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Ex-DIO Guitarist TRACY G: New Audio Interview Available

A new 30-minute audio interview with ex-DIO/WWIII guitarist Tracy G has been posted at The Musician's Voice. Tracy talks about forming his GOADED project as well as writing and recording the group's new CD. He also chats about his studio/live guitar rigs, his past CD catalog, and his experience in D...

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FIRST REIGN Completes Work On New Album

Vancouver-based metallers FIRST REIGN have completed work on their new album, entitled "As the Dead Lead the Dead". The CD was recorded with producer Jason Martin (who has recorded other notable Vancouver acts such as MUSPELLHEIM and CIVIL RUIN) and is tentatively scheduled for release in February....

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LED ZEPPELIN Reunion Named 'Hottest' Event Of 2007

Jason Gregory of Gigwise.com reports that LED ZEPPELIN's reunion concert at the O2 Arena in London has been crowned the hottest event of 2007. The concert, which saw the veteran band play together for the first time since 1988, beat sporting events and BARBARA STREISAND to the top spot. "Last year's...

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Bassist JEFF PILSON On FOREIGNER, LED ZEPPELIN And GEORGE LYNCH

Bassist Jeff Pilson (FOREIGNER, WAR & PEACE, ex-DOKKEN) has issued the following: "2007 turned out to be an exhausting touring year for FOREIGNER. Our original intention of starting a new record was sidelined when it became apparent the touring schedule simply wouldn't allow the time needed to d...

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ALICE IN CHAINS: 'Nothing Safe' Certified Platinum

ALICE IN CHAINS' "Nothing Safe" 1999 three-disc box set, which covered the group's best songs and assorted rarities, was certified platinum on December 11, 2007 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for sales in excess of one million copies in the United States. ALICE IN CHAINS gui...

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PITTS VS. PREPS: New Concert Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of PITTS VS. PREPS — the Louisiana-based band featuring former EXHORDER/FLOODGATE and current ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY frontman Kyle Thomas — performing on December 29, 2007 at One Eyed Jack's in New Orleans can be viewed below. PITTS VS. PREPS has made its "Below and Beyond" CD...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: Recording Equipment Used During Making Of 'Mindcrime II' Being Auctioned

Two MX-2424 digital audio hard disk recorders used by QUEENSRŸCHE during the making of "Operation: Mindcrime II" are being auctioned on eBay. According to a posting on the auction page, "this equipment was used by QUEENSRŸCHE and producer Jason Slater in 2006 to record the music that would tell the...

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IMPALED Schedules California In-Store Performance

Oakland, California-based extreme metallers IMPALED have scheduled a free live performance on January 4, 2008 at Rasputin Records, located at 630 San Antonio Road, Mountain View, California. Showtime is 6:00 p.m. Check out a flyer for the event at this location. IMPALED's fourth album, "The Last Gas...

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SHADOWS FALL Drummer's BURNING HUMAN: Another New Song Posted Online

BURNING HUMAN, the resurrected death metal band featuring SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner, has posted another newly recorded song, entitled "Chemical Experimentation", on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's forthcoming debut album, "Resurrection through Fire", which was mixed by leg...

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RUSH's NEIL PEART Named 'Drummer Of The Year'

Neil Peart proves that he is still percussively pertinent to a younger generation of drummers by winning DRUM! magazine's "Drummies 2007" "Drummer Of The Year". He also won four other awards. Neil Peart, who turned 55 on September 12, received some pretty cool belated birthday presents from Enter Mu...

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AEROSMITH: 'Greatest Hits' Reaches 11-Million Mark

AEROSMITH's "Greatest Hits" collection was certified 11-times-platinum on December 13, 2007 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for sales in excess of 11 million copies in the United States. Released in 1980, "Greatest Hits" is AEROSMITH's first standard "greatest hits" compilati...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'Black Rain' Certified Gold

OZZY OSBOURNE's latest CD, "Black Rain", was certified gold on December 14, 2007 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in the United States. "Black Rain" was reissued on November 20 as a "Special Limited-Edition Tour Package" featuring a bo...

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AC/DC: 'Back In Black' Reaches New Sales Heights

AC/DC's classic "Back in Black" album was certified 22-times-platinum on December 13, 2007 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for sales in excess of 22 million copies in the United States. As previously reported, "Plug Me In" — the ultimate career-spanning DVD box set of live pe...

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HELLYEAH: NYC Concert Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of HELLYEAH performing the song "Hellyeah" on December 9, 2007 at The Fillmore NY @ Irving Plaza in New York City can be viewed below (courtesy of "rifraf69"). HELLYEAH, MACHINE HEAD, NONPOINT and ANKLA will team up for a U.S. tour beginning late January. HELLYEAH's live DVD...

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PRIMER 55: Sacramento Concert Footage Posted Online

Capital Chaos has posted video footage of PRIMER 55 performing the song "Loose" on December 14, 2007 at The Kennel Club in Sacramento, California. Watch the clip below. PRIMER 55 recently parted ways with vocalist Jason "J-Sin" Lutrell and replaced him with Heath Joyce of the band IGM. The band's ne...