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PHILIP ANSELMO: 'I Haven't Been This Strong Since I Was 23-24 Years Old'

To chronicle the past five years leading up to the release of DOWN's new album, "III - Over the Under", Philip Anselmo is placing periodic installments to be released over the course of the next month on the band's web sites leading up to the release of the record. This is Philip's personal communic...

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SCORPIONS Frontman Discusses Label Switch

Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com conducted an interview with SCORPIONS vocalist Klaus Meine yesterday (August 21). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: If you had to pick out of this album, which song do you think has the power to be another legendary classic like "Rock You Like...

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DOWN's KEENAN On New CD: I Think It's The Best PHILIP ANSELMO Has Sung In 20 Years

Australia's Tsunami Mag recently conducted an interview with DOWN guitarist Pepper Keenan. A few excerpts follow: On DOWN's upcoming album: "The album should be released September 25. That's what we're shooting for. It's called 'Over the Under'. Phil came up with the concept about all the things we'...

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NEBULA: North American Tour Dates Announced

Los Angeles rockers NEBULA will team up with Canada's LES BREASTFEEDERS and Norway's BONK for the North American "Rock De National" tour beginning on September 28 in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 28 - Whistler, BC @ Garfinkles Sep. 29 - Vancouver, BC @ Coba...

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NEGATIVE To Tour China In October

Tampere, Finland-based hard band NEGATIVE will be among the first Finnish artists to tour China. The group will play three Chinese dates in early October: Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. In Shanghai, a city with over 10 million inhabitants, one of China's biggest TV stations will film the group's pe...

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DOWN: Official Album Title, Release Date Confirmed

DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — h...

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NEGATIVE: Concert DVD, Singles Collection On The Way

Finnish hard/glam rock band NEGATIVE has set "In the Eye of the Hurricane" as the title of its new DVD, tentatively due this fall. The disc will include a full NEGATIVE concert recorded at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland on December 8, 2006. The band is also planning to issue a collection of its sing...

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DOWN: New Album Title Revealed?

DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — h...

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DOWN Guitarist: 'We Just Want To Make Killer Music'

Aedan Siebert of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with DOWN guitarist Pepper Keenan. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On DOWN's upcoming third album: "We started working on it (the new album) right before Hurricane Katrina — we'd talked about it, and started getting to...

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METALLICA, SLAYER, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Confirmed For 'Guitar Hero III'

METALLICA's "One", SLAYER's "Raining Blood" and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's "3's and 7's" are among the newly confirmed tracks for the upcoming Activision title Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. As previously reported, former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash will provide an or...

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LED ZEPPELIN, QUEEN, GUNS N' ROSES, AC/DC Among Top '20 Greatest Guitar Solos'

The Pulse Of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: A new list of the 20 Greatest Guitar Solos has been compiled by the staff of Britain's Q magazine, naming David Gilmour's solo in PINK FLOYD's "Comfortably Numb" the greatest guitar solo in rock. Coming in at No. 2 was Brian May's lead wor...

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DOWN Guitarist: 'We've Created A Band That Doesn't Sound Like Anybody Else'

Pepper Keenan (DOWN, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY) was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Download the 13-minute interview in MP3 format at this location. Check out the show's entire playlist here. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the...

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MICHAEL And RUDOLF SCHENKER 'Came To Blows' At ROCK & BLUES CUSTOM SHOW, Says Journalist

U.K.-based music journalist Dave Ling has issued the following report via his official web site: "Just home from the Rock & Blues Custom Show in Pentrich [England], where the best and worst of the Schenker family was displayed. Regardless of the falling rain, the SCORPIONS played a blinder as la...

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Classic JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, SLAYER Tracks Featured On 'Heavy Metal Box'

According to Billboard.com, Rhino Records has set an October 2 release date for "Heavy Metal Box". The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compilation also boasts hi...

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IRON MAIDEN, DRAGONFORCE Songs Added To 'Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock'

IRON MAIDEN's "The Number of the Beast" and DRAGONFORCE's "Through the Fire and Flames" are among the latest confirmed tracks for the upcoming Activision title Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. According to GameSpy, since the release of the first Guitar Hero game, DRAGONFORCE has consistently been o...