here Today… Gone To Hell! BLABBERMOUTH.NET has collected some of the ...

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JUDAS PRIEST Is 'Absolutely Committed' To Performing Entire 'Nostradamus' Album

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford has told FMQB.com that the band is "absolutely committed" to doing an elaborate stage show where it will play its new concept album, "Nostradamus", in its entirety, but it likely won't happen until later in 2009. "We talk about it constantly, and that's what we’re goi...

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GUNS N' ROSES: No Reunion Planned

Contrary to published reports, Axl Rose has no plans to reunite the most successful GUNS N' ROSES lineup. GUNS' co-manager Irving Azoff told Sal Cirrincione of Premiere Radio Networks, "There are no plans of a reunion, nor have there been any discussions of a reunion, with former GUNS N' ROSES band...