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IRON MAIDEN To Play U.K.'s Donington Park In June?

According to Last.fm, IRON MAIDEN has booked the U.K.'s Donington Park for June 6, 2007 — two days before the Download festival kicks off. This would, of course, fit with the rumors lately about MAIDEN going on a festival tour next summer, and the fact that MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson has been a...

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SCOTT WEILAND: Video Of 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno' Performance Available

VELVET REVOLVER fan site Velvet-Revolver.com has uploaded a video clip of singer Scott Weiland's appearance on Monday's (December 18) edition of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno". Weiland performed a "jazzy" version of the holiday standard "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" with a band consisti...

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VELVET REVOLVER Drummer: New Album Will Be More 'Stripped Down'

AOL Music reports that VELVET REVOLVER is getting ready to head into the studio to ramp up work on their second album, tentatively entitled "Libertad". "Hopefully, we will have a lot of the tracks done before Christmas and then come back in January and finish up," drummer Matt Sorum said. The band m...

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AUDIOSLAVE Singer Wants To Make 'Billie Jean' His Own

Launch Radio Networks reports: AUDIOSLAVE singer Chris Cornell admits that his decision to cover MICHAEL JACKSON's "Billie Jean" is a surprising choice. The vocalist said that there were two reasons why he wanted to record the track, explaining, "The song is quite dark and I knew I could make it in...

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VELVET REVOLVER: New Video Clip, Photos Posted Online

A short video clip taken during VELVET REVOLVER's recent photo session with legendary photographer Jim Marshall has been posted online at YouTube.com. Pictures of the band in the rehearsal studio writing the material for its new studio album are available here (registration required to view). VELVET...

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VELVET REVOLVER To Play Colombia In April?

According to Colombian tour promoter EvenPro, VELVET REVOLVER will play the Palacio de los Deportes in Bogotá, Colombia on April 18, 2007. However, it should be noted that the band has not yet confirmed any touring plans and this report should be treated as a rumor only. VELVET REVOLVER is working o...

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METALLICA To Begin Recording New CD Next Month; Studio Photos Available

A bunch of new photos of METALLICA rehearsing and writing material for its upcoming album have been posted online at this location (courtesy of trailblazer666). METALLICA has more than two dozen song ideas ready for the follow-up to 2003's "St. Anger", which it expects begin recording next month for...

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Benefit Auction Features SLASH, WEILAND, NAVARRO Items

Guitars autographed by Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Scott Weiland (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS) and Dave Navarro (THE PANIC CHANNEL, ex-JANE'S ADDICTION) are among the items up for bids in the online Grammy Charity Holiday Auction, which runs until Dec. 7. A Chris Cornell (...

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VELVET REVOLVER Drummer: 'We Have 18 Songs Ready And We Are All Very Excited'

VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum has issued the following update: "Looks like VELVET REVOLVER are finally going to start recording the album. We have 18 songs ready and we are all very excited. Producer Brendan O'Brien [PEARL JAM, SOUNDGARDEN, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, AUDIOSLAVE] has been in pre-...

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AUDIOSLAVE: 'Revelations' Video Available

AUDIOSLAVE's video for the title track from its latest CD, "Revelations", has been posted online at VH1.com. AUDIOSLAVE's "Revelations" sold 142,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release in September to land at No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart. This is a sharp drop from the fi...

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POWERMAN 5000 Frontman Featured In Country Music Video

POWERMAN 5000 frontman Spider is featured as an actor in the new video from country artist CODY MCCARVER, entitled "Red Flag". The clip which was filmed at four separate locations in Los Angeles by Myriam Santos-Kayda, also stars W. Earl Brown (HBO's "Deadwood"),Dennis Haskins ("Saved by the Bell")...

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CHRIS CORNELL Talks About His JAMES BOND Theme Song

BBC News recently conducted an interview with AUDIOSLAVE/ex-SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell about his new James Bond theme "You Know My Name", which appears in the hit movie "Casino Royale". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: BBC News: When they first approached you about the Bond theme,...

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Rock Star Supernova

So let's take a poll: how much do you think Jason Newsted paid someone to have that bass head dropped on his arm (if that well-timed incident actually happened, that is)? Whatever the price was, it couldn't have been too high to extricate the former METALLICA bassist from the debacle known by the ch...

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VELVET REVOLVER Guitarist: Working With BRENDAN O'BRIEN Is 'Just What We Needed'

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Dave Kushner has posted the following message on the Velvet Revolver Forum: "I know it's been a while since I checked in, but I keep waiting for my site to be done in hopes of posting there but.... Ahhh, never mind!! I wanna thank all of you on the forum ...

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CHRIS CORNELL On His BOND Theme: 'I Wanted To Write A Song In Its Own Universe'

AUDIOSLAVE/ex-SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell recently spoke to Danica Lo of the New York Post about his big-screen debut of sorts as the first man since Paul McCartney to sing a James Bond theme song. His throaty, epic ode to 007, "You Know My Name", plays musical foil to Daniel Craig's Bond in...