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APOCALYPTICA: 'Worlds Collide' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

APOCALYPTICA's new album "Worlds Collide", has entered the Finnish chart at position No. 8. View the chart at this location. The CD has also landed on both the German and Swiss charts at No. 10. In Austria, the album opened at No. 13. "Worlds Collide" has been made available in standard and "deluxe"...

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DAVE GROHL Wants To Play For Reunited LED ZEPPELIN

NME.com reports that FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl has spoken of his desire to play drums for the newly reformed LED ZEPPELIN. Grohl explained that he is "at their beck and call", should they want to get in touch about performing with him. "Ah, if I got that call, what the fuck do ...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Joins ALICE IN CHAINS On Stage In Las Vegas

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian joined ALICE IN CHAINS on stage at the The Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas on Friday, September 21 for a rendition of the AIC classic "Man in the Box". Check put a photo at this location (taken by Brian Smith). ANTHRAX is rumored to once again be ...

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COREY TAYLOR On Tattoos, 'The Wagon', Divorce And Losing Your Trousers At Festivals

A five-minute video interview with STONE SOUR/SLIPKNOT vocalist Corey Taylor conducted this past June by UK's Metal Hammer magazine can be viewed below. The Italian branch of Roadrunner Records recently posted a video interview with STONE SOUR drummer Roy Mayorga (also ex-SOULFLY) conducted in June...

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FREEVIL: Debut Album Release Date Announced

FREEVIL, the new Swedish band featuring former DENATA members Tomas Andersson (guitar) and Roger Blomberg (bass) alongside vocalist/drummer Mique Flesh (WITCHERY, SEANCE),will release its debut album, entitled "Freevil Burning", on November 1 via Nastified Productions. The 10-song CD was recorded a...

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PAUL RODGERS Marries Longtime Girlfriend

Legendary rock singer Paul Rodgers married former Miss Canada, exercise physiologist and artist Cynthia Kereluk, in a surprise outdoor wedding ceremony on their 10th anniversary. The guests were invited to a garden party at their country home and were informed that the entertainment would begin at 7...

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KISS: 'Kissology Volume 3' Due In December

KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com, has been updated with the following report by Ken Gullic, Sr. Vice President of Fontana Distribution: "Yesterday, thanks to Alex and Roger Coletti ('Kissology' producers),I was able to drop by the Doc McGhee [KISS manager] offices and get a sneak peek at 'Ki...

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Bulgarian Author Pens Book About Late QUEEN Frontman

According to the Focus News Agency, Bulgarian philologist Vera Evtimova from Veliko Tarnovo has penned a book about QUEEN frontman Freddie Mercury. Entitled "Freddie Mercury – More Alive Than Ever", book was written over a three-month period and is dedicated to the thousands of innocent victims of A...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer IAN GILLAN: Deluxe Tour Edition Of 'Gillan's Inn' Due Next Month

Legendary DEEP PURPLE lead singer Ian Gillan took time off from touring with DEEP PURPLE in 2006 and hit the road in the U.S. and Canada, leading an exciting new band through a blistering mix of PURPLE favorites and well-loved tracks from his numerous solo recordings. Celebrating 40 years as a touri...

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FREDDIE MERCURY Lifetime Achievement Award To Be Presented At VODAFONE LIVE MUSIC AWARDS

According to QUEEN guitarist Brian May's official web site, this year's Vodafone Live Music Awards will see the presentation of the second Freddie Mercury Lifetime Achievement Award, which was won in 2006 by THE WHO. The awards ceremony will take place on September 19 at Brompton Hall, Earls Court,...

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DEF LEPPARD Has Largest-Grossing Concert In Kentucky State Fair History

According to Cincinnati.com, attendance numbers for the Kentucky State Fair were down for 2007, but DEF LEPPARD's show with openers STYX and FOREIGNER was the largest-grossing concert in state fair history generating $687,000 according to state fair officials. DEF LEPPARD is currently touring with t...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Return To Home Of Bat-Biting Incident

Kyle Munson of DesMoinesRegister.com reports: Widely regarded as the most infamous incident in the annals of live rock 'n' roll is Ozzy Osbourne biting the head off a dead bat on January 20, 1982, at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in downtown Des Moines. Osbourne plans to return to Vets on November 2...

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist Announces New Solo Album Title

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover has posted a lengthy update on his official web site. An excerpt follows: "The U.S. tour is over and we're now scattered all over the place like autumn leaves in the breeze. Most people go away for their holidays — we go home. "The best perk of what I do ...

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STONE SOUR: Video Interview With ROY MAYORGA Available

The Italian branch of Roadrunner Records has posted a video interview with STONE SOUR drummer Roy Mayorga (also ex-SOULFLY) conducted in June 2007 at Italy's Heineken Jammin' Festival. Watch it at this location. STONE SOUR just came off the road in the U.S., after concluding yet another successful t...

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APOCALYPTICA: More 'Worlds Collide' Release Dates Announced

APOCALYPTICA's new album "Worlds Collide", which was released today (Septemebr 14) in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, will be issued on the following dates in other parts of the world: Sep. 17 - Rest of continental Europe (inc. UK),Mexico, Australia Sep. 19 - Scandinavia, Russia Sep. 26 - Japan S...