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IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, WHITESNAKE Confirmed For Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING

IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, WHITESNAKE, AT THE GATES and FORBIDDEN are among the confirmed bands for next year's Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 27-29, 2008 at De Boeretand in Dessel, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: IRON MAIDEN JUDAS PRIEST WHITESNAKE MINISTRY SO...

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BLOODSIMPLE Frontman Talks Videos, Upcoming DVD

Greg Maki of Live-Metal.net recently interviewed BLOODSIMPLE/VISION OF DISORDER vocalist Tim Williams. Excerpts follow. Live-Metal.net: Are you going to make a video for this album [BLOODSIMPLE's "Red Harvest"]? Tim Williams: Yeah. We already shot one, but honestly we weren't happy with the way it c...

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LAMB OF GOD Frontman: 'We Just Don't Want To Write The Same Album Again And Again'

Mark Hensch of Trashpit.com recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Thrashpit: You guys just released "Sacrament: Deluxe Producer Edition". What made your guys decide to let your fans mess with the "Sacrament" audio tracks in...

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LED ZEPPELIN To Headline UK's GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL?

MonstersAndCritics.com reports that LED ZEPPELIN will headline next year's Glastonbury Festival. The legendary rock group — who played a sensational comeback concert at London's O2 arena earlier this month — will take to the stage for the world-famous musical extravaganza, in Somerset, England, befo...

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LED ZEPPELIN Reportedly 'Thrilled' By Reaction To Reunion Concert

ThisIsNottingham.co.uk reports: The will-they-won't they saga of future LED ZEPPELIN gigs has been fuelled by reports that the band are definitely touring next year and planning a show at the Millennium Stadium. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were apparently thrilled by their reception...

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Ex-CRIMSON GLORY Singer MIDNIGHT Is 'Descending Into Madness'

A three-and-a-half-minute video clip detailing former CRIMSON GLORY singer Midnight's (real name: John Patrick McDonald Jr.) plans for his second solo album, "Descending into Madness", can be viewed below. At this point, Midnight has written roughly 30 songs to be considered for the "Descending into...

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Report: LED ZEPPELIN In Talks To Return To Belfast

Eddie McIlwaine of the Belfast Telegraph reports: Negotiations are going ahead to bring legendary band LED ZEPPELIN back to Belfast where they first played their class rock hit, "Stairway to Heaven", for the first time in public, 36 years ago. Promoter Peter Aiken, whose late father Jim brought ZEPP...

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Ex-CRIMSON GLORY Singer MIDNIGHT Plays New Song Idea; Video Available

Video footage of former CRIMSON GLORY singer Midnight (real name: John Patrick McDonald Jr.) playing a new song idea called "Little Aquafina" at drummer Lee Harrison's (MONSTROSITY) house in Tampa, Florida in October 2007 can be viewed below. Midnight recently announced plans to join forces with cur...

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Piano Used By LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH Given To Teenager

ThisisNottingham.co.uk reports: A teenager given a beaten-up piano used by LED ZEPPELIN has said that learning to play her instrument was no stairway to heaven. Emily Davies, 17, from the Forest of Dean [England], has been taught to play on the piano used by rock legends including QUEEN, BLACK SABBA...

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DOWN Bassist Says ANSELMO's 'Vision, Focus And Patience' Made 'Over The Under' What It Is

Roger Lotring of Metal Edge magazine recently conducted a lengthy interview with DOWN/ex-PANTERA bassist Rex Brown. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Edge: Was there a conscious point in the process of getting back together and putting this record together that you can remember as a t...

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GODSMACK: 'Good Times Bad Times' First-Week Sales Revealed

GODSMACK's greatest-hits collection, "Good Times Bad Times....Ten Years of Godsmack", sold 40,000 copies in its first week of release to debut at position No. 35 on The Billboard 200 chart. The 16-track collection is loaded with career-defining milestones and seminal GODSMACK classics. Among the son...

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SOULFLY Guitarist: 'Thank God For Coffee And SLAYER'

Aquarian Weekly recently conducted an interview with SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Aquarian Weekly: So, you have a new [solo] CD out now called "The Ultimate Devotion". Why did you choose that title? Marc Rizzo: Well, I think between the first record and no...

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LEATHERWOLF Launches Guitarist Search

Southern California metal band LEATHERWOLF has launched a search for a new guitarist following the recent departure of Geoff Gayer. For more information on what exactly the group is looking for, visit the LEATHERWOLF MySpace page. Fan-filmed video footage of LEATHERWOLF performing the song "Too Much...

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LED ZEPPELIN: Rolling Stone Interview Excerpts Posted Online

On November 6 and November 7 — while they waited for guitarist Jimmy Page's broken finger to heal, so they could resume preparations for their December 10 reunion concert in London — the three surviving members of LED ZEPPELIN all sat down with Rolling Stone in London for extensive, individual inter...

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CHAD GRAY On Switching Back And Forth Between MUDVAYNE And HELLYEAH

Danielle Hatch of the Journal Star recently conducted an interview with MUDVAYNE/HELLYEAH frontman Chad Gray. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On performing with HELLYEAH at the East Peoria Convention Center on Wednesday: "It's kind of where I spread my wings to get into the music business, it's...