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'Viva La Bands, Vol 2' Track Listing Revealed

In his position as one of the world's leading pop culture icons and most acclaimed action sports athletes, Bam Margera has made it his mission to expose an entire generation of his peers to some original high-energy music through his "Viva La Bands" album and tour series. Brought to you by Ferret Mu...

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METALLICA's 'Live Earth' Appearance Translates Into Record Sales

According to SoundGenerator.com, METALLICA's record sales enjoyed a boost of around 800% in the wake of their appearance at Live Earth in London. As with Live 8 in 2005, bands signing-up for the event saw the huge viewing figures translate into serious album sales, and the FOO FIGHTERS did best, wit...

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Classic BLACK SABBATH, SLAYER Albums Focus Of Books In '33 1/3' Series

BLACK SABBATH's "Master of Reality" and SLAYER's "Reign in Blood" LPs will be the focus of the first two books about heavy metal albums in Continuum Books' popular 33 1/3 series. The 33 1/3 series documents some of the most important albums ever made. "After 50 books in the series on pop, rock, R&am...

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BRET MICHAELS Talks About Women, Relationships

Allison Kugel of PR.com recently conducted an interview with POISON frontman Bret Michaels. A few excerpts from the chat follow: PR.com: I want to ask you about women, because people have a certain idea about what rock stars want in a woman. The stereotype is that rock stars like to hook up with ...

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EMPEROR Keyboardist Discusses LEPROUS Project

Frank Bøkseth of Norway's Imhotep recently conducted an interview with EMPEROR's new synth player and co-vocalist Einar Solberg about his band LEPROUS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Imhotep: What can you tell me about the recording of the Aeolia album? Solberg: "We began the recordings...

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Libertad

How much more proof do we need that the new wave of "supergroups" — starting with AUDIOSLAVE and VELVET REVOLVER, moving onto ARMY OF ANYONE, and now culminating in the bottom-of-the-barrel likes of CIRCUS DIABLO — is now dead? "Libertad", the second album from VELVET REVOLVER, is a polished, profes...

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OSBOURNE, HETFIELD, SIMMONS Featured In VH1 Classic's 'Seven Ages Of Rock' Series

"Seven Ages of Rock", a co-production with the BBC, will make its U.S. debut on VH1 Classic Monday, December 17. MTV veteran Mark Goodman narrates this seven-part series, which showcases the various genres of rock music that impacted and shaped pop culture. From the birth of rock to metal to alterna...

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ATREYU To Film 'Becoming The Bull' Video

ATREYU has reportedly tapped Kevin Kerslake (THE USED, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) to direct the video for its new single, "Becoming the Bull". The song comes off the group's new album, "Lead Sails Paper Anchor", due on August 28 via Hollywood Records. The band will be previewing select songs from the hi...

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HENRY ROLLINS Talks About Bringing His Show To Israel; Video Available

Independent Film Channel (IFC) launched the second season of "The Henry Rollins Show" in April with the television event, "Henry Rollins: Uncut from Israel". This 90-minute special was taped during Rollins' recent trip to Israel where he performed two nights in Tel Aviv. Rollins spoke with the Artis...

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GWAR, CRADLE OF FILTH, CKY, VAINS OF JENNA Rumored For 'Viva La Bands' Tour

GWAR, CRADLE OF FILTH, CKY and VAINS OF JENNA are rumored to be teaming up for the next installment of the "Viva La Bands" tour, organized by Bam Margera of "Jackass" fame. The trek is expected to kick off in October and will reportedly visit over 20 cities in the USA. The "Bam Margera Presents…Viva...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE: Iceland Video Interview, Concert Footage Available

CANNIBAL CORPSE bassist Alex Webster was interviewed last weekend for the web TV show "Sleepless in Reykjavík" about the two concerts the band played in Iceland. Watch the 11-minute report — which includes footage of CANNIBAL CORPSE performing in Reykjavík — at YouTube. To celebrate Metal Blade's 25...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist To Co-Host Video Programming To Raise Awareness For Global Warming

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has been confirmed as one of the celebrity hosts at "Stage-Z" — a full-day concert to be held July 7 in its virtual world, Zwinktopia. Kelly Rowland, Lil Mama, HINDER, Teddy Geiger and Jordan McCoy, along with environmental reporters Amy Sedaris, Tina Fey, and Amy Poehler...

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Dismember

This is one of those ideas tailor-made for the Internet. Swedish songwriter Tony Naima got up at a DISMEMBER CD release party and did some acoustic, poppy versions of the death metal band's best-loved songs, and everyone thought it was a hoot. He got a band together and did arrangements of a few oth...

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SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND And MOBILE THREAT Announce Partnership

The organizers of the third annual Sounds of the Underground tour have announced today that Cellfish.com's Mobile Threat channel is the tour's official mobile partner. "It's pretty sweet to have a mobile company giving some love to the heavy bands. Every time I look for a ringtone, it's some pop bul...

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MARILYN MANSON Barred from Cologne Cathedral

Spiegel Online reports that Marilyn Manson got turned away from Cologne cathedral during a visit to the German city. The shock rocker thought maybe it's because he was wearing lipstick. Any self-respecting American tourist visiting the German city of Cologne would want to pop into the cathedral, sur...