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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Issues Post-ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM Update

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has posted the following entry in his online "diary" at the band's official web site: "Kicking it here in The Bay once again after wrapping up the last day of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. I am downright shocked at how fast this tour went by. I guess the...

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AC/DC's Catalog Riding High On Australian Chart

According to Undercover, the news of the release of AC/DC's first album in eight years has sent a lot of the band's new fans in Australia out for an educational catch-up and some old ones for a refresher course. On this week's official Australian ARIA (Australian Record Industry Association) chart,...

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JIMMY PAGE Performs LED ZEPPELLIN Classic At Olympics Closing Ceremony; Video Available

LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page played an updated version of the band's classic song "Whole Lotta Love" alongside Leona Lewis, winner of the UK reality television show "The X Factor", at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympics Games earlier today (Sunday, August 24) in Beijing. Watch footage of...

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ANVIL CHORUS: New Rough Mixes Posted Online

After three successful San Francisco reunion shows, influential '80s progressive NWOSFHM (New Wave of San Francisco Heavy Metal) band ANVIL CHORUS has wrapped up mixing 12 songs for a tentative late 2008/early 2009 release. The tracks are all re-recorded, new versions of the popular cassette demo so...

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LED ZEPPELIN Classic 'Too Racy' For Olympics

UK's Telegraph reports that LED ZEPPELIN's rock classic "Whole Lotta Love" has been deemed too racy by Olympics organizers. After choosing the song for the closing ceremony on Sunday, they decided that some of the lyrics would have to be omitted or re-written amid concerns that they could cause offe...

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STAIND: New Album To Debut In U.S. Top 3

According to Hits Daily Double (the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS),STAIND's new album, "The Illusion of Progress", is poised to sell around 95,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to debut in the Top 3 of The Billboard 200 chart. Hollywood's teenpop...

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DAATH: New Video Interview Posted Online

Metal Mark of Metal Injection conducted an interview with Eyal Levi (guitar) and Kevin Talley (drums) of Georgia's DAATH at the Atlanta date of the Thrash and Burn tour on August 19, 2008 at the Masquerade. The five-minute clip, which includes performance footage, can be viewed below. DAATH recorded...

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AC/DC: 'Black Ice' Previewed

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com has posted a short "review" of AC/DC's new album, "Black Ice", which is due in October. Read it at this location. A 30-second preview of the new AC/DC single, "Rock 'N Roll Train", has been posted on the band's official MySpace page. As previously reported, Spanish-la...

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STAIND Thinks Chart-Topping Streak Could Snap

The Pulse of Radio reports: The members of STAIND reckon their streak of three consecutive albums debuting at the top of the Billboard album chart could snap next week, when the band's latest effort, "The Illusion of Progress", makes its first appearance on the list. According to MTV.com, guitarist...

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AC/DC: 'Rock 'N Roll Train' 30-Second Preview Available

A 30-second preview of the new AC/DC single, "Rock 'N Roll Train", has been posted on the band's official MySpace page. As previously reported, Spanish-language AC/DC fan site AC/DC Blog de Noticias has posted several photos from the video shoot for "Rock 'N Roll Train", which took place on Friday,...

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XYZ's TERRY ILOUS To Perform On 'Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon'

Terry Ilous of XYZ will perform the song "Got To Believe" live as part of the 43rd annual Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon on Labor Day weekend. Ilous will be live from the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada. The live show will air for 21 1/2 hours beginning at...

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DEICIDE's JACK OWEN To Pull Triple Duty At Ft. Lauderdale Gig

ORDER OF ENNEAD, the Florida extreme metal band featuring Steve Asheim (drums; DEICIDE),Scott Patrick (bass; RESURRECTION),Kevin Quirion (guitar, vocals; COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN) and John Li (guitar),has tapped DEICIDE's Jack Owen to fill in for guitarist John Li for the September 13 show at The Cu...

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Third PHILIP LYNOTT Statue Anniversary Show Scheduled For This Weekend In Dublin

The third Philip Lynott statue anniversary show will take place this Saturday, August 23 at Eamonn Doran's Temple Bar in Dublin, Ireland. Tickets and room bookings are available now. Tickets are 20 euros each. Bands scheduled to perform are RENEGADE, KING'S VENGEANCE and JIMMY COUP & FRIENDS. Fo...

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JIMMY PAGE To Perform LED ZEPPELIN Classic With LEONA LEWIS At Olympics Closing Ceremony

According to Gigwise.com, LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page will play the band's classic song "Whole Lotta Love" alongside Leona Lewis at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympics Games in Beijing. Bassist Guy Pratt apparently let slip what song they would perform in a post on his blog. "You may als...

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MACHINE HEAD Guitarist DEMMEL Thanks Fans For Their Concern

MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel collapsed on stage during the band's second-to-last song Sunday night (August 17) at the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Virginia (where the band was performing as part of the Rockstar Mayhem Energy Festival tour). Demmel was severely dehydrated and had mentioned sever...