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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Chinese Democracy' Barely Hanging In U.S. Top 30

GUNS N' ROSES' new album, "Chinese Democracy", sold 47,000 copies in the United States in its third week of release to land at position No. 29 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD has shifted 365,000 units since it was released on November 23 as a Best Buy exclusive after a wait of more than ...

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LACUNA COIL: Moscow Photos, Video Footage Available

Russia's Darkside e-zine has posted high-quality photos of LACUNA COIL's December 16, 2008 concert at Club Tochka in Moscow. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Intro 02. To The Edge 03. Fragments Of Faith 04. Tight Rope 05. Senzaf...

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NAPALM DEATH Bassist Explains Mexico City Cancellation

Bassist Shane Embury of British grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH has issued the following statement regarding the cancellation of the December 14, 2008 "Brufest" concert at El Rayo in Mexico City featuring BRUJERIA, NAPALM DEATH, BRUTAL TRUTH, OXIDISED RAZOR and INHARMONIOUS: "Well, by now you will k...

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THICK AS BLOOD Recording New Album

Miami, Florida hardcore act THICK AS BLOOD is currently at the Machine Shop studios (LAMB OF GOD, EVERY TIME I DIE, EIGHTEEN VISIONS) in Weehawken, New Jersey recording its new album, "Embrace", which is due to hit the streets on March 2009. Will Putney is producing this new album which is the follo...

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A HILL TO DIE UPON Signs With BOMBWORKS RECORDS

Bombworks Records has announced the signing of A HILL TO DIE UPON. The band will releasing debut full-length album in June 2009. It will be recorded by Kevin Rendleman at Trash Rocket Studios in Peoria, Illinois and mixed by Eric Tordsson (CRIMSON MOONLIGHT) at Dark Chamber Studios. Hailing from Mon...

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IN FLAMES To Perform At Sweden's GRAMMIS Awards

IN FLAMES will perform at the Swedish Grammis awards, which will be held January 7, 2009 at Hovet in Stockholm. The ceremony will be broadcast live on Swedish national TV4 between 8 and 10 p.m. CET. IN FLAMES, MESHUGGAH, MILLENCOLIN, SABATON and OPETH are competing for the "Best Hard Rock" honor at...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Launches All-New EVH Wolfgang Guitar

Eddie Van Halen launches the all-new EVH Wolfgang electric guitar, available worldwide beginning January 2009. The EVH Wolfgang guitar represents Eddie's 35 years of experimenting with guitars, over two years of intense research and development, and a full year of brutal road testing during the top-...

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BLEEDING THROUGH Frontman Interviewed In Finland; Video Available

Finland's HardcoreSounds.Net conducted an interview with vocalist Brandan Schieppati of Orange County, California's BLEEDING THROUGH prior to the band's December 9, 2008 concert in Tampere, Finland. Watch the nine-minute chat below. Also available is a performance clip from the show. In support of i...

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Heart On

They aren't THE EAGLES and they sure in the hell aren't death metal, so what in the name of Joe Walsh's disemboweled corpse are the EAGLES OF DEATH METAL doing? For starters, Josh "Baby Duck" Homme (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, KYUSS) spends the entire album running so far away from his SABBATH-laced an...

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For Drug Crazed Grind Freaks

It makes sense that Relapse would pull the pin on this grenade and toss it into the crowd as a kind of reintroduction to "drug crazed grind freaks" the world over now that BRUTAL TRUTH has reunited to school all the young bucks. It is by no means a perfect live album, but its 21 ...

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Black Faith Inquisition

I really struggled with this one. I'd go back and forth between assessing "Black Faith Inquisition" as an epic tour de force of melodic black metal and a painstakingly long, verbose black metal album that tries to do too much. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle. There is no question that...

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The March

With all the hype and ado regarding whether or not recent releases from big-leaguers like METALLICA and SLIPKNOT have recaptured said bands' once proven, but since lost (according to some) integrity and intensity, it's refreshing to know that one of tomorrow's torch-carriers have produced an effort...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Suspected Of 'Charm School' Beatdown

TMZ.com reports that the Los Angeles Police Department is investigating an alleged brutal catfight that went down between Sharon Osbourne and a contestant on the VH1 reality show "Rock of Love: Charm School" who ended up in the hospital. Megan Hauserman (see video below) claims Sharon Osbourne went...

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AXL ROSE: Why I Am Continung To Use Name GUNS N' ROSES

GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose has made a lengthy posting to the MyGNRForum.com web site where he answered a number of fan-submitted questions related to such topics as why he is continuing to use the GUNS name and the circumstances that led to the breakup of the classic GN'R lineup. His posting ...

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IMPELLITTERI To Release 'Wicked Maiden' In January

IMPELLITTERI will release its long-awaited new album, "Wicked Maiden", in Japan on January 21, 2009 via Victor Entertainment. The CD, which had the working title of "Good and Evil", was mixed in Vancouver, British Columbia with Greg Reely (DEVILDRIVER, FEAR FACTORY, etc.) and is "by far the most ama...