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ROBERT PLANT, FREDDIE MERCURY, AXL ROSE, IAN GILLAN Among 'Greatest Voices in Rock'

According to U.K.'s Daily Mail, LED ZEPPELIN's Robert Plant has topped a poll of the greatest voices in rock organized by digital radio station Planet Rock. QUEEN's Freddie Mercury came second, Paul Rodgers of FREE came next while THE WHO frontman Roger Daltrey came fifth. The only female voice on t...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Auctioning Backup Server For Official Web Site

The backup sever (see photo below) used for the official MÖTLEY CRÜE web site from 2002 to 2005 (also used to host guitarist Mick Mars' and singer Vince Neil's official web sites) is being auctioned on eBay. Current bid is $162.50. The auction ends on January 8 at 11:27:55 PST. MÖTLEY CRÜE in ...

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ANCESTRAL LEGACY Signs With FEMME METAL RECORDS

Norwegian/Mexican symphonic metal band ANCESTRAL LEGACY has inked a deal with Femme Metal Records. The group's debut album, "Nightmare Diaries", will be released in early 2009. ANCESTRAL LEGACY recently announced the addition of vocalist Isadora Cortina to the group's ranks. The 20-year-old singer f...

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DOUBLE DRAGON Begins Work On New Album

Australia's DOUBLE DRAGON has commenced work on the follow-up to its debut album, "Devastator". Having spent this year touring Australia as a headline act and touring as main support for SOILWORK, CARCASS and THE HAUNTED, DOUBLE DRAGON has decided the best thing to do to "keep the ball moving" is to...

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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO: Tour Dates Announced

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, has scheduled the following dates: Jan. 09 - New York, NY @ The Underscore Jan. 15 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick Jan. 16 - Anaheim, CA @ NAMM Jan. 17 - Anaheim, CA @ NAMM Jan. 18 - Anaheim, CA ...

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TOMMY LEE 'Going Bananas' On Christmas

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee to The Pulse of Radio on how he planned to spend Christmas this year: "My house is up on a hill, so it's this big, long, sloped street. And I'm gonna create just like this insane winter wonderland for my kids and the kids on the street and stuff. We're ...

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DEMON Confirmed For Germany's KEEP IT TRUE XIII Festival

British hard rock legends DEMON will play a special 30th-anniversary set at the Keep It True XIII festival, set to take place in April 2010 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: WHIPLASH DEMON HADES TYGERS OF PAN TANG SATAN'S HOST (with H...

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TOMMY LEE To Ring In New Year In San Francisco

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee will make a DJing appearance with DJ Aero (real name: Chester Deitz) this New Year's Eve (December 31) at 330 Ritch in San Francisco, California. More information is available on the poster below. WTF?, the bastard brainchild of Toronto-based dance phenom Deadmau5, Tomm...

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TERROR SYNDROME Prepares To Enter Studio

TERROR SYNDROME, the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based band featuring THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen, will enter the studio in January to record a "surprise" track featuring the group's latest addition, singer Dave Padden (ANNIHILATOR). The song will be included on the...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Sings IRON MAIDEN Classic In Brazil; Video Available

Powerhouse heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) was the special guest at the 14th-anniversary celebration of the Manifesto Rock Bar in São Paulo, Brazil on December 20, 2008. Fan-filmed video footage of Owens performing the IRON MAIDEN classic "Flig...

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RUSH On 'That Metal Show'; Preview Clip Available

VH1 Classic's new metal-themed talk show co-hosted by Eddie Trunk, "That Metal Show", premiered November 15. RUSH's Geddy Lee (bass, vocals) and Alex Lifeson (guitar) were interviewed for the program back in October and the interview will air next Saturday, December 27. VH1 Classic recently made a 4...

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PSYOPUS: New Album Artwork Unveiled

Rochester, New York-based tech grindcore/hardcore outfit PSYOPUS will release its new album, "Odd Senses", on February 13, 2009 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy; and February 16 in the rest of Europe via Metal Blade Records. Commented guitarist Christopher "Arpmandude" Arp: "I am super-psy...

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SERPENTCULT: 'Weight Of Light' To Receive U.S. Release In January

Belgium's SERPENTCULT, the new band featuring former members of THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN and WELKIN, will release its full-length debut, "Weight of Light", will in North America on January 27, 2009 via Rise Above Records. A four-piece from Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, SERPENTCULT delivers punishing, down...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist's Video Message For MONSTER CABLE's Founder

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry recently sent a video message to Noel Lee, founder of Monster Cable, Brisbane, the world's leading manufacturer of audio, video and stereo speaker cabling products, for his 60th birthday and to also celebrate Monster Cable's 30th anniversary. Check out the clip at AeroF...

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Longtime ROB ZOMBIE Producer Selling CHOP SHOP Studio

Ann Brenoff of the Los Angeles Times reports that the home belonging to longtime ROB ZOMBIE producer Scott Humphrey has come on the market at $2,695,000. Humphrey is selling a gated compound in the Hollywood Hills that includes the famous Chop Shop recording studio, which has been graced by the pres...