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CAULDRON BORN: 'Born Of The Cauldron' Being Reissued

Stormspell Records will re-release CAULDRON BORN's "Born of the Cauldron" LP on January 7. According to a press release "Born of the Cauldron" is "undoubtedly one of the best U.S. power metal gems from the mid-'90s! A honest, crunchy epic metal, with soaring high-pitched vocals, and sword and sorcer...

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BLACK SABBATH, LED ZEPPELIN, DEEP PURPLE Focus Of BBC's 'Metal At 40' Program

A program celebrating 40 years of heavy metal — focusing on the genre's founding fathers: BLACK SABBATH, LED ZEPPELIN and DEEP PURPLE — aired Thursday morning (January 3) on BBC Radio 4. The show, dubbed Metal at 40", included several short interview clips from the '80s with Robert Plant and David L...

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ROBERT PLANT's Video Salute To JIMMY PAGE Available

A video salute to LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page by Robert Plant filmed especially for the 2007 Classic Rock Roll of Honour awards staged by Classic Rock magazine, where Page won the Living Legend accolade, can be viewed below. The Classic Rock Roll of Honour awards took place in London in early...

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LED ZEPPELIN: BONNAROO Rumors Heat Up Once Again

According to Mirror.co.uk, LED ZEPPELIN — who staged a triumphant "one-off" gig at the O2 this month — will be the headline act at the Bonnaroo festival in the U.S. next year. The festival runs from June 12 to 15 in Manchester, Tennessee — and if all goes smoothly, the band may even ...

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AC/DC Drummer Beats Assault Conviction

According to ADateZ Inc., AC/DC drummer Phillip Rudd, who was born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis, pleaded guilty to one charge of common assault when he appeared in Tauranga District Court on Wednesday (December 26). The self-employed musician pleaded guilty after police reduced the charg...

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ROBERT PLANT Awarded 'Beard Of The Year'

BBC News reports that LED ZEPPELIN singer Robert Plant has the beard of the year, according to the Beard Liberation Front, an informal network of beard wearers. Liverpool football manager Rafael Benitez came second, with third place shared by entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson and cricketer Monty Pane...

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AVA INFERI Begins Work On New Material

Guitarist Rune Eriksen of Portugal's AVA INFERI has issued the following update: "As most of you probably realized already, our debut video for the song 'Dança Das Ondas' is up and running online [see it below]. You can see it on our MySpace, our homepage, YouTube (of course) and also at the Season...

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PAUL STANLEY Pays Tribute To LED ZEPPELIN Guitar Legend JIMMY PAGE

The December 2007 issue of Classic Rock magazine features the story "Rock's Sonic Architect" in which a number of musicians pay tribute to LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page, the man who many believe shaped the very sound of rock music. In the article, KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley had the fol...

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YAKUZA Frontman, BUSKER SOUNDCHECK Members To Pay Tribute To LED ZEPPELIN

ZEP2: THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME, the LED ZEPPELIN tribute act featuring Bruce Lamont (frontman for Chicago-based avantgarde metallers YAKUZA) and members of BUSKER SOUNDCHECK, will perform ZEPPELIN's entire "The Song Remains The Same" soundtrack plus a few other classic ZEPPELIN numbers on January 1...

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SUPREME PAIN To Mix Debut Album In January

Dutch/Slovenian brutal death metal band SUPREME PAIN has entered the studio to begin recording its debut album, "Cadaver Pleasures", for an early 2008 release via the U.S. label Comatose Music. At the end of November, Robert Kovacic entered Negligence Studio in Slovenia and recorded the drum tracks...

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ACE FREHLEY, ALICE COOPER, JAY JAY FRENCH: How LED ZEPPELIN Changed Our Lives

The December 2007 issue of Classic Rock magazine features the story of "the good times and bad times of LED ZEPPELIN — as seen through the eyes of rock's biggest stars." A couple of excerpts follow: Ace Frehley (KISS): "That show at the Fillmore East [in New York on January 31, 1969] changed my life...

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EYES OF EDEN: Previously Unreleased Song Available For Free Download

EYES OF EDEN, the new band featuring producer/guitarist Waldemar Sorychta (GRIP INC., LACUNA COIL, MOONSPELL, SAMAEL) and female vocalist Franziska Huth, is giving away a previously unreleased song which was not included on the group's debut CD, "Faith", as a special gift to their fans. "'Mother's R...

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LED ZEPPELIN To Headline UK's GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL?

MonstersAndCritics.com reports that LED ZEPPELIN will headline next year's Glastonbury Festival. The legendary rock group — who played a sensational comeback concert at London's O2 arena earlier this month — will take to the stage for the world-famous musical extravaganza, in Somerset, England, befo...

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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...