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EXTREME Guitarist Says LED ZEPPELIN Should Be Allowed To Rock At Any Age

EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt has penned a lengthy response to music industry commentator Bob Lefsetz's recent review of LED ZEPPELIN's reunion concert at the O2 arena in London in which Bob wrote, in part, "LED ZEPPELIN is dead. And one of the reasons it's so revered is that the band didn't ca...

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LED ZEPPELIN Reportedly 'Thrilled' By Reaction To Reunion Concert

ThisIsNottingham.co.uk reports: The will-they-won't they saga of future LED ZEPPELIN gigs has been fuelled by reports that the band are definitely touring next year and planning a show at the Millennium Stadium. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were apparently thrilled by their reception...

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JASON BONHAM On LED ZEPPELIN Reunion Tour: 'I'm Still The New Guy, And I Wouldn't Know'

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: Still buzzing from LED ZEPPELIN's reunion show on Dec. 10 in London, drummer Jason Bonham says he's the wrong guy to ask about any future plans for the group. "I'm still the new guy, and I wouldn't know," Bonham — whose late father, John Bonham, was ZEP's origina...

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DELAIN: 'The Gathering' Video Posted Online

DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — has released the video for its song "The Gathering". Watch the clip below. The track is taken from the group's debut album, "Lucidity", whi...

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'LED ZEPPELIN – The Ride' Gets Its First Public Test Run; Video Available

Claudia Lauer and Jonathan Tressler of the Myrtle Beach Sun News report: Visiting the LED ZEPPELIN roller coaster at the new Hard Rock theme park has been a ritual for Steve Ammons over the past few months, even though the park and the ride are still several months from opening. "I'm a big ...

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MARILYN MANSON Sells Chatsworth Home For $1.025 Million

According to a posting on the Big Time Listings blog, Marilyn Manson has sold his house in the Chatsworth area of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley for $1,025,000. The sale closed on October 3, and the deal was recorded on Halloween. The 38-year-old musician purchased the five-bedroom house in his re...

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LED ZEPPELIN Used METALLICA's Sound Engineer For Reunion Concert

At front of house for LED ZEPPELIN's recent 02 Arena concert was a Midas XL8 Live Performance System provided by Britannia Row, with two engineers at the controls. Big Mick Hughes mixed the band — Jimmy Page on guitar, John Paul Jones on bass and drummer Jason Bonham — while Robert Plant's front of...

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Report: LED ZEPPELIN In Talks To Return To Belfast

Eddie McIlwaine of the Belfast Telegraph reports: Negotiations are going ahead to bring legendary band LED ZEPPELIN back to Belfast where they first played their class rock hit, "Stairway to Heaven", for the first time in public, 36 years ago. Promoter Peter Aiken, whose late father Jim brought ZEPP...

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Report: MUSHROOMHEAD T-Shirt Found In Mallshooter's Car

According to The Associated Press, a black t-shirt for the band MUSHROOMHEAD was found in Robert Hawkins' car after the Westroads Mall shootings in Omaha, Nebraska, according to a report filed today by the Omaha police. Some of the Ohio band's songs are "Kill Tomorrow" and "Embrace the End". Hawkins...

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Report: LED ZEPPELIN Could Earn More Than $200 Million For Reunion Tour

Dan Sabbagh of Times Online reports: LED ZEPPELIN could earn well over £100 million (approximately $200 million) if the hard-rock band went on tour next year in the wake of Monday's triumphant reunion gig. The band are being pursued with offers from both Live Nation and AEG, the rival concert promot...

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AVA INFERI: 'A Dança Das Ondas' Video Posted Online

Portuguese metallers AVA INFERI have released their first-ever video for the opening track of the group's second full-length album, "The Silhouette". The "A Dança das Ondas" clip — which was masterminded and directed by Rui Veiga who has previously worked with Robert Trujillo (METALLICA),among othe...

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CANDLEMASS: Live Version Of 'Of Stars And Smoke' Available For Streaming

A live recording of Sweden-based doom metal legends CANDLEMASS performing the song "Of Stars and Smoke", recorded earlier this year by the Swedish national radio (Sveriges Radio) P3, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. P3 will broadcast CANDLEMASS' entire live performance on Janua...

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ROBERT PLANT: Unofficial Biography Due In February

According to NME.com, a new unofficial biography about LED ZEPPELIN's Robert Plant will be released early next year. "Robert Plant: Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page & The Solo Years", by Neil Daniels, will be released on February 28. The book is based on interviews with many of those who knew Plant thro...

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ROBERT PLANT And ALISON KRAUSS Schedule European Tour Dates

According to NME.com, LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant and bluegrass star Alison Krauss will embark on a European tour in May 2008 to promote their collaborative CD, "Raising Sand". In addition to the "Raising Sand" material, they'll perform songs from their catalogs — including LED ZEPPELIN's "Wh...

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PROTEST THE HERO: New Song Posted Online

PROTEST THE HERO, a radical five-piece band from Whitby, Ontario, has posted its new single, "Sequoia Throne", on the group's MySpace page. The song comes off the band's sophomore Vagrant release, "Fortress", which will be in stores January 29, 2008. "Bloodmeat", the opening track on "Fortress", is...