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QUEEN's 'Absolute Greatest' Ships More Than 250,000 In U.K. First Week

QUEEN's "Absolute Greatest", released by EMI Records, entered the album charts at 3 yesterday, having shipped in excess of 250,000 units in the first week of sales. After Brian May and Roger Taylor's triumphant appearance on the QUEEN-themed "X Factor" (U.K. reality-TV talent competition) the weeken...

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CINDERELLA Guitarist To Guest On 'Hard Rock Nights'

Jeff LaBar, guitarist for classic hard rockers CINDERELLA and new hard rock supergroup FREAKSHOW, will be the special guest on the next edition of the nationally syndicated radio program "Hard Rock Nights", airing the week of November 20-26. Jeff recounts the early days of CINDERELLA, how he joined...

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Former QUEEN Bassist Shuns The Spotlight

Grant Rollings of U.K.'s The Sun reports: While the surviving members of QUEEN prepare to perform to millions of "The X Factor" viewers (U.K. reality TV competition),there will be one noticeable absentee. Bassist John Deacon, 58, a man who has turned his back on everything that Simon Cowell's hit I...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION Has A New Bassist

Guitarist Gio Geraca (UPON INFLICTION, EVIL AMIDST, WYKKED WYTCH, CRUCIFEAST) will be taking over bass duties for MALEVOLENT CREATION for the band's upcoming tours. He is also expect to contribute material to MALEVOLENT's forthcoming 11th studio album, which is tentatively due next year. Crash Music...

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QUEEN Featured In 'Lego Rock Band'

According to GamePlasma.com, several screenshots have surfaced showcasing the legendary rock band QUEEN in the upcoming release of Lego Rock Band. QUEEN joins the likes of DAVID BOWIE, IGGY POP and BLUR in getting the brick treatment. Players will be able to take the stage as the original QUEEN line...

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QUEEN's BRIAN MAY To Attend FREDDIE MERCURY Memorial Unveiling

According to the Hounslow Chronicle, QUEEN guitarist Brian May will visit Feltham, Middlesex, U.K. for the unveiling of a memorial to former bandmate Freddie Mercury. May will be guest-of-honor at the ceremony on November 24 in which a Hollywood-style star will be laid in tribute to his flamboyant f...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Guest On 'WWE Raw'?

According to the San Jose Mercury News, Ozzy Osbourne will guest on an upcoming episode of "WWE Raw", the professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that currently airs on the USA network in the United States. Ozzy and other guest stars are a way to give the WW...

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QUEEN Track Pack Headed To 'Rock Band'

According to Kotaku.com, Harmonix's October 20 QUEEN track pack for Rock Band manages to collect 10 of the very best songs from the Freddie Mercury-fronted group. The full list is as follows: * Another One Bites the Dust * Crazy Little Thing Called Love * One Vision * Fat Bottomed Girls * I ...

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CINDERELLA To Release 'Live At The Mohegan Sun' In November

Frontiers Records has set a November 6 European release date for CINDERELLA's "Live at the Mohegan Sun" album. Featuring the all-original line-up of Tom Keifer (vocals, guitar),Eric Brittingham (bass),Jeff LaBar (guitar) and Fred Coury (drums),the CD features a recording of the band's July 21, 20...

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JUCIFER: 'The Mountain' Video Released

"The Mountain", the new video from Athens, Georgia's JUCIFER, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed by the band's own Edgar Livengood, starring his bandmate and wife Amber Valentine, and edited by Marc Pilvinsky of Bare Ruined Films. The video was lensed near Malibu, California and at the Bonnevi...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION: Footage Of Rotterdam Concert Available

Video footage of MALEVOLENT CREATION's September 6, 2009 performance at Baroeg in Rotterdam, Holland can be viewed at this location (courtesy of "letthedeathmetalflow"). A couple of the clips are available below. Crash Music released a limited-edition digipack from MALEVOLENT CREATION entitled "Esse...

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QUEEN: 'The Ultimate Illustrated History Of The Crown Kings Of Rock' Book Due In November

Voyageur Press has set a November 15 release date for "Queen: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Crown Kings of Rock". Penned by London, England-based author Phil Sutcliffe (Mojo, Q),the book is described as follows: "They were renowned for stunning live performances, envied for rumors of thei...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Officially Recruits 19-Year-Old Drummer MIKE BYRNE

Billy Corgan has announced that Mike Byrne has joined the SMASHING PUMPKINS as their new drummer. The 19-year-old Portland, Oregon native will make his debut with the band on the PUMPKINS' next album — about which a major announcement is expected in September — and tour. "I'm super-excited to be pla...

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K.K. DOWNING Says ROB HALFORD 'Belongs In JUDAS PRIEST'

Chad Radford of CreativeLoafing.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. An excerpt from the chat follows below. CreativeLoafing.com: When Rob Halford [vocals] came back into the band in 2004 give JUDAS PRIEST a spark of renewed energy? Downing: Yes, I really do...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer Talks About State Of Rock, 'American Idol'

Jon Chattman of The Huffington Post recently conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Huffington Post: What do you think of the state of rock? Portnoy: Well, the state of the "music industry" is at its most fragile that it's...